A02 - SOW Attachments.pdf

SECTION 9

ATTACHMENTS

Attachment 1: Map of Contract Area Attachment 2: Personnel Change Request Form Attachment 3: Figures and Tables Attachment 4: USDA Plant Codes Attachment 5: QA Data Sheet (Timber Inventory Field Evaluation Form) Attachment 6: Quality Assurance Surveillance Plan Attachment 7: QA Forest Inventory Scorecard

Attachment 1: Map of Contract Area

Attachment 2: Personnel Change Request Form

Personnel Change Request Form

Contract #_______________ Date___________

We, _____________________, respectfully request to add/replace (circle one) personnel to the jobsite due to the following situation:

Personnel to be conditionally added to the ACL (escorted by):

Background checks (if required for a long term employee) shall be submitted by close of business on

(insert proposed date): ________________

(Insert signature block)

Attachment 3: Figures and Tables Figure 1. Wedge Prism Example

Figure 1. Visual representation of a few examples of tree being viewed with a wedge prism for determination of “in” or “out”.

“In” trees are the same as “count” trees. Additionally, “c” shows a complete shift that is “out” and the incorrect height to view the prism on the tree. Key understanding that the shift to determine “in” or “out” is the bottom edge of the prism shifting the view at DBH.

Figure 2. Diameter at breast height (DBH) Example

Figure 2. Visual representation of a few examples of trees with unusual dbh measurements requiring a “yes” classification for

TREE_UNUS. Tree “a” represents a tree with an abnormal growth at dbh resulting in a shift to measure diameter. Tree “b” represents a trees that have grown together and would have individual piths at stump height, thus having 4 individual trees to consider for measurement. Tree “c” represents and multi-stem tree that has multiple main stems that converge to a single pith at stump height, thus having only one tree diameter to measure.

Figure 3. Diagram of nested Fix Plot schema

Figure 4. Layout of the 1/50th and 1/1000th acre plots relative to a fixed plot center.

Description of Forested and Non-Forested Area Definitions

I. Forested area An area predominated by trees and defined as a forest community type in USGS land cover layers.

Closed or open canopy conditions included for all forest community types. Specifically, for an area to be considered forested, the forested area must:

1. Be a minimum of 5 contiguous acres of forested cover. Isolated patches of forest smaller than 5 acres should not be considered forested for the purposes of Phase II timber forest protocol.

2. Be within 75 feet from an adjacent forested area canopy edge. This is to include open water across narrow sloughs, oxbows, isolated wetlands, or other natural canopy gaps.

II. Non-forested area Non-forested lands are defined as dominated by herbaceous ground species and multiple-stem forked shrub species and greater than 5 acres in size. Areas dominated by willow will be considered forested.

To be non-forested for the purposes of Phase II forest inventory protocol an area must:

1. Be a minimum of 5 contiguous acres of non-forested cover. Isolated patches of non-forest cover smaller than 5 acre that occur within a forested areas should be sampled as inclusions within that forested area and no special methods should be used to account for edge.

2. If a contiguous feature (i.e. a bay), the separation between adjacent forest edges should be greater than 75 feet. In cases where the separation in less than 75 feet, the area should be considered an inclusion as above and sampled as forested area up to the point at which separation becomes greater than 75 feet. At this point, sampling should include corrections for forest edge sampling, except:

3. If a contiguous, perennial water feature (i.e. a slough) completely bisects two adjacent forested areas, it should be considered non-forested if significant stretches of the water feature include forested area canopy gaps greater than 75 feet.

Table A. Fixed Plot Field Parameters for Quality Assurance Evaluation.

Field Field Name Type Allowable Entries Entry Maximum Allowable Error

PL_NUM Plot Number Numeric (integer) Integer between 1 and 10,000

Required None, must match USACE supplied plot location number

Northing Northing (meters) Numeric (double) 4739300 to 4388300

Required ± 3.0 meters of USACE supplied plot location coordinates Easting Easting (meters) Numeric (double) 739800 to 626000 Required

OV_CLSR Overstory closure Categorical 0, 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90, Required ± 1 category of canopy closure

OV_HT Overstory height (feet)

Numeric (integer) Multiples of 5 only (i.e. - 60, 65, 70, 75)

Required ± 5 feet

UND_HT Understory height (feet)

Categorical 0, 2-5, 5-10, 10-15, 15-20, 25-30, etc.

Required None, must match UND_SP1 USACE category height

UND_COV Understory Cover Categorical 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 Required None, must match USACE

UND_SP1 Understory Species 1

Text (code) USDA plant code Required None, must match USACE UND_SP1 and USDA plant code

UND_SP2 Understory Species 2

Text (code) USDA plant code As needed None, must match USDA plant code

UND_SP3 Understory Species 3

Text (code) USDA plant code As needed None, must match USDA plant code

GRD_SP1 Ground Species 1 Text (code) USDA plant code Required None, must match USDA plant code

GRD_SP2 Ground Species 2 Text (code) USDA plant code As needed None, must match USDA plant code

GRD_SP3 Ground Species 3 Text (code) USDA plant code As needed None, must match USDA plant code

NOT_SP1 Notable Species 1 Text (code) USDA plant code As needed None, must match USDA plant code

NOT_SP2 Notable Species 2 Text (code) USDA plant code As needed None, must match USDA plant code

NOT_SP3 Notable Species 3 Text (code) USDA plant code As needed None, must match USDA plant code

NOT_SP4 Notable Species 4 Text (code) USDA plant code As needed None, must match USDA plant code

NOT_SP5 Notable Species 5 Text (code) USDA plant code As needed None, must match USDA plant code

FP_MISC Miscellaneous Text (up to 60 characters)

Variable Optional Not applicable

FP_CREW Crew Text First letters of crew leader’s first, middle, and last name

Required None, must match crew leader

FP_DATE Date Date mm/dd/yyyy Required None, must match field data collection date

FP_TIME Time Time hh:mm Required None, must match field data collection time

Table B. Prism Plot Field Parameters for Quality Assurance Evaluation.

PL_NUM Plot Number Numeric (integer) Integer between 1 and 10,000

Required None, must match USACE supplied plot location number

Northing Northing (meters) Numeric (double) 4739300 to 4388300

Required Not applicable

Easting Easting (meters) Numeric (double) 739800 to 626000 Required

TR_SP Tree Species Text (code) USDA plant code Required None, must match USACE tree species and USDA plant code

TR_DIA Tree diameter (inches)

Numeric (integer) Integer between 1 and 100

Required ± 1 inch for regular measure, ± 2 inches for unusual measure

TR_UNUS Unusual diameter measure

Text (code) Yes, blank entry As needed Not applicable

TR_CL Tree canopy class Text (code) D, CD, I, S Required None, must match USACE tree canopy class, deficiency counted after ± 2 tree canopy class per plot location

TR_HLTH Tree health Text (code) V, S, SD, D Required None, must match USACE tree health, deficiency counted after ± 2 tree health classifications per plot location

TR_MISC Miscellaneous Text (up to 60 characters)

Variable Optional Not applicable

FP_CREW Crew Text First letters of crew leader’s first, middle, and last name

Required None, must match crew leader

FP_DATE Date Date mm/dd/yyyy Required None, must match field data collection date

Table C. Age Plot Field Parameters for Quality Assurance Evaluation.

PL_NUM Plot Number Numeric (integer) Integer between 1 and 10,000

Required None, must match USACE supplied plot location number

Northing Northing (meters) Numeric (double) 4739300 to 4388300

Required ± 3 meters distance from selected age tree

Easting Easting (meters) Numeric (double) 739800 to 626000 Required

AGE_SP Tree Species Text (code) USDA plant code Required None, must match USACE tree species and USDA plant code

AGE_DIA Tree diameter (inches)

Numeric (integer) Integer between 1 and 100

Required ± 1 inch for regular measure, ± 2 inches for unusual measure

AGE_HT Tree Height (feet) Numeric (integer) Integer between 1 and 150

Required ± 5 feet

AGE_ORIG Year of origin Numeric (integer) Date (yyyy) formatted as a numeric field

Required ± 3 years

AGE_GRW Growth rate Numeric (integer) Integer between 1 and 50

Required ± 1 annual growth ring

AGE_MISC Miscellaneous Text (up to 60 characters)

Variable Optional Not applicable

FP_CREW Crew Text First letters of crew leader’s first, middle, and last name

Required None, must match crew leader

FP_DATE Date Date mm/dd/yyyy Required None, must match field data collection date

Table D. Prism, Fixed, and Age Plot Field Weights to the modified US Forest

Service Timber Inventory Scorecard for Quality Assurance Evaluation.

Plot Type All Plot Weight Field Field Weight

Prism 75 %

TR_SP 3

TR_DIA 2

TR_CL 1

TR_HLTH 1

Total Trees 3

Fixed 10 %

OV_CLSR 1

OV_HT 1

UND_HT 1

UND_COV 1

UND_SP 1

GRD_SP 1

Age 10 %

AGE_SP 1

AGE_DIA 1

AGE_HT 1

AGE_ORIG 1

AGE_GRW 1

GPS Accuracy 5 % Fixed Plot: Northing and Easting

Attachment 4: USDA Plant Codes

Common Name Latin - Genus &

Species

CODE

Velvetleaf Abutilon theophrasti ABTH

Sweetflag Acorus calamus ACCA4

Common Yarrow Achillea millefolium ACMI2

Boxelder Acer negundo ACNE2

Common threeseed mercury Acalypha rhomboidea ACRH

Red Baneberry Actaea rubra ACRU2

Silver Maple Acer saccharinum ACSA2

Sugar Maple Acer saccharum ACSA3

Baneberry Actaea spp. ACTAE

Virginia threeseed mercury Acalypha virginica ACVI

Muskroot Adoxa moschatellina ADMO

Northern Maidenhair Fern Adiantum pedatum ADPE

White Snakeroot Ageratina altissima AGAL5

Tall False Foxglove Agalinis aspera AGAS2

Snakeroot Ageratina spp. AGERA2

Beach False-foxglove Agalinis fasciculata AGFA2

Black Bentgrass (redtop) Agrostis gigantea AGGI2

Tall Hairy Argimony Agrimonia gryposepala AGGR2

Yellow Giant-hyssop Agastache nepetoides AGNE2

Smallflower False Foxglove Agalinis paupercula AGPA12

Harvestlice Agrimonia parviflora AGPA6

Tree of Heaven Ailanthus altissima AIAL

Black Alder Alnus glutinosa ALGL2

Foxtail Alopecurus spp. ALOPE

Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata ALPE4

American Water Plantain Alisma subcordatum ALSU

Ragweed Ambrosia artemisiifolia AMAR2

Pigweed Amaranthus spp. AMARA

Hogpeanut Amphicarpaea bracteata AMBR2

Leadplant Amorpha canescens AMCA6

Indigobush Amorpha fruticosa AMFR

Redroot Amaranth Amaranthus retroflexus AMRE

Great Ragweed Ambrosia trifida AMTR

Purplestem angelica (great angelica) Angelica atropurpurea ANAT

Canadian Anemone Anemone canadensis ANCA8

Anemone Anemone ANEMO

Big Bluestem Andropogon gerardii ANGE

Wood Anemone Anemone quinquefolia ANQU

Groundnut Apios americana APAM

Spreading Dogbane Apocynum androsaemifolium APAN2

Indianhemp Apocynum cannabinum APCA

Dogbane Apocynum spp. APOCY

Red Columbine (honeysuckle) Aquilegia canadensis AQCA

Sweet Sagewort (Wormwood) Artemisia annua ARAN3

Green Dragon Arisaema dracontium ARDR3

Lesser Burrdock Arctium minus ARMI2

Horseradish Armoracia rusticana ARRU4

Jack-In-The-Pulpit Arisaema triphyllum (L.) Schott ARTR

Canadian Wild Ginger Asarum canadense ASCA

Milkweed Asclepias spp. ASCLE

Poke Milkweed Asclepias exaltata ASEX

Swamp Milkweed Asclepias incarnata ASIN

Common Milkweed Asclepias syriaca ASSY

Aster Aster spp. ASTER

Common Ladyfern Athyrium filix-femina ATHYR

Hoary Allysum Berteroa incana BEIN2

River Birch Betula nigra BENI

Beggarticks Bidens frondosa BIDEN

False Nettle Boehmeria cylindrica BOCY

Rattlesnake Fern Botrychium virginianum BOVI

Mustard spp. Brassica spp. BRASS2

Brome spp. Bromus BROMU

Cheatgrass Bromus tectorum BRTE

Mockernut Hickory Carya alba CAAL27

Siberian Peashrub Caragana arborescens CAAR18

Shepherd's Purse (pepper grass) Capsella bursa-pastoris CABU2

Longhair Sedge (Bottlebrush sedge) Carex comosa CACO8

Cutleaf Toothwwort Cardamine concatenata CACO26

Bitternut Hickory Carya cordiformis CACO15

Pignut Hickory Carya glabra CAGL8

Gray's Sedge Carex grayi CAGR5

Northern Pecan Carya illinoinensis CAIL2

Hairy Sedge (Lake sedge) Carex lacustris CALA16

Shellbark Hickory Carya laciniosa CALA21

Hop Sedge Carex lupulina CALU4

Shagbark Hickory Carya ovata CAOV2

Marsh Marigold Caltha palustris CAPA5

Woolly Sedge Carex pellita CAPE42

Trumpet Creeper Campsis radicans CARA2

Sedge Carex spp. CAREX

Hedge False Bindweed Calystegia sepium CASE13

Northern Catalpa Catalpa speciosa CASP8

Squarrose sedge Carex squarrosa CASQ2

Dioecious Sedge (sterile sedge) Carex sterilis CAST16

Blue Cohash Caulophyllum thalictroides CATH2

Eastern Redbud Cercis canadensis CECA4

Sugarberry Celtis laevigata CELA

Common Hackberry Celtis occidentalis CEOC

Common Buttonbush Cephalanthus occidentalis CEOC2

Oriental Bittersweet Celastrus orbiculatus CEOR7

American Bittersweet Celastrus scandens CESC

Lambsquarters Chenopodium album CHAL7

Partridge Pea Chamaecrista fasciculata CHFAF

Turtlehead Chelone glabra CHGL2

Canada thistle Cirsium arvense CIAR4

Water Hemlock Cicuta spp. CICUT

Spotted Water Hemlock Cicuta maculata CIMA2

Swamp Thistle Cirsium muticum CIMU

Enchanter's Nightshade Circaea spp. CIRCA

Thistle Cirsium spp. CIRSI

Silky Dogwood Cornus amomum COAM2

Field Bindweed Convolvulus arvensis COAR4

Horseweed (Canadian) Conyza canadensis COCA5

Poison Hemlock Conium maculatum COMA2

Bindweed Convolvulus spp. CONVO

Sweet Fern Comptonia peregrina COPE80

Gray Dogwood Cornus racemosa CORA6

Red-Osier Dogwood Cornus sericea COSES

Hawthorn Crataegus spp. CRATA

Canadian Honewort Cryptotaenia canadensis CRCA9

Green Hawthorn Crataegus viridis CRVI2

Winged Pigweed (tumbleweed) Cycloloma atriplicifolium CYAT

Yellow Nutsedge Cyperus esculentus CYES

Honeyvine Cynanchum laeve CYLA

Flatsedge Cyperus spp. CYPER

Showy Ticktrefoil Desmodium canadensis DECA7

Bush Honeysuckle Diervilla lonicera DILO

Hairy Crabgrass (common) Digitaria sanguinalis DISA

Wild Yam Dioscorea villosa DIVI4

Persimmon Diospyros virginiana DIVI5

Barnyardgrass Echinochloa crus-galli ECCR

Purple Coneflower Echinacea spp. ECHIN

Wild Cucumber Echinocystis lobata ECLO

Walters Millet Echinochloa walteri ECWA

Canadian Wildrye Elymus canadensi ELCA4

Autumn Olive Elaeagnus umbellata ELUM

Hairy Wildrye Elymus villosus ELVI

Virginia Wildrye Elymus virginicus ELVI3

False Rue Anemone Enemion spp. ENEMI

Cinnamon Willow Herb Epilobium coloratum EPCO

Field Horsetail Equisetum arvense EQAR

Water Horsetail Equisetum fluviatile EQFL

Scouringrush Horsetail Equisetum hyemale EQHY

Horsetail Equisetum spp. EQUIS

Fleabane Erigeron spp. ERIGE2

False Boneset/ Tall Thoroughwort Eupatorium altissimum EUAL3

Wahoo (burning bush) Euonymus atropurpureus EUAT5

Flowering Spurge Euphorbia corollata EUCO10

Leafy Spurge Euphorbia esula EUES

Joe-Pye-Weed (spotted trumpetweed) Eupatoriadelphus maculatus EUMA12

Common Boneset Eupatorium perfoliatum EUPE3

Spurge Euphorbia spp. EUPHO

Late-flowering Boneset Eupatorium serotinum EUSE2

Eastern Swampprivet Forestiera acuminata FOAC

White Ash Fraxinus americana FRAM

Black Ash Fraxinus nigra FRNI

Green Ash Fraxinus pennsylvanica FRPE

Rough Bedstraw Galium asprellum GAAS2

Northern Bedstraw Galium boreale GABO2

Shining Bedstraw Galium concinnum GACO3

Bedstraw Galium spp GALIU

White Avens Geum canadense GECA7

Ground Ivy (creeping charlie) Glechoma hederacea GLHE2

Honey Locust Gleditsia triacanthos GLTR

Grass Grass spp. GRASS

Kentucky Coffeetree Gymnocladus dioica GYDI

False Indian Plantain Hasteola suaveoleus HASU3

Common Sneezeweed Helenium autumnale HEAU

Woodland Sunflower Helianthus divaricatus HEDI2

Common Cowparsnip Heracleum maximum HEMA80

Halberdleaf Rosemallow Hibiscus laevis HILA2

Rosemallow (woolly) Hibiscus lasiocarpos HILA6

Crimsoneyed Rosemallow (smooth) Hibiscus moscheutos HIMO

Flower of an Hour Hibiscus trionum HITR

Japanese hops Humulus japonicus HUJA

Eastern Waterleaf (Virginia) Hydrophyllum virginianum HYVI

Jewelweed Impatiens capensis IMCA

Pale Touch-Me-Not Impatiens pallida IMPA

Morning Glory (ivyleaf) Ipomoea hederacea IPHE

Morning Glory (whitestar) Ipomoea lacunosa IPLA

Blueflag Iris Iris virginica var. shrevei IRVIS

White Walnut (Butternut) Juglans cinerea JUCI

Common Juniper Juniperus communis JUCO6

Rush Juncus spp. JUNCU

Black Walnut Juglans nigra JUNI

Eastern Red Cedar Juniperus virginiana JUVI

Canadian Woodnettle Laportea canadensis LACA3

Marsh Pea Lathyrus palustris LAPA4

Prickly Lettuce Lactuca serriola LASE

Common Motherwort Leonurus cardiaca LECA2

Cutgrass Leersia spp. LEERS

Catchfly grass Leersia lenticularis LELE2

Duckweed Lemnaceae LEMNA

Rice Cutgrass Leersia oryzoides LEOR

White Grass Leersia virginica LEVI2

Butter and Eggs Linaria vulgaris LIVU2

Cardinal Flower Lobelia cardinalis LOCA2

Amur Bush Honeysuckle Lonicera maackii LOMA6

Fringed Loosestrife Lysimachia ciliata LYCI

Waterhorehound Lycopus spp. LYCOP4

Creeping Jenny (Moneywort) Lysimachia nummularia LYNU

Purple Loosestrife Lythrum salicaria LYSA2

Northern Bugleweed Lycopus uniflorus LYUN

Ostrich Fern Matteuccia struthiopteris MAST

Field Mint (wild mint) Mentha arvensis MEAR4

Canada Moonseed Menispermum canadense MECA3

Mint Mentha spp. MENTH

Yellow sweetclover Melilotus officinalis MEOF

Sharpwing monkeyflower Mimulus alatus MIAL2

Partridgeberry Mitchella repens MIRE

Allegheny monkeyflower Mimulus ringens var. ringens MIRIR

White Mulberry Morus alba MOAL

Wild Bergamont Monarda fistulosa MOFI

Red Mulberry Morus rubra MORU2

Mulberry Morus spp. MORUS

Muhly Mulenbergia spp. MUHLE

True Forget-Me-Not Myosotis scorpioides MYSC

Sensitive Fern Onoclea sensibilis ONSE

Prickly Cactus (devil's tongue) Opuntia humifusa OPHU

Interrupted Fern Osmunda claytoniana L. OSCL2

Woodsorrel Oxalis spp. OXALI

Slender Yellow Woodsorrel Oxalis dillenii OXDI2

Common Yellow Oxalis (sorrel) Oxalis stricta OXST

Butterweed Packera glabella PAGL17

Panic Grass Panicum spp PANIC

Philadelphia panicgrass Panicum philadelphicum PAPH

Virginia Creeper Parthenocissus quinquefolia PAQU2

Wild Parsnip Pastinaca sativa PASA2

Parsnip Pastinaca spp. PASTI

Switchgrass Panicum virgatum PAVI2

Woodbine Parthenocissus vitacea PAVI5

American Pokeweed Phytolacca americana PHAM4

Reed Canarygrass Phalaris arundinacea PHAR3

Common Reed Grass Phragmites australis PHAU7

Lanceleaf Fogfruit Phyla lanceolata PHLA3

American Lopseed Phryma leptostachya PHLE5

Phlox Phlox spp. PHLOX

Reed Phragmites spp. PHRAG

Obedient Plant Physostegia virginiana PHVI8

Ground Cherry Physalis spp PHYSA

Canadian Clearweed Pilea pumila PIPU2

Red Pine Pinus resinosa PIRE

Eastern White Pine Pinus strobus PIST

American Sycamore Platanus occidentalis PLOC

Grove Bluegrass (woodland bluegrass) Poa alsodes POAL3

Eastern Cottonwood Populus deltoides PODE3

Solomon's Seal Polygonatum spp. POLYG2

Smartweed (knotweed) Polygonum spp. POLYG4

Kentucky Bluegrass Poa pratensis POPR

Hairy Solomon's Seal Polygonatum pubescens POPU4

Arrowleaf Tearthumb Polygonum sagittatum POSA5

Cinquefoil Potentilla spp. POTEN

American Jumpseed Polygonum virginianum POVI2

Black Cherry Prunus serotina PRSE2

White Oak Quercus alba QUAL

Swamp White Oak Quercus bicolor QUBI

Overcup Oak Quercus lyrata QULY

Bur Oak Quercus macrocarpa QUMA2

Pin Oak Quercus palustris QUPA2

Northern Red Oak Quercus rubra QURU

Black Oak Quercus velutina QUVE

Littleleaf Buttercup Ranunculus abortivus RAAB

Yellow water crowfoot Ranunculus gmelinii RAGM

Buttercup Ranunculus spp RANUN

Common Buckthorn Rhamnus cathartica RHCA3

Smooth Sumac Rhus glabra RHGL

Staghorn Sumac Rhus typhina RHTY

Ribes Ribes spp. RIBES

Eastern Prickly Gooseberry Ribes cynosbati RICY

Multiflora Rose Rosa multiflora ROMU

Black Locust Robinia pseudoacacia ROPS

Rose Rosa spp. ROSA5

Stalkless Yellowcress Rorippa sessiliflora ROSE

Allegheny Blackberry Rubus allegheniensis RUAL

Water Dock (smooth/pale dock) Rumex altissimus RUAL4

Raspberry Rubus spp RUBUS

Curly Dock (sour dock) Rumex crispus RUCR

Dock Rumex spp. RUMEX

Greater Water Dock Rumex orbiculatus RUOR2

Peachleaf Willow Salix amygdaloides SAAM2

Shortbeak Arrowhead Sagittaria brevirostra SABR8

Bloodroot Sanguinaria canadensis SACA13

Hooded Arrowhead (blunt) Sagittaria calycina SACAC

Grassy Arrowhead Sagittaria graminea SAGR

Sandbar Willow Salix interior SAIN3

Broadleaf Arrowhead Sagittaria latifolia SALA2

Elderberry Sambucus spp. SAMBU

Black Willow Salix nigra SANI

Sessilefruit Arrowhead Sagittaria rigida SARI

Marsh Skullcap Scutellaria galericulata SCGA

Bulrush Scirpus spp. SCIRP

Blue Skullcap (side-flowering) Scutellaria lateriflora SCLA2

Little Bluestem Schizachyrium scoparium SCSCS

Skullcap Scutellaria spp. SCUTE

Golden Ragwort Senecio aureus SEAU2

Ragwort Senecio spp. SENEC

Purple Crownvetch Securigera varia SEVA4

Bur Cucumber Sicyos Angulatus SIAN

Hemlock Waterparsnip Sium suave SISU2

Smooth Carrionflower Smilax herbacea SMHE

Greenbrier Smilax spp. SMILA2

Roundleaf Greenbrier Smilax rotundifolia SMRO

Bristly Greenbriar Smilax tamnoides SMTA2

Nightshade Solanum spp. SOLAN

Goldenrod Solidago spp. SOLID

Indiangrass Sorghastrum nutans SONU2

Giant Bur-Reed (broadfruit) Sparganium eurycarpum SPEU

Prairie Cordgrass Spartina pectinata SPPE

Hedgenettle Stachys spp. STACH

American Bladdernut Staphylea trifolia STTR

Bottomland Aster Symphyotrichum ontarionis SYON2

Bald Cypress Taxodium distichum TADI2

Common Dandelion Taraxacum officinale TAOF

Canada germander Teucrium canadense TECA3

Early Meadow Rue Thalictrum dioicum THDI

Rue Anemone Thalictrum thalictroides THTH2

American Basswood Tilia americana TIAM

Poison Ivy Toxicodendron radicans TORA2

Spiderwort Tradescantia spp. TRADE

Trillium Trillium spp. TRILL

Cattail (Narrowleaf) Typha angustifolia TYAN

Cattail (Broadleaf) - common Typha latifolia TYLA

American Elm Ulmus americana ULAM

Siberian Elm Ulmus pumila ULPU

Slippery Elm (red elm) Ulmus rubra ULRU

Rock Elm Ulmus thomasii ULTH

Stinging Nettle Urtica dioica URDI

Swamp Verbena (Blue Vervain) Verbena hastata VEHA2

Ironweed Vernonia Schreb. VERNO

Hoary Verbena Verbena stricta VEST

Common Mullein Verbascum thapsus VETH

White Vervain Verbena urticifolia VEUR

Violet Viola spp. VIOLA

Highbush Cranberry (American) Viburnum opulus VIOPA2

Grape Vitis spp. VITIS

Rough Cocklebur Xanthium strumarium XASTG

Common Pricklyash Zanthoxylum americanum ZAAM

Attachment 5: QA Data Sheet

Attachment 6: Quality Assurance Surveillance Plan

QUALITY ASSURANCE SURVELLANCE PLAN

Purpose:

This Quality Assurance Surveillance Plan (QASP) is a Government developed and applied document used to make sure that systematic quality assurance methods are used in the administration of the Performance Based Service Contract (PBSC) standards included in this contract. The intent is to ensure that the contractor performs in accordance with the performance metrics set forth in the contract documents, the contractor provides quality services as called for in the contract, the contractor’s quality control program is working, and that the Government only pays for the acceptable level of services received.

1. Government Roles and Responsibilities:

a. Contracting Officer (CO) –

The CO shall ensure performance of all necessary actions for effective contracting, ensure compliance with the contract terms, and shall safeguard the interests of the United States in the contractual relationship. The CO shall also assure that the contractor receives impartial, fair, and equitable treatment under this contract. The CO is ultimately responsible for the final determination of the adequacy of the contractor’s performance.

CO: Nicholas Moore

Telephone: (309)794-5250

Email: Nicholas.M.Moore@usace.army.mil

b. Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR) –

The COR is responsible for technical administration of the contract and shall assure proper Government surveillance of the contractor’s performance. The

COR shall keep a quality assurance file. At the conclusion of the contract or when requested by the

CO, the COR shall provide documentation to the CO.

The COR is not empowered to make any contractual commitments or to authorize any contractual changes on the Government’s behalf. The contractor shall refer any changes they deem may affect contract price, terms, or conditions to the CO for action.

COR: Benjamin Vandermyde

Telephone: 309-794-4522

Email: Ben.J.Vandermyde@usace.army.mil

c. Quality Assurance Representative (QAR) –

The QAR has the authority to insure contract compliance by issuing advice when work does not comply with contract requirements. The absence or presence of quality assurance personnel does not relieve the contractor from any requirements of the contract. Quality Assurance personnel cannot make deviations from contract requirements. Quality work can be produced only by adhering to and complying with all requirements of the contract. Should interpretation of the contract be considered by the contractor to be outside the scope of the contract, they should address a letter to the COR requesting an interpretation. If the contractor disagrees with this interpretation, a claim may be submitted to the

CO through the COR. Additional QARs may be designated after the issuance of the contract.

QAR: Jillian Jespersen

Telephone: 309-794-4523

Email: Jillian.M.Jespersen@usace.army.mil

QAR: Tate Sattler

Telephone: 309-794-4402

Email: Tate.W.Sattler@usace.army.mil

2. Performance Standards

a. Schedule.

The scheduled performance for services and the actual accomplishment of the services will be assessed against the standards and milestones established in the contract.

b. Service.

The services required to be performed will be assessed against the SOW detailed in the contract (in particular, SOW section 5) for the required content, quality, timeliness, and accuracy.

c. Professionalism and Conduct.

Contractor employees will adhere to the standards of uniform and conduct described in the contract.

d. Safety.

Contractor will comply with their safety plan and the

USACE safety manual EM 385-1-1.

e. Past Performance.

In accordance with FAR subpart 42.15, the Government may assess the contractor’s record of conforming to contract requirements and to standards of good workmanship, adherence to contract schedules, including administrative aspects of performance, history of reasonable and cooperative behavior and commitment to customer satisfaction, and the business-like concern for the interest of the customer.

3. Surveillance methods.

The primary methods of surveillance used to monitor performance of this contract will include, but not be limited to: random or planned sampling, periodic inspection, and Contractor self-reporting. The Government will notify the contractor when QA monitoring is being completed. Initial Government QA results will be provided daily to the contractor. QA reports will be provided within 20 business days of data submission unless otherwise noted below. The contractor is ultimately responsible to provide data that meets

Acceptable Quality Levels including any data collected before Quality Assurance reports are provided. The

Government will utilize a diameter tape for tree diameter measurements unless it is determined that the nature of the tree requires other methods. The Government will utilize the “limiting distance” method for determining

“in” or “count” trees in the Prism plots as detailed in the SOW. The contractor can continue to collect new data ahead of receipt of the latest QA report at their own risk.

a. Phase I Monitoring (Beginning).

Initial QA monitoring at the start of operations will include 100 percent review of the first completed plot locations at the start of the contract. After the contractor completes plot data collection within view of the Government, QA plot data collection will be taken and the results will be immediately compared with contractor data. The number of plot locations may vary dependent on whether the contractor data meets

Acceptable Quality Levels (AQL). This phase may take up to multiple days if necessary.

b. Phase II Monitoring (Initial).

Phase II monitoring will begin immediately following

Phase I. The contractor will provide all data collected during the Phase I period plus the first 20 plot locations worth of data taken in Phase II within 3 business days of completion of those plot locations.

The government will complete QA on all or a random portion of these 20 plot locations and provide a QA report to the contractor within 10 business days.

c. Phase III Monitoring (Normal Operations).

Random and/or scheduled monitoring will be conducted as deemed necessary by the COR to ensure compliance for under normal operations for the remainder of the contract. For random inspections of crews, the contractor will be informed approximately 1-2 hours prior to Government arrival on site to confirm exact location at which work is occurring. Government inspectors will verify that the proper personnel are on site and that no additional personnel are on site who have not been reported to the Government, as required in SOW section 2.1.

For QA of data collection in Phase III, random sampling plot locations and/or random clusters of sampling plot locations may be selected. Additionally, plot locations selected for QA may be done based plot collection type or based on the collected data. Clusters may be used to facilitate more efficient completion of QA plot locations. In all cases, plot location selection shall include up to a maximum of 10% of total plot locations per data submission. (e.g., for a 10% assessment of 100 plot locations, 10 would be selected for QA). The minimum of 4% of total plot locations will be included in the QA plot locations per data submission. The selection of plot locations for QA will be done in the office to facilitate compiling and including contractor data to bring with to the field.

In some cases, less than 10% of plot locations may be sampled, but in any instance where a discrepancy is evident that may lead to a performance penalty, the 10% threshold will be met. Error will be assessed based on the procedure described in Section 5 and 6 of the SOW and will be calculated using the Excel spreadsheet in

Att. 3 of the SOW. Pending a data submission that doesn’t meet AQL, the COR may re-institute Phase I and/or II sampling, as necessary, for additional data collection.

Additionally, 100% of all plot locations that are determined to be in the water by the Contractor, based on the description in the SOW, will be visited during the QA field inspection. The Government will have the final determination if a plot location is considered in the water. If the Government determines that a plot location is not in the water and data collection is required, the Contractor will re-visit that location to collect the required data at no additional cost to

USACE.

If the contractor changes personnel or adds another work crew, it will be requested that the contractor notifies the QAR where they will be working. QA will be performed on those plot locations in the same progression as described herein starting with Phase I, then Phase II, and then Phase III.

The QAR will perform the QA field assessment with assistance from at least one other QAR who will not have view to the contractor’s data in order to ensure that the QA assessment is completed independently without influence by the knowledge of what the contractor had recorded.

d. Documentation Audit.

COR and QAR will review data submission packages to ensure the work is completed in a quality manner and in accordance with the contract requirements.

e. Contractor Self-Reporting.

The Contractor shall provide status reports as required by the SOW that document the quality of work completed and identify significant problems/issues and potential resolutions as needed.

4. Performance Measurement.

Contractor surveillance will be completed as follows:

Performance

Element

Performance

Requirement /

Standard

Surveillance

Method(s)

Frequency

Qualifications of Personnel

Qualified personnel overseeing work and providing supervision to field workers.

Refer to SOW section 4.2

Inspection by

COR or QAR

1 monthly random inspection of crew performing work in field

Qualifications of Personnel

Qualified personnel overseeing crew working in the field. Refer to

SOW section 4.2

Inspection by COR or QAR

1 monthly random inspection of crew performing work in field; if additional crew members are added, up to 4 random inspections of crew performing work in field will be used to determine whether qualified personnel are on site

Qualifications of Personnel

Provide a list of personnel and qualifications.

Refer to SOW section 1.9.1 and

4.2

Inspection by

COR or QAR

1 monthly random inspection of crew performing work in field

Data Collection Data collection procedures to be completed per SOW section 5

Inspection by QAR and/or COR

Phase I – 100%, Phase II- up to

100%. Phase III

(normal operations)

Up to 10% Random

Sampling

Inspections after services performed

& Incidental

Inspections.

Random Inspections will involve government resampling of each type of plot (Prism, Fixed and Age) on up to 10% of sampling locations.

Includes inspection of completed datasets. Data sets that have plot location data that is incomplete will be rejected for revision by the Contractor.

Examples include, but not limited to, missing age, fixed, or prism plot data at plot locations. Water plots will be independently assessed from non-water plots.

Data Formatting Data to be provided in a format per

SOW section

Inspection by QAR and/or COR

Each submitted data set. Submitted values will be assessed relative to the “Correct” data formats in the tables in SOW Att. 1 and provided in the correct data field order. Data that is not formatted correctly will be rejected for reformatting.

Contractor’s Inspection and Record Systems

QA

procedures to be completed per SOW

Inspection by QAR and/or COR

As requested by the COR for review.

Deliverables Data/sampling logs submission packages are timely and accurate per

SOW section

Review and acceptance of data sampling log by COR and QAR

Monthly / as provided to the Government.

Plot center establishment

Proper setting of survey magnet and flagging

Inspection by QAR and/or COR

100% sample of plot locations visited during QA field inspection of data submissions.

Tree core Provided to meet specifications per SOW section 3.5

Inspection by QAR and/or COR

100% review of provided tree cores.

5. Unacceptable Performance:

When unacceptable performance occurs, the COR shall inform the contractor via the enclosed Contract Discrepancy Report (CDR) which will be distributed to the contractor via e-mail. CDRs will be maintained in the COR file.

The contractor shall acknowledge receipt of the CDR in writing.

The CDR will specify if the contractor is required to prepare a corrective action plan to document how the contractor shall correct the unacceptable performance and avoid a recurrence including an update to the Contractor Inspection System. The

CDR will also state how long after receipt the contractor has to present this corrective action plan to the COR. The response statement shall identify causes for failure to perform, and identify ways to prevent future occurrences of the same performance failures. The Contracting Officer will assess the need for further action, based on past performance and written plan for future incident prevention.

In accordance with the inspection of services provisions of the contract, clause 52.212-4(a) Inspection/Acceptance, the

Contractor shall provide quality products in a timely manner.

The Government may require the Contractor, at no additional cost, to replace or correct work that fails to meet contract requirements.

Failure to perform required services in a timely manner may result in non-payment for work not performed. Any CDRs may become a part of the supporting documentation for contract payment deductions or other actions deemed necessary by the CO.

6. Progress Payment Process:

The contractor's data package to be submitted to COR and QAR.

QAR to perform QA survey in a timely manner based on the number of plot locations. After that QA occurs, COR and QAR will review and determine if the work is acceptable. If not acceptable, the appropriate performance penalty will be assessed, the Contract Deficiency Report (CDR) will be completed and sent to the contractor. The Government has the option to require rework of the work or a penalty.

If the work is acceptable (in the first or second attempt), then the contractor will be notified by the COR of allowable progress payment value. At that point, the contractor may submit the invoice to the COR for approval. After it is approved, the QAR and contractor will be notified via e-mail.

The intent will be to process progress payments monthly, but may vary depending on when the contractor completes data package submissions.

Prepared by: Date: _

Benjamin J. Vandermyde (COR)

Reviewed by: Date: _

Joseph S. Lundh (Supervisor)

Approved by: Date: __________

Attachment 7: QA Forest Inventory Scorecard