A04__Hawaii_Pacific_Performance_Work_Statement.pdf

PERFORMANCE WORK STATEMENT (PWS)

IDIQ for Cultural Overviews and Cultural Resource Investigations: Hawaii, American Samoa, Guam, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands and Pacific Islands Managed by the U.S.

Fish and Wildlife Service

Part 1

General Information

1. GENERAL: The United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), Region 1, intends to award a minimum of two (2) but not more than five (5) Indefinite Delivery and Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) service contracts. The contracts will be for a Base and two (2) Option Years, the overall shared capacity is for

$500,000.00. This is a non-personnel services contract to provide cultural resource investigations and reporting, per the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA), within Hawaii, American Samoa, Guam, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) and Pacific Islands managed by the FWS The

Government shall not exercise any supervision or control over the contract service providers performing the services herein. Such contract service providers shall be accountable solely to the Contractor who, in turn is responsible to the Government.

1.1. Description of Services/Introduction: The contractor shall provide all personnel, equipment, supplies, facilities, transportation, tools, materials, supervision, and other items and services necessary to perform cultural overviews and cultural resource investigations within Hawaii, American Samoa, Guam, CNMI and Pacific Islands managed by the FWS, as defined in this Performance Work Statement (PWS), except for those items specified as government furnished property and services. The contractor shall perform to the standards in this contract.

1.2. Background: This contract shall conduct cultural resource investigations and reporting for FWS undertakings associated with the NHPA and other cultural resource laws (e.g. ARPA and NAGPRA).

The types of undertakings include, but are not limited to, undertakings such as infrastructure and habitat restoration projects for which the FWS has a federal nexus, usually through funding and/or permitting.

The undertakings may occur on federal lands managed by the FWS or on non-federal lands including, but not limited to, privately-owned and State-owned lands.

1.3. Objectives: The contractor shall conduct, by task order, cultural resource investigations and reporting to comply with Section 106 (if applicable), and Section 110 , of the NHPA. Tasks to be performed are in partial fulfillment of the FWS’ obligations under the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA) of

1966 as amended through 1992 (PL 102-575); the National Environment Policy Act (NEPA) of 1969

(PL 91-190); the Archaeological Resources Protection Act (ARPA) of 1979 (PL 96-95); the Advisory

Council on Historic Preservation (ACHP), Protection of Historic Properties (incorporating amendments effective August 5, 2004 (36 CFR Part 800); and the National Wildlife Refuge Improvement Act of 1997

(PL-105-57).

For each task order issued by the FWS, the vendor’s proposal shall include a work plan that outlines the technical approach, survey methodology, and field work schedule. Cost estimates shall include, at minimum, a breakdown of cost estimates for major phases of work, such as pre-field work, field person hours, background research, and report writing.

1.4. Scope: The majority of the cultural resource task orders are expected to involve the following:

background research (including, but not limited to, the regional and local environmental and cultural settings of the surrounding area), completion of an intensive pedestrian cultural resource inventory/field survey, identification and documentation of cultural resource sites (which may include archeological and architectural sites), preparation of written cultural resource site forms, National Register of Historic

Places (NRHP) eligibility determinations, and preparation of written reports in accordance with the task order and the cultural resources reporting guidelines established by the respective State Historic

Preservation office (SHPO), Commonwealth or Territory. Other task orders may include shovel probing, excavations/testing, preparing historic contexts, conducting in depth archival research, producing cultural resource overviews, and preparing formal determinations of eligibility to the NRHP.

The FWS Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR) shall prepare task orders and submit them to the

Contracting Officer (CO) for solicitation of bids from the vendors awarded the IDIQ contract. The task order shall contain a description and map of the project area, , and other requirements for the contractor.

Using the work order as a guide the Contractor will prepare a work plan, budget, and schedule. The

Contractor will use the bid schedule, submitted with their proposal for this contract, to prepare an estimate of the cost to accomplish the work order. The Contractor will respond to the CO with a work plan, cost, and schedule.

Within two weeks from the date a task order is awarded, the contractor shall schedule a kick-off meeting between the contractor, agency official, and project point of contact (POC) (see Service Contact

Information below).

Prior to the beginning of field work, a pre-field records search that encompasses a one-mile buffer around the project area shall be conducted. At minimum, the contractor shall consult, and incorporate as appropriate, pertinent information from the following sources:

• The appropriate State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO), Commonwealth or Territory inventory and archaeological site records, and relevant thematic survey documents

• The appropriate State, Commonwealth or Territory Archaeological Survey Site File Repository

• NRHP online database, National Archives, and Service archives

• Historic topographic maps, General Land Office (GLO) maps

Project locations will be in Region 1 which includes the National Wildlife Refuges (NWRs), National

Fish Hatcheries (NFHs), and FWS funded projects in Hawaii, American Samoa, Guam, CNMI and

Pacific Islands managed by the FWS. Some of the project work sites may be in remote locations where materials and supplies are limited in quantity and variety. Site access can at times be difficult in remote areas. Projects may be located in various habitat types, including both inland and tidally influenced wetlands and streams. The vendor will be required to fully understand and be able to comply with all federal, state, and local regulatory requirements governing on-the-ground activities in streams and wetlands; as well as complying with all federal, state, and local regulatory permitting requirements to complete cultural resources surveys on state, private and non-FWS federal lands.

If fieldwork is required, the contractor shall complete a scope of fieldwork requirements, (e.g. a class I, II or III cultural resources inventory of the project area) as defined by the appropriate State Historic

Preservation Office’s (SHPO), Commonwealth or Territory guidelines, including subsurface testing as appropriate.

Standard site mapping, photography, global positioning system (GPS) recording of sites, structures, features, artifacts, and isolated occurrences, including linear features such as trails and historic roads, is required. SHPO standard forms shall be used. Linear features shall be recorded per SHPO

(Commonwealth or Territory) guidance (or up to 100-feet outside of the project area, if none). GIS data shall include spatial information for all survey areas, archaeological sites, and isolated occurrences, and, if identified, proposed historic district boundaries using North American Datum 1983 (NAD83).

The contractor shall provide recommendations regarding the eligibility of recorded archaeological sites and/or other historic resources for listing, individually or as potential contributors to a historic district, on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP). The contractor shall evaluate the resources for eligibility to the National Register of Historic Places using the criteria in 36 CFR Part 60.4. Sites shall be evaluated individually and, if appropriate, as contributors to a historic district. The contractor shall provide enough information in the report to provide a clear recommendation of “eligible” or “not eligible.” If necessary, “insufficient information to evaluate” for eligibility may be recommended;

however, the contractor may perform minor testing to evaluate the NRHP eligibility of the site after consultation with the FWS POC.

No artifact collection is encouraged under this contract, unless as part of an agreed mitigation requirement. If artifacts discovered are at risk, notify the agency official and/or the FWS POC immediately.

No physical datums shall be installed at archaeological sites; digital datums should be created in the field or in a geographic information system (GIS) program during post-processing.

The Contractor shall prepare a report in accordance with the Secretary of the Interior's Standards and

Guidelines (48 FR 44716, as amended and annotated) and follow all relevant State-specific guidelines.

The report and site forms shall be internally proofread and reviewed for technical adequacy prior to submitting to the FWS POC for review. A draft report and draft geospatial data will be submitted to and reviewed by the FWS POC prior to final submission.

The vendor will be required to keep the FWS up to date on ongoing projects whenever requested. Written final reports will be required. Reports and project data will be submitted either electronically or in hard copy to the FWS project officer.

The Service Contract Labor standards statue applies unless further work which will result in the construction, alternation, or repair of a public building or public work at the location is contemplated. If such further construction work is intended, even though by separate contract, then the Construction Wage

Rate Requirements statute applies to the contract for dismantling, demolition, or removal.

Orders will be based on the firm’s hourly price schedule and estimated hours to complete projects, please provide fully loaded pricing information. Each Task Order (TO) will state the services required and time for completion.

1.5 Period of Performance: The period of performance shall be for one (1) Base Year of 12 months and two (2) 12-month option years. The Period of Performance reads as follows:

Base Year

Option Year I

Option Year II

1.6 General Information

1.6.1 Quality Control: The contractor shall develop and maintain an effective quality control program to ensure services are performed in accordance with this PWS. The contractor shall develop and implement procedures to identify, prevent, and ensure non-recurrence of defective services. The contractor’s quality control program is how they assure themselves that their work complies with the requirement of the contract.

1.6.2 Quality Assurance: The government shall evaluate the contractor’s performance under this contract in accordance with the Quality Assurance Surveillance Plan. This plan is primarily focused on what the Government must do to ensure that the contractor has performed in accordance with the performance standards. It defines how the performance standards will be applied, the frequency of surveillance, and the minimum acceptable defect rate(s).

1.6.3 Recognized Holidays: The Contractor is not required to perform work on these holidays.

New Year’s Day Labor Day

Martin Luther King Jr.’s Birthday Columbus Day

President’s Day Veteran’s Day

Memorial Day Thanksgiving Day

Independence Day Christmas Day

1.6.4 Hours of Operation: The contractor is responsible for conducting business, between the hours of sunrise to sunset Monday thru Friday, except Federal holidays; the Contractor may work Saturdays and Sundays at the Contractor’s option. The Contractor must at all times maintain an adequate workforce for the uninterrupted performance of all tasks defined within this PWS when the

Government facility is not closed for the above reasons. When hiring personnel, the Contractor shall keep in mind that the stability and continuity of the workforce are essential.

1.6.5 Place of Performance: The work to be performed under this contract shall be performed within

Region 1 (Hawaii, American Samoa, Guam, CNMI and Pacific Islands managed by the FWS) for

FWS funded projects on federal FWS land (National Wildlife Refuges and National Fish

Hatcheries), other federal land, or non-federal land including privately-owned and State-owned land. The Contractor shall be responsible for coordination with the relevant FWS contact/producer to schedule when the fieldwork will take place, gain access to the project area, and obtain information about travel routes etc. All access coordination is the responsibility of the contractor.

For each task order the contractor will be provided the FWS contact information for each project for use in project coordination. If there are any access issues the FWS contact may assist with project coordination for access. Contractor personnel will not travel off paved roads when vehicle use will cause rutting or other road or trail damage, such as after heavy rain events and that no driving is permitted outside of established roads and two-tracks.

1.6.6 Type of Contract: The government will award a minimum of two (2) but not more than five (5)

Indefinite Delivery and Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) service contracts. These are firm fixed price contracts.

1.6.7 Security Requirements: Contractors shall apply appropriate CUI markings to reports in consult with the task order COR or FWS POC.

1.6.7.1 Physical Security: The contractor shall be responsible for safeguarding all government equipment, information and property provided for contractor use. At the close of each work period, government facilities, equipment, and materials shall be secured. Contract personnel may not publicly post or disseminate any results, photos, or resource location information (including photos with metadata locations, such as from cell phones) without FWS written authorization.

1.6.7.2 Key Control/Lock Combinations: Vehicle access within portions of the project area(s) may be restricted, in these instances, the contractors shall be provided with a key or lock combinations to padlocks or gate codes to allow access to the project area. Access shall be arranged by FWS personnel. The Contractor shall establish and implement methods of ensuring that all keys are secure and lock combinations are not revealed to unauthorized persons.

1.6.7.3 Lock Combinations: The Contractor shall establish and implement methods of ensuring that all lock combinations are not revealed to unauthorized persons.

1.6.8 Special Qualifications: The Contractor shall accomplish the assigned work by employing and utilizing qualified personnel with appropriate combinations of education, training, and experience.

The Contractor shall match personnel skills to the work or task with a minimum of under/over employment of resources.

The Contractor’s minimum staff qualifications must be as follows:

A. The Contractor must meet the Secretary of the Interior’s professional standards as specified in Section 112(a)(1)(A) of the NHPA and in the implementing regulations for Section 106 of the NHPA at 36 CFR 800.2(a)(1) and 36 CFR 800.2(a)(3)

B. The Contractor shall furnish a qualified Principal Investigator in accordance with 36 CFR

61.5

C. The Contractor shall furnish individuals qualified and permitted to conduct cultural resources investigations on the land jurisdiction where the inventory is to be performed.

1.6.9 Post Award Conference/Periodic Progress Meetings: The Contractor agrees to attend any post award conference convened by the contracting activity or contract administration office in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation Subpart 42.5. The contracting officer, Contracting

Officers Representative (COR), and other Government personnel, as appropriate, may meet periodically with the contractor to review the contractor's performance. At these meetings the contracting officer will apprise the contractor of how the government views the contractor's performance and the contractor will apprise the Government of problems, if any, being experienced.

Appropriate action shall be taken to resolve outstanding issues. These meetings shall be at no additional cost to the government.

1.6.10 Contracting Officer Representative (COR): The (COR) will be identified by separate letter. The

COR monitors all technical aspects of the contract and assists in contract administration The COR is authorized to perform the following functions: assure that the Contractor performs the technical requirements of the contract: perform inspections necessary in connection with contract performance: maintain written and oral communications with the Contractor concerning technical aspects of the contract: issue written interpretations of technical requirements, including

Government drawings, designs, specifications: monitor Contractor's performance and notifies both the Contracting Officer and Contractor of any deficiencies; coordinate availability of government furnished property, and provide site entry of Contractor personnel. A letter of designation issued to the COR, a copy of which is sent to the Contractor, states the responsibilities and limitations of the

COR, especially with regard to changes in cost or price, estimates or changes in delivery dates. The

COR is not authorized to change any of the terms and conditions of the resulting order.

1.6.11 Key Personnel: a contract manager and a project director/principal investigator and/or crew chief

(key field supervisory personnel). The contractor shall provide a contract manager who shall be responsible for the performance of the work. The name of this person and an alternate who shall act for the contractor when the manager is absent shall be designated in writing to the contracting officer. The contract manager or alternate shall have full authority to act for the contractor on all contract matters relating to daily operation of this contract. The contract manager or alternate shall be available between 8:00 am to 5:00 pm, Monday thru Friday except Federal holidays or when the government facility is closed for administrative reasons. Key field supervisory personnel must be present in the field for all phases of the field work and must meet the Secretary of the Interior’s

Professional Qualifications Standards as used by the National Park Service; previously published in the Code of Federal Regulations, 36 CFR Part 61:

A. The Contractor must meet the Secretary of the Interior’s professional standards as specified in Section 112(a)(1)(A) of the NHPA and in the implementing regulations for Section 106 of the NHPA at 36 CFR 800.2(a)(1) and 36 CFR 800.2(a)(3)

B. The Contractor shall furnish a qualified Principal Investigator in accordance with 36 CFR

61.5

C. The Contractor shall furnish individuals qualified and permitted to conduct cultural resources investigations on the land jurisdiction where the inventory is to be performed.

1.6.12 Identification of Contractor Employees: All contract personnel attending meetings, answering

Government telephones, and working in other situations where their contractor status is not obvious to third parties are required to identify themselves as such to avoid creating an impression in the minds of members of the public that they are Government officials. They must also ensure that all documents or reports produced by contractors are suitably marked as contractor products or that contractor participation is appropriately disclosed.

1.6.13 Contractor Travel Contractor shall be required to travel within the OCONUS, CONUS and FWS

Region 1 during the performance of this contract to complete project work. Contractor will be authorized travel expenses consistent with the substantive provisions of the Joint Travel Regulation

(JTR) and the limitation of funds specified in this contract. Costs for travel will be negotiated with each task order. Travel related costs will be based upon actual transportation costs and travel allowance of contractor employees in accordance with FAR 31.205-45 and applicable Federal

Travel Regulations. The Federal Travel Regulations Per Diem and Mileage rates can be found at www.gsa.gov and https://www.travel.dod.mil/.

1.6.14 Other Direct Costs This category includes travel (outlined in 1.6.13), costs for archival research to obtain maps and documents for cultural overviews, report production, and shipping expenses associated with fieldwork investigations.

1.6.15 Data Rights: The Government has unlimited rights to all documents/material produced under this contract. All documents and materials, to include the source codes of any software, produced under this contract shall be Government owned and are the property of the Government with all rights and privileges of ownership/copyright belonging exclusively to the Government. These documents and materials may not be used or sold by the contractor without written permission from the Contracting

Officer. All materials supplied to the Government shall be the sole property of the Government and may not be used for any other purpose. This right does not abrogate any other Government rights.

1.6.16 Organizational Conflict of Interest: Contractor and subcontractor personnel performing work under this contract may receive, have access to or participate in the development of proprietary or source selection information (e.g., cost or pricing information, budget information or analyses, specifications or work statements, etc.) or perform evaluation services which may create a current or subsequent Organizational Conflict of Interests (OCI) as defined in FAR Subpart 9.5. The

Contractor shall notify the Contracting Officer immediately whenever it becomes aware that such access or participation may result in any actual or potential OCI and shall promptly submit a plan to the Contracting Officer to avoid or mitigate any such OCI. The Contractor’s mitigation plan will be determined to be acceptable solely at the discretion of the Contracting Officer and in the event the Contracting Officer unilaterally determines that any such OCI cannot be satisfactorily avoided or mitigated, the Contracting Officer may effect other remedies as he or she deems necessary, including prohibiting the Contractor from participation in subsequent contracted requirements which may be affected by the OCI.

1.6.17 PHASE IN /PHASE OUT PERIOD: Not Applicable.

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PART 2

DEFINITIONS & ACRONYMS

2 DEFINITIONS AND ACRONYMS:

2.1 DEFINITIONS:

2.1.1 CONTRACTOR. A supplier or vendor awarded a contract to provide specific supplies or service to the government. The term used in this contract refers to the prime.

2.1.2 CONTRACTING OFFICER. A person with authority to enter into, administer, and or terminate contracts, and make related determinations and findings on behalf of the government. Note: The only individual who can legally bind the government.

2.1.3 CONTRACTING OFFICER'S REPRESENTATIVE (COR). An employee of the U.S.

Government appointed by the contracting officer to administer the contract. Such appointment shall be in writing and shall state the scope of authority and limitations. This individual has authority to provide technical direction to the Contractor as long as that direction is within the scope of the contract, does not constitute a change, and has no funding implications. This individual does NOT have authority to change the terms and conditions of the contract.

2.1.4 DEFECTIVE SERVICE. A service output that does not meet the standard of performance associated with the Performance Work Statement.

2.1.5 DELIVERABLE. Anything that can be physically delivered but may include non-manufactured things such as meeting minutes or reports.

2.1.6 KEY PERSONNEL. Contractor personnel that are evaluated in a source selection process and that may be required to be used in the performance of a contract by the Key Personnel listed in the PWS.

When key personnel are used as an evaluation factor in best value procurement, an offer can be rejected if it does not have a firm commitment from the persons that are listed in the proposal.

2.1.7 PHYSICAL SECURITY. Actions that prevent the loss or damage of Government property.

2.1.8 QUALITY ASSURANCE. The government procedures to verify that services being performed by the Contractor are performed according to acceptable standards.

2.1.9 QUALITY ASSURANCE Surveillance Plan (QASP). An organized written document specifying the surveillance methodology to be used for surveillance of contractor performance.

2.1.10 QUALITY CONTROL. All necessary measures taken by the Contractor to assure that the quality of an end product or service shall meet contract requirements.

2.1.11 SUBCONTRACTOR. One that enters into a contract with a prime contractor. The Government does not have privity of contract with the subcontractor.

2.1.12 WORK DAY. The number of hours per day the Contractor provides services in accordance with the contract.

2.1.12 WORK WEEK. Monday through Friday, unless specified otherwise.

2.2 ACRONYMS:

ACOR Alternate Contracting Officer's Representative

ACHP Advisory Council on Historic Preservation

AFARS Army Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement

APE Area of Potential Effects

AR Army Regulation

CCE Contracting Center of Excellence

CFR Code of Federal Regulations

CONUS Continental United States (excludes Alaska and Hawaii)

CO Contracting Officer

COR Contracting Officer Representative

COTR Contracting Officer's Technical Representative

COTS Commercial-Off-the-Shelf

DA Department of the Army

DD250 Department of Defense Form 250 (Receiving Report)

DD254 Department of Defense Contract Security Requirement List

DFARS Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement

DMDC Defense Manpower Data Center

DOD Department of Defense

FAR Federal Acquisition Regulation

FWS US Fish and Wildlife Service

GIS Geographic Information System

GLO General Land Office

GPS Global Positioning System

HIPAA Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996

IDIQ Indefinite Delivery and Indefinite Quantity

JTR Joint Travel Regulation

KO Contracting Officer

NAD North American Datum

NFH National Fish Hatchery

NEPA National Environmental Policy Act

NHPA National Historic Preservation Act

NPS National Park Service

NRHP National Register of Historic Places

NWR National Wildlife Refuge

OCI Organizational Conflict of Interest

OCONUS Outside Continental United States (includes Alaska and Hawaii)

ODC Other Direct Costs

PIPO Phase In/Phase Out

POC Point of Contact

PRS Performance Requirements Summary

PWS Performance Work Statement

QA Quality Assurance

QAP Quality Assurance Program

QASP Quality Assurance Surveillance Plan

QC Quality Control

QCP Quality Control Program

SHPO State Historic Preservation Office(r)

TE Technical Exhibit

TO Task Order

PART 3

GOVERNMENT FURNISHED PROPERTY, EQUIPMENT, AND SERVICES

3. GOVERNMENT FURNISHED ITEMS AND SERVICES:

3.1 Services: The government will not provide any services for this contract.

3.2 Facilities: The government will not provide any facilities for this contract.

3.3 Utilities: The government will not provide any utilities for this contract.

3.4 Equipment: The government will not provide any equipment for this contract.

3.5 Materials: The FWS shall provide the contractor with GIS data (including, but not limited to, site locations, project area, and Survey Areas). Some site records and reports may not be available through the SHPO database(s); if so the FWS will provide these records, if available, from the FWS archives.

Other FWS records for use in background research will be provided, if available, to the contractor upon request.

PART 4

CONTRACTOR FURNISHED ITEMS AND SERVICES

4. CONTRACTOR FURNISHED ITEMS AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

4.1 General: The Contractor shall furnish all supplies, equipment, facilities and services required to perform work under this contract that are not listed under Section 3 of this PWS.

4.2 Secret Facility Clearance: Not Applicable.

4.3 Materials: The Contractor shall furnish all materials required to perform work under this contract that are not listed under Section 3 of this PWS.

4.4 Equipment: The Contractor shall furnish all equipment required to perform work under this PWS.

PART 5

SPECIFIC TASKS

5. Specific Tasks:

5.1 Basic Services. The contractor shall:

• Perform all objectives listed above in Part 1.3: Objectives

• Provide services to identify and evaluate, based primarily on surface indications, all cultural resources within the project area per Section 106 and 110 of the NHPA (36CFR800) o In general, site evaluations should be conducted using existing guidance from the

SHPO, the NRHP Criteria (36CFR60.4), and the NPS National Register Bulletins

(NRB-15)

• Perform the tasks associated with the scope listed above in Part 1.4: Scope o These tasks shall include: background research, intensive pedestrian cultural resource inventory/field survey, identification and documentation of cultural resource sites

(which may include archeological and architectural sites), preparation of written cultural resource site forms, National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) eligibility determinations, and preparation of written Section 106 (or 110) reports o Other task orders may include: shovel probing, excavations/testing, preparing historic contexts, conducting in depth archival research, producing cultural resource overviews, and preparing formal determinations of eligibility to the NRHP

• Remain in close contact with the Service COR, Agency Official, and project point of contact

(POC)

• Be responsible for ensuring that all pertinent information is clearly understood

• Follow all National Wildlife Refuge (NWR) System rules and regulations, including fire safety, while on NWR System lands

• Abide by all applicable Federal and State regulations and laws relevant to this contract and each task order

5.2 Deliverables.

The deliverable products must be prepared in accordance with each state’s SHPO requirements for archeological reporting and/or architectural/historic survey.

Each cultural resource and historic building identified as constructed more than 50 years ago will be recorded on relevant state historic preservation resource identification forms as required by each state SHPO, to include as attachments a site location map, site sketch map, artifact and feature tables

(as needed), a minimum of two (2) site overview photographs, a minimum of one (1) feature overview photograph (if applicable), and diagnostic artifact photographs (if applicable). A final report will contain, at minimum:

• Abstract of report/Administrative overview

• Table of contents, list of figures, list of tables

• Introduction defining project activities/objectives and the area of potential effects, including project location maps

• Cultural history overview, scaled to the size and complexity of the project and resource types found, focused on establishing the period(s) of significance

• Research design or historic context, if applicable

• Results of a pre-field records search/literature overview

• Survey methods, including site definition, isolate definitions

• Results and individual resource NRHP recommendations

• District NRHP recommendations, if applicable

• Summary/Conclusion, including management recommendations

• Bibliography

• Appendix containing all site forms (including Historic Resource Identification forms), if applicable

• Appendix for isolated finds, containing a location map depicting isolated finds, a list and description of isolated finds (table format is acceptable), and photographs of diagnostic isolated finds, if appliable o Isolated Finds forms shall be required when required by the SHPO

• Appendix containing a photograph log

A draft report including all appendices shall be submitted electronically to the FWS POC for review in either Microsoft Word or PDF format. Draft geospatial data shall be submitted with the draft report.

The final deliverables will contain:

• One print copy of the final report and all applicable appendices. The final report may be printed double-sided as long as individual appendices and sites forms can be separated as individual documents.

• One digital copy of the final report and all applicable appendices as a PDF. Site forms shall be provided as individual PDFs, sent online via the cloud (for example, Microsoft OneDrive, Box, etc.)

• All collected geospatial data (cleaned/edited) to include, at minimum, the total area inventoried (inventory area/project area), all site boundaries, and all isolated finds. Additional data may include artifacts, artifact concentration areas, feature areas, georeferenced historical map data, etc. A cultural resources geodatabase template can be provided upon request.

• Digital photographs.

The contract will be considered completed upon SHPO (or Commonwealth or Territory’s) concurrence with the Service’s determination of eligibility and effect for the proposed undertaking.

PART 6

APPLICABLE PUBLICATIONS

6. APPLICABLE PUBLICATIONS (CURRENT EDITIONS)

6.1 The Contractor must abide by all applicable regulations, publications, manuals, and local policies and procedures.

• 36 CFR Part 60 – National Register of Historic Places

• 36 CFR Part 61 – Procedures for State, Tribal, and Local Government Historic Preservation

Programs

• 36 CFR Part 63 – Determinations of Eligibility for Inclusion in the National Register of Historic

Places

• 36 CFR Part 800 – Protection of Historic Properties

• 43 CFR Part 7 – Protection of Archaeological Resources

• 43 CFR Part 10 – Native American Graves Repatriation and Protection Act Regulations

• Secretary of the Interior’s Standards and Guidelines for Archeology and Historic Preservation:

Professional Qualifications Standards

• Secretary of the Interior’s Standards and Guidelines for Archaeology and Historic Preservation

• National Register Bulletin 15: How to Apply the National Register Criteria for Evaluation

• National Register Bulleting 30: Guidelines for Evaluating and Documenting Rural Historic

Landscapes

• National Register Bulletin 36: Guidelines for Evaluating and Registering Archaeological

Properties

• National Register Bulletin 38: Guidelines for Evaluating and Documenting Traditional Cultural

Properties

• National Register Bulletin 42: Guidelines for Identifying, Evaluating and Registering Historic

Mining Properties

PART 7

ATTACHMENT/TECHNICAL EXHIBIT LISTING

7. Attachment/Technical Exhibit List:

7.1. Attachment 1/Technical Exhibit 1 – Performance Requirements

TECHNICAL EXHIBIT 1

Performance Requirements Summary

The contractor service requirements are summarized into performance objectives that relate directly to mission essential items. The performance threshold briefly describes the minimum acceptable levels of service required for each requirement. These thresholds are critical to mission success.

Performance Objective Standard Performance

Threshold

Method of Surveillance

Background Research and Literature Review:

The contractor shall conduct background research and a literature review, per Sections 1.4 above.

The contractor shall conduct background research and literature review using the

SHPO database and other relevant sources.

However, there are no restrictions on the number and type of other relevant sources used during the background research and literature review. Other relevant sources may include, but are not limited to, FWS archives, Universities, online repositories (such as the

National Archives, USDA Web Soil Survey, USGS Earth Explorer, GLO Records), local museums, and local historical societies. The contractor shall consider the nature and location of existing cultural resources in nearby analogous environmental settings and assess information on geomorphological processes that may affect the preservation and discoverability of cultural resources in the project area.

Zero deviation from standard.

100 percent inspection. The

Technical POC will review the pertinent sections of the Draft and Final Reports to ensure that the required information meets the standards and is located within the reports. The information collected during the background research and literature review shall be included within, but not limited to the following pertinent sections of the report:

Introduction, Environmental &

Setting, Cultural Setting, and

Literature Review.

Fieldwork/Cultural

Resource Inventory: The contractor shall conduct an intensive cultural resource inventory of the survey areas defined within each project area, for the Base

Item and the two (2)

Options. The intensive cultural resource inventory shall utilize an intensive pedestrian survey methodology, per Sections

1.3 and 1.4 above.

The contractor shall conduct an intensive cultural resource inventory of the survey areas defined within each project area, as defined in each individual task order. The intensive cultural resource inventory shall utilize an intensive pedestrian survey methodology.

Zero deviation from standard.

100 percent inspection. The

Technical POC will review the

Draft and Final Site Forms and the pertinent sections of the

Draft and Final Reports to ensure that the required information meets the standards and is located within the site forms and reports. The information collected during the fieldwork/cultural resource inventory shall be included within, but not limited to the following pertinent sections of the report: within the Research

Design: Objectives/Expectations:

Field Methodology: Proposed

Archeological Survey Methods

Identify and Document

Cultural Resource Sites:

The contractor shall identify and document all cultural resources, per

Sections 1.3 and 1.4.

above.

All cultural resources that are at least 50 years old and meet the definition of a site by the SHPO shall be recorded. Site boundaries shall be determined by the extent of surface artifacts, cultural features, and geomorphic features. The contractor shall prepare SHPO approved site records, location maps, sketch maps, and photographs of all sites. Isolated artifacts shall also be recorded. The contractor shall inspect all previously recorded sites within the project area and prepare new site records to meet current

SHPO standards. New site forms shall be prepared for all sites that were recorded more than 10 years ago. Site forms that have been completed or updated within the last 10 years do not need to be updated unless new diagnostic artifacts or features are identified.

Zero deviation from standard.

100 percent inspection. The

Technical POC will review the

Draft and Final Site Forms and the pertinent sections of the

Draft and Final Reports to ensure that the required information meets the standards and is located within the site forms and reports.

Written Draft and Final

Report and Site Records:

The contractor shall prepare draft reports and a site form for each site located and documented within the project area, per

Sections 1.4 and 5.2 above.

The contractor shall prepare a site form for each site located and documented within the project area, defined by each task order, in accordance with the SHPO guidelines.

The contractor shall prepare a report in accordance with the SHPO guidelines established. The contractor shall submit an electronic version of the full draft report to the Technical POC. Following SHPO’s guidelines, the reports will include the sections (or their equivalent) as outlined above in Section 5.2.

Zero deviation from standard.

100 percent inspection. The

Technical POC will review the

Draft and Final Report and Site

Forms to ensure that the required information meets the standards and is located within the site forms and report.