A04_-_PWS_-_Cultural_Resource_Services_-_SLV_GAOA_Projects.pdf

PERFORMANCE WORK STATEMENT (PWS)

Cultural Resources Inventory and Evaluation in Support of the Great American Outdoors Act (GAOA) Projects at the San Luis Valley National Wildlife Refuge

Complex, Alamosa, Rio Grande, and Saguache Counties, Colorado

Part 1 General Information

1. GENERAL: This is a non-personnel services contract to provide cultural resource services to the Mountain-Prairie Region (Region 6) of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) in support of the Great American Outdoors Act (GAOA) projects at the San Luis Valley National Wildlife Refuge Complex (Refuge Complex), which is located in Alamosa, Rio Grande, and Saguache counties, Colorado. The Refuge Complex includes the Alamosa National Wildlife Refuge (NWR), Baca NWR, and Monte Vista NWR. 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 non-personal services necessary to a conduct a cultural resources inventory and evaluation in support of the GAOA projects at the Refuge Complex except for those items specified as government furnished property and services. The base task includes the documentation and evaluation of the irrigation network systems within the areas of potential effects (APE) at Alamosa NWR, Baca NWR, and Monte Vista NWR. There are two optional tasks: 1) Class III survey of the Unit 9 dike system APE at Monte Vista NWR, and 2) Class III survey of the pivot system APE at Monte Vista NWR. The Contractor shall perform to the standards in this contract.

1.2 Background: The Service is proposing to complete a variety of projects using GAOA funding at the Refuge Complex. These projects include, but are not limited to, construction and demolition activities, building renovations, and wetland restoration and wildlife habitat improvement projects. These GAOA projects are considered an undertaking that has the potential to affect historic properties under Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA; 54 United States Code [U.S.C.] § 306108) and its implementing regulations, 36 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 800. To identify historic properties within the area of potential effects of the undertaking, a cultural resources inventory and evaluation is required so that the Service may assess the effects these projects may have to historic properties.

The Refuge Complex is comprised of the Alamosa NWR, Baca NWR, and Monte Vista NWR. It provides crucial feeding, resting, and breeding habitat for over 200 bird species and other wildlife within the San Luis Valley (Valley). The Valley is a high mountain basin in south-central Colorado that sits at 7,800 feet. It extends over 100 miles from north to south and 50 miles from east to west. Three mountain ranges surround it – the Sangre de Christo to the east, the San Juan to the west, and the Saguache to the north. At sunset, the high peaks of the Sangre de Christo take on the blood red glow which inspired the Spanish explorers to name the range “Blood of Christ.” The surrounding mountains feed the arid valley with precious surface water and replenish an underground reservoir. The mountain snow melt and artesian wells provide needed water to the agricultural community and to the rivers, creeks, and wetlands that thread across the Valley floor.

Alamosa NWR was established in 1963 to provide food, cover, and breeding habitat for migratory birds and resident wildlife. It conserves and enhances the mixtures of wetland and desert habitats found in the area to accomplish these goals. Alamosa NWR is comprised of 12,026 acres located at the south end of the San Luis Valley. The Alamosa NWR lies within the Rio Grande floodplain and consists of wet meadows, old river oxbows, riparian corridors, and dry uplands. These diverse habitats support a multitude of songbirds, water birds, waterfowl, raptors, mule deer, beavers, and coyotes. The west side of the Refuge borders the Rio Grande, long considered to be the life blood of the San Luis Valley. Water from the Rio Grande maintain these important habitats. Mallards, pintails, teals, and Canada geese are common, as are American avocets, killdeers, white-faced ibises, egrets, and herons.

The 93,000-acre Baca NWR was established in 2000 to help protect water resources in the San Luis Valley and the fragile Great Sand Dunes ecosystem, along with some of the most important ecological, cultural, and wildlife resources of the Valley. Water is the lifeblood of the San Luis Valley. The runoff from the surrounding mountains and ground water flows are crucial to the many land uses in the Valley. These waters create a network of riparian corridors and wetlands that break up large expanses of desert and upland habitats, resulting in high plant diversity. This habitat combination creates tremendous foraging and nesting opportunities for a variety of bird species and other wildlife.

Monte Vista NWR was established in 1952 as the first national wildlife refuge in Colorado, although plans to purchase this area were considered as far back as 1941. It is located at the south-central end of the San Luis Valley. The artificially created wetlands on Monte Vista NWR’s 14,804 acres are intensively managed to provide habitat for a wide variety of waterfowl and other water birds. Mallards, pintails, teals, and Canada geese are common, as are American avocets, killdeers, white-faced ibises, egrets, and herons. Irrigation canals and wells provide precious water to maintain this important habitat.

1.3 Objectives: The objective of the cultural resource inventory and evaluation is to:

• Document and evaluate the irrigation network systems within the GAOA project’s APE at Alamosa NWR, Baca NWR, and Monte Vista NWR as part of the Service’s responsibility to make a reasonable and good faith effort to identify historic properties within the APEs in accordance with 36 CFR 800.4(b);

• Identify and evaluate any cultural resources within the Unit 9 Dike System APE at the Monte Vista NWR through Class I and Class III surveys as part of the Service’s responsibility to make a reasonable and good faith effort to identify historic properties within the area of potential effects in accordance with 36 CFR 800.4(b);

• Identify and evaluate any cultural resources within the Pivot System APE at the Monte Vista NWR through Class I and Class III surveys as part of the Service’s responsibility to make a reasonable and good faith effort to identify historic properties within the area of potential effects in accordance with 36 CFR 800.4(b);

Assess the eligibility of recorded cultural resources for inclusion in the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) in accordance with 36 CFR 800.4(c) and 36 CFR Part 63;

Publish the results of the identification and evaluation in a technical report(s) of investigations that will be provided, at a minimum, to the Colorado State Historic Preservation Officer (SHPO) and Native American Tribes.

1.4 Scope: The type of service to be performed is a cultural resource inventory and evaluation in support of the proposed GAOA projects at Alamosa NWR, Baca NWR, and Monte Vista NWR. Section 5 provides detailed information on the tasks to be performed under this PWS.

1.5 Period of Performance: The period of performance shall be 18 months.

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 the Contractor assures that all 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 (QASP).

The QASP 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 work on recognized holidays. The following lists the recognized 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 Juneteenth Christmas Day Independence Day

1.6.4 Hours of Operation: The Contractor is responsible for conducting business, between the hours of 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday thru Friday, except Federal holidays or when the Government facility is closed due to local or national emergencies, administrative closings, or similar Government directed facility closings. For other than firm fixed price contracts, the Contractor shall not be reimbursed when the government facility is closed for the above reasons. 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 will be performed at the Refuge Complex for the fieldwork portion of the contract and at the Contractor’s facility for all other aspects of work.

1.6.6 Type of Contract: The government will award a firm fixed price purchase order.

1.6.7 Security Requirements: Not applicable.

1.6.7.1 Physical Security: Access to the Pole Mountain Unit at the Refuge requires a key. The Refuge Manager must be contacted for access.

1.6.7.2 Key Control: Not applicable

1.6.7.3 Lock Combinations: Not applicable

1.6.8 Special Qualifications: The Contractor shall ensure that a Principal Investigator meeting the professional qualifications for archaeology, architectural history, or historic architect, as defined in 36 CFR Part 61, shall supervise the cultural resources inventory and evaluation. At a minimum, a Principal Investigator that meets the professional qualifications for archaeology shall have:

Graduate degree in archaeology, anthropology, or closely related field;

At least 1 year of full-time professional experience or equivalent specialized training in archaeological administration or management;

At least 4 months of supervised field and analytic experience in general North American archaeology, preferably Colorado archaeology;

Demonstrated ability to carry research to completion; and

At least 1 year of full-time experience at a supervisory level in the study of archaeological resources.

At a minimum, a Principal Investigator that meets the professional qualifications for architectural history shall have:

Graduate degree in architectural history, art history, historic preservation, or closely related field, with coursework in American architectural history; or

Bachelor’s degree in architectural history, art history, historic preservation, or closely related field, plus one of the following:

o At least 2 years of full-time experience in research, writing, or teaching in American architectural history or restoration architecture with an academic institution, historical organization or agency, museum, or other professional institution; or o Substantial contribution through research and publication to the body of scholarly knowledge in the field of American architectural history.

At a minimum, a Principal Investigator that meets the professional qualifications for historic architecture shall have a professional degree in architecture or a state license to practice architecture, plus one of the following:

At least 1 year of graduate study in architectural preservation, American architectural history, preservation planning, or closely related field; or

At least 1 year of full-time professional experience on historic preservation projects.

The graduate study or experience shall include detailed investigations of historic structures, preparation of historic structures research reports, and preparation of plans and specifications for preservation projects.

The Contractor shall also ensure that the Class III survey team includes Tribal Cultural Specialists that represent Tribes that have an interest in Alamosa, Rio Grande, and Saguache counties, Colorado. A Tribal Cultural Specialist is an individual who has been designated by Tribal Leadership and/or the Tribal Historic Preservation Officer as a representative capable of identifying Tribal resources. Alamosa, Rio Grande, and Saguache counties, Colorado:

Apache Tribe of Oklahoma;

Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes, Oklahoma;

Comanche Nation, Oklahoma;

Fort Belknap Community of the Fort Belknap Reservation, Montana;

Jicarilla Nation, New Mexico;

Navajo Nation, Arizona, New Mexico & Utah;

Northern Arapaho Tribe of the Wind River Reservation, Wyoming;

Northern Cheyenne Tribe of the Northern Cheyenne Indian Reservation, Montana;

Southern Ute Indian Tribe of the Southern Ute Indian Reservation, Colorado;

Ute Indian Tribe of the Uintah & Ouray Reservation, Utah; and

Ute Mountain Ute Tribe.

1.6.9 Post Award Conference/Periodic Progress Meetings: The Contractor shall attend any post award conference convened by the contracting activity or contract administration office in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Subpart

42.5. The contracting officer (KO), Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR), and other Government personnel, as appropriate, may meet periodically with the Contractor to review the Contractor's performance. At these meetings, the KO will apprise the Contractor of how the Government views the Contractor's performance and the Contractor shall 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.

1.6.9.1 Kickoff Meeting: Within 5 business days of award, the Contractor shall arrange and conduct a kickoff meeting with the Service points of contact (POCs) and COR to ensure a mutual understanding of the project’s scope. This meeting can be conducted virtually or in person. The intent of the kickoff meeting will be to introduce stakeholders, review the scope of the project, discuss expectations and protocols, and review access, security, and scheduling procedures. Within 5 business days, the Contractor shall provide draft meeting minutes; the Government will have 5 business days from receipt to review and provide comments. The Contractor shall have 5 days from receipt of Government comments to submit the final meeting minutes to the Service POCs and

COR.

1.6.9.2 Monthly Progress Report: By the 5th day of each month, the Contractor shall submit a monthly report summarizing task order progress through the end of the previous month. These reports will be provided electronically to the COR and Service POCs. The Service POCs will review all deliverable products for conformance with the PWS requirements and provide acceptance to the COR.

The monthly progress report shall be used to review and evaluate the overall progress of the project along with any existing or potential problem areas. The report shall include a summary of the events that occurred during the reporting period, upcoming tasks for the next month, discussion of performance, identification of problems, proposed solutions, corrective actions taken, outstanding issues, project schedule status, and other relevant information necessary to assist the Service POCs and COR in monitoring the success of the project.

1.6.10 Contracting Officer’s 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 KO 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: 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.

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 shall 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: Not applicable

1.6.14 Other Direct Costs: This category includes travel to the project area, report reproduction, shipping expenses, and equipment rental.

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 KO. 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 KO 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 KO to avoid or mitigate any such OCI. The Contractor’s mitigation plan will be determined to be acceptable solely at the discretion of the KO and in the event the KO unilaterally determines that any such OCI cannot be satisfactorily avoided or mitigated, the KO may affect 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

PART 2

DEFINITIONS & ACRONYMS

2. DEFINITIONS AND ACRONYMS:

2.1 DEFINITIONS:

2.1.1 ARCHAEOLOGICAL RESOURCE. For the purposes of this PWS, the term “archaeological resource” shall refer to any archaeological site or isolated find. An archaeological resource is the physical remains of past human activities that is at least 50 years of age.

2.1.2 ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITE. The physical remains of past human activities that is at least 50 years of age and meets one or more of the following criteria:

Presence of 10 or more artifacts, unless the artifacts are from the same vessel, e.g., 12 sherds of colorless glass that represents one bottle;

Presence of less than 10 artifacts, only if the artifacts represent more than 3 functional classes, e.g., 5 pieces of debitage, 1 projectile point, and 1 metate; or

Presence of one or more archaeological features, with or without associated artifacts.

Any archaeological manifestation that does not meet the above criteria will be considered an isolated find.

2.1.3 AREA OF POTENTIAL EFFECT. The geographic area(s) within which an undertaking may directly or indirectly cause alterations in the character or use of historic properties. The APE is influenced by the scale and nature of an undertaking and may be different for different kinds of effects (physical, visual, auditory, and atmospheric; direct or indirect) caused by the undertaking (36 CFR 800.16(d)).

2.1.4 BUILDING. Structure created to shelter any form of human activity, such as a house, barn, church, hotel, etc. The term “building” may also be used to refer to a historically related complex, e.g., a house with detached garage or courthouse and jail (36 CFR 60.3(a)).

2.1.5 CLASS I SURVEY. Thorough review and synthesis of the existing literature concerning a survey area, to include requesting a file search at History Colorado. It involves little to no fieldwork and does not involve recording cultural resources.

2.1.6 CLASS III SURVEY. Intensive pedestrian survey that involves 100 percent coverage of the project areas. This involves walking transects at a set interval (for this project, 20-meter intervals) or coverage of the area along contour lines.

2.1.7 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.

2.1.8 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.

2.1.9 CONTRACTING OFFICER'S REPRESENTATIVE. An employee of the U.S.

Government appointed by the KO 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.

2.1.10 CULTURAL RESOURCE. Non-renewal physical remnants of past human activities that are typically 50 years of age or older and have cultural or historic value and meaning to a group of people or a society.

2.1.11 DEFECTIVE SERVICE. A service output that does not meet the standard of performance associated with the PWS.

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

2.1.13 DISTRICT. Geographically definable area that possess a significant concentration, linkage, or continuity of sites, buildings, structures, or objects untied by past events or aesthetically by plan or physical development. It may also comprise individual elements separated geographically but linked by association or history (36 CFR 60.3(d)).

2.1.14 HISTORIC PROPERTY. Any prehistoric or historic site, building, structure, object, or district that is included in, or eligible for inclusion in the NRHP, as defined by the NHPA (54 U.S.C. § 300308).

2.1.15 ISOLATED FIND. Any archaeological manifestation that does not meet the criteria to be an archaeological site.

2.1.16 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.

2.1.17 OBJECT. Material thing of functional, aesthetic, cultural, historic or scientific value that may (by nature or design) be movable yet related to specific setting or environment (36 CFR 60.3(j)).

2.1.18 PALEONTOLOGICAL RESOURCES. As defined in Section 6301 of the Paleontological Resources Act (Pub. L. 111-011), any fossilized remains, traces, or imprints of organisms that have significant scientific interest and provide valuable information about the history of life on Earth. It does not include any materials that may be associated with a cultural resource.

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

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

2.1.21 QUALITY ASSURANCE SURVEILLANCE PLAN. An organized written document specifying the surveillance methodology to be used for surveillance of contractor performance.

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

2.1.23 SITE. Location of a significant event, a prehistoric or historic occupation or activity, or a building or structure (standing, ruined or vanished), where the location itself maintains historical or archaeological value regardless of the value of any existing structure (36 CFR 60.3(l)).

2.1.24 STRUCTURE. Work made up of interdependent and interrelated parts in a definite pattern of organization. It differs from the term “building” in that it refers to those constructions that are for purposes other than human shelter, such as a bridge, tunnel, earthworks, etc. It is often a large-scale engineering project (36 CFR 60.3(p)).

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

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

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

2.2 ACRONYMS:

APE Area(s) of Potential Effects CFR Code of Federal Regulations COR Contracting Officer’s Representative COTR Contracting Officer's Technical Representative FAR Federal Acquisition Regulation KO Contracting Officer NWR National Wildlife Refuge OCI Organizational Conflict of Interest POC Point of Contact PRS Performance Requirements Summary PWS Performance Work Statement QASP Quality Assurance Surveillance Plan QC Quality Control QCP Quality Control Program RHPO Regional Historic Preservation Officer TE Technical Exhibit U.S.C. United States Code

PART 3

GOVERNMENT FURNISHED PROPERTY, EQUIPMENT, AND SERVICES

3. GOVERNMENT FURNISHED ITEMS AND SERVICES:

3.1 Services: The Government will not provide any services under this contract.

3.2 Facilities: The Government will not provide any facilities under this contract

3.3 Utilities: The Government will not provide any utilities under this contract.

3.4 Equipment: The Government will not provide any utilities under this contract.

3.5 Materials: The Government will provide the Contractor authority to access all Service-controlled information required to perform the required duties. The Government will provide the Contractor all relevant data required to accomplish development of specific requirements and objectives described the in the PWS.

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 and supplies necessary to meet the requirements under this PWS except as provided under Part 3.

4.4 Equipment: The Contractor shall furnish all equipment necessary to meet the requirements under this PWS except as provided under Part 3.

PART 5

SPECIFIC TASKS

5. SPECIFIC TASKS:

5.1. Basic Services: The Contractor shall provide identification, documentation, and evaluation of cultural resources within the GAOA Project’s APEs at Alamosa NWR, Baca NWR, and Monte Vista NWR, located in Alamosa, Rio Grande, and Saguache counties, Colorado. The Contractor’s work will provide the Service with the required data needed to assess potential effects to historic properties that may result from the GAOA projects.

5.2. Task 1 – Document and Evaluate Irrigation-Related Assets within the APEs at Alamosa NWR (Base): The Contractor shall document and evaluate the irrigation-related assets within the APEs at Alamosa NWR. These include, but is not limited to, the following types of features: levees, dikes, irrigation ditches/canals, wells, and associated water control structures. Table 1 lists the assets to be documented and evaluated at Alamosa NWR.

Table 1. List of Irrigation-Related Assets to be Documented and Evaluated at Alamosa NWR.

Asset Name Asset No.

Date of

Construction*

Andrews Lateral 10033221 1962

Mumm Lateral 10033222 1962

Headquarters Lateral 10033334 1964

New/Stewart Ditch Lateral 10033336 1962

Mumm Ditch No. 2 10076965 1963

Lowry Dike 10033330 1963

Mumm Ditch No. 1 10076983 1963

Unit J East Canal 10077016 1962

Unit P Levee along New/Stewart Ditch 10076976 1963

Unit J Levee 10076982 1963

Unit R Levee No. 4 10076985 1963

Costilla Crossing Culvert 10076987 1963

Unit U/P Levee 1007018 1963

Mumm Lateral Levee 10077260 1963 *Date of construction may reference date of acquisition by the Service and not actual date of construction.

Documentation and evaluation of these resources shall adhere to the guidance provided in Horn’s and Norton’s (2021) Walking the Line: Guidance for Identification, Evaluation, and Field Recordation of Historic Linear Sites in Colorado and Holleran’s (2005) Historic Context for Irrigation and Water Supply: Ditches and Canals in Colorado.

The Contractor shall follow the deliverable schedule as outlined in Technical Exhibit 3 and the specifications outlined in Technical Exhibit 4.

5.3. Task 2 – Document and Evaluate Irrigation-Related Assets within the APEs at Monte Vista NWR (Base): The Contractor shall document and evaluate the irrigation-related assets within the APEs at Monte Vista NWR. These include, but is not limited to, the following types of features: levees, dikes, irrigation ditches/canals, wells, and associated water control structures. Table 2 lists the assets to be documented and evaluated at Monte Vista NWR.

Table 2. List of Irrigation-Related Assets to be Documented and Evaluated at Monte Vista NWR.

Asset Name Asset No.

Date of

Construction*

Vano Ditch 10033825 1955

Spring Creek Ditch 10033819 1955

Parma Drain (Siphon under Empire) 10077209 1953

Sanderson Ditch 10033780

Spruce Lawn Access Levee 10077229 1953

Unit 6 Canal 10033786 1955

Ditch from Bowen Pond to Units 10 & 24 10033799 1958

Parker Pond/Empire Canal Bank Levee in Units 17, 8, 2

10033804 1972

*Date of construction may reference date of acquisition by the Service and not actual date of construction.

Documentation and evaluation of these resources shall adhere to the guidance provided in Horn’s and Norton’s (2021) Walking the Line: Guidance for Identification, Evaluation, and Field Recordation of Historic Linear Sites in Colorado and Holleran’s (2005) Historic Context for Irrigation and Water Supply: Ditches and Canals in Colorado.

The Contractor shall follow the deliverable schedule as outlined in Technical Exhibit 3 and the specifications outlined in Technical Exhibit 4.

5.4 Task 3 – Document and Evaluate Route 405/Lexam Road at Baca NWR (Base):

The Contractor shall document and evaluate Route 405/Lexam Road (Asset No.

10055435), which was constructed circa 1954, at Baca NWR. The effort should include recording all culverts, bridges, or other features associated with the road.

Documentation and evaluation of this resource shall adhere to the guidance provided in Horn’s and Norton’s (2021) Walking the Line: Guidance for Identification, Evaluation, and Field Recordation of Historic Linear Sites in Colorado.

and the specifications outlined in Technical Exhibit 4.

5.5. Task 4 – Document and Evaluate Irrigation-Related Assets within the APEs at Baca NWR (Base): The Contractor shall document and evaluate the irrigation-related assets within the APEs at Baca NWR. These include, but is not limited to, the following types of features: levees, dikes, irrigation ditches/canals, wells, and associated water control structures. Table 3 lists the assets to be documented and evaluated at Baca

NWR.

Table 3. List of Irrigation-Related Assets to be Documented and Evaluated at Baca NWR.

Asset Name Asset No.

Date of

Construction Comments

Cottonwood Creek Ditch

10057155

5SH3334 – eligible;

segment needs to be documented and assessed to see if it is contributing / non-contributing

North Crestone Creek

10077799 1970

South Crestone Creek

10077896

Ditch 3 10057361 1954

Ditch 4 10077185 1954

Ditch 5 10077184 1954

Ditch 7 10077183 1954

Ditch 8 10077182 1954

Ditch 9 10077181 1954

Ditch 12 10077236

5SH3338 – eligible;

segment needs to be documented and assessed to see if it is contributing / non-contributing

Ditch 13 10077235 1954

Spanish Ditch 10077164 1954

Ditch 18 10077233 1954

Documentation and evaluation of these resources shall adhere to the guidance provided in Horn’s and Norton’s (2021) Walking the Line: Guidance for Identification, Evaluation, and Field Recordation of Historic Linear Sites in Colorado and Holleran’s (2005) Historic Context for Irrigation and Water Supply: Ditches and Canals in Colorado.

and the specifications outlined in Technical Exhibit 4.

5.6 Task 5 – Document and Evaluate Artesian Wells at Monte Vista NWR and Baca NWR (Optional): The Contractor shall document and evaluate the artesian wells located at the Monte Vista and Baca NWRs. Table 4 list the wells located at Monte Vista NWR and Table 5 lists the wells located at Baca NWR. The Contractor shall follow the deliverable schedule as outlined in Technical Exhibit 3 and the specifications outlined in Technical Exhibit 4.

Table 4. Artesian Wells at Monte Vista NWR to be Documented and Evaluated.

Unit No. Well No. Asset No. Date of Construction*

6 9 10033438 1958

14 10 10033461 1960

19 60 10033488 1965

24 63 10033768 1960

23 7 10033400 1955

20 57 10033464 1956

Table 5. Artesian Wells at Baca NWR to be Documented and Evaluated.

Well No. Asset No. Date of Construction

LC-72, Grant Well No. 4

Clayton Well 30285487 1958

Well Grant No. 13 10077800 1952

Potable Well U-24 10057352 1940

5.7 Task 6 – Class III Survey of the Unit 9 Dike System APE (Optional): The Contractor shall conduct a 100 percent pedestrian survey (Class III Survey) of the Unit 9 dike system’s APE at Monte Vista NWR, which is approximately 1,050 acres. This survey shall be scheduled after the prescribed burn for maximum ground visibility. This survey shall record all cultural resources encountered, to include archaeological resources, buildings, structures, linear resources, districts, objects, properties of traditional religious and cultural importance, etc. In addition, the Contractor shall document and evaluate the dike system’s eligibility for listing in the NRHP. Any paleontological resources encountered shall be recorded.

and the specifications outlined in Technical Exhibit 4.

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 79 – Curation of Federally Owned or Administered Archaeological Collections

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

Holleran, Michael (2005). Historic Context for Irrigation and Water Supply:

Ditches and Canals in Colorado. Colorado Center for Preservation Research, University of Colorado at Denver and Health Sciences Center, Denver, Colorado.

Horn, Jonathon C., and Holly K. Norton (2021). Walking the Line: Guidance for Identification, Evaluation, and Field Recordation of Historic Linear Sites in Colorado. Alpine Archaeological Consultants, LLC, and History Colorado.

Office of Archaeology & Historic Preservation (2007). Colorado Cultural Resource Survey Manual, Guidelines for Identification: History and Archeology

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

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

Secretary of the Interior’s Standards and Guidelines for Archaeology and Historic Preservation: Professional Qualifications

PART 7

ATTACHMENT/TECHNICAL EXHIBIT LISTING

7. Attachment/Technical Exhibit List:

7.1. Attachment 1/Technical Exhibit 1 – Performance Requirements Summary

7.2 Attachment 2/Technical Exhibit 2 – Deliverables Schedule

7.3 Attachment 3/Technical Exhibit 3 – Project Location Maps

7.4 Attachment 4/Technical Exhibit 4 – Specifications

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 (The Service required— usually a shall statement) Standard

Performance Threshold (This is the maximum error rate. It could possibly be

“Zero deviation from standard”)

Method of Surveillance

Task #1 (Base):

Document and Evaluate Irrigation-Related Assets at Alamosa NWR

The Contractor shall document and evaluate the irrigation-related assets within the APEs at Alamosa

NWR.

The Contractor provided project and site documentation that meets the requirements of the OAHP, federal regulations, and PWS.

Zero deviation from standard.

100 percent inspection. Project and site documentation, technical report of investigations, and spatial data will be reviewed by the RHPO and COR when the Contractor submits the preliminary draft and draft final technical report. Any customer complaints will be reviewed by the COR.

Task #2 (Base):

Document and Evaluate Irrigation-Related Assets at Monte Vista NWR

The Contractor shall document and evaluate the irrigation-related assets within the APEs at Monte Vista NWR.

The Contractor provided project and site documentation that meets the requirements of the OAHP, federal regulations, and PWS.

Zero deviation from standard.

100 percent inspection. Project and site documentation, technical report of investigations, and spatial data will be reviewed by the RHPO and COR when the Contractor submits the preliminary draft and draft final technical report. Any customer complaints will be reviewed by the COR.

Task #3 (Base):

Document and Evaluate Route 405/Lexam Road at Baca NWR

The Contractor shall document and evaluate Route 405/Lexam Road at Baca NWR.

The Contractor provided project and site documentation that meets the requirements of the OAHP, federal regulations, and PWS.

Zero deviation from standard.

100 percent inspection. Project and site documentation, technical report of investigations, and spatial data will be reviewed by the RHPO and COR when the Contractor submits the preliminary draft and draft final technical report. Any customer complaints will be reviewed by the COR.

Task #4 (Base):

Document and Evaluate Irrigation-Related Assets at Baca NWR

The Contractor shall document and evaluate the irrigation-related assets within the APEs at Baca

NWR.

The Contractor provided project and site documentation that meets the requirements of the OAHP, federal regulations, and PWS.

Zero deviation from standard.

100 percent inspection. Project and site documentation, technical report of investigations, and spatial data will be reviewed by the RHPO and COR when the Contractor submits the preliminary draft and draft final technical report. Any customer complaints will be reviewed by the COR.

Task #5 (Optional):

Document and Evaluate Artesian Wells at Monte Vista and Baca NWR

The Contractor shall document and evaluate the artesian wells within the APEs at Baca NWR.

The Contractor provided project and site documentation that meets the requirements of the OAHP, federal regulations, and PWS.

Zero deviation from standard.

100 percent inspection. Project and site documentation, technical report of investigations, and spatial data will be reviewed by the RHPO and COR when the Contractor submits the preliminary draft and draft final technical report. Any customer complaints will be reviewed by the COR.

Task #6 (Optional): Class III Survey of Unit 9 Dike System at Monte Vista

NWR

The Contractor shall a Class III survey of the Unit 9 Dike System at Monte Vista NWR.

The Contractor provided project and site documentation that meets the requirements of the OAHP, federal regulations, and PWS.

Zero deviation from standard.

100 percent inspection. Project and site documentation, technical report of investigations, and spatial data will be reviewed by the RHPO and COR when the Contractor submits the preliminary draft and draft final technical report. Any customer complaints will be reviewed by the COR.

TECHNICAL EXHIBIT 2

Deliverables Schedule

Deliverable Frequency Medium/Format & # of Copies Submit To

Kickoff Meeting Completed within 5 days following contract award

Virtual n/a

Draft Kickoff Meeting Minutes

Submitted 5 days following kickoff meeting

MS Word via email Service POCs

COR

Final Kickoff Meeting Minutes

Submitted 5 days following receipt of

Government comments PDF via email

Service POCs

COR

Monthly Progress Report

5th of Every Month PDF via email Service POCs

COR

ARPA Permit Application

Submitted within 2 weeks following contract award PDF via email RHPO

Task 1 (Base):

Document and

Evaluate Irrigation-

Related Assets at Alamosa

NWR

Fieldwork to be completed within 3 months of award

Results will be included in projects and site documentation and technical report; geospatial data and archaeological collections submitted with final technical report n/a

Task 1 (Base):

Preliminary

Draft Technical Report

Submitted within 2 months of completion of

Task 1 fieldwork MS Word via email RHPO

Task 1 (Base):

Draft Technical

Report

Submitted within 30 days of receipt of

Government comments on Task 1 preliminary draft

MS Word via email RHPO

Task 1 (Base):

Draft Project and Site Documentation

Submitted at same time as Task 1 draft technical report MS Word or PDF via email RHPO

Task 1 (Base):

Final Technical

Report

Submitted within 15 days of receipt of

Government comments on Task 1 draft report

MS Word and PDF via email

1 – Bound Hardcopy

1 – Unbound Hardcopy on archival quality bond paper

RHPO

Task 1 (Base):

Final Project and Site Documentation

Submitted at same time as Task 1 final technical report

1 – Hardcopy on archival quality bond paper housed in archival quality bond folders that are labeled

RHPO

Task 1 (Base):

Spatial Data

Submitted at same time as Task 1 final technical report

ArcGIS shapefile / geodatabase via email

RHPO

Task 2 (Base):

Document and

Evaluate Irrigation-

Related Assets at Monte Vista

NWR

Fieldwork to be completed within 6 months of award

Results will be included in projects and site documentation and technical report; geospatial data and archaeological collections submitted with final technical report n/a

Task 2 (Base):

Preliminary

Draft Technical Report

Submitted within 2 months of completion of

Task 2 fieldwork MS Word via email RHPO

Task 2 (Base):

Draft Technical

Report

Submitted within 30 days of receipt of

Government comments on Task 2 preliminary draft

MS Word via email RHPO

Task 2 (Base):

Draft Project and Site Documentation

Submitted at same time as Task 2 draft technical report MS Word or PDF via email RHPO

Task 2 (Base):

Final Technical

Report

Submitted within 15 days of receipt of

Government comments on Task 2 draft report

RHPO

Task 2 (Base):

Final Project and Site Documentation

Submitted at same time as Task 2 final technical archival quality bond folders that are labeled

RHPO

Task 2 (Base):

Spatial Data

Submitted at same time as Task 2 final technical report

ArcGIS shapefile / geodatabase via email

Task 3 (Base):

Document and Evaluate Route

405/Lexam Road at Baca

NWR

Fieldwork to be completed within 8 months of award

Results will be included in projects and site documentation and technical report; geospatial data and archaeological collections submitted with final technical report n/a

Task 3 (Base):

Preliminary

Draft Technical Report

Submitted within 45 days of completion of

Task 3 fieldwork MS Word via email RHPO

Task 3 (Base):

Draft Technical

Report

Submitted within 30 days of receipt of

Government comments on Task 3 preliminary draft

MS Word via email RHPO

Task 3 (Base):

Draft Project and Site Documentation

Submitted at same time as Task 3 draft technical report MS Word or PDF via email RHPO

Task 3 (Base):

Final Technical

Report

Submitted within 15 days of receipt of

Government comments on Task 3 draft report

RHPO

Task 3 (Base):

Final Project and Site Documentation

Submitted at same time as Task 3 final technical archival quality bond folders that are labeled

RHPO

Task 3 (Base):

Spatial Data

Submitted at same time as Task 3 final technical report

ArcGIS shapefile / geodatabase via email

RHPO

Task 4 (Base):

Document and

Evaluate Irrigation-

Related Assets at Baca NWR

Fieldwork to be completed within 11 months of award

Results will be included in projects and site documentation and technical report; geospatial data and archaeological collections submitted with final technical report n/a

Task 4 (Base):

Preliminary

Draft Technical Report

Submitted within 2 months of completion of

Task 4 fieldwork MS Word via email RHPO

Task 4 (Base):

Draft Technical

Report

Submitted within 30 days of receipt of

Government comments on Task 4 preliminary draft

MS Word via email RHPO

Task 4 (Base):

Draft Project and Site Documentation

Submitted at same time as Task 4 draft technical report MS Word or PDF via email RHPO

Task 4 (Base):

Final Technical

Report

Submitted within 15 days of receipt of

Government comments on Task 4 draft report

RHPO

Task 4 (Base):

Final Project and Site Documentation

Submitted at same time as Task 4 final technical archival quality bond folders that are labeled

RHPO

Task 4 (Base):

Spatial Data

Submitted at same time as Task 4 final technical report

ArcGIS shapefile / geodatabase via email

RHPO

Task 5 (Optional):

Document and Evaluate

Artesian Wells at Monte Vista and Baca NWRs

Fieldwork to be completed within 2 months of optional task award

Results will be included in projects and site documentation and technical report; geospatial data and archaeological collections submitted with final technical report n/a

Task 5 (Optional):

Preliminary

Draft Technical Report

Submitted within 45 days of completion of

Task 5 fieldwork MS Word via email RHPO

Task 5 (Optional): Draft

Technical Report

Submitted within 30 days of receipt of

Government comments on Task 5 preliminary draft

MS Word via email RHPO

Task 5 (Optional): Draft

Submitted at same time as Task 5 draft technical

MS Word or PDF via email RHPO

Project and Site Documentation

Task 5 (Optional): Final

Technical Report

Submitted within 15 days of receipt of

Government comments on Task 5 draft report

RHPO

Task 5 (Optional): Final Project and Site Documentation

Submitted at same time as Task 5 final technical archival quality bond folders that are labeled

RHPO

Task 5 (Optional):

Spatial Data

Submitted at same time as Task 5 final technical report

ArcGIS shapefile / geodatabase via email

RHPO

Task 6 (Optional):

Class III Survey of the Unit 9 Dike System APE at Monte

Vista NWR

Fieldwork to be completed within 2 months of prescribed burn

Results will be included in projects and site documentation and technical report; geospatial data and archaeological collections submitted with final technical report n/a

Task 6 (Optional):

Preliminary

Draft Technical Report

Submitted within 3 months of completion of

Task 6 fieldwork MS Word via email RHPO

Task 6 (Optional): Draft

Technical Report

Submitted within 30 days of receipt of

Government comments on Task 5 preliminary draft

MS Word via email RHPO

Task 6 (Optional): Draft Project and Site Documentation

Submitted at same time as Task 6 draft technical report MS Word or PDF via email RHPO

Task 6 (Optional): Final

Technical Report

Submitted within 15 days of receipt of

Government comments on Task 6 draft report

Task 6 (Optional): Final Project and Site Documentation

Submitted at same time as Task 6 final technical archival quality bond folders that are labeled

RHPO

Task 6 (Optional):

Spatial Data

Submitted at same time as Task 6 final technical report

ArcGIS shapefile / geodatabase via email

TECHNICAL EXHIBIT 3

Project Location Maps

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TECHNICAL EXHIBIT 4

Specifications

TE 4.1 Archival Research

TE 4.1.1 Class I…