A04_Statement_of_Work.docx

Bureau of Land Management, High Plains District, Wyoming Field Office: Newcastle Date: June 11, 2021 C.1 General and Site-Specific Specifications

Prices for the following bid items should be based on the Description provided below. Please use this Statement of Work to assist with quotes.

There is no public access to jackpot units from county roads. Site visit is scheduled for July 19, 4:00 PM MDT at Newcastle Field Office, 1101 Washington Blvd, Newcastle, WY 82701. If planning on attending site visit, please RSVP to David Morrill at (307) 746-6617, dmorrill@blm.gov, or to Matthew Spring at (307) 261-7512, mspring@blm.gov.

Access has been given by private landowner for execution of contract. Bidders are highly encouraged to attend the site visit, prior to bid submission and base all quotes on site specific conditions and prescription.

Project Area: Bureau of Land Management Public domain lands located in parts of Township 50N Range 64W Sec. 24, 19, 25, accessed thru private property and forest logging road off Beaver creek county rd. (gravel) to BLM lands and logging road system that is on public and private.

The work is located on public lands administered by the Bureau of Land Management's (BLM), Newcastle Field Office, in Weston County.

Access to the area is limited to private roads and forested roads identified on map/s, or as directed by the Contracting Officer's Representative (COR). Access must be when dry or frozen; The Contractor at his expense will repair ruts and road damage caused by the Contractor. The Government assumes no obligation to plow snow or perform special maintenance to keep roads open. All garbage must be removed from the work sites. Overnight work camp is allowed on BLM managed lands, contractor must approve location with COR and abide by all fire restrictions and/or camping restrictions and follow leave no trace guidelines once camp is vacated.

All land ownership boundaries are demarked with survey carbonite markers and timber marking paint. There is a 2-acre avoidance area that no equipment or treatment can be done upon. Area is well bounded out with Orange timber marking paint, and a map and shapefile will be provided to contractor. Contractor must be aware of unit boundaries (internal to property lines by a Avenza or onyx like app to make sure crew treatment type aligns with SOW and Map. Contractors’ choice to push machine piling beyond demarked boundaries on BLM up to 50% slope in hand piling areas if soils are dry or frozen.

Also, this area does receive significant snowpack and reduced access from January to April/May maybe limited to tracked UTVs/ or ATV off county-maintained roads. BLM assumes no responsibility for trespass or access issues under this Statement of work. It is contractors responsibility to maintain good relationship with access landowner. Close all gates as requested, and respect private property and access privileges given solely under this contract for the work herein. If contractor defaults on contracted work due to losing access from not following landowner access privileges this shall not be responsibility of the government.

GIS shapefiles will be provided upon email request to the Contracting Officer.

To protect pupping Northern Long Eared bats, a Time Limiting Stipulation will be imposed: June 1st thru July 31st- No trees may be felled. However, Contractor may continue saw operations on previously cut/fell material and continue to build piles.

Machinery expected is large rubber tracked skid-steer or small skidder for machine piling. If contractor options to utilize machine thinning forestry like cutting head on same type of apparatus is expected. No large metal tracked feller bunchers or processors allowed.

Contractor is expected to utilize Avenza or Georeferenced mapping programs. To utilize georeferenced PDF maps and/or shape files of which government will provide for the bidding and completing of project at request.

Currently project is set-up for virtual boundary for all non-property line unit boundaries (property line boundaries are delineated by orange timber marking paint and carbonite markers and/or boundary signs).

For non-property line boundaries, it is expected of contractor to be utilizing Avenza, or other reliable GPS georeferenced maps programs to bid, and complete project to specifications and PDF maps given by government.

If contractor needs any lines reworked or re-delineated please notify NFO staff as far ahead as possible so fieldwork can be scheduled.

For all manual cut/pile units; any Boles over 6” diameter will not be piled, instead contractor will delimb and severe portion of bole <6” diameter. All limbs and boles <6” dia. Will be piled. Delimbed Boles >6” diameter will be scattered away from piles.

In Machine thin/pile units all material severed is expected to piled. Along with all standing dead within thinning prescription, and sound down logs. No grey or rotting logs to be piled.

Only Ponderosa Pine and Juniper are to be cut under this project, no hardwoods or shrubs will be cut.

For All hand Pile units Cut and pile, all Juniper up to 16” DBH.

Cut, pile all Ponderosa Pine <8” DBH that are within 18’ of the bole (trunk) of a >8” DBH Ponderosa Pine. Where no >8” DBH exists, thin <8” DBH Pine trees to 18’ x 18’ spacing.

Machine thin/Pile units Cut and pile all juniper all sizes.

Cut and pile same sizes of ponderosa as mentioned above in prescription.

**Please be aware that there are small peripheral areas of cut, pile, units where there is not enough material to create piles. Where there are small residual amounts of slash from single trees on open peripheral areas of hand pile units. Contractor may lop and scatter if there is not enough material in a 60’ radius of stump to construct a pile to specifications. In these peripheral areas slash must be under 24” height.

When selecting leave trees for 18’ x 18’ spacing, select the largest, healthiest, best crowns, the trees will have the following characteristics:

· No apparent damage to the main bole.

· Not chlorotic (crown fading).

· Demonstrates good vigor and is disease/bug free, and of good form.

· Has at least 40% percent Live crown ratio.

All standing dead that is <8” shall also be cut and piled to specs mentioned herein for cut/piled units.

Stump heights shall be cut flat (no punji sticks) and no more than 4” height on uphill side.

Hand pile Slash and Piling spec’s

· Pile all cut material.

· Piled material must be cut to 6-foot lengths or less and De-limbed as needed to build compact piles. No voids should be present in piles.

· Piles should be constructed outside dripline (crown extent/edge) of leave trees.

· Pile size minimum 8’x8’-8’ to maximum 20’x20’-12’.

· Piles will be located 20’ from the property lines.

· The piles must be a minimum of 8 feet high by 8 feet wide and constructed in a “haystack” or “tepee” style:

· Start with the larger diameters (4-6 inches). The first 2 or 3 pieces will lay flat and all others should be piled like a haystack or tepee.

· Stems up and needles towards the ground.

· Place smaller material on the pile last (less than 4 inches).

· Piles should be compact with few holes.

· No ends should stick out abruptly from the pile.

· Piles will be dirt free.

Machine Piling units piling specifications.

· Pile on existing logging slash piles when feasible.

· When creating new machine piles min. size must be 20’X20’-8’.

· Piles should be constructed outside dripline (crown extent/edge) of leave trees.

· Piles will be located 40’ from the property lines.

· Piles must be 30’ away from leave tree crown driplines.

For all Slash piling;

Some areas may require exceptions to distance, or minimum and maximum slash pile sizes. The project inspector or COR must pre-approve and give written permission.

Fire Protection For heavy equipment and/or logging forest activities

1. The following equipment will be provided and maintained by the Purchaser/Contractor on the contract area year-round:

a. Firefighting tools maintained in serviceable condition shall be kept at each active landing and at such other places as the Contracting Officer shall designate whenever people are working on the contract areas. All firefighting tools shall be kept in a closed box marked “FOR FIRE USE ONLY”. There shall not be less than four tools in each box or less than one tool for each person working on the contract area. Three-fourths of all fire tools shall be shovels or other scraping tools.

b. Each unit of mobile or stationary equipment, including trucks of 23,000 GVW or greater, engaged in commercial activities operating on the contract area or over roads leading to the contract area must be equipped with one operable fire extinguisher or a dry chemical type of not less than 2-1/2 pounds (1.125 kilogram) capacity with 4 BC or higher rating.

c. Power saw operators shall maintain in their immediate possession a fully charged operable fire extinguisher and a serviceable round pointed #0 shovel or larger. The extinguisher shall be a liquid chemical type of at least 8 ounces (224 grams) capacity or a dry chemical type of at least 1 pound (0.454 kilogram capacity). Fueling of a saw shall be done in an area which has been cleared of all flammable organic material. Saws shall be moved at least 10 feet from the place of fueling before engine is started.

d. Power saws must be equipped with a muffler and screen type spark arrestor in accordance with the standards set forth in the U.S. Forest Service Spark Arrestor Guide. Power saws used in commercial activities and purchased after December 31, 1980, must also be equipped with a muffler system conforming to the Society of Automotive Engineers Standard J-335b, as set forth in the U.S. Forest Service Spark Arrestor Guide.

e. Exhaust driven turbochargers qualify as efficient spark arresters provided all exhaust gases pass through the turbine impeller. The turbine impeller must always be turning and there may be no exhaust bypass. A straight-mechanical-driven supercharger does not qualify. (1) All internal combustion engines operated on forested lands must be equipped with an approved and effective spark arresting device. (2) Motorbikes, trail cycles, scooters, and other mobile vehicles of this type and all stationary internal combustion engine-driven equipment used on the contract area or over roads leading to the contract area, must be equipped with spark arresting devices listed as approved in the U.S. Forest Service Spark Arrestor Guide. Spark arresting devices must be plainly marked with the manufacturer's name and model number and must be properly installed and maintained in accordance with the guide. Heavy trucks may have a vertical stack exhaust system and muffler, provided the exhaust stack extends above the cab of the vehicle.

2. Fire watch

a. From June 1st to October 15th a one-hour fire watch is required to be on duty for 1 hour after the last shutdown of power-driven equipment for the day, or during times when NFDR as displayed by Casper Interagency dispatch by zone in which work is conducted is moderate or above.

b. Fire watch must be physically capable and experienced in operating any firefighting tools, or equipment on-site.

c. Furnished with adequate transportation and communications to report a fire.

d. Must be able to visually inspect area work was done during the day.

3. The Purchaser shall attempt, to the best of its ability and training, to extinguish all fires started by Purchaser, its agents, or employees.

4. The Purchaser shall promptly report any fires to Casper Interagency Dispatch 1-800-295-9952 or call 911.

5. The Purchaser is responsible for complying with all State, Local, county, and/or Federal fire restrictions, or emergency closures given by authorized officer in the interest of public safety.

6. The Authorized officer and his/her contract administrators or designated BLM employee shall regularly inspect all precautionary fire equipment and required fire protection practices contained within this fire protection section. Failure of purchaser to follow guidelines and procedures contained within will result in an immediate stop work order until Fire protection guidelines and/or required equipment/actions are established onsite and in good working order. The government shall not be held responsible for any delays in contract performance period resulting from stop work orders from non-compliance with fire protection clauses.

Purchaser shall look up fire danger rating on Casper Interagency dispatch webpage daily. The following are guidelines purchaser must follow given danger rating.

https://gacc.nifc.gov/rmcc/dispatch_centers/r2cpc/

Low (L) - Green Year-round fire precaution equipment required.

Moderate (M) - Blue Fire watch required as well as year-round fire precaution equipment mentioned above.

High (H) - Yellow Fire watch required as well as year-round fire precaution equipment mentioned above.

Very High (VH) - Orange Fire watch required as well as year-round fire precaution equipment mentioned above and-

In addition, a pump truck/trailer must be on site and within 5 minutes roundtrip of active felling and/or skidding operations, or road building activities. Operator is expected to move pump/truck trailer within 5 min personnel roundtrip of active operations daily.

Pump truck/trailer min. requirements.

1. 500-gallon min. Capacity

2. Minimum of 500 feet of 1” and/or 1 ½” inch cotton or synthetic jacket hose. (Required in definition of pump truck)

2. One variable stream nozzle with shut-off

3. Twenty feet of suction hose and a strainer suitable for pump to use to draft.

4. Fuel tank and hose line, if required for pump, with enough fuel to operate the pump for a period of four hours.

5. One grease gun, filled with grease, if the pump requires periodic lubrication.

6. Six extra hose washers for each hose/nozzle size.

7. One or more spanner wrenches of sizes suitable to fit the hose.

8. One reducer, matching the thread type of the hose type referenced in #1, if both hose sizes are used

9. If the pump is operated by an engine other than the truck engine, it must be equipped so that it can be started with a starter rope and the following additional accessories are required:

a. Two quarts of crankcase oil, if required for pump engine.

b. Two starter ropes if pump is pull start.

c. Sufficient extra spark plugs to replace all spark plugs in the pump engine.

d. One spark plug wrench unless crescent is suitable.

e. One slip joint pliers, 6 inch

f. One screwdriver, 4 inch

g. One crescent wrench, 10 inch.

In combination with above Tractor, skidder, feller-buncher, forwarder or shovel logging operations where tractors, skidders, or other equipment with a blade capable of constructing Fireline are immediately available to quickly reach and effectively attack a fire start.

Extreme (E) - Red All operations will cease.

Red flag Purchaser must monitor National weather service fire weather forecasts. In the event a red flag is issued for the zone in which operations are conducted the following restrictions are added to the above requirements. During a red flag no power saws shall be operated such as Feller bunchers, Processors, chainsaws, masticators, mowers or grinders.

Logs maybe skidded and loaded on trucks and shipped. As long as fire precaution equipment required by above danger ratings is met.

Contract Time - The number of calendar days allowed in the contract for completion of the contract work.

Leave Trees - Any tree that is selected or required to be left standing as provided in the specifications.

Over story Tree- Leave/reserve tree Ponderosa pine.

DBH- Diameter at breast height.

Dripline- Extent of over story trees canopy circumference, where rain would drop out of canopy “dripline”.

Slash - Any cut vegetation.

Spacing – The horizontal distance from the trunk of one leave tree to the trunk of the next nearest leave tree.

C.2 Inspection and Acceptance Bureau of Land Management, High Plains District, Wyoming Field Office: Newcastle

Basis of Payment - After inspection of completed acreage, the Contracting Officer or designated representative will calculate the pay rate.

The pay rate will be calculated by multiplying the inspection percentage times the contract unit price per acre. When the percent of satisfactory thinning is 90 percent or greater, payment will be made at the contract unit price.

TECHNICAL PROPOSAL CONTENTS

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE OF KEY PERSONNEL: Offerors shall submit a one-page resume of all key personnel who shall be onsite proposed for this contract.

PAST PERFORMANCE: Offerors shall submit a list of clients for past and present similar projects covering the past three (3) years. Provide: contact name, address, phone number, fax number, e-mail address. Please do not provide more than 10 contacts. The Government will survey these clients to obtain past performance information (quality, timeliness, cost control, business relationships) related to Offeror’s current and past work.

QUALITY CONTROL PLAN: Offerors shall submit their Quality Control Plan showing how they intend to meet Government performance standards for each task and subtask associated with this contract.

PRICE

23. EVALUATION FACTORS FOR AWARD

TECHNICAL EVALUATION FACTORS

Qualifications and Experience of Key Personnel Past performance Quality Control Plan Price/Cost

ORDER OF IMPORTANCE

Technical factors, when combined, are considered:

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