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W912P921R0003 16-Dec-2020

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INFORMATION CALL:

a. NAME

KELSEY M DANIELS

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OFFEROR CODE

CONTRACTING DIVISION

US ARMY ENGR DIST ST LOUIS

1222 SPRUCE STREET, RM 4.207

ST LOUIS MO 63103-2833

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RATED ORDER UNDER

DPAS (15 CFR 700)

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14. METHOD OF SOLICITATION

RFQ IFB RFPX

REND LAKE PROJECT OFFICE

JACKIE TAYLOR

US ARMY ENGR DIST ST LOUIS

11981 REND CITY ROAD

BENTON IL 62812-4242

TEL: 618 724-2493 X7107 FAX: 618-724-4089

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VETERAN-OWNED

SMALL BUSINESS

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HUBZONE SMALL

BUSINESS

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$8,000,000

NAICS:

115112

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OFFER DATED

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DELIVER ALL ITEMS SET FORTH OR OTHERWISE IDENTIFIED ABOVE AND ON ANY

COPIES TO ISSUING OFFICE. CONTRACTOR AGREES TO FURNISH AND

EMAIL:

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SCHEDULE OF SUPPLIES/ SERVICESITEM NO. QUANTITY UNIT UNIT PRICE AMOUNT

24.22.21.19.

WOMEN-OWNED SMALL BUSINESS (WOSB)

ELIGIBLE UNDER THE WOMEN-OWNED

SMALL BUSINESS PROGRAM

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Section SF 1449 - CONTINUATION SHEET

SOW - SECTION C

Section C - Descriptions and Specifications

SECTION C

DESCRIPTION/SPECIFICATIONS/WORK STATEMENT

1. GENERAL.

1.1. SCOPE OF WORK. Work shall consist of furnishing all labor, equipment, transportation, communications, materials, and supplies except as otherwise provided for herein to satisfactorily perform succession control, disking, fertilizing, liming, planting, cultipacking, vegetation and debris removal, pesticide application, cultivating, pumping and siphoning operations, seedling, B&B and RPM tree planting, forestry mulching services, habitat restoration, soil sample analysis, tongue and groove boards, boundary line maintenance, equipment rental, and supply anchors, wheat straw, seed, crushed stone, fill clay, fill dirt, and geotextile fabric to various locations around Rend Lake in accordance with the specifications contained herein. All work shall be performed to the satisfaction of the contracting officer.

1.2. DEFINITIONS. As used throughout this description/ specification, the following terms will have the meaning set forth below:

1.2.1. CALIPER. The diameter of a tree trunk measured six inches above the ground. Applies to trees and shrubs five inches in diameter and smaller.

1.2.2. CAMBIUM. The living inner vascular cell layer between the bark and the wood of a tree.

1.2.3. CONTRACT DISCREPANCY REPORT. The Contract Discrepancy

Report (CDR) is a written record of unsatisfactory performance by the Contractor as observed by the quality assurance inspection.

1.2.4. CONTRACTOR. The term Contractor refers to the prime Contractor and all contractor employees and personnel. The prime Contractor shall be responsible for ensuring all subcontractors comply with the provisions of this contract.

1.2.5. CONTRACING OFFICER. The term Contracting Office means the person executing this contract on behalf of the Government, and any other officer or civilian employee who is properly designated a Contracting Officer. This term includes, except as otherwise provided in this contract, the authorized representative of a Contracting Officer (COR) acting within the limits of their authority.

1.2.6. DIAMETER AT BREAST HIGH (DBH). The diameter of a tree at 4.5 feet above the ground.

1.2.7. ORDERING OFFICER. An individual designated in writing by the Contract Officer, responsible for issuing a Task Order against the contract.

1.2.8. PESTICIDE. The term "pesticide" means (1) any substance or mixture of substances intended for preventing, destroying, repelling any pest and (2) any substance or substances intended for use as a plant regulator, defoliant, or desiccant. This includes, but is not limited to, fungicides, herbicides, insecticides, larvicides, and rodenticides.

1.2.9. QUALITY CONTROL. The term "Quality Control" refers to action taken by the Contractor and/or their personnel to document, inspect, and control performance of services to ensure they meet the specifications and requirements of this contract.

1.2.10. QUALITY ASSURANCE. The term "Quality Assurance" refers to action taken by the Government to ensure the Contractor's quality control system is functioning and effective and that the Contractor is providing services which are in accordance with the contract.

1.2.11. QUALITY ASSURANCE SURVEILLANCE PLAN (QASP). Reference Appendix E.

1.2.12. SPRING TREE. A tree of any species or size that is bent over or prohibited from growing a straight pole from the original leader.

1.2.13. TASK ORDER. Services to be furnished under the contract will be ordered on a document referred to as a task order. The Ordering Officer will issue a task order.

1.3. SAFETY. All equipment used and work performed shall be in accordance with safety requirements set forth in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Manual EM 385-1-1 entitled "Safety and Health Requirements Manual", the most current version. Copies of EM 385-1-1 are available from the Rend Lake Project Office.

1.3.1. SAFETY INFORMATION. The Contractor shall maintain an accurate record of, and will report to the Contracting Officer in the manner and on the forms prescribed by the Contracting Officer, exposure data and all accidents resulting in death, traumatic injury, occupational disease, and damage to property, materials, supplies, and equipment incident to work performed under this contract. All accidents shall be reported within 24 hours of the occurrence. All accidents resulting in death or injury requiring medical attention shall be reported immediately.

1.3.2. ACCIDENT PREVENTION PROGRAM. The Contractor shall develop and submit a written detailed accident prevention plan. This plan must indicate in detail the general policies and procedures for safe operation in the accomplishment of this contract. The plan shall show how the Contractor intends to perform all services in full compliance with the safety requirements set forth in "Safety and Health Requirements Manual", EM 385-1-1. The Contractor shall submit the accident prevention plan utilizing the outline described EM 385-1-1 to the Contracting Officer for approval a minimum of fourteen working days prior to the commencement of services under this contract.

1.3.3. EQUIPMENT SAFETY. All equipment or materials found not to be in conformity with the requirements of "Safety and Health Requirements Manual", EM 385-1-1, the most current version. Any equipment not in compliance with EM 385-1-1 shall be removed from Government property immediately.

1.4. NORMAL WORKING HOURS. Normal working hours for the contractor shall be Monday through Friday (0700-1630), unless otherwise specified, or as specifically approved in advance by the COR. No work on the site other than specified will be permitted on weekends, federal holidays or days immediately prior to federal holidays unless approved of in advance by the COR.

1.5. OMISSIONS. This contract may duplicate or not cover all specified activities, steps, and/or procedures required to accomplish contract work. In case of omission, the normal industry standards, practices, specifications, and/or guides will prevail. In no instance shall an omission be reason to perform inferior work, produce a less than acceptable product or service, or refusal to perform an intended activity.

1.6. PERMITS AND LICENSES. The Contractor shall, at his own expense, obtain any licenses or permits; including but not limited to Commercial Driver’s License, pesticides applicator and/or operator's license, and landfill dumping permits; required to perform this contract. The Contractor shall provide copies of such licenses or permits to the COR upon request. The Contractor shall comply with all current Federal, State, and local laws and regulations and shall comply with any subsequent changes.

1.7. UTILITIES. All water and electricity required in the performance of this contract can be obtained where utilities are available from Government sources within the areas or from other sources approved by the Contracting Officer. Otherwise, the Contractor must supply water or electric source.

1.8. OTHER CONTRACTS. Other Contractors and Corps of Engineers employees may be performing other work in close proximity to the Contractor's designated area of work. The Contractor shall cooperate fully with all Contractors in the area and shall not impede the work of others in any way.

1.9. CONTRACT AREA. Work may be performed in any area at Rend Lake

(Appendix A). A Task Order may contain work to be accomplished in more than one site on the project. These multiple work sites may be located some distance from each other, thereby requiring equipment and materials to be loaded and transported multiple times to complete work contained in a single task order. The Contractor may not use travel distance between work sites as a basis for any claim against the United States or any of its officers or agents.

1.10. VEHICLES AND VESSELS. All vehicles utilized under this contract shall be presentable, serviceable and shall comply with all applicable Federal and State motor vehicle regulations. The Contractor shall not drive off the paved or gravel access roads at any time without prior approval of the Contracting Officer. All vehicles utilized under this contract must meet all safety requirements set forth in "Safety and Health Requirements

Manual", EM 385-1-1, the most current version. (see 1.3 Safety)

1.11. DAMAGES TO PROPERTY. It shall be the Contractor's responsibility in the course of performing the contractual work or at any time on Government property to guard against destruction, injury, defacement, removal, or any alteration of public property including, but not limited to developed facilities and vegetative growth. In the event public property is damaged, it shall be the Contractor's responsibility to notify the Contracting Officer of the incident within 24 hours. The Contractor shall be responsible for repairing or replacing damaged property to the satisfaction of the Contracting Officer within seven days or less of the incident, (as determined by the Contracting Officer) or, with the prior approval of the Contracting Officer, the Government will make all necessary repairs or replacement of damaged property and all costs associated with said repairs or replacement will be deducted from the next invoice received from the Contractor.

1.12. ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS. The Contractor shall provide an electronic communications system tuned to the Government frequency (or other approved communications equipment such as a cell phone) to allow for communications between the contractor supervisors and Government personnel during times when services under this contract are being performed. No work shall be performed without the ability to directly communicate with government employees.

1.13. COMMENCEMENT OF WORK. The Contractor Representative shall be available to attend all site visits prior to commencement of work. The Contractor Representative shall obtain all maps, photos, and instructions from the Government necessary to direct the work force in the accomplishment of work items. Due to scheduling and time limitations, as well as the geographic layout of the contract area, only one pre-work site visit will be conducted for each task order. It shall be the responsibility of the Contractor to describe the work to subsequent employees and sub-contractors.

1.14. SECURITY. The contractor shall comply with ER 380-1-18, Section 4 concerning foreign nationals who work on Corps of Engineers contracts or task orders.

1.15. ACCESS. The Contractor shall obtain the necessary number of keys, not to exceed four (4) from the key control officer at the Rend Lake Project Office. The Contractor will supply, and up-date as needed, a list of employees who have keys and which keys they have been issued. In the event that the Contractor or his employees lose a key, the Contractor shall be responsible for all costs incurred by the Government to re-key all project locks that use the lost key. These re-keying costs include, but are not limited to the following: contract locksmith services; purchase of replacement keys, lock cylinders, and/or padlocks; and government labor costs. The Contractor may not place Contractor-owned locks on Government gates or points of entry. The Contractor and his employees will be allowed in work areas for official business only. The Contractor shall NOT reproduce any government issued key. The Contractor shall make the keys available to the key control officer upon request for inventory at any time. All Government issued keys shall be returned by the Contractor upon Contract expiration, or upon termination of the Contract for any reason, and work will not be considered complete and accepted until all keys have been returned to the key officer.

2. DESCRIPTION OF THE WORK.

2.1. GENERAL. The Contractor shall be able to perform, but not limited to, the following services, succession control, plowing, fertilizing, liming, planting, cultipacking, vegetation and debris removal, pesticide application, pumping operations, seedling tree planting, forestry mulching services, habitat restoration, soil analysis, boundary line maintenance, water control structure installation/culvert replacement, gravel road/parking lot grading, and supply fill material, crushed stone and riprap, various sizes of tongue & groove boards, equipment operation, anchors, wheat straw, seed and establishment of turf to various locations around Rend Lake in accordance with specifications contained herein.

2.2. SUCCESSION CONTROL SERVICES. The Contractor shall perform succession control services including succession control mowing and succession control disking in accordance with specifications contained herein.

2.2.1. SUCCESSION CONTROL MOWING. The Contractor shall mow all weeds, grasses, and woody vegetation up to 1 1/2 inch caliper in all areas to a height 4 to 6 inches from ground level. Locations to be mowed will be identified in the Task Order and may include, but not limited to, overgrown fields; field edges; levee tops, slopes, and bases; dirt roads; and road edges. The Contractor shall utilize equipment capable of mowing all areas within identified succession control mowing area. Succession control mowing will not be performed when field conditions are such that wheel rutting or compaction may occur. The Contractor shall operate equipment in such a manner that will prevent the wheels from tearing the ground surface on turns. Each pass with the mowing equipment shall overlap the previous pass so that no uncut strips of vegetation remain. NOTE: The Contractor may be required to mow around small areas of vegetation within the task order limits in Task Order to preserve vegetation in its existing condition for the benefit of wildlife.

2.2.1.1. MEASUREMENT AND PAYMENT. Measurement for

succession control mowing will be made by the acre. Payment will be made at the contract unit price per acre for "Succession Control:_001 Mowing" which price and payment shall constitute full compensation for furnishing all labor, materials, equipment, and supplies necessary to perform succession control mowing.

2.2.2. SUCCESSION CONTROL DISKING. The Contractor shall perform succession control disking by uniformly disking herbaceous and woody vegetation up to one and one half (1 1/2) inch caliper over the entire area. The Contractor shall make a minimum of four (4) passes over each area with each pass overlapping the previous pass until standing vegetation and soil are adequately cut and all herbaceous vegetation and woody vegetation up to one and one half (1 1/2) inch caliper are cut or uprooted. Disking operation shall be accomplished on the contours of sloping terrain and perpendicular to the predominant wind direction on level terrain. Succession control disking will not be performed when field conditions are such that wheel rutting or compaction may occur. The field or seed bed shall be left in as relatively smooth condition with soil clods pulverized and soil compaction alleviated.

The resultant seedbed shall allow maximum water drainage and air transference to the soil and shall be a uniform medium that offers seed a firm contact with the soil and is well drained.

Succession control disking shall be performed with an offset, gang-type disk having a minimum cutting depth of eight (8) inches. The disk will be properly maintained so all bearings turn freely and disk blades are sharp enough and of the right type to properly cut herbaceous and woody vegetation. NOTE: The Contractor may be required to disk around small areas of vegetation within the task order limits in order to preserve vegetation in its existing condition for the benefit of wildlife. Areas will be designated by the Contracting Officer.

2.2.2.1. MEASUREMENT AND PAYMENT. Measurement for

succession control disking will be made by the acre. Payment will be made at the contract unit price per acre for "Succession Control:_002 Disking" which price and payment shall necessary to perform succession control disking.

2.3. FERTILIZING. The Contractor shall perform fertilizing services in accordance with specifications contained herein. Fertilizing services shall include fertilizer supply and fertilizer application.

2.3.1. FERTILIZER SUPPLY. The Contractor shall supply fertilizer by hundred-weight of the following types: Diamonnium phosphate (DAP) 18-46-0, Potash (K) 0- 0-60, and/or urea (N) 46-0-0. Fertilizer supply shall include purchase and delivery of fertilizer to locations designated by the Contracting Officer. The Contractor shall provide copies of fertilizer receipts to the COR within 24 hours of completion of work. The supply order will specify whether the fertilizer to be supplied will be by the bag or bulk rate delivered in a standard fertilizer buggy.

2.3.1.1. MEASUREMENT AND PAYMENT. Measurement and

Payment. Measurement for fertilizer supply will be made by the ton. Payment will be made at the contract unit price per ton (TN) for "Fertilizer Application and Supply: “_003 DAP ;

_004 Potash; and _005 Urea"; which price and payment shall constitute full compensation for furnishing all labor, materials, equipment, and supplies necessary to perform Fertilizer Supply Services.

2.3.2. FERTILIZER APPLICATION. The Contractor shall perform Fertilizer

Application Services consisting of evenly broadcasting fertilizers, or applying where recommended using Variable Rate Technology, at each designated location. The Contractor shall apply the fertilizer according to standard agricultural practices. Fertilizer application will not be performed when field conditions are such that wheel rutting or compaction may occur. The Government will supply the Contractor with field maps indicating the location(s) along with the most recent soil sample analysis for the contractor to make rate recommendations. The Contractor may be required to mix and broadcast seed during a fertilizer application at no additional cost. If using Variable Rate Technology, the Government may provide pre-loaded files with the recommended application rates. The Contractor shall notify the COR a minimum of 24 hours prior to applying fertilizer.

2.3.2.1. MEASUREMENT AND PAYMENT. Measurement for

fertilizer application will be made by the acre. Payment will be made at the contract unit price per acre for "Fertilizer Application and Supply: _006 Fertilizer Application and _007 Fertilizer Application VRT" which price and payment shall constitute full compensation for furnishing all labor, materials, equipment, and supplies necessary to perform Fertilizer Application services.

2.4. PLANTING SERVICES. The Contractor shall perform planting services consisting of planting grain, grass, agricultural seed, legumes, warm season grasses, cool season grasses, or native forbs on a seed bed. The methods of planting may be broadcasting, planting, or drilling as directed by the Contracting Officer. The Contractor shall completely and evenly plant the specified seed at a specified rate over the entire planting area as directed in the task order. Planting operations shall be accomplished on the contours of sloping terrain and perpendicular to the predominant wind direction on level terrain. Seed will be either ordered under a task order, provided by the Contractor as described in Paragraph 3.2.10 or will be purchased separately by the Government and available for pickup at the Rend Lake Project Office. The Contractor shall completely and evenly plant the specified seed at the specified rate over the entire planting area. It shall be the responsibility of the contractor to re-plant any plot or field that fails to germinate due to contractor error or negligence.

2.4.1. DRILLING. The Contractor shall drill seed in designated areas. Drills shall sow seed within the upper one half (1/2) inch of the seed bed and in rows not to exceed twelve (12) inches apart.

2.4.1.1. MEASUREMENT AND PAYMENT. Measurement for

planting, drilling will be made by the acre. Payment will be made at the contract unit price per acre for "Planting: _08 Drilling" which price and payment shall constitute full compensation for furnishing all labor, materials, equipment, and supplies necessary to perform Planting, Drilling Services.

2.4.2. NO-TILL DRILLING. The Contractor shall no-till drill seed in designated areas. No-till drills shall plant seed within the upper one-half (1/2) inch of the seed bed and in rows not-to-exceed twelve (12) inches apart. Drills shall be capable of planting in no-till or minimum till situations where cropping, succession disking, or succession mowing has previously taken place.

2.4.2.1. MEASUREMENT AND PAYMENT. Measurement for

planting, no-till drilling will be made by the acre. Payment will be made at the contract unit price per acre for "Planting: _09 No-Till Drilling" which price and payment shall constitute full compensation for furnishing all labor, materials, equipment, and supplies necessary to perform Planting, No-Till Drilling Services.

2.4.3. PLANTING. The Contractor shall plant seed with a planter in designated areas. Planters shall be capable of sowing seed between three (3) and twelve (12) inches apart within the rows and shall be adjusted so that row width shall not exceed forty (40) inches maximum.

2.4.3.1. MEASUREMENT AND PAYMENT. Measurement for

planting will be made by the acre. Payment will be made at the contract unit price per acre for "Planting: _010 Planting" which price and payment shall constitute full compensation for furnishing all labor, materials, equipment, and supplies necessary to perform Planting Services.

2.4.4. NO-TILL PLANTING. The Contractor shall no-till plant seed with a no-till planter in designated areas. Planters must be capable of planting in no-till or minimum till situations where cropping, succession disking or succession mowing has previously taken place. No-till planters shall be capable of sowing seeds between three (3) and twelve (12) inches apart within the rows. Planters shall be adjusted so that row width shall not exceed a maximum of forty (40) inches.

2.4.4.1. MEASUREMENT AND PAYMENT. Measurement for no-till

planting will be made by the acre. Payment will be made at the contract unit price per acre for "Planting: _011 No-Till Planting" which price and payment shall constitute full compensation for furnishing all labor, materials, equipment, and supplies necessary to perform No-Till Planting Services.

2.4.5. BROADCAST SEEDING. The Contractor shall broadcast seed with a seeder in designated areas. The seed will be lightly disked into the soil. Seeders must be capable of seeding in no-till or minimum till situations where cropping, succession disking or succession mowing has previously taken place. Seeders shall be the gravity broadcast centrifugal type capable of calibrating small legume seed in pounds per acre.

2.4.5.1. MEASUREMENT AND PAYMENT. Measurement for

planting, broadcast seeding will be made by the acre. Payment will be made at the contract unit price per acre for "Planting: _012 Broadcast Seeding" which price and payment shall necessary to perform Planting, Broadcast Seeding Services.

2.5. CULTIPACKING. The Contractor shall perform cultipacking services consisting of rolling over the ground with an agricultural cultipacker in order to break up clods and firm the seedbed to improve moisture availability and insure adequate seed contact with the soil.

The Contractor shall make two (2) passes over the entire area being cultipacked with each pass overlapping the previous so that no area is missed.

2.5.1. MEASUREMENT AND PAYMENT. Measurement for cultipacking will be made by the acre. Payment will be made at the contract unit price per acre for "Cultipacking: _013 Cultipacking" which price and payment shall constitute full compensation for furnishing all labor, materials, equipment, and supplies necessary to perform Cultipacking Services.

2.6. VEGETATION AND DEBRIS REMOVAL. The Contractor shall perform vegetation and debris removal services consisting of clearing vegetation and non-vegetative materials from areas, piling of vegetative material, disposal of non-vegetative materials, and filling holes caused by grubbing operations in accordance with specifications contained herein.

2.6.1. VEGETATION REMOVAL. The Contractor shall perform vegetation clearing services consisting of the complete removal of trees, stumps, down timber, brush, and other vegetation. Includes the complete removal of stumps, tap roots, buried logs, and other subsurface vegetative materials to a depth of 12 inches below the ground. Holes caused by removal of subsurface vegetative materials shall be filled with suitable earth material, as approved by the Contracting Officer. Unless otherwise marked, all vegetative material within the area indicated by a map or marked on the ground shall be removed. Trees shall be felled in such a manner as to avoid damaging structures or trees to be left standing. The Contractor shall pay the market value (for standing timber) of any trees not to be removed, which are damaged by the Contractor's operation. The market value will be deducted from the Task Order amount due the Contractor.

2.6.1.1. UTILITY LINES. The Contractor shall inform the

Contracting Officer of all pipes, drains, electric lines, or other buried utility transmission lines not shown on the drawings which are encountered during removal of subsurface vegetative materials. Such pipes, drains, electric lines and other buried utility transmission lines shall not be removed or disturbed unless so directed by the Contracting Office.

2.6.1.2. DISPOSAL OF VEGETATIVE MATERIAL. Cleared

vegetative material shall be piled at the worksite at locations designated by the Contracting Officer. Subsurface vegetative materials, such as stumps, tap roots, and buried logs shall be stripped of as much soil as possible prior to being piled. The Government may opt to include equipment operation hours in the Task Order to assist in burning the piles. Otherwise, the vegetative piles shall be left in place.

2.6.1.3. MEASUREMENT AND PAYMENT. Measurement for

Vegetation removal will be made by the acre. Payment will be made at the contract unit price per acre for "Vegetation and Debris Removal: _014 Vegetation Removal", which price and payment shall constitute full compensation for furnishing all labor, materials, equipment, and supplies necessary to perform Vegetation Removal services.

2.6.2. DEBRIS REMOVAL. The Contractor shall perform clearing services consisting of the complete removal of non-vegetative materials including, but not limited to fencing, trash dump sites, concrete structures, and road culverts. Subsurface debris shall be removed to a depth of at least 12 inches below ground level. Holes caused by excavation operations shall be filled with suitable earth materials, as approved by the Contracting Officer.

2.6.2.1. UTILITY LINES. The Contractor shall inform the

Contracting Officer of all pipes, drains, electric lines, or other buried utility transmission lines not shown on the drawings which are encountered during removal of subsurface non-vegetative materials. Such pipes, drains, electric lines and other buried utility transmission lines shall not be removed or disturbed unless so directed by the Contracting Office.

2.6.2.2. DISPOSAL OF NONVEGETATIVE MATERIAL. The

Contractor shall remove non-vegetative material from project lands and dispose of them in compliance with applicable state requirements.

2.6.2.3. MEASUREMENT AND PAYMENT. Measurement for Debris

Removal will be made by the cubic yard of non-vegetative material removed from the project.

Payment will be made at the contract unit price per cubic yard for " Debris Removal: _015 Debris Removal", which price and payment shall constitute full compensation for furnishing all labor, materials, equipment, and supplies necessary to perform Debris Removal services.

2.7. FIRE LINES. The Contractor shall prepare fire lines as directed by the Contracting Officer and in accordance with specifications contained herein.

2.7.1. GENERAL. The Contractor shall prepare the soil for fire lines by a combination of mowing and/or disking and seeding a strip no less than fifty (50) feet wide around the perimeter of fields designated for burning. Seeding shall include the purchase and delivery of seed and all seeding operations as described below.

2.7.2. SOIL PREPARATION The Contractor shall manipulate the soil in preparation for seeding the fire line. If mowing is required due to woody vegetation, the fire line shall be mowed to a height of four (4) inches. The contractor shall disk the entire fire line at least four (4) times in order to turn surface materials under and to prepare a seed bed.

Difficult areas, especially around turns or in tight locations shall be disked until all vegetative matter is disked under. No dead vegetative material shall be allowed to remain on the surface allowing for fire carry-over. The resultant seed bed shall allow for maximum water drainage and air transference to the soil. The seed bed shall be a uniform medium; free of all vegetation, ruts, and clods; that offers the seed a firm contact with the soil. The disk used by the Contractor shall have minimum twelve (12) inch coulters.

2.7.3. SEEDING. After the soil is prepared, the Contractor shall broadcast a seed mixture recommended for firebreak for early spring and late summer into winter burning at the recommended rate. Alfalfa, alsike clover, crimson clover, ladino clover, and annual lespedeza are seed types included in a typical firebreak mix. The seed will be lightly disked into the soil. This firebreak seed shall be supplied by the Contractor.

2.7.4. MEASUREMENT AND PAYMENT. Measurement for prescribed

burning fire lines will be made by the acre. Payment will be made at the contract unit price per acre for "Fire Lines: _016 Fire Lines" which price and payment shall constitute full

Fire Line Services.

2.8. PESTICIDES. The Contractor shall supply and apply herbicides in accordance with all Federal, State, and local laws and as described below. Target species include, but are not limited to phragmites, autumn olive, purple loosestrife, kudzu vine, Japanese honeysuckle, multiflora rose, bush honeysuckle, Johnson grass, fescue, cattail, sumac, canary reed grass, aquatic weeds and any vegetation, grasses and broadleafs occurring in hunter/access gravel parking lots, fields, wetlands, levees, and forested areas

2.8.1. RESTRICTIONS

2.8.1.1. Any pesticide applied on Government land shall be applied by an Illinois state licensed applicator or operator. The contractor shall submit the applicator's license showing the appropriate categories and operator's license, if applicable, with the pre-use pesticide application as specified below. No unlicensed worker may handle or apply pesticides on Government lands under this contract. Only pesticides labeled for General Use may be applied on Government Property, Contractor may not apply pesticides labeled for Restricted Use on Government property. The Contractor shall be responsible for supplying all pesticides, application equipment and applicators for work under this Contract.

2.8.1.2. The Contractor shall not perform any pesticide mixing, storage, or disposal on Government property. In addition, the Contractor shall not dispose or store any pesticide equipment, containers, or packages on Government property.

2.8.1.3. The Contractor shall comply with all pesticide label requirements and restrictions. This includes, but is not limited to; drift reduction controls, treated area signage, water use restrictions, and re-entry times.

2.8.2. Pre-Use Application. The Contractor shall submit a pre-use pesticide application (Appendix B), Material Safety Data Sheet and label for each pesticide proposed to be used no less than 5 days in advance of any pesticide application to the Rend Lake Project Office. Any pesticide and method of application proposed for use on Government land must be approved by the Contracting Officer prior to application. Each pre-use pesticide application must be fully completed with the requested information and have a copy of the pesticide applicator's license, pesticide operator's license (if applicable), material safety data sheet (MSDS), and manufacturer's label attached. If a pesticide proposed for use is rejected, the contractor will submit an alternative pesticide for use at no additional cost to the government. The following conditions will be considered by the Contracting officer before any approval is granted:

2.8.2.1. Toxicity and hazard of the proposed pesticide. General and unclassified pesticides will be considered. Restricted use pesticides will be denied.

2.8.2.2. Environmental hazard of the proposed pesticide. Pesticides that persist or are mobile in the soil are discouraged.

2.8.2.3. Labeled use restrictions

2.8.2.4. Whether the proposed pesticide is labeled for the proposed use and target pest.

2.8.3. The contractor shall complete a post-use pesticide report (Appendix B) for each pesticide used and submit it to the COR. Final payment for the task order including pesticide application will not be processed until the necessary post-use pesticide reports are submitted.

2.8.4. SPILLS/ACCIDENTS. The Contractor shall take all precautions to ensure no pesticide spills or accidents occur. In the event a spill or accident occurs, the Contractor shall immediately notify the Contracting Officer and initiate clean-up procedures in accordance with the pesticide label at no additional expense to the Government. In the case that the services of an outside environmental cleanup company is required, whether called in by the Contractor or initiated due to necessity by the Government, there will be no additional cost to the Government.

2.8.5. APPLICATION. The Contractor shall be required to apply pesticides capable of controlling grass/weeds, woody vegetation, and aquatic weeds. The Contractor shall achieve a 100% kill of the target species. The Contracting Officer will inspect the area within two (2) weeks to one month after application to ensure that the kill rate has been achieved. The Contractor shall correct any unsuccessful application at no additional cost to the Government. The Government will classify the type of vegetation as to species to be killed on the Task Order. The Government shall supply the contractor with copies of maps delineating the extent of the pesticides spraying operation. The time of application and method of application will be indicated in the Task Order. Vegetation to be eliminated will be categorized as follows:

2.8.5.1. GRASS/WEED. All grasses and weeds, including but not limited to Johnson grass, fescue, purple loosestrife and other herbaceous weed species, shall be treated with an appropriate herbicide within the treatment area as designated by the Contracting Officer. When the grass/weed is growing within or adjacent to a waterway, an herbicide approved for such use shall be used. Due to the hardiness of some species, two (2) or more applications may be necessary.

2.8.5.2. PHRAGMITES. All phragmites shall be treated with an

appropriate herbicide within the boundaries of the treatment area as designated by the Contracting Officer. When the phragmites is growing within a waterway, an herbicide approved for such use shall be used. Due to the hardiness of this species, two (2) or more applications may be necessary and the timing of the treatment is critical for optimal results.

2.8.5.3. WOODY VEGETATION. All woody vegetation, including

but not limited to autumn olive, maple, willow, buttonbush and sumac species, shall be treated with an appropriate herbicide within the boundaries of the treatment area as designated by the contracting officer. This bid item is used when the percent of stems per unit area covers 51% to 100% of the treatment area and would not be considered spot spraying.

2.8.5.4. WOODY VEGETATION – SPOT SPRAYING –

APPLICATION (< 10% COVERAGE). All woody vegetation shall be treated with an appropriate herbicide in the designated treatment area as designated by the contracting officer.

This bid item refers to situations where percent of stems per unit area is ten (10%) or less.

Note: When this bid item is used in a delivery order, bid item –023 will also be used for Woody Vegetation – Spot Spraying.

2.8.5.5. WOODY VEGETATION – SPOT SPRAYING –

APPLICATION (11 – 30% COVERAGE). All woody vegetation shall be treated with an appropriate herbicide in the designated treatment area as designated by the contracting officer. This bid item refers to situations where percent of stems per unit area is between 11% to 30%. Note: When this bid item is used in a delivery order, bid item –024 will also be used for Woody Vegetation – Spot Spraying.

2.8.5.6. WOODY VEGETATION – SPOT SPRAYING –

APPLICATION (31 – 50% COVERAGE). All woody vegetation shall be treated with an appropriate herbicide in the designated treatment area as designated by the contracting officer. This bid item refers to situations where percent of stems per unit area is between 31% to 50%. Note: When this bid item is used in a delivery order, bid item –025 will also be used for Woody Vegetation – Spot Spraying

2.8.5.7. AQUATIC WEED CONTROL. All aquatic vegetation, including, but not limited to cattail, water smartweed, filamentous algae, duckweed, watermeal, coontail, pondweed, water primrose, and naiad growing within the boundaries of the area designated by the Contracting Officer shall be treated with an appropriate herbicide.

Any herbicide used must be approved for use in waterways.

2.8.5.8. VEGETATION CONTROL – GRAVEL PARKING LOTS.

All vegetation growing within the gravel portions of hunter/fisherman access parking lots, including gravel areas past parking blocks or posts, 6 to 12 inch strip along the entrance lane, areas around and at the base of bulletin boards, waterfowl sign-in boxes and signs, the confluence of the access lane with the township or county road and a band of 9 to 15 inch around the entrance sign or bollard, shall be treated with an appropriate herbicide. The contractor shall supply chemical herbicides as part of this bid item. The contractor shall apply herbicide on the hunter/fishermen lots shown on map of Appendix A.

2.8.5.9. VEGETATION CONTROL – DAMS/LEVEES. All

vegetation, including herbaceous and woody, will be treated with an appropriate herbicide.

The subimpoundment dams to be treated are the entire lengths of the Casey Fork and the Big Muddy. The upstream and downstream sides of the dams or other assigned wetland levees, as well as any gravel access roadway and around any structures, will be treated. The rip-rapped portion of the dam/levee slopes will be treated from the water’s edge to the top of the slope on both the upstream and downstream sides.

2.8.5.9.1. MEASUREMENT AND PAYMENT. Measurement for

pesticide application will be made by the acre for vegetation control. Payment will be made at the contract price per acre for "Pesticide Application: _017 Grass/Weed Control", "_018 Phragmites Control", "_019 Woody Vegetation Control", "_020 Woody Vegetation – Spot Spraying (<10% coverage)", "_021 Woody Vegetation – Spot Spraying (11 – 30% coverage)", "_022 Woody Vegetation – Spot Spraying (31 – 50% coverage)", "_023 Aquatic Weed Control", "_024 Vegetation Control – Gravel Parking Lots", "_025 Vegetation Control – Dams/Levees", which price and payment shall constitute full compensation for furnishing all labor, materials, equipment, and supplies necessary to perform pesticide application services.

2.9. PUMPING OPERATIONS. The Contractor shall supply all equipment, labor, materials, and transportation to perform pumping operations at areas designated by the Contracting Officer. The Contracting Officer's Representative will identify which government-owned pump is to be used for the Task Order. See Paragraph 6.2.2 for information on Government-owned pumps. The Government owns 2 pumps; pump one is a trailer mounted, PTO powered centrifugal pump. The contractor will be required to supply a tractor with a minimum of 80 HP and PTO of at least 540 RPM in order to operate this pump. Pump two is a trailer mounted automatic priming centrifugal pump, which operates on diesel fuel. See Appendix F for specifications for Government Owned Pumps. Contractor shall pick-up a government-owned pump and associated hardware and pipe from the Project Maintenance compound; transport the pump to the location identified in the Task Order; set up the pump for operation; operate the pump; perform all necessary servicing and maintenance during operation;

tear down pump after pumping is completed; perform preventative and storage maintenance to the pump; and transport pump back to the Project Maintenance compound for storage. Normal pumping operations shall be conducted 24 hours per day and may continue for several days.

The Contractor shall have at least one person on duty at the pumping site during all hours of operation. The Contractor may be required to run multiple pumps at the same time. The Contractor is responsible for providing all fuel and maintenance required to keep the pump running at full capacity. The Contractor shall be responsible for maintaining the pump while in operation and doing any preventive or storage maintenance as necessary (i.e.: draining fuel tanks, topping off oil, adding stabilizer, etc.).

2.9.1. MEASUREMENT AND PAYMENT. Measurement for Pumping

Operations will be for the operation of each government-owned pump being operated and will be computed by the Contracting Officer's Representative in hours of productive operation for each government-owned pump being operated. The Government owns 2 pumps which the

Contractor may be required to operate. Operation of Contractor owned or rented pumps is covered under the section 4 dealing with equipment operations. In computing the number of hours of productive operation, only the time of actual operation will be considered. Time spent when the pump is not operating or repair of equipment will not be paid for. Time spent, up to 15 minutes per 8-hour day, for performing routine maintenance and servicing such as refueling and greasing will be considered productive operation. Hours of productive operation shall include mobilizations and demobilization. Payment will be made at the contract unit price per hour for "Pumping Operations PTO powered centrifugal pump: _026 and Pumping Operations diesel powered automatic priming centrifugal pump:_027", which price and payment shall constitute full compensation for furnishing all labor, materials, equipment, and supplies necessary to perform Pumping Operations services.

2.10. TREE PLANTING. The Contractor shall perform all work consisting of supplying and planting tree seedlings, B & B (balled-and-burlapped) trees, and RPM (root production method) trees in various locations in accordance with specifications contained herein. The Government may elect to purchase trees from the Contractor and have them planted by others.

2.10.1. PLANTING STOCK.

2.10.1.1. The species and size of planting stock will be specified in the Task Order. No substitutes will be permitted without permission from the COR.

2.10.1.1.1. SEEDLINGS shall be between 12 inches to 3 ft

tall.

2.10.1.1.2. B&B STOCK shall be between 1 ½ inch to 2 inch

caliper and 7 ft to 10 ft.

2.10.1.1.3. RPM STOCK shall be either 3 or 5 gallon

containers.

2.10.1.2. All planting stock shall come from a reliable dealer or source and be within the geographic limits for acclimatization at Rend Lake. The Contractor shall provide the COR with the proposed planting stock source for approval prior to purchase.

2.10.1.3. The Contractor shall insure that all trees supplies are free from insect infestation, disease, are of normal habit of growth, and adequately balled (if applicable).

2.10.1.4. Any defective, unhealthy, or diseased planting stock will be rejected by the COR and replaced by the Contractor at no additional cost to the Government.

2.10.2. PREPLANTING CARE.

2.10.2.1. B&B and RPM planting stock may be temporarily

stored on-site with prior permission from the COR. The Government takes no responsibility for the security of planting stock stored on site.

2.10.2.2. It shall be the responsibility of the Contractor to insure the security, health, and vitality of the stock during storage, transportation, and planting.

Unplanted stock shall be protected from sun and wind exposure to prevent roots from drying out. When planting seedlings, only a few bundles of trees shall be handled at a time, while others are kept moist and covered until needed. Seedlings shall be carried in a bucket or planting bag with moist peat moss or similar agent in order to retain moisture on the root system.

2.10.3. PLANTING METHOD.

2.10.3.1. The Contractor shall plant all planting material in accordance with the methods illustrated in Appendix C or with mechanical means approved by the COR at locations identified in the Task Order.

2.10.3.2. The Contractor shall plant one tree per hole.

2.10.3.3. The Contractor shall water immediately after planting.

2.10.4. GUARANTEE. The contractor shall guarantee the survival of the planted stock for one full year. The COR will inspected planted trees for survival one year after planting. The contractor shall replace any tree that did not survive at no additional cost to the Government. This guarantee applies to such replaced trees as well.

2.10.5. MEASUREMENT AND PAYMENT. Measurement for seedling

tree supply and planting will be made by the hundred. Payment will be made at the contract unit price per hundred for "Tree Planting: _028 Supply Tree Seedling" and "Tree Planting:

_029 Plant Tree Seedling" which price and payment shall constitute full compensation for furnishing all labor, materials, equipment and supplies necessary to perform Seedling Tree Planting Services. Measurement for supplying and planting B & B and RPM stock will be made for each tree. Payment will be made at the contract unit price for each for "Tree Planting: _030 Supply B & B Trees" and "Tree Planting: _031 Plant B & B Tree" which price and payment shall constitute full compensation for furnishing all labor, materials, equipment and supplies necessary to perform B&B Tree Planting Services.