AG-0109-S-12-0014 Sitkoh Bay Project Plan.docx

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PART I—THE SCHEDULE

SECTION B. DESCRIPTION/SPECIFICATIONS/STATEMENT OF WORK

SCHEDULE OF ITEMS

This is a Total Small Business Set-Aside

Additional Vendor Information Contact Name:

Phone No:

TIN No.:

DUNS No:

Email:

Electronic Funds Transfer Banking Information

Bank

Last Four Numbers of Account

B.1 Site visit is not planned, but offerors should visit the work site at their own convenience.

B.2 Inquiries regarding this acquisition must be directed to the contracting officer. Questions regarding this solicitation are invited on or before August 22, 2012, so the contracting officer can make any needed clarifications or amendments.

SECTION C. DESCRIPTION/SPECIFICATIONS/STATEMENT OF WORK

C.1 LOCATION AND DESCRIPTION

The project area is located on the Sitka Ranger District of the Tongass National Forest, approximately 34 air miles north and east of the City of Sitka, Alaska. The project area of approximately 38,600 acres encompasses portions of Townships; T.49S., R.64E., T.49S., R.65E., T.50S., R.64E., T.50S., R.65E., T.50S., R.66E., T.51S., R.65E., of the Copper River Meridian (CRM). The Project area is in portions of Forest Service Value Comparison Units (VCU) 2420 and 2430.

C.2 GENERAL PURPOSES:

The purpose of the project is to do a Logging System and Transportation Analysis (LSTA) of the project area and assess the area for the possibility of potential future commercial timber harvest.

For U.S. Forest Service lands located in the Sitkoh Bay Project Area develop, prepare and present the following:

· Logging System Transportation Analysis (LSTA) for all of the acres of commercial sized timber volume in the project area regardless of Land Use Designation (LUD).

· An Area Plan for the transportation and harvest of the remaining timber resources in the Sitkoh Bay Project Area tributary to the Sitkoh Bay and Sitkoh Bay South log transfer facilities (LTF) and the nearby waterways.

· Two harvest and Logging System Transportation Analysis options (Full Stick and Forest Plan) for the project area that describes the first scheduled timber sale from the Area Plan.

· A Financial Analysis for each Harvest Options included in the Project Area and document the results in a clear and logical written report with supporting documents including unit and setting specific timber values and cost centers.

· Present the findings in person to the District Ranger and District Staff at the Sitka Ranger District Office in Sitka Alaska.

C.3 PRODUCT REQUIREMENTS:

All written reports, spreadsheets, and Geographical Information System (GIS) data must be compatible with the following programs:

Written narratives:

· Microsoft Office Word 2010

· Adobe Acrobat 10.7 Standard or Adobe Reader X Spreadsheets:

· Microsoft Office Excel 2010 GIS data:

· ArcMapTM 10.0 projected in NAD_1983_StatePlane_Alaska_1_FIPS_5001

· Attribute Data must be ArcSNAP ready All measurement units will be in English units only and are defined as follows:

C.4 ESSENTIAL ELEMENTS OF THE PROJECT PLAN:

PROJECT PLAN COMPONENTS:

· LOGGING SYSTEM TRANSPORTATION ANALYSIS (LSTA):

Develop a transportation and harvest plan for all of the commercial timber lands, including second-growth projected to be of commercial size in the project area within the next 20 yrs. Critical transportation segments such as vital control points (i.e. major intersections, critical saddles, critical bridge crossing, and road segments along slopes greater than 60% side slope) must be documented and mapped in a risk assessment, which identifies the unit and setting locations, and describes these critical elements.

The LSTA must be designed with the normal operating standards for road construction practices and typical timber harvest equipment available for use on timber sales in Southeast Alaska on the Tongass National Forest. Segments of the transportation system shall not be included in the LSTA on slopes greater than 60 % without prior approval of the Tongass National Forest Logging Systems Engineer or a designated Forest Service employee meeting the qualifications of a Logging Systems Engineer. Transportation segments shall not be proposed with favorable grades over 18 percent or adverse grades over 15 percent.

The LSTA shall also identify the Non-interchangeable Component (NIC) for each setting. Normal Operability (NIC I) is defined as commercial forest lands where the logging systems are those systems most frequently used on the Tongass National Forest. These systems are tractor, shovel, standard cable, and some helicopter. Tractor logging systems include all ground wheel or track system used for skidding logs to a landing. Shovel yarding is included; however, tractor or rubber-tire skidding used in conjunction with swing operations are not included. The most typical Cable logging systems used on the Tongass include the standard cable systems of highlead uphill, highlead downhill, slackline, running skyline, and flyer. Standard Helicopter yarding with yarding distances up to 0.75 mile. Stands that are difficult to access or operate and isolated are NIC II. This is volume from commercial forest lands that are available for harvest using logging systems not in common use in Southeast Alaska. Most of these lands are presently considered uneconomical and technologically marginal. Difficult operability includes those systems used on the Tongass that have significantly higher cost. These may include balloon, long-span skyline, multispan, A-frame or helicopter with yarding distances greater than 0.75 mile. NIC II also includes commercial forest lands that have limited access as a result of being isolated by prior harvest activities or other management activities. Long-Span Cable systems are those logging systems that require longer than average yarding distances. Typical long-span cable systems considered are standing skylines and multispan. Helicopter yarding with distances between 0.75 mile and 2 miles is also included as NIC II. Isolated operability settings are comprised entirely of isolated stands and are small stands of isolated timber that are extremely difficult to harvest. The harvest system could vary, but would be more costly due to the location of the stand. Typical harvest systems are helicopter with average yarding distances greater than 2 miles.

The GIS data for the LSTA will be submitted as a personal geodatabase electronic format meeting requirement listed in C.1.2. the following feature class sets:

· An arc feature class for roads,

· A polygon feature class for settings

· Three point feature classes; one for landings, one for major intersections/haul points and one for the log transfer facility.

The following minimum fields and suitable attributes are required for each feature class:

Roads (Arc feature class):

All road segments must be split at landings, at road junctions, and other significant features, such as logical end points where the road does not need to be constructed past a specific geographic point. All road segments must be connected, no “dangling nodes” allowed.

· Segment ID

· Unique number

· From node

· To node

· Distance

· Miles (0.00)

· Status

· Open (O)

· Closed (C)

· Road Class

· Highway

· Highway_E

· Highway_R

· Highway_C

· Arterial

· Arterial_E

· Arterial_R

· Arterial_C

· Collector

· Collector_E

· Collector_R

· Collector_C

· Local

· Local_E

· Local_R

· Local_C

· Temporary

· Temp_E

· Temp_R

· Temp_C

· Average Percent Side-slope

· % (0.0)

· Average Percent Grade

· +% (0.0)

· -% (0.0)

· Construction Cost

· Total dollars for segment ($0/MBF/mile)

· Maintenance Cost

· Total dollars for segment ($0/MBF/mile)

· Variable Cost

· Total dollars for segment ($0/MBF/mile)

· Fixed Costs

· Total dollars for segment ($0/MBF/mile)

· Average Speed Class (MPH)

· 5

· 10

· 15

· 20

· 25

· 30

· 35

· Remarks (Text) such as topographical anomalies, data correction needs, unique history or field verification needs

Settings (Polygon feature class):

Settings are the base element from which units are created. Units are comprised of one or more settings.

· FID (Default)

· Perimeter

· Feet

· Area:

· Acres (0.0)

· Setting Number

· Unique number identifier for each setting

· Landing Road Node

· (From Road Feature Class)

· Unit Number

· User defined

· Estimated saw timber

· Thousands of Scribner Board Feet (MBF) (0)

· Estimated pulp volume

· Tons (0.0)

· Land Use Designation (see Forest Plan for complete list) necessary

· Scenic Viewshed (SV)

· Modified Landscape (MD)

· Timber Production (TP)

· Old-growth Reserve Area (OGR)

· Seral Stage

· POG (151+ years)

· MYG_9 (141 – 150 years)

· MYG –8 (131 – 140 years)

· MYG –7 (121 – 130 years)

· MYG – 6 (111 – 120 years)

· MYG – 5 (101 – 110 years)

· MYG – 4 (91 – 100 years)

· MYG – 3 (81 – 90 years)

· Young G3_36 (71 – 80 years)

· Young G2_36 (61 – 70 years)

· Young G1_35 (51 – 60 years)

· Harvest System

· Short-span cable Clear-cut (SSC)

· Ground Based Clear-cut (SHC)

· Helicopter (HE)

· Long-span Clear-cut (SLC)

· Short-span cable Partial-cut (SSP)

· Ground Based Partial-cut (SHP)

· Helicopter Partial-cut (HEP)

· Long-span Partial-cut (SLP)

· Yarding Direction

· Uphill (U)

· Downhill (D)

· Treatment Options in Percent of Volume Cut

· Thinning – 25

· Thinning – 50

· Clear-cut – 100

· Clear-cutting with reserves – CCR25

· Clear-cutting with reserves – CCR50

· Clear-cutting with reserves – CCR75

· Transportation Mode

· Truck – $/MBF/hr

· Water Transport – $/MBF/hr

· Operability Index (C.1.3)

· Normal Operability Index (NIC I)

· Non-normal Operability Index (NIC II)

· 2001 Inventoried Roadless

· Yes (Text)

· No (Text)

· Financials

· Cost Centers $/MBF/unit/setting

· Remarks (Text) Landings (Point feature class):

· Landing Number

· Landing number and Setting Number must match

· Estimated Gross and Net volume by species per setting

· Stump to truck costs $/MBF per setting

· Estimated haul cost per $/MBF per setting/landing

· Distance and cost in $/MBF to the nearest haul control point.

Log Transfer Facility (Point feature class):

· Name

In addition to the personal feature data set the contractor shall provide an electronic map product of the LSTA compatible with ERSI® ArcMapTM 10.0 projected in NAD_1983_StatePlane_Alaska_1_FIPS_5001.

The completed LSTA map shall contain the following features at a minimum:

Existing and Proposed Log Transfer Facility Locations,

· Existing and Proposed road locations by type; temporary road or specified road,

· Harvest setting boundaries,

· Logging system for each Harvest setting or landing,

· Harvest settings located within 1000 feet slope distance of mean high water shall be designated with a distinguishing symbol,

· Harvest settings located in Old-growth Reserve Area, Non Development LUD other land use designation identified by the 2008 Forest Plan Amendment shall be designated with a distinguishing symbol,

· Landing location for each setting,

· High risk roads, landings, settings and units that need additional field verification

· Contours,

· Streams,

· Shoreline,

· Landownership

· AREA PLAN:

The Area Plan will be developed from the LSTA and describe the existing condition and future timber management and transportation system opportunities for the project area.

The existing condition will describe the following items at a minimum:

· Acres of past harvest by decade

· Acres of suitable and available timber resources for future management based on the 2008 Forest Plan Amendment land use designations and standards and guideline and other applicable Federal policies such as the Roadless Rule,

· Estimated suitable and volume of available timber resources for future management looking forward 20 yrs.

· Total acres and volume of suitable and available timber resources by logging system looking forward 20 yrs.

· Miles of existing road by status,

· Open

· Closed The future timber management and transportation system opportunities will describe the following items at a minimum:

· Total miles of new road by Class needed to access the remaining timber resources,

· Description including acres, volume, and logging system for any settings planned to be yarded directly to the water or to a barge,

· Describe an overall management plan for the remaining old-growth timber resources and management schedule by decade for the young-growth in the project area in the suitable and available commercial forest land following Forest Plan standard and guidelines and other Federal policies,

· Financial Analysis using the most recent updated regional logging costs and pond values provided by the government.

· The Financial Analysis will include stump to LTF costs per unit/setting

· Area Plan will be presented in a clear and logical written narrative and as a map

· HARVEST OPTIONS:

· The contractor will create two harvest options from the Area Plan described above.

· One of the options will produce the highest current economic value possible using the most recently updated regional logging costs and pond values provided by the government.

· The other option will produce the maximum amount of volume with the highest current value. Both plans must meet the 2008 Forest Plan Standards and Guidelines and the Roadless Rule. The contractor will provide a written narrative describing the harvest options and how they align with the Area Plan At a minimum each option shall include the following information:

· Acres of harvest by logging system

· Volume of timber harvested by logging system

· Miles of new road construction by status and class

· Cost of new road construction by landing/setting /unit/class

· Miles of reconstruction by landing/setting /unit/class

· Cost of road reconstruction by landing/setting /unit/class

· A personal geodatabase including the elements of the LSTA personal geodatabase described above and a crosswalk or outline of the data provided

· An electronic map product showing the proposed settings and roads along with the other map elements described in the LSTA map described above,

· A written narrative describing the elements of the harvest options and how each fits into the overall Area Plan.

· Financial summary using the most recently updated regional logging costs and pond values provided by the Government.

· FINANCIAL ANALYSIS:

The contractor shall prepare a financial analysis for the overall Area Plan and one for both of the Harvest Options described above. The financial Analysis shall include the following minimum cost and value centers:

· Cost Centers:

· Per setting

· Fell and Buck

· Mechanical

· Non-mechanical

· Stump-to-truck

· Skid or yard

· By logging system

· Ground

· Cable

· Short-span Skyline

· Long-span Skyline

· Slack Line

· Helicopter

· By Silviculture System

· Even-aged

· Two-aged

· Un-even-aged

· Loading

· Weighted average haul cost to the most cost efficient LTF located within the project area in $/MBF/landing/setting/road segment

· Weighted average Haul Distance per setting

· Towing from the most cost efficient LTF to Klawock, Alaska

· Rafting from the most cost efficient LTF to Klawock, Alaska

· Sort-yard scaling and log handling

· Manufacturing costs by species for lumber

· Road construction expressed as $/MBF/landing /setting/segment

· New temporary road $/MBF/segment

· New specified road $/MBF/segment

· Reconstruction$/MBF/segment

· Landings

· Selling value of domestic manufactured lumber by species

· Spruce sawlogs

· Hemlock sawlogs

· Red Cedar sawlogs

· Yellow Cedar sawlogs

· Spruce utility

· Hemlock utility

· Red Cedar utility

· Yellow Cedar utility

· Selling value of round log exports by species

· Spruce sawlogs

· Hemlock sawlogs

· Red Cedar sawlogs

· Yellow Cedar sawlogs

· Spruce utility

· Hemlock utility

· Red Cedar utility

· Yellow Cedar utility The Financial Analysis shall describe the net-present value of the Area Plan, the current market value of the Harvest Options. The contractor must provide a unit level financial sensitivity summary including Unit #/Acres/Logging Sys/Vol. by Species/Weighted Pond Value/Stump to Truck Costs/Haul Cost per MBF by Landing/Setting in a Microsoft Excel 2010 spreadsheet and the assumptions the contractor relied upon when preparing the Financial Analysis.

· FINAL REPORT:

The contractor will furnish a final written report that consolidates the Area Plan, the Harvest Options, and the Financial Analysis by harvest unit/setting/ road segment into a single coherent document. The final report will describe in detail the Area Plan, the two Harvest Options, and the results of the Financial Analysis and clearly identify the high risk units/settings/roads etc. The final report will also include the documentation of the supporting assumptions used for the Area Plan, the Harvest Options, and the Financial Analysis. The final report will also provide a risk assessment, including the description and locations of the high risk areas that need to be field verified to confirm the critical elements of the LSTA. The contractor will also provide a recommendation regarding their professional opinion as to which harvest option would result in the most cost effective and cost efficient management of the timber and transportation resources in the project area. At a minimum, the final report will contain the following:

· Executive Summary

· Area Plan Description

· Harvest Option Descriptions

· Financial Analysis, including a list of financially viable and nonviable units with and gross and net value by setting/logging system/ landing using the most recently updated regional logging costs and pond values provided by the Government.

· Risk Assessment

· Recommendation for unit packaging and harvest scheduling

· Map products of the Area Plan and Harvest Options

· Appendices of supporting documentation

· PRESENTATION:

· The contractor shall prepare an oral presentation and present their findings in person to the District Ranger and the District Staff at the Sitka Ranger District in Sitka, Alaska. The oral presentation shall:

· Provide a general overview of the process used by the contractor to create the LSTA, the Area Plan, the Harvest Options, and the Financial Analysis,

· Inform the District Ranger and District staff of the assumptions the contractor relied upon to develop the LSTA, the Area Plan, the Harvest Options, and the Financial Analysis,

· Present a logical and detailed report of the Area Plan, the Harvest Options, and the Financial Analysis,

· Describe the Risk Assessment and key elements for each harvest option, at the setting/landing scale which should include road costs and high risk construction and crossings

· Describe the recommendation and review the assumptions, evidence, thought process, and conclusions that lead to the recommendation,

· Prepare and discuss the Risk Assessment and supporting elements during the oral presentation

· Provide an electronic copy of the Final Report and map products to the District Ranger and District Staff two weeks prior to the presentation.

SECTION D. PACKAGING AND MARKING

Project Labeling for Official Correspondence All documents (hard copies and electronic) shall include the project name and contract number.

The packing of the materials will be such as to prevent materials from becoming separated from the package inadvertently. A packing list describing the contents of the submitted contract package will be provided by the contractor. Materials must be clearly numbered (ex. Book 1 of 4, disc 1 of 4 etc.) Packaging may include three-ring binder, spiral binding, comb binding, thermal binding, or glue binding.

Hard copies of the Area Plan, Harvest Options, Financial Analysis, and Final Report will be submitted on standard 8.5 inch by 11 inch white copy paper. Maps included in the documentation will be on 11 inch by 17 inch white copy paper as foldouts.

SECTION E. INSPECTION AND ACCEPTANCE

E1. Federal Acquisition Regulation (48 C.F.R.) Clauses FAR 52.246-4 Inspection of Services--Fixed-Price (AUG 1996)

E.2 INSPECTION OF WORK ITEMS:

14 business days prior to final submittal for final payment of items 1through 5 on the Schedule of Items, the contractor shall provide copies in electronic format to the Forest Service for inspection. Each work product will be inspected as described below:

Logging System Transportation Analysis:

· Does the submitted LSTA analyze all of the commercial forest lands designated in the project area? Yes or No

· Are critical or high risk elements needing field work identified on the map and in the analysis? Yes or No

· Does the personal geodatabase include all of the minimum elements and format required by contract? Yes or No

· Does the feature datasets include all of the required elements in section C of the Project plan? Yes or No

· Can the LSTA personal geodatabase and feature data sets be accessed using ERSI® ArcMapTM 10.0 projected in NAD_1983_StatePlane_Alaska_1_FIPS_5001? Yes or No

· Do the map products; contain all of the required and properly formatted elements required in section C of the Project Plan? Yes or No Area Plan:

· Does the Area Plan and supporting documents describe the existing condition and possible future management opportunities for the project area in a clear and concise manor? Yes or No

· Does the Area Plan include all of the required elements specified in section C of the Project Plan? Yes or No

· Is the Area Plan free from typographical error? Yes or No

· Does the Area Plan narrative follow normal academic writing standards? Yes or No

· Is the area plan narrative written in a clear concise and logical manor and free from typographical error? Yes or No Harvest Options:

· Does the Harvest Options written narrative address the minimum requirements described above? Yes or No

· Can the personal geodatabase and feature datasets for the Harvest Options be accessed using ArcMapTM 10.0 projected in NAD_1983_StatePlane_Alaska_1_FIPS_5001? Yes or No

· Is the Harvest Options free from typographical error? Yes or No

· Does the Harvest Options narrative follow normal academic writing standards? Yes or No

· Are the Harvest Option narratives written in a clear, concise and logical manor free from typographical error? Yes or No Financial Analysis:

· Does the Financial Analysis address the minimum elements described in section C of the Project Plan? Yes or No

· Is the Financial Analysis free from mathematical error? Yes or No

· Are the Financial Analysis narratives written in a clear, concise and logical manor free from typographical error? Yes or No

· Does the Financial Analysis narrative follow normal academic writing standards? Yes or No Final Report and Presentation:

· Does the Final Report address the minimum elements described in C.1.3? Yes or No

· Is the Final Report written in a clear, concise and logical manor free from typographical error?

· Does the Final Report narrative follow normal academic writing standards? Yes or No

· Did the contractor present a clear overview of the processes used by the contractor to generate the LSTA, Area Plan, Harvest Options and Financial Analysis? Yes or No

· Did the Contractor present a logical and detailed report of the LSTA, Area Plan, Harvest Options and Financial Analysis? Yes or No

· Did the contractor describe the Risk Assessment and key elements for each Harvest Option and Financial Analysis at the setting landing scale during the oral presentation? Yes or NO

E.3 PAYMENT AND ACCEPTANCE:

Final payment for each item on the Schedule of Items will be made upon the final acceptance of the required item.

E.4 FINAL DELIVERABLES:

The Contractor will provide one hard copy of the Final Report and an electronic copy of the Final Report including all supporting documents the contractor relied upon to create the required elements (see Schedule of Items) of this contract. By entering into this contract, the contractor is assigning all copy rights for created materials to the Forest Service who will become the sole owner of the materials and shall be able to use any of the documents, maps, or other products as it sees fit.

SECTION F. DELIVERIES OR PERFORMANCE

F1. Federal Acquisition Regulation (48 C.F.R.) Clauses

F2. AGAR 452.211-74 Period of Performance (FEB 1988) The period of performance of this contract is from notice to proceed through June 15th 2013.

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SECTION G. CONTRACT ADMINISTRATION DATA

G1. Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR).

The Contracting Officer will designate a representative hereinafter referred to as the Contracting Officer's Representative (COR) who will provide on-the-ground administration for the Government. The COR will be designated in writing and a copy of the designation will be furnished to the Contractor before or at the pre-work conference. The Contractor is cautioned to carefully read the COR designation because certain authority under the contract is reserved solely for the Contracting Officer.

G2. Contractor’s Designated Representative It is required that the Contractor have a designated representative available on the project during the entire project and that the representative be able to speak and understand English. When designating a representative, the Contractor shall furnish a copy of the designation in writing to the Contracting Officer. Such designation shall clearly indicate the name and limitations (if any) of authority of the representative. If the Contractor intends to designate a representative prior to the pre-work meeting, the representative is strongly encouraged to attend that meeting.

G3. AGAR 452.215-73 Post Award Conference (NOV 1996) A post award conference with the successful offeror is required. It will be scheduled within ten (10) days after the date of contract award. The conference will be held via teleconference.

G4. Submission of Invoices Paper invoices are contemplated. If the contractor chooses to submit a facsimile or email invoice, the Government will not be responsible for any failure attributable to the transmission or receipt of the invoice including, but not limited to:

(a) Receipt of garbled or incomplete invoice

(b) Availability or condition of the receiving facsimile equipment or e-mail system or account

(c) Incompatibility between the sending and receiving equipment or systems

(d) Delay in transmission or receipt of invoice

(e) Failure of the contractor to properly identify the invoice

(f) Absence or unavailability of the person to whose attention or account the facsimile or e-mail is sent G5. The contractor shall not submit more than one invoice during any calendar month.

G.6 Forest Service Furnished Property:

The Forest Service will furnish the following property:

1. Digital imagery of the project area

2. Geospatial Information System (GIS) ArcMapTM 10.0 in feature dataset format

3. Regional Timber sale appraisal costs. (Pond values, stump to truck etc.)

4. Formats for GIS Attribute Tables The contractor should be aware that the GIS provided by the government will contain “slivers” of data and edges that do not align through all layers of data provided. The contractor is expected to correct these data misalignments.

SECTION H. SPECIAL CONTRACT REQUIREMENTS

AGAR 452.237-74 Key Personnel (FEB 1988)

(a) The Contractor shall assign to this contract the key persons or personnel with the following skills, qualifications, or experience:

· Forest Management

· Silviculture

· Logging Engineering

· Aerial Photograph interpretation

· GIS Technician

· Timber Valuation

· Financial Management

(b) During the first ninety (90) days of performance, the Contractor shall make no substitutions of key persons or personnel unless the substitution is necessitated by illness, death, or termination of employment. The Contractor shall notify the Contracting Officer within 15 calendar days after the occurrence of any of these events and provide the information required by paragraph (c) below. After the initial 90-day period, the Contractor shall submit the information required by paragraph (c) to the Contracting Officer at least 15 days prior to making any permanent substitutions.

(c) The Contractor shall provide a detailed explanation of the circumstances necessitating the proposed substitutions, complete resumes for the proposed substitutes, and any additional information requested by the Contracting Officer. Proposed substitutes should have comparable qualifications to those of the persons being replaced. The Contracting Officer will notify the Contractor within 15 calendar days after receipt of all required information of the decision on substitutions. The contract will be modified to reflect any approved changes of key persons or personnel.

PART II--CONTRACT CLAUSES

SECTION I. CONTRACT CLAUSES

I1. Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) (48 C.F.R.) Clauses 52.204-7 Central Contractor Registration (APR 2008) 52.209-10 Prohibition on Contracting with Inverted Domestic Corporations (May 2011) 52.213-4 Terms and Conditions—Simplified Acquisitions (Other Than Commercial Items) (Mar 2012) fill in: https://www.acquisition.gov/far/ 52.215-8 Order of Precedence--Uniform Contract Format (OCT 1997) 52.219-6 Notice of Total Small Business Set-Aside (Nov 2011) 52.219-28 Post-Award Small Business Program Rerepresentation (APR 2009) 52.222-42 Statement of Equivalent Rates for Federal Hires (MAY 1989) In compliance with the Service Contract Act of 1965, as amended, and the regulations of the Secretary of Labor (29 CFR Part 4), this clause identifies the classes of service employees expected to be employed under the contract and states the wages and fringe benefits payable to each if they were employed by the contracting agency subject to the provisions of 5 U.S.C. 5341 or 5332.

This Statement is for Information Only:It Is Not A Wage Determination.

Sick leave provided by law: 13 days per year Paid Holidays provided by law: 10 52.223-2 Affirmative Procurement of Biobased Products Under Service and Construction Contracts (May 2012) 52.223-6 Drug-Free Workplace (MAY 2001) 52.223-17 Affirmative Procurement of EPA-designated Items in Service and Construction Contracts. (May 2008) 52.223-18 Contractor Policy to Ban Text Messaging While Driving (Aug 2011) 52.225-13 Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases (JUN 2008) 52.232-9 Limitation on Withholding of Payments (APR 1984) 52.232-23 Assignment of Claims (JAN 1986) 52.232-25 Prompt Payment (OCT 2008) 52.233-3 Protest After Award (AUG 1996) 52.237-2 Protection of Government Buildings, Equipment, and Vegetation (APR 1984) 52.243-1 Changes--Fixed-Price (AUG 1987)--Alternate I (APR 1984) FAR 52.246-20 Warranty of Services (MAY 2001) fill-in: 30-days 52.249-1 Termination for Convenience of the Government (Fixed-Price) (Short Form) (Apr 1984) 52.252-2 Clauses Incorporated by Reference (FEB 1998) This contract incorporates one or more clauses by reference, with the same force and effect as if they were given in full text. Upon request, the Contracting Officer will make their full text available. Also, the full text of a clause may be accessed electronically at this/these address(es): https://www.acquisition.gov/far/

I2. Agriculture Acquisition Regulation (AGAR) (48 C.F.R.) Clauses 452.237-70 Loss, Damage, Destruction or Repair (FEB 1988)

452.209 – 71 Assurance Regarding Felony Conviction Or Tax Delinquent Status For Corporate Applicants Alternate 1 (Feb 2012).

(a) This award is subject to the provisions contained in the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2012 (P.L. No. 112-74), Division E, Sections 433 and 434 regarding corporate felony convictions and corporate federal tax delinquencies. Accordingly, by accepting this award the contractor acknowledges that it –

(1) does not have a tax delinquency, meaning that it is not subject to any unpaid Federal tax liability that has been assessed, for which all judicial and administrative remedies have been exhausted or have lapsed, and that is not being paid in a timely manner pursuant to an agreement with the authority responsible for collecting the tax liability, and

(2) has not been convicted (or had an officer or agent acting on its behalf convicted) of a felony criminal violation under any Federal law within 24 months preceding the award, unless a suspending and debarring official of the United States Department of Agriculture has considered suspension or debarment of the awardee, or such officer or agent, based on these convictions and/or tax delinquencies and determined that suspension or debarment is not necessary to protect the interests of the Government.

(b) If the awardee fails to comply with these provisions, the Forest Service may terminate this contract for default and may recover any funds the awardee has received in violation of sections 433 or 434.

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PART III--LIST OF DOCUMENTS, EXHIBITS, AND OTHER ATTACHMENTS

SECTION J. LIST OF ATTACHMENTS

J.1 In compliance with the paper reduction act, sections K, L, and M, which apply only to the solicitation phase, are not duplicated after contract award. However, section K will be incorporated by reference into the resulting contract.

J.2 "The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) prohibits discrimination in all its programs and activities on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, disability, and where applicable, sex, marital status, familial status, parental status, religion, sexual orientation, genetic information, political beliefs, reprisal, or because all or part of an individual’s income is derived from any public assistance program. (Not all prohibited bases apply to all programs.) Persons with disabilities who require alternative means for communication of program information (Braille, large print, audiotape, etc.) should contact USDA's TARGET Center at (202) 720-2600 (voice and TDD). To file a complaint of discrimination, write to USDA, Director, Office of Civil Rights, 1400 Independence Avenue, S.W., Washington, DC 20250-9410, or call (800) 795-3272 (voice) or (202) 720-6382 (TDD). USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer.”

PART IV--REPRESENTATIONS AND INSTRUCTIONS

SECTION K. REPRESENTATIONS, CERTIFICATIONS, AND

OTHER STATEMENTS OF OFFERORS OR RESPONDENTS

K1. Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) (48 C.F.R.) Provisions 52.204-8 Annual Representations and Certifications. (May 2012) (a)(1) The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this acquisition is 115310.

(2) The small business size standard is $7,000,000.

(3) The small business size standard for a concern which submits an offer in its own name, other than on a construction or service contract, but which proposes to furnish a product which it did not itself manufacture, is 500 employees.

(b)(1) If the clause at 52.204-7, Central Contractor Registration, is included in this solicitation, paragraph (d) of this provision applies.

(2) If the clause at 52.204-7 is not included in this solicitation, and the offeror is currently registered in CCR, and has completed the ORCA electronically, the offeror may choose to use paragraph (d) of this provision instead of completing the corresponding individual representations and certifications in the solicitation. The offeror shall indicate which option applies by checking one of the following boxes:

[ ] (i) Paragraph (d) applies.

[ ] (ii) Paragraph (d) does not apply and the offeror has completed the individual representations and certifications in the solicitation.

(c)(1) The following representations or certifications in ORCA are applicable to this solicitation as indicated:

(i) 52.203-2, Certificate of Independent Price Determination. This provision applies to solicitations when a firm-fixed-price contract or fixed-price contract with economic price adjustment is contemplated, unless—

(A) The acquisition is to be made under the simplified acquisition procedures in Part 13;

(B) The solicitation is a request for technical proposals under two-step sealed bidding procedures; or

(C) The solicitation is for utility services for which rates are set by law or regulation.

(ii) 52.203-11, Certification and Disclosure Regarding Payments to Influence Certain Federal Transactions. This provision applies to solicitations expected to exceed $150,000.

(iii) 52.204-3, Taxpayer Identification. This provision applies to solicitations that do not include the clause at 52.204-7, Central Contractor Registration.

(iv) 52.204-5, Women-Owned Business (Other Than Small Business). This provision applies to solicitations that—

(A) Are not set aside for small business concerns;

(B) Exceed the simplified acquisition threshold; and

(C) Are for contracts that will be performed in the United States or its outlying areas.

(v) 52.209-2, Prohibition on Contracting with Inverted Domestic Corporations—Representation. This provision applies to solicitations using funds appropriated in fiscal years 2008, 2009, 2010, or 2012.

(vi) 52.209-5, Certification Regarding Responsibility Matters. This provision applies to solicitations where the contract value is expected to exceed the simplified acquisition threshold.

(vii) 52.214-14, Place of Performance—Sealed Bidding. This provision applies to invitations for bids except those in which the place of performance is specified by the Government.

(viii) 52.215-6, Place of Performance. This provision applies to solicitations unless the place of performance is specified by the Government.

(ix) 52.219-1, Small Business Program Representations (Basic & Alternate I). This provision applies to solicitations when the contract will be performed in the United States or its outlying areas.

(A) The basic provision applies when the solicitations are issued by other than DoD, NASA, and the Coast Guard.

(B) The provision with its Alternate I applies to solicitations issued by DoD, NASA, or the Coast Guard.

(x) 52.219-2, Equal Low Bids. This provision applies to solicitations when contracting by sealed bidding and the contract will be performed in the United States or its outlying areas.

(xi) 52.222-22, Previous Contracts and Compliance Reports. This provision applies to solicitations that include the clause at 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity.

(xii) 52.222-25, Affirmative Action Compliance. This provision applies to solicitations, other than those for construction, when the solicitation includes the clause at 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity.

(xiii) 52.222-38, Compliance with Veterans’ Employment Reporting Requirements. This provision applies to solicitations when it is anticipated the contract award will exceed the simplified acquisition threshold and the contract is not for acquisition of commercial items.

(xiv) 52.223-1, Biobased Product Certification. This provision applies to solicitations that require the delivery or specify the use of USDA–designated items; or include the clause at 52.223-2, Affirmative Procurement of Biobased Products Under Service and Construction Contracts.

(xv) 52.223-4, Recovered Material Certification. This provision applies to solicitations that are for, or specify the use of, EPA–designated items.

(xvi) 52.225-2, Buy American Act Certificate. This provision applies to solicitations containing the clause at 52.225-1.

(xvii) 52.225-4, Buy American Act—Free Trade Agreements—Israeli Trade Act Certificate. (Basic, Alternates I, II, and III.) This provision applies to solicitations containing the clause at 52.225-3.

(A) If the acquisition value is less than $25,000, the basic provision applies.

(B) If the acquisition value is $25,000 or more but is less than $50,000, the provision with its Alternate I applies.

(C) If the acquisition value is $50,000 or more but is less than $77,494, the provision with its Alternate II applies.

(D) If the acquisition value is $77,494 or more but is less than $100,000, the provision with its Alternate III applies.

(xviii) 52.225-6, Trade Agreements Certificate. This provision applies to solicitations containing the clause at 52.225-5.

(xix) 52.225-20, Prohibition on Conducting Restricted Business Operations in Sudan—Certification. This provision applies to all solicitations.

(xx) 52.225-25, Prohibition on Contracting with Entities Engaging in Sanctioned Activities Relating to Iran—Representation and Certification. This provision applies to all solicitations.

(xxi) 52.226-2, Historically Black College or University and Minority Institution Representation. This provision applies to—

(A) Solicitations for research, studies, supplies, or services of the type normally acquired from higher educational institutions; and

(B) For DoD, NASA, and Coast Guard acquisitions, solicitations that contain the clause at 52.219-23, Notice of Price Evaluation Adjustment for Small Disadvantaged Business Concerns.

(2) The following certifications are applicable as indicated by the Contracting Officer:

[Contracting Officer check as appropriate.] __ (i) 52.219-22, Small Disadvantaged Business Status.

__ (A) Basic.

__ (B) Alternate I.

__ (ii) 52.222-18, Certification Regarding Knowledge of Child Labor for Listed End Products.

__ (iii) 52.222-48, Exemption from Application of the Service Contract Act to Contracts for Maintenance, Calibration, or Repair of Certain Equipment Certification.

__ (iv) 52.222-52, Exemption from Application of the Service Contract Act to Contracts for Certain Services–Certification.

__ (v) 52.223-9, with its Alternate I, Estimate of Percentage of Recovered Material Content for EPA–Designated Products (Alternate I only).

__ (vi) 52.227-6, Royalty Information.

__ (A) Basic.

__(B) Alternate I.

__ (vii) 52.227-15, Representation of Limited Rights Data and Restricted Computer Software.

(d) The offeror has completed the annual representations and certifications electronically via the Online Representations and Certifications Application (ORCA) website accessed through https://www.acquisition.gov. After reviewing the ORCA database information, the offeror verifies by submission of the offer that the representations and certifications currently posted electronically that apply to this solicitation as indicated in paragraph (c) of this provision have been entered or updated within the last 12 months, are current, accurate, complete, and applicable to this solicitation (including the business size standard applicable to the NAICS code referenced for this solicitation), as of the date of this offer and are incorporated in this offer by reference (see FAR 4.1201); except for the changes identified below [offeror to insert changes, identifying change by clause number, title, date]. These amended representation(s) and/or certification(s) are also incorporated in this offer and are current, accurate, and complete as of the date of this offer.

FAR Clause # Title Date Change

Any changes provided by the offeror are applicable to this solicitation only, and do not result in an update to the representations and certifications posted on ORCA.

(End of provision) 52.219-1 Small Business Program Representations (Apr 2012) (a)(1) The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this acquisition is 115310.

(2) The small business size standard is $7 million.

(3) The small business size standard for a concern which submits an offer in its own name, other than on a construction or service contract, but which proposes to furnish a product which it did not itself manufacture, is 500 employees.

(b) Representations.

(1) The offeror represents as part of its offer that it o is, o is not a small business concern.

(2) [Complete only if the offeror represented itself as a small business concern in paragraph (b)(1) of this provision.] The offeror represents, for general statistical purposes, that it o is, o is not, a small disadvantaged business concern as defined in 13 CFR 124.1002.

(3) [Complete only if the offeror represented itself as a small business concern in paragraph (b)(1) of this provision.] The offeror represents as part of its offer that it o is, o is not a women-owned small business concern.

(4) Women-owned small business (WOSB) concern eligible under the WOSB Program. [Complete only if the offeror represented itself as a women-owned small business concern in paragraph (b)(3) of this provision.] The offeror represents as part of its offer that—

(i) It o is, o is not a WOSB concern eligible under the WOSB Program, has provided all the required documents to the WOSB Repository, and no change in circumstances or adverse decisions have been issued that affects its eligibility; and

(ii) It o is, o not a joint venture that complies with the requirements of 13 CFR part 127, and the representation in paragraph (b)(4)(i) of this provision is accurate for each WOSB concern eligible under the WOSB Program participating in the joint venture. [The offeror shall enter the name or names of the WOSB concern eligible under the WOSB Program and other small businesses that are participating in the joint venture: __________.] Each WOSB concern eligible under the WOSB Program participating in the joint venture shall submit a separate signed copy of the WOSB representation.

(5) Economically disadvantaged women-owned small business (EDWOSB) concern. [Complete only if the offeror represented itself as a women-owned small business concern eligible under the WOSB Program in (b)(4) of this provision.] The offeror represents as part of its offer that—

(i) It o is, o is not an EDWOSB concern eligible under the WOSB Program, has provided all the required documents to the WOSB Repository, and no change in circumstances or adverse decisions have been issued that affects its eligibility; and

(ii) It o is, o is not a joint venture that complies with the requirements of 13 CFR part 127, and the representation in paragraph (b)(5)(i) of this provision is accurate for each EDWOSB concern participating in the joint venture. [The offeror shall enter the name or names of the EDWOSB concern and other small businesses that are participating in the joint venture: __________.] Each EDWOSB concern participating in the joint venture shall submit a separate signed copy of the EDWOSB representation.

(6) [Complete only if the offeror represented itself as a small business concern in paragraph (b)(1) of this provision.] The offeror represents as part of its offer that it o is, o is not a veteran-owned small business concern.

(7) [Complete only if the offeror represented itself as a veteran-owned small business concern in paragraph (b)(6) of this provision.] The offeror represents as part of its offer that it o is, o is not a service-disabled veteran-owned small business concern.

(8) [Complete only if the offeror represented itself as a small business concern in paragraph (b)(1) of this provision.] The offeror represents, as part of its offer, that—

(i) It o is, o is not a HUBZone small business concern listed, on the date of this representation, on the List of Qualified HUBZone Small Business Concerns maintained by the Small Business Administration, and no material changes in ownership and control, principal office, or HUBZone employee…