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FAR (48 CFR) 53.110

CONTRACT TERMS AND CONDITIONS

52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions - Commercial Items. (May 2015)

ADDENDUM TO FAR CLAUSE 52.212-4, CONTRACT TERMS AND CONDITIONS—

COMMERCIAL ITEMS (INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE ON STANDARD FORM 1449)

CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

52.232-40 Providing Accelerated Payments to Small Business Subcontractors. (DEC 2013) 452.236-73 Archaeological or Historic Sites. (FEB 1988)

CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY FULL TEXT

52.212-4 (a) Inspections/Acceptance

All stands may be assigned to a block as agreed to by the Contracting Officer (CO) or as designated in this contract. Blocks will contain no less than 50 plots and a maximum of 15 stands/100 plots (whichever is greater), or as agreed to by the CO. The initial inspection may be done on less than 50 plots, if requested by Contractor. The Contractor shall submit stands in designated blocks with respective record sheets and electronic data. Each block shall be completed and accepted before beginning work on another block. The CO shall authorize any amendment to block assignments or completion of blocks one at a time.

1. Compliance Inspection

The CO shall, by formal review, determine if the specified progress and methods of work are being carried out. Failure to comply with specified work standards may be cause for termination of the Contractor's right to proceed in accordance with FAR 52.249-8, Default (Fixed Price Service).

2. Inspection of Work

The Government shall inspect the site examinations to determine compliance with contract specifications and to provide a basis for payment. The Contractor shall submit completed site information within seven (7) days after completion of each block to the COR.

Completed work, paper forms, electronic data, and a paper printout of the electronic data, will be turned in for inspection in blocks.

Inspection shall only be made on completed stands. An inspection block will contain a minimum of 50 plots and a maximum of 15 stands/100 plots (whichever is greater), and must consist of complete stands. Within each block, at least 10% of the plots shall be selected for inspection to determine if the prescribed work standards have been met. This shall constitute the minimum sample plot inspection for determining satisfactory performance. Pass-fail inspection for compliance to other work standards and procedures shall be performed on all blocks.

The Government shall make the initial inspection of each block of completed stands within 12 calendar days without cost to the Contractor. No charge shall be made for the first rework inspection on the Contractor's first work block. Thereafter, any re-inspection required due to the Contractor reworking a block shall be at the Contractor's expense (actual damages).

The Contractor’s electronic data shall load successfully into FSVeg and run through the edit program without fatal errors or it shall be returned for rework.

The Government is not responsible for GPS down time due to Contractor negligence or satellite disturbances. No Suspend Work Order will be issued, contract time will run during these periods.

3. Determination of Acceptable Work

The Government for evaluation of contract specification compliance, as stated above, shall perform inspections. Three procedures shall be used for determination of acceptable or unacceptable work.

1. Pass-fail check of specified standards and procedures for each block.

Site examinations deficient in the following specifications are unacceptable on a "pass-fail" basis and shall be returned to the Contractor with the entire block for rework. The determination of noncompliance with these items may be made

Solicitation No.: AG-0261-S-16-0053 during the office edit or during field inspection. Many of the following items appear on the Inspection Point Score Calculation Form included in the exhibits.

a) All completed forms and electronic data not submitted to the Forest Service in a timely manner after Contractor completion.

b) Forms that are illegible or cannot be reproduced on a copy machine.

c) Electronic data that cannot be read by Government computers.

d) More than one incorrectly identified in or out live, mortality, or dead tree over 5.0” DBH within 10 inspection points or per block, whichever is less. This does not apply to down dead trees.

e) Stands failing to meet minimum tree/plot averages (if specified) when a lower BAF could be selected, except when the BAF is specified.

f) Stands having less than the prescribed number of sample plots examined.

g) Stands that have a sample plot center outside the stand boundary as identified on the stand map or aerial photo.

h) Any sample plot center which cannot be located because of improper plot center labeling or because of improper reference point labeling, or for any other reason attributable to noncompliance with specifications.

i) Stands with less than the minimum number of site and/or growth trees (as specified).

j) Stands submitted with incomplete information on any form, paper or electronic. This includes Remarks.

k) Any form with inaccurate stand location and stand number data.

l) Stands where government supplied information is incompletely or inaccurately transcribed onto the forms.

m) Stands in which sample points locations do not equally sample all portions of the site area unless plot locations are provided by the Government.

n) Stands with an error or incomplete information in a field designated “Unacceptable” in the Point Value column (A) on the Point Score Calculation Form (See Attachments).

o) Stands where sample plots are established within a roadway.

p) Stands where sample plots are located too close to the stand boundary as follows:

SE exams - < 1 chain from boundary

2. Point deduction for each deficient entry or procedure on an inspection site Acceptable tolerance levels for individual measurements are shown on the Point Score Calculation Form located in the exhibits. Any item or measurement indicated by inspection to be outside these tolerance levels shall be assigned a point deduction. Point deductions shall be calculated separately for each form. An inspection/payment block may fail based on an individual form score or on the total form score calculation. Blocks must be reworked when two or more in or out trees are missed on the variable plot.

The number of errors for each field for the entire inspection/payment block is recorded in column 'B', "Number of Errors".

The Point Deduction, column 'C', is calculated by multiplying the number of errors, column 'B', by the "Point Value", column 'A'. The Point Deductions are then totalled at the bottom of column 'C' in the "Total Deductions" field (D). This is then divided by the number of stands, plots, or tree data records inspected (E) to calculate the "Form Score" (F). Field

(E) is the number of stands, plots, or tree data records actually inspected for that Form.

3. Error trend If during inspection of selected plots or review of submitted data, the Government determines an error trend is occurring in the information being recorded by the Contractor, the Government shall notify the Contractor of the findings. If the same trend continues in future inspection blocks, the blocks will be returned for rework even if the blocks have passing inspection scores. Errors are subject to point deductions on initial inspection.

4. Rework of Unacceptable Work

If re-worked and re-inspected site data blocks fail during the first re-inspection, no further rework shall be allowed for that block, unless approved by the CO. The Government reserves the right to require unacceptable blocks, as defined under Section E., to be reworked.

Upon written notification by the CO that a block is unacceptable, the Contractor may be required to complete and submit rework before beginning work on another block. The Government shall specify rework requirements for each unacceptable block. In the case of data errors, the Government can require that they be corrected. In the case of plot location problems, the Government may require that the plots be relocated and measured.

1. Correction of Data Errors:

a. Pass-fail failures require correction of errors throughout the block.

b. Point deduction failures require:

For failure due to a Form Score: Correct individual items or measurements in the Form that failed. (i.e. if Tree Form fails, then only that form would need to be reworked). This may require revisiting all stands and sample plots in the block

For failure due to a Total Score: Correct all items and measurements on all forms. This may require revisiting all stands and sample plots in the block. If a block fails due to both a Form score and a Total score, than the rework shall be the same as for a Total score failure.

c. Trend error failures require rework of all items identified as having an error trend.

2. Correction of Plot Location Errors:

a. Incorrectly located plots shall be relocated and measured.

The Government shall re-inspect blocks of data that have been reworked to determine compliance. Reinspection for point score basis failures shall be conducted on different plots than originally inspected.

If reworked and re-inspected blocks fail during the first re-inspection, additional rework may be allowed at the discretion of the CO.

Continued failure to pass inspection may result in contract default.

5. Demonstration of Inspection Procedures

Upon written request from the Contractor, the Government shall perform one re-inspection of one sample plot at no cost to the Contractor as an example of inspection procedures and demonstration of potential problems. The Contractor shall accompany the Government inspector on the re-inspection.

6. Re-inspection Upon Contractor Request

If the original inspection results are not acceptable to the Contractor, a re-inspection may be requested, in writing, up to seven (7) days after receiving notification of unacceptable work. If the re-inspection confirms the results of the original inspection, the Contractor shall reimburse the Government for actual costs incurred for performing re-inspection. If re-inspection indicates that work does meet acceptable standards, the Government assumes the cost of re-inspection.

(End of Addendum)

52.212-4 (i)(1) Payments/Item accepted

Payments shall be made on the number of sample plots within an inspection/payment block if that block has been accepted. No payment will be made for unacceptable or partially completed blocks.

A. Payments shall be made on the number of sample plots within an inspection/payment block if that block has been accepted. No payment will be made for unacceptable or partially completed blocks.

B. Deductions:

1. Replacement cost for any lost, damaged or unused Government property that is not returned shall be deducted from the Contractor's final payment at the following rates:

Unused flagging - $1.50/roll

Pin flags/nails - $1.00/each

Field guides/Plant ID Books - $15.00 each

2. Re-inspection costs will also be deducted for any block that was reworked (other than the first block).

52.217-7 -- Option for Increased Quantity -- Separately Priced Line Item. (Mar 1989)

The Government may require the delivery of the numbered line item, identified in the Schedule as an option item, in the quantity and at the price stated in the Schedule. The Contracting Officer may exercise the option by written notice to the Contractor within 100 days from date of award. Delivery of added items shall continue at the same rate that like items are called for under the contract, unless the parties otherwise agree.

(End of Clause)

FAR 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): http://farsite.hill.af.mil.

(End of Clause)

452.211-74 Period of Performance. (FEB 1988)

The period of performance of this contract will start approximately June 27, 2016 through October 30, 2016

(End of Clause)

AGAR 452.215-73 Post Award Conference (NOV 1996)

A post award conference with the successful offeror is required. The conference will be held at a mutually agreed upon time and location.

(End of Clause)

AGAR 452.237-74 Key Personnel (FEB 1988)

(a) The Contractor shall assign to this contract the following key personnel: Crew Leader.

(b) During the first ninety (90) days of performance, the Contractor shall make no substitutions of key 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 personnel.

(End of Clause)

Idaho Workers Compensation Law

(a) Prior to award of any contract subject to Idaho Workers' Compensation Laws, the Contractor must provide a completed State of Idaho Certificate of Verification of Workers’ Compensation Insurance form to the Government. This form will be submitted to the Idaho Industrial Commission by the Government in order to assure that the Contractor in line for award has the required worker’s compensation coverage or is exempt from the requirement for coverage.

(b) A copy of the State of Idaho Certificate of Verification of Workers' Compensation Insurance form has been provided for use in the Attachments and shall be completed and submitted as part of the offer.

(c) This certificate of verification shall be fully executed by the Contractor and signed by the Industrial Commission Compliance Officer prior to award of the contract.

52.212-5 -- Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders -- Commercial Items. (Mar 2016)

(a) The Contractor shall comply with the following Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) clauses, which are incorporated in this contract by reference, to implement provisions of law or Executive orders applicable to acquisitions of commercial items:

(1) 52.209-10, Prohibition on Contracting with Inverted Domestic Corporations (Nov 2015)

(2) 52.233-3, Protest After Award (AUG 1996) (31 U.S.C. 3553).

(3) 52.233-4, Applicable Law for Breach of Contract Claim (OCT 2004) (Public Laws 108-77, 108-78 (19 U.S.C. 3805 note)).

(b) The Contractor shall comply with the FAR clauses in this paragraph (b) that the contracting officer has indicated as being incorporated in this contract by reference to implement provisions of law or Executive orders applicable to acquisitions of commercial items:

[Contracting Officer check as appropriate.]

___ (1) 52.203-6, Restrictions on Subcontractor Sales to the Government (Sept 2006), with Alternate I (Oct 1995) (41 U.S.C. 4704 and 10 U.S.C. 2402).

___ (2) 52.203-13, Contractor Code of Business Ethics and Conduct (Oct 2015) (41 U.S.C. 3509).

___ (3) 52.203-15, Whistleblower Protections under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Jun 2010) (Section 1553 of Pub L. 111-5) (Applies to contracts funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009).

X__ (4) 52.204-10, Reporting Executive compensation and First-Tier Subcontract Awards (Oct 2015) (Pub. L. 109-282) (31 U.S.C. 6101 note).

___ (5) [Reserved]

___ (6) 52.204-14, Service Contract Reporting Requirements (Jan 2014) (Pub. L. 111-117, section 743 of Div. C).

___ (7) 52.204-15, Service Contract Reporting Requirements for Indefinite-Delivery Contracts (Jan 2014) (Pub. L. 111-117, section 743 of Div. C).

X__ (8) 52.209-6, Protecting the Government’s Interest When Subcontracting with Contractors Debarred, Suspended, or Proposed for Debarment (Oct 2015) (31 U.S.C. 6101 note).

___ (9) 52.209-9, Updates of Publicly Available Information Regarding Responsibility Matters (Jul 2013) (41 U.S.C. 2313).

___ (10) [Reserved]

___ (11) (i) 52.219-3, Notice of HUBZone Set-Aside or Sole-Source Award (Nov 2011) (15 U.S.C.

657a).

___ (ii) Alternate I (Nov 2011) of 52.219-3.

___ (12) (i) 52.219-4, Notice of Price Evaluation Preference for HUBZone Small Business Concerns (Oct 2014) (if the offeror elects to waive the preference, it shall so indicate in its offer)(15 U.S.C. 657a).

___ (ii) Alternate I (Jan 2011) of 52.219-4.

___ (13) [Reserved]

X_ (14) (i) 52.219-6, Notice of Total Small Business Aside (Nov 2011) (15 U.S.C. 644).

___ (ii) Alternate I (Nov 2011).

___ (iii) Alternate II (Nov 2011).

___ (15) (i) 52.219-7, Notice of Partial Small Business Set-Aside (June 2003) (15 U.S.C. 644).

___ (ii) Alternate I (Oct 1995) of 52.219-7.

___ (iii) Alternate II (Mar 2004) of 52.219-7.

___ (16) 52.219-8, Utilization of Small Business Concerns (Oct 2014) (15 U.S.C. 637(d)(2) and (3)).

___ (17) (i) 52.219-9, Small Business Subcontracting Plan (Oct 2015) (15 U.S.C. 637 (d)(4)).

___ (ii) Alternate I (Oct 2001) of 52.219-9.

___ (iii) Alternate II (Oct 2001) of 52.219-9.

___ (iv) Alternate III (Oct 2015) of 52.219-9.

___ (18) 52.219-13, Notice of Set-Aside of Orders (Nov 2011) (15 U.S.C. 644(r)).

___ (19) 52.219-14, Limitations on Subcontracting (Nov 2011) (15 U.S.C. 637(a)(14)).

___ (20) 52.219-16, Liquidated Damages—Subcontracting Plan (Jan 1999) (15 U.S.C. 637(d)(4)(F)(i)).

___ (21) 52.219-27, Notice of Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business Set-Aside (Nov 2011) (15 U.S.C. 657f).

X_ (22) 52.219-28, Post Award Small Business Program Rerepresentation (Jul 2013) (15 U.S.C.

632(a)(2)).

___ (23) 52.219-29, Notice of Set-Aside for, or Sole Source Award to, Economically Disadvantaged Women-Owned Small Business Concerns (Dec 2015) (15 U.S.C. 637(m)).

___ (24) 52.219-30, Notice of Set-Aside for, or Sole Source Award to, Women-Owned Small Business Concerns Eligible Under the Women-Owned Small Business Program (Dec 2015) (15 U.S.C. 637(m)).

X (25) 52.222-3, Convict Labor (June 2003) (E.O. 11755).

___ (26) 52.222-19, Child Labor—Cooperation with Authorities and Remedies (Feb 2016) (E.O.

13126).

X_ (27) 52.222-21, Prohibition of Segregated Facilities (Apr 2015).

X_ (28) 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity (Apr 2015) (E.O. 11246).

___ (29) 52.222-35, Equal Opportunity for Veterans (Oct 2015) (38 U.S.C. 4212).

X__ (30) 52.222-36, Equal Opportunity for Workers with Disabilities (Jul 2014) (29 U.S.C. 793).

___ (31) 52.222-37, Employment Reports on Veterans (Feb 2016) (38 U.S.C. 4212).

___ (32) 52.222-40, Notification of Employee Rights Under the National Labor Relations Act (Dec 2010) (E.O. 13496).

X_ (33) (i) 52.222-50, Combating Trafficking in Persons (Mar 2015) (22 U.S.C. chapter 78 and E.O.

13627).

___ (ii) Alternate I (Mar 2015) of 52.222-50, (22 U.S.C. chapter 78 and E.O. 13627).

___ (34) 52.222-54, Employment Eligibility Verification (Oct 2015). (E. O. 12989). (Not applicable to the acquisition of commercially available off-the-shelf items or certain other types of commercial items as prescribed in 22.1803.)

___ (35) (i) 52.223-9, Estimate of Percentage of Recovered Material Content for EPA-Designated Items (May 2008) (42 U.S.C. 6962(c)(3)(A)(ii)). (Not applicable to the acquisition of commercially available off-the-shelf items.)

___ (ii) Alternate I (May 2008) of 52.223-9 (42 U.S.C. 6962(i)(2)(C)). (Not applicable to the acquisition of commercially available off-the-shelf items.)

___ (36) (i) 52.223-13, Acquisition of EPEAT® -Registered Imaging Equipment (Jun 2014) (E.O.s 13423 and 13514

___ (ii) Alternate I (Oct 2015) of 52.223-13.

___ (37) (i) 52.223-14, Acquisition of EPEAT® -Registered Television (Jun 2014) (E.O.s 13423 and 13514).

___ (ii) Alternate I (Jun 2014) of 52.223-14.

___ (38) 52.223-15, Energy Efficiency in Energy-Consuming Products (Dec 2007) (42 U.S.C. 8259b).

___ (39) (i) 52.223-16, Acquisition of EPEAT® -Registered Personal Computer Products (Oct 2015) (E.O.s 13423 and 13514).

___ (ii) Alternate I (Jun 2014) of 52.223-16.

X_ (40) 52.223-18, Encouraging Contractor Policies to Ban Text Messaging while Driving (Aug 2011) (E.O. 13513).

___ (41) 52.225-1, Buy American--Supplies (May 2014) (41 U.S.C. chapter 83).

___ (42) (i) 52.225-3, Buy American--Free Trade Agreements--Israeli Trade Act (May 2014) (41 U.S.C.

chapter 83, 19 U.S.C. 3301 note, 19 U.S.C. 2112 note, 19 U.S.C. 3805 note, 19 U.S.C. 4001 note, Pub.

L. 103-182, 108-77, 108-78, 108-286, 108-302, 109-53, 109-169, 109-283, 110-138, 112-41, 112-42, and 112-43).

___ (ii) Alternate I (May 2014) of 52.225-3.

___ (iii) Alternate II (May 2014) of 52.225-3.

___ (iv) Alternate III (May 2014) of 52.225-3.

___ (43) 52.225-5, Trade Agreements (Feb 2016) (19 U.S.C. 2501, et seq., 19 U.S.C. 3301 note).

X_ (44) 52.225-13, Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases (Jun 2008) (E.O.’s, proclamations, and statutes administered by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the Department of the Treasury).

___ (45) 52.225-26, Contractors Performing Private Security Functions Outside the United States (Jul 2013) (Section 862, as amended, of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008; 10 U.S.C. 2302 Note).

___ (46) 52.226-4, Notice of Disaster or Emergency Area Set-Aside (Nov 2007) (42 U.S.C. 5150).

___ (47) 52.226-5, Restrictions on Subcontracting Outside Disaster or Emergency Area (Nov 2007) (42 U.S.C. 5150).

___ (48) 52.232-29, Terms for Financing of Purchases of Commercial Items (Feb 2002) (41 U.S.C.

4505), 10 U.S.C. 2307(f)).

___ (49) 52.232-30, Installment Payments for Commercial Items (Oct 1995) (41 U.S.C. 4505, 10 U.S.C.

2307(f)).

X_ (50) 52.232-33, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer— System for Award Management (Jul 2013) (31 U.S.C. 3332).

___ (51) 52.232-34, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer—Other Than System for Award Management (Jul 2013) (31 U.S.C. 3332).

___ (52) 52.232-36, Payment by Third Party (May 2014) (31 U.S.C. 3332).

___ (53) 52.239-1, Privacy or Security Safeguards (Aug 1996) (5 U.S.C. 552a).

___ (54) (i) 52.247-64, Preference for Privately Owned U.S.-Flag Commercial Vessels (Feb 2006) (46 U.S.C. Appx 1241(b) and 10 U.S.C. 2631).

___ (ii) Alternate I (Apr 2003) of 52.247-64.

(c) The Contractor shall comply with the FAR clauses in this paragraph (c), applicable to commercial services, that the Contracting Officer has indicated as being incorporated in this contract by reference to implement provisions of law or executive orders applicable to acquisitions of commercial items:

[Contracting Officer check as appropriate.]

___ (1) 52.222-17, Nondisplacement of Qualified Workers (May 2014) (E.O. 13495)

X__ (2) 52.222-41, Service Contract Labor Standards (May 2014) (41 U.S.C. chapter 67.).

X__ (3) 52.222-42, Statement of Equivalent Rates for Federal Hires (May 2014) (29 U.S.C. 206 and 41 U.S.C. chapter 67).

This Statement is for Information Only:

It is not a Wage Determination

Employee Class Monetary Wage -- Fringe Benefits

Forestry Technician WG8 $20.65

___ (4) 52.222-43, Fair Labor Standards Act and Service Contract Labor Standards -- Price Adjustment (Multiple Year and Option Contracts) (May 2014) (29 U.S.C.206 and 41 U.S.C. chapter 67).

___ (5) 52.222-44, Fair Labor Standards Act and Service Contract Labor Standards -- Price Adjustment (May 2014) (29 U.S.C. 206 and 41 U.S.C. chapter 67).

___ (6) 52.222-51, Exemption from Application of the Service Contract Labor Standards to Contracts for Maintenance, Calibration, or Repair of Certain Equipment--Requirements (May 2014) (41 U.S.C.

chapter 67).

___ (7) 52.222-53, Exemption from Application of the Service Contract Labor Standards to Contracts for Certain Services--Requirements (May 2014) (41 U.S.C. chapter 67).

X_ (8) 52.222-55, Minimum Wages Under Executive Order 13658 (Dec 2015) (E.O. 13658).

___ (9) 52.226-6, Promoting Excess Food Donation to Nonprofit Organizations. (May 2014) (42 U.S.C.

1792).

___ (10) 52.237-11, Accepting and Dispensing of $1 Coin (Sep 2008) (31 U.S.C. 5112(p)(1)).

(d) Comptroller General Examination of Record The Contractor shall comply with the provisions of this paragraph (d) if this contract was awarded using other than sealed bid, is in excess of the simplified acquisition threshold, and does not contain the clause at 52.215-2, Audit and Records -- Negotiation.

(1) The Comptroller General of the United States, or an authorized representative of the Comptroller General, shall have access to and right to examine any of the Contractor’s directly pertinent records involving transactions related to this contract.

(2) The Contractor shall make available at its offices at all reasonable times the records, materials, and other evidence for examination, audit, or reproduction, until 3 years after final payment under this contract or for any shorter period specified in FAR Subpart 4.7, Contractor Records Retention, of the other clauses of this contract. If this contract is completely or partially terminated, the records relating to the work terminated shall be made available for 3 years after any resulting final termination settlement.

Records relating to appeals under the disputes clause or to litigation or the settlement of claims arising under or relating to this contract shall be made available until such appeals, litigation, or claims are finally resolved.

(3) As used in this clause, records include books, documents, accounting procedures and practices, and other data, regardless of type and regardless of form. This does not require the Contractor to create or maintain any record that the Contractor does not maintain in the ordinary course of business or pursuant to a provision of law.

(e)

(1) Notwithstanding the requirements of the clauses in paragraphs (a), (b), (c) and (d) of this clause, the Contractor is not required to flow down any FAR clause, other than those in this paragraph (e)(1) in a subcontract for commercial items. Unless otherwise indicated below, the extent of the flow down shall be as required by the clause—

(i) 52.203-13, Contractor Code of Business Ethics and Conduct (Oct 2015) (41 U.S.C. 3509).

(ii) 52.219-8, Utilization of Small Business Concerns (Oct 2014) (15 U.S.C. 637(d)(2) and (3)), in all subcontracts that offer further subcontracting opportunities. If the subcontract (except subcontracts to small business concerns) exceeds $700,000 ($1.5 million for construction of any public facility), the subcontractor must include 52.219-8 in lower tier subcontracts that offer subcontracting opportunities.

(iii) 52.222-17, Nondisplacement of Qualified Workers (May 2014) (E.O. 13495). Flow down required in accordance with paragraph (1) of FAR clause 52.222-17.

(iv) 52.222-21, Prohibition of Segregated Facilities (Apr 2015).

(v) 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity (Apr 2015) (E.O. 11246).

(vi) 52.222-35, Equal Opportunity for Veterans (Oct 2015) (38 U.S.C. 4212).

(vii) 52.222-36, Equal Opportunity for Workers with Disabilities (Jul 2014) (29 U.S.C. 793).

(viii) 52.222-37, Employment Reports on Veterans (Feb 2016) (38 U.S.C. 4212).

(ix) 52.222-40, Notification of Employee Rights Under the National Labor Relations Act (Dec 2010) (E.O. 13496). Flow down required in accordance with paragraph (f) of FAR clause 52.222-40.

(x) 52.222-41, Service Contract Labor Standards (May 2014), (41 U.S.C. chapter 67).

(xi) ____ (A) 52.222-50, Combating Trafficking in Persons (Mar 2015) (22 U.S.C. chapter 78 and E.O. 13627).

___ (B) Alternate I (Mar 2015) of 52.222-50 (22 U.S.C. chapter 78 E.O. 13627).

(xii) 52.222-51, Exemption from Application of the Service Contract Labor Standards to Contracts for Maintenance, Calibration, or Repair of Certain Equipment--Requirements (May 2014) (41 U.S.C. chapter 67.)

(xiii) 52.222-53, Exemption from Application of the Service Contract Labor Standards to Contracts for Certain Services--Requirements (May 2014) (41 U.S.C. chapter 67)

(xiv) 52.222-54, Employment Eligibility Verification (Oct 2015) (E. O. 12989).

(xv) 52.222-55, Minimum Wages Under Executive Order 13658 (Dec 2015).

(xvi) 52.225-26, Contractors Performing Private Security Functions Outside the United States (Jul 2013) (Section 862, as amended, of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008; 10 U.S.C. 2302 Note).

(xvii) 52.226-6, Promoting Excess Food Donation to Nonprofit Organizations. (May 2014) (42 U.S.C. 1792). Flow down required in accordance with paragraph (e) of FAR clause 52.226-6.

(xviii) 52.247-64, Preference for Privately-Owned U.S. Flag Commercial Vessels (Feb 2006) (46 U.S.C. Appx 1241(b) and 10 U.S.C. 2631). Flow down required in accordance with paragraph

(d) of FAR clause 52.247-64.

(2) While not required, the Contractor may include in its subcontracts for commercial items a minimal number of additional clauses necessary to satisfy its contractual obligations.

(End of Clause)

DESCRIPTION/SPECIFICATIONS/STATEMENT OF WORK

I. GENERAL SPECIFICATIONS

A. Scope of Contract

The Forest Service proposes to contract for technical forestry services to conduct the field phase of a stand exam project. The stand exam will provide the Government with natural resource information for forested and other lands at an intensity required for management decisions.

The Contractor shall furnish all labor, equipment, transportation, supervision, supplies (except those designated as Government-furnished), incidentals, and perform all work necessary to conduct stand examinations in compliance with terms, specifications, conditions, and provisions of this solicitation.

B. Location and Description

The project is located on the Mountain Home and Idaho City Ranger Districts on the Boise National Forest.

1. A list of stands to be surveyed is included in the attached exhibits (Exhibit 1).

2. Vicinity maps are included in the attached exhibits (Exhibit 2).

3. Work will consist of locating, establishing, measuring and recording data for sample points. A map of the general inventory area, and locations is included in the attached exhibits.

C. Accessibility

The Contractor shall be responsible for obtaining all necessary permission to gain access across private land to sample locations on Forest Service land. If the Contractor cannot obtain permission to access a sample location, the Contractor must notify the Government in writing.

Accessibility may be determined from aerial photographs and maps which shall be furnished by the Forest Service. Contractor will be responsible for adhering to the U. S. Forest Service travel management plan, including yearlong or seasonal closures to motor vehicles, as illustrated in the exhibits, unless authorization is obtained. Maps and photos may indicate that a road goes to the stand, however, vehicle access may be difficult or restricted. Stand locations may necessitate that Contractor walk to the stand or acquire some other means of travel.

D. Boundaries

Project boundaries may be identified by topo maps and digital orthoquads furnished by the Government and physical features shown on vicinity maps (see Exhibit 2).

II. TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

A. Stand Examination Instructions

Plot Location Procedure.

1. The Contractor shall locate plots within stands using GPS coordinates provided by the Government.

Actual plot location shall be offset 1 chain at perpendicular from any road – open or closed. Road right-of-ways shall be defined as the bottom of the fill slope to the top of the cut slope. Any off-set plot centers must be GPSed and lat/long identified. Note in plot remarks why plot was off-set and directions to adjusted plot center.

2. The Contractor shall identify sample plot centers with wire flags, wooden stakes or nails, or as agreed upon at the prework conference. Upon inspection, the point where a wire flag intersects the ground or the top center of a wooden stake or nail shall be used as plot center. Sample plot center markers shall be firmly driven into the ground. Flagging (color agreed upon at pre-work) shall be tied above the plot center on two sides. The location, stand, plot number and examiner initials shall be written legibly on the flagging using a waterproof marker

B. Plot Acquisition Procedure Using Global Positioning System (GPS)

The Contractor shall set up the GPS receiver and software as referenced below:

1. The Contractor shall provide a GPS receiver that has the ability to obtain the stated accuracy standard of 50 feet in the horizontal dimension.

2. All GPS data shall be collected using geographic coordinate system Latitude/Longitude, and Geodetic Datum NAD83.

3. The latitude and longitude of established plot center will be entered into the plot data form only on off-set plots.

C. Recording Instruction

The forms for data collection are provided in the exhibits. The data fields to be collected on each form are enumerated in the Supplemental Specifications.

Data shall be recorded electronically using one or more of the following:

Government provided Exams PDR program. The ExamsPDR program runs on several types of PDR style computers with the Windows CE or Windows Pocket PC operating system..

Government provided ExamsPC program. The ExamsPC data entry program runs on computers with the Windows 7 operating system. This may require data to be recorded on paper forms in the field and then entered into the ExamsPC program at a later time.

The contractor is responsible for providing the computer hardware necessary for running the software program/s.

III. SUPPLEMENTAL SPECIFICATIONS

This section describes the forms, and the fields within each form, to be completed.

A. Setting Form

A setting is normally a stand in which the stand exam is being done. Following is a list of data fields required for each setting. Detailed information and lists of valid codes for each data field are found in the Southwest Idaho CSE Field Guide v.1.7 and Appendicies (see Government Furnished Property and is available at the following web site: http://www.fs.fed.us/r4/boise/local-resources/forest_mgmt/index.shtml). If the contract specifications differ from the Southwest Idaho CSE Field Guide and Appendicies, the contract specifications shall have precedent.

Potential Vegetation will be recorded using the Forest Habitat Types of Central Idaho, Steele et al., 1981.

The dominant plant association phase shall be recorded for each stand.

Stand Sketch & Notes will be used to record RP description, traverse information and a general stand sketch.

Field Number Field Name Required Data source Remarks 1 Project Name YES Government Clear Robie 2 Proclaimed Region YES Government Code: 04 3 Proclaimed National Forest YES Government Code: 02 4 District YES Government Code: 01 except

03 for Location 003105

5 Location YES Government See Site List 6 Stand Number YES Government See Site List 7 Ownership YES Government Code: USFS 8 State YES Government Code: ID 9 County NO 10 Administrative Forest YES Government Code: 02 11 Date YES Contractor 12 Photo ID NO 13 Examination Level YES Government Code: 3220 14 Exam Purpose YES Government Code: SE 15 Stratum NO 16 Existing Vegetation Cover Type NO 17 Potential Vegetation Reference YES Government Code: 401 18 Potential Vegetation YES Contractor Appendix G of CSE

Field Guide 19 Structure NO 20 Capable Growing Area NO 21 Fuel Model YES Contractor 22 Elevation YES Contractor 23 Aspect YES Contractor 24 Slope YES Contractor 25 Slope Position YES Contractor 26 Acres YES Government See Site List 27 Radial Growth Interval YES Government Code: 10 28 Radial Growth Interval #2 NO 29 Height Growth Interval YES Government Code: 5 30 Fuel Photo Reference NO

31 Precision Protocol YES Government Code: CSE 32 Examiner YES Contractor 33 Setting Remarks YES Contractor * 34 Setting Damage Category NO 35 Setting Damage Agent NO 36 Setting Damage Severity NO 37 Species of Management Interest NO 38 Sketch Map and Traverse Notes YES Contractor

All setting fields are included on the sample setting form provided in the exhibits.

* Include comments on noteworthy conditions such as fire history, presence of plantation, thinning treatments and damage that negatively affects the stand. Record observed species of interest within stand such as aspen, whitebark pine etc. If there are GPS issues, note that too. Space – 255 characters.

B. Sample Design

The Contractor shall record the basal area factor (BAF), fixed plot size, and number of plots installed on the sample design form included in the exhibits.

The Contractor shall determine BAF if not provided by the government. A range of 4 to 8 trees per plot (greater than 5.0 inches DBH/DRC) average must be obtained on the variable plot for the stand. For BAF, allowable factors are 10, 20, 30, and 40. If a BAF of 10 is used, the 4-8 trees per plot average will be waived. Sample all live and dead standing trees as well as all down trees that have a Log Decay Class of 1 (field 19) with a DBH or DRC greater than 5.0”. The same BAF or fixed plot size must be used throughout the stand.

A 1/100-acre plot size will be used for the small tree fixed plot. On the fixed plot, sample all live trees 6" tall to 4.9" DBH.

The required Sample Design data are:

Field Num

Item Description

Required

Data Source

Comments

Region YES Government Code: 04 Proclaimed Forest YES Government Code: 02 District YES Government Code: 01 except 03 for Location 003105 Location YES Site List Stand Num YES Site List 1 Form Type YES Government Sample Design Form 2 Sample Selection Method YES Government Sample Design Form

3 Sample Expansion Factor YES Contractor Government

BAF

Remaining fields

4 Starting Azimuth NO Not collected 5 Plots Installed YES Government See Site List 6 Subpop Filter YES Government Sample Design Form

7 Remarks NO Not collected 8 Selection Criteria Number YES Government Sample Design Form 9 Subpop Variable YES Government Sample Design Form

10 Subpop Minimum Value YES Government Sample Design Form 11 Subpop Maximum Value YES Government Sample Design Form

See the exhibit 5 – Sample Design form.

C. Plot Data

All fields for the Plot Data are on the Plot Data form included in the exhibits. The following items are required to be recorded at each plot. Detailed information and lists of valid codes for each data item are found in the Southwest Idaho CSE Field Guide and Appendices (see Government Furnished Property).

Proclaimed Forest YES Government Code: 02 District YES Government Code: 01 except 03 for

Location 003105 Location YES Site List Stand Num YES Site List 1 Plot Num YES Contractor 2 Latitude YES Contractor Only if plot is relocated due to roads, stand bdy etc.

3 Longitude YES Contractor Only if plot is relocated due to roads, stand bdy etc.

4 Capable Grow Area NO 5 Aspect YES Contractor 6 Slope YES Contractor 7 Slope Position YES Contractor 8 Slope Horz Shape NO 9 Slope Vert Shape NO 10 Elevation YES Contractor Topo maps 11 Existing Vegetation NO 12 Potential Vegetation YES Contractor Appendix G of CSE

Field Guide 13 History NO Contractor 14 History Date NO Contractor 15 Fuel Model YES Contractor Exhibit 12 16 Residual Description Code NO 17 Dist Seed Wall NO 18 Plot Remarks YES Contractor 1) *

1) Note any stumps within the plot.

D. Tree Data

Begin recording standing tree data at azimuth 360 (North), progressing in a clockwise direction around plot center. Trees shall be recorded in the following order:

a. variable radius plot

i. flag all growth sample trees

b. fixed radius plot

The following items are required for each tree, except as noted. Detailed information and lists of valid codes for each data field are found in the Southwest Idaho CSE Field Guide and Appendices (see Government Furnished Property).

Field Name Req’d Data Source

Required for:

Location YES Site List Stand Number YES Site List 1 Plot Number YES Contractor All trees 2 Tag ID YES Contractor All trees 3 Tree Status YES Contractor All trees 4 Growth Trees YES Contractor All trees 2) 5 Species YES Contractor All trees 3) 6 Tree Count YES Contractor All trees 4) 7 Number of Stems NO 8 DBH/DRC YES Contractor All trees (blank for trees < 4.5’ tall) 5) 9 Height YES Contractor All trees 6) 10 Height to Crown NO 11 Radial Growth YES Contractor Site Trees and Growth Sample trees 5+ inches DBH 12 Radial Growth #2 NO 13 Height Growth YES Contractor Growth Sample Trees 3.0-4.99 inch DBH 14 Tree Age YES Contractor Growth Sample trees 5+ inches DBH 15 Crown Ratio YES Contractor all live trees 1.0+ inch DBH 16 Crown Class YES Contractor all live trees 1.0+ inch DBH 17 Crown width NO 18 Wildlife Use NO 19 Log/Snag Decay YES Contractor All standing dead and down dead trees 20 Cone Serotiny NO 21 Tree Damage Category YES *Contractor All trees 22 Tree Damage Agent YES *Contractor All trees coded with Damage Categories (50)(70)(99) 23 Tree Damage Part NO 24 Tree Damage Severity YES *Contractor All trees coded with a Damage Category 25 Tree Remarks YES Contractor All trees 7)

*Refer to Insect, Disease, and Damage Handbook for descriptions of these codes. Handbook will be issued at the prework.

Due to the possibility of multiple damages per tree, the tree form included in the exhibits contains three Damage Category, Agent and Severity groups. The contractor is only responsible for identifying the three most severe damages per tree.

2) GST trees will only be collected on trees >= 3.0” dbh. The first 2 trees meeting dbh criteria will be sampled per plot. Need a minimum of 5 trees / species greater than 5.0” dbh per stand and 5 trees / species between 3.0” and 4.99” dbh.

3) Aspen are considered acceptable species for both variable and fixed plots.

4) Seedlings and saplings of the same species on the fixed plot having an identical diameter class and damage category may be grouped. Record the number of trees in each group in Field 6.

5) Record seedlings with a diameter between 0 – 1.4” = “blank”

1.5 – 3.0 = 2.0

3.1 – 4.5 = 4.0

6) Height for grouped seedlings and saplings may be averaged.

7) Info on limiting distances should be recorded here, including: diameter, tape slope, and measured distance.

This info may also be recorded on a separate form, available at the prework.

E. Vegetation Composition

All fields for vegetation composition are on the Vegetation Composition Data form included in the exhibits. This form is used to record information about plant species and their coverage's. It will be sampled using a fixed area 1/10thacre plot. The following items are required at each plot. Refer to the exhibit 6 for the list of plant species to be recorded. Detailed information and lists of valid codes for each data item are found in the Southwest Idaho CSE Field Guide and Appendices (see Government Furnished Property).

Proclaimed Forest YES Government Code: 02 District YES Government Code: 01 except 03 for Location 003105 Location YES Contractor Site List Stand Number YES Contractor Site List 1 Plot Num YES Contractor 2 Live/Dead NO Not collected 3 Layer NO Not collected 4 Life Form NO Not collected 5 Species YES Contractor *4 predominant 6 Min. Height NO Not collected 7 Avg. Height NO Not collected 8 Max. Height NO Not collected 9 Canopy Cover YES Contractor % Cover ** 10 Avg. Diameter NO Not collected 11 Maturity NO Not collected 12 Remarks NO Not collected 13 User Field NO Not collected

*Record the four most predominant indicator species, from list of indicator species in Exhibit # 6.

** Record cover to the nearest %. Use .1 for those with just a trace.

F. Ground Surface Cover

This form will not be collected.

G. Down Woody Material

All…