Solicitation.doc

SERVICE RFQ thru FAC 2005-78B – 12/26/2014

AG-02RC-S-15-0055

Regeneration Exams, South Zone

REQUEST FOR QUOTATION

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UNDER BDSA REG. 2

AND/OR DMS REG. 1

Idaho Montana Acquisition Team Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forests

104 Airport Road

Grangeville, ID 83530 See Contract Time

FOB DESTINATION

11. SCHEDULE (Include applicable Federal, State and local taxes)

REGENERATION EXAMS

South Zone

Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forests

Idaho County, ID

PLEASE PLACE YOUR QUOTE IN SECTION B - SCHEDULE OF ITEMS

Furnishing Quotation: Complete Standard Form 18, Section B, Section K (FAR 52.208-8 and AGAR 452.209-70), and Section M as your quote. Return to the address shown in Block 5a. Please place “Solicitation No. AG-02RC-S-15-0055”on the envelope.

12. DISCOUNT FOR PROMPT PAYMENT

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DUNS No._____________ TIN No._____________________

c. COUNTY

AREA CODE

NSN 7540-01-152-8084

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Prescribed by GSA-FAR (48 CFR) 53.215-1(a)

PART I—THE SCHEDULE

SECTION B--SUPPLIES OR SERVICES AND PRICES/COSTS

REGENERATION EXAMS

SOUTH ZONE

NEZ PERCE-CLEARWATER NATIONAL FOREST

B-1 SCHEDULES OF ITEMS

2015 REGENERATION EXAMS

DESIGNATED METHODS OF MEASUREMENT: AC= Actual Acres

B-1 ESTIMATED QUANTIES are for the purpose of evaluation of prices only. Red River Ranger District will have an estimated 1341 plots for regeneration exams. Approximately 45% will be 1st year exams and 55% will be 3rd and 5th year exams.

Plantations to be surveyed will generally be one to five years old and will contain either natural regeneration, planted stock or a combination of both.

B-2 BASIS OF AWARD

Award will be made to the quoter who’s technical and price proposal is the best value for the Government. Technical proposals responsive to the evaluation criteria in Section M must be submitted in order to permit an evaluation of the quoter’s qualifications.

SECTION C--DESCRIPTION/SPECIFICATIONS/STATEMENT OF WORK

C.1 - SCOPE OF CONTRACT

The contractor shall provide all labor, equipment, incidentals and services necessary to make statistically sound silvicultural examinations with which management determinations for stands will be made, provide quantitative estimates of various stand attributes such as stocking levels, species composition, stand damage and seedling distribution. The contractor shall also furnish supervision, transportation of supplies (except those designated as government furnished), and incidentals to perform all work necessary for the areas specified in the contract.

The main features of this solicitation/contract are:

(a) Regeneration Exam units to be surveyed will be issued through a Schedule of Items. Specific subitems (units) will be listed.

(b) Payment will be based upon verification of Contractor’s completed field forms and quality assurance inspection plots taken by the Government.

C.2 - LOCATION AND DESCRIPTION

(a) - Project Location. Project locations will be shown on Timber Sale Area maps which will be presented to the contractors at the prework meeting. Other information pertinent to each unit will be furnished in an Information Chart.

(b) - Accessibility. The project areas may be reached by forest roads that are accessible by standard pickup during the normal operating season. The Forest Service assumes no obligation to plow snow or do special maintenance to keep roads open. Walk in distances of less than 1 mile may occasionally be encountered and are considered incidental to this contract. All motorized access will be closed to several subitems after 9/15 of each contract year. Contractors may be given access to gated roads to perform services on a case by case basis. A permit is required from the district office.

(1) Access/Camping Restrictions. Some of the regeneration units will be located behind locked gates. The contractor will be allowed behind those gates during the performance of the Contract, subject to the following provisions:

a. No firearms or hunting will be permitted behind the locked gates.

b. The Government will provide and install a combination lock for contractor access behind locked gates. The contractor will be supplied necessary combinations.

c. When permitted, the contractor shall drive from the locked gate to the unit access point with only the minimum number of vehicles necessary for efficient transport of the crew.

d. Each vehicle shall be limited to one round trip per day behind locked gates. No vehicular traffic (including ATV) beyond that which is necessary to accomplish contract work will be permitted.

e. The contractor is responsible for keeping gates locked.

f. Trees blocking roads shall be initially cleared by the government. Removing down trees susbequent to initial clearing shall be the responsibility of the contractor.

THE CONTRACTOR WILL NOT BE ALLOWED TO CAMP BEHIND THE CLOSED GATES. IT IS ANTICIPATED, BASED ON PAST EXPERIENCE, THAT ALLOWABLE CAMP SITE LOCATIONS CAN BE FOUND WITHIN 3 TO 5 MILES OF THE EXAMINATION UNITS, ON AVERAGE. CAMPING WILL ONLY BE ALLOWED IN UNDEVELOPED CAMPING SPOTS.

(2) - Boundaries. Unit boundaries are normally harvest unit boundaries as marked on the ground and as shown on maps and photos (photos available upon request).

C.3 - GOVERNMENT FURNISHED PROPERTY

Materials below furnished at the time of the prework meeting:

(a) Stocking Exam Cover Sheet (Section J – Exhibit A).

(b) Basic Stand Data Sheet (Section J – Exhibit B).

(c) Damage Codes (Section J – Exhibit C).

(d) Information Chart (Section J - Exhibit D)

(e) Vicinity Map (Section J - Exhibit E)

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

C-4 - PROCEDURES AND STANDARDS

(a) Plot locations shall be determined following instructions below (1-3) and illustrated on the Stocking Exam Cover Sheet.

(1) - Plots shall be established at predetermined distances along a uniform grid. Transects should cross topographic variation (not run parallel to contours, ridgetops or draw bottoms).

(2) - Plots shall be evenly spaced along transect lines and not vary from the predetermined spacing for each transect. In most cases (One plot per acre) a three chain grid will cover a unit well.

(3) – 1/100th acre plots will be used in all stands.

All plots shall be at least one chain inside the stand boundary. Plot spacing shall be 3 chains from one plot to another within each stand.

Transect spacing, orientation and plot location shall be illustrated on the Stocking Exam Cover Sheet map.

(b) Flagging and Plot Center Marking. Flagging is used to facilitate the location of plot centers in order to check the accuracy of recorded data.

(1) Flagging will be used to mark all transect lines and plot centers.

(2) Flagging shall be a minimum of 12 inches to a maximum of 24 inches long after tying.

(3) Routes to plot centers shall be marked as follows:

a. Beginning of Transect Line - Three ribbons tied at starting point with cardinal coordinate and item number marked on one of the ribbons with a permanent marking pen

b. Remainder of Route – It is not necessary to flag along route.

c. Approximate Plot Center - Two ribbons located approximately 3-4 feet above or as near as possible above plot center.

d. Plot Center - Plot centers shall be clearly marked with a 12-inch wire pin flag. The plot number shall be marked on the flag with a permanent marking pen.

NOTE: No sticks or branches will be used as plot centers.

(c) Stocking Exam Cover Sheet (Section J - Exhibit A) - used for Regeneration Surveys. One cover sheet shall be accurately and completely filled out for each surveyed unit. The Government will supply information for the following fields:

Sale Name

Unit #

Elevation

Aspect

Slope

Stand ID

Stand History

Exam Acres

Stand Acres

Exam Data Code

Exam Type

Prescription TPA

(1) A stand narrative shall be completed for each unit describing stand attributes such as seedling growth and survival, competing vegetation, reasons for seedling deficiencies, insect and disease problems, damaging agents and future management recommendations.

(2) A map representing the unit shall be drawn on the Stocking Exam Cover Sheet. This map will accurately display stand attributes, transect lines and plot locations. Stand attributes shown in the legend shall be considered essential for mapping purposes. Color-coding is encouraged.

(d) Basic Stand Data Sheet (Section J – Exhibit B) - used to record unit plot data. One or multiple sheets will be accurately and completely filled out for each surveyed unit. The Basic Stand Data Sheet is to be used for all Regeneration Exams .

(1) The following fields must be completed:

Field 1 – Plot No.

Field 2 – Tree Species.

Field 3 – Tree Origin.

Field 4 – Tree Live or Dead.

Fields 5 to 11 – DBH of representative tree per Component Class (Where Applicable).

Fields 5 to 11 –Height of representative tree per Component Class (Where Applicable).

Field 12 – Number of Crop Trees per Plot.

Field 13 – Number of Live Trees per Plot.

Field 14 – Tree Damage Observed Code (Section J - Exhibit D. - Where Applicable).

Field 15 – Plot Comments (Where Applicable).

(2) Regeneration Surveys. Regeneration Exams are performed in stands following harvest or major disturbance in order to determine regeneration status. They are scheduled the 1st, 3rd, and 5th year following activity. One hundreth (1/100th) acre plots shall be evenly spaced over the entire stand at a rate of 1 plot per acre (C.4(a)). All trees less than 9” DBH shall be tallied on the Basic Stand Data Sheet. Trees shall be classified and one representative tree per Component Class must be measured for DBH and heights will be estimated, where appliciable. The maximum number of Crop Trees per plot for calculation purposes is 9.

(3) Crop Trees (definition see C.7a) are determined by condition, size and spacing. Only acceptable seedlings in the 0-1 and 1-3 Components Classes should be considered. Crop Trees must have a minimum of 3 feet spacing between them. Those closer shall not be considered Crop Trees.

A Variable Plot shall be taken on every 4th plot in order to record trees 7” DBH and greater. A 10 BAF cruiser crutch or comparable devise shall be used. Trees shall be tallied on the Basic Stand Data Sheet in their appropriate category. One representative tree per category shall be measured for DBH and heights will be estimated. Seven inch (7”) and greater trees will not be figured into the total TPA or crop TPA on the Stocking Exam Cover Sheet. Seven inch (7”) and greater trees will only be recorded on the Component field of the Cover Sheet. Trees which are close to the boundary as measured by the prism shall be included in the plot.

Units less than 8 acres will require a minimum of two variable plots.

TPA categories and Component Class averages shall be calculated and transferred onto the Stocking Exam Cover Sheet.

All plot data for any one plot will be contained on the same field record. If more lines are needed to complete the plot, an additional field record should be used. The data shall be accurately and legibly recorded in pencil.

C.5 - FIXED RADIUS PLOT

(a) Tally all established seedlings 6" in height and greater that fall within the 1/100th acre fixed plot radius from plot center. Tally shall start at 0 degrees azimuth and proceed in a clockwise direction.

(1)- Dead Trees - tally only standing dead trees that are greater than 6" in height.

(2) 1/100 acre (11.8 foot radius on level ground) plot will be located at each plot center.

However; on steep ground it is necessary to adjust the plot radius as the percent of slope increases. Use the following table.

TABLE OF VARIOUS SLOPES ON 1/50th and 1/100TH ACRE PLOTS

PERCENT

PLOT SIZE PLOT SIZE

SLOPE

1/100 1/50

11.8 16.7

11.9 16.8

12.0 16.9

12.0 17.0

12.1 17.1

12.2 17.3

12.3 17.3

12.3 17.4

12.4 17.5

12.4 17.5

12.5 17.6

12.5 17.7

12.6 17.8

12.6 17.9

12.7 17.9

12.7 18.0

12.8 18.1

12.8 18.2

12.9 18.2

12.9 18.3

13.0 18.4

C.6 All completed field forms and a detailed copy of the contact map showing the location of transect lines and plot center will be submitted to the Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR).

C.7 DEFINITIONS

(a) Crop Tree - Acceptable trees that are not stagnated, badly damaged, overly suppressed, diseased, highly stressed or residual. Trees possessing damaging agents, but only in minor amounts which are not expected to affect the survival of the tree, are also considered crop trees. Crop trees must have a minimum of 3 feet spacing between them.

(b) Established Tree - All live trees 6" tall and over.

(c) Gopher Piles- freshly excavated push piles within the specified plot size. Recent gopher activity will be defined as current year earth piles made by gopher activity. This does not include earth plugs that have open holes. Any activity on top of the current years vegetation is classified as recent.

(d) Naturals - are trees that have grown from seed and have become established since logging.

(e) Residuals - are trees established before logging.

(f) Planted trees - are trees, distinguished by age, spacing and/or scalps, that were manually put in the ground.

SECTION E – INSPECTION AND ACCEPTANCE

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): www.arnet.gov/far/

FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION (48 CFR CHAPTER 1) CLAUSES

52.246-4 Inspection of Services--Fixed-Price (AUG 1996)

INSPECTION AND ACCEPTANCE REQUIREMENTS

(a) Accuracy Standards. The following standards and tolerances are established for recording data. An error will be counted for each deviation from a required accuracy standard. Errors will be added and averaged to determine payment (see E.2(b)). Certain errors have been identified that, if discovered, will make a subitem unacceptable (see section E.2(c)(6)).

(b) Technical Accuracy Standards

Stocking Exam Cover Sheet

All fields are to be legible, accurate and complete. Missing information will require the Government to return the Stocking Exam Cover Sheet to the Contractor for rework or result in no payment for that unit (see E.2(c)(7)). Calculations shall accurately reflect data collected. Each calculation error in Total TPA, Crop TPA and all applicable Component Class fields will result in (1) error applied to each plot in that subitem. These errors will be added to any found on the Basic Stand Data Sheet for payment calculation purposes.

Basic Stand Data Sheet -

All fields are to be legible, accurate and complete. Each required field left blank will result in (1) error.

Field 1 Plot No.

no errors

Field 2 Tree Species no errors

Field 3 Tree Origin

N/A

Field 4 Tree Live or Dead no errors

Fields 5-9 Components (Diameter) no errors

Fields 5-9 Components (Height) no errors

Fields 10-11 Components (Diameter) N/A

Fields 10-11 Components (Height)

N/A

Field 12 Crop Trees

***(+/-) 1 tree/2 consecutive inspected plots/stand

Field 13 Live Trees

***(+/-) 1 tree/2 consecutive inspected plots/stand

Field 14 Damage Code

Field 15 Comments

*** A minimum a 2 plots per stand will be inspected. The number of plots inspected per stand will be divisible by 2. Where total trees per plot exceeds nine, the contractor may estimate the number.

Total errors per subitem from the Basic Stand Data Sheet will be added to any derived from the Stocking Exam Cover Sheet and averaged to determine payment (see G-1(b)(2)).

(c) Inspection. The first 25 plots/acres of data should be submitted for inspection as soon as completed. Thereafter, in increments of 50 plots/acres shall be submitted to the COR for inspection. Provide information as to work location and progress on a scheduled basis as agreed at the prework conference. Inspection of randomly selected plots will be made for compliance with the specifications and the individual tolerance requirements listed by field and/or category in the Technical Accuracy Standards (See section E.2(b)).

Minimum number of plots to be inspected is calculated as follows:

Number of Plots in Bid Item

Percent to be Inspected 500 or less

500 or less

7%

501 – 1,000

6%

1,001 - 1,500

1,001 – 1,500

5%

1,500 or more

4%

(1) - Inspection and payment will be made only on completed stands.

(2) - The government will make the initial inspection of each unit of completed plots without cost to the contractor. The contractor will be invited to accompany the government inspector on the initial inspection of the randomly selected plots.

(3) - Error Trend of Record Stand Information. If during inspection of selected plots or review of submitted plot sheets, the COR determines a similar error is occurring in the information being recorded by the contractor, the COR shall notify the contractor of the findings.

(4) - Upon request from the contractor, the government will perform one free reinspection of one plot as an example of inspection procedures and demonstration of problems encountered. This reinspection will be done on an original inspection plot and the contractor must accompany the government inspector.

(5) - Determination of Acceptable Work. Based on the standing inspection, the government will determine whether the contractor's work is acceptable or unacceptable.

(6) - Unacceptable Items. The item is determined to be unacceptable if any one of the following conditions occur:

a. Any plot where plot center location cannot be located because of improper labeling of the plot center or starting point, or for any other reason attributable to noncompliance with specifications.

b. Any item having on the average more than .6 errors per data line.

c. Any plot that exceeds + 20% on distance between plots or any plot that exceeds + 10o azimuth between plots.

d. Any Basic Stand Data Sheet with required data missing (all fields are required where applicable).

e. Any Stocking Exam Cover Sheet with required data missing (all fields are required where applicable).

f. Any Stocking Exam Cover Sheet submitted without commentary or map.

g. Any form containing illegible handwriting.

(7) - Reworking Units a.- All plots in a subitem will be returned to the contractor when the unit is determined to be unacceptable. The contractor is required to rework all of the plots, including those that were not originally inspected.

b.- Due to the time and expense incurred by the government in performing additional inspection, the contractor will have only one opportunity to rework unacceptable units. Should a unit fail to pass inspection after reworking refer to G.1 ( b ).

(8) - Inspection of Rework

a. When the contractor returns the plot sheets after reworking the unit, the government will make a new inspection of the unit. The same inspection procedures will be used to inspect the reworked plots (See Sections E (c)). The contractor may accompany the government inspector during the new inspection of the unit. Payment will be based on reinspection percentage.

b. Any reinspection necessary due to the contractor reworking a unit, shall be at the contractor's expense.

PART I - THE SCHEDULE

SECTION F - DELIVERIES OR PERFORMANCE

F- 1 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): Federal Acquisition Regulations - http://www.acquisition.gov/far and the Agriculture Acquisition Regulations – http://www.usda.gov/procurement/policy/agar.html.

FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION (48 CFR CHAPTER 1) CLAUSES

52.242-14 Suspension of Work (APR 1984)

52.242-15 Stop Work Order (AUG 1989)

F-2 AGAR 452.211-74 Period of Performance (FEB 1988) The period of performance of this contract is:

T The Contractor shall maintain progress at a rate which will assure completion of work prior to the completion date specified above. The government will issue a notice to proceed prior to the estimated beginning date.

PART I - THE SCHEDULE

SECTION G - CONTRACT ADMINISTRATION DATA

AGAR 452.215-73 Post Award Conference (NOV 1996) A post award conference with the successful offeror is required. It will be scheduled prior to the commencement of work. The conference will be held at Grangeville, Idaho.

G.1 - MEASUREMENT AND PAYMENT

(a) - Method of Measurement. Randomly selected plots will be inspected for each pay item. Compliance with the Specifications and Accuracy Standards (C.4 and E.2) will be checked.

(b) - Method of Payment.

(1) - After notification of unacceptable items, the contractor shall not begin work on other items until the unacceptable items have been reworked.

(2) - The following reduced payment schedule will be used if there are plot errors within acceptable subitems 80 percent or greater:

Number of errors per data line across all inspection plots for a subitem.

Equal to or less than .20 = 100% payment

.21 - .40 = 90% payment

.41 - .60 = 80% payment

Less than .60 = 0% payment (Unacceptable)

Payment Calculation: Total number of errors divided by the number of data lines collected equals the average number of errors per line, which is the basis for determining the percent of full payment.

Example: 20 errors found - 80 total data lines = .25 = 90%

Payment- Inspection and payment will be made only on completed items. The first 25 plots/acres of data should be submitted for inspection as soon as completed. Thereafter, in increments of 50 plots/acres shall be submitted to the COR for inspection.

PART I - THE SCHEDULE

PART II - CONTRACT CLAUSES

SECTION I - CONTRACT CLAUSES

I- 1 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): Federal Acquisition Regulations - http://www.acquisition.gov/far and the Agriculture Acquisition Regulations – http://www.usda.gov/procurement/policy/agar.html

FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION (48 CFR CHAPTER 1) CLAUSES

52.211-18 Variation in Estimated Quantity (APR 1984) 52.215-8 Order of Precedence--Uniform Contract Format (OCT 1997)

52.219-6 Notice of Total Small Business Set-Aside (NOV 2011 52.222-3 Convict Labor (JUNE 2003)

52.222-21 Prohibition of Segregated Facilities (FEB 1999) 52.222-26 Equal Opportunity (MAR 2007) 52.222-40 Notification of Employee Rights Under the National Labor Relations Act (DEC 2010)

52.222-41 Service Contract Labor Standards (MAY 2014)

52.222-50 Combating Trafficking in Persons (FEB 2009)

52.223-6 Drug-Free Workplace (MAY 2001)

52.223-18 Encouraging Contractor Policies to Ban Text Messaging While Driving (AUG 2011)

52.224-1 Privacy Act Notification (APR 1984)

52.225-13 Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases (JUNE 2008)

52.232-1 Payments (APR 1984) 52.232-8 Discounts for Prompt Payment (FEB 2002)

52.232-11 Extras (APR 1984)

52.232-18 Availability of Funds (APR 1984) 52.232-23 Assignment of Claims (MAY 2014)

52.232-25 Prompt Payment (JUL 2013)

52.232-33 Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer—System for Award Management (JUL 2013)

52.232-39 Unenforceability of Unauthorized Obligations (JUN 2013)

52.233-1 Disputes (MAY 2014) Alternate I (DEC 1991)

52.233-3 Protest After Award (AUG 1996)

52.233-4 Applicable Law for Breach of Contract Claim (OCT 2004)

52.237-11 Accepting and Dispensing of $1 Coin (SEPT 2008) 52.243-1 Changes--Fixed-Price (AUG 1987) Alternate I (APR 1984) 52.244-6 Subcontracts for Commercial Items (OCT 2014)

52.245-1 Government Property (APR 2012) 52.249-1 Termination for Convenience of the Government (Fixed-Price) (Short Form) (APR 1984)

52.249-10 Default (Fixed-Price) (APR 1984) Deviation 52.253-1 Computer Generated Forms (JAN 1991)

AGRICULTURE ACQUISITION REGULATION (48 CFR CHAPTER 4) CLAUSES

452.224-70 Confidentiality of Information (FEB 1988)

452.236-73 Archaeological or Historic Sites (FEB 1988) Restrictions Against Disclosure (FEB 1988)

I- 2 FAR 52.204-13 System for Award Management Maintenance (JUL 2013)

(a) Definitions. As used in this clause—

“Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS) number” means the 9-digit number assigned by Dun and Bradstreet, Inc. (D&B) to identify unique business entities, which is used as the identification number for Federal contractors.

“Data Universal Numbering System+4 (DUNS+4) number” means the DUNS number assigned by D&B plus a 4-character suffix that may be assigned by a business concern. (D&B has no affiliation with this 4-character suffix.) This 4-character suffix may be assigned at the discretion of the business concern to establish additional SAM records for identifying alternative Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT) accounts (see the FAR at subpart 32.11) for the same concern.

“Registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) database” means that—

(1) The Contractor has entered all mandatory information, including the DUNS number or the DUNS+4 number, the Contractor and Government Entity (CAGE) code, as well as data required by the Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act of 2006 (see Subpart 4.14), into the SAM database;

(2) The Contractor has completed the Core, Assertions, Representations and Certifications, and Points of Contact sections of the registration in the SAM database;

(3) The Government has validated all mandatory data fields, to include validation of the Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN) with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). The Contractor will be required to provide consent for TIN validation to the Government as a part of the SAM registration process; and

(4) The Government has marked the record “Active”.

“System for Award Management (SAM)” means the primary Government repository for prospective Federal awardee and Federal awardee information and the centralized Government system for certain contracting, grants, and other assistance-related processes. It includes—

(1) Data collected from prospective Federal awardees required for the conduct of business with the Government;

(2) Prospective contractor-submitted annual representations and certifications in accordance with FAR Subpart 4.14; and

(3) Identification of those parties excluded from receiving Federal contracts, certain subcontracts, and certain types of Federal financial and non-financial assistance and benefits.

(b) The Contractor is responsible for the accuracy and completeness of the data within the SAM database, and for any liability resulting from the Government’s reliance on inaccurate or incomplete data. To remain registered in the SAM database after the initial registration, the Contractor is required to review and update on an annual basis, from the date of initial registration or subsequent updates, its information in the SAM database to ensure it is current, accurate and complete. Updating information in the SAM does not alter the terms and conditions of this contract and is not a substitute for a properly executed contractual document.

(c) (1)

(i) If a Contractor has legally changed its business name, doing business as name, or division name (whichever is shown on the contract), or has transferred the assets used in performing the contract, but has not completed the necessary requirements regarding novation and change-of-name agreements in subpart 42.12, the Contractor shall provide the responsible Contracting Officer a minimum of one business day's written notification of its intention to—

(A) Change the name in the SAM database;

(B) Comply with the requirements of subpart 42.12 of the FAR; and

(C) Agree in writing to the timeline and procedures specified by the responsible Contracting Officer. The Contractor shall provide with the notification sufficient documentation to support the legally changed name.

(ii) If the Contractor fails to comply with the requirements of paragraph (c)(1)(i) of this clause, or fails to perform the agreement at paragraph (c)(1)(i)(C) of this clause, and, in the absence of a properly executed novation or change-of-name agreement, the SAM information that shows the Contractor to be other than the Contractor indicated in the contract will be considered to be incorrect information within the meaning of the “Suspension of Payment” paragraph of the electronic funds transfer (EFT) clause of this contract.

(2) The Contractor shall not change the name or address for EFT payments or manual payments, as appropriate, in the SAM record to reflect an assignee for the purpose of assignment of claims (see FAR subpart 32.8, Assignment of Claims). Assignees shall be separately registered in the SAM. Information provided to the Contractor’s SAM record that indicates payments, including those made by EFT, to an ultimate recipient other than that Contractor will be considered to be incorrect information within the meaning of the “Suspension of Payment” paragraph of the EFT clause of this contract.

(3) The Contractor shall ensure that the DUNS number is maintained with Dun & Bradstreet throughout the life of the contract. The Contractor shall communicate any change to the DUNS number to the Contracting Officer within 30 days after the change, so an appropriate modification can be issued to update the data on the contract. A change in the DUNS number does not necessarily require a novation be accomplished. Dun & Bradstreet may be contacted

(i) Via the internet at http://fedgov.dnb.com/webform or if the contractor does not have internet access, it may call Dun and Bradstreet at 1-866-705-5711 if located within the United States; or

(ii) If located outside the United States, by contacting the local Dun and Bradstreet office.

(d) Contractors may obtain additional information on registration and annual confirmation requirements at http://www.acquisition.gov.

I- 3 AGAR 452.209-71 Assurance Regarding Felony Conviction or Tax Delinquent Status for Corporate Applicants (FEB 2012) Alternate I (FEB 2012)

(a) This award is subject to the provisions contained in sections 433 and 434 of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2012 (P.L. No. 112-74), Division E, as amended and/or subsequently enacted, 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, amended and/or subsequently enacted.

I-4 FAR 52.222-42 Statement of Equivalent Rates for Federal Hires (MAY 2014) In compliance with the Service Contract Labor Standards statutes 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.

Employee Class

Monetary Wage--Fringe Benefits*

GS-6

$17.06 I-5 FAR 52.252-6 Authorized Deviations in Clauses (APR 1984)

(a) The use in this solicitation or contract of any Federal Acquisition Regulation (48 CFR Chapter 1) clause with an authorized deviation is indicated by the addition of “(DEVIATION): after the date of the clause.

(b) The use in this solicitation or contract of any Agriculture Acquisition Regulation (48 CFR Chapter 4) clause with an authorized deviation is indicated by the addition of “(DEVIATION)” after the name of the regulation.

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

SECTION J - LIST OF ATTACHMENTS

1. Wage Determination 1995-0228 (Rev. 32), dated 12/22/2014

2. Exhibit A - 3rd and 5th Year Stocking Exam Cover Sheet (use for 1st year exams also)

3. Exhibit B - Basic Stand Data Sheet

4. Exhibit C - Damage Codes

5. Exhibit D - Information Chart

6. Exhibit E -Vicinity Map

WD 95-0228 (Rev.-32) was first posted on www.wdol.gov on 12/30/2014

Forestry and Land Management Services

REGISTER OF WAGE DETERMINATIONS UNDER | U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

THE SERVICE CONTRACT ACT | EMPLOYMENT STANDARDS ADMINISTRATION

By direction of the Secretary of Labor | WAGE AND HOUR DIVISION

| WASHINGTON, D.C. 20210

Diane C. Koplewski Division of Wage | Wage Determination No: 1995-0228

Director Determinations | Revision No: 32

| Date Of Revision: 12/22/2014

Note: Executive Order (EO) 13658 establishes an hourly minimum wage of $10.10 for 2015 that applies to all contracts subject to the Service Contract Act for which the solicitation is issued on or after January 1, 2015. If this contract is covered by the EO, the contractor must pay all workers in any classification listed on this wage determination at least $10.10 (or the applicable wage rate listed on this wage determination, if it is higher) for all hours spent performing on the contract. The EO minimum wage rate will be adjusted annually.

Additional information on contractor requirements and worker protections under the EO is available at www.dol.gov/whd/govcontracts.

State: Idaho

Area: Idaho Statewide

**Fringe Benefits Required Follow the Occupational Listing**

Employed on contracts for forestry, land management, and cleaning of public use areas services.

OCCUPATION CODE - TITLE FOOTNOTE RATE

08010 - Brush/Precommercial Thinner 15.69

08040 - Choker Setter 18.80

08070 - Faller/Bucker 22.94

08100 - Fire Lookout 15.69

08130 - Forestry Equipment Operator 19.72

08160 - Forestry/Logging Heavy Equipment Operator 21.81

08190 - Forestry Technician 21.81

08250 - General Forestry Laborer 9.33

08280 - Nursery Specialist 22.98

08310 - Slash Piler/Burner 15.69

08340 - Tree Climber 17.20

08370 - Tree Planter 13.54

08400 - Tree Planter, Mechanical 13.54

ALL OCCUPATIONS LISTED ABOVE RECEIVE THE FOLLOWING BENEFITS:

HEALTH & WELFARE: $4.02 per hour or $160.80 per week or $696.79 per month

VACATION: 2 weeks paid vacation after 1 year of service with a contractor or successor, 3 weeks after 5 years, and 4 weeks after 15 years. Length of service includes the whole span of continuous service with the present contractor or successor, wherever employed, and with the predecessor contractors in the performance of similar work at the same Federal facility. (Reg. 29 CFR 4.173)

HOLIDAYS: A minimum of ten paid holidays per year: New Year's Day, Martin Luther

King Jr.'s Birthday, Washington's Birthday, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Columbus Day, Veterans' Day, Thanksgiving Day, and Christmas Day. (A contractor may substitute for any of the named holidays another day off with pay in accordance with a plan communicated to the employees involved.) (See 29 CFR

4.174)

** UNIFORM ALLOWANCE **

If employees are required to wear uniforms in the performance of this contract

(either by the terms of the Government contract, by the employer, by the state or local law, etc.), the cost of furnishing such uniforms and maintaining (by laundering or dry cleaning) such uniforms is an expense that may not be borne by an employee where such cost reduces the hourly rate below that required by the wage determination. The Department of Labor will accept payment in accordance with the following standards as compliance:

The contractor or subcontractor is required to furnish all employees with an adequate number of uniforms without cost or to reimburse employees for the actual cost of the uniforms. In addition, where uniform cleaning and maintenance is made the responsibility of the employee, all contractors and subcontractors subject to this wage determination shall (in the absence of a bona fide collective bargaining agreement providing for a different amount, or the furnishing of contrary affirmative proof as to the actual cost), reimburse all employees for such cleaning and maintenance at a rate of $3.35 per week (or $.67 cents per day). However, in those instances where the uniforms furnished are made of "wash and wear" materials, may be routinely washed and dried with other personal garments, and do not require any special treatment such as dry cleaning, daily washing, or commercial laundering in order to meet the cleanliness or appearance standards set by the terms of the Government contract, by the contractor, by law, or by the nature of the work, there is no requirement that employees be reimbursed for uniform maintenance costs.

** NOTES APPLYING TO THIS WAGE DETERMINATION **

Under the policy and guidance contained in All Agency Memorandum No. 159, the

Wage and Hour Division does not recognize, for section 4(c) purposes, prospective wage rates and fringe benefit provisions that are effective only upon such contingencies as "approval of Wage and Hour, issuance of a wage determination, incorporation of the wage determination in the contract, adjusting the contract price, etc." (The relevant CBA section) in the collective bargaining agreement between (the parties) contains contingency language that

Wage and Hour does not recognize as reflecting "arm's length negotiation" under section 4(c) of the Act and 29 C.F.R. 5.11(a) of the regulations. This wage determination therefore reflects the actual CBA wage rates and fringe benefits paid under the predecessor contract.

The duties of employees under job titles listed are those described in the

"Service Contract Act Directory of Occupations", Fifth Edition, April 2006, unless otherwise indicated. Copies of the Directory are available on the

Internet. A link to the Directory may be found on the WHD home page at http://www.dol.gov/whd/ and through the Wage Determinations On-Line (WDOL) website at http://wdol.gov/.

REQUEST FOR AUTHORIZATION OF ADDITIONAL CLASSIFICATION AND WAGE RATE

Standard Form 1444 (SF-1444)

Conformance Process:

The contracting officer shall require that any class of service employee which is not listed herein and which is to be employed under the contract (i.e., the work to be performed is not performed by any classification listed in the wage determination), be classified by the contractor so as to provide a reasonable relationship (i.e., appropriate level of skill comparison) between such unlisted classifications and the classifications listed in the wage determination. Such conformed classes of employees shall be paid the monetary wages and furnished the fringe benefits as are determined (See 29 CFR 4.6(b)(2)(i)). Such conforming procedure shall be initiated by the contractor prior to the performance of contract work by such unlisted class(es) of employees (See 29 CFR

4.6(b)(2)(ii)). The Wage and Hour Division shall make a final determination of conformed classification, wage rate, and/or fringe benefits which shall be retroactive to the commencement date of the contract (See 29 CFR

4.6(b)(2)(iv)(C)(vi)). When multiple wage determinations are included in a contract, a separate SF-1444 should be prepared for each wage determination to which a class(es) is to be conformed.

The process for preparing a conformance request is as follows:

1) When preparing the bid, the contractor identifies the need for a conformed occupation(s) and computes a proposed rate(s).

2) After contract award, the contractor prepares a written report listing in order the proposed classification title(s), a Federal grade equivalency (FGE) for each proposed classification(s), job description(s), and rationale for proposed wage rate(s), including information regarding the agreement or disagreement of the authorized representative of the employees involved, or where there is no authorized representative, the employees themselves. This report should be submitted to the contracting officer no later than 30 days after such unlisted class(es) of employees performs any contract work.

3) The contracting officer reviews the proposed action and promptly submits a report of the action, together with the agency's recommendations and pertinent information including the position of the contractor and the employees, to the

Wage and Hour Division, U.S. Department of Labor, for review (See 29 CFR

4.6(b)(2)(ii)).

4) Within 30 days of receipt, the Wage and Hour Division approves, modifies, or disapproves the action via transmittal to the agency contracting officer, or notifies the contracting officer that additional time will be required to process the request.

5) The contracting officer transmits the Wage and Hour decision to the contractor.

6) The contractor informs the affected employees.

Information required by the Regulations must be submitted on SF-1444 or bond paper.

When preparing a conformance request, the "Service Contract Act Directory of

Occupations" (the Directory) should be used to compare job definitions to ensure that duties requested are not performed by a classification already listed in the wage determination. Remember, it is not the job title, but the required tasks that determine whether a class is included in an established wage determination. Conformances may not be used to artificially split, combine, or subdivide classifications listed in the wage determination.

EXHIBIT A

EXHIBIT A cont.

EXHIBIT B

EXHIBIT C

Damage codes

70 Animal

71 Livestock

72 Big Game (deer, elk)

73 Pocket Gophers

74 Porcupines

75 Mice or Voles

76 Rabbits or Hares

77 Tree Squirrels

78 Bear

79 Man (other than logging)

80 Weather

81 Wind (windthrow or stem breakage)

82 Snow or ice ( bending, breakage, or bole cracks)

83 Frost damage to shoots

84 Frost heaving of soil

85 Winter dessication (red belt)

86 Moisture deficiency ( drought or heat caused

87 Sunscald or insolation

88 Lightning

90 Other damage (unspecified)

91 Logging damage (basal wounds or top breakage)

92 Fire

93 Improper planting technique

94 Air pollution

EXHIBIT D

2015 NPNF SOUTH ZONE REGENERATION EXAMS CONTRACT - INFORMATION CHART

Nez Perce-Clearwater

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* = walk-in unit

EXHIBIT E

VICINITY MAP

PART IV - REPRESENTATIONS AND INSTRUCTIONS

SECTION K - REPRESENTATIONS, CERTIFICATIONS, AND OTHER STATEMENTS OF OFFERORS OR RESPONDENTS

K- 1 FAR 52.204-8 Annual Representations and Certifications (DEC 2014) (a)

(1) The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this acquisition is 115310.

(2) The small business size standard is $7,500,000

(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 provision at 52.204-7, System for Award Management, is included in this solicitation, paragraph (d) of this provision applies.

(2) If the provision at 52.204-7 is not included in this solicitation, and the offeror is currently registered in the System for Award Management (SAM), and has completed the Representations and Certifications section of SAM 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:

FORMCHECKBOX

(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 SAM 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…