AG-0489-S-10-0223 Solicitation.pdf

SOLICITATION/CONTRACT/ORDER FOR COMMERCIAL ITEMS 1. REQUISITION NUMBER PAGE 1 OF

OFFEROR TO COMPLETE BLOCKS 12, 17, 23, 24, & 30 10-348863 73

2. CONTRACT NO. 3. AWARD/EFFECTIVE 4. ORDER NUMBER 5. SOLICITATION NUMBER 6. SOLICITATION ISSUE

DATE

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DATE

02/11/2010

a. NAME b. TELEPHONE NUMBER(No collect 8. OFFER DUE DATE/

7. FOR SOLICITATION Contracting Officer calls) 541-750-7114 LOCAL TIME

INFORMATION CALL: 02/24/2010, COB

9. ISSUED BY CODE 10. THIS ACQUISITON IS

UNRESTRICTED OR SET ASIDE: % FOR

Forest Service, EROC Northwest 16400 Champion Way Sandy, OR 97055

SMALL BUSINESS EMERGING SMALL

BUSINESS

HUBZONE SMALL

NAICS: 115310 BUSINESS

SERVICE-DISABLED VETERAN- 8(A)

SIZE STANDARD: $ 17.5 million OWNED SMALL BUSINESS

11. DELIVERY FOR FOB DESTINATION

UNLESS BLOCK IS MARKED

SEE SCHEDULE

12. DISCOUNT TERMS 13a. THIS CONTRACT IS A RATED

ORDER UNDER DPAS (15 CFR 700)

13b. RATING

14. METHOD OF SOLICITATION

RFQ IFB RFP

15. DELIVER TO CODE

Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest

16. ADMINISTERED BY CODE

Forest Service, EROC Northwest

17a. CONTRACTOR/ CODE FACILITY

OFFEROR CODE

Contractor Address:

18a. PAYMENT WILL BE MADE BY CODE

Forest Service, EROC Northwest

TELEPHONE N0.

17b. CHECK IF REMITTANCE IS DIFFERENT AND PUT SUCH ADDRESS IN 18b. SUBMIT INVOICES TO ADDRESS SHOWN IN BLOCK 18a UNLESS BLOCK BELOW

OFFER IS CHECKED

SEE ADDENDUM

19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24.

ITEM N0. SCHEDULE OF SUPPLIES/SERVICES QUANTITY UNIT UNIT PRICE AMOUNT

RECOVERY - Upper Applegate Road Precommercial Thinning, Pruning, Manual Release by Brush Cutting, and Hand Piling of Slash

Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest Douglas County

(Use Reverse and/or Attach Additional Sheets as Necessary)

25. ACCOUNTING AND APPROPRIATION DATA

26. TOTAL AWARD AMOUNT (For Govt. Use Only)

27a. SOLICITATION INCORPORATES BY REFERENCE FAR 52.212-1, 52.212-4. FAR 52.212-3 AND 52.212-5 ARE ATTACHED. ADDENDA ARE ARE NOT ATTACHED

27b. CONTRACT/PURCHASE ORDER INCORPORATES BY REFERENCE FAR 52.212-4. FAR 52.212-5 IS ATTACHED. ADDENDA ARE ARE NOT ATTACHED

28. CONTRACTOR IS REQUIRED TO SIGN THIS DOCUMENT AND RETURN _______________ 29. AWARD OF CONTRACT: REF. OFFER

COPIES TO ISSUING OFFICE. CONTRACTOR AGREES TO FURNISH AND

DELIVER ALL ITEMS SET FORTH OR OTHERWISE IDENTIFIED ABOVE AND ON ANY DATED .. YOUR OFFER ON SOLICITATION ADDITIONAL SHEETS SUBJECT TO THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS SPECIFIED (BLOCK 5), INCLUDING ANY ADDITIONS OR CHANGES WHICH ARE

SET FORTH HEREIN, IS ACCEPTED AS TO ITEMS: ____________________

30a. SIGNATURE OF OFFEROR/CONTRACTOR 31a. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (SIGNATURE OF CONTRACTING OFFICER)

30b. NAME AND TITLE OF SIGNER (Type or print) 30c. DATE SIGNED 31b. NAME OF CONTRACTING OFFICER (Type or print) 31c. DATE SIGNED

AUTHORIZED FOR LOCAL REPRODUCTION STANDARD FORM 1449 (REV.3/2005)

PREVIOUS EDITION IS NOT USABLE Prescribed by GSA - FAR (48 CFR) 53.212

This Solicitation is set aside for HUBZone Small Business per FAR 52.219-3

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Upper Applegate Road Precommercial Thinning, Pruning, and Release

PART I—THE SCHEDULE

SECTION B--SUPPLIES OR SERVICES AND PRICES/COSTS

SCHEDULE OF ITEMS

PRECOMMERCIAL THINNING, PRUNING, MANUAL RELEASE BY BRUSH CUTTING,

AND HAND PILING OF SLASH

ROGUE RIVER-SISKIYOU NATIONAL FOREST

Pay Item No.

Description

Unit Quantity Unit Price Total Cost

Pruning Acre 1.1 Upper Applegate Road #4 Acre 93 $ $

1.2 Upper Applegate Road 30-

5 Acre 264 $ $

1.3 Upper Applegate Road

Rock Gulch Acre 263 $ $

Total Acres 620

Thinning

2.1 Upper Applegate Road #4 Acre 93 $ $

2.2 Upper Applegate Road 30-

5 Acre 264 $ $

2.3 Upper Applegate Road

Rock Gulch Acre 263 $ $

Total Acres 620

Hand Piling (Level III)

3.1 Upper Applegate Road #4 Acre 93 $ $

3.2 Upper Applegate Road 30-

5 Acre 264 $ $

3.3 Upper Applegate Road

Rock Gulch Acre 263 $ $

Total Acres 620

TOTAL BASE $

If offeror does not intend to charge for a bid item, a price of ‘0’ or ‘NO COST’ should be shown. If the price is left blank or shown as ‘No Bid’, the entire bid may be considered Non-responsive.

DUNS #: ________________________ TIN# : __________________________

Oregon Farm Forest Labor License Number: ____________________________

MSAWPA Registration Number: ______________________________________

Contractor Email: ___________________________________________________

Level I = 25-50 piles per acre Level II = 51-75 piles per acre Letvel III = 76-100 piles per acre Level IV = 101 to 125 piles per acre (may include piling of logging slash

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For technical information contact Dave Patton at 541-592-4040.

The estimated timeframe to begin work is March 2010. All work shall be completed by April 30, 2011.

Contractor shall be required to start work within 3 days after the effective date of the Notice to Proceed.

Offers shall be submitted for the total item. Offers for less than the total items will not be considered.

No award will be made to a contractor not registered in the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) database, see Section I. Website: www.ccr.gov

Contractors shall register at the website: http://orca.bpn.gov, and ensure Representation and Certifications are available at the time of award for the Government to download electronically.

Continuation of SF1449 Block 27: The full text of a clause or provision may be accessed electronically at www.arnet.gov/far/

CONTRACT CLAUSES

ADDENDUM TO FAR 52.212-4

52.242-14 Suspension of Work (APR 1984) 52-242-15 Stop Work Order (AUG 1989)

FAR 52.212-5 CONTRACT TERMS AND CONDITIONS REQUIRED TO IMPLEMENT STATUTES

OR EXECUTIVE ORDERS—COMMERCIAL ITEMS (Dec 2009)

(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) 52.222-50, Combating Trafficking in Persons (Feb 2009) (22 U.S.C. 7104(g)).

___Alternate I (Aug 2007) of 52.222-50 (22 U.S.C. 7104(g)).

(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) (Pub. L. 108-77, 108-78).

(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.] _X_ (1) 52.203-6, Restrictions on Subcontractor Sales to the Government (Sept 2006), with Alternate I (Oct 1995)

(41 U.S.C. 253g and 10 U.S.C. 2402).

__ (2) 52.203-13, Contractor Code of Business Ethics and Conduct (Dec 2008) (Pub. L. 110-252, Title VI, Chapter 1

(41 U.S.C. 251 note)).

_X_ (3) 52.203-15, Whistleblower Protections under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (MAR

2009) (Section 1553 of Pub. L. 111-5). (Applies to contracts funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.)

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_X_ (4) 52.204-11, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act—Reporting Requirements (Mar 2009) (Pub. L. 111- 5).

_X_ (5) 52.219-3, Notice of Total HUBZone Set-Aside (Jan 1999) (15 U.S.C. 657a).

_X_ (6) 52.219-4, Notice of Price Evaluation Preference for HUBZone Small Business Concerns (JULY 2005) (if the offeror elects to waive the preference, it shall so indicate in its offer) (15 U.S.C. 657a).

__ (7) [Reserved] __ (8)(i) 52.219-6, Notice of Total Small Business Set-Aside (June 2003) (15 U.S.C. 644).

__ (ii) Alternate I (Oct 1995) of 52.219-6.

__ (iii) Alternate II (Mar 2004) of 52.219-6.

__ (9)(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.

__ (10) 52.219-8, Utilization of Small Business Concerns (May 2004) (15 U.S.C. 637(d)(2) and (3)).

__ (11)(i) 52.219-9, Small Business Subcontracting Plan (Apr 2008) (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.

__ (12) 52.219-14, Limitations on Subcontracting (Dec 1996) (15 U.S.C. 637(a)(14)).

__ (13) 52.219-16, Liquidated Damages—Subcontracting Plan (Jan 1999) (15 U.S.C. 637(d)(4)(F)(i)).

__ (14)(i) 52.219-23, Notice of Price Evaluation Adjustment for Small Disadvantaged Business Concerns

(OCT 2008) (10 U.S.C. 2323) (if the offeror elects to waive the adjustment, it shall so indicate in its offer).

__ (ii) Alternate I (June 2003) of 52.219-23.

__ (15) 52.219-25, Small Disadvantaged Business Participation Program—Disadvantaged Status and Reporting (Apr 2008) (Pub. L. 103-355, section 7102, and 10 U.S.C. 2323).

__ (16) 52.219-26, Small Disadvantaged Business Participation Program— Incentive Subcontracting (Oct 2000) (Pub. L. 103-355, section 7102, and 10 U.S.C. 2323).

__ (17) 52.219-27, Notice of Total Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business Set-Aside (May 2004) (15 U.S.C. 657 f).

_X_ (18) 52.219-28, Post Award Small Business Program Rerepresentation (Apr 2009) (15 U.S.C. 632(a)(2)).

_X_ (19) 52.222-3, Convict Labor (June 2003) (E.O. 11755).

__ (20) 52.222-19, Child Labor—Cooperation with Authorities and Remedies (Aug 2009) (E.O. 13126).

_X_ (21) 52.222-21, Prohibition of Segregated Facilities (Feb 1999).

_X_ (22) 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity (Mar 2007) (E.O. 11246).

_X_ (23) 52.222-35, Equal Opportunity for Special Disabled Veterans, Veterans of the Vietnam Era, and Other

Eligible Veterans (Sept 2006) (38 U.S.C. 4212).

_X_ (24) 52.222-36, Affirmative Action for Workers with Disabilities (Jun 1998) (29 U.S.C. 793).

_X_ (25) 52.222-37, Employment Reports on Special Disabled Veterans, Veterans of the Vietnam Era, and Other

Eligible Veterans (Sept 2006) (38 U.S.C. 4212).

_X_ (26) 52.222-54, Employment Eligibility Verification (JAN 2009). (Executive Order 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.)

__ (27)(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.)

__ (28) 52.223-15, Energy Efficiency in Energy-Consuming Products (DEC 2007) (42 U.S.C. 8259b).

__ (29)(i) 52.223-16, IEEE 1680 Standard for the Environmental Assessment of Personal Computer Products

(DEC 2007) (E.O. 13423).

__ (ii) Alternate I (DEC 2007) of 52.223-16.

__ (30) 52.225-1, Buy American Act—Supplies (Feb 2009) (41 U.S.C. 10a-10d).

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__ (31)(i) 52.225-3, Buy American Act—Free Trade Agreements—Israeli Trade Act (June 2009) (41 U.S.C. 10a- 10d, 19 U.S.C. 3301 note, 19 U.S.C. 2112 note, 19 U.S.C. 3805 note, Pub. L. 108-77, 108-78, 108-286, 108-302, 109-53, 109-169, 109-283, and 110-138).

__ (ii) Alternate I (Jan 2004) of 52.225-3.

__ (iii) Alternate II (Jan 2004) of 52.225-3.

__ (32) 52.225-5, Trade Agreements (AUG 2009) (19 U.S.C. 2501, et seq., 19 U.S.C. 3301 note).

__ (33) 52.225-13, Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases (June 2008) (E.O.’s, proclamations, and statutes administered by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the Department of the Treasury).

__ (34) 52.226-4, Notice of Disaster or Emergency Area Set-Aside (Nov 2007) (42 U.S.C. 5150).

__ (35) 52.226-5, Restrictions on Subcontracting Outside Disaster or Emergency Area (Nov 2007) (42 U.S.C. 5150).

__ (36) 52.232-29, Terms for Financing of Purchases of Commercial Items (Feb 2002) (41 U.S.C. 255(f), 10 U.S.C. 2307(f)).

__ (37) 52.232-30, Installment Payments for Commercial Items (Oct 1995) (41 U.S.C. 255(f), 10 U.S.C. 2307(f)).

_X_ (38) 52.232-33, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer—Central Contractor Registration (Oct 2003)

(31 U.S.C. 3332).

__ (39) 52.232-34, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer—Other than Central Contractor Registration (May 1999)

(31 U.S.C. 3332).

__ (40) 52.232-36, Payment by Third Party (May 1999) (31 U.S.C. 3332).

__ (41) 52.239-1, Privacy or Security Safeguards (Aug 1996) (5 U.S.C. 552a).

__ (42)(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.] _X_ (1) 52.222-41, Service Contract Act of 1965 (Nov 2007) (41 U.S.C. 351, et seq.).

_X_ (2) 52.222-42, Statement of Equivalent Rates for Federal Hires (May 1989) (29 U.S.C. 206 and 41 U.S.C. 351, et seq.).

__ (3) 52.222-43, Fair Labor Standards Act and Service Contract Act—Price Adjustment (Multiple Year and Option

Contracts) (Sep 2009) (29 U.S.C. 206 and 41 U.S.C. 351, et seq.).

__ (4) 52.222-44, Fair Labor Standards Act and Service Contract Act—Price Adjustment (Sep 2009) (29 U.S.C. 206 and 41 U.S.C. 351, et seq.).

__ (5) 52.222-51, Exemption from Application of the Service Contract Act to Contracts for Maintenance, Calibration, or Repair of Certain Equipment—Requirements (Nov 2007) (41 351, et seq.).

__ (6) 52.222-53, Exemption from Application of the Service Contract Act to Contracts for Certain Services—

Requirements (Feb 2009) (41 U.S.C. 351, et seq.).

__ (7) 52.226-6, Promoting Excess Food Donation to Nonprofit Organizations (Mar 2009) (Pub. L. 110-247).

__ (8) 52.237-11, Accepting and Dispensing of $1 Coin (Sept 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.

(d)(1) The Comptroller General of the United States, an appropriate Inspector General appointed under section 3 or 8G of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.), or an authorized representative of either of the foregoing officials shall have access to and right to—

(i) Examine any of the Contractor’s or any subcontractors’ records that pertain to, and involve transactions relating to, this contract; and

(ii) Interview any officer or employee regarding such transactions.

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(e)(1) Notwithstanding the requirements of the clauses in paragraphs (a), (b), and (c), of this clause, the Contractor is not required to flow down any FAR clause in a subcontract for commercial items, other than—

(i) Paragraph (d) of this clause. This paragraph flows down to all subcontracts, except the authority of the Inspector General under paragraph (d)(1)(ii) does not flow down; and

(ii) Those clauses listed in this paragraph (e)(1). Unless otherwise indicated below, the extent of the flow down shall be as required by the clause—

(A) 52.203-13, Contractor Code of Business Ethics and Conduct (Dec 2008) (Pub. L. 110-252, Title VI, Chapter 1 (41 U.S.C. 251 note)).

(B) 52.203-15, Whistleblower Protections Under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (May 2009) (Section 1553 of Pub. L. 111-5).

(C) 52.219-8, Utilization of Small Business Concerns (May 2004) (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 $550,000 ($1,000,000 for construction of any public facility), the subcontractor must include 52.219-8 in lower tier subcontracts that offer subcontracting opportunities.

(D) 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity (Mar 2007) (E.O. 11246).

(E) 52.222-35, Equal Opportunity for Special Disabled Veterans, Veterans of the Vietnam Era, and Other

Eligible Veterans (Sept 2006) (38 U.S.C. 4212).

(F) 52.222-36, Affirmative Action for Workers with Disabilities (June 1998) (29 U.S.C. 793).

(G) 52.222-41, Service Contract Act of 1965 (Nov 2007) (41 U.S.C. 351, et seq.).

(H) 52.222-50, Combating Trafficking in Persons (Feb 2009) (22 U.S.C. 7104(g)).

(I) 52.222-51, Exemption from Application of the Service Contract Act to Contracts for Maintenance, Calibration, or Repair of Certain Equipment—Requirements (Nov 2007) (41 U.S.C. 351, et seq.).

(J) 52.222-53, Exemption from Application of the Service Contract Act to Contracts for Certain

Services—Requirements (Feb 2009) (41 U.S.C. 351, et seq.).

(K) 52.222-54, Employment Eligibility Verification (Jan 2009).

(L) 52.226-6, Promoting Excess Food Donation to Nonprofit Organizations. (Mar 2009) (Pub. L. 110-

247). Flow down required in accordance with paragraph (e) of FAR clause 52.226-6.

(M) 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.

(End of clause)

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SECTION C--DESCRIPTION/SPECIFICATIONS/STATEMENT OF WORK

C-1

SCOPE OF CONTRACT

This contract requires precommercial tree thinning, manual release, pruning, slash treatment, handpiling and related work in compliance with its terms, specifications, and provisions. This includes furnishing labor, equipment, supervision, transportation, operating supplies, and incidentals except those items, if any, listed as Government-furnished property.

C-2

PROJECT LOCATION AND DESCRIPTION

The contract work areas will be on the Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest. Actual project maps and detailed unit data sheet is provided in Section J.

A. Accessibility - Most work areas may be reached on Forest roads by standard two wheel drive vehicles. Snow tires and chains may be needed in the winter.

Vehicles shall not operate off system roads.

B. Boundaries - All areas will be signed, at locations conspicuous on access road(s), and unit boundaries are flagged with ribbon unless they are obviously defined by physical features, such as streams, roads, or timberline, etc., which are shown as boundaries on the Project Maps.

C-3

GOVERNMENT-FURNISHED PROPERTY

A. Inspection forms for Contractor self-inspection shall be provided to the Contractor prior to start of work. Additional forms will be provided as needed during the course of this contract.

B. Government-furnished materials will be supplied during normal work hours, 7:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday.

C. The Contractor shall inform the Government 24 hours prior to a need for Government-furnished materials.

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ACCESSIBILITY

A. Project sites may be reached by Forest roads that are driveable by standard pickup, weather permitting.

B. No vehicles will be permitted to operate off system roads without approval of the Contracting

Officer.

C. Roads shown on unit maps indicate access to units and are not to suggest the roads are open within units or for any further travel.

D. Inaccessibility due to snow, fallen trees, slides or washouts on roads may or may not be corrected at the option of the Government. If road access is blocked, the Government may:

1. Provide an alternate access route.

2. Delete the inaccessible units.

3. Substitute similar units.

C-5

MOTORIZED EQUIPMENT

Use of motorized equipment other than hand-held equipment such as powersaws and brush cutters will not be permitted off designated roads in the project area without approval of the Contracting Officer.

C-6

CONTRACTOR OBLIGATIONS

A. The Contractor shall:

1. Provide approved fire equipment, communications and services as required by Fire

Prevention and Suppression form R6-FS-6300-52 (5/97) (SEE SECTION J).

2. Provide transportation, materials (plastic for covering of handpiles and plastic flagging), labor, supervision and equipment required to do the job properly.

3. Provide designated supervisor(s) and quality inspector(s) as required.

C-7

SEQUENCE OF WORK

When pruning and thinning, are specified for the same unit, the Contractor shall complete the pre-commercial thinning prior to pruning, unless otherwise agreed upon in writing prior to start work.

Contractor shall follow restrictions required under P.O.C. Root Disease Control Strategy. In Port- Orford cedar root rot infested areas, the following applies:

1. During wet weather, no vehicle entries on POC gated roads shall be made unless agreed to by the

C.O.

2. Contractor vehicles shall be washed by a high-pressure washer to remove all dirt and mud from surface and underside of the vehicle prior to entering the Forest Service boundary to prevent spread of Port-Orford cedar root disease and Noxious weeds.

C-8

CARE OF LEAVE TREES (FOR THINNING, PRUNING AND RELEASE)

Work must be performed in a manner which prevents damage to or destruction of leave trees. Willful or extensive damage to crop trees by the Contractor or Contractor's employees may be considered valid cause for termination of the Contractor's right to proceed, in accordance with the default clause of this contract.

A. Definition of Damaged Trees

1. Any cuts or bruises to the stem which penetrate the cambium layer.

2. Breakage or severance of the terminal or lateral leader.

3. Trees with cut brush on top of or leaning on them.

B. If any of the above damage is found on trees over 1 foot tall, they will be counted as damaged.

C. Definition of Destroyed Trees

1. Severance of 60 percent (60%) or more of the crop tree's living crown.

2. Cut hardwoods that should be left.

3. No cutting species.

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C-9

DEFINITION OF TECHNICAL TERMS

A. Thinning - The cutting of trees in excess of those to be left for timber stand management.

B. Live crown - Living green foliage growing on a tree expressed as a percentage of the tree's total height.

C. Girdling - A series of cuts, through the bark and cambium tissue, completely encircling the tree trunk, for the purpose of killing the tree.

D. Spacing - The horizontal distance from the center of one leave tree to the center of the next nearest leave tree.

E. Average spacing - The average of the distance between all leave trees necessary to provide the desired number of leave trees per acre.

F. DBH (diameter breast height) - Diameter of the trunk measured at a point 4 1/2 feet above the ground level on the uphill side of tree.

G. Manual release - The treatment of vegetation within a specified radius around a leave tree.

H. Lopping - Severing limbs from cut.

I. Leave tree – Any conifer or hardwood that is selected or required to be left standing as provided in the specifications.

J. Excess tree - A tree or cultured hardwood clump which the Contractor, contrary to the specifications, has left uncut; has not completely severed from the stump; or left as a hang-up tree; or left with a stump exceeding the specified maximum height; or left not girdled or improperly girdled.

K. Deficient trees - Those trees cut which should have been left to maintain average spacing requirements; or trees not selected according to the technical specifications requirements; or trees that are excessively damaged by the thinning operation.

L. Damage (undesirable) - Any defect or deformity of a tree resulting from such agents as wind, snow, animals, insects, disease and equipment; and evidenced by such things as dead or broke tops or trunks, crooks and deep scars. Examples of excessive damage:

1. Trees with crook, sweep or snowbend (damaged) - Crooks or bends in the main bole which are less than 13 feet from the ground and offset more than three inches from the longitudinal axis.

2. Forked or defective top (damaged) - One or more forks in the live crown, or dead or broken-out top of the bole within 13 feet of the ground surface.

3. Trees with live crowns less than 40

% of height.

4. Diseased Trees:

a. Mistletoe-infected - Small parasitic flowering plants, with mature shoots less than 6-8 inches long, that cause excessive growth and swelling to branches and stems.

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b. Western white pine blister rust - Disease of Western pine characterized by some or all of the following symptoms: stem cankers, drab gray-green or yellow needles, poor foliage density, short needles, or a unthrifty appearance.

c. Bole cankers - Trees with one or more visible bole infections, abnormal/dead areas or spots caused by certain species of fungi.

d. Root rot - Areas that have two or more dead or dying trees per ten

-foot radius are suspected root rot pockets.

M. Hang-up tree - Any cut tree that leans against or is suspended by an uncut tree.

N. Fuel break - An area within a thinned unit where thinning slash is removed or treated in order to reduce spread of fire to adjacent areas.

O. Leave strip - An area within a treatment unit in which no cutting will be done.

P. Buffer zone - An area within a unit in which special treatment methods are required, in accordance with technical specifications and as shown on project maps.

Q. Slash - limbs, trunks of trees and brush cut during contract work performance.

R. Cut:

a. Thinning/release cut: to separate stem completely from stump.

b. Bucking cut: to separate completely into two or more pieces.

c. Limb cut: Cuts to remove limbs at the bole, including bucking at the top at the specified dbh limit.

S. Restricted operating season - The period of time when operations are restricted in an area, for protection of habitat of endangered, threatened and sensitive species of plants or animals and also to mitigate the spread of Port-Orford Cedar root rot..

T. Pruning - The severing of all live or dead limbs from the bole of a selected tree to the specified pruning height.

U. Scattering - Moving and rearranging of slash concentrations to reduce the fuel bed height and reduce insect habitat.

V. Branch collar - The basal enlargement of a branch.

W. Hardwood Clumps – Madrone, chinquapin or oaks with three or more stems originating from one root system.

X Riparian area - Area around bogs, seeps, springs, intermittent and flowing creeks.

Y. Live Snag - Any apparently looking dead standing tree and may have live limbs or the top could be dead and other parts of the tree.

Z. Hardwood Culturing – Reducing hardwood clumps to one or two of the tallest stems.

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C-10

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS FOR PRUNING:

A. Selection of Trees to be Pruned:

1. Trees to be pruned shall generally be those of tallest height, largest crown, largest diameter, straightest stems and free of damage due to insects, disease, physical or mechanical damage.

B. Pruning Methods

1. Pruning Height - The pruning height will not exceed one-half the live crown height. See

Subitem Prescription for lift height of nine (9) feet, fourteen (14) feet or eighteen (18) feet.

2. Removal of Live and Dead Limbs - All live and dead limbs shall be completely severed from the tree as close to the bole as possible without cutting into the branch collar. Leave approximately one-quarter inch of the branch beyond the branch collar. All live and dead limbs must be severed so as to leave a flat cut surface.

3. Double-trunk trees shall not be pruned.

C-11

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS FOR PRE-COMMERCIAL THINNING

A. Definition of Acceptable Leave Trees

1. Acceptable leave trees shall be:

(a) Preferred species as identified in the Subitem Prescription in Section J.

(b) Have a good terminal and/or lateral leader with healthy buds.

(c) Have good growth form and be reasonably free of damage and/or disease.

B. Selection of Leave Trees: (for precommercial thinning)

1. Leave trees shall be selected by the Contractor, except when specific trees are designated by the Government.

2. All leave trees shall be the tallest, healthiest tree with a minimum 50% live crown foliage. Trees shall have good growth form and be free from damage and/or disease.

3. Spacing may be varied to select the most desirable tree; however, spacing shall be maintained at the specified distance whenever possible. The number of trees per acre shall not be materially increased or decreased.

3. Species and spacing selection is specified in the Subitem Prescription in Section J.

4. No cut species – (see Subitem Prescription).

C. Cutting Guidelines

1. DBH Cut Limit (see Subitem Prescription).

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All healthy, damage-free conifer trees over the specified DBH cut limits shall be left uncut and are to be considered acceptable leave trees regardless of spacing requirements.

D. Cut Tree Treatment

1. All trees other than leave trees (except as specified below) shall be cut below the lowest live limb except when prevented by natural obstacles. All live limbs below the cutting point shall be removed.

Trees shall be completely severed from the stump. Stump height shall not exceed six (6) inches above ground level or four (4) inches above naturally occurring obstacles. Cut trees shall not lean against or be suspended by uncut trees.

2. Tree seedlings less than one (1) foot tall shall not be cut. These trees less than one (1) foot tall shall not be considered for spacing distances between leave trees.

3. Dead standing conifer trees less than four (4) inches DBH, shall be felled and handpiled when required by Subitem Prescription.

4. All Port-Orford cedar up to ten (10) inches DBH within 35 feet of the fill slope shall be cut below the lowest live limb with a stump height not to exceed six (6) inches above ground level. All Port-Orford cedar up to ten (10) inches DBH within 20 feet of the ditch line on the cut bank shall be cut below the lowest live limb with a stump height not to exceeed six (6) inches above ground level. (See Exhibit A)

E. Felling

1. Cut trees shall be felled away from unit boundaries, roads, telephone lines, electrical lines, established trails, stock driveways, fencelines, established land corners and other physical improvements. Any trees falling on such areas shall be removed and treated as specified below and elsewhere herein.

2. If trees are felled across telephone or electrical lines, the Contractor shall immediately notify the utility company, then the COR. Removal of these trees shall be performed at the Contractor's expense and as directed by the utility company.

3. Removal of felled trees and slash from roads shall be accomplished within half an hour.

4. Removal of felled trees from trails and stock driveways shall be accomplished within 24 hours.

F. Hang-Ups

All thinning slash shall be placed on or near the ground surface so that it will not lean against or be suspended by an uncut tree.

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TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS FOR BRUSH CUTTING

A. Species to Cut

1. Cut all target vegetation as stated in the Subitem Prescription.

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B. Cutting Guidelines for Brush Cutting

1. All target brush vegetation within the Contract units shall be cut to a stump height not to exceed six (6) inches above the ground surface or four (4) inches above a natural obstacle.

2. Cut material shall not be left on top of or leaning on leave trees.

3. Slash shall not be left on roads, roadsides or cutbanks accessible to traffic.

C. Hardwood Brush Culturing

1. Culture hardwood brush clumps at the spacing specified in the Subitem Prescription.

C-13

SPECIFICATIONS FOR TREATMENT OF SLASH

A. Bucking - Felled trees, hardwood and conifers, that exceed five (5) inches in diameter shall be bucked at five (5) inches in diameter. Bole of felled trees greater than five (5) inches in diameter shall be limbed and need not be bucked except to facilitate hand piling of slash.

B. Lopping

- Limbs will be cut within two inches of the bole of the tree.

C-14

SPECIFICATIONS FOR SLASH HAND PILING

1.

Material to be Piled

A. Felled trees shall be limbed and bucked at five (5) inches in diameter, limbed boles greater than five (5) inches need not be handpiled. All slash which falls within the size specifications shall be piled. Slash is defined as all pre-commercial thinning slash, cut brush, and pruned limbs, produced during Contractors operation or slash produced in other ways by other means while unit is in Contractor's "care".

B. Material which does not fall within the size limits specified above may be left unpiled;

however, attached limbs or tops which fall within the diameter and length limits shall be cut from the greater diameter material and piled.

C. All slash, including material from snags, that meet the piling requirements, and vegetation that is required to be piled under this contract, that originates in, and falls or rolls outside of unit boundaries, shall be pulled back into the unit and piled and covered.

2.

Pile Construction

A. Piles shall be constructed compactly by aligning individual pieces in the same direction and placing the heavier slash on top. Piles shall have a stable base to prevent toppling.

The long axis of individual pieces shall be oriented up- and down- slope. Protruding pieces shall be trimmed to allow covering in a manner that permits the piles to shed water.

B. All piles shall be as compact as possible and free of non-combustible material. Height shall be no less than five (5) feet and no greater than six (6) feet. Width shall not exceed

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seven (7) feet.

C. Material in excess of eight (8) feet in length must be bucked to eight (8) feet or less before piling. All material shall be contained within the general contour of the pile.

Material extending over one (1) foot beyond the pile shall be bucked off and placed in the pile.

3.

Pile Location

A Unless specifically approved by the Contracting Officer, piles shall be located so that later burning will not damage standing green trees, reproduction and seedlings.

B. Piles shall not be located on road surfaces, in ditches and channel bottoms, on downed logs or stumps.

C. Piles shall not be located closer than twenty five (25) feet of the external boundary of treatment areas or to no treatment areas such as; perrenial, intermittent or riparian buffer areas.

Pile Covering

A. Contractor supplied plastic (4 mil thick, 10 feet wide), shall be placed on all piles so that the pile will be at least 80 percent covered.

B. Plastic shall be secured on piles by placing 25 percent of total material piled on top of plastic. It shall be placed so as to provide the best protection from rain and snow, and the best cover for later ignition.

C. All unused/cut plastic shall be carried out of the unit if no longer needed to cover piles.

SECTION D--PACKAGING AND MARKING

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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

E-1 FAR 52.246-4 INSPECTION OF SERVICES--FIXED-PRICE (AUG 1996)

(a) Definition: "Services," as used in this clause, includes services performed, workmanship, and material furnished or utilized in the performance of services.

(b) The Contractor shall provide and maintain an inspection system acceptable to the Government covering the services under this Contract. Complete records of all inspection work performed by the Contractor shall be maintained and made available to the Government during Contract performance and for as long afterwards as the Contract requires.

(c) The Government has the right to inspect and test all services called for by the Contract, to the extent practicable at all times and places during the term of the Contract. The Government shall perform inspections and tests in a manner that will not unduly delay the work.

(d) If the Government performs inspections or tests on the premises of the Contractor or a subcontractor, the Contractor shall furnish, and shall require subcontractors to furnish, at no increase in contract price, all reasonable facilities and assistance for the safe and convenient performance of these duties.

(e) If any of the services do not conform with Contract requirements, the Government may require the

Contractor to perform the services again in conformity with Contract requirements, at no increase in Contract amount. When the defects in services cannot be corrected by reperformance, the Government may--

(1) Require the Contractor to take necessary action to ensure that future performance conforms to contract requirements; and

(2) Reduce the Contract price to reflect the reduced value of the…