Section_A-M_FY_13_Site_Prepa_ServiceRFQ_FAC64.doc

Service RFQ

AG-24H8-S-13-0028

FY 13 Site Preparation

REQUEST FOR QUOTATION

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UNDER BDSA REG. 2

AND/OR DMS REG. 1

FOB DESTINATION

FORMCHECKBOX

OTHER (See Schedule)

Kathy Bosch Jay Klink

AREA CODE

NUMBER

747-6752

747-362-2307 ext 220

9. DESTINATION

Granville, Peru and Winhall, VT

a. NAME OF CONSIGNEE

231 North Main Street

Rutland

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

FY 13 Site Preparation – Middlebury and Manchester Ranger Districts

Enter pricing on schedule of items in section B

Faxed Quotes will be accepted by

Kathy Bosch at 802-747-6766.

12. DISCOUNT FOR PROMPT PAYMENT

are not attached.

c. COUNTY

AREA CODE

NSN 7540-01-152-8084

Previous edition not usable

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

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PART I—THE SCHEDULE

SECTION B--SUPPLIES OR SERVICES AND PRICES/COSTS

SCHEDULE OF ITEMS

FY 13 Site Preparation Item Unit Number Description

Quantity Unit Price Amount Bid Item 1- Beattie Road sale area in Winhall Area 1 Beattie Road Unit 4 48 Acres

Area 2 Beattie Road Unit 6 41 Acres

Area 3 Beattie Road Unit 7 13 Acres

Total Acres for Item 1:

Total Quote for Item 1:

Bid Item 2-Rock Bottom Sale area in Peru Area 1 Rock Bottom Unit 1 2 Acres

Area 2 Rock Bottom Unit 2 3 Acres

Area 3 Rock Bottom Unit 7 2 Acres

Total Acres for Item 2:

Total Quote for Item 2:

Bid Item 3- Cobb Hill South Sale area in Ripton Area 1 Cobb Hill South Unit 3 26 Acres

Area 2 Cobb Hill South Unit 6 53 Acres

Total Acres for Item 3:

79 Total Quote for Item 3:

Bid Item 4-Cobb Hill North sale area in Lincoln Area 1 Cobb Hill North Unit 1 42 Acres

Area 2 Cobb Hill North Unit 6

Acres

Total Acres for Item 4:

61 Total Quote for Item 4:

Bid Item 5-Old Mill sale area in Ripton Area 3 Old Mill Unit 1 21 Acres

Area 4 Old Mill Unit 10 22 Acres

Total Acres for Item 5:

43 Total Quote for Item 4:

Bid Item 6-Upper White sale area in Granville Area 1 Upper White Unit 1a & 1b 27 Acres

Area 2 Upper White Unit 2 Acres

Area 3 Upper White Unit 13a 36 Acres

Total Acres for Item 6:

72 Total Quote for Item 4:

Contractor Acceptance Statement: By signing the offer, the Contractor agrees to all terms, conditions, and provisions included in the solicitation and agrees to furnish any awarded items at the price set in the schedule unless otherwise excepted as follows: _______________________________________________________________.

AWARD WILL BE MADE BY INDIVIDUAL ITEM

Contractor may quote on an All or None basis by writing “All or None” in the following space: _________________________________.

Contractor may limit his acceptance to a maximum or minimum acreage. My quote is limited to a minimum of ______ acres, and a maximum of _________acres.

Additional Contractor Notes:

1. Contractor must be registered in www.sam.gov in order to submit an offer on this project. Obtaining a duns number and registering in SAM is free.

2. There is no pre-bid meeting planned. It is recommended and urged that the contractor visit the sites prior to quoting on the project. The Contractor may contact Jay Klink at 802-362-2307 if they have questions about how to reach the site.

SECTION C--DESCRIPTION/SPECIFICATIONS/STATEMENT OF WORK

FY 13 SITE PREP CONTRACT - GREEN MOUNTAIN NATIONAL FOREST

DIVISION 100 - WORK AREA SPECIFICATIONS

110 - Scope of Contract It is the intent of this solicitation and any resulting contract to have site preparation for natural regeneration (tree felling work) and any resulting required slash disposal work accomplished on the Manchester and Middlebury Ranger Districts of the Green Mountain National Forest. The contractor shall furnish tools, labor, equipment, and supervision unless otherwise provided herein.

120 - Location and Description

121 - Bid Item 1-Beattie Road sale Get to the Beattie Road Timber Sale area from Route 11 at Peru by driving south on South Road to Winhall Hollow Road. Drive east on Winhall Hollow Road for 1 mile to Beattie Road to access the units.

Area 1 – Beattie Road Unit 4 received an individual tree and group selection harvest in 2013. Throughout entire unit, cut all unacceptable growing stock hardwood trees 1 to 6 inches DBH, including those bent over or broken from logging operation. This would include live trees of non-commercial species such as striped maple or pin cherry; trees not expected to live ten years due to damage, excessive lean, insect, or disease damage; such as beech trees with beech bark disease. Do not cut straight, single stem (NOT FLAT TOPPED) sugar maple, red maple, white ash, black cherry and yellow birch. Do not cut any acceptable softwood. Do not cut any trees marked with orange paint. Limbing of cut trees is not required, however, ALL CUT TREES MUST BE ON THE GROUND REGARDLESS OF THE AMOUNT OF BUCKING REQUIRED.

Area 2 – Beattie Road Unit 6 received a single tree and group selection harvest in 2013. In the group selection areas cut all hardwoods regardless of species or condition. In the matrix between groups, cut all unacceptable growing stock hardwood trees 1 to 6 inches DBH, including those bent over or broken from logging operation. This would include live trees of non-commercial species such as striped maple or pin cherry; trees not expected to live ten years due to damage, excessive lean, insect, or disease damage; and beech trees. Do not cut straight, single stem (NOT FLAT TOPPED) sugar maple, red maple, white ash, black cherry and yellow birch. Do not cut any acceptable softwood. Do not cut any trees marked with orange paint. Limbing of cut trees is not required, however, ALL CUT TREES MUST BE ON THE GROUND REGARDLESS OF THE AMOUNT OF BUCKING REQUIRED.

Area 3 – Beattie Road Unit 7 received an aspen clearcut in 2013. Throughout the entire unit, cut all unacceptable growing stock hardwood trees 1 to 6 inches DBH, including those bent over or broken from logging operation. This would include live trees of non-commercial species such as striped maple or pin cherry; trees not expected to live ten years due to damage, excessive lean, insect, or disease damage; and beech trees. Do not cut straight, single stem (NOT FLAT TOPPED) sugar maple, white ash, black cherry and yellow birch. Do not cut any acceptable softwood. Do not cut any trees marked with orange paint. Limbing of cut trees is not required, however, ALL CUT TREES MUST BE ON THE GROUND REGARDLESS OF THE AMOUNT OF BUCKING REQUIRED.

122 - Bid Item 2 Area 1 Rock Bottom sale – Get to Rock Bottom Lane units by driving less than a mile on South Road from Route 11 at Peru to Rock Bottom Lane.

Rock Bottom Unit 1 received a single tree and 2 acres of group selection harvest in 2013. Within only the two acres of groups, cut all unacceptable growing stock hardwood trees 1 to 8 inches DBH, including those bent over or broken from logging operation. This would include live trees of non-commercial species such as striped maple or pin cherry; trees not expected to live ten years due to damage, excessive lean, insect, or disease damage; and beech trees. Do not cut straight, single stem (NOT FLAT TOPPED) sugar maple, red, maple white ash, black cherry and yellow birch. Do not cut any acceptable softwood. Do not cut any trees marked with orange paint. Cut material is to be removed from the ski trail, and for a distance of 25 feet from the edge of the ski trail, all cut material that is pulled back is to be lopped within 2 feet of the ground. Within the 25 foot no cut zone, stump height is 10 inches or less. Unit boundary is marked by orange three strips and unit number painted on trees. Limbing of cut trees is not required, however, ALL CUT TREES MUST BE ON THE GROUND REGARDLESS OF THE AMOUNT OF BUCKING REQUIRED.

Area 2 – Rock Bottom Unit 2 received a single tree and 3 acres of group selection harvest in 2013. Within only the 3 acre groups, cut all unacceptable growing stock hardwood trees 1 to 8 inches DBH, including those bent over or broken from logging operation. This would include live trees of non-commercial species such as striped maple or pin cherry; trees not expected to live ten years due to damage, excessive lean, insect, or disease damage; and beech trees. Do not cut straight, single stem (NOT FLAT TOPPED) sugar maple, red maple, white ash, black cherry and yellow birch. Do not cut any acceptable softwood. Do not cut any trees marked with orange paint. Cut material is to be removed from the ski trail and for a distance of 25 feet from the ski trail all cut material that is pulled back is to be lopped within 2 feet of the ground. Within the 25 foot no cut material zone, stump height is 10 inches or less. Limbing of cut trees is not required, however, ALL CUT TREES MUST BE ON THE GROUND REGARDLESS OF THE AMOUNT OF BUCKING REQUIRED.

Area 3 – Rock Bottom Unit 7 received a single tree and 2 acres of group selection harvest in 2013. Within only the two acres of groups, cut all unacceptable growing stock hardwood trees 1 to 8 inches DBH, including those bent over or broken from logging operation. This would include live trees of non-commercial species such as striped maple or pin cherry; trees not expected to live ten years due to damage, excessive lean, insect, or disease damage; and beech trees. Do not cut straight, single stem (NOT FLAT TOPPED) sugar maple, white ash, black cherry and yellow birch. Do not cut any acceptable softwood. Do not cut any trees marked with orange paint. Cut material is to be pulled back a distance of 25 feet from the road edge and all cut material within 100 feet of the road is to be lopped within 2 feet of the ground. Limbing of cut trees is not required, however, ALL CUT TREES MUST BE ON THE GROUND REGARDLESS OF THE AMOUNT OF BUCKING REQUIRED.

123 - Bid Item 3 Area 1 – Cobb Hill South Unit 3 received a shelterwood harvest in August 2012. Throughout entire unit, cut all unacceptable growing stock hardwood trees 1 to 8 inches DBH, including those bent over or broken from logging operation. This would include live trees of non-commercial species such as striped maple or pin cherry; trees not expected to live ten years due to damage, excessive lean, insect, or disease damage; and beech trees. Do not cut straight, single stem (NOT FLAT TOPPED) sugar maple, white ash, black cherry and yellow birch. Do not cut any acceptable softwood. Along Forest Road 233, any stumps from trees cut during this site preparation will be cut within 6 to 10 inches of the ground for a distance of 25 feet from the roads edge, and all cut material in this zone will be pulled back from the road edge a minimum of 25 feet. All cut material that is pulled back will be lopped to within 2 feet of ground. Do not cut any trees marked with orange paint. Unit boundary is marked by orange three stripes and unit number painted on trees. Limbing of cut trees is not required, however, ALL CUT TREES MUST BE ON THE GROUND REGARDLESS OF THE AMOUNT OF BUCKING REQUIRED.

Area 2 – Cobb Hill South Unit 6 received an individual tree and group selection harvest in March 2012. In the group selection areas cut all hardwoods 1 to 8 inches DBH regardless of species or condition. In the matrix between the groups of the stand, cut only UGS hardwoods (bent, broken, flat topped, damaged by insects or disease, poor quality beech and all striped maple) 1 to 8 inches DBH. Do not cut any acceptable softwood. Do not cut any trees marked with orange paint. Along Forest Road 233, any stumps from trees cut during this site preparation will be cut within 6 to 10 inches of the ground for a distance of 25 feet from the roads edge, and all cut material in this zone will be pulled back from the road edge a minimum of 25 feet. All cut material that is pulled back will be lopped to within 2 feet of ground. Unit boundary is marked by orange three stripes and unit number painted on trees. Limbing of cut trees is not required, however, ALL CUT TREES MUST BE ON THE GROUND REGARDLESS OF THE AMOUNT OF BUCKING REQUIRED.

124 - Bid Item 4

Cobb Hill North sale area is accessed by driving south from Rt. 17/116 in Bristol on the West River rd. along the New Haven River to the center of Lincoln. From there, continue east on East river rd. Take a right turn at the bridge onto South Lincoln road, go south, the road will turn to dirt and take a right hand turn on Grimes road for less than ½ mile.

Turn left on Cobb Hill rd. and follow it alittle more than a mile to the log landing on the left, across the road from a yurt. The skid trail there will go to Area 1-Units 6a and 6b, (see map).

To access Unit 1, continue south on South Lincoln road several miles. Forest rd. 201 will be on the right just after crossing the bridge over the New Haven River. Continue on South Lincoln road up a steep hill to the Spruce Lodge camp on the right. Park at the old log landing on the right just beyond the gate into the camp along the town road, follow the signed Catamount Trail northwest thru spruce and pine plantations to access Unit 1 (see map).

Area 1 – Cobb Hill North Unit 1 received a shelterwood harvest in one portion and a single tree and group selection harvest in an adjacent portion in 2013.

Throughout the entire unit, cut all unacceptable growing stock hardwood trees 1 to 8 inches DBH, including those bent over or broken from logging operation. This would include live trees of non-commercial species such as striped maple or pin cherry; trees not expected to live ten years due to damage, excessive lean, excessive insect, or disease damage; such as beech trees with beech bark disease. Do not cut straight, single stem (NOT FLAT TOPPED) sugar maple, white ash, black cherry, red maple and yellow birch. Do not cut any acceptable softwood. Do not cut any trees marked with orange paint. Unit boundary is marked by orange three stripes and unit number painted on trees. Where the unit abuts the Catamount Trail, any stumps from trees cut during this site preparation will be cut within 6 to 10 inches of the ground for a distance of 25 feet from the roads edge, and all cut material in this zone will be pulled back from the trail edge a minimum of 25 feet. All cut material that is pulled back will be lopped to within 2 feet of ground. Limbing of cut trees is not required, however, ALL CUT TREES MUST BE ON THE GROUND REGARDLESS OF THE AMOUNT OF BUCKING REQUIRED.

Area 2 – Cobb Hill North Unit 6 has three portions that were clearcut in 2013. Two portions were clearcut to regenerate aspen and birch. (See map). One portion was cut to enlarge a wildlife opening. In only the aspen clearcut portions, cut all unacceptable growing stock hardwood trees 1 to 8 inches DBH, including those bent over or broken from logging operation. This would include live trees of non-commercial species such as striped maple or pin cherry; trees not expected to live ten years due to damage, excessive lean, insect, or disease damage; and beech trees. Do not cut straight, single stem (NOT FLAT TOPPED) sugar maple, white ash, black cherry, red maple and yellow birch. Do not cut acceptable softwood or any trees marked with orange paint. Limbing of cut trees is not required, however, ALL CUT TREES MUST BE ON THE GROUND REGARDLESS OF THE AMOUNT OF BUCKING REQUIRED.

125 - Bid Item 5

To access Old Mill sale Units 1 and 10 from RT 125 in Ripton, drive north on the Ripton-Lincoln road about 2 miles until the blacktop turns into a dirt road. Go about another 1/4 mile and turn right on Norton Farm road (FR 235), go over the bridge and up a steep hill to Unit1 and Unit 10 is further east. (See map).

Area 1-Old Mill Unit 1 received a single tree and group selection harvest in 2013. Throughout the entire unit, cut all unacceptable growing stock hardwood trees 1 to 8 inches DBH, including those bent over or broken from logging operation. This would include live trees of non-commercial species such as striped maple or pin cherry; trees not expected to live ten years due to damage, excessive lean, excessive insect, or disease damage; such as beech trees with beech bark disease. Do not cut straight, single stem (NOT FLAT TOPPED) sugar maple, white ash, black cherry, red maple, and yellow birch. Do not cut any acceptable softwood. Do not cut any trees marked with orange paint. Unit boundary is marked by orange three stripes and unit number painted on trees. Along the Norton Farm road (FR 235), which turns into the Snowmobile trail (FT 259), stumps from site prep trees will be cut within 6 to 10 inches of the ground for a distance of 25 feet of the road/trail edge, and all site prep material will be pulled back from the road/trail edge a minimum of 25 feet. All site prep material will be lopped to within 2 feet of ground in an area between 25 to 100 feet distance back from road/trail edge. Unit boundary is marked by orange three stripes and unit number painted on trees. Limbing of cut trees is not required, however, ALL CUT TREES MUST BE ON THE GROUND REGARDLESS OF THE AMOUNT OF BUCKING REQUIRED.

Area 2 - Old Mill unit 10 received a shelterwood harvest in 2013.

Throughout the entire unit, cut all unacceptable growing stock hardwood trees 1 to 8 inches DBH, including those bent over or broken from logging operation. This would include live trees of non-commercial species such as striped maple or pin cherry; trees not expected to live ten years due to damage, excessive lean, excessive insect, or disease damage; such as beech trees with beech bark disease. Do not cut straight, single stem (NOT FLAT TOPPED) sugar maple, white ash, black cherry, red maple and yellow birch. Do not cut any acceptable softwood. Do not cut any trees marked with orange paint. Unit boundary is marked by orange three stripes and unit number painted on trees. Limbing of cut trees is not required, however, ALL CUT TREES MUST BE ON THE GROUND REGARDLESS OF THE AMOUNT OF BUCKING REQUIRED.

126- Bid Item 6 Upper White sale Units 1, 2 and 13a are accessed from Rt 100 in Granville. At the Granville Bowl Mill store-parking area on the south side of Rt 100, ask to park there and head south on the skid trail used to access Unit 13a. To access Units 1 and 2 from Rt 100 at the Bowl Mill head west, uphill on West Hill road, this turns into Forest Road 55 and then at the sharp left hand turn at the new concrete culvert/bridge it turns into Forest Road 101. Units 1 and 2 are located about ¼ mile from this bridge. (See map.)

Area 1 - Upper White Unit 1 is in two portions, 1a and 1b.

Unit 1a received a shelterwood cut in 2013.

Throughout Unit 1a, cut all unacceptable growing stock hardwood trees 1 to 8 inches DBH, including those bent over or broken from logging operation. This would include live trees of non-commercial species such as striped maple or pin cherry; trees not expected to live ten years due to damage, excessive lean, excessive insect, or disease damage; such as beech trees with beech bark disease. Do not cut straight, single stem (NOT FLAT TOPPED) sugar maple, white ash, black cherry, red maple and yellow birch. Do not cut any acceptable softwood. Do not cut any trees marked with orange paint. Unit boundary is marked by orange three stripes and unit number painted on trees. Along Forest Road 101, any stumps from trees cut during this site preparation will be cut within 6 to 10 inches of the ground for a distance of 25 feet from the roads edge, and all cut material in this zone will be pulled back from the road edge a minimum of 25 feet. All cut material that is pulled back will be lopped to within 2 feet of ground. Limbing of cut trees is not required, however, ALL CUT TREES MUST BE ON THE GROUND REGARDLESS OF THE AMOUNT OF BUCKING REQUIRED.

Unit 1b received a single tree and group selection harvest in 2013.

In the canopy gap areas cut all remaining hardwood stems 1 to 7.9 inches DBH.

Only unacceptable softwoods will be cut.

In the matrix between groups, cut all unacceptable growing stock hardwood trees 1 to 8 inches DBH, including those bent over or broken from logging operation. This would include live trees of non-commercial species such as striped maple or pin cherry; trees not expected to live ten years due to damage, excessive lean, insect, or disease damage; such as beech trees with beech bark disease. Do not cut straight, single stem (NOT FLAT TOPPED) sugar maple, white ash, black cherry, red maple, and yellow birch. Do not cut any acceptable softwood. Do not cut any trees marked with orange paint. Along Forest Road 101, any stumps from trees cut during this site preparation will be cut within 6 to 10 inches of the ground for a distance of 25 feet from the roads edge, and all cut material in this zone will be pulled back from the road edge a minimum of 25 feet. All cut material that is pulled back will be lopped to within 2 feet of ground. Unit boundary is marked by orange three stripes and unit number painted on trees. Limbing of cut trees is not required, however, ALL CUT TREES MUST BE ON THE GROUND REGARDLESS OF THE AMOUNT OF BUCKING REQUIRED.

Area 2 - Upper White Unit 2 received a shelterwood harvest in 2013.

Throughout the entire unit, cut all unacceptable growing stock hardwood trees 1 to 8 inches DBH, including those bent over or broken from logging operation. This would include live trees of non-commercial species such as striped maple or pin cherry; trees not expected to live ten years due to damage, excessive lean, excessive insect, or disease damage; such as beech trees with beech bark disease. Do not cut straight, single stem (NOT FLAT TOPPED) sugar maple, white ash, black cherry, red maple and yellow birch. Do not cut any acceptable softwood. Do not cut any trees marked with orange paint. Unit boundary is marked by orange three stripes and unit number painted on trees. Limbing of cut trees is not required, however, ALL CUT TREES MUST BE ON THE GROUND REGARDLESS OF THE AMOUNT OF BUCKING REQUIRED.

Area 3 - Unit 13a received a single tree and group selection harvest in 2013. In the group selection areas cut all live hardwoods 2’ dbh and greater regardless of species or condition. In the matrix between groups, cut all unacceptable growing stock hardwood trees 1 to 8 inches DBH, including those bent over or broken from logging operation. This would include live trees of non-commercial species such as striped maple or pin cherry; trees not expected to live ten years due to damage, excessive lean, insect, or disease damage; such as beech trees with beech bark disease. Do not cut straight, single stem (NOT FLAT TOPPED) sugar maple, white ash, black cherry and yellow birch. Do not cut any acceptable softwood. Do not cut any trees marked with orange paint. Unit boundary is marked by orange three stripes and unit number painted on trees. Along the Snowmobile trail (FT 772/773), stumps from site prep trees will be cut within 6 to 10 inches of the ground for a distance of 25 feet of the road/trail edge, and all site prep material will be pulled back from the road/trail edge a minimum of 25 feet. All site prep material will be lopped to within 2 feet of ground in an area between 25 to 100 feet distance back from road/trail edge. Unit boundary is marked by orange three stripes and unit number painted on trees. Limbing of cut trees is not required, however, ALL CUT TREES MUST BE ON THE GROUND REGARDLESS OF THE AMOUNT OF BUCKING REQUIRED.

DIVISION 200 - TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

210 - TREATMENTS WITHIN ALL WORK AREAS

211 – Trees designated for cutting will be felled with axe, chainsaw or brushsaw. If for safety reasons, trees designated by the contract to be cut or girdled, that cannot be cut or girdled, contact COR Jay Klink.

212 – Do not cut apple, oak, butternut, mountain ash or serviceberry (shadbush) trees.

213 - Cut no reserved trees with Orange paint on them. This paint would be on the stump and bole at Breast height. Do not cut boundary trees. Orange paint was used to paint 3 stripes and the unit number on boundary trees.

214 - Maximum stump height is 12 inches, unless otherwise stated in the specifications or stated to the contractor in writing by the C.O.R. due to deep snow conditions. Trees in sprouts (multiple stems) will be cut as close to the ground as possible.

215 - Cut trees that are lodged (hung up) during site prep operations must be cut or pulled down.

216 - Only live trees will be cut; all dead trees (snags) encountered will be retained unless

They are a hazard to contractor safety.

217 - Trees designated to be cut which the contractor considers are unsafe to cut, can be girdled.

218 – Contractor will exercise caution and care in all operations to prevent damage to any softwood trees, planted seedlings and other trees listed under 212 above.

220 - Special Requirements

221 - Should a hawk or other raptor nest be found in any unit of the contract, at anytime during the contract term, the contractor shall immediately stop work in that unit and notify the COR Jay Klink at (802) 362-2307 x 220.

230 - Slash Disposal

Slash created by the contractor's operation shall be removed from the clear area of road rights-of-way, trails, power lines, ditches, culverts and stream courses. No slash may be left hanging in trees. Also, slash will be cleared away from areas adjacent to contract areas. Felled trees and slash must be removed from private land.

240 - Notification

Contractor is required to notify the contracting officer prior to starting work on any item. The contractor shall also notify the contracting officer at least monthly of the progress being attained on this project. This notification can be either oral or written.

250 - Measurement Method of Measurement - Area computation was done with a resource grade GPS unit used for locating timber sale units or stands.

Remeasurement - Request for remeasurement must be in writing. If a remeasurement indicates a variance greater than + or - 10 percent, the Government will pay for the remeasurement and payment for the work made on the basis of the remeasurement. If remeasurement shows a variance within + or - 10 percent of the predetermined acres, the cost of the remeasurement will be deducted from the contract amount.

260 - Safety Equipment and Operations

Contractors must comply with all OSHA standards related to contract work. Failure to use proper personal safety equipment or non-compliance with safe operating procedures, as outlined by OSHA, will result in a work stoppage.

270 - Biobased & Recycled Content Products

All supplies and materials shall be of a type and quantity that conform to applicable Federal specifications and standards, and to the extent feasible and reasonable; include the exclusive use of biobased and recycled products.

Please refer to Section M for a list of biobased products. The Contractor shall use at least one product from the biopreferred list on this contract. The Contractor is to select a product from the list that meets the minimum biobased product requirement, and submit their selection with their quote indicating, product, product manufacturer, and minimum biobased percentage.

For more information regarding the Department of Agriculture Biobased Affirmative Procurement Program go to http://www.biopreferred.gov/bioPreferredCatalog/faces/jsp/catalogLanding.jsp.

SAFETY AND HEALTH

SUBMITTALS

A. Safety and Health Programs: The Contractor shall submit, for approval, a safety plan, as applicable to the work scope.

SECTION D--PACKAGING AND MARKING

{For this Solicitation, there are NO clauses in this Section}

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)

PERFORMANCE-BASED SERVICE CONTRACT (PBSC) REQUIREMENTS

E-1 PERFORMANCE-BASED SERVICE CONTRACT (PBSC) REQUIREMENTS

Performance-Based Service Contract.

This solicitation will result in award of a performance-based service contract.

Performance of contract work in accordance with the Section E, Performance

Work Statements, will result in an additional payment to the Contractor totaling

Two percent of the original award price for the contract season completed and accepted. Failure to perform the work in accordance with Section E, Performance Work Statements, shall result in the Government deducting two (2) percent of the original award for the contract season not properly completed. There will be no penalty should the COR determine that the Contract should stop for a period of time due to a stop work at the Contracting Officer’s request. The COR will inspect and make the additional award or penalty determination in accordance with Section E, Performance Statements. In both cases, and aside from award/ penalty criteria, the Contractor shall complete any rework of the area as determined by the COR, prior to release of any and all progress payments. Also, the award or penalty amounts shall be based on the final contract quantities completed and accepted.

Example A:

Initial estimated award price for season on Item 1

$4,450

Total (approx.) acres for Bid Item 2:

3.50

Final contract quantity

(20 mowings x 3.50 = 70 acres @ approx. $63.57 per acre in Bid Item C):

$4,450

Number of acres per season for Bid Item C that meets criteria per subsection

E-2, Performance Work Statement:

66.5 acres

Bonus amount:

+$89

($4,450 x 0.02 = $89) 2 percent

Number of acres per season that do not meet criteria per subsection 104-2, Performance Work Statement:

3.5 acres

Penalty amount:

-$44.50

($4,450 x 0.01 = $44.50)

E-2 -- Performance Work Statements Performance

Work

Statement

Performance

Indicators Performance

Standards

(Acceptable Quality Level) Government

Quality

Assurance

Plan Effect of Performance

Standard

B Gov’t will deduct 2% of the Bid Price per Bid Item not completed on time or accepted based on the 10% section inspected.

C All work deficien-cies shall be corrected, at the cost to the Contractor, prior to final acceptance & payment.

D Contractor shall bill for incentive upon completion of contract. Failure to do so within 30 days after completion, will result in non-payment of incentive.

E-3 QUALITY ASSURANCE PLAN

QUALITY ASSURANCE SURVEILLANCE PLAN

For

The Green Mountain and Finger Lakes National Forests

INTRODUCTION

This Performance-Based Quality Assurance Surveillance Plan (QASP) was developed pursuant to the requirements of the Task Order Performance-Based Statement of Work for the Green Mountain and Finger Lakes National Forest to improve the effectiveness of the workforce performance management system being used on the Forest. This plan sets forth procedures and guidelines that the Green Mountain and Finger Lakes National Forests will use in evaluating the technical performance of the Contractor. A copy of this plan will be furnished to the Contractor so that the Contractor will be aware of the methods that the Government will employ in evaluating performance on this Task Order and address any concerns that the Contractor may have prior to initiating work.

PURPOSE OF THE QASP

The QASP is intended to accomplish the following:

1. Define the roles and responsibilities of participating Government officials;

2. Define the types of work to be performed with required end results;

3. Describe the evaluation methods that will be employed by the Government in assessing the Contractor’ s performance;

4. Provide copies of the performance assessment form that the Government will use in documenting and evaluating the Contractor’ s performance; and

5. Describe the process of performance assessment documentation.

ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF PARTICIPATING GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS

The Contracting Officer’s Representative will be responsible for monitoring, assessing, recording, and reporting on the technical performance of the Contractor. S/he will have the primary responsibility for completing “Performance Assessment Form” which s/he will use to document her/his evaluation of the Contractor’s performance. It is extremely important for the Contracting Officer’s Representative to establish and maintain a team-oriented line of communication with the Contractor’s Project Manager and their office staff in order to perform her/his monitoring functions. The Contracting Officer’s Representative, Contracting Officer, and PM must work together as a team to ensure that required work is accomplished in an efficient and proper manner. Telephonic meetings should be held on a regular basis in order to resolve concerns or problems. Less serious concerns should be discussed and resolved on an impromptu as-needed basis.

METHODOLOGIES TO BE USED TO ASSESS THE CONTRACTOR’S PERFORMANCE

The Government, through its Contracting Officer’s Representative, will be assessing the contractor’s performance on a periodic basis or upon completion of a report or major deliverable, so technical inspections of every task and step is impractical. Accordingly, the Green Mountain and Finger Lakes National Forests will use a performance assessment review process to monitor the contractor’s performance. The contractor’s performance will be assessed by the Contracting Officer’s Representative in terms of the required deliverable products and related services and assessed according to three categories: “superior,” “acceptable,” and “unacceptable.” The criteria for each of these performance levels are outlined below. All products produced, or related services performed, by the contractor shall meet the level of “acceptable”.

In general, the work will be evaluated in terms of how well the contractor’s performance meets the performance standard or acceptable quality level identified in the Performance Requirements Summary as well as the extent to which the work performed follows the approach found in the contractor’s technical proposal, clarity of documentation, and timeliness of schedule accomplishment. The Contracting Officer’s Representative or the Contracting Officer may request other government officials to assess particular deliverables or services using a customer service approach to performance assessment, or as a technical inspector assessing and assigning performance levels in accordance with this plan.

CONTRACTOR PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT FORM

The Contracting Officer’s Representative will use a performance assessment form (attached) to document and assess the Contractor’s performance under this Task Order. The form, when completed, will document the Contracting Officer’s Representative’s understanding of Task Order requirements, what was actually completed, and the impact or consequences of what was not completed, and any recommendation for rework or re-performance.

The Contracting Officer’s Representative will assess each product or related service in accordance with the following definitions of contractor performance:

· Superior — a level of performance that exceeds the acceptable quality level or minimum standards of performance;

· Acceptable — an acceptable level of performance that meets the acceptable quality level or minimum standards of performance; or

· Unacceptable — a level of performance which is not acceptable and which fails to meet the acceptable quality level or minimum standards of performance.

The Contracting Officer’s Representative must substantiate all tasks that s/he judges to be indicative of “superior” or “unacceptable” performance. Performance at the “acceptable” level is expected from the Contractor. Contractor performance will be assessed and identified as “superior,” “acceptable,” or “unacceptable”.

The Contracting Officer’s Representative will forward copies of all completed Performance Assessment forms to the Contracting Officer and the Contractor by the close of business on the days the forms are prepared electronically or by fax. The Contractor is required to respond in writing (electronically or by fax) to any negative Performance Assessment form(s) within 5 working days after receipt of the form(s).

ANALYSIS OF PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT RESULTS

The Contracting Officer will review each Performance Assessment form prepared by the Contracting Officer’s Representative. When appropriate, the Contracting Officer may investigate the event further to determine if all the facts and circumstances surrounding the event were considered in the Contracting Officer’s Representative opinions outlined on the forms. The Contracting Officer will immediately discuss every instance of receiving an “unacceptable” rating with the Contractor to assure that any necessary corrective action is promptly initiated.

At the end of the Task Order, or as requested, the Contracting Officer’s Representative will prepare a written report for the Contracting Officer summarizing the overall results of his/her assessment of the Contractor’s performance during the previous months. This report will become part of the formal Performance Assessment documentation.

The products or related services used to evaluate contractor performance, and the deductions tied to each, are listed in the Performance Requirements Summary attached hereto. Deductions for the products or related services will be taken only once, when the Task Order is completed.

PRODUCTS AND RELATED SERVICES GENERAL ASSESSMENT CRITERIA:

Unacceptable Performance:

1. The service is not completed or the product is not delivered within the specified time;

2. The service is poorly carried out such that the Contracting Officer’s Representative must intervene;

3. The product is of poor quality, lacks structure, fails to meet the Acceptable Quality Level, or requires substantial revisions;

Acceptable Performance:

1. The service is completed on time, or the product is delivered on time;

2. The service is in compliance, focused, and completed to the satisfaction of the Contracting Officer’s Representative pertaining to final technical and legal defensibility;

3. The product is of generally good quality, requiring no more than usual amounts of revision;

Superior Performance:

In addition to meeting the criteria for “acceptable” performance:

1. The service is completed or the product is delivered ahead of schedule; or

2. The product is of high quality, requiring very limited revision or no revision.

FINAL VERSION OF REPORTS AND AS APPROPRIATE FOR THE PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT CONTRACT

REPORTS ASSESSMENT CRITERIA:

Unacceptable Performance:

1. The report is unstructured or is not concise;

2. The report is incomplete, inaccurate, or inappropriate for the objective of the Task Order;

3. The report does not meet standard and referenced law, regulation, or policy; or

4. The report does not include the suggested revisions of the Contracting Officer’s Representative.

Acceptable Performance:

1. The report is complete, accurate, and appropriate;

2. The report is well structured and comprehensible;

3. The report includes the suggested revisions of the Contracting Officer’s Representative

4. All analyses included in the report meet standard, and referenced law, regulation, or policy standards

5. The report clearly details all aspects, as specified or required by standard, referenced law, regulation, or policy.

Superior Performance:

In addition to meeting the criteria for acceptable performance:

1. The report is informative yet concise in length;

2. The report presents clear plans for improvement of the main study; or

3. The report presents feasible and insightful interpretations of the findings.

FORMATTED VERSIONS OF ALL PUBLICATIONS

Contract Requirement: Deliverable

Performance Indicator: The Contractor shall provide electronic versions of designated documents or data. The contractor shall ensure that these electronic versions of each publication for each study are free of programming/formatting errors. The Contractor shall deliver these products on time, according to established delivery dates. Method of Surveillance: The Contracting Officer’s Representative will access the electronic version to assess this requirement.

Standard of Performance: The Contractor shall prepare a correctly formatted electronic version of all documents or data for each required deliverable. The contractor shall revise them as necessary based on comments received on the hard-copy deliverable. The Contractor shall meet all established delivery dates.

Evaluation Criteria:

Unacceptable Performance :

1. The electronic version of documents, maps, or data are not user-friendly or contain numerous formatting or structural errors;

2. The electronic version of documents, maps, or data do not meet the document specifications;

3. The electronic version of documents, maps or data do not include the suggested revisions of the Contracting Officer’s Representative; or

4. The electronic versions of documents, maps or data are not delivered on time, according to established delivery dates.

Acceptable Performance :

1. The electronic version of documents, maps or data include the suggested revisions of the Contracting Officer’s Representative; and

2. The electronic version of documents, maps or data are user-friendly and accessible; and

3. The electronic version of documents, maps or data are delivered on time, according to established delivery dates.

Superior Performance:

In addition to meeting the criteria for acceptable performance:

1. The electronic version of documents, maps, or data implement state-of-the-art innovative, or creative web site features that will make each electronic publication more user-friendly and/or useful.

PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT FORM

WORK TASK: _______________________________________

ASSESSMENT PERIOD: _______________________________________

METHOD OF ASSESSMENT: COR REVIEW

EVALUATION OF CONTRACTOR’ S PERFORMANCE:

(Unacceptable, Acceptable, Superior) _____________________________

NARRATIVE DISCUSSION OF CONTRACTOR’ S PERFORMANCE DURING SURVEY PERIOD:

PREPARED BY: _____________________________________

DATE: _______________________________

SECTION F--DELIVERIES OR PERFORMANCE

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

52.242-15 Stop Work Order (AUG 1989) 52.242-17 Government Delay of Work (APR 1984)

AGAR 452.211-74 Period of Performance. (Feb 1988)

The period of performance of this contract is from approximately June 14, 2013 through September 30, 2013.

The Contractor shall maintain progress at a rate which shall assure completion and acceptance of work within the specified contract time.

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 within 5 days after the date of contract award. The conference will be held at: A time and place mutually agreed upon .

DESIGNATION OF CONTRACTING OFFICER'S REPRESENTATIVE

The Contracting Officer will designate a Contracting Officer's Representative (COR) at the time of award.

The COR is responsible for administering the performance of work under this contract. In no event, however, will any understanding, agreement, modification, change order, or other matter deviating from the terms of this contract be effective or binding upon the Government unless formalized by proper contractual documents executed by the Contracting Officer prior to completion of the contract.

On all matters that pertain to the contract terms the contractor must communicate with the Contracting Officer. Whenever, in the opinion of the Contractor, the COR requests effort outside the scope of the contract, the Contractor should so advise the COR. If the COR persists and there still exists a disagreement as to proper contractual coverage, the contracting officer should be notified immediately, preferably in writing if time permits. Proceeding with work without proper contractual coverage could result in nonpayment or necessitate submittal of a contract claim.

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SECTION H--SPECIAL CONTRACT REQUIREMENTS

FSAR 4G52.222-701 EMPLOYMENT OF ELIGIBLE WORKERS (DEC 1999)

Section 274A of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 USC 1324a) makes it unlawful for an employer to hire unauthorized aliens. The Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) has established the Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification Form, as the document to be used for employment eligibility verification (see 8 CFR 274a).

The contractor is required to (1) have all employees complete and sign the I-9 Form to certify that they are eligible for employment; (2) examine documents presented by the employee and ensure the documents appear to be genuine and related to the individual; (3) record information about the documents on the form, and complete the certification portion of the form; (4) retain the form for three years, or one year past the end of employment of the individual, whichever is longer.

It is illegal to discriminate against any individual (other than a citizen of another country who is not authorized to work in the United States) in hiring, discharging, or recruiting because of that individual's national origin or citizenship status.

Compliance with Section 274A of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1324a) is a material condition of the contract. If the contractor employs unauthorized workers during contract performance in violation of section 274A, the Government may terminate the contract, in addition to other remedies or penalties prescribed by law.

For further information on the requirements of the Act, contractors should contact the Employer and Labor Relations Officer of their local INS office.

FSAR 4G52.222-702 LABOR STANDARDS FOR CONTRACTS INVOLVING MIGRANT AND SEASONAL AGRICULTURAL WORKERS (DEC 1999)

(a) General. This contract is subject to the Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Workers Protection Act (MSPA) (29 U.S.C 1801-1872) and to Department of Labor regulations implementing MSPA (see 29 CFR 500). The purpose of MSPA is to eliminate activities that are detrimental to migrant and seasonal agricultural workers, to require registration of farm labor contractors, and to assure necessary protections for the workers. In addition to traditional farm labor activities, the Act applies to predominately manual forestry work including, but not limited to, tree planting, release, precommercial thinning, site preparation, and wildland fire fighting.

(b) Definitions.

"Migrant Agricultural Worker" and "Seasonal Agricultural Worker", as used in this clause, mean individuals employed in agricultural (including forestry) work on a seasonal or temporary basis. A worker who moves from one seasonal activity to another is employed on a seasonal basis even though the worker may continue to be employed during a major portion of the year. Migrant workers are required to be absent overnight from their permanent place of residence. Seasonal workers are not required to be absent overnight from their permanent place of residence. Members of the contractor's immediate family are not considered to be either migrant or seasonal workers. "Immediate family" includes only (1) spouse; (2) children, stepchildren, or foster children; (3) parents, stepparents, or foster parents; and (4) brothers and sisters.

"Farm Labor Contractor", as used in this clause, means an individual who, for any money or other valuable consideration, paid or promised to be paid, performs any recruiting, soliciting, hiring, employing, furnishing, or transporting of any migrant or seasonal agricultural worker.

(c) Registration Requirement. Any contractor who provides or hires migrant or seasonal workers to…