Attachment 5A-C S-12-0012..pdf

ATTACHMENT 5A

Chemical Site Prep—Talladega Ranger District

TASK ORDER INFORMATION

Brief Description of the Requirement:

Non-personal services for herbicide application for site preparation treatment on the Talladega National Forest at the locations listed.

The Contractor shall furnish all labor, equipment, transportation, supervision, supplies (except those designated as Government-furnished), incidentals, and perform mid story removal on the Shoal Creek Ranger District. Work is to be performed in accordance with the specifications, Attachment 5.

The contract pre-work conference will include a discussion of the proposed project work schedule, a work order, and plan work and inspection activities. No work can begin until the pre-work is held.

SUBITEM

NO.

DESCRIPTION (Name, compartment, stand, acres)

01 Compartment 31 Stand 30 – 35 Acres 02 Compartment 31 Stand 09 – 26 Acres 03 Compartment 31 Stand 12 – 27 Acres 04 Compartment 31 Stand 04 – 24 Acres 05 Compartment 209 Stand 09 – 64 Acres 06 Compartment 79 Stand 11 – 21 Acres 07 Compartment 79 Stand 14 – 27 Acres 08 Compartment 86 Stand 01 – 30 Acres 09 Compartment 76 Stand 47 – 61 Acres 10 Compartment 76 Stand 09 – 13 Acres 11 Compartment 76 Stand 16 – 60 Acres 12 Compartment 76 Stand 45 – 28 Acres 13 Compartment 279 Stand 18 – 18 Acres 14 Compartment 279 Stand 25 – 14 Acres

TOTAL 459 ACRES

CONTRACTOR NEEDS TO INSERT PRICE FOR THIS PROJECT ON SCHEDULE OF ITEMS—ITEM

NUMBER 001.

Government Furnished:

“Those resources to be provided by the Government are identified in the specifications

Period(s) of Performance: CONTRACT TIME WILL START as soon as possible after June 15, 2015. All treatments need to be completed by August 31, 2012 .The Contractor shall be required to commence work under this contract within 10 (ten) calendar days after the effective date of the Notice to Proceed and complete the work within 45 (forty five) calendar days from the effective date of the Notice to Proceed

ATTACHMENT 5B- SPECIFICATIONS

CHEMICAL APPLICATIONS

SECTION C – DESCRIPTION/SPECIFICATION/WORK STATEMENT

DIVISION 100 – GENERAL SPECIFICATIONS

110-Scope Furnish all labor, supplies, tools, transportation (except items specified in Division 114 Government-furnished property) and supervision necessary for herbicide application by direct foliar spray, and injection methods. This contract is intended to complete 459 acres of chemical site preparation.

111-Description and Location All areas within the boundaries of the Talladega Division which consists of the Shoal Creek and Talladega Ranger Districts of the Talladega National Forest, Calhoun, Cherokee, Cleburne, Clay and Talladega Counties, Alabama. See attached vicinity and unit maps for locations of treatment areas.

112-Description of Treatment Area The site preparation treatment areas include recently clearcut areas with scattered trees remaining that may have mature longleaf pine trees and seedlings present varying in age from one year old to several years old. Much of the vegetation on site will compete with longleaf pine for light and nutrients. There may be clumps of standing pine poletimber scattered in the treatment areas. It is strongly encouraged for contractor to satisfy themselves as to unit conditions prior to bid submission.

113-Boundaries Boundaries of areas to be worked have been marked with 3 orange slashes painted on trees or orange flagging.

To avoid confusion, the COR or Contract Inspector will furnish and show type of delineation to the contractor upon request at the start of work on each treatment area.

114-Government Furnished Property The government shall deliver to the contractor the following listed material, supplies and property at the place and time specified below:

The Government will furnish all herbicides, dyes (if needed) and, adjuvant. Government furnished property will be available through the Shoal Creek Work Center, 45 Hwy. 281, Heflin, Alabama 36264 or through the Talladega Work Center, 1001 North Street, Talladega, AL 35160 depending on proximity to work site.

Herbicides will be considered delivered to the contractor upon receipt at either the Shoal Creek Work Center in Heflin or the Talladega Work Center in Talladega. Contractor will be responsible for spill-free transportation of this property to and from the job sites. The contractor can pick up Government-furnished property from 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Monday – Friday (except Federal holidays) unless other arrangements have been made with district personnel. Water for herbicide mixing will be available at the Work Centers. All alternate water sources that the contractor would like to use must be approved by the COR prior to their use.

115-Contractor –Furnished Items The contractor will furnish all labor, transportation, supervision, materials, equipment and personal protection equipment needed to complete the contract except as specified in Division 114. This includes but is not limited to mixing containers and tanks, low pressure sprayers (i.e. Solo 475 or similar) of at least 3.5 gallon capacity or greater and equipped with an applicator for direct foliar use. The COR may at any time specify the tip size and type. A 2503 tip is recommended. No ground disturbing equipment will be allowed. Only low-pressure sprayers will be allowed. Selective target species application is required. A wand applicator will be the most typically used instrument in this contract. However, in a few portions of the treatment area where non-natives are so thick that there is no longer any signs of existing native vegetation a boom applicator may be used in combination with the ATV or UTV only when authorized by the COR in advance.

DIVISION 200-TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

201-Calibration of Equipment The contractor shall be responsible for making certain that each herbicide applicator is applying the specified volume of herbicide solution. Each applicator shall be checked DAILY by the contractor. Contractor will self-inspect and provide daily documentation to the COR or inspector on the amount of herbicide, mixed used, areas covered and etc.

202-Timing of Treatment The Forest Service shall specify when treatments may begin and the last date that they may be performed.

General inclusive dates for treatment are during the Growing Season from May 1 until October 1. The Forest Service shall specify when treatments may begin and the last date that they may be performed (see Deliveries and Performance section of General Information and Certifications).

CONTRACT TIME WILL START as soon as possible after June 15, 2012. All treatments need to be completed by August 31, 2012. The contractor shall be required to commence work under this contract within 10 (ten) calendar days after the effective date of the Notice to Proceed and; shall complete the work within 45 (forty five) calendar days from the effective date of the Notice to Proceed.

203-Maintenance Requirements Equipment will be maintained in an operable condition capable of delivering the full dosage required to control tree stems.

204-Handling of Herbicide Containers All containers used to furnish herbicide to the contractor shall be accounted for. They will be returned to the Forest Service Work Center after being emptied and triple-rinsed. The return and accounting of containers from previously issued chemical will precede any additional issuance of chemical to be used.

Daily Log records of the application types, chemicals used, quantities of each chemical used and the portions of the treatment area covered on that day will be kept by the contractor and will be turned in to the COR or the inspector daily or as requested.

Travel outside the treatment area with “Mix” in the contractor’s tank will be limited. The contractor will mix at any given time only an amount that will be needed on the treatment area within the remaining reasonably foreseeable treatment time remaining for that day. When the weather conditions or other unforeseeable circumstances result in the contractor’s inability to “Spray-out” the quantity of mix for a treatment area the COR will be contacted.

The contractor shall not transfer un-mixed or left-over tank mixed herbicides into any container other than those furnished by the Government. EPA labeling procedures will be strictly followed as they relate to herbicides.

Herbicides or surfactants shall not be left on the job sites overnight.

205-Protection of Streams, Lakes, and Reservoirs The contractor shall take precautions to prevent pollution of streams, lakes, and reservoirs by fuels, oils, other chemicals, silt, or other harmful materials. No herbicide will be ground applied within 30 horizontal feet of lakes, wetlands, or perennial or intermittent springs or streams. No herbicide will be applied within 100 horizontal feet of any public or domestic water source. Contractor shall schedule and conduct operations in a manner so as to avoid siltation or contamination of streams, lakes, and reservoirs, loss of embankment materials during high flow periods, and interference with movement of migratory fish. All streams will be kept free of contractor-generated debris.

206-Private Residences No herbicide will be broadcast within 100 feet of private land or 300 feet of a private residence unless the landowner agrees to closer treatment.

207-Permits and Responsibilities for the Work The contractor shall, without additional expense to the Government, be responsible for obtaining any necessary licenses, certifications and permits, and for complying with any applicable Federal, State, and municipal laws, codes, and regulations in connection with the use of pesticides under this contract.

208-Training and Certification Successful bidder will comply with all Federal and Alabama State laws relating to the commercial, for-hire, application of pesticides. Successful bidder will be required to show proof of appropriate applicator certifications, licensing and bonding as required by those laws. Contractor will insure that all label requirements are met by the crew during the performance of their work.

Contractor will instruct each applicator in the safe use of herbicide(s) to be applied so as to protect themselves and the environment. The suggesting topics of training to be covered are: safe handling and proper application;

transportation; storage; and disposal of the containers as shown herein. Tailgate safety sessions will be given by contractor or representative prior to beginning the herbicide application and prior to any significant change in the work conditions or prior to the changing or additions of new workers on the site. The contractor or contractor’s representative will train and periodically brief each worker about safe handling techniques, safe application techniques, and cleanup practices and, the risks involved with herbicide application.

209-Transportation of Herbicides Contractor is legally responsible for the safe transportation of herbicides.

When transporting herbicides from the public road system to the treatment sites, the Contractor shall follow travel routes approved by the COR. Transport vehicles containing herbicides shall be parked inside the treatment site of an area designated by the COR.

Transportation of herbicides used on this contract shall be in accordance with label instructions and the generally approved and accepted procedures for safe transportation of herbicides. The following precautions should be taken by the contractor to prevent spills, accidents, injury or theft:

1. Transport herbicides in the cargo compartment of a truck or other vehicle away from the passenger compartment.

2. No personnel should ride in the back of a vehicle with herbicide.

3. All herbicide containers should be tied down or otherwise constrained.

4. Herbicides should not be transported in the same compartment with food or clothing.

5. Herbicides should be transported in leak resistant compartments or bins. If any herbicide is spilled in or from the vehicle, it should be cleaned up at once.

6. Unlocked herbicides should not be left unattended.

210-Handling and Application of Herbicides Personnel handling herbicides should wear protective clothing and/or equipment as recommended by the herbicide manufacturer. Herbicide shall not be applied or equipment cleaned outside of areas designated by

COR.

a) Worker Protection Standard

Contactor is responsible for full compliance with all applicable provisions of the EPA Agriculture Worker Protection Standard (WPS), 40 CFR Part 170.

Protection during applications: Pesticide Applicators are prohibited from applying a pesticide in a way that will expose workers or other persons. General workers are excluded from areas while pesticides are being applied.

Restricted – entry intervals: Workers are excluded from entering a pesticide treated area during the restricted entry interval, with only narrow exceptions.

Required Reentry Interval (REI): 48 hours

Personal protective equipment: Personal protective equipment (PPE) must be provided and maintained for handlers and early-entry workers.

Notification of workers: Workers must be notified about treated areas so they may avoid inadvertent exposures.

Following these simple rules will help make the use of herbicides safer for everyone:

1. Read the safety information on the label.

2. Wear the proper protective equipment.

3. Keep the first aid equipment and supply of clean water readily available, including soap and eye wash equipment meeting OSHA regulations.

4. Don’t work alone.

5. Haul only the needed amount of herbicide.

6. Stand upwind from the spray projects to avoid contaminating yourself.

7. Keep the container below eye level when pouring to avoid splashing or spilling any herbicide on the face or into the eyes.

8. If herbicides are spilled, stop immediately, wash out eyes if contaminated and remove contaminated clothing. Wash the skin thoroughly with soap and water. Speed is essential. Once clean, put on clean, protective clothing and equipment and clean up the spill. See a physician as appropriate.

9. Keep measuring cups and other equipment clean and properly stored when not in use.

10. Wash hands carefully before relieving yourself, eating or smoking.

211-Herbicide Spills Contractor shall be responsible for all costs of damages, cleanup, and decontamination should a herbicide spill occur. COR shall be notified immediately of any herbicide spill or accident.

212-Items to be treated

TREAT ONLY THOSE ITEMS THAT ARE NOT SPECIFIED AS RESERVE TREES IN DIVISION 214.

(see Section 214-RESERVE TREES)

213-Treatment Methods and Amounts

Site Preparation

Foliar Application

1.a. Treatment Method – Foliar Spray Treatment Within treatment area boundaries, and with the exceptions identified in Division 214-Reserved Trees, treat all stems and brush that is 8 feet in height or less than 8 feet in height using the following method:

Using backpack sprayer and handgun equipped with a spray tip, apply herbicide as a foliar spray in a water mixture onto existing herbaceous and woody vegetation not specified as leave material. Woody vegetation to be treated includes each shrub, loblolly pine seedlings or saplings less than eight feet in height, and hardwood seedlings or saplings less than eight feet in height. To apply this treatment, direct the spray on to the target foliage, being sure to cover the growing tips, while keeping herbicides off longleaf pine terminal shoots and needles.

1.b. Amount of Application – Foliar Spray Treatment Mix a 4% Garlon 4, ½% Arsenal, and ½% Cide Kick mixture in water. Depending on site condition COR may designate that another mix of Garlon 4, Arsenal, and Cide Kick be used that is consistent with label instructions and the standards and guidelines contained in The Revised Land and Resource Management Plan. In areas where there is little competition from other pine species, the COR may call for reduction or elimination of Garlon 4 in the foliar treatment mix. Foliage is to be sprayed with herbicide mixture so that all foliage is wetted to the point of runoff.

Hack and Squirt

2.a. Treatment Method-Hack and Squirt method of Injection Loblolly pine tree stems greater than eight feet in height and hardwood stems greater than eight feet in height, with the exceptions identified in Division 214-Reserved Trees shall be injected with herbicide using the hack and squirt method. This injection method uses a narrow bit axe, hatchet, or machete to cut through the bark and into the sapwood of the target tree. Using a utility spray bottle, apply herbicide into the cut. Injection cuts shall be made at any convenient height.

The injection tool is used to cut into the sapwood around target trees at spacing ranging from edge to edge injections to 2 inches between the edges of injection cuts. For very large trees and difficult-to-kill species such as hickory, edge to edge cuts should be used. Each cut must form a pocket in which herbicide is placed for uptake by the tree. One milliliter of herbicide is applied to each cut. The herbicide should stay in the pocket and not seep out through any split sides because any herbicide on the back is wasted. For treating sprouting clumps, each stem must be injected.

2.b. Amount of Application – Hack and Squirt Method of Injection Depending on site condition, application of Garlon 3A, using a narrow bit axe, hatchet or machete and utility spray bottle, shall be made by squirting 1 milliliter of a mixture consisting of 50% Garlon 3A, ½% Arsenal and 49.5% water through the back into the injection cut.

All herbicides will be applied consistent with label instructions and the standards and guidelines contained in The Final Environmental Impact Statement for Vegetation Management in the Appalachian Mountains (VMFEIS). Do not treat areas or vegetation that have been marked or designated by the COR as leave vegetation. No longleaf pine will be treated.

214-Reserve Trees

All longleaf pine seedlings, saplings, poletimber and sawtimber (painted or not) shall be left undamaged and untreated unless otherwise specified by the COR.

Any reserve tree that is marked with paint of a color designated by COR is to be left undamaged and untreated unless otherwise specified by the COR.

All dogwood trees greater than 8 feet tall are to be protected.

216-Crew Supervision The contractor shall provide at least one competent English-speaking foreman for each crew of no more than 12 individuals. The foreman shall remain with the crew at all times they are working.

217-Slash Removal All contractor-generated debris will be removed from road rights-of-way, adjacent private land, and stream channels.

218-Equipment Use The use of any equipment in a manner or under conditions that result in rutting gouging or tearing of the ground surface will not be allowed.

219-Equipment Requirements All equipment that will be used in the performance of the work shall be of the size, type, and in such condition to properly pursue the requirements of the contract. If at any time during the course of this contract, any equipment is deemed unsatisfactory; the Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR) may order removal and may require a satisfactory replacement at the contractor’s expense.

220-Substitute Equipment In the event of equipment breakdown, substitute equipment may be used subject to prior approval by the COR.

221-Equipment Maintenance Contractor shall furnish all fuel, oil, grease, repairs and other expenses incidental to the operation of any contractor’s equipment.

222-Method of Measurement The area boundaries were determined by Global Positioning System (GPS) traverses that were plotted in a Geographic Information System (GIS). The GIS was used to determine the acreage of each treatment area. For the purpose of this contract, the acreage is considered actual acreage and not an estimate.

INSPECTION AND ACCEPTANCE

Upon completion of an area, the Contractor shall notify the COR so he can make an inspection of the area.

When remedial work is required, the Contractor shall make such remedies before moving equipment to the next area.

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Calhoun

Talladega

Cleburne

Randolph

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ChambersTallapoosa

Cherokee

Anniston

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FY2012 Chemical Site Prep Talladega National Forest

0 31,000 62,000 93,000 124,00015,500 Feet

Rattlesnake Area

Able Gap / Goldmine Area

Hopeful Area

Campground Area

20909 64 Acres

653B

644F

FH 45

FH 19 (1)

TA

LL

FY2012 Chemical Site Prep Compartment 209 Stand 09 Talladega National Forest

0 850 1,700 2,550 3,400425 Feet

PINHOTI NRT

27916 29 Acres

2792514 Acres

6D

616B

FY2012 Chemical Site Prep Compartment 279 Stands 18 & 25

Talladega National Forest

0 870 1,740 2,610 3,480435

PIEDMONT HORSE LOOP

SWEETWATER HORSE TRAIL

SHORT HORSE LOOP

35 Acres

6B

532A

536B1

4A

B

FY2012 Chemical Site Prep Compartment 31 Stand 20 - 35 Acres

Talladega National Forest

0 700 1,400 2,100 2,800350

13 Acres76

9J

509J2

FH 18

FY2012 Chemical Site Prep Compartment 76 Stand 09 Talladega National Forest

0 380 760 1,140 1,520190

61 Acres

60 Acres

764528 Acres

FH 18

CLEB 3

509G

FY2012 Chemical Site Prep Compartment 76 Stands 16, 45 & 47

Talladega National Forest

0 825 1,650 2,475 3,300412.5

21 Acres

FY2012 Chemical Site Prep Compartment 79 Stand 11 Talladega National Forest

0 400 800 1,200 1,600200

791427 Acres

3F

512R

512U

512R2 512R1

512R3

FY2012 Chemical Site Prep Compartment 79 Stand 14 Talladega National Forest

0 810 1,620 2,430 3,240405

30 Acres

513S

2X

X1

512Y

FY2012 Chemical Site Prep Compartment 86 Stand 01 Talladega National Forest

0 830 1,660 2,490 3,320415

PINHOTI NRT

FY2012 Chemical Site Prep Able Gap / Goldmine Area Talladega National Forest

0 2,900 5,800 8,700 11,6001,450

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TW

AT

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HO

RS

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35 Acres

27 Acres3109

26 Acres

24 Acres

24 Acres

536F

529C

503E1

3C

529D

2F

503F

536I

F1

503B1 503B

6B

536B1

4A

503A

FY2012 Chemical Site Prep Rattlesnake Area

Talladega National Forest

0 1,400 2,800 4,200 5,600700

27 Acres3109

26 Acres

24 Acres

529C

529D

536F

FY2012 Chemical Site Prep Rattlesnake South

Talladega National Forest

0 700 1,400 2,100 2,800350