Statement of Work.docx

DESCRIPTION/SPECIFICATIONS/STATEMENT OF WORK

Scope of Contract The Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forests has a need for contractors to perform trail restoration and reconstruction work on portions of the 600 miles of non-motorized trails across the Forest. The Government anticipates awarding a minimum of $15,000 to each contractor selected over the life of the contract. This procurement will result in the award of multiple Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contracts for trail restoration, slide maintenance, drainage, logging out, trail closure, hazard tree removal, installation of silt fencing, seeding and mulching, bridge construction and bridge restoration. Several contractors will be selected to work on each District of the Forest. The four Districts are the Conssauga, Blue Ridge, Chattooga River, and Oconee Ranger Districts.

Task orders may be placed throughout the contract period. Orders issued by the Government will detail the location of the work, the quantity of the work, and the contract time for performance. The type of work ordered may vary by task order.

Included in this package are 3 initial task orders for "seed projects." These task orders are for maintenance of 0.99 miles of the Lake Conasauga Trail ( #98) on the Conasauga Ranger District, 12.4 miles of the Aska Trails (# 165A, 165B, 165C, 165D, 165F) on the Blue Ridge Ranger District, and 4.43 miles of the Smith Creek Trail (#35) on the Chattooga River Ranger District.

Task orders may be placed throughout the contract period. Orders issued by the Government will detail the location of the work, the quantity of the work, and the contract time for performance. The type of work ordered may vary by task order. Task orders will be considered service work and the Service Contract Act wage determinations and service contracting and payment procedures will apply to those orders.

When offered a task order, contractors must respond to the contracting officer with their ability to accept and complete the task order within 72 hours of the offer.

All equipment proposed to be used for performance of the work shall be of the size, type, and in such condition to properly pursue the requirements of this contract. The contractor’s proposed equipment shall be made available to the Contracting Officer for inspection prior to award of the contract if requested by the Contracting Officer. If at any time during the course of the contract any equipment is deemed unsatisfactory, the Contracting Officer may order removal and may require a satisfactory replacement at Contractor’s expense.

Any movement or transportation of equipment to or from the work areas required to pursue the work, repair or replace, or for the Contractor's convenience shall be at the Contractor's expense.

Project Location The work is to be performed at various locations within the boundaries of the Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forests. For ease of cost estimating the Forest is divided by Ranger Districts. The Conasauga Ranger District is comprised of Chattooga, Floyd, Walker, Whitfield, Gordon, Murray, Fannin, Gilmer Counties, Georgia. The Blue Ridge Ranger District is comprised of Fannin, Gilmer, Lumpkin, Town, and Union Counties, Georgia. The Chattooga River Ranger District comprised of Lumpkin, White, Towns, Habersham, Rabun, and Stephens, Counties, Georgia. The Oconee Ranger District comprised of Greene, Jasper, Jones, Morngan, Oconee, Ogleth, Putnam, and Monroe Counties, Georgia.

100 - GENERAL SCOPE OF WORK

Contactor shall perform some form of work on portions of approximately 600 miles of Forest Service trails on the Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest. The work is to be preformed at various locations within the boundaries of Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest

Work will be performed from between award to January, 2015, The work will consist of (1) trail restoration, (2) drainage, (3) slide maintenance, (4) logging out, (5) hazard tree removal (6) closing of non-system trails, (7) seeding and mulching and (8) bridge retoration. Contractor will be paid at bid rate for actual work performed.

Trail restoration measurement shall be made to the nearest foot using an odometer calibrated over a measured mile based on the width of the trail, 0” – 12”, 6” – 18”, 18” – 36”, 24” – 60”.

Drainage will be paid for each dip, culvert, and waterbar cleaned. Rock spillway will be paid for by cubic yard of surge stone placed to restore the spillway; cleaning of rock spillway will be incidental. Ditches will be paid for by the liner foot cleaned.

Slide maintanance will be measured by linear foot along trailbed.

Logging out will be measured by linear foot.

Hazard tree removal will be measured each.

Non-system trail closing will be measured by linear foot.

Seeding and mulching will be measured by acre.

Bridge restoration will be measured each.

Tools that will be allowed for work occuring within the designated Wilderness Areas are limited to the following list:

Pack Animals may be allowed on case-by-case basis bow saws 1 person crosscut saw-3' to 4' in length 2 person crosscut saw- 5' to 5 1/2' in length double bit axe single bit poll axe w/ wedges peavy/cant hook log carriers loppers/pruning shears swing blades fire rake shovel adze/hazel hoe stone hammers star drills 6'-7' long iron pry bar block and tackle with an assortment of rope, wire rope, chains, and cable grip hoists draw knife 2" wide paint brushes Pulaski/mattock