Attachment_02_SOW.docx

AG-4568-S-15-0008

SRS Stoneville, MS Lawn Maintenance

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STATEMENT OF WORK

GENERAL LAWN CARE

USDA FOREST SERVICE

SRS SOUTHERN HARDWOODS LABORATORY STONEVILLE, MISSISSIPPI

Contractor will furnish his/her own equipment to perform the above tasks.

C-1 – WEEKLY

· Mow & maintain entire front, back and side lawn, weekly during growing season, (February – September). Grass clippings shall be removed when clippings are not mulched on initial mowing. Maintain height of three (3) inches. Mowing area estimated to be around 79,412 sq. ft.

· Pick up leaves in front, back and side of building, including flower beds and parking lot, weekly.

· Weedeat and/or edge lawn per cut to coincide with mowing above. Edging shall include removal of vegetation from cracks in sidewalks, driveways, and curbs within .5 inches of the edge surface and to a depth of 2.0 inches. Grass and weeds shall be removed and disposed of immediately after edging is performed.

a. Weedeat and/or edge along both sides of wooden and chain-linked fence on east side of building. Wooden fence estimated to be about 84’ long. Chain-link fence estimated to be about 768’ long.

b. Weedeat and/or edge around front sidewalks and front parking lot, west and south side of main lab building and back buildings to include new storage building, both greenhouses and pesticide building. Total weedeating/edging area is roughly estimated to be around 1385’.

· Pick up paper and limbs weekly.

· Blow debris from front and back porch and all sidewalks on front and back of building weekly.

· Empty trash cans on back and front porch and clean ashtrays weekly.

· Keep all drains (21 total) in parking lot free of debris weekly. Drains are located in the following areas:

a. Three (3) in the front parking lot

b. Two (2) on the south side of main building in ditch

c. Six (6) on the north side of main building

d. Two (2) immediately behind the main building

e. Two (2) on east side of Shop/Dormitory

f. One (1 between the PEB Bldg. and large Storage Building

g. One (1) between PEB Building and Soils Building

h. One (1) between Soils Building and large Storage Building

i. One (1) between Insectory Building and large Storage Bldg.

j. One (1) on the northwest corner of the front lawn close to the parking lot.

k. One (1) on the southeast side of property near the chain link fence close to the eastern road.

· Pick up trash around one dumpster after weekly BFI pickup on each Wednesday.

C-2 – MONTHLY

· Weed free (spray) all sidewalks, parking lots, and gravel areas (including the fenced-in generator area) once a month.

a. The road that goes around the entire property (estimated at 3,022’ long) should be sprayed on both sides to within six (6) inches from the edge of the asphalt outward, including the north loop road on the northeast edge of the property.

b. No herbicide is allowed around or near the two greenhouses. The graveled area near the greenhouses is not to be sprayed. The area not to be sprayed is approximately 1,190 square feet. Weeds near the greenhouses will need to be hand pulled or hoed.

c. Graveled area to be sprayed is approx.. 6,116 square feet.

· Trim all growth around air conditioner compressors on north side of building monthly.

C-3 - ANNUAL

· Clean all gutters in spring once a year. Gutter guards are to be removed to gain access to gutters. Wash down with hose hand sprayer. Replace gutter guards when done. Seal seams/joints on the front gutters over the decking, if needed. All gutters include gutters on all buildings except for the two greenhouses (1,273’ long; these measurements do not include the greenhouses).

C-4 – QUARTERLY

· Wash spider webs down (using water) around buildings quarterly.

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE

The base period for this contract is from September 28, 2015 through August 31, 2016.

If the options are exercised:

COR: Brenda Marshall Telephone: 662-686-3152 Email: bgmarshall@fs.fed.us

The Contractor must comply with the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (FSRIA), 7 U.S.C. 8102; the Food, Conservation and Energy Act of 2008 (FCEA), 7 U.S.C. 8102; the Federal Acquisition Regulation; Executive Order (EO) 13514, “Federal Leadership in Environmental, Energy and Economic Performance,” dated October 5, 2009; EO 13423, “Strengthening Federal Environmental, Energy, and Transportation Management,” dated January 24, 2007; and Presidential Memorandum, “Driving Innovation and Creating Jobs in Rural America through Biobased and Sustainable Product Procurement,” dated February, 2012 to provide biobased products.

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