AG-64R4-S-17-0001_Attachment_1_-_PWS_&_Exhibits.pdf

Phase I Cultural Resources Inventory

PERFORMANCE BASED SERVICE CONTRACT

Mark Twain National Forest 2017

PERFORMANCE WORK STATEMENT

C.1 GENERAL

C.1.1 Authority. The investigations to be conducted under this Scope of Work are initiated and influenced by a number of Federal requirements. These requirements include, but are not limited to, the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended; the National Environmental Policy Act; Executive Order 11593 (Protection and Enhancement of the Cultural Environment);

the Archeological and Historic Preservation Act of 1974; the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act; and the Archeological Resources Protection Act of 1979. Potential vendors must evidence familiarity with these Acts and the Forest Service’s compliance program.

C.1.2. Purpose. This contract will provide the U.S. Forest Service with technical services related to cultural resource inventory on National Forest System lands. These technical services will assist the Mark Twain National Forest in its efforts to comply with the statutes referenced above.

C.1.3. General Requirements. The Contractor shall provide all labor, equipment, supplies, services, permits, and licenses necessary to perform Phase I cultural resources inventory on the Mark Twain National Forest (Forest). The contract period will be from date of award through expiration of the final option period.

a. Confidential Nature of Information: The Contractor shall not divulge, and shall take all reasonable steps to insure that no member of their staff or organization divulges, information on specific sites or their locations to any person other than as directed by the CO or duly authorized representative of the CO. This includes written, photographic, and digital information relating to site locations, artifacts, features, etc.

All services, reports, documents and material required by this contract shall become the property of the Forest Service. The results of this research may be used for theses, dissertations, research projects and publication subject to prior written approval of the Forest Service – written approval to be provided by the CO or duly authorized representative of the CO.

b. Archaeological Resources Protection Act Violations: Should the contractor observe or obtain knowledge of violations of the Archaeological Resources Protection Act (ARPA), these shall be reported no later than the close of the next business day to the Forest Archaeologist (COR) or a Forest Service Law Enforcement Officer. Areas in which violations are detected must be left alone because these are potential crime scenes. No contract work is to be conducted in these areas until the Forest Archaeologist and Forest Service Law Enforcement Officer are consulted.

c. Human Remains: In the event human remains are discovered, all work within a minimum of 50 meters of the find will cease. The Contractor will immediately notify the COR. All personnel shall leave the area, excepting key personnel. The find locus will be flagged, and a UTM (NAD1983) coordinate will be recorded to assist USFS and authorized personnel in locating the find locus. The COR will notify the county coroner and the appropriate federal Tribal Representative and will work in accordance with the processes set forth in the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA) and the Eastern and Southern Regions of the USDA Forest Service Policy for the Treatment of Human Remains.

C.1.4. Personnel. The Contractor must insure all personnel performing the work meet the following:

a. Contractor Key Personnel assigned to any project on the Forest must meet the minimum professional qualifications for prehistoric and historic archaeology, history, architectural history, or historic architecture as identified in 36 CFR 61, the Secretary of the Interior’s Standards and Guidelines-Professional Qualifications Standards (http://www.nps.gov/history/local- law/arch_stnds_9.htm). Key personnel are defined as those who function in the Principal Investigator and Field Supervisor/Crew Chief roles.

b. Field or Laboratory Crew: Field/laboratory crew members directly supervised by key personnel must demonstrate completion of (or satisfactory progress toward) a bachelor’s degree in anthropology, archaeology, history or a closely related field, or six months previous experience in archaeological field or laboratory work.

Completion of an archaeological field school is considered satisfactory qualification for an initial position (first archaeological job) if that individual will be directly supervised by a higher qualified individual;

c. Changes in Contractor Key personnel: Changes must be approved by the Contracting Officer (CO). The CO reserves the right to reject any proposed personnel that do not meet the requirements as stated herein. The Contractor shall submit a written request accompanied by a description of the duties of proposed personnel and the vitae of any new personnel to the CO. Written approval from the CO must be received by the Contactor prior to new personnel beginning work under this contract.

d. Changes in Field or Laboratory Crew: The Contractor shall submit the vitae of new crew personnel to the COR when new crew personnel are hired.

C.1.5 This performance work statement consists of completing the tasks/subtasks in C.5 to the Quality Assurance Plan/Requirements in C.7.

C.2 DEFINITIONS

C.2.1 Standard Definitions.

a. Acceptable Quality Level (AQL): The maximum allowable deviation from perfect performance that may occur before the Government will invoke payment deduction. An AQL does not allow a contractor to knowingly offer defective service but limits reduced payment to circumstances in which defective performance results in a measurable reduction in the value of services rendered.

b. Defective Service: A unit of service which contains one or more defects or nonconformance with specified requirements.

http://www.nps.gov/history/local-law/arch_stnds_9.htm

c. Performance Standards: Identifies the key service outputs of the contract that will be evaluated by the Government to assure contract performance standards are met by the contractor.

d. Quality Assurance (QA): Those actions taken by the Government to assure services meet the requirements of the Performance Work Statement (PWS). QA performed by the Government does not relieve the Contractor of their responsibility to practice internal

QA.

e. Contracting Officer: The Contracting Officer (CO) has overall responsibility for the administration of the contract and for overseeing the overall performance of the contractor.

f. Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR): A Government employee appointed by the

CO to help the CO with contract administration. This person may also be responsible for surveillance of contractor performance.

g. Quality Assurance Surveillance Plan (QASP): An organized written document used for quality assurance surveillance. The document contains specific methods to perform surveillance of the contractor.

h. Quality Control Plan: Those actions that will be taken by a contractor to control the performance of services so that they meet the requirements of the PWS.

i. Random Sampling. A sampling method in which each service output in a lot has an equal chance of being selected.

j. Sample. A sample consists of one or more service outputs drawn from a lot. The number of outputs in the sample is the sample size.

k. Sampling Guide. The part of the surveillance plan which contains all the information needed to perform a random sample.

l. Business Day: A business day is defined as a day which falls between Monday and

Friday, excluding Federal Holidays.

C.2.2 Technical Definitions Peculiar to this Performance Work Statement

a. Archaeological Inventory/Survey. For the purposes of this contract an archaeological pedestrian survey is defined as the systematic, intensive inspection of the land surface and associated subsurface inspection techniques sufficient to identify and record any historic properties, as defined under 36 CFR 800.6(l)(1) and 800.6(l)(2), that may be present within the surveyed area. Subsurface inspection is typically defined by shovel-testing and is to be performed in accordance with the Mark Twain National Forest’s “Complete Coverage” survey methodology (Exhibit A).

b. A shovel test is one of the primary methods of site detection for Phase I investigations, and is defined as the columnar excavation of soils using a shovel and subsequent sorting of the excavated material (including the root mat) by passing it through an archaeological screen or sieve fitted with 0.25-inch hardware cloth. Shovel tests are generally at least 30 centimeters in diameter. Shovel tests shall be excavated downward until impenetrable substrata/obstacles (such as bedrock, clay, hardpan, etc) are encountered, or until it is no longer reasonable to continue excavation by hand and shovel. (Under ideal conditions, hand excavation can reasonably be expected to achieve depths of 70-80 centimeters below surface if no obstructions [such as heavy gravel deposits] are met; soils on the Mark Twain National Forest rarely attain such depths however, so such efforts are unlikely to be a common occurrence). Shovel tests need not be excavated in levels, either arbitrary or natural. For artifact recovery purposes a shovel test may thus be treated as a single unit of analysis, and may therefore be recorded as either positive (artifact-bearing) or negative (non-artifact bearing). For positive shovel tests, the approximate depth(s) of any artifact(s) recovered shall be noted on the shovel test form or within the appropriate field notes. All natural and cultural strata revealed in positive shovel test profiles shall be recorded using metric depth measurements, and described in terms of textural class and color (using the Munsell Soil Color Chart). Additional strata descriptions should be provided as needed, such as moisture, natural rock content, and estimated number and size of rocks/roots etc. Following excavation and recordation, all shovel tests shall be backfilled and restored as closely as possible to the original condition. The results of all shovel tests (positive and negative) should be recorded in field notes or shovel test forms.

c. Shovel Scrape/Rake Test: Where soils are too rocky to perform a shovel test (as defined above) and surface visibility is lacking, shovel scrapes/rake tests shall be performed in lieu of subsurface probes at the appropriate landform-based testing interval. Such tests involve manual removal of surface litter from an area of approximately 1 square meter and subsequent examination of the ground surface for cultural material. The test must penetrate the leaf mold layer to actually determine if soil is in fact too rocky to dig a test or if it is so eroded/degraded that no cultural soils (horizons) remain intact. Shovel scrapes/rake tests shall be flagged at the same intervals as specified in the Performance Work Statement for shovel tests.

d. A Site: is operationally defined as a locus of purposeful human activity characterized by a deposit of cultural materials or the construction of one or more features or structures greater than 50 years of age and must meet at least one of the following criteria:

1. Adds specifically to the knowledge of the area's human use and occupation and can be used to contribute to the evaluation of the project area;

2. Provides information that identifies and adds specifically to the documentary knowledge of the technology that produced it;

3. Is not 50 years of age, but is exceptional for one or both of the above reasons;

4. The Forest records all precontact (i.e., prehistoric) artifact finds in primary context

(even one or two artifacts) as a site;

5. The Forest records all suspected isolated graves as a site.

e. Deviations in Site Definition. These criteria may be modified, where appropriate, based on a professional archaeologist's judgment, and with the prior approval of the COR. Any deviation from the standard definition should be discussed in the resulting cultural resource report.

A Forest site form is attached as Exhibit B.

C.2.3 The following types of cultural artifacts or features can be recorded on an Isolated Find or Historic Feature form (Exhibits C and D, respectively):

a. Isolated Find (IF) Isolated artifacts of human origin which have either been removed from original context or, in the case of historic artifacts, which occur in such a way that no useful scientific information can be obtained by additional investigation beyond that involved in recording the artifact. It will be necessary for the investigator to make a judgment as to whether an item has been deposited by elements other than purposeful human activity (i.e., slope wash or some other mechanical activity);

b. Historic Feature (HF) Isolated feature of human origin that cannot provide useful scientific information beyond that obtained by accurate documentation. Isolated features include the following:

1) Isolated historic stacked rock or rock alignments resulting from field clearing activities. Note: if historic stacked rock or rock alignments can be placed in context (i.e., associated with a core farmstead or defined field area, such as through review of aerial photography), then they are recorded as sites or site components which may or may not be NRHP contributing;

2) Isolated dug pits of unknown affiliation and function;

3) Trash dumps with the majority of items more than 50 years of age;

4) Mine pits where pits are isolated (n < 3) and likely affiliated with mining exploration but not associated with a developed or known mine site.

Historic Features with no associated artifacts visible on the ground surface will require excavation of up to four (4) shovel tests aligned with the cardinal directions as well as metal detection to determine if artifacts are present below the ground surface.

If associated artifacts are present, site delineation procedures as defined under C.5.5.1(i) and C.5.5.l (m) would be followed. No subsurface testing would be required for Historic Features which are themselves comprised of artifacts (e.g., Trash Dumps, as described above).

C.2.4. For report preparation specifics the Contractor is referred to C.5.10 and "Guidelines for Phase I Archaeological Surveys and Reports", by the Missouri Department of Natural Resources, State Historic Preservation Office (http://www.dnr.mo.gov/shpo/docs/MO_phase1_guide.pdf).

All reports will be in keeping with the Secretary of the Interior’s Standards and Guidelines for Archeological Documentation (available online at http://www.cr.nps.gov/local-law/arch_stnds_7.htm#guide). The Contractor will use the Mark Twain National Forest Archaeological Site Recordation Form (Exhibit B). Copies of the above documents will be provided if necessary at any pre-work meeting.

C.3 GOVERNMENT FURNISHED PROPERTY (MAPS, DRAWINGS, SPECS, ETC.)

Government Furnished Property/Services, Data, Etc. Quantity Where, When, How to be

Furnished to Contractor

1:24,000 scale maps of the project areas

1 hard copy, 1 electronic copy

Via electronic and hard copy mail when the task order is issued

Electronic copy of project area shapefiles showing locations requiring inventory or investigation

1 copy Via electronic mail when the task order is issued http://www.dnr.mo.gov/shpo/docs/MO_phase1_guide.pdf http://www.cr.nps.gov/local-law/arch_stnds_7.htm#guide http://www.cr.nps.gov/local-law/arch_stnds_7.htm#guide

Government Furnished Property/Services, Data, Etc. Quantity Where, When, How to be

Furnished to Contractor

Access to information deemed pertinent to the project (background research)

N/A

Materials will likely be found in more than one location and may require the Contractor to visit multiple offices

Copy machine to copy relevant materials N/A

Copy machine and paper will be available at each office visited for background research

Access to Forest Service System land across adjacent private landowners

N/A Such issues will be addressed prior to Contractor receipt of project maps

Forest Service site numbers to be assigned by the Contractor to each recorded site

As needed After submission of interim reports, or as agreed upon at the pre-work meeting

Copy of Missouri SHPO report standards 1 copy At the pre-work meeting or online Copy of American Archaeology Division Guidelines for Archaeological Curation (Exhibit E)

1 copy At the pre-work meeting

Copies of relevant forms 1 copy

In contract package as an attachment, will also be provided to Contractor electronically at the pre-work meeting

Electronic copy of Forest cultural resources Geodatabase and field explanation sheet

1 copy At the pre-work meeting

Clean USGS topographic map(s) covering the project area

2 sets At the pre-work meeting

District ½ inch: mile Administrative Map 1 copy At the pre-work meeting

Copy of Forest historic thematic contexts (n=3)

1 hard copy, 1 electronic copy At the pre-work meeting

Electronic copy of misc.

project area spatial data (i.e.

ownership, roads, water, etc.), available upon request

1 copy At or shortly after the pre-work meeting

Electronic copy of Forest historic 15 min. maps, geo-referenced, available upon request

1 copy At the pre-work meeting

Forest law enforcement contact information 1 copy At the pre-work meeting

C.4 CONTRACTOR FURNISHED CRITICAL ITEMS/SERVICES

Item Quantity Description

Resource grade GPS unit At least one

GPS units that are capable of differential correction or provide location information that is accurate to +/-3 meters or less with post-processing and are compatible with current Forest Service Geographical Information System (GIS) (ArcGIS)

GIS program At least one

GIS program that is capable of producing hard-copy maps for use in reporting and utilizes and allows for editing of geospatial data (shapefiles) that are compatible with current Forest Service Geographical Information System (Arc Editor at a minimum)

Flagging tape As needed Description of types needed will be provided after award

Numbered field site tags One per site The Contractor and FS will agree to the location of site tags during pre-work meetings

Camera At least one Digital camera that is compatible with computer utilization: images can be developed on compact disc (CD)

Metal detector At least one Capable of detecting metal at least 1 ft below ground surface

All testing and excavation equipment and supplies

As needed

C.5 PERFORMANCE WORK STATEMENT TASKS/CRITICAL SUBTASKS

C.5.1 Pre-work Meeting and Notice to Proceed

C.5.1.1 After the award of the task order, and prior to commencing work, the Contractor shall be required to attend a pre-work meeting with the Contracting Officer's Representative (COR).

During the pre-work meeting numerous subjects will be discussed including, but not limited to:

a. Establish a start work date on the contract, and issue the Notice to Proceed. No work shall be done on the contract prior to issuance of the Notice to Proceed;

b. Performance time defined in the task order;

c. Review of the undertaking and project objectives;

d. Review of project and maps to become familiar with the location of the project;

e. Inventory or investigation strategy and methods, presentation of data, levels of analysis and evaluation, and deliverables;

f. Discuss site “lumping vs. splitting”

g. Coordination and access to the project area with District personnel;

h. Discuss planned fieldwork schedule and a communication plan (e.g. key contacts, phone numbers).

C.5.2 Plan of Work

Prior to commencing fieldwork, the Contractor shall submit to the COR for review and approval a proposed plan of work that describes the schedule for submission of deliverables (C.5.10), estimated number of person-days for fieldwork, and strategies for accomplishing the scope of work defined in each task order issued under this contract.

C.5.3 Pre-field Files Search

C.5.3.1 Prior to commencing fieldwork, the Contractor shall submit to the COR for review and approval a written narrative description with accompanying tables and figures, as appropriate, documenting that all pre-field file searches and historic records data searches are complete for the project area and within a half-mile radius of the project area. At a minimum, the pre-field file and historic records search shall include gathering data from the following sources:

a. Forest cultural resources inventory information;

b. The current National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) listings;

c. SHPO records: SHPO records can be checked virtually, using the Missouri

Department of Natural Resources, Archaeology Editor website http://www.dnr.mo.gov/archaeology/; it is the Contractor’s responsibility to maintain access to the Archaeology Editor application;

d. Historic maps and aerial photographs on file with the Forest;

e. Other pertinent records, publications, informants, etc.

C.5.3.2 Results of the pre-field review shall be documented by the Contractor and will include the following, as appropriate:

1) Previous cultural resource surveys within one-half mile of the current project area, listed in tabular form. At a minimum, tables shall include FS report numbers, inventory year(s), acres surveyed, the level of effort expended (e.g., “intensive” or “reconnaissance”), and a list of sites recorded within one-half mile of the current project area.

2) An additional table describing previously recorded sites within one-half mile but outside the current project area, as well as previously recorded sites and HFs/IFs within the current project area. At a minimum, FS site numbers, trinomials (if assigned), HF/IF identifiers, the gross temporal component of sites and/or HFs/IFs (e.g., “Historic” or “Precontact”), as well as the specific temporal component, if known (e.g., “19th Century”, “Late Archaic”), and/or the type of sites/HFs/IFs (“trash scatter,” “open campsite”) will be described. Please distinguish between sites located inside/immediately adjacent to the current survey area and those outside, but within one-half mile of it.

3) Where site leads are present within or immediately adjacent to the current survey area, tables shall be prepared that (at a minimum) include unique site lead identifiers, the legal description of each site lead, the type of site lead observed (e.g., structure, road, field clearing), and the source of each site lead.

4) Cartographic sources reviewed (e.g., GLO, archival USGS, and other archival maps) should be cited in the prefield review. If the sources are found to reveal site leads, they should also be reproduced as figures within the body of the prefield and final report, with the current survey area and labeled site leads superimposed upon them.

http://www.dnr.mo.gov/archaeology/

Please note that the above are to be reproduced and presented in the final report, as described below in C.5.10.2(e). Contractor shall ensure that sufficient Contractor staff are present on-site and sufficient time allowed to complete the Pre-field Files Search (C.5.3). Forest personnel will be on hand to assist in completion of this task, but shall be limited to a supporting role.

C.5.3.3 The COR will have 21 calendar days from receipt to review and approve delivery item C.5.3. The Contractor shall be required to correct and revise any errors noted by the COR, and resubmit the document(s) for additional review and approval. The Contractor shall accomplish the correction, revision and re-submittals of documents within 15 calendar days of notification by the COR of the rejection of the submittals.

C.5.4 (Reserved)

C.5.4.1 (Reserved)

C.5.4.2 (Reserved)

C.5.5 Fieldwork

The Contractor will adhere to the methodologies found in the attachments for the identified inventory type (Exhibit A) and commonly accepted landform definitions, some of which are discussed at the following Internet address:

http://www.nrcs.usda.gov/Internet/FSE_DOCUMENTS/nrcs142p2_052234.doc

C.5.5.1 At a minimum, the Contractor shall abide by the following fieldwork guidelines:

a. The Contractor will notify the COR via email prior to entering the Forest to conduct fieldwork.

b. Field employees and vehicles: Contractor personnel shall wear protective clothing while working on National Forest lands, including a bright orange safety vest or similar clothing during hunting season. While on National Forest lands, contractor vehicles shall be clearly marked with distinctive signs or plaques identifying the name of the company.

c. The Contractor will send weekly email updates to the COR describing number of acres inventoried and sites identified/visited. Updates are to be submitted every seven calendar days, beginning on the first Monday after a full week into the fieldwork. The weekly email updates need not occur during periods out of the field.

d. Materials recorded in the field should be at least 50 years old and must meet one or more of the criteria outlined in C.2.2.d and C.2.3;

e. Isolated finds and historic features shall be recorded on an IF or HF form (Exhibits C and D);

f. Should potential human remains and/or associated artifacts be encountered during any aspect of the project, all work within a radius of 50 m of the point of discovery will be stopped immediately and the Contractor will immediately notify the COR.

Possible remains and/or associated artifacts shall be left in place and covered to afford some protection. The COR, in consultation with appropriate persons, will http://www.nrcs.usda.gov/Internet/FSE_DOCUMENTS/nrcs142p2_052234.doc advise the Contractor when, and if, work can resume in the vicinity of the point of discovery;

g. The purpose of a Phase I survey is to identify within the Area of Potential Effects

(APE) any cultural resource that is listed on, eligible for, or may be eligible for the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) pursuant to criteria set forth in 36 CFR

60.4. As such, appropriate recommendations of NRHP eligibility shall be developed and submitted for all sites recorded or revisited, based on data recovered during the course of Phase I investigation. No data recovery beyond the constraints of typical Phase I-level investigations is expected in the formulation of management recommendations. Management recommendations are required for each new site recorded or previously recorded site that is revisited, and shall be consistent with nomenclature published by the State of Missouri. They will therefore consist of either: “the site is eligible” or “the site is not eligible” for listing on the National Register of Historic Places. In cases where Phase I data are insufficient to formulate an eligibility recommendation, the reasons for failure to develop a recommendation must be explained. In such cases a recommendation of “unevaluated eligibility” may be offered, along with recommendations for additional research, e.g., “Phase II or advanced testing will be required” or “additional historical investigations are suggested”. Recommendations of “unevaluated eligibility” should be the exception rather than the rule.

h. All sites will be recorded in their entirety, even if the boundaries go outside of the identified survey boundary – the exception to this is if the site goes onto private land.

The Contractor is not to go onto private land to record site information unless private property is explicitly included in the task order. Contractor will highlight combustible features in site descriptions and note whether they are significant or non-significant. All previously recorded sites identified within the survey area during the pre-field search will be revisited and site updates completed, provided there is not a previously existing adequate record (no more than 5 years old as of the date of the prefield); an “adequate record” exists when: Contractor can relocate the site in the field, the site form meets professional standards (and includes a legible site sketch map), site boundaries were previously determined by appropriately implemented shovel testing and/or metal detecting, a datum was established, etc. At a minimum, all previously recorded sites must be revisited to relocate the datum tag and flag the site boundary. There is no need to revisit/re-record sites that have been previously determined not eligible to the NRHP absent additional information and/or observations that might bear on the site’s NRHP eligibility; a SHPO comment letter concurring with previous NRHP eligibility determinations must be on file. For revisited sites, an adequate site update includes

1. A legible site sketch map that distinguishes between old STs and new STs.

2. All information that is known about the site, including old and new information. The MTNF will not review the original site form, so all info must be included. Statements such as “no change from previous”, and the like, are not acceptable.

i. Site delineation: Should provide a level of documentation sufficient to allow for a clear “not eligible,” “eligible,” or “unevaluated” NRHP recommendation to be offered. All artifact loci identified by shovel testing during the course of a survey shall be further investigated through additional subsurface and visual examinations to delineate the horizontal and vertical limits of artifact distribution. Any cultural resource detected by shovel testing shall be initially delineated on a 10 meter interval grid. Intervals between shovel test units shall not exceed 10 m for sites less than 50 m in length on any given side. Intervals between shovel test units shall not exceed 20 m for sites greater than 50 m in length on any given side. For sites exceeding 100 m along any axis, testing intervals may be expanded beyond 20 m with the approval of the COR. Two consecutive negative tests secure a site boundary, or in the case of obvious landforms (steep slopes, etc), standing water, or areas of extreme disturbance, such features may be considered boundaries. Site delineation shovel tests shall be assigned provenience designations based on both relative direction (N-north, E-east, S-south, W-west) from an arbitrary grid datum and their metric (m) distance from the datum. All tests excavated during the course of delineation shall be marked with biodegradable flagging tape, regardless of status. Positive tests should be assigned a unique color to distinguish from negative. All tests excavated during the course of delineation shall be mapped, regardless of status.

Any find locus situated on a survey transect or within an opportunistically examined locale, having been delineated at 10 meter intervals, that has failed to yield additional artifacts shall be subjected to additional delineation tests at 5 meter intervals. This is intended to avoid assignation of “Isolated Find” to sites that may simply be smaller in area. This additional delineation need not exceed four tests, and may be based at the grid origin, or at the field director’s discretion. This is to ensure that sites which may be smaller than 20 meters in maximum dimension are given adequate treatment and are appropriately recorded and managed.

If an archaeological site is identified by artifacts visible on the ground surface, its boundaries are to be defined by measurement of the extent of the artifact scatter, preferably in cardinal or grid cardinal directions. Shovel tests must be placed within a surface scatter site to determine the depth, if any, of the cultural deposit. Site boundaries should also reflect the positive results of shovel testing that extends beyond a surface scatter of artifacts. (see also C.5.5.1.(j).)

See also C.5.5.1.(m) regarding use of metal detectors.

j. The Forest follows a limited collection policy for Phase I work.

1. On historic sites, no artifact samples will be collected from the surface unless: (1) identification is not possible in the field; (2) items possess a high degree of scientific value or are of museum quality; (3) it is reasoned to be necessary by the Principal Investigator or Crew Chief for analytical purposes or to prevent probable loss or destruction from the proposed undertaking; (4) are at risk due to theft or vandalism. All diagnostic historic materials from shovel tests will be collected with the exception of redundant historic diagnostics. Field analysis of non-diagnostic artifacts left in the field will include at a minimum: description, material type, provenience, and count.

2. On precontact components, all artifacts will be collected and bagged separately by provenience, then returned to the lab to be catalogued, cleaned, and analyzed. This includes surface scatters. For collection and analysis of artifacts recovered from subsurface context, a shovel test may be viewed as a single unit of provenience/analysis. Collection does not apply to redundant materials such as fire-cracked rock, for which count and provenience shall be noted, and the materials returned to their original location/shovel test. (Exceptions shall be made when deemed necessary by the Principal Investigator or Crew Chief, for analytical purposes).

Laboratory analysis of collections and samples must follow standard and professionally acceptable procedures for maintaining artifact provenience, integrity, stability, and security. In particular, artifact analysis, if intrusive or damaging to artifact integrity and stability, must be agreed upon by the COR and the Contractor; (Please note that artifacts meeting the definition of Isolated Finds (per C.2.3.a) may be collected at the contractor’s discretion, but doing so is not currently required. Please also note that for sites with a large surface component that includes copious amounts of surface artifacts, a representative sample may be collected in lieu of full collection, along with tools and diagnostics. The COR should be contacted if questions arise.);

Artifacts left in the field should not be placed into plastic bags prior to being put back into their original shovel tests, but shall simply be placed back into the holes and covered with soil.

k. Any artifact collected will be done with reference to an established datum point. The

Contractor shall establish a marked datum for each site. All materials collected during performance of this contract are, and shall be, the sole property of the U.S.

Government. All materials must be returned to the Forest according to the standards outlined in Exhibit E, American Archaeology Division (AAD Guidelines available online at http://anthromuseum.missouri.edu/pdfs/curation.pdf), Museum of Anthropology, University of Missouri-Columbia, Guidelines for Archaeological Curation. The Contractor will complete the curation agreement showing the Forest as the owner. The Forest will receive and accept all materials prior to final payment (see also clause C.5.12.1.d.2). The Forest will submit the collection to the AAD. The AAD will bill the Contractor for curation fees;

l. The Forest Service will assign Forest Service site numbers to sites recorded in the field following review of preliminary site descriptions to confirm their status as sites.

These site numbers will be provided to the Contractor.

• USFS Site Numbers are 11 characters long (0905ddSSSSS)

• 0905 = Mark Twain NF code

• d = District code (2 digits)

• S = Site number (5 digits)

The Forest Service site number shall be the primary referent in all documentation;

where space is an issue (e.g., on site location maps), abbreviated forms of the FS number may be used following approval by the COR.

m. The use of metal detectors is required on all historic-era sites, isolated finds, and historic features along with shovel testing to assist in the determination of boundaries. Metal detecting does not replace shovel test data; it merely supports traditional delineation shovel testing. Metal detectors alone are generally incapable of identifying the precontact occupation of a multiple http://anthromuseum.missouri.edu/pdfs/curation.pdf occupation site. A meaningful sample, based on professional judgement, of metal detector hits should be shovel tested. Show numbered metal detector hits and shovel test locations on sketch maps and key artifact descriptions to numbered tests on map;

n. Historic rock piles recorded as Historic Features or as components of sites: a digital photograph shall be made for each individual rock pile encountered, and a corresponding UTM coordinate recorded, along with direction of photo, date, and site association (if applicable). Where clustered rock piles or linear alignments of closely associated rock piles are encountered, digital photographs depicting several rock piles are permissible; a central UTM coordinate shall be recorded for each rock pile cluster, while a UTM point at the beginning and end of each rock pile alignment shall be recorded. The associated photographic metadata shall be recorded as described above.

Note: if historic stacked rock or rock alignments can be placed in context (i.e., associated with a core farmstead or defined field area, such as through review of aerial photography), then they are recorded as sites or site components which may or may not be NRHP contributing (per C.2.3.b.1);

o. Rock cairns: All rock cairns or cairn remnants suspected of being Native American in origin shall be recorded as sites, irrespective of the number present. At a minimum, a digital photograph shall be made for each individual cairn encountered, and a corresponding UTM coordinate recorded, along with direction of photo, and date. Where grouped cairns or alignments of closely associated cairns are encountered, digital photographs depicting several cairns are permissible; a central UTM coordinate shall be recorded for each cairn grouping, while a UTM point at the beginning and end of each cairn alignment shall be recorded. The associated photographic metadata shall be recorded as described above.

1. Photographs of suspected Native American rock cairns will be excluded from the Draft and Final reports, but shall be included with the Archaeological Site Recordation Form.

2. Superficial metal detection of suspected Native American rock cairns is permissible in order to assist in determining cultural affiliation;

however cairns shall not be excavated or their components disturbed in any manner.

3. No subsurface testing is to be performed within a 20 meter radius of suspected Native American rock cairns; however rake tests/shovel scrapes are permitted.

4. Artifacts observed in direct association with suspected Native American rock cairns shall be recorded (photographed and described);

however they shall not be collected.

5. Observation of potential human remains in association with suspected Native American rock cairns shall trigger the provisions delineated under C.1.3.c.

6. Previously existing disturbance to suspected Native American rock cairns shall be recorded, and should include an estimate of the relative age of such disturbance; where such disturbance appears to be recent or ongoing, the ARPA provisions defined under C.1.3.b shall be observed.

7. Earthen mounds/mound remnants suspected of being Native American in origin shall be treated as above.

p. In the field, the Contractor shall mark the boundaries of all contributing components/areas of NRHP-listed, eligible or unevaluated sites using flagging tape and shall double flag the datum and mark the site datum point with the site field number using datum tags supplied by the Contractor. The Contractor shall mark in this fashion all sites recorded as part of the survey whether it is a newly recorded site or a site that is being revisited as part of the project. If available, trees/branches on which flagging is secured shall be no less than 1” in diameter. A previously recorded site does NOT need to be tagged and flagged if the previous flagging and datum tag can be located. The fact that the site has been tagged will be noted on the site form for the site and in the report under site-specific information. The site form must also include the field number as it appears on the site datum tag.

q. At a minimum, the datum and boundary of newly recorded and revisited archaeological sites shall be collected using Contractor furnished resource grade GPS unit(s). All data must be collected in NAD83, and incorporated into the Geodatabase that the Forest Service will provide. If inventoried areas vary from the survey areas [shapefile(s)] provided at the pre-work meeting, altered survey areas shall be clearly reflected in the Geodatabase returned to the Forest as a component of the final deliverables;

r. At a minimum, the first, last, and every third shovel test or test equivalent, i.e., shovel scrape, tree tips, exposed surface (road, trail, burrow), etc. along each transect will be flagged with biodegradable flagging to assist the COR/CI during field inspections.

s. The Contractor should be aware that not all roads identified on maps provided are accessible by passenger car. Many are 4-wheel drive roads and are not passable in adverse weather. In addition there may be sections of roads that are not administered by the Forest Service, County, or State, that cross private land. Access along these sections of road is not guaranteed by the awarding of this contract.

t. Caves and Rock Shelters: No subsurface testing or other ground disturbance shall be conducted within caves or rock shelters. Where cultural material exists, site delineation will be based solely on visible components; however, if present, drifts of leaves may be raked aside in order to improve surface visibility.

1. The approximate location of artifacts, artifact scatters, and/or cultural features, including unauthorized excavations (see C.1.3.b), shall be mapped in relation to cave/shelter interiors.

u. Rock Art: All suitable rock faces, including those not associated with sheltered locales, will be examined for the presence/absence of rock art (petroglyphs and/or pictograms). If rock art is present, it shall be photographed and sketched;

1. All occurrences of rock art shall be recorded as sites.

2. The absence of rock art from sheltered sites shall be noted on the Archaeological Site Recordation Form.

C.5.6 Field Inspections

Formal field inspections shall be conducted by the COR in order to allow the COR to determine that all fieldwork is proceeding on schedule and has been completed. Informal field inspections may be conducted at the discretion of the CO and/or the COR at any time without the Contractor's knowledge of, or attendance at, these informal inspections.

C.5.7 Interim Report(s)

Cultural resources survey Interim Reports will be completed after every ca. 1000 acres of fieldwork (to include survey and preliminary site recordation) is completed and will be submitted to the COR within two weeks (fourteen calendar days) of completion of fieldwork, along with quality control inspection documentation (C.5.8) for that period of field work. The Interim Report will include:

a) A description of what areas have been surveyed,

b) The number of sites located, legible copies of portions of 1:24,000 scale maps showing what areas have been surveyed and site locations,

c) A brief description of the sites, their UTM coordinates, preliminary NRHP recommendations for each site, and a copy of field site sketch maps.

d) A brief description of any historic features recorded, UTM coordinates, and photographic overviews and/or draft sketch maps of any historic features recorded.

The COR will have 21 calendar days from receipt to review the Interim Report and submit comments to the Contractor.

C.5.8 Quality Control Inspection Documentation

Quality Control Inspection Documentation is defined by the Contractor in the technical proposal.

C.5.9 Draft Report

C.5.9.1 The Draft Report shall incorporate all elements of the Final Report (see C.5.10.2). At a minimum, Contractor shall provide a copy of the Draft Report, including all graphics and associated forms, to the COR; the due date and number of additional copies will be determined at the pre-work meeting. Forest Service site numbers and Smithsonian/State site numbers (trinomials) will be obtained prior to submitting the Draft Report and will be incorporated into the text and graphics of the document.

C.5.9.2 The COR will have 21 calendar days from receipt to review the Draft Report and submit comments to the Contractor. The Contractor shall be required to correct and revise any errors noted by the COR and incorporate corrections and revisions into the Final Report (C.5.10).

C.5.10 Final Report

C.5.10.1 A written report shall be prepared for each task order issued under this contract. Final reports submitted shall follow the guidelines outlined below. All reports will be in keeping with the Secretary of the Interior’s Standards and Guidelines for Archeological Documentation. If the

Phase I task order totals 1000 acres or less the Contractor may use the Section 106 Survey Memo available online at http://www.dnr.mo.gov/forms/780-1718.pdf.

C.5.10.2 At a minimum, the Final Report shall contain the following sections (if using the Section 106 Survey Memo, follow the instructions provided with the form):

a. Title Page:

1) Name and location of project area;

2) Name and address of the Mark Twain National Forest;

3) Forest Service Project Number, as assigned by the COR, in accordance with the following formating guidelines:

• USFS Project Numbers are 14 characters long (Ryyyy0905ddPPP) example R2016090500123

• Ryyyy= Reporting year e.g. R2016

• 0905 = Mark Twain NF code

• d = District code (2 digits)

• P = Project number (3 digits)

4) Contract number and date;

5) Name and address of Contractor(s);

6) Name of Principal Investigator(s);

7) Date of report; and

8) Author's signature and title.

b. Abstract: one page summary that includes the project objectives, size, the period during which field survey was implemented, survey methods, findings, and site NRHP eligibility recommendation(s).

c. Table of Contents: topical headings arranged in sequence in accordance with corresponding page numbers. Include a list of figures, tables, and appendices.

d. Introduction:

1) Purpose of the investigation;

2) Project objectives;

3) Project administration, staff, and dates of the investigation;

4) General discussion of the methods and techniques utilized;

5) General description of project area keyed to vicinity map(s); and

6) Project location: legal locations of all project areas and maps at the

1:24,000 scale.

e. Pre-field sources and summary: includes a listing of all sources consulted during the pre-field background research and a description of the findings, presented through a combination of tables and figures.

1) Previous cultural resource surveys within one-half mile of the current project area shall be listed in tabular form, and at a minimum shall include the FS report number, the year of the inventory, acres surveyed, the level of effort expended (e.g., “intensive” or “reconnaissance”).

2) An additional table describing previously recorded sites within one-half mile but outside the current project area, as well as previously recorded sites and HFs/IFs within the current project area. At a minimum, FS site numbers, trinomials (if assigned), HF/IF identifiers, the gross temporal component of sites and/or HFs/IFs (e.g., “Historic” or “Precontact”), as well as the specific temporal component, if known (e.g., “19th Century”, “Late Archaic”), and/or the type of sites/HFs/IFs http://www.dnr.mo.gov/forms/780-1718.pdf

(“trash scatter,” “open campsite”) will be described. Please distinguish between sites located inside/immediately adjacent to the current survey area and those outside, but within one-half mile of it.

3) Where site leads were identified within or immediately adjacent to the current survey area, tables should include unique site lead identifiers, the legal description of each site lead, the type of site lead observed (e.g., structure, road, field clearing), the source of each site lead, and the results of investigations at each location (e.g., “nothing found,” or “Site 0905ddSSSSS”).

4) Cartographic sources reviewed (e.g., GLO, archival USGS, and other archival maps) should be reproduced as figures within the body of the report, with the current survey area and labeled site leads superimposed upon them.

f. Culture History: provide a review of relevant culture histories, previous research, settlement/subsistence patterns, and site types;

g. Description of project area(s) and field conditions: to include, at a minimum, a general description of landform, soils, vegetation, ground surface visibility, modern improvements in the project area(s), physiography, geomorphology, hydrology, flora, fauna, climate, geology, and related information on environmental settings;

h. Methods and techniques: a description and justification of the methods and techniques used during the field investigation;

i. Survey results: to include a brief summary of archaeological sites, IFs, and HFs found in the various survey tracts, as well as a NRHP eligibility recommendation for each site. Recommendations shall be formulated based on criteria outlined in 36 CFR 60.4, should reference which specific criterion/criteria the site is being evaluated against, and should also reference any MTNF thematic context (Rural Farmsteading, Timber Industry, Mining Industry, Precontact sites, etc) that may apply. If a clear recommendation of “eligible” or “not eligible” is not offered for a given site (e.g., “unevaluated”),then a defensible explanation for this must be provided;

j. Completed site forms (Exhibit B) for all newly recorded and re-recorded sites resulting from any surveys or investigations; such forms shall be included with the report but should not be bound with it. Rather, they should be submitted unbound and unstapled for USFS filing purposes. With the exception of site lead maps as described above under C.5.10.2(e)(3), no specific site location information should be included in the main body of the report; all other references to specific site localities, such as site forms, maps or other documents referring to a site's legal location, shall be provided in a separate, detached exhibit from the main report.