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001 Vegetation Management Services

Product/Service Code: F018

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RESOURCES/CONSERVATION- OTHER FOREST/RANGE

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Kisatchie National Forest

Vegetative Management/Wildlife Protection Services

VEGETATIVE MANAGEMENT/WILDLIFE PROTECTION SERVICES

Headquarters/Supervisor’s Office (Pineville, LA), Caney Ranger District (Homer, LA), Calcasieu Ranger District (Boyce, LA), Catahoula Ranger District (Bentley, LA), Kisatchie Ranger District (Provencal, LA), Winn Ranger District (Winnfield, LA).

OVERVIEW

This solicitation will result in Performance Based, Indefinite Delivery - Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) Multiple Award Task Order Contracts (MATOC) as best meets the needs of the Government as determined by the awarding Contracting Officer. These contracts will have a base period, which runs through May 31, 2018 and four option years, which if exercised could extend contract performance through May 31, 2022. There is no guarantee that any options will be exercised by the Government.

Individual task orders may be awarded on a single source basis, or competed among MATOC awardees. The Government expressly reserves the right to limit competition in order to meet minimum contract obligations or as may otherwise be determined to be in its best interests. In some instances a contractor may be the primary service provider for a Ranger District, in others they may be an alternate source. These determinations will be based on price, past performance, technical capability/capacity and schedule/availability and are not subject to protest.

Primary/alternate status may be adjusted over the life of the IDIQ based on performance and adherence to schedule commitments. Prices are subject to negotiation on any competed task orders.

The Government reserves the right to adjust the quantity ordered on any task order based on the availability of funds.

Offerors may quote on any or all items for one or multiple Ranger Districts. Offerors may also limit the total amount of work they might accept by addressing any such limitations in their Technical Proposal. When quoting on multiple items, offerors shall identify the priority of those items and the maximum amount of work that may be undertaken.

AUTHORIZED ORDERING ACTIVITIES: Task orders may only be issued by warranted contracting officers or purchasing agents on behalf of the Kisatchie National Forest.

SCHEDULE OF ITEMS

KISATCHIE NATIONAL FOREST

Item Description Qty Unit Base Year

Option Year 1

Option Year 2

Option Year 3

Option Year 4

5.1 Herbicide Applications

5.1.1 Foliar Spray

5.1.1.1 Site Preparation

Calcasieu Ranger District 1 Acre

Caney Ranger District 1 Acre

Catahoula Ranger District 1 Acre

Kisatchie Ranger District 1 Acre

Winn Ranger District 1 Acre

5.1.1.2 Release

Calcasieu Ranger District 1 Acre

Caney Ranger District 1 Acre

Catahoula Ranger District 1 Acre

Kisatchie Ranger District 1 Acre

Winn Ranger District 1 Acre

5.1.1.3 Invasive Species Control

Calcasieu Ranger District 1 Acre

Caney Ranger District 1 Acre

Catahoula Ranger District 1 Acre

Kisatchie Ranger District 1 Acre

Winn Ranger District 1 Acre

5.1.2 Hack and Squirt

5.1.2.1 Site Preparation

Calcasieu Ranger District 1 Acre

Caney Ranger District 1 Acre

Catahoula Ranger District 1 Acre

Kisatchie Ranger District 1 Acre

Winn Ranger District 1 Acre

5.1.2.2 Release

Calcasieu Ranger District 1 Acre

Caney Ranger District 1 Acre

Catahoula Ranger District 1 Acre

Kisatchie Ranger District 1 Acre

Winn Ranger District 1 Acre

5.1.2.3 Invasive Species Control

Calcasieu Ranger District 1 Acre

Caney Ranger District 1 Acre

Option Year 1

Option Year 2

Option Year 3

Option Year 4

Catahoula Ranger District 1 Acre

Kisatchie Ranger District 1 Acre

Winn Ranger District 1 Acre

5.1.3 Foliar Spray and Hack and Squirt

5.1.3.1 Site Preparation

Calcasieu Ranger District 1 Acre

Caney Ranger District 1 Acre

Catahoula Ranger District 1 Acre

Kisatchie Ranger District 1 Acre

Winn Ranger District 1 Acre

5.1.3.2 Release

Calcasieu Ranger District 1 Acre

Caney Ranger District 1 Acre

Catahoula Ranger District 1 Acre

Kisatchie Ranger District 1 Acre

Winn Ranger District 1 Acre

5.1.3.3 Invasive Species Control

Calcasieu Ranger District 1 Acre

Caney Ranger District 1 Acre

Catahoula Ranger District 1 Acre

Kisatchie Ranger District 1 Acre

Winn Ranger District 1 Acre

5.2 Tree Planting

5.2.1 Pine Containerized

Calcasieu Ranger District 1 Acre

Caney Ranger District 1 Acre

Catahoula Ranger District 1 Acre

Kisatchie Ranger District 1 Acre

Winn Ranger District 1 Acre

5.2.2 Hardwood Planting

Calcasieu Ranger District 1 Acre

Caney Ranger District 1 Acre

Catahoula Ranger District 1 Acre

Kisatchie Ranger District 1 Acre

Winn Ranger District 1 Acre

5.3 Manual Treatments with Hand Tools

5.3.1 Site Preparation With Hand Tools

5.3.1.1 Light To Medium Manual Felling, Less Than 1,600 Stems Per Acre

Option Year 1

Option Year 2

Option Year 3

Option Year 4

Caney Ranger District 1 Acre

Catahoula Ranger District 1 Acre

Kisatchie Ranger District 1 Acre

Winn Ranger District 1 Acre

5.3.1.2 Heavy Manual Felling, More Than 1,600 Stems Per Acre

Calcasieu Ranger District 1 Acre

Caney Ranger District 1 Acre

Catahoula Ranger District 1 Acre

Kisatchie Ranger District 1 Acre

Winn Ranger District 1 Acre

5.3.2 Release/Precommercial Thinning with Hand Tools

5.3.2.1 Light To Medium Manual Felling, Less Than 1,600 Stems Per Acre

Calcasieu Ranger District 1 Acre Caney Ranger District 1 Acre

Catahoula Ranger District 1 Acre

Kisatchie Ranger District 1 Acre

Winn Ranger District 1 Acre

5.3.2.2 Heavy Manual Felling, More Than 1,600 Stems Per Acre

Calcasieu Ranger District 1 Acre

Caney Ranger District 1 Acre

Catahoula Ranger District 1 Acre

Kisatchie Ranger District 1 Acre

Winn Ranger District 1 Acre

5.3.3 Midstory Reduction with Hand Tools

5.3.3.1 Light-Less Than 500 Stems Per Acre

Calcasieu Ranger District 1 Acre Caney Ranger District 1 Acre

Catahoula Ranger District 1 Acre

Kisatchie Ranger District 1 Acre

Winn Ranger District 1 Acre

5.3.3.2 Medium- 500 to 1,000 Stems Per Acre

Calcasieu Ranger District 1 Acre Caney Ranger District 1 Acre

Catahoula Ranger District 1 Acre

Kisatchie Ranger District 1 Acre

Winn Ranger District 1 Acre

5.3.3.3 Heavy-More Than 1,000 Stems Per Acre

Caney Ranger District 1 Acre

Option Year 1

Option Year 2

Option Year 3

Option Year 4

Catahoula Ranger District 1 Acre

Kisatchie Ranger District 1 Acre

Winn Ranger District 1 Acre

5.3.4 Bog and Prairie Restoration

5.3.4.1 Manual Cutting Tools Only

Calcasieu Ranger District 1 Acre

Caney Ranger District 1 Acre

Catahoula Ranger District 1 Acre

Kisatchie Ranger District 1 Acre

Winn Ranger District 1 Acre

5.3.4.2 Manual Cutting Tools and Herbicide Application

Calcasieu Ranger District 1 Acre

Caney Ranger District 1 Acre

Catahoula Ranger District 1 Acre

Kisatchie Ranger District 1 Acre

Winn Ranger District 1 Acre

5.3.5 Red-Cockaded Woodpecker (RCW) Inserts

5.3.5.1 Insert Installation - Contractor Provided Insert

Calcasieu Ranger District 1 Each

Caney Ranger District 1 Each

Catahoula Ranger District 1 Each

Kisatchie Ranger District 1 Each

Winn Ranger District 1 Each

5.3.5.2 Insert Installation - Government Furnished Insert

Calcasieu Ranger District 1 Each Caney Ranger District 1 Each

Catahoula Ranger District 1 Each

Kisatchie Ranger District 1 Each

Winn Ranger District 1 Each

5.3.5.3 Insert Replacement - Contractor Provided Insert

Calcasieu Ranger District 1 Each

Caney Ranger District 1 Each

Catahoula Ranger District 1 Each

Kisatchie Ranger District 1 Each

Winn Ranger District 1 Each

5.3.5.4 Insert Replacement - Government Furnished Insert

Calcasieu Ranger District 1 Each

Caney Ranger District 1 Each

Catahoula Ranger District 1 Each

Kisatchie Ranger District 1 Each

Option Year 1

Option Year 2

Option Year 3

Option Year 4

Winn Ranger District 1 Each

5.3.5.5 Refurbishing Inserts

Calcasieu Ranger District 1 Each

Caney Ranger District 1 Each

Catahoula Ranger District 1 Each

Kisatchie Ranger District 1 Each

Winn Ranger District 1 Each

5.4 Mechanical (Track and Wheel)

5.4.1 Site Preparation

5.4.1.1 Site Preparation Chopping With Fireline Construction

Calcasieu Ranger District 1 Acre

Caney Ranger District 1 Acre

Catahoula Ranger District 1 Acre

Kisatchie Ranger District 1 Acre

Winn Ranger District 1 Acre

5.4.1.2 Site Preparation Chopping

Calcasieu Ranger District 1 Acre

Caney Ranger District 1 Acre

Catahoula Ranger District 1 Acre

Kisatchie Ranger District 1 Acre

Winn Ranger District 1 Acre

5.4.1.3 Site Preparation Mulching

Calcasieu Ranger District 1 Acre

Caney Ranger District 1 Acre

Catahoula Ranger District 1 Acre

Kisatchie Ranger District 1 Acre

Winn Ranger District 1 Acre

5.4.1.4. Fireline Construction for site preparation

Calcasieu Ranger District 1 Mile

Caney Ranger District 1 Mile

Catahoula Ranger District 1 Mile

Kisatchie Ranger District 1 Mile

Winn Ranger District 1 Mile

5.4.2 Mechanical Midstory Reduction

5.4.2.1 Bush-Hogging

Calcasieu Ranger District 1 Acre

Caney Ranger District 1 Acre

Catahoula Ranger District 1 Acre

Kisatchie Ranger District 1 Acre

Winn Ranger District 1 Acre

Option Year 1

Option Year 2

Option Year 3

Option Year 4

5.4.2.2 Mulching

Calcasieu Ranger District 1 Acre

Caney Ranger District 1 Acre

Catahoula Ranger District 1 Acre

Kisatchie Ranger District 1 Acre

Winn Ranger District 1 Acre

5.4.2.3 Mowing

Calcasieu Ranger District 1 Acre

Caney Ranger District 1 Acre

Catahoula Ranger District 1 Acre

Kisatchie Ranger District 1 Acre

Winn Ranger District 1 Acre

5.4.3 Maintain Wildlife Food Plot, Disc, Plant, Fertilize, Lime

Calcasieu Ranger District 1 Acre

Caney Ranger District 1 Acre

Catahoula Ranger District 1 Acre

Kisatchie Ranger District 1 Acre

Winn Ranger District 1 Acre

5.5 Botanical and Wildlife Inventories

5.5.1 Bird Surveys

Calcasieu Ranger District 1 Each

Caney Ranger District 1 Each

Catahoula Ranger District 1 Each

Kisatchie Ranger District 1 Each

Winn Ranger District 1 Each

5.5.2 Threatened, Endangered, Sensitive, and Conservation Plants and Non-Native and Invasive Species (TESC/NNIS) Surveys Calcasieu Ranger District 1 Acre

Caney Ranger District 1 Acre

Catahoula Ranger District 1 Acre

Kisatchie Ranger District 1 Acre

Winn Ranger District 1 Acre

5.6 Cull Tree Management – Stuart Genetic Orchard

5.6.1 Tree Culling and Chipping up to 11.9” DBH

Catahoula Ranger District 1 Acre

5.6.2 Tree Culling and Chipping 12.0” DBH or greater

Catahoula Ranger District 1 Acre

PERFORMANCE WORK STATEMENT

SECTION I - GENERAL DESCRIPTION

SCOPE OF CONTRACT

The purpose of the proposed contract is to provide an array of vegetation management/wildlife protection services to the Kisatchie National Forest as detailed in the Schedule of Items and this Performance Work Statement.

PROJECT LOCATION

a) The project is located on Ranger Districts of the Kisatchie NF, with headquarters in Pineville, LA.

b) Specific locations, unit data, and maps will be supplied with each task order. Most boundaries have been previously marked by hanging flags on trees or by orange paint slashes on sides of trees, spaced approximately 20 to 100 feet apart, around each area. Others may have fences, roads, timber age changes, or natural structures which have been used as boundaries.

c) Acreages listed on each task order will have been determined by closed traverse, planimeter, or global positioning system (GPS). For purposes of this contract, quantities listed on each task order are considered actual acreage and not an estimate.

PROJECT ACCESS

a) The project area shall be accessed by Forest Service Roads. The Forest Service assumes no obligation to perform any special maintenance in order to keep roads open. Stands are accessible by some combination of 2- or 4-wheel drive vehicle and foot travel.

b) The National Forest’s Motor Vehicle Use Map (MVUM) for the individual Ranger Districts (available upon award) provides open road information. The Contractor will be issued a Forest Service key in order to access those roads that are seasonally closed by gates. Forest Service roads that are permanently closed by earthen berms or some other obstruction will have to be accessed by foot or, if available, UTV.

c) Contractors are subject to the same rules as Forest Service personnel regarding the use of off-road vehicles and must use only utility task vehicles (UTV) or side by sides. These vehicles differ from all-terrain vehicles (ATV) in that UTV payloads run from 800 to 1,350 pounds above the operator/passenger’s weight.

UTV also have roll-over protection and seat belts unlike ATV.

d) If the contractor must unlock a gate, the Contractor is required to relock the gate upon entry and egress.

WORK PERFORMANCE TIME

All work shall be performed during the time period of one-half hour after sunrise to one-half hour before sunset, Monday through Friday, unless time changes are approved by the COR. Completion dates/contract time will be designated within individual task orders.

SALVAGE RIGHTS

No salvage rights exist under this contract.

RE-MEASUREMENT

The Contractor may at any time after issuance of a task order request re-measurement of an area in writing.

Payment will be based on the re-measured acreage, except no adjustment shall be made for less than 1 acre.

The Contractor shall pay for the cost of re-measurement if the resultant increase is less than 10 percent. Method of re-measurement will be determined by the Government.

PAYMENT

Payment for performed work will be based on actual acres completed by the Contractor and accepted by the Government.

PERFORMANCE OF SIMILAR WORK BY GOVERNMENT

Nothing in this contract restricts the Government from performing any of the work with its own organization and workforce.

CONTRACTOR REPRESENTATIVE

The contractor shall provide a contract representative for the performance of the work. The name of this person and an alternate(s) who shall act for the contractor when the contractor is absent shall be designated in writing to the contracting officer. The contractor representative or alternate shall have full authority to act for the contractor on all contract matters relating to daily operation of this contract. The contractor representative and alternate(s) must be able to read, write, speak, understand English, and communicate with his crews.

PROTECTION OF EXISTING VEGETATION, STRUCTURES, EQUIPMENT, UTILITIES, AND

IMPROVEMENTS

a) The Contractor shall preserve and protect all structures, equipment, and vegetation (such as trees, shrubs, and grass) on or adjacent to the work site, which are not to be removed and which do not unreasonably interfere with the work required under this contract. The Contractor shall only remove trees when specifically authorized to do so, and shall avoid damaging vegetation that will remain in place.

b) The Contractor shall protect from damage all existing improvements and utilities (1) at or near the work site, and (2) on adjacent property of a third party, the locations of which are made known to or should be known by the Contractor. The Contractor shall repair any damage to those facilities, including those that are the property of a third party, resulting from failure to comply with the requirements of this contract or failure to exercise reasonable care in performing the work. If the Contractor fails or refuses to repair the damage promptly, the Contracting Officer may have the necessary work performed and charge the cost to the Contractor.

Cleaning Up The Contractor shall at all times keep the work area, including storage areas, free from accumulations of waste materials. Before completing the work, the Contractor shall remove from the work and premises any rubbish, tools, equipment, and materials that are not the property of the Government. Upon completing the work, the Contractor shall leave the work area in a clean, neat, and orderly condition satisfactory to the Contracting Officer.

SECTION II - DEFINITIONS

2.1 STANDARD DEFINITIONS

TERMS MEANING

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 knowingly to offer defective service, but limits reduced payment to circumstances in which defective performance results in a measurable reduction in the value of services rendered.

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

Performance Requirements Summary (PRS)

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.

Quality Assurance Those actions taken by the Government to assure services meet the requirements of the Performance Work Statement (PWS)

Contracting Officer (CO) A person with the authority to enter into, and administer, and/or terminate contracts and make related determinations and findings.

Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR)

A Government person appointed by the contracting officer to help the contracting officer with contract administration and surveillance.

Government Inspector A Government person responsible for surveillance of contractor performance.

Quality Assurance Surveillance Plan (QASP)

An organized written document used for quality assurance surveillance that contains specific methods the Government will use to perform surveillance of the contractor.

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

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

Calendar Days Every day shown on the calendar, Saturdays, Sundays and holidays included.

2.2 TECHNICAL DEFINTIONS

DBH (Diameter breast height) Diameter of the trunk of a tree measured 4-1/2 feet above the ground level on the uphill side of the tree.

Leave Trees Trees which are not to be cut under this contract.

Crop Trees Trees which are not cut based on their growth characteristics that will make future sawtimber trees.

Cut Trees Trees which are to be cut under this contract.

Slash Any vegetation that was cut by the contractor.

Lopping and Scattering Cutting limbs from the trunks of the cut trees and moving and rearranging of slash concentrations to achieve slash depth required in the contract.

Bole The trunk or stem of a tree Live Crown Ratio Percent of live crown in relation to the total height of the tree Manual Felling Method of treatment application that severs the stem from the stump.

Reforestation The act of renewing tree cover by establishing young trees naturally or artificially.

Shelterwood Reforestation Method of treatment that creates an open under-story within an over-storied landscape through reduction of mid-story stems.

Release A treatment designed to free young trees from undesirable, usually overtopping, competing vegetation.

Precommercial thinning Method of treatment where tree stems are completely severed from the stump in order to improve tree spacing.

Noncommercial thinning Method of treatment where tree stems are completely severed from the stump in order to improve tree spacing and control competition.

Foliar spray Method of treatment application where herbicide is applied to foliage of vegetation.

Hack and Squirt Method of treatment application that applies herbicide through cuts in the stem, (bole) of the tree.

Cut Surface Treatment Method of treatment where tree stems or vines are completely severed from the stump and followed with an application of herbicide.

Broadcast herbicide Application of herbicide over an entire area.

Spot herbicide Application of herbicide on target plants.

Strip herbicide Application of herbicide in rows.

Glade restoration Cutting undesirable vegetation to create open glades.

Hardwood Understory controls Cutting hardwood stems in the understory.

Ripped Site Preparation Mechanical treatment with a blade penetrating soil to a depth of approximately 18 inches for the planting of seedlings.

Unripped Site Preparation Planting sites that have not been subsoiled.

Drum Chopping A method of site preparation that crushes vegetation using a roller drum pulled behind a dozer.

Nonnative Invasive Species Noxious weeds Overstory Development Release and retention of selected hard mast producers Midstory Vegetation layer between the canopy and herbaceous layer Girdling Hand treatment that removes the cambium layer located beneath the bark of a tree bole.

Competing Plants Any plant that is ½ or greater the height of the crop trees.

Hardwood Stump Sprout Vegetation growth of a hardwood species originating from a cut stump.

Fireline Construction The construction of handline or machine line to contain a fire. Fireline construction is the removal of all combustible vegetation leaving only bare mineral soil.

Scarification Treatment that exposes bare mineral soil.

SECTION III - GOVERNMENT FURNISHED PROPERTY, MATERIALS, SERVICES

Govt. Furnished Property/Services Quantity Where, When How to be Furnished to Contractor

Drum Chopper* As Required

Winn, Kisatchie, Catahoula, & Calcasieu Ranger Districts or Work Center, 0700-1600 at beginning of task order.

Dye As Required District Office or Work Center, 0700-1600 except on Holidays by COR or Inspector.

Herbicide As Required District Office or Work Center, 0700-1600 except on Holidays by COR or Inspector.

Seed, Fertilizer, & Lime for Food Plots As Required District Office or Work Center, 0700-1600 except on

Holidays by COR or Inspector.

Seedlings As Required District Office or Work Center, 0700-1600 except on Holidays by COR or Inspector.

Surfactant As Required District Office or Work Center, 0700-1600 except on Holidays by COR or Inspector.

Project area maps As Required District Office or Work Center, 0700-1600 except on Holidays by COR or Inspector.

Any Government-furnished property used by the contractor will be inspected prior to release to the contractor.

Reference FAR 52.245-1 Alt. 1 (AUG 2010).

*A Government-owned Drum Chopper will be available for use by Contractor. Offerors must indicate in their proposals whether or not they intend to use a Government-furnished drum chopper. Contractor shall: perform daily maintenance (lubrication, tightening nuts/bolts, removing mud from blades and drum); provide all transport of drum chopper; and return chopper to pick-up site in clean and serviceable condition, which includes – drained of all water, lubrication of all grease fittings, removal of all mud, wires, vines, etc. from drum and blades.

SECTION IV - CONTRACTOR FURNISHED ITEMS/SERVICES

The contractor shall provide all materials, labor, equipment, tools, transportation, supervision, expertise, and other incidentals required to perform the tasks required by this Performance Work Statement. Contractor shall provide proof of State license(s) for herbicide handling and application.

SECTION V - CRITICAL TASKS AND SUBTASKS

The contractor shall perform the following tasks and subtasks:

5.1 HERBICIDE APPLICATION

Contractor shall provide proof of a State license for herbicide/pesticide handling and application as required by the Louisiana State Plant board at http://www.plantboard.org/pesticides_licensing.html prior to performing work under this task.

Release treatments may be implemented during anytime of the year. Normally, the treatments are scheduled for completion from April through October.

5.1.1 FOLIAR SPRAY

5.1.1.1 SITE PREPARATION

5.1.1.2 RELEASE

5.1.1.3 INVASIVE SPECIES CONTROL

The Contractor shall follow all label directions for proper application of herbicides.

Contractor shall apply herbicide to foliage of residual vegetation as is necessary to prepare sites for planting, natural regeneration, or wildlife stand improvement. This type of treatment is a common Reforestation and Wildlife Stand Improvement Practice.

Contractor shall apply herbicide to foliage of all competing vegetation as is necessary for site preparation, precommercial thinning, and/or release type of treatment. This type of treatment is a common Timber Stand Improvement Forestry Practice.

Contractor shall apply herbicide to foliage of invasive species.

Trees or Other Vegetation Designed For Treatment –

For site preparation projects, treat foliage of residual woody stems, brush, and other vegetation as designated by the COR or inspector.

For release projects, treat all competition within approximately 4 feet of all crop species.

For invasive species projects, treat all invasive species within the project area.

Trees or Other Vegetation That Will Not Be Treated –

Crop tree species and other species (i.e. dogwood) as specified by the COR will not be treated.

Trees along property boundary marked with red paint, signs, tags, blazes or other survey information.

Markers such as painted trees or flagging that are used to mark unit boundaries or exclusions and the trees contained within the exclusions.

Applications of herbicides should be applied only when there is little or no hazard from spray drift as directed by the label. Applications of herbicide will be directed so no damage will be done to non-target vegetation.

Do not treat foliage of competing vegetation within one hundred feet of private property unless specified by the COR or inspector.

No herbicide shall be dispensed within 50 ft. of intermittent or perennial drains unless applied with an aquatic approved herbicide. Districts may require dispensing herbicide at a greater distance than 50 ft. depending on the local terrain.

5.1.2 HACK AND SQUIRT

5.1.2.1 SITE PREPARATION

5.1.2.2 RELEASE

5.1.2.3 INVASIVE SPECIES CONTROL

The contractor shall apply herbicides in accordance with label directions.

Contractor shall apply herbicides to the stem of residual vegetation as is necessary for site preparation for planting, natural regeneration, or wildlife stand improvement. These treatments are common Timber Stand Improvement and Wildlife Stand Improvement Practices.

Contractor shall apply herbicides to the stem of competing vegetation as is necessary for site preparation and/or release type of treatment. This type of treatment is a common Timber Stand Improvement Forestry Practice.

For invasive projects, the contractor shall apply herbicides to the stem of invasive non-native tree species within the designated project area.

Trees or Other Vegetation Designed For Treatment –

Hardwood trees 4 feet and taller will be treated using injectors or hack and squirt equipment.

Trees adjacent to roads, fire lines, fences, private property, power lines, right of ways, or other structures designated for treatment shall be severed, and felled so as not to damage, lean on, clog or otherwise obstruct any structures and will be moved from all right of ways. The stumps of removed stems shall be treated with the appropriate herbicide.

Trees or Other Vegetation That Will Not Be Treated –

Pine trees over 5.6 inches diameter at breast height.

Hardwood trees designated for retention with marking paint or flagging. Retain all dogwoods. If no designations for retention by paint or other means of identification have been made, the contractor shall retain any clumps of mast producing trees (oaks, hickories, walnut, black gum, etc.) and large mast producers with diameters great than 20 dbh.

Hardwood den trees recognizable by visible holes in the trunk of hollow trees.

Trees located along property boundary marked with red paint, signs, tags, blazes or other survey information.

Painted trees that mark unit boundaries, or exclusions, and the trees within the exclusion shall not be treated.

No herbicide shall be dispensed within 50 ft. of intermittent or perennial drains unless applied with an aquatic approved herbicide. Districts may require dispensing herbicide at a greater distance than 50 ft. depending on the local terrain.

Tree species and other vegetation will be designated by the COR.

5.1.3 FOLIAR SPRAY AND HACK AND SQUIRT

5.1.3.1 SITE PREPARATION

5.1.3.2 RELEASE

5.1.3.3 INVASIVE SPECIES CONTROL

Stems that are too small for an herbicide treatment using a hack and squirt method of application shall be sprayed using the foliar application method. Refer to sections 5.1.1 and 5.1.2 for remaining requirements.

5.2 TREE PLANTING

5.2.1 PINE CONTAINERIZED

5.2.2 HARDWOOD PLANTING

5.2.1 PINE CONTAINERIZED

Tree planting can begin once there is sufficient soil moisture to support newly planted trees. Planting may occur anytime between mid-October to mid-March.

The protection, care, handling and planting of seedlings is in accordance with procedures that are considered standard forestry practices.

The Contractor shall plant all trees ordered and delivered to the planting site within twenty-four hours of delivery unless otherwise approved by the COR or Inspector. When the COR determines that conditions are unsuitable for planting, the contractor shall return all unplanted trees to the delivery point with no penalty for delay in planting the delivered trees.

Contractor will load and unload seedlings.

If conditions are outside the following range of preferred weather conditions, then the contractor shall take additional precautionary measures in the care and handling of seedlings.

Air temperature of 33 – 75 degrees F.

Relative humidity between 30 – 50 percent.

Wind speed equal to or less than 15 miles per hour.

Stack seedlings in the shade while on planting site.

Seedlings are to be planted in evenly spaced rows, with even spaces between seedlings, more or less. Best placement is desired over even spaces. If planting is being completed within uneven-aged stands, seedlings will be planted in rows evenly spaced within opening occurring in the stands.

Spacing may change with each planting site. Examples of possible tree spacing is shown in the table below, but the most common spacing will be 6’ X 9’ or 807 trees/acre.

SPACING #TREES/ACRE SPACING #TREES/ACRE

6’ x 8’ 908 6’ x 9’ 807 7’ x 7’ 889 9’ x 10’ 484

6’ x 10’ 726 8’ x 12’ 454 8’ x 8’ 681 10’ x 11’ 436

7’ x 10’ 622 9’ x 12’ 403 6’ x 12’ 605 11’ x 11’ 360 8’ x10’ 544 12’ x12’ 302

Planting Standards for Containerized –

• Seedlings should be carried in seedling bag or other suitable container that will allow the seedlings to be kept moist and protected.

• Seedling roots must be kept moist at all times prior to and during planting.

• Seedlings should not be carried in the tree planter’s hand with the roots exposed.

• Remove seedlings from the seedling bag one at a time.

• Only one bag/bundle of seedlings per person shall be opened at one time. Bags of seedling shall be kept sealed prior to planting of the seedlings. Partially used bags will be kept closed to prevent exposure of the seedlings to the air. If any bag is torn, snagged or otherwise opened, the Contractor shall immediately patch or reseal it.

• One pine seedling should be planted in a trash-free hole.

• Trash such as leaves, litter, duff etc. will be removed in a one-foot square area surrounding the planting hole.

• Planted seedling should not be leaning.

• Seedlings shall be protected at all times from drying, heating, smothering, freezing, crushing, drowning, abrasion, rapid temperature fluctuations or contact with injurious substances, i.e. gasoline, oil, or diesel fuel.

• Do not plant seedlings in frozen ground, during freezing weather, or other unsatisfactory conditions.

• Soil moisture should be at least six inches deep.

• All planting areas in and adjacent to windrows, tops and rocks shall be planted.

• Do not plant within clearing limits of any designated system road or powerline right-of-way or within 15 feet of fence, or existing tree line.

• Do not plant in standing water.

• Seedlings shall not be planted within twelve inches of large mounds of dirt, holes or stump holes large enough to hamper root growth of seedling.

• Containerized seedlings will be planted using a tool that will prepare a planting hole the same shape and size of the seedling plug.

• Containerized seedlings will be shipped from the nursery in wax-coated boxes containing 250 to 300 seedlings per box.

• The soil medium within which the containerized seedling was grown in the nursery, called a plug, must remain intact with the root system and must remain moist during the planting operation for good seedling survival.

• The seedling plugs should be planted to be flush with ground level. An acceptable variance is within ¼ inch above or below the ground line.

• The native soil around the seedling plug shall be firmed up, but do not step on the seedling. Seedlings must be planted so as to withstand being pulled by the terminal group of needles.

The ideal pine seedling is a balanced, sturdy stemmed, medium-sized seedling 7 to 13 inches in height with a well-developed, fibrous root system contained within the seedling plug.

Minimum Quality Measure Stem Length 5 inches Root Collar Diameter 1/8 inch Plug Length 3.5 inches Lateral Roots Abundant Winter Buds Present

Cull seedlings that do not meet the minimum criteria listed above as well as seedlings with forked tops or other noted undesirable traits.

Do not shake off or remove soil contained within the seedling plug.

5.2.3 HARDWOOD PLANTING

The following procedures for the protection, care, handling and planting of seedlings are considered standard forestry practices.

Tree planting will begin once there is sufficient soil moisture to support newly planted trees.

The contractor shall plant all trees ordered and delivered to the planting site within twenty-four hours of delivery unless otherwise approved by the COR or Inspector. When the COR determines that conditions are unsuitable for planting, the contractor shall return all unplanted trees to the delivery point with no penalty for delay in planting the delivered trees.

Contractor will load and unload seedlings.

If conditions are outside the following range of preferred weather conditions, then the contractor shall take additional precautionary measures in the care and handling of seedlings.

Air temperature of 33 – 75 degrees F.

Relative humidity between 30 – 50 percent.

Wind speed equal to or less than 15 miles per hour.

Stack seedlings in the shade while on planting site.

Best placement is desired over even spaces. If planting is being completed within uneven-aged stands, seedlings will be planted in rows evenly spaced within opening occurring in the stands.

Care and Handling of Seedlings

• Seedlings shall be protected at all times from drying, heating, smothering, freezing, crushing, drowning, abrasion, rapid temperature fluctuations or contact with injurious substances, i.e. gasoline, oil, or diesel fuel.

• Seedlings must be handled, stored and transported in a manner to protect them from sun and wind and to maintain the air temperature of bags/bundles between 32 and 70 degrees Fahrenheit.

• Tree seedlings shall not be removed from shipping containers until needed for preparation for planting.

• Seedling roots must be kept moist at all times prior to and during planting.

• Do not damage seedlings by hitting or striking the roots to remove soil or packing medium.

• Tree seedlings shall be planted without further root or top pruning or culling. If pruning is necessary, the condition shall be immediately reported to the COR or Inspector.

• Tree seedlings in planting bags shall have only their tops exposed.

• Tree seedlings shall be gently removed, one at a time, to prevent stripping or other injury, and quickly and gently inserted into the planting hole.

• Planters shall not carry trees in the open between planting spots nor shall they throw seedlings to other planters to plant.

• Only one bag/bundle of seedlings per person shall be opened at one time. Bags of seedling shall be kept sealed prior to planting of the seedlings. Partially used bags will be kept closed to prevent exposure of the seedlings to the air. If any bag is torn, snagged or otherwise opened, the contractor shall immediately patch or reseal it.

Planting Standards for Hardwood

• Plant all areas according to preferred spacing listed on the task order or designated by the COR, generally ranging from 100 to 200 per acre.

• Plant one seedling in a trash free hole. The hole should be deep enough to accommodate the entire root system.

• Seedlings shall be planted so that no roots are exposed.

• Plant seedlings in a manner to prevent twisting roots, “L” roots, “J” roots, or balled roots.

• Using soil from the hole, pack soil (by hand) firmly around the seedlings roots as the hole is refilled insuring there are no air pockets and that lateral roots are pointed down and not broken (do not pack seedlings by using heel). Trash should not enter the hole during planting.

• Seedlings shall not be planted in standing water over 1 inch deep.

• To avoid possible root damage, do not use the planting tool to maneuver the roots of a seedling into the planting hole.

• Seedlings shall not be planted within 12 inches of large mounds of soil, rocks, or stump holes large enough to hamper root growth and development.

Disposal of All Seedling Boxes/Bags and Other Debris (Pine and Hardwood)

Contractor is responsible for disposing of seedling bags/boxes, binding straps and contractor generated debris and litter off National Forest lands.

Inspection and Acceptance of Seedlings (Pine and Hardwood)

The specified minimum number of seedlings per acre is the minimum number of seedlings that shall be properly planted per acre.

Planting up to the maximum number of seedlings per acre is acceptable.

How to plant forest tree seedlings.

Trees planted in an unsatisfactory manner.

5.3 MANUAL TREATMENTS WITH HAND TOOLS

Resource Protection for all Manual Treatments –

Treatment applications shall not be applied within streamside management zones, unless specified otherwise by the COR or inspector.

Improvements such as fences, gates, property boundaries, corner monuments and trees that are marked or identified with paint, signs, tags, and/or blazes shall be protected by the Contractor.

The contractor shall notify the COR immediately of any damaged structures and shall repair damages that have resulted from the Contractor’s operations.

Treated vegetation will be removed from all rights-of-way unless otherwise directed by the COR or inspector.

Where needed, stream crossings shall be designated by the COR or Inspector.

Leadoffs and wing ditches that have been constructed for system roads shall be protected.

5.3.1 SITE PREPARATION WITH HAND TOOLS (REFER TO 5.3.2)

5.3.1.1 LIGHT TO MEDIUM MANUAL FELLING, LESS THAN 1,600 STEMS PER ACRE

5.3.1.2 HEAVY MANUAL FELLING, MORE THAN 1,600 STEMS PER ACRE

5.3.2 RELEASE/PRECOMMERCIAL THINNING WITH HAND TOOLS

5.3.2.1 LIGHT TO MEDIUM MANUAL FELLING, LESS THAN 1,600 STEMS PER ACRE

5.3.2.2 HEAVY MANUAL FELLING, MORE THAN 1,600 STEMS PER ACRE

Site Prep and Release – No longleaf or shortleaf pine stems or any tree designated with flagging around it will be treated. All remaining woody stems will be severed with a hand tool within one-half inch of ground line. Hardwood clumps or large hardwood mast producers may be designated for retention.

Precommercial Thinning - When leave trees have not been marked, the contractor shall select and mark or otherwise designate leave trees on an average 10’ X 10’ spacing consisting of about 436 trees per acre, emphasizing longleaf and shortleaf pine retention.

All Hand Tool Treatments - The Contractor shall use every precaution necessary to prevent the felling of cut vegetation into any stream, lake or reservoir in or near the contract areas during the completion of the contract.

The Contractor shall take every precaution necessary to prevent damage to any improvement in or near the task areas, i.e., roads, trails, ditches, fences, etc. The Contractor shall be liable for any damages caused by his/hers operations and shall make repairs promptly.

Upon completion of work at each area and prior to moving to the next area, all trash, rubbish and debris generated by the Contractor’s operations shall be removed from National Forest land and properly disposed of.

Trees or Other Vegetation not to be Treated –

• Crop trees designated for retention.

• All pine trees with a diameter at breast height of 5 inches and larger unless misshaped, broken, or required to meet spacing requirements for precommercial thinning.

• All dogwoods (Cornus florida).

• Trees located along property boundary marked with red paint, signs, tags, blazes or other survey

• Boundary markers such as painted trees or flagging that mark unit boundaries, streamside zones, or exclusions and the trees contained within the exclusions.

• Trees that lie directly in or on the banks of streams.

• Wildlife den trees recognizable by visible holes in the trunk of hollow trees.

• Natural snags.

5.3.3 MIDSTORY REDUCTION WITH HAND TOOLS

5.3.3.1 LIGHT – LESS THAN 500 STEMS PER ACRE

5.3.3.2 MEDIUM – 500 TO 1,000 STEMS PER ACRE

5.3.3.3 HEAVY - MORE THAN 1,000 STEMS PER ACRE

Fell all hardwood stems greater than 1 inch diameter at ground level and all pine stems 2-5 inches DBH (unless otherwise designated) within 25 feet of all designated RCW cavity trees.

Fell all hardwood stems greater than 1 inch diameter at ground level or greater than 8 feet tall (unless otherwise designated) within a defined RCW boundary area.

NOTE: RCW CAVITY TREES ARE MARKED WITH A WHITE PAINTED BAND. THESE TREES SHALL

NOT BE DISTURBED OR DAMAGED.

Applicable manual cutting tools will be used to cut all trees selected.

Trees designated for manual felling treatment that occur adjacent to roads, firelines, fences, streamside management zones, exclusion area, waterholes, and trails will be felled away from those structures. Slash felled in ditches, roadways, or on any of the structure mentioned will be removed.

All trees designated for manual felling treatment will be completely severed from the stump.

Trees that are felled will be cut as close to the ground as practical, but no higher than six inches from ground level on the uphill side of the tree.

All severed trees that lean or lodge on nearby crop trees shall be removed and felled completely to the ground.

Within the clearing limits or openings that exist around wildlife pond sites located in the project area, cut all pine and hardwood stems not designated for retention. The open area around ponds may be one-quarter acre or more in size. If large sized hardwood stems exist, retain a few.

Trees or Other Vegetation Not to be Treated –

• Crop trees designated for retention.

• All pine trees with a diameter at breast height of 5 inches and larger unless misshaped or broken.

• All dogwoods (Cornus florida).

• Trees located along property boundary marked with red paint, signs, tags, blazes or other survey

• Boundary markers such as painted trees or flagging that mark unit boundaries, streamside zones, or exclusions and the trees contained within the exclusions.

• Trees that lie directly in or on the banks of streams.

• Wildlife den trees recognizable by visible holes in the trunk of hollow trees.

• Natural snags.

5.3.4 BOG AND PRAIRIE RESTORATION

5.3.4.1 MANUAL CUTTING TOOLS ONLY

Cut and scatter all woody stems greater than 1/2 inch diameter at ground level and greater than 3 feet in height within the designated area.

Applicable manual cutting tools (which may include powered hand tools such as chainsaws or brush saws, as well as such manual tools as brush hooks) will be used to cut all trees or bushes selected.

All vegetation designated for manual felling treatment will be completely severed from the stump.

Trees that are felled will be cut as close to the ground as practical, but no higher than six inches from ground level on the uphill side of the tree. Whenever possible without blocking roads or streams, impinging on private property, or without a threat to the safety of those on the National Forest, trees shall be felled directionally so that their tops lie outside the bog or prairie.

Trees or Other Vegetation Not to be Treated –

In some cases, Red-cockaded woodpecker (RCW) cavity trees may occur in a bog or prairie. RCW CAVITY

TREES ARE MARKED WITH ONE OR TWO WHITE PAINTED BANDS. THESE TREES SHALL NOT BE

DISTURBED OR DAMAGED.

Do not cut trees located along property boundary marked with red paint, signs, tags, blazes or other survey information.

Do not cut boundary markers such as painted trees or vegetation with flagging that mark unit boundaries, streamside zones, or exclusions and the trees contained within the exclusions.

Do not cut trees that lie directly in or on the banks of streams.

5.3.4.2 MANUAL CUTTING TOOLS AND HERBICIDE APPLICATION

The specifications for the use of manual cutting tools are the same as those for 5.3.4.1. The trees or other vegetation not to be treated are also the same as for 5.3.4.1

After the appropriate trees, vines and bushes in the bog or prairie have been completely severed from their stumps, apply an appropriate herbicide according to the label in the appropriate solvent (such as but not limited to water, basal oil, kerosene, or diesel fuel) to the cut stump or stem. Follow label instructions regarding the use of surfactants. Apply herbicides with a spray bottle, backpack sprayer, wick, or paint brush. Do not apply herbicides from a vehicle or aircraft. Unless contrary to the label directions or directed otherwise by the Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR), include a dye in the herbicide solution so that the work may be examined for quality assurance. Avoid the use of soil active herbicides.

Areas not to be treated with…