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Solicitation No.: AG-82AK-S-14-0011 IDIQ Stand Exam Services Pike/San Isabel/Rio Grande/San Juan National Forests Page 3 of 30

SECTION B - Schedule of Items

Base Year Tentatively July 1, 2014 through June 30, 2015

Work Item Sub item/Description Unit of measure Unit Price

Option A * Stand Exam – Extensive exam level + Down Woody Piece Count Plot

Option B Stand Exam – Intensive exam level + Down Woody Piece Count Plot

Option C Stand Exam – Quick Plot exam level Plot

Option D1 Vegetation Composition Form – Exam Level 2 Plot

Option E1 Vegetation Composition Form – Exam Level 3 or 4 Plot

Option F1 Down Woody Material - Brown’s Planar Intercept Method (when substituted for DW Piece Count Method in Options A & B)

Plot

Option G1 Lynx Cover Board Photos Plot

Option H* CFLR Stand Exam Services Stage 1 data collection Stage 2 data collection

Plot

1Note: Options D through G would be items added to the Stand Exam requirements of Options A-C at specified plots.

Option Year 1 Tentatively July 1, 2015 through June 30, 2016

Work Item Sub item/Description Unit of measure Unit Price

Option A * Stand Exam – Extensive exam level + Down Woody Piece Count Plot

Option B Stand Exam – Intensive exam level + Down Woody Piece Count Plot

Option C Stand Exam – Quick Plot exam level Plot

Option D1 Vegetation Composition Form – Exam Level 2 Plot

Option E1 Vegetation Composition Form – Exam Level 3 or 4 Plot

Option F1 Down Woody Material - Brown’s Planar Intercept Method (when substituted for DW Piece Count Method in Options A & B)

Plot

Option G1 Lynx Cover Board Photos Plot

Option H* CFLR Stand Exam Services

1Note: Options D through G would be items added to the Stand Exam requirements of Options A-C at specified plots.

Option Year 2 Tentatively July 1, 2016 through June 30, 2017

Option A * Stand Exam – Extensive exam level + Down Woody Piece Count Plot

Option B Stand Exam – Intensive exam level + Down Woody Piece Count Plot

Option C Stand Exam – Quick Plot exam level Plot

Option D1 Vegetation Composition Form – Exam Level 2 Plot

Option E1 Vegetation Composition Form – Exam Level 3 or 4 Plot

Option F1 Down Woody Material - Brown’s Planar Intercept Method (when substituted for DW Piece Count Method in Options A & B)

Plot

Option G1 Lynx Cover Board Photos Plot

Option H* CFLR Stand Exam Services

1Note: Options D through G would be items added to the Stand Exam requirements of Options A-C at specified plots.

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Option Year 3 Tentatively July 1, 2017 through June 30, 2018

Option A * Stand Exam – Extensive exam level + Down Woody Piece Count Plot

Option B Stand Exam – Intensive exam level + Down Woody Piece Count Plot

Option C Stand Exam – Quick Plot exam level Plot

Option D1 Vegetation Composition Form – Exam Level 2 Plot

Option E1 Vegetation Composition Form – Exam Level 3 or 4 Plot

Option F1 Down Woody Material - Brown’s Planar Intercept Method (when substituted for DW Piece Count Method in Options A & B)

Plot

Option G1 Lynx Cover Board Photos Plot

Option H* CFLR Stand Exam Services

1Note: Options D through G would be items added to the Stand Exam requirements of Options A-C at specified plots.

* Includes all work items specified in the performance work statement

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AGAR 452.216-73 Minimum and Maximum Contract Amounts. (FEB 1988)

During the period specified in FAR clause 52.216-18, ORDERING, the Government shall place orders totaling a minimum of $2,500.00, but not in excess of $250,000.00, in aggregate, for this contract, inclusive of options.

AUTHORIZED ORDERING ACTIVITIES:

Task orders may be issued by the following authorized officials: Any Contracting Officer within Region Two of the U.S. Forest Service

DUNS NUMBER:__________________________________________

CONTACT NAME:_________________________________________

EMAIL:__________________________________________________

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SECTION C - Description of Work

1. SCOPE

The scope of the work provides for stand examination and related data collection activities on the Pike, San Isabel, Rio Grande and San Juan National Forests and Pawnee National Grasslands. The Contractor shall furnish all labor, equipment, transportation, supervision, supplies (except those designated as Government-furnished), incidentals, and perform all work necessary to conduct stand examinations in compliance with terms, specifications, conditions, and provisions of this solicitation. Information shall be collected as outlined in (1) the attached Performance Work Statement, (2) Chapter 4 of the Government provided Common Stand Exam User Guide and (3) Region specific Appendices, unless specifically modified by the contents of this contract.

A. This contract is a Performance Based, Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) Contract with a base and three (3) optional years.

B. Specific locations, maps, and number of plots per stand and other site specific work items for each stand will be provided with the task order.

C. The number of plots to be examined each year range from a minimum of 100 plots to a maximum of 15,000 plots. The performance period will be from approximately May to October each year of the contract.

D. Samples of the forms that will be used in conjunction with this contract are included in the Attachments

2. GOVERNMENT FURNISHED PROPERTY

The property and services that will be provided by the Government are as follows:

No. Item Description Where, When, How 1 General Area Map Maps of stands with access roads identified. Provided with task order.

2 NAIP imagery A map displaying color aerial photography of the work area.

Provided at prework conference.

3 Common Stand Exam User’s Guide, appendices, and data collection forms

The USDA Forest Service’s Common Stand Exam User’s Guide, Appendices, and data collection forms.

Available from the internet website http://www.fs.fed.us/emc/nris/produc ts/fsveg/index.shtml.fs.fed.us

4 Topo maps

Are topo maps covering the areas to be sampled. Provided at prework conference.

5 Publications One copy of each publication needed to determine Plant Associations or Habitat Types.

Provided at prework conference.

6 Aids to Determining Fuel Models for Estimating Fire Behavior: GTR-INT122

One copy of the publication Provided at prework conference if required.

7 Forest Visitor’s Map or transportation map

One copy of map Provided at prework conference.

8 Use of Premises permit Permit to occupy the national forest in excess of time limits imposed in standard orders.

Provided when needed. Section H

9 Common Stand Exam Inspection Form One copy of inspection form Provided at prework meeting.

10 Portable Data Recorder software for

CSE

One copy on compact disk or can be downloaded from the internet site : www.fs.fed.us/emc/nris /products/fsveg/index.shtml

Provided at prework conference.

11 PC-based data entry software (MS Windows 2000 operating system required)

One copy on compact disk or can be downloaded from the internet site at www.fs.fed.us/emc/nris/products/fsveg/index.shtml

Provided at prework conference.

12 Yale Keys Yale Keys Provided at prework Conference when needed.

13 GPS technical specifications GPS datum and waypoints provided to plot centers Provided at prework conference 14 Species List One copy of a list of species that shall be recorded in the vegetation composition forms when present Provided at prework conference

15 R2 Supplement to the FSVEG Spatial User Guide and associated data collection form

One hard copy and one electronic copy of the R2 Supplement to the FSVEG Spatial User Guide including the data collection form.

Provided at prework conference.

Form is in Exhibit 6

16 FSVeg Spatial Polygon Attributing Inspection Form

One copy of inspection form Exhibit 7

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No. Item Description Where, When, How 17 Cover boards for lynx habitat photos Section of canvas/cloth approximately 6.5 feet tall divided into red and white squares.

Provided at prework conference, if needed.

Use of Premises permits may be required for contractor’s camp if it exceeds local occupation time limit of 16 days. All maps, aerial photos, and other unused Government-furnished items shall be returned to the Government upon completion of the job or upon request of the Contracting Officer. Replacement cost for any lost, damaged, or unused Government property that is not returned, shall be deducted from the Contractor’s final payment.

3. ACCESSIBILITY

A. Accessibility:

The Contractor shall be responsible for obtaining all necessary permission to gain access to sample locations. If the Contractor cannot obtain permission to access a sample location, the Contractor must notify the Government in writing.

Accessibility may be determined from maps and digital ortho-quads which will be furnished by the Forest Service.

Contractor shall be responsible for adhering to the USDA Forest Service travel management plan, including yearlong or seasonal closures to motor vehicles, unless authorization is obtained. Maps and photos may indicate that a road goes to the stand; however, vehicle access may be difficult or restricted. Stand locations may necessitate that Contractor walk to the stand or acquire some other means of travel.

Most roads are typically accessible between the months of May through October, though high clearance vehicles may be necessary on some roads. A four-wheel drive, high clearance vehicle is recommended. The Government assumes no responsibility to maintain roads in a passable condition.

4. RESOURCE PROTECTION CONDITIONS

Contractors are expected to respond to sensitive resource conditions, i.e. walk to plots where road conditions are poor/wet.

5. WORK PLAN AND SCHEDULE

The Contractor shall prepare a work plan and schedule that demonstrates that work will be completed within the performance period described in Section F. The Contractor shall provide a general plan with the technical proposal. A supplementary plan and schedule shall be provided after the issuance of a task order, but before work starts.

The Contractor shall advise the Contracting Officer of any periods that the Contractor will not be working that is not specified in the accepted Work Plan.

The Contractor may update the work plan when work is in progress and submit for approval to the Contracting Officer.

6. STANDARDS

Each task order shall specify the version of the Common Stand Exam User’s Guide and appendices that shall be used. The specified version shall dictate the standards of data collection except when specified otherwise in this contract. In addition, the R2 Supplement to the FSVEG Spatial User Guide shall be used.

7. QUALITY CONTROL/QUALITY ASSURANCE

A Quality Control Plan is required to be submitted in the soliciation as part of the evaluation factors for award. The Quality Control Plan must address how the contractor plans on meeting the Acceptable Quality Level (AQL) of key tasks in the Performance Requirements Summary within the Performance Work Statement. The Quality Control Plan is a key

Pike/San Isabel/Rio Grande/San Juan National Forests Page 8 of 30 component in Performance Based contracts and tells the Government how the contractor plans on inspecting themselves during performance to meet the AQL.

1. Quality Control

The Contractor shall prepare a Quality Control Plan to describe methods and procedures to ensure quality. The Contractor shall inspect the work in accordance with the accepted Quality Control Plan. All Contractor quality control records shall be provided to the Government at the time a block of data is submitted for acceptance. All records shall be signed and dated by the person who conducted the inspection.

The government will review the quality control performed by the contractor as well as any required paper forms, electronic data, and pinpricked plot labeled aerial photographs, or other work submitted to determine whether the quality is sufficient for inspection.

2. Quality Assurance Plan

The government reserves the right to inspect any data submitted by the contractor, including Contractor inspected plots. As an initial guide, the Government shall inspect a minimum of 5% of the points in each block submitted for acceptance.

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SECTION D - Packaging and Marking

{There are no clauses for this Section.}

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SECTION E - Inspection and Acceptance

52.246-4 Inspection of Services - Fixed-Price. (AUG 1996)

(a) Definition: "Services," as used in this clause, includes services performed, workmanship, and material furnished or utilized in the performance of services.

(b) The Contractor shall provide and maintain an inspection system acceptable to the Government covering the services under this contract. Complete records of all inspection work performed by the Contractor shall be maintained and made available to the Government during contract performance and for as long afterwards as the contract requires.

(c) The Government has the right to inspect and test all services called for by the contract, to the extent practicable at all times and places during the term of the contract. The Government shall perform inspections and tests in a manner that will not unduly delay the work.

(d) If the Government performs inspections or tests on the premises of the Contractor or a subcontractor, the Contractor shall furnish, and shall require subcontractors to furnish, at no increase in contract price, all reasonable facilities and assistance for the safe and convenient performance of these duties.

(e) If any of the services do not conform with contract requirements, the Government may require the Contractor to perform the services again in conformity with contract requirements, at no increase in contract amount. When the defects in services cannot be corrected by reperformance, the Government may –

(1) Require the Contractor to take necessary action to ensure that future performance conforms to contract requirements; and

(2) Reduce the contract price to reflect the reduced value of the services performed.

(f) If the Contractor fails to promptly perform the services again or to take the necessary action to ensure future performance in conformity with contract requirements, the Government may -

(1) By contract or otherwise, perform the services and charge to the Contractor any cost incurred by the Government that is directly related to the performance of such service; or

(2) Terminate the contract for default.

E.1 CONTRACTOR QUALITY CONTROL

The contractor shall provide a general Quality Control Plan (QCP) with the technical proposal. The Contractor shall supplement the QCP within 10 days before start work based on the items awarded to the Contractor.

The QCP must demonstrate how the Contractor will assure quality and meet the requirements and specifications of the contract. It shall describe how quality will be monitored to assure that cone collection meets the standards for tree selection, cone collection, testing of cones, safety and other associated tasks.

E.2 INSPECTION AND ACCEPTANCE

An inspection block, as established by the Government, will contain a minimum of 20 plots and a maximum of 40 plots, and will consist of complete stands. The initial inspection may be done on less than 40 plots if requested by Contractor.

A. Compliance Inspection

The CO will, by formal review, determine if the specified progress and methods of work are being carried out. Failure to comply with specified work standards may be cause for termination of the Contractor’s right to proceed.

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B. Inspection of Work

The Government will inspect the stand examinations to determine compliance with contract specifications and to provide a basis for payment. If more than one exam level is specified, inspected stands will be in approximately the same ratio as the exam levels specified. The completed work shall be submitted within seven (7) days after completion of each block.

The number of plots inspected will be identified on each Task Order.

Completed work, consisting of any required paper forms, electronic data, and photos shall be turned in for inspection in blocks. Inspection shall only be made on completed stands. When electronic data is provided, the inspection shall be based on a printout of the electronic data and/or based on the .cse files, as applicable.

The Government shall make the compliance inspection of each block of completed stands within 14 calendar days without cost to the Contractor. No charge will be made for the first rework inspection. Thereafter, any contract re-inspection required shall be at the Contractor's expense. Re-inspection charges may include, but are not limited to:

inspector's wages for travel time to and from work site; inspector's wages to re-inspect; per diem cost (meals, lodging, field costs); COR wages; and vehicle use rate and mileage.

C. Demonstration of Inspection Procedures

Upon written request from the Contractor, the Government shall perform one demonstration inspection of one sample plot at no cost to the Contractor as an example of inspection procedures and demonstration of potential problems. The Contractor shall accompany the Government inspector on the inspection.

D. Determination of Acceptable Work

An inspection, as stated above, shall be performed by the Government for the evaluation of contract specification compliance. The following shall be used for determination of acceptable or unacceptable work:

a. Pass-fail check of specified standards and procedures for each block.

Site examinations exhibiting the following specification deficiencies result in an unacceptable score on a “pass-fail” basis and will be returned to the Contractor with the entire block for rework. The determination of noncompliance with these items may be made during the office edit or during field inspection. Some of the following items appear on the Inspection Point Score Calculation:

i. All completed forms and electronic data not submitted to the Forest Service in a timely manner after

Contractor completion.

ii. Forms that are illegible or cannot be reproduced on a copying machine.

iii. Electronic data that cannot be read by Government computers.

iv. Stands failing to meet minimum tree/plot averages where specified when a lower BAF could be selected, unless the Government specified the BAF used.

v. Located plot centers not within acceptable distance of plot location based on Government provided data or where plot location bias is evident.

vi. Stands having less than the prescribed number of sample plots examined.

vii. Sample plot center falls outside the stand boundary as identified on the stand map or aerial photo.

viii. Any sample plot center which cannot be located because of improper plot center labeling or because of improper reference point labeling, or for any other reason attributable to noncompliance with specifications.

ix. Stands with less than the minimum number of site and/or growth trees (as specified).

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x. Stands submitted with incomplete information on any form, paper or electronic. This includes Remarks and the Stand Sketch Map and Traverse Notes.

xi. Any form with inaccurate stand location and stand number data.

xii. Stands where government supplied information are incompletely or inaccurately transcribed onto the forms.

xiii. Stands in which plots are not evenly distributed throughout each stand.

xiv. Stands with an error or incomplete information in a field designated “Unacceptable” in the Point Value column (A) on the Common Stand Exam Inspection Form or R2FSVEG Spatial Polygon Vegetation Attributes Form (Exhibit 7).

b. Point deduction for each deficient entry or procedure on an inspection site

Acceptable tolerance levels for individual measurements are shown on each Exam Inspection Form. Any item or measurement indicated by inspection to be outside these tolerance levels will be assigned a point deduction.

Point deductions will be calculated separately for each form. An inspection/payment block may fail based on an individual form score or on the total form score calculation.

For each inspection form: The number of errors for each field for the entire inspection/payment block is recorded in column 'B', "Number of Errors". The Point Deduction, column 'C', is calculated by multiplying the number of errors, column B, by the "Point Value", column 'A'. The Point Deductions are then totalled at the bottom of column 'C' in the "Total Deductions" field (D). This is then divided by the number of stands, plots, or tree data records inspected (as appropriate for each form)- Field (E) to calculate the "Form Score" -Field (F).

Field (E) is the number of stands, plots, or tree data records actually inspected for that Form.

In determining pass/fail for Form Score or Total Score for inspections the government score will prevail.

c. Error trend

If during inspection of selected plots or review of submitted data, the Government determines an error trend is occurring in the information being recorded by the Contractor, the Government will notify the Contractor of the findings. If the same trend continues in future inspection blocks, the blocks will be returned for rework even if the blocks have passing inspection scores. For example, all tree heights are measured taller by 15% when 10%+/- is the tolerance. Even though all other measurements are within tolerance the work could be returned for correction.

If during inspection of selected plots or review of submitted plot sheets, the Contractor’s inspection determines a similar discrepancy is occurring in the information being recorded, the Contractor shall ensure that their personnel are made aware of the findings to prevent further occurrences. In addition, if the Contractor notices a discrepancy trend developing while inspecting plots on the ground, he/she may visit plots not selected in the random sample, to inspect the field(s) in question. These plots will be used to determine if a discrepancy trend does exist, not for payment purposes. The Contractor shall ensure that their personnel are made aware of the findings to prevent future occurrences. Discrepancies found on initial inspection plots are subject to point deduction.

d. Failure to relocate CFLR plots

i. Failure to relocate more than 1 plot in treatment units or stands with fewer than 5 plots will result in an unacceptable level of error.

ii. Failure to relocate more than 20% of the plots in treatment units or stands with 5 or more plots will result in an unacceptable level of error.

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E. Rework of Unacceptable Work

The Government reserves the right to require rework of unacceptable blocks, as determined under Section C.

Determination of Acceptable Work. Upon written notification by the CO that a block is unacceptable, the Contractor may be required to complete and submit rework before beginning work on another block. The Government will specify rework requirements for each unacceptable block. In the case of data errors, the Government can require that they be corrected.

In the case of plot location errors, the Government may require that the plots be relocated and measured.

a. Correction of Data Errors:

Pass-fail failures: Any errors in a field where the point value is “unacceptable” or where specifications are scored on a “pass-fail” basis shall require a correction of errors at all sample plots throughout the entire block.

b. Point deduction failures require:

For failure due to a Form Score ≥ 5.0: Correct all items or measurements in the Form that failed for all stands and sample plots in the block (i.e., if Tree Form fails, then only that form would need to be reworked). A reduced amount of rework may be allowed at the discretion of the CO.

For failure due to a Total Score ≥ 10: Correct all items and measurements on all Forms for all stands and sample plots in the block. A reduced amount of rework may be allowed at the discretion of the

CO.

For a failure due to a Form Score and a Total Score: If a block fails due to both a Form score and a Total score, then the rework will be the same as for a Total score failure.

c. Trend error failures require rework of all items identified as having an error trend.

d. Correction of Plot Location Errors: Incorrectly located plots shall be relocated and measured.

e. Correction of Plot Relocation Errors: Plots that cannot be relocated cannot be re-measured. Therefore, no rework is permitted.

f. The Government will re-inspect blocks of data that have been reworked to determine compliance.

g. If reworked and re-inspected blocks fail during the first re-inspection, additional rework may be allowed at the discretion of the CO. Failure to pass inspection may result in contract default.

F. Re-inspection upon Contractor Request

If the original inspection results are not acceptable to the Contractor, a re-inspection may be requested, in writing, up to seven (7) days after receiving notification of unacceptable work. If the original inspection results in failure due to an unacceptable Form Score or Total Score, but re-inspection results in a fully passing score, then the Government assumes the cost of re-inspection. However, if the original inspection results in failure due to an unacceptable Form Score or Total Score, and re-inspection does not result in a fully passing score, then the Contractor shall reimburse the Government for actual costs incurred for performing re-inspection.

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SECTION F - Performance

52.242-15 Stop-Work Order. (AUG 1989)

(a) The Contracting Officer may, at any time, by written order to the Contractor, require the Contractor to stop all, or any part, of the work called for by this contract for a period of 90 days after the order is delivered to the Contractor, and for any further period to which the parties may agree. The order shall be specifically identified as a stop-work order issued under this clause.

Upon receipt of the order, the Contractor shall immediately comply with its terms and take all reasonable steps to minimize the incurrence of costs allocable to the work covered by the order during the period of work stoppage. Within a period of 90 days after a stop-work is delivered to the Contractor, or within any extension of that period to which the parties shall have agreed, the Contracting Officer shall either -

(1) Cancel the stop-work order; or

(2) Terminate the work covered by the order as provided in the Default, or the Termination for Convenience of the Government, clause of this contract.

(b) If a stop-work order issued under this clause is canceled or the period of the order or any extension thereof expires, the Contractor shall resume work. The Contracting Officer shall make an equitable adjustment in the delivery schedule or contract price, or both, and the contract shall be modified, in writing, accordingly, if -

(1) The stop-work order results in an increase in the time required for, or in the Contractor's cost properly allocable to, the performance of any part of this contract; and

(2) The Contractor asserts its right to the adjustment within 30 days after the end of the period of work stoppage;

provided, that, if the Contracting Officer decides the facts justify the action, the Contracting Officer may receive and act upon the claim submitted at any time before final payment under this contract.

(c) If a stop-work order is not canceled and the work covered by the order is terminated for the convenience of the Government, the Contracting Officer shall allow reasonable costs resulting from the stop-work order in arriving at the termination settlement.

(d) If a stop-work order is not canceled and the work covered by the order is terminated for default, the Contracting Officer shall allow, by equitable adjustment or otherwise, reasonable costs resulting from the stop-work order.

452.211-75 Effective Period of the Contract. (FEB 1988)

The effective period of this contract is from July 1, 2014 through June 30, 2018.

F.1. DELIVERIES

A. Contract Performance Time and Required Rate of Progress

The Contractor shall maintain progress at a rate that will assure completion within the performance period. The minimum acceptable rate of progress will be calculated by dividing the total units of work for each item by performance time specified.

B. Contract Time

The Contractor shall start work promptly after receipt of a Notice to Proceed. The Contractor shall maintain progress at a rate that will assure completion within the stated contract time. The contract time specified in each Task Order will generally not exceed a required rate of progress exceeding that determined from the accepted work plan.

Task Orders period of performance may extend past the expiration of this contract with all the terms and conditions of this contract remaining in full force until the Task Order expires.

The Government will issue A Notice to Proceed as soon as weather and ground conditions are favorable for work on one or more of the areas. Contract time will start (1) on the date specified on the Notice to Proceed, if the notice is hand-

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Failure of the Contractor to pick-up Certified Mail will not be considered excusable.

For CFLR data collection, the performance period for stage 2 of the data collection shall extend until the end of the next full field season after the Government’s vegetation treatments are completed. The exact performance period dates shall be provided in the task order.

C. Unfavorable Conditions

It is estimated that adverse weather conditions may in some cases prevent data collection by obscuring visibility or preventing access to the sample plot locations. When such conditions make work impracticable and with written request by the contractor, the Contracting Officer may suspend work with no charge against contract time. When conditions are again favorable, the Contracting Officer will issue a verbal resume work order and confirm that order in writing. The count of contract time will resume on the day indicated by the Contracting Officer. If the Contractor cannot be reached at the phone number provided or the Contractor fails to contact the Contracting Officer a written Resume Work Order will be mailed and count of contract time will resume on the date specified in the order.

F.2. PERFORMANCE SUMMARY

The following describes the major items in the contract with the incentives and deductions for the work described.

Work Statement

Performance Standard Gov’t Method of Assessment

Incentive/ deduction

Stand Exam.

Data Collection and Polygon Vegetation Attributing

Quality meets or exceeds acceptable performance standard

COR or inspector conduct periodic monitoring of operations and random plot inspections consistent with QASP.

The Contractor’s quality will be reflected in the performance evaluation either as positive or negative incentive.

If Contractor achieves acceptable performance quality, the Contractor will receive unit price as incentive.

If Contractor does not achieve at least acceptable performance quality, rework at no expense to the Government. If rework does not meet acceptable performance quality negative incentive would be no pay, termination for default, and/or adverse performance evaluation.

Quality Control

Contractor maintains good quality control on all aspects of operation Actions not consistent with contract specifications are corrected as per the Quality Control Plan.

COR or inspector randomly sample work and observe operations.

The Quality Control provided by the Contractor will be reflected in the performance evaluation as either positive or negative incentive.

Achieving acceptable quality control is necessary to receive full unit price as positive incentive.

If Contractor does not achieve at least acceptable performance quality, rework at no expense to the Government. If rework does not meet acceptable performance quality negative incentive would be, no pay, termination for default, and/or adverse performance evaluation.

The Government may charge for re-inspection of a block in accordance with E.2

Contractor and Government passes pass-fail check of specified standards. Contractor and Government’s verification scores < 5.0 and Total Score < 10.0.

COR or inspector randomly observe Contractor inspection per Quality Assurance Plan.

Review Contractor inspection forms.

Work Plan and Schedule

Work meets schedule as per the accepted work plan. Contractor inspection completed to meet timeframes.

COR and inspector conduct periodic monitoring.

Government inspection completed to meet timeframes.

The Contractor’s ability to maintain the work schedule and complete work on schedule will be reflected in the performance evaluation as either positive or negative incentive.

Completing work on schedule is necessary to receive full unit price as positive incentive.

Work not completed on schedule is subject to Default and may result in assessment of actual costs.

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1. Payments

a. Payments will be made on the number of sample plots within an inspection/payment block if that block has been accepted. Payment may be made for partially completed blocks as determined by the Government. No payment will be made for unacceptable blocks.

b. Payments for the first stage of acceptable CFLR plots (initial location and measurement) will be for 30% of the unit price. Upon successful relocation and acceptable re-measurement, the balance of the unit price (70%) will be paid to the Contractor.

c. If an unacceptable number of plots are relocated within a treatment unit or stand, then no payment will be made on the balance of the unit price for all plots in the corresponding treatment unit or stand.

2. Deductions - Deductions from payments will be made for the following conditions:

a. Replacement cost for any lost, damaged or unused Government property that is not returned will be deducted from the Contractor's final payment at the following rates:

Yale Key - $200 per key

b. Re-inspection costs will also be deducted for any block that was reworked (other than the first re-inspection).

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SECTION G - Contract Administration Data

AGAR 452.215-73 Postaward Conference. (NOV 1996)

A post award conference with the successful offeror is required. It will be scheduled within ten (10) days after the date of contract award. The conference will be held at: To be determined

G.1. INVOICES

The "Submit Invoice-to" address for USDA orders is the Department of Treasury's Invoice Processing Platform (IPP). The contractor must follow the instructions on how to register and submit invoices via IPP as prescribed in previous communications from USDA and Treasury. All invoices are to be submitted via the electronic Invoice Processing Platform.

This is a mandatory requirement initiated by the U.S. Department of Treasury and you can find more information at this website https://www.ipp.gov/index.htm

Please make sure that your company has registered at https://www.ipp.gov/vendors/enrollment-vendors.htm to establish your account. Offeror must have an established account prior to commencement of work.

G.2. FOREST SERVICE REPRESENTATIVES

Ginger Domingos shall serve as the Contracting Officer on this contract. She shall have full warrant authority over all contract issues. She can be reached at 970-385-1245 or gingerdomingos@fs.fed.us.

A Contracting Officer Representative shall be appointed for this contract upon award. His/her delegated authority and responsibilities shall be defined on a delegation letter issued after contract award. This delegation shall also contain his or her contact information.

G.3 CONTRACT ADMINISTRATION DATA

1. Contract Award. A written award or acceptance of offer mailed or otherwise furnished to the Contractor shall result in a binding contract without further action by either party.

2. Notice to Proceed. The Contractor shall commence work upon receipt of a properly executed Notice to Proceed.

3. Changes. The Contracting Officer is the only person authorized to approve changes in any of the requirements under this contract and notwithstanding any provisions contained elsewhere in this contract the said authority remains solely with the Contracting Officer. In the event the Contractor effects any such change at the direction of any person other than the Contracting Officer, the change will be considered to have been made without authority and no adjustment will be made in the contract price to cover any increase in costs incurred as a result thereof.

4. Unauthorized Instructions from Government or Other Personnel. The Contractor shall not accept instructions issued by any person employed by the U.S. Government or otherwise other than the Contracting Officer, or the authorized representative of the Contracting Officer acting within the limits of his/her authority.

5. Designation of Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR). Designation will be made upon contract issuance of task order(s) and a copy of the designation letters will be furnished to the Contractor. Limits of authority are described in each designation letter.

6. Designation of Authorized Representative of the Contractor. The Contractor shall assign a member or employee who will act as Project Manager during the course of this contract or during the course of this project. The official shall be responsible for affording liaison between the contract forces and the contracting offices. This designation shall be in writing and a copy furnished to the Contracting Officer.

G.4 TASK ORDERS: The Contracting Officer (CO) or designated Administrative Contracting Officer (ACO) shall submit an executed task order to the Contractor. All work will be ordered by Firm-Fixed price TASK ORDERS (TO) at the prices listed on the Schedule of Items through the Base Period and each Option Year exercised. Task orders will be competed among the awardees and evaluated based on a best value determination. The price may change only by a written modification to the task order signed by the Contracting Officer and the Contractor. The Contractor shall schedule work to minimize impact on road use when possible.

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SECTION H - Special Contract Requirements

AGAR 452.236-77 Emergency Response. (NOV 1996)

(a) Contractor's Responsibility for Fire Fighting. (1) The Contractor, under the provisions of FAR clause 52.236-9, PROTECTION OF EXISTING VEGETATION, STRUCTURES, EQUIPMENT, UTILITIES, AND IMPROVEMENTS, shall immediately extinguish all fires on the work site other than those fires in use as a part of the work. (2) The Contractor may be held liable for all damages and for all costs incurred by the Government for labor, subsistence, equipment, supplies, and transportation deemed necessary to control or suppress a fire set or caused by the Contractor or the Contractor's agents or employees.

(b) Contractor's Responsibility for Notification in Case of Fire. The Contractor shall immediately notify the Government of any fires sighted on or in the vicinity of the work site.

(c) Contractor's Responsibility for Responding to Emergencies. When directed by the Contracting Officer, the Contractor shall allow the Government to temporarily use employees and equipment from the work site for emergency work (anticipated to be restricted to firefighting). An equitable adjustment for the temporary use of employees and equipment will be made under the CHANGES clause, FAR 52.243-4.

AGAR 452.237-74 Key Personnel. (FEB 1988)

(a) The Contractor shall assign to this contract the following key personnel: CONTRACTOR REPRESENTATIVE

(b) During the first ninety (90) days of performance, the Contractor shall make no substitutions of key personnel unless the substitution is necessitated by illness, death, or termination of employment. The Contractor shall notify the Contracting Officer within 15 calendar days after the occurrence of any of these events and provide the information required by paragraph (c) below. After the initial 90-day period, the Contractor shall submit the information required by paragraph (c) to the Contracting Officer at least 15 days prior to making any permanent substitutions.

(c) The Contractor shall provide a detailed explanation of the circumstances necessitating the proposed substitutions, complete resumes for the proposed substitutes, and any additional information requested by the Contracting Officer.

Proposed substitutes should have comparable qualifications to those of the persons being replaced. The Contracting Officer will notify the Contractor within 15 calendar days after receipt of all required information of the decision on substitutions. The contract will be modified to reflect any approved changes of key personnel.

H.2. PREWORK CONFERENCE

Prior to commencement of work, the Contractor shall attend a meeting to discuss the contract terms, work performance requirements, and safety. Also at this meeting such items as work progress schedule, quality control, camping/worksite plan, and fire prevention plans shall be finalized in writing. This meeting will take place at locations directed in the appropriate Task Order or by the Contracting Officer.

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SECTION I - Contract Clauses

52.252-2 Clauses Incorporated by Reference. (FEB 1998)

This contract incorporates one or more clauses by reference, with the same force and effect as if they were given in full text. Upon request, the Contracting Officer will make their full text available. Also, the full text of a clause may be accessed electronically at this/these address (es):

Federal Acquisition Regulations:

www.acquisition.gov/far/

USDA Acquisition Regulations:

www.usda.gov/procurement/regulations/policy/agar.html

52.202-1 Definitions. (JAN 2012) 52.203-3 Gratuities. (APR 1984) 52.203-5 Covenant Against Contingent Fees. (APR 1984) 52.203-6 Restrictions on Subcontractor Sales to the Government. (SEP 2006) 52.203-7 Anti-Kickback Procedures. (OCT 2010) 52.203-8 Cancellation, Rescission, and Recovery of Funds for Illegal or Improper Activity. (JAN 1997) 52.203-10 Price or Fee Adjustment for Illegal or Improper Activity. (JAN 1997) 52.203-12 Limitation on Payments to Influence Certain Federal Transactions. (OCT 2010) 52.204-4 Printed or Copied Double-Sided on Postconsumer Fiber Content Paper. (MAY 2011) 52.204-7 System for Award Management. (JUL 2013) 52.204-10 Reporting Executive Compensation and First-Tier Subcontract Awards. (JUL 2013) 52.209-6 Protecting the Government's Interest When Subcontracting with Contractors Debarred, Suspended, or Proposed for Debarment. (DEC 2010) 52.211-18 Variation in Estimated Quantity. (APR 1984) 52.215-2 Audit and Records - Negotiation. (OCT 2010) 52.215-8 Order of Precedence - Uniform Contract Format. (OCT 1997) 52.219-6 Notice of Total Small Business Set-Aside. (NOV 2011) 52.219-8 Utilization of Small Business Concerns. (JAN 2011) 52.219-14 Limitations on Subcontracting. (NOV 2011) 52.219-28 Post-Award Small Business Program Representation. (JUL 2013) 52.222-3 Convict Labor. (JUN 2003) 52.222-4 Contract Work Hours and Safety Standards Act - Overtime Compensation. (JUL 2005) 52.222-21 Prohibition of Segregated Facilities. (FEB 1999) 52.222-26 Equal Opportunity. (MAR 2007) 52.222-35 Equal Opportunity for Veterans. (SEP 2010) 52.222-36 Affirmative Action for Workers with Disabilities. (OCT 2010) 52.222-37 Employment Reports on Veterans. (SEP 2010) 52.222-50 Combating Trafficking in Persons. (FEB 2009) 52.222-54 Employment Eligibility Verification. (JUL 2012) 52.223-5 Pollution Prevention and Right-to-Know Information. (MAY 2011) 52.223-6 Drug-Free Workplace. (MAY 2001) 52.223-18 Encouraging Contractor Policies to Ban Text Messaging While Driving. (AUG 2011) 52.228-5 Insurance – Work on a Government Installation. (JAN 1997) 52.229-3 Federal, State, and Local Taxes. (FEB 2013) 52.232-1 Payments. (APR 1984) 52.232-11 Extras. (APR 1984) 52.232-17 Interest. (OCT 2010) 52.232-18 Availability of Funds. (APR 1984) 52.232-23 Assignment of Claims. (JAN 1986) 52.232-25 Prompt payment. (OCT 2008) 52.232-33 Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer – System for Award Management. (JUL 2013) 52.233-1 Disputes. (JUL 2002) 52.233-3 Protest after Award. (AUG 1996) 52.233-4 Applicable Law for Breach of Contract Claim. (OCT 2004) 52.242-13 Bankruptcy. (JUL 1995)

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52.243-1 Changes - Fixed-Price. (AUG 1987) 52.244-6 Subcontracts for Commercial Items. (DEC 2010) 52.245-1 Government Property. (APR 2012) 52.245-9 Use and Charge. (APR 2012) 52.249-2 Termination for Convenience of the Government (Fixed-Price). (APR 2012) 52.249-8 Default (Fixed-Price Supply and Service). (APR 1984) 52.253-1 Computer Generated Forms. (JAN 1991) 452.236-73 Archaeological or Historic Sites. (FEB 1988)

52.216-18 Ordering. (OCT 1995)

(a) Any supplies and services to be furnished under this contract shall be ordered by issuance of delivery orders or task orders by the individuals or activities designated in the Schedule. Such orders may be issued from the entire award base period and for each succeeding year if and as options to extend the term of the contract are exercised by the Government in accordance with FAR 52.217-9 through June 30, 2018.

(b) All delivery orders or task orders are subject to the terms and conditions of this contract. In the event of conflict between a delivery order or task order and this contract, the contract shall control.

(c) If mailed, a delivery order or task order is considered "issued" when the Government deposits the order in the mail. Orders may be issued orally, by facsimile, or by electronic commerce methods only if authorized in the Schedule.

52.216-19 Order Limitations. (OCT 1995)

(a) Minimum order. When the Government requires supplies or services covered by this contract in an amount of less than $2,500.00, the Government is not obligated to purchase, nor is the Contractor obligated to furnish, those supplies or services under the contract.

(b) Maximum order. The Contractor is not obligated to honor -

(1) Any order for a single item in excess of $25,000.00;

(2) Any order for a combination of items in excess of $250,000.00; or

(3) A series of orders from the same ordering office within ten (10) days that together call for quantities exceeding the limitation in subparagraph (b)(1) or (2) of this section.

(c) If this is a requirements contract (i.e., includes the Requirements clause at subsection 52.216-21 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR)), the Government is not required to order a part of any one requirement from the Contractor if that requirement exceeds the maximum-order limitations in paragraph (b) of this section.

(d) Notwithstanding paragraphs (b) and (c) of this section, the Contractor shall honor any order exceeding the maximum order limitations in paragraph (b), unless that order (or orders) is returned to the ordering office within five (5)days after issuance, with written notice stating the Contractor's intent not to ship the item (or items) called for and the reasons. Upon receiving this notice, the Government may acquire the supplies or services from another source.

52.216-22 Indefinite Quantity. (OCT 1995)

(a) This is an indefinite-quantity contract for the supplies or services specified and effective for the period stated, in the Schedule. The quantities of supplies and services specified in the Schedule are estimates only and are not purchased by this contract.

(b) Delivery or performance shall be made only as authorized by orders issued in accordance with the Ordering clause. The Contractor shall furnish to the Government, when and if ordered, the supplies or services specified in the Schedule up to and including the quantity designated in the Schedule as the "maximum." The Government shall order at least the quantity of supplies or services designated in the Schedule as the "minimum."

(c) Except for any limitations on quantities in the Order Limitations clause or in the Schedule, there is no limit on the number

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(d) Any order issued during the effective period of this contract and not completed within that period shall be completed by the Contractor within the time specified in the order. The contract shall govern the Contractor's and Government's rights and obligations with respect to that order to the same extent as if the order were completed during the contract's effective period;

provided that the Contractor shall not be required to make any deliveries under this contract after award or each exercised option, whichever is the later.

52.217-9 Option to Extend the Term of the Contract. (MAR 2000)

(a) The Government may extend the term of this contract by written notice to the Contractor within thirty (30) calendar days;

provided that the Government gives the Contractor a preliminary written notice of its intent to extend at least fifteen (15) days before the contract expires. The preliminary notice does not commit the Government to an extension.

(b) If the Government exercises this option, the extended contract shall be considered to include this option clause.

(c) The total duration of this contract, including the exercise of any options under this clause, shall not exceed four (4) years.

52.222-42 Statement of Equivalent Rates for Federal Hires. (MAY 1989)

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