CLRD_TO_2_Planting.pdf

Task Order (2)

Canyon Lakes Ranger District

Solicitation AG-82AT-S-13-0007

Arapaho/Roosevelt National Forest and

Pawnee National Grasslands

Task Order #2

Solicitation AG-82AT-S-13-0007

CANYON LAKES

TREE PLANTING PROJECT

ARAPAHO/ROOSEVELT

NATIONAL FOREST

CANYON LAKES RANGER DISTRICT

LARIMER COUNTY, COLORADO

A Task Order under the Tri-Forest Planting IDIQ

Solicitation AG-82AT-S-13-0007

Arapaho/Roosevelt National Forest and

SECTION B - SCHEDULE OF ITEMS

Table B.1 Base Year Pricing

Task

Order

Item

No.

Item from

Parent

Contract

Description Unit of

Measure

# of

Trees

Unit

Price

Total

Price

Line Items 1.01, 2.01, 3.01, 4.01 and 5.01 will be adjusted based on Line Item 8

Line Items 1 through and 5 will be used with Line Items 7.01-7.11

Planting Category 3

Spacing range: 12x12 to 15x15; Trees per acre range; 194 to 303

A 3.02 Planting Category 3.02 Thousand trees

(M trees)

5.63 $______ $______ .

The following trees shall be planted on 18 ac in 3 campgrounds: 3900 2-0 ponderosa pine (Anderson 2-

7/8); 650 3-0 ponderosa pine (Anderson 3-5/8) and 1080 2-0 limber pine (Anderson 2-7/8). Trees to be interspersed on all acres and planted at a spacing of 12 x 12. With a planting ratio of seven 2-0 ponderosa pine, one 3-0 ponderosa pine, and two 2-0 limber pine.

Task

Order

Item

No.

Item from

Parent

Contract

Description

Unit of

Measure

# of

Trees

Unit

Price

Total

Price Container Type Root Depth

B 7.04 Anderson 2 ⅞” 5” Each 4980 $______ $______ .

C 7.05 Anderson 3 ⅝” 6” Each 650 $______ $______ .

Scalping

D 7.13 Scalping 18”x18” Each 5630 $______ $______ .

Transport – walk in

E 7.20 <¼ mile No price adjustment

Reduction of Price Adjustment (Reduced Cost)

F 8.01 Full Plant:

90 -100% Plantable Area No Price Adjustment

GRAND TOTAL ALL LINE ITEMS $______ .

Solicitation AG-82AT-S-13-0007

Arapaho/Roosevelt National Forest and

OPTIONAL LINE ITEMS: No optional items are included on this Task Order.

Note that individual Task Orders under the parent contract shall be individually priced but at no more than the maximums entered on the parent contract schedule of items.

Name:________________________________

DUNS:_______________________________

Telephone:___________________________

Email:______________________________

AWARD OF TASK ORDER: The Government intends to make a single award for this Task Order.

PLACE OF PERFORMANCE: All line items associated with this Task Order will be on the Canyon Lakes Ranger

District, Arapaho/Roosevelt National Forest. Additional information on the place of performance can be found in the Task

Order.

ITEMS BEING ACQUIRED/TOTAL PRICE: The contractor shall furnish all personnel, facilities, equipment, materials, vehicles, supplies and services (except as may be expressly set forth in this contract as furnished by the government), and otherwise do all things necessary for, or incident to, the satisfactory performance of this Task Order. The unit price shall include all work items specified in the parent contract and in this Task Order.

Canyon Lakes Ranger District FY13 Planting Task Order

Task Order from Parent Contract AG-82X9-C-00??

SECTION C – DESCRIPTION OF WORK

(Clause numbers in this Task Order are consistent with the parent contract. All clauses included in the parent contract are applicable and supplemented with information in this Task Order.)

C.1. Scope of Task Order

Mountain Pine Beetles (MPB) have caused high levels of mortality in mature trees in campgrounds located on the

Canyon Lakes Ranger District. Preventive spraying protected some of the trees but others were killed and have been removed. Openings where the hazard trees have been removed have created opportunities to plant and establish a younger cohort of trees. Trees to be planted include two (2) year old container grown ponderosa pine and limber pine and three (3) year old container grown ponderosa pine. Trees shall be planted at a spacing of 12’ x 12’. Conditions suitable for planting are expected to occur around mid-April for all sites.

Ten (10) total days are allowed for the performance of all line items included in this task order.

C.2. Location and Description of Planting Units

C.2.1. Working in forests impacted by insect epidemics and wildfire.

The Mountain Pine Beetle (MPB) and Spruce Beetle (SB) epidemics across these forests have caused high levels of mortality in mature trees. Insects and disease typical of MPB in pines and SB infestations in Engelmann spruce have been degrading wood structure in the dead standing trees found in and around planting units and along forest roads. Whole trees, branches and other debris may fall at any time but especially during windy conditions.

C.2.3. Specific locations, maps and other information pertaining to project sites will be provided with each Task order.

This Task Order is located on the Canyon Lakes Ranger District (CLRD) located at 2150 Centre Avenue, Building E, Fort Collins, Colorado.

Legal descriptions for planting sites:

Bellaire Lake Campground is located approximately 50 miles from Fort Collins, Colorado. In Section 6, T9N, R73W, 6 th

PM, Larimer County, Colorado.

Dowdy Lake Campground is located approximately 47 miles from Fort Collins, Colorado. In Sections

27 and 34, T10N, R73W, 6

West Lake Campground is located approximately 46 miles from Fort Collins, Colorado. In Section 34, T10N, R73W, 6

C.3. Planting Site Descriptions

These units are all within campgrounds. Hazard tree removal has occurred in Dowdy and West Lake

Campgrounds since 2007. Slash from the hazard tree removal operations have been piled or masticated and will not impede planting. The majority of the over-story in the Bellaire Lake Campground planting area was removed in January 2013. Most of the slash created in this operation was moved to a landing site and will not impede planting.

The sites are characterized by an over-story of mature trees (mostly ponderosa pine) with patches of sapling and pole size trees. In 2010, 2011, and 2012 a minor amount of planting occurred in Dowdy and West Lake campgrounds. Spraying of insecticide to prevent the loss of the over-story trees is ongoing and occurs in

May and June. Spraying shall not occur at the same time as planting. The understory consists of grasses and forbs with occasional patches of tree seedlings. Slopes are gentle and generally less than five percent

(5%). Soils are rocky with some exposed surface rock. Access to these campgrounds is excellent with paved or high standard gravel surfaced roads. Campgrounds shall be closed to the public during planting.

C.4. Access to Planting Units

All items are accessed by National Forest System Roads (NFSR), County or State roads. Access to and within all campground units is via gravel or paved surfaced roads.

Bellaire Lake Campground. Access from Fort Collins via West Larimer County Road (CR) 74E

(Red Feather Lakes Road). This road has a paved surface. From CR-74E take CR 69 and then the

Bellaire Lake Road. CR69 and the Bellaire Lake Roads have a gravel surface.

Dowdy Lake Campground. Access from Fort Collins via West Larimer County Road 74E (Red

Feather Lakes Road) and Dowdy Lake Road. Both roads have a paved surface.

West Lake Campground. Access from Fort Collins via West Larimer County Road 74E (Red

Feather Lakes Road). This road has a paved surface.

C.5. Government Furnished Property and Services

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

Item Description Where

Detailed Information Chart Chart with unit specifics. Provided in Section J.

Project Maps Maps of planting units with access roads.

Provided in Section J.

Access Roads The Government will provide access to the planting units (or seedling delivery points) The Government will initially clear down trees from the access roads.

Access roads are accessible by 4 wheel drive vehicles equipped for mountain driving.

Access roads may become impassible when wet, snow covered or when wind thrown trees fall across the road.

Access behind locked gates Some units are behind Forest road closures (locked gate). The

Government will provide access through locked gates

Keep gate locked at all times during planting. Leave gate closed and locked after completion of planting.

Container grown tree planting stock Container grown trees:

Anderson 2-7/8: Container plus are

5- inches long and firm. Top heights

Range from about 3 to 10”. At least

90% of the trees will meet these specifications.

Anderson 3-5/8: Container plus are

6- inches long and firm. Top heights

Range from about 6 to 18”. At least

90% of the trees will meet these specifications.

Provided on written request submitted at least 24 hours in advance of delivery.

Delivered to seedling delivery point as indicated on map.

Planting Inspection Sheet Planting Inspection Sheet. Quantity necessary to inspect the contract.

Provided in Section J

Wage USDOL-Register of Wage

Determinations Under the Service

Contract Act for the State of

Colorado.

Provided in Section J.

C.6. TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

C.6.1. Satisfactorily Planted Tree.

The open-hole method shall be used and tile shovels, planting augers (six inch (6”) hole) or wide bladed planting hoe will be used to create a hole a minimum of two (2) inches wider and two (2) inches deeper than the container sizes of 2-7/8” x 2-7/8” x 5’ in length or 3-5/8”x3-5/8” x 6”in length. Trees shall be planted with roots in the container medium in the dimensions of the container.

C.6.2. Scalping

Each planting spot shall be free of live vegetation, including roots, to reduce competition from existing vegetation. Mineral soil shall be exposed over the scalped area. The planted tree/shrub shall be in the center of the minimum scalp. The minimum diameter and the maximum depth required to expose mineral soil are specified for scalping in the Detailed Information Chart.

C.6.3. Shade

The minimum height and distance specifications for shade are stated in the Detailed Information Chart in

Section J.

C.6.5. Spacing

Within each campground trees shall be planted in locations that will be identified by the COR or inspector. Planting locations vary in size from as small as 1/100 acre to several acres in size. Within the planting locations trees are to be planted at the following spacing:

It is expected that an irregular distribution within the planting locations will result as planters avoid acceptable established trees, rock or shallow soils and seek planting spot in the best micro-sites and soil conditions. The number of trees planted shall not be materially changed by the method of selecting planting spots.

C.6.6. Species Mix

The intent is to plant a mix of species and tree sizes on all acres in all units. Both ponderosa pine and limber pine are to be planted in these units. There are 2 sizes of ponderosa pine, 2-0 and 3-0.

Approximately 69% of the trees are 2-0 ponderosa pine, 12% of the trees are 3-0 ponderosa pine and

19% of the trees are limber pine. The species are to be interspersed at a ratio of seven 2-0 ponderosa pine, one 3-0 ponderosa pine and two 2-0 limber pine.

For every 10 trees planted:

Tree Species Number of trees Tree Size:

Ponderosa pine 7 2-0 (Anderson 3-5/8

Ponderosa pine 1 3-0 (Anderson 2-7/8)

Limber Pine 2 2-0 (Anderson 2-7/8).

C.6.18 Camping and Worksite Conditions.

Camping shall not be permitted.

Tree Species Number of trees tpa (18ac) Spacing

All Species Averaged 5630 313 12x12

SECTION E – INSPECTION AND ACCEPTANCE

E. 2. Plot Inspections- Tree/shrub Planting

The following plot size will be used by the contractor to sample at least 1-percent of the planted area, with a minimum of 5 plots per sub-item.

Seedling Spacing (ft) Trees per Acre Plot Size Plot Radius (ft) Trees per Plot

12 x 12 302 1/50 16.7 6

F. 1. FAR 52.252-2 CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY REFRENCE (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): http://www.acquisition.gov/far

FAR 52.242-14 Suspension of Work (APR 1984)

F. 2. DELIVERIES

F.2.1 Contract Performance Time and Required Rate of Progress

The Contractor shall maintain progress at a rate that will assure completion within the performance period.

F.2.2 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.

F.2.2.1 AGAR 452.211-74 Period of Performance (FEB 1988)

The period of performance of this contract is ten (10) calendar days from the date of the Notice to Proceed.

(End of Clause)

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.

SECTION G: CONTRACT ADMINISTRATION DATA

G.8.5. For the purposes of calculating liquidated damages the following rates will apply:

Tree Species Size Number of trees Cost per tree Cost per

M trees

Ponderosa pine Anderson 3 5/8 650 $8.00 $8000

Ponderosa pine Anderson 2 7/8 3900 $5.00 $5000

Limber Pine Anderson 2 7/8 1080 $5.00 $5000 http://www.acquisition.gov/far

This Task Order Request for Quote is issued in accordance with the terms, conditions and requirements of

Solicitation AG-82AT-S-13-0007.

Return this Quote to:

Malinda Jiminez

U.S. Forest Service

2150 Centre Avenue, Building E

Fort Collins, CO 80526

May 6, 2013 at 4:00 p.m. Mountain Time

Contractor’s Attachments (include the following, if checked, when the signed Quote Request/Task Order is returned to the Government :

___ Progress Plan

_X_ Schedule of Items

___ Submittals (if applicable)

Attachments for Task Order 1

Attachment 1 – Detailed Information Chart (2 pages)

Attachment 2 – Dowdy/Bellaire/West Lake Vicinity Map (1 Page)

Attachment 3 – West Lake Planting Area (1 Page)

Attachment 4 – Dowdy Planting Area (1 Page)

Attachment 5 – Bellaire Planting Area (1 Page)