AG-82B1-S-10-0360 Final.rtf

TABLE OF CONTENTS

SF FORM 1449, SOLICITATION, CONTRACT/ORDER FOR COMMERCIAL

ITEMS

SECTION B – SERVICES AND PRICES

SECTION C - CULTURAL RESOURCES CONTRACT SPECIFICATIONS

SECTION E - INSPECTION AND ACCEPTANCE

SECTION F - DELIVERIES OR PERFORMANCE

SECTION G - CONTRACT ADMINISTRATION DATA

SECTION H - SPECIAL CONTRACT REQUIREMENTS

SECTION I - CONTRACT CLAUSES

SECTION J - LIST OF ATTACHMENTS

SECTION K - REPRESENTATIONS, CERTIFICATIONS, AND OTHER

STATEMENTS OF OFFERORS OR RESPONDENTS

SECTION L - INSTRUCTIONS, CONDITIONS, AND NOTICES TO OFFERORS

SECTION M--EVALUATION FACTORS FOR AWARD

PART I – SCHEDULE OF ITEMS

SECTION B – SERVICES AND PRICES

San Juan National Forest ARRA Trails, Trail Bridge and Facilities Maintenance

B.1 Schedule of Items

Sub-Item Description Method Units Quantity Unit Price Total

Dolores Ranger District - ITEM 1

Site Density

TOTAL $___________

Columbine Ranger District – ITEM 2

Recordation and Evaluation

TOTAL $___________

Pagosa Ranger District ITEM 3

TIN #: ____________________

EMAIL ADDRESS: ____________________

Contractors can quote on one or more items. The Government reserves the right to award to one or more contractors, depending on the best value to the Government.

SECTION C - CULTURAL RESOURCES CONTRACT SPECIFICATIONS

SAN JUAN NATIONAL FOREST

ARRA TRAILS, TRAIL BRIDGE, AND FACILITIES MAINTENANCE

CULTURAL RESOURCE SURVEY

DIVISION 100 - GENERAL SPECIFICATIONS

110 - Scope of Contract

The Contractors shall supply the necessary qualified personnel, services, and facilities to conduct the following:

Intensive Class III cultural resources inventories on Forest Service trails with slopes less than 35%;

Class II cultural resource inventory on trails with slopes greater than 35%;

Intensive Class III cultural resources inventories of Forest bridges and facility maintenance and improvements and interpretive sign installations, Archaeological monitoring and oversight of geotextile site padding mitigation, Produce cultural resources reports which include National Register of Historic Places eligibility recommendations.

A prospective contractor may bid on the work items listed for one, or more, of the Ranger Districts (Dolores, Columbine and Pagosa) listed in the Schedule of Items.

However, due to the need to complete all of the cultural resource surveys as expediently as possible, cultural survey crews will need to be surveying and completing reports in all three Ranger Districts concurrently. Work will need to start in all three Districts as soon as the snow melts, approximately June 15, 2010.

The project area is located within the San Juan National Forest. Standards for the survey are specified in Division 200.

111 - Work submittal

The estimated contract start date is June 15, 2010. The start date may be adjusted depending on weather conditions and ground visibility (remaining snow load) within the project area. Project areas must be snow- free prior to commencement of inventory. The contracted archaeology field crew will need to closely coordinate the appropriate Ranger District Archaeologist to ensure that cultural surveys are completed prior to the trail maintenance crews. Trail maintenance will begin as soon after snow-melt as possible. Within 14 days of completion of the fieldwork a fieldwork summary of the number of sites documented; the field assessment of their eligibility; their status as to: not avoided, avoided through re-route, or avoided through flagging; if the site was not avoided then provide a reason why it was not avoided; and draft maps showing site locations and trail re-routes will be submitted to the appropriate District Archaeologist. Draft reports, photographs, forms, maps, etc. shall be submitted within 60 days after completion of field work. Upon submission of draft documents the District Archaeologist will have 20 days to inspect and provide comments upon the draft documents to the contractor for finalization. The contractor will then have 20 days to make changes and submit the final reports and all project records.

A second phase will be conducted in the summer of 2011. This phase will consist of archaeological monitoring and oversight of installation of geotextile materials and soil as mitigation to National Register eligible sites being impacted by trails. The trail crews will do the physical labor of installation. The archaeological monitor will be present during installation to ensure that the geotextile and soil is installed properly and there are no impacts to the archaeological site. Draft monitoring reports, photographs, forms, maps, etc. shall be submitted within 60 days after completion of field work. Upon submission of draft documents the District Archaeologist will have 20 days to inspect and provide comments upon the draft documents to the contractor for finalization. The contractor will then have 20 days to make changes and submit the final reports and all project records.

The contract will end February 1, 2012. Work submitted after the contract ending date will be subject to possible charge for excess administration costs incurred by the Forest Service.

120 - Description and location

The ARRA Trails and Facilities maintenance and improvement projects are located on numerous trails and facilities within the San Juan National Forest (see the attached lists of San Juan ARRA Trail Projects). The San Juan National Forest has several Southwest Conservation Corp trail crews under contract ready to start the trail improvement work as soon as the snow melts, so it will be imperative to have the cultural surveys done as quickly as possible so as not to delay the trail crews. This project contains three separate bid items: A contract for trails and facilities cultural resource survey and cultural resource monitoring in the Dolores Ranger District; a contract for trails and facilities cultural resource survey and cultural resource monitoring in the Columbine Ranger District; and a contract for trails and facilities cultural resource survey and cultural resource monitoring in the Pagosa Ranger District. A prospective contractor may bid on the work items listed for one, or more, of the Ranger Districts (Dolores, Columbine and Pagosa) listed in the Schedule of Items. However, due to the need to complete all of the cultural resource surveys as expediently as possible, cultural survey crews will need to be surveying and completing reports in all three Ranger Districts concurrently. Work will need to start in all three Districts as soon as the snow melts, approximately June 15, 2010.

Trails with slopes less than 35% will have intensive Class III surveys conducted with a corridor width of 100 ft. (30 meters), trails with slopes greater than 35% will have Class II reconnaissance survey conducted. It is anticipated that several of these trails are historic trails and will be documented as such on official Office of Archaeology and Historic Preservation Site Forms. Associated features such as sheep-herder arbolgyphs along a stock driveway will be recorded as sub-features of the historic trail if appropriate.

There will be small intensive Class III cultural surveys for ARRA facilities projects in the Dolores, Columbine, and Pagosa Ranger Districts. In the second field season of the contract (2011) the contractor will monitor the installation of geotextile pads and soil on eligible sites to mitigate damage from the trails. The trail crews will do the physical labor of installation. The archaeological monitor will be present during installation to ensure that the geoxtile and soil is installed properly and there are no impacts to the archaeological site, and will submit a monitoring report at the end of the project.

The following is the breakdown of trail surveys by Ranger District:

Dolores Ranger District Linear Class III survey=380 acres (low to moderate density) Linear Class III survey= 138 acres (Sage Hen Trail, high density) Linear Class II survey= 76 acres Archaeological Monitoring= 15 days

Class III Block survey:

Transfer campground= 2 acres Calico campground= 2 acres Total block survey acres= 4 acres

There are 18 trails within the Dolores Ranger District that require cultural survey under this contract (see attached list). All of these trails except for the Sage Hen trail may be included within one survey report. The proposed Sage Hen trail is within the Anasazi National Register District and has a very high site density. The analysis for this proposed trail will have to be more in-depth and include not only site specific effects, but also cumulative effects for the district as a whole (including affects of construction, maintenance, increased access to sites, associated increased potential for looting and vandalism, etc.). There will also have to be mitigations to insure site protection and security, and a discussion of potential interpretive opportunities.

Columbine Ranger District Linear Class III survey= 503 acres Linear Class II survey= 47 acres Archaeological monitoring= 10 days

Class III Block survey:

Elbert Creek Corral 1 acre (historic corral that requires recordation and evaluation) Lake Creek Trail Bridge 1 acre (historic bridge that requires recordation and evaluation) Transfer Park Campground= 2 acres Florida Campground= 6 acres Total block survey acres= 10 acres

Pagosa Ranger District Linear Class III survey= 287 acres Linear Class II survey= 37 acres Archaeological monitoring= 10 days

Class III Block Survey:

Turkey Springs Guard Station- 2 acres Silver Falls Guard Station- 2 acres Wolf Creek Campground- 42 acres Buckles Lake Trailhead- 8 acres Total block survey acres= 54

Elevation of the trails and project locations ranges from approximately 6,000 to 11,000 feet, varying from pinyon-juniper and scrub oak to alpine vegetation zones.

Except for the proposed Sage Hen Trail in the Dolores Ranger District, there have been very few previous intensive cultural resource inventories in most of the project area localities. Based on intensive cultural resource inventories in similar environments, it is expected that the site densities will be low to moderate, except for the Sage Hen Trail. This information is provided for information only and should not be used as the basis for formulating a bid. The types of sites that can be expected to occur include prehistoric artifact scatters and limited activity sites, and historic sites related to logging, ranching, and mining (railroad grades, sawmill sites, stock driveways, aspen dendroglyphs, mine shafts, trams, cabins, etc.). Sites in the vicinity of the Sage Hen trail may include Basketmaker III- Pueblo III pithouses, field houses, single and multiple residences, villages, and associated features.

The contractor will either re-route trails to avoid all cultural resource sites that will be impacted by trail improvements or flag sites for avoidance. The strategy for re-routing or flagging will be determined by the appropriate District Archaeologist. This does not include avoidance of historic trails. If trail re-route is not the chosen strategy or is not feasible, the sites will be flagged for avoidance with a 100 foot buffer, and draft maps and shapefiles of the site provided to the appropriate Ranger District Archaeologist within at least 14 days of completing field work.

Known eligible, unevaluated, and need data sites will be relocated and re-evaluated on official Office of Archaeology and Historic Preservation Re-evaluation Forms with maps and photographs. If the existing site forms for these sites are older than the year 2000, then the sites will be re-recorded on current site forms. The contractors will provide detailed site mapping to insure they are avoided by maintenance and improvement activities.

Previously unrecorded cultural resources will require formal recording using official Colorado Historical Society - Office of Archaeology and Historic Preservation (OAHP) site forms, detailed mapping, and photographs.

Unevaluated, need data, and previously unrecorded sites will have limited testing- shovel, auger, or trowel testing, as necessary to determine site eligibility for the National Register of Historic Places. All sites will be evaluated as being eligible or not eligible. No sites will be evaluated as need data or unevaluated.

General maps of project locations are provided with these specifications. Detailed (topo) maps, site location maps, and site/IF forms for previously recorded resources are available for inspection by appointment at the Dolores District Office, 29211 Hwy 184, Dolores, CO 81323, (970) 882-6833; the Columbine District Office, 367 Pearl Street, Bayfield, CO 81323, (970) 884-2512; and the Pagosa District Office, 180 Pagosa Springs, CO 81147, (970) 264-2268. These will be reviewed by the selected contractors at the pre-work meeting or during their Class I literature review.

The Forest Service reserves the right to modify areas to be surveyed by the Contractor. In the event that such survey changes are necessary, adjustments will be mutually agreed to by the Contractor and the Contracting Officer.

140 - Property furnished by the Government

The Government will supply to the Contractor the following supplies:

1. GIS shapefiles of the project area.

Property furnished by the Government will be available at the pre-work conferences.

Forest Service personnel will flag all corners of facility areas to be surveyed in order to facilitate location and identification of the projects by the contractor.

150 - Property furnished by the Contractor

The Contractor will furnish all other equipment needed to accomplish the cultural resources survey and its documentation according to the specifications of this contract and current archaeological survey standards. This includes, but is not limited to, transportation, GPS equipment, computer programs, compasses, and cameras.

160 – Contractor Qualifications

The Principal Investigator for the project must hold a valid Forest Service or Bureau of Land Management Cultural Resource Use Permit for the San Juan Public Lands/Dolores Ranger District/Field Office, and must have a current curation agreement with the Anasazi Heritage Center in Dolores, Colorado.

The Crew Chief of each survey crew must have the following minimum qualifications:

A graduate degree in anthropology, specializing in archaeology, or equivalent archaeological experience.

Must be listed as a crew chief on the Principal Investigator’s valid FS or BLM Cultural Resource Use Permit.

At least 16 months of professional experience and/or specialized training in archaeological field work, artifact analysis, and administration.

At least 6 months experience in archaeological survey or excavation within the southwestern region of Colorado.

Demonstrated competence in collecting, handling, analyzing, evaluating, and reporting archaeological data.

The demonstrated ability to plan, equip, staff, organize, and supervise a cultural resources survey.

The demonstrated ability to accurately plot archaeological site locations on topographic maps and to map sites using GPS.

Demonstrated competence in identifying and describing artifacts including identification of prehistoric ceramics found within southwestern Colorado, using published type descriptions.

Each crew member must have the following minimum qualifications:

At least 24 semester hours of credit in archaeology, anthropology, and/or history courses. Courses must include information on the conduct and theory of archaeological survey and excavation.

At least 3 months field experience in archaeological survey. Crew members must work under the direct field supervision of a certified crew leader or project supervisor at all times.

Individuals, institutions, groups, and agencies performing work under a contract for cultural resources survey will submit the vitae of all persons who may work under the contract to the District Archaeologists. If additional individuals are recruited to work under the contract after its issuance, vitae of these additional individuals must also be submitted to the District Archaeologists. Information in the vitae will be used to verify the individuals meet the requirements listed above. All individuals proposed to work as principal investigators, project directors, or in other supervisory capacities must be approved by the District Archaeologists before that person may direct archaeological work.

Prior to conducting fieldwork, the contractor will submit a Fieldwork Authorization Form to the appropriate District Archaeologist and discuss any special conditions which may apply to this project.

DIVISION 200 - TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

210 - Survey techniques

Prior to conducting fieldwork, the contractor will submit a Fieldwork Authorization Form to the appropriate District Archaeologist and discuss any special conditions which may apply to this project. The Fieldwork Authorization Form must be signed prior to the commencement of fieldwork.

As a minimum, the Contractor shall perform the following:

1. Conduct 100 percent intensive Class III pedestrian survey of trails on less than 35% slope and of flagged facility project areas. Conduct Class II reconnaissance survey of trails on slopes greater than 35%. Conduct Class III pedestrian survey of the block survey areas.

2. Class III survey of trails on slopes less than 35% will have width for the trails is to be 100 feet (30 meters). This includes a 15 meter wide area on each side of the centerline of the trail covering the trail surface and an variable width area on each side of the trail (depending on the actual width of the trail surface). In order to ensure complete, intensive coverage of the survey area, surveyors will be spaced no more than 15 m. (49 ft.) apart. Spacing should be reduced as needed by vegetation and ground cover to ensure complete, intensive survey coverage. Map and compass or GPS shall be used to ensure systematic, even coverage of the survey areas. The maximum transect width per surveyor will not exceed 15 m. (49 ft.)

3. In the second field season of the contract (2011) the contractor will monitor the installation of geotextile pads and soil on eligible sites to mitigate damage from the trails. The trail crews will do the physical labor of installation. The archaeological monitor will be present during installation to ensure that the geotextile and soil is installed properly and there are no impacts to the archaeological site, and will submit a monitoring report at the end of the project.

4. Each crew must be directly supervised by a crew leader who meets the Section 160 requirements for crew leader. Survey crews may be no larger than five people.

5. All cultural resource sites and isolated finds encountered are to be identified and recorded using official Colorado Historical Society - Office of Archaeology and Historic Preservation (OAHP) forms.

Sites:

Minimal site identification criteria include at least one of the following:

(a) One or more features,

(b) one formal tool if associated with other cultural materials or more than one formal tool,

(c) an occurrence of three or more types of artifacts or materials,

(d) two types of artifacts or materials in a density of at least ten items per 100 square meters,

(e) a single type of artifact or material in a density of at least 25 artifacts in a definable area.

For the purposes of this contract, a cultural resources site is defined as a locus of prehistoric or pre-1950 historic human activity at a level of intensity normally involving evidence of purposeful behavior beyond the level of one or a few (less than 25) accidentally deposited artifacts. Minimal site identification criteria include at least one of the following: (a) One or more features, (b) one formal tool if associated with other cultural resource materials or more than one formal tool, (c) an occurrence of three or more types of artifacts or materials, (d) two types of artifacts or material in a density of at least ten items per 100 square meters, (e) a single type of artifact or material in a density of at least 25 artifacts.

Isolated Finds:

Occurrences of artifacts at less than the above shall be classified “Isolated Finds” (IF), including "Scatters" (less than 25 artifacts) or "Isolated Artifacts" (an occurrence of a single item). Isolated occurrence descriptions will, when possible, include associated dates, cultural affiliation, material type, ceramic type, and other information for determining the context of the isolated occurrence. However, a "pot bust" is considered to be a scatter, even if it contains more than 25 sherds. A "Feature" is a construction that due to its recent nature or lack of association is not designated as a site". Examples would be a railroad grade, isolated trash dump, abandoned road, old fence line, or a recent camp fire ring. Features may or may not be recommended for protection from project activities. Isolated prehistoric features, such as grinding slicks, pecked hand and toe holds, or bedrock mortars, will normally be recorded as sites. Significant cultural manifestations younger than the pre-1950 cut-off date may occur in the project area. In some cases they may be associated with Native American activities or other recent historic events. These manifestations should be documented as part of the survey and in some cases, after consultation with the COR and the District Archaeologist, may be recorded as sites. Recording the content and location of IF’s is generally considered to exhaust the information potential of the find, and they are not usually considered eligible for the National Register of Historic Places.

Exclusions:

Certain constructions (modern fence lines, recreational and hunter camps, and modern camp fire rings, logging roads, skid trails, modern isolated trash dumps, and abandoned roads) may be excluded as sites due to their recent nature, lack of association, and minimal scientific importance (FSM San Juan Supplement No. 20, 2361.05).

6. Each site and isolated occurrence discovered shall be plotted with a GPS unit and transferred to 1:24,000 scale U.S.G.S. topographic maps, and identified with its Smithsonian number and with a Forest Service site number. Original copies of the maps with isolated finds and sites will be provided by the contractor to enable the District Archaeologist to inspect the results of the survey. A CD or DVD containing the shapefiles for the GPS locations will also be provided by the contractor.

All locational information will be provided as GIS shapefiles and on a hard copy of the USGS topo map to the Forest Service with the draft site forms.

GPS locations are required at site datum points. The site boundaries of sites are greater than .1 acre in size will also be recorded with a GPS unit.

All GPS data gathered will meet the following accuracy standards:

GPS Standard: NAD83, reported in UTM coordinates Locational point/polygon accuracy of 3 meters or less Submission of GPS data in two formats: hard copy on 1:24000 USGS topo maps and shapefiles (or feature classes) in a projected coordinate system compatible with ArcGIS on CD Attribute data will include Smithsonian numbers

Sites will be marked in the field with their Smithsonian site number on an aluminum tag.

7. At least two photographs (film or digital) taken from different directions, will be taken of each site. Photographs should show identifying site characteristics, important landmarks for relocating the site. Photographs will be printed on archival quality photo paper. Photographs and negatives will be submitted to the Contracting Officer upon conclusion of the project. Photographs will be included with the OAHP site forms and will include provenience information.

8. Each newly discovered site shall be recorded on the appropriate standard Colorado Historical Society – Office of Archaeology and Historic Preservation forms. Information contained on the site form is to be consistent with the instructions as listed on the Colorado Historical Society web site.

9. Sites and Isolated finds shall be plotted, described, and assigned a Smithsonian site number.

10. Previously recorded eligible and unevaluated sites within the survey areas will be relocated and re-evaluated on official Office of Archaeology and Historic Preservation Re-evaluation Forms with maps and photographs. If the existing site forms for these sites are older than 2000, then the sites will be re-recorded on current site forms.

11. Need data and unevaluated sites, both previously recorded and newly discovered, within the project areas will have limited testing (shovel or trowel) to determine site eligibility.

12. Historic trails will be documented as such on official Office of Archaeology and Historic Preservation Site Forms. Associated features such as sheep-herder arbolgyphs along a stock driveway will be recorded as sub- features of the historic trail if appropriate.

13. Per the District Archaeologists direction, the crew chief will either flag trail re-routes or flag sites with a 100’ buffer to avoid all cultural resource sites that will be impacted by trail improvements. This does not include avoidance of historic trails, unless there are specific historic features that may be adversely impacted, such as a CCC culvert. Draft maps and shapefiles of the site locations will be provided to the appropriate Ranger District Archaeologist within at least 14 days of completing field work.

14. The contractor will note on the site form if current use of the trail is impacting the site, and specifically what those impacts are and how they could be mitigated if the trail is not re-routed to avoid the site.

15. The contractor shall cease work upon discovering any human remains and associated funerary objects, and shall immediately notify the authorized officer. Work in the vicinity of the discovery may not resume until the authorized officer has given permission.

16. The contractor shall restrict vehicular activity to existing roads and trails unless the authorized officer provides otherwise.

211 - Artifact Collection and Analysis

As a minimum the Contractor shall perform the following:

1. The Contractor shall not collect any artifacts, except for Paleoindian projectile points and exceptional artifacts that are at risk and cannot be reasonably protected in the field. These exceptional artifacts may include exposed fragile perishable materials at risk of being destroyed or extremely significant diagnostics artifacts that are in immediate danger of being looted. All other analysis shall be done in the field.

2. Ceramic Analyses: In field analysis of ceramic materials will be done using standard regional published typologies in order to assign cultural affiliation and occupation dates.

3. All collected items will be reposited with the Anasazi Heritage Center in Dolores, Colorado, and will be labeled and packaged according to their standards.

4. Lithic Analysis: The Contractor should expect to encounter artifacts manufactured from sandstone, quartzite, rhyolite, basalt, obsidian, chert, petrified wood, chalcedony and other siliceous and igneous materials. The Contractor shall explain the typology used in classifying the lithic artifacts in the final report. Lithic materials may consist of both ground and chipped stone varieties, and should, at a minimum, be assigned to functional and material categories. For example, manos should be identified by material and whether they are "one-hand" or "two-hand" in size and whether they are unifacially or bifacially worked.

220 - Survey report

At a minimum, survey reports shall follow Colorado Historical Society guidelines. The reports shall include a project map with site locations plotted, a separate project map with the locations of isolated finds plotted, both on 1:24,000 scale U.S.G.S.topographic quadrangles.

All typing and illustrations used in the report must be of suitable quality to provide a clear, legible copy when used on a duplicating (xerox) machine.

The Smithsonian site number will be the primary reference number used in the report. The report will include a table of the cultural sites (both previously recorded and newly discovered). This table will include the road ID number with which the site is associated and a locational reference in relation to that road (i.e. – cut by; adjacent to; on south side of; etc.). The table will also include Smithsonian number, site type, cultural affiliation, dates, eligibility recommendation, and management recommendations.

221- Transmittal of report

Within 14 days of completion of the fieldwork one copy of the fieldwork summary will be submitted to the appropriate District Archaeologist. The fieldwork summary will include:

the number of sites documented;

the field assessment of their eligibility;

their status in regards to the proposed trail work as: not avoided, avoided through reroute, or avoided through flagging;

if the site was not avoided the reason why it was not avoided;

and draft maps of the showing site locations and site avoidance trail re-routes

One copy of the draft survey reports, photographs, forms, maps, etc. shall be submitted to the appropriate District Archaeologist within 60 days after completion of field work . Upon submission of draft survey documents the District Archaeologist will have 20 days to inspect and provide comments upon the draft survey documents to the contractor for finalization. The contractor will then have 20 days to make changes and submit the final survey reports and all project records. Three hard copies of the final survey reports will be submitted, along with all associated maps, photos, and site forms and other documents, and one digital copy of the report and shapefiles.

Draft monitoring reports, photographs, forms, maps, etc. shall be submitted within 60 days after completion of field work. Upon submission of draft monitoring documents the District Archaeologist will have 20 days to inspect and provide comments upon the draft monitoring documents to the contractor for finalization. The contractor will then have 20 days to make changes and submit the final monitoring reports and all project records.

These shall be submitted to the Contracting Officer according to the schedule stated in Division 111 – Work Submittal.

222- Future use of survey data

All field notes, maps, electronic data, photographs or digital images, negatives and artifacts collected or generated from this procurement are considered property of the United States and will be submitted to the USFS COR with the final inventory report at the conclusion of the project. Per the provisions of the 1979 Archaeological Resources Protection Act as amended, all computer files generated or gathered as a result of this project will be deleted from all nonfederal computers used by the contractor or his/her subcontractors immediately following submission of the final report.

During the course of the project, reasonable precautions will be taken to avoid the disclosure of site locations to all but authorized personnel.

Division 300 - Inspection and Acceptance

Field research, artifact analysis (in field only), and reports are to meet professional archaeological standards set forth in the Colorado Office of Archaeology and Historic Preservation Guidelines and the Colorado Bureau of Land Management Cultural Resource Management Handbook, and as determined through review by the Contracting Officer and/or the Contracting Officer's Representative.

Reports must contain the information mentioned above and must be written in a style that is clear, concise, and most importantly, well organized and easy to use. Poor writing, organization, production, insufficient information, etc. are grounds for rejection of the report. Legal descriptions in the report must agree with those shown on maps and figures. All inventory locations, sites, scatters, isolated artifacts and features mentioned in the report must be shown on the report maps and vice versa.

Appropriate knowledge of the prehistory and history of the Forest must be demonstrated by use of correct terminology, dating, citation of classic standards as well as the most recent publications pertinent to the cultural resources of the Forest.

Additional standards and requirements may be established at the time the contract is awarded and will be discussed by the Contracting Officer and/or the Contracting Officer's Representative, and the contractor at the time the contract is issued.

Division 400 - Payment

Forty percent of the survey portion of the contract will be paid once the field work is completed.

Thirty percent of the survey portion of the contract will be paid once the draft site forms and report are submitted for review.

The final thirty percent of the survey portion of the contract will be paid upon acceptance of the final report and the supporting documentation.

Forty percent of the monitoring portion of the contract will be paid once the field work is completed.

Thirty percent of the monitoring portion of the contract will be paid once the draft site forms and report are submitted for review.

The final thirty percent of the monitoring portion of the contract will be paid upon acceptance of the final report and the supporting documentation.

Division 500 – Basis of Award

Award may be made to as many as three (3) offerors (one per Ranger District). Offers will be evaluated on price and responses to the Experience and Past Performance Questionnaire. Offers that do not provide for at least a complete set of work items for one Ranger District, or that do not include responses for all information requested in the Experience and Past Performance Questionnaire may not be considered for award. Award selections will be made on the combined aspects of price, experience and past performance that are deemed most advantageous to the Government.

SECTION E--INSPECTION AND ACCEPTANCE

FAR 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): www.arnet.gov/far/

FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION (48 CFR CHAPTER 1) CLAUSES

52.246-1 Contractor Inspection Requirements (APR 1984)

SECTION F--DELIVERIES OR PERFORMANCE

FAR 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): www.arnet.gov/far/

FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION (48 CFR CHAPTER 1) CLAUSES

52.242-15 Stop Work Order (AUG 1989)

AGAR 452.211-74 Period of Performance (FEB 1988)

The period of performance of this contract is from June 15, 2010, through February 1, 2012.

SECTION G--CONTRACT ADMINISTRATION DATA

AGAR 452.215-73 Post Award Conference (NOV 1996)

A post award conference with the successful offeror is required. It will be scheduled at a mutually agreeable time and place after contract award.

GOVERNMENT-FURNISHED PROPERTY

The Government will provide the following item(s) of Government property to the Contractor for use in the performance of this contract. This property shall be used and maintained by the Contractor in accordance with the provisions of the "Government Property" FAR clause contained elsewhere in the contract.

GIS shapefiles of the project area.

SECTION H--SPECIAL CONTRACT REQUIREMENTS

AGAR 452.237-74 Key Personnel (FEB 1988)

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

Principal Investigator Crew Chief

(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.

PART II--CONTRACT CLAUSES

SECTION I--CONTRACT CLAUSES

FAR 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):

www.arnet.gov/far/ www.usda.gov/procurement/policy/agar.html

FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION (48 CFR CHAPTER 1) CLAUSES

AGRICULTURE ACQUISITION REGULATION (48 CFR CHAPTER 4) CLAUSES

452.237-70 Loss, Damage, Destruction or Repair (FEB 1988) 452.237-75 Restrictions Against Disclosure (FEB 1988)

FAR 52.204-7 CENTRAL CONTRACTOR REGISTRATION (APR 2008)

(a) Definitions. As used in this clause— “Central Contractor Registration (CCR) database” means the primary Government repository for Contractor information required for the conduct of business with the Government.

“Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS) number” means the 9-digit number assigned by Dun and Bradstreet, Inc. (D&B) to identify unique business entities.

“Data Universal Numbering System+4 (DUNS+4) number” means the DUNS number means the number assigned by D&B plus a 4-character suffix that may be assigned by a business concern. (D&B has no affiliation with this 4-character suffix.) This 4-character suffix may be assigned at the discretion of the business concern to establish additional CCR records for identifying alternative Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT) accounts (see the FAR at Subpart 32.11) for the same concern.

“Registered in the CCR database” means that—

(1) The Contractor has entered all mandatory information, including the DUNS number or the DUNS+4 number, into the CCR database; and

(2) The Government has validated all mandatory data fields, to include validation of the Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN) with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), and has marked the record “Active”. The Contractor will be required to provide consent for TIN validation to the Government as a part of the CCR registration process.

(b)

(1) By submission of an offer, the offeror acknowledges the requirement that a prospective awardee shall be registered in the CCR database prior to award, during performance, and through final payment of any contract, basic agreement, basic ordering agreement, or blanket purchasing agreement resulting from this solicitation.

(2) The offeror shall enter, in the block with its name and address on the cover page of its offer, the annotation “DUNS” or “DUNS+4” followed by the DUNS or DUNS+4 number that identifies the offeror’s name and address exactly as stated in the offer. The DUNS number will be used by the Contracting Officer to verify that the offeror is registered in the CCR database.

(c) If the offeror does not have a DUNS number, it should contact Dun and Bradstreet directly to obtain one.

(1) An offeror may obtain a DUNS number—

(i) Via the internet at http://fedgov.dnb.com/webform or if the offeror does not have internet access, it may call Dun and Bradstreet at 1-866-705-5711 if located within the United States; or

(ii) If located outside the United States, by contacting the local Dun and Bradstreet office. The offeror should indicate that it is an offeror for a U.S. Government contract when contacting the local Dun and Bradstreet office.

(2) The offeror should be prepared to provide the following information:

(i) Company legal business name.

(ii) Tradestyle, doing business, or other name by which your entity is commonly recognized.

(iii) Company physical street address, city, state and Zip Code.

(iv) Company mailing address, city, state and Zip Code (if separate from physical).

(v) Company telephone number.

(vi) Date the company was started.

(vii) Number of employees at your location.

(viii) Chief executive officer/key manager.

(ix) Line of business (industry).

(x) Company Headquarters name and address (reporting relationship within your entity).

(d) If the Offeror does not become registered in the CCR database in the time prescribed by the Contracting Officer, the Contracting Officer will proceed to award to the next otherwise successful registered Offeror.

(e) Processing time, which normally takes 48 hours, should be taken into consideration when registering. Offerors who are not registered should consider applying for registration immediately upon receipt of this solicitation.

(f) The Contractor is responsible for the accuracy and completeness of the data within the CCR database, and for any liability resulting from the Government’s reliance on inaccurate or incomplete data. To remain registered in the CCR database after the initial registration, the Contractor is required to review and update on an annual basis from the date of initial registration or subsequent updates its information in the CCR database to ensure it is current, accurate and complete. Updating information in the CCR does not alter the terms and conditions of this contract and is not a substitute for a properly executed contractual document.

(g) (1)

(i) If a Contractor has legally changed its business name, “doing business as” name, or division name (whichever is shown on the contract), or has transferred the assets used in performing the contract, but has not completed the necessary requirements regarding novation and change-of-name agreements in Subpart 42.12, the Contractor shall provide the responsible Contracting Officer a minimum of one business day’s written notification of its intention to:

(A) Change the name in the CCR database;

(B) Comply with the requirements of Subpart 42.12 of the FAR;

(C) Agree in writing to the timeline and procedures specified by the responsible Contracting Officer. The Contractor must provide with the notification sufficient documentation to support the legally changed name.

(ii) If the Contractor fails to comply with the requirements of paragraph (g)(1)(i) of this clause, or fails to perform the agreement at paragraph (g)(1)(i)(C) of this clause, and, in the absence of a properly executed novation or change-of-name agreement, the CCR information that shows the Contractor to be other than the Contractor indicated in the contract will be considered to be incorrect information within the meaning of the “Suspension of Payment” paragraph of the electronic funds transfer (EFT) clause of this contract.

(2) The Contractor shall not change the name or address for EFT payments or manual payments, as appropriate, in the CCR record to reflect an assignee for the purpose of assignment of claims (see FAR Subpart 32.8, Assignment of Claims). Assignees shall be separately registered in the CCR database. Information provided to the Contractor’s CCR record that indicates payments, including those made by EFT, to an ultimate recipient other than that Contractor will be considered to be incorrect information within the meaning of the “Suspension of payment” paragraph of the EFT clause of this contract.

(h) Offerors and Contractors may obtain information on registration and annual confirmation requirements via the Internet at http://www.ccr.gov or by calling 1-888-227-2423, or 269-961-5757.

FAR 52.212-5 CONTRACT TERMS AND CONDITIONS REQUIRED TO IMPLEMENT STATUTES OR EXECUTIVE ORDERS—COMMERCIAL ITEMS (APR 2010)

(a) The Contractor shall comply with the following Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) clauses, which are incorporated in this contract by reference, to implement provisions of law or Executive orders applicable to acquisitions of commercial items:

(1) 52.222-50, Combating Trafficking in Persons (Feb 2009) (22 U.S.C. 7104(g)).

___Alternate I (Aug 2007) of 52.222-50 (22 U.S.C. 7104(g)).

(2) 52.233-3, Protest After Award (AUG 1996) (31 U.S.C. 3553).

(3) 52.233-4, Applicable Law for Breach of Contract Claim (OCT 2004) (Pub. L. 108-77, 108-78).

(b) The Contractor shall comply with the FAR clauses in this paragraph (b) that the Contracting Officer has indicated as being incorporated in this contract by reference to implement provisions of law or Executive orders applicable to acquisitions of commercial items:

[Contracting Officer check as appropriate.] __ (1) 52.203-6, Restrictions on Subcontractor Sales to the Government (Sept 2006), with Alternate I (Oct 1995) (41 U.S.C. 253g and 10 U.S.C. 2402).

__ (2) 52.203-13, Contractor Code of Business Ethics and Conduct (Apr 2010) (Pub. L. 110-252, Title VI, Chapter 1 (41 U.S.C. 251 note)).

_X_(3) 52.203-15, Whistleblower Protections under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (MAR 2009) (Section 1553 of Pub. L. 111-5). (Applies to contracts funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.)

_X_(4) 52.204-11, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act—Reporting Requirements (Mar 2009) (Pub. L. 111-5).

__ (5) 52.219-3, Notice of Total HUBZone Set-Aside (Jan 1999) (15 U.S.C. 657a).

__ (6) 52.219-4, Notice of Price Evaluation Preference for HUBZone Small Business Concerns (JULY 2005) (if the offeror elects to waive the preference, it shall so indicate in its offer) (15 U.S.C. 657a).

__ (7) [Reserved] __ (8)(i) 52.219-6, Notice of Total Small Business Set-Aside (June 2003) (15 U.S.C. 644).

__ (ii) Alternate I (Oct 1995) of 52.219-6.

__ (iii) Alternate II (Mar 2004) of 52.219-6.

__ (9)(i) 52.219-7, Notice of Partial Small Business Set-Aside (June 2003) (15 U.S.C. 644).

__ (ii) Alternate I (Oct 1995) of 52.219-7.

__ (iii) Alternate II (Mar 2004) of 52.219-7.

__ (10) 52.219-8, Utilization of Small Business Concerns (May 2004) (15 U.S.C. 637(d)(2) and (3)).

__ (11)(i) 52.219-9, Small Business Subcontracting Plan (Apr 2008) (15 U.S.C. 637(d)(4)).

__ (ii) Alternate I (Oct 2001) of 52.219-9.

__ (iii) Alternate II (Oct 2001) of 52.219-9.

__ (12) 52.219-14, Limitations on Subcontracting (Dec 1996) (15 U.S.C. 637(a)(14)).

__ (13) 52.219-16, Liquidated Damages—Subcontracting Plan (Jan 1999) (15 U.S.C. 637(d)(4)(F)(i)).

__ (14)(i) 52.219-23, Notice of Price Evaluation Adjustment for Small Disadvantaged Business Concerns (OCT 2008) (10 U.S.C. 2323) (if the offeror elects to waive the adjustment, it shall so indicate in its offer).

__ (ii) Alternate I (June 2003) of 52.219-23.

__ (15) 52.219-25, Small Disadvantaged Business Participation Program—Disadvantaged Status and Reporting (Apr 2008) (Pub. L. 103-355, section 7102, and 10 U.S.C. 2323).

__ (16) 52.219-26, Small Disadvantaged Business Participation Program— Incentive Subcontracting (Oct 2000) (Pub. L. 103-355, section 7102, and 10 U.S.C. 2323).

__ (17) 52.219-27, Notice of Total Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business Set-Aside (May 2004) (15 U.S.C. 657 f).

_X_ (18) 52.219-28, Post Award Small Business Program Rerepresentation (Apr 2009) (15 U.S.C. 632(a)(2)).

_X_ (19) 52.222-3, Convict Labor (June 2003) (E.O. 11755).

_X_ (20) 52.222-19, Child Labor—Cooperation with Authorities and Remedies (Aug 2009) (E.O. 13126).

_X_ (21) 52.222-21, Prohibition of Segregated Facilities…