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INTERMOUNTAIN EMERGENCY RECOVERY OPERATION CENTER INSTRUCTIONS

ISSUING OFFICE: U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

FOREST SERVICE

INTERMOUNTAIN EROC

740 SIMMS STREET

GOLDEN, CO 80401

FAX (303) 275-5299

SOLICITATION NO.: AG-82B1-S-10-0412

OFFERS ARE SOLICITED FOR: RECOVERY:: COOWATER ROAD RECONSTRUCTION PROJECT PHASE II

IMPORTANT – NOTICE TO OFFEROR:

AT A MINIMUM, OFFEROR SHALL SUBMIT THE FOLLOWING DOCUMENTS BACK WITH THEIR RESPONSE TO THIS

SOLICITATION:

1. SF-1442 Solicitation, Offer, and Award (Complete, date, and sign)

2. Section B – Schedule of Items (Page 5 - 6). (Complete Unit Price and Amount)

3. Section K – Representations and Certifications (Pages 51 - 57). (Complete the Representations and Certifications electronically via the Online Representations and Certifications Application (ORCA) website at http://orca.bpn.gov)

5. Bid Guarantee

6. Acknowledgement of Amendments

IT IS REQUIRED THAT YOU WRITE THE SOLICITATION NUMBER ON THE OUTSIDE OF YOUR ENVELOPE.

Return to:

USDA, Forest Service

Intermountain EROC

740 Simms Street

Golden, CO 80401

IT IS REQUIRED THAT ALL CONTRACTOR’S BE REGISTERED IN THE CENTRAL CONTRACTOR REGISTRATION

DATABASE PRIOR TO AWARD UNDER THIS SOLICITATION. SEE CLAUSE I-3 – FAR 52.204-7 CENTRAL CONTRACTOR

REGISTRATION FOR DETAILS ON HOW TO APPLY.

ALL SOLICITATIONS SHALL BE ISSUED THROUGH FEDBIZOPS. NO PAPER SOLICITATIONS SHALL BE ISSUED.

IT IS THE OFFERORS RESPONSIBILITY TO WATCH FOR ANY AND ALL AMENDMENTS TO THE SOLICITATION, WHICH

SHALL BE ISSUED ELECTRONICALLY THROUGH FEDBIZOPS.

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SECTION B – Supplies or Services and Prices/Costs Schedule of Items

COOLWATER ROAD RECOCONSTRUCTION PROJECT

NEZ PERCE NATIONAL FOREST

IDAHO COUNTY, IDAHO

B-1 Schedule of Items

Base Bid Item Method of Unit Total

Number Item Measure Unit Total Cost Cost

15101 Mobilization LSQ LS 1 $_____ $_______

30109 Aggregate Surfacing Course AQ Ton 5520 $_____ $_______ Grading F, Compaction Method B, Commercial Source

30322 Road Reconditioning DQ Mile 3.91 $_____ $________

62201 Road Grader Rental AQ Hour 4 $_____ $________

Total Base Bid: $______________

Option A

Number Item Measure Unit Total Cost Cost

30109 Aggregate Surfacing Course AQ Ton 1755 $_____ $_______

B, Commercial Source

30322 Road Reconditioning DQ Mile 2.17 $_____ $_______

62201 Road Grader Rental AQ Hour 4 $_____ $_______

Total Option Item A: $______________

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Option B

Number Item Measure Unit Total Cost Cost

30109 Aggregate Surfacing Course AQ Ton 1755 $_____ $_______

B, Commercial Source

30322 Road Reconditioning DQ Mile 2.77 $_____ $_______

62201 Road Grader Rental AQ Hour 4 $_____ $_______

Total Option Item B: $_____________

Total Base Bid plus Option’s: $_____________

* Designated Method of Measurement: DQ=Design Quantity; AQ= Actual Quantity

LSQ=Lump Sum Quantity VQ=Vehicle Quantity

B-2 - NOTE: Payment for bond premiums in accordance with Clause 52.232-5, Payments under

Fixed-Price Construction Contracts, shall not be in addition to the contract price. Include bond payments under 151.01 Mobilization. Payment will be made on actual work performed as described in FP-03 109.01 unless otherwise noted. The above pay items are contract quantities unless noted.

Contractor Name:

PHONE:

FAX:

Signature

E-MAIL:

TIN#:

City, State, Zip:

DUNS#

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SECTION C – Description/specifications/Statement of Work

C-1 – PROJECT DESCRIPTION AND LOCATION

(a) Description of Work: This project consists of road reconditioning and aggregate surfacing placement on 3.91 miles of Forest Road 317. This project begins at the junction with the Selway Road 223 and ends at mp 3.91.

Option “A” – This option will be initiated if the funds are available. This project consists of road reconditioning and aggregate surfacing placement on 2.17 miles of Forest Road 317. This project begins at mp

3.91 on road 317 and ends at 6.08.

Option “B” – This option will be initiated if the funds are available. This project consists of road reconditioning and aggregate surfacing placement on Forest Road 317. This project begins at mp 6.08 on road

317 and ends at 8.85.

(b) Project location: This project is located approximately 1 mile south of Lowell, ID on the Selway Road 223.

Project start is at the intersection with the Selway Road 223 and Road 317. T32N, R7E, Sec 9.

(c) Government Estimate - Price Range: Between $250,000 thru $500,000.

(d) Pre bid Tour: None. Road 317 is closed to vehicles greater than 50 inches in width from Nov 5 – Jun 15 of each year. Bidders will need to obtain an access permit from the Moose Creek Ranger District if access is needed during this time.

(e) Pre bid Conference: None

(f) Start of Work: The count of contract time will begin upon award, and run continuously with no shutdown for normal winter season. It is the intent of this solicitation that, unless otherwise agreed, the work will occur in summer 2010.

(g) Period of Performance (See Part I, section F, Clause 52.212-3)

(h) Government-Furnished Property ( Also See Section I, FAR 52.245-4)

C-2 STANDARD SPECIFICATIONS FOR CONSTRUCTION OF ROADS AND

BRIDGES ON FEDERAL HIGHWAY PROJECTS FP-03 U.S. Customary Units (U.S.

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, Federal Highway Administration) (2003)

Standard Specifications for Construction of Roads & Bridges on Federal Highway Projects (FP-03) are included by reference only. The requirements contained in these Standard Specifications are hereby made a part of this solicitation and any resultant contract.

Copies of the Standard Specifications for Construction of Roads & Bridges on Federal Highway Projects (FP-

03). To obtain a copy go to; http://flh.fhwa.dot.gov/resources/pse/specs/

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C-3 – SPECIAL PROJECT SPECIFICATIONS

The Special Project Specifications listed on the Specification list are applicable to this contract and are physically included as a separate document in Section J.

NOTE THAT THE SPECIFICATION LIST INCLUDES THE MAJOR SPECIFICATIONS APPLICABLE

TO THIS PROJECT. OTHER SPECIFICATIONS REFERRED TO WITHIN THESE SPECIFICATIONS

(EVEN THOUGH NOT SPECIFICALLY LISTED HEREIN) ARE ALSO FULLY APPLICABLE TO THIS

INVITATION FOR BIDS AND ANY RESULTANT CONTRACT.

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SECTION D – Packaging and Marking

PROJECT LABELING FOR OFFICIAL CORRESPONDENCE

The Government singularly identifies each project to contract number at the time of Award. The

Contract Number is unique identifier to purposely and permanently represent and awarded project. The

Government issued contract number is to be referenced on all official communications, starting upon notice of award.

(End of Instruction)

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SECTION E – Inspection and Acceptance

52.246-12 Inspection of Construction. (APR 1996)

(a) Definition. "Work" includes, but is not limited to, materials, workmanship, and manufacture and fabrication of components.

(b) The Contractor shall maintain an adequate inspection system and perform such inspections as will ensure that the work performed under the contract conforms to contract requirements. The Contractor shall maintain complete inspection records and make them available to the Government. All work shall be conducted under the general direction of the Contracting Officer and is subject to Government inspection and test at all places and at all reasonable times before acceptance to ensure strict compliance with the terms of the contract.

(c) Government inspections and tests are for the sole benefit of the Government and do not -

(1) Relieve the Contractor of responsibility for providing adequate quality control measures;

(2) Relieve the Contractor of responsibility for damage to or loss of the material before acceptance;

(3) Constitute or imply acceptance; or

(4) Affect the continuing rights of the Government after acceptance of the completed work under paragraph (i) of this section.

(d) The presence or absence of a Government inspector does not relieve the Contractor from any contract requirement, nor is the inspector authorized to change any term or condition of the specification without the Contracting Officer's written authorization.

(e) The Contractor shall promptly furnish, at no increase in contract price, all facilities, labor, and material reasonably needed for performing such safe and convenient inspections and tests as may be required by the Contracting Officer. The Government may charge to the Contractor any additional cost of inspection or test when work is not ready at the time specified by the Contractor for inspection or test, or when prior rejection makes reinspection or retest necessary. The Government shall perform all inspections and tests in a manner that will not unnecessarily delay the work. Special, full size and performance tests shall be performed as described in the contract.

(f) The Contractor shall, without charge, replace or correct work found by the Government not to conform to contract requirements, unless in the public interest the Government consents to accept the work with an appropriate adjustment in contract price. The Contractor shall promptly segregate and remove rejected material from the premises.

(g) If the Contractor does not promptly replace or correct rejected work, the Government may -

(1) By contract or otherwise, replace or correct the work and charge the cost to the Contractor; or

(2) Terminate for default the Contractor's right to proceed.

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(h) If, before acceptance of the entire work, the Government decides to examine already completed work by removing it or tearing it out, the Contractor, on request, shall promptly furnish all necessary facilities, labor, and material. If the work is found to be defective or nonconforming in any material respect due to the fault of the Contractor or its subcontractors, the Contractor shall defray the expenses of the examination and of satisfactory reconstruction. However, if the work is found to meet contract requirements, the Contracting Officer shall make an equitable adjustment for the additional services involved in the examination and reconstruction, including, if completion of the work was thereby delayed, an extension of time.

(i) Unless otherwise specified in the contract, the Government shall accept, as promptly as practicable after completion and inspection, all work required by the contract or that portion of the work the Contracting Officer determines can be accepted separately.

Acceptance shall be final and conclusive except for latent defects, fraud, gross mistakes amounting to fraud, or the Government's rights under any warranty or guarantee.

(End of Clause)

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SECTION F – Deliveries or Performance

52.211-10 Commencement, Prosecution, and Completion of Work Alternate I (APR 1984)

The Contractor shall be required to (a) commence work under this contract within 10 calendar days after the date the Contractor received the Notice to Proceed. (b) prosecute the work diligently, and (c) complete the entire work ready for use not later than 90 calendar days after the effective date of the notice to proceed. The time stated for completion shall include final cleanup of the premises.

52.242-14 Suspension of Work. (APR 1984)

452.236-75 Maximum Workweek - Construction Schedule. (NOV 1996)

Within 15 calendar days after receipt of a written request from the Contracting Officer, the Contractor must submit the following in writing for approval:

(a) A schedule as required by FAR clause 52.236-15, Schedules for Construction Contracts, and

(b) The hours (including the daily starting and stopping times) and days of the week the Contractor proposes to carry out the work.

The maximum workweek that will be approved is Monday thru Saturday.

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SECTION G – Contract Administration Data

452.215-73 Post-award Conference. (NOV 1996)

A post award teleconference with the successful offeror is required. It will be scheduled within 15 calendar days after the date of contract award.

G -1 Contract Administration

(a) CONTRACTING OFFICER (CO) - means a person with the authority to enter into, administer and/or terminate contracts and make related determinations and findings. The Contracting Officer signs all contractual documents, approves and signs all modifications to contracts, processes and approves payments requests, reviews and makes final decisions on contractual discrepancies, and administer the contract. The Contracting Officer is the only authorized individual to make changes to a contract.

(b) CONTRACTING OFFICER REPRESENTATIVE (COR) - The Contracting Officer will designate a representative, hereinafter referred to as the Contracting Officer Representative or, alternatively, as the Engineer, who will provide on-the-ground administration for the Government.

The COR will be designated in writing and a copy of the designation will be furnished to the

Contractor before or at the Pre-Work Conference. The Contractor is cautioned to read the COR designation because certain authority under the contract is reserved solely for the Contracting

Officer. The term “Contracting Officer” as used throughout the contract shall be interpreted to include the Contracting Officer’s designated representative(s) acting within limits of their delegation of authority.

(c) CONTRACTOR’S REPRESENTATIVE – Any representative of the Contractor shall be designated in writing. The designation shall clearly indicate the name and limitations of authority, if any, of the representative.

Required

Submittal/Notification

Deadline for Receipt by the

Government

Applicable Specifications

Hazardous Spill Plan Before beginning any work 107 – Legal Relations &

Responsibility to the Public

Equipment Mobilization

Notification

24 hours prior to moving equipment onto Nez Perce N.F.

151 – Mobilization

Traffic Control 21 day prior to road closure 156 – Public Traffic

Erosion Control Plan 14 – days before intended use 157 – Soil Erosion Control

Aggregate Certifications 14 – days prior to placement of

Aggregate Surface Course

301 – Untreated Aggregate Courses

SECTION H – Special Contract Requirements

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52.203-15 Whistleblower Protections Under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.

(MAR 2009)

(a) The Contractor shall post notice of employees rights and remedies for whistleblower protections provided under section 1553 of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Pub. L. 111-5).

(b) The Contractor shall include the substance of this clause including this paragraph (b) in all subcontracts.

52.204-11 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act--Reporting Requirements. (MAR 2009)

(a) Definitions. As used in this clause--

"Contract," as defined in FAR 2.101, means a mutually binding legal relationship obligating the seller to furnish the supplies or services (including construction) and the buyer to pay for them. It includes all types of commitments that obligate the Government to an expenditure of appropriated funds and that, except as otherwise authorized, are in writing. In addition to bilateral instruments, contracts include (but are not limited to) awards and notices of awards; job orders or task letters issued under basic ordering agreements; letter contracts; orders, such as purchase orders, under which the contract becomes effective by written acceptance or performance; and bilateral contract modifications. Contracts do not include grants and cooperative agreements covered by 31 U.S.C. 6301, et seq. For discussion of various types of contracts, see FAR Part 16.

"First-tier subcontract" means a subcontract awarded directly by a Federal Government prime contractor whose contract is funded by the Recovery Act.

"Jobs created" means an estimate of those new positions created and filled, or previously existing unfilled positions that are filled, as a result of funding by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Recovery Act). This definition covers only prime contractor positions established in the United

States and outlying areas (see definition in FAR 2.101). The number shall be expressed as "full-time equivalent" (FTE), calculated cumulatively as all hours worked divided by the total number of hours in a full-time schedule, as defined by the contractor. For instance, two full-time employees and one part-time employee working half days would be reported as 2.5 FTE in each calendar quarter.

"Jobs retained" means an estimate of those previously existing filled positions that are retained as a result of funding by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Recovery Act). This definition covers only prime contractor positions established in the United States and outlying areas (see definition in FAR 2.101). The number shall be expressed as "full-time equivalent" (FTE), calculated cumulatively as all hours worked divided by the total number of hours in a full-time schedule, as defined by the contractor. For instance, two full-time employees and one part-time employee working half days would be reported as 2.5 FTE in each calendar quarter.

"Total compensation" means the cash and noncash dollar value earned by the executive during the contractor's past fiscal year of the following (for more information see 17 CFR 229.402(c)(2)):

(1) Salary and bonus.

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(2) Awards of stock, stock options, and stock appreciation rights. Use the dollar amount recognized for financial statement reporting purposes with respect to the fiscal year in accordance with the Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 123 (Revised 2004) (FAS

123R), Shared Based Payments.

(3) Earnings for services under non-equity incentive plans. Does not include group life, health, hospitalization or medical reimbursement plans that do not discriminate in favor of executives, and are available generally to all salaried employees.

(4) Change in pension value. This is the change in present value of defined benefit and actuarial pension plans.

(5) Above-market earnings on deferred compensation which is not tax-qualified.

(6) Other compensation. For example, severance, termination payments, value of life insurance paid on behalf of the employee, perquisites or property if the value for the executive exceeds

$10,000.

(b) This contract requires the contractor to provide products and/or services that are funded under the

American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Recovery Act). Section 1512(c) of the Recovery

Act requires each contractor to report on its use of Recovery Act funds under this contract. These reports will be made available to the public.

(c) Reports from contractors for all work funded, in whole or in part, by the Recovery Act, and for which an invoice is submitted prior to June 30, 2009, are due no later than July 10, 2009. Thereafter, reports shall be submitted no later than the 10th day after the end of each calendar quarter.

(d) The Contractor shall report the following information, using the online reporting tool available at http://www.FederalReporting.gov.

(1) The Government contract and order number, as applicable.

(2) The amount of Recovery Act funds invoiced by the contractor for the reporting period. A cumulative amount from all the reports submitted for this action will be maintained by the government's on-line reporting tool.

(3) A list of all significant services performed or supplies delivered, including construction, for which the contractor invoiced in this calendar quarter.

(4) Program or project title, if any.

(5) A description of the overall purpose and expected outcomes or results of the contract, including significant deliverables and, if appropriate, associated units of measure.

(6) An assessment of the contractor's progress towards the completion of the overall purpose and expected outcomes or results of the contract (i.e., not started, less than 50 percent completed, completed 50 percent or more, or fully completed). This covers the contract (or portion thereof) funded by the Recovery Act.

(7) A narrative description of the employment impact of work funded by the Recovery Act. This narrative should be cumulative for each calendar quarter and only address the impact on the contractor's workforce. At a minimum, the contractor shall provide--

(i) A brief description of the types of jobs created and jobs retained in the United States and outlying areas (see definition in FAR 2.101). This description may rely on job titles, broader labor categories, or the contractor's existing practice for describing jobs as long as the terms used are widely understood and describe the general nature of the work; and

(ii) An estimate of the number of jobs created and jobs retained by the prime contractor, in the United States and outlying areas. A job cannot be reported as both created and

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(8) Names and total compensation of each of the five most highly compensated officers of the

Contractor for the calendar year in which the contract is awarded if--

(i) In the Contractor's preceding fiscal year, the Contractor received--

(A) 80 percent or more of its annual gross revenues from Federal contracts (and subcontracts), loans, grants (and subgrants) and cooperative agreements; and

(B) $25,000,000 or more in annual gross revenues from Federal contracts (and subcontracts), loans, grants (and subgrants) and cooperative agreements; and

(ii) The public does not have access to information about the compensation of the senior executives through periodic reports filed under section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities

Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78m(a), 78o(d)) or section 6104 of the Internal

Revenue Code of 1986.

(9) For subcontracts valued at less than $25,000 or any subcontracts awarded to an individual, or subcontracts awarded to a subcontractor that in the previous tax year had gross income under

$300,000, the Contractor shall only report the aggregate number of such first tier subcontracts awarded in the quarter and their aggregate total dollar amount.

(10) For any first-tier subcontract funded in whole or in part under the Recovery Act, that is over

$25,000 and not subject to reporting under paragraph 9, the contractor shall require the subcontractor to provide the information described in (i), (ix), (x), and (xi) below to the contractor for the purposes of the quarterly report. The contractor shall advise the subcontractor that the information will be made available to the public as required by section 1512 of the

Recovery Act. The contractor shall provide detailed information on these first-tier subcontracts as follows:

(i) Unique identifier (DUNS Number) for the subcontractor receiving the award and for the subcontractor's parent company, if the subcontractor has a parent company.

(ii) Name of the subcontractor.

(iii) Amount of the subcontract award.

(iv) Date of the subcontract award.

(v) The applicable North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code.

(vi) Funding agency.

(vii) A description of the products or services (including construction) being provided under the subcontract, including the overall purpose and expected outcomes or results of the subcontract.

(viii) Subcontract number (the contract number assigned by the prime contractor).

(ix) Subcontractor's physical address including street address, city, state, and country.

Also include the nine-digit zip code and congressional district if applicable.

(x) Subcontract primary performance location including street address, city, state, and country. Also include the nine-digit zip code and congressional district if applicable.

(xi) Names and total compensation of each of the subcontractor's five most highly compensated officers, for the calendar year in which the subcontract is awarded if--

(A) In the subcontractor's preceding fiscal year, the subcontractor received--

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(l) 80 percent or more of its annual gross revenues in Federal contracts

(and subcontracts), loans, grants (and subgrants), and cooperative agreements; and

(2) $25,000,000 or more in annual gross revenues from Federal contracts

(and subcontracts), loans, grants (and subgrants), and cooperative agreements; and

(B) The public does not have access to information about the compensation of the senior executives through periodic reports filed under section 13(a) or 15(d) of the

Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78m(a), 78o(d)) or section 6104 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.

52.225-21 Required Use of American Iron, Steel, and Other Manufactured Goods--Buy American Act--

Construction Materials. (MAR 2009)

"Construction material" means an article, material, or supply brought to the construction site by the

Contractor or a subcontractor for incorporation into the building or work. The term also includes an item brought to the site preassembled from articles, materials, or supplies. However, emergency life safety systems, such as emergency lighting, fire alarm, and audio evacuation systems, that are discrete systems incorporated into a public building or work and that are produced as complete systems, are evaluated as a single and distinct construction material regardless of when or how the individual parts or components of those systems are delivered to the construction site. Materials purchased directly by the Government are supplies, not construction material.

"Domestic construction material" means--

(1) An unmanufactured construction material mined or produced in the United States; or

(2) A construction material manufactured in the United States.

"Foreign construction material" means a construction material other than a domestic construction material.

"Manufactured construction material" means any construction material that is not unmanufactured construction material.

"Steel" means an alloy that includes at least 50 percent iron, between .02 and 2 percent carbons, and may include other elements.

"United States" means the 50 States, the District of Columbia, and outlying areas.

"Unmanufactured construction material" means raw material brought to the construction site for incorporation into the building or work that has not been--

(1) Processed into a specific form and shape; or

(2) Combined with other raw material to create a material that has different properties than the properties of the individual raw materials.

(b) Domestic preference. (1) This clause implements--

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(i) Section 1605 of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Recovery

Act) (Pub. L. 111-5), by requiring, unless an exception applies, that all iron, steel, and other manufactured goods used as construction material in the project are produced in the

United States; and

(ii) The Buy American Act (41 U.S.C. 10a-10d) by providing a preference for unmanufactured domestic construction material.

(2) The Contractor shall use only domestic construction material in performing this contract, except as provided in paragraph (b)(3) and (b)(4) of this clause.

(3) This requirement does not apply to the construction material or components listed by the

Government as follows: NONE

(4) The Contracting Officer may add other foreign construction material to the list in paragraph

(b)(3) of this clause if the Government determines that--

(i) The cost of domestic construction material would be unreasonable.

(A) The cost of domestic iron, steel, or other manufactured goods used as construction material is unreasonable when the cumulative cost of such material will increase the cost of the contract by more than 25 percent;

(B) The cost of unmanufactured construction material is unreasonable when the cost of such material exceeds the cost of foreign material by more than 6 percent;

(ii) The construction material is not mined, produced, or manufactured in the United

States in sufficient and reasonably available quantities and of a satisfactory quality; or

(iii) The application of the restriction of section 1605 of the Recovery Act or the Buy

American Act to a particular construction material would be inconsistent with the public interest.

(c) Request for determination of inapplicability of Section 1605 of the Recovery Act or the Buy

American Act. (1)(i) Any Contractor request to use foreign construction material in accordance with paragraph (b)(4) of this clause shall include adequate information for Government evaluation of the request, including--

(A) A description of the foreign and domestic construction materials;

(B) Unit of measure;

(C) Quantity;

(D) Cost;

(E) Time of delivery or availability;

(F) Location of the construction project;

(G) Name and address of the proposed supplier; and

(H) A detailed justification of the reason for use of foreign construction materials cited in accordance with paragraph (b)(4) of this clause.

(ii) A request based on unreasonable cost shall include a reasonable survey of the market and a completed cost comparison table in the format in paragraph (d) of this clause.

(iii) The cost of construction material shall include all delivery costs to the construction site and any applicable duty.

(iv) Any Contractor request for a determination submitted after contract award shall

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(2) If the Government determines after contract award that an exception to section 1605 of the

Recovery Act or the Buy American Act applies and the Contracting Officer and the Contractor negotiate adequate consideration, the Contracting Officer will modify the contract to allow use of the foreign construction material. However, when the basis for the exception is the unreasonable cost of a domestic construction material, adequate consideration is not less than the differential established in paragraph (b)(4)(i) of this clause.

(3) Unless the Government determines that an exception to section 1605 of the Recovery Act or the Buy American Act applies, use of foreign construction material is noncompliant with section

1605 of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act or the Buy American Act.

(d) Data. To permit evaluation of requests under paragraph (c) of this clause based on unreasonable cost, the Contractor shall include the following information and any applicable supporting data based on the survey of suppliers:

Foreign and Domestic Construction Materials Cost Comparison

Construction material description Quantity Unit of measure Cost (dollars)*

Item 1:

Foreign construction material [ ]

Domestic construction material [ ]

Item 2:

(List name, address, telephone number, and contact for suppliers surveyed. Attach copy of response; if oral, attach summary.)

(Include other applicable supporting information.)

(* Include all delivery costs to the construction site.)

52.225-22 Notice of Required Use of American Iron, Steel, and Other Manufactured Goods--Buy

American Act--Construction Materials. (MAR 2009)

(a) Definitions. "Construction material," "domestic construction material," "foreign construction material," "manufactured construction material," "steel," and "unmanufactured construction material," as used in this provision, are defined in the clause of this solicitation entitled "Required Use of Iron, Steel, and Other Manufactured Goods--Buy American Act--Construction Materials" (Federal Acquisition

Regulation (FAR) clause 52.225-21).

(b) Requests for determinations of inapplicability. An offeror requesting a determination regarding the

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(Recovery Act) or the Buy American Act should submit the request to the Contracting Officer in time to allow a determination before submission of offers. The offeror shall include the information and applicable supporting data required by paragraphs (c) and (d) of the clause at FAR 52.225-21 in the request. If an offeror has not requested a determination regarding the inapplicability of 1605 of the

Recovery Act or the Buy American Act before submitting its offer, or has not received a response to a previous request, the offeror shall include the information and supporting data in the offer.

(c) Evaluation of offers. (1) If the Government determines that an exception based on unreasonable cost of domestic construction material applies, the Government will evaluate an offer requesting exception to the requirements of section 1605 of the Recovery Act or the Buy American Act by adding to the offered price of the contract--

(i) 25 percent of the offered price of the contract, if foreign iron, steel, or other manufactured goods are used as construction material based on unreasonable cost of comparable manufactured domestic construction material; and

(ii) 6 percent of the cost of foreign unmanufactured construction material included in the offer based on unreasonable cost of comparable domestic unmanufactured construction

(2) If two or more offers are equal in price, the Contracting Officer will give preference to an offer that does not include foreign construction material excepted at the request of the offeror on the basis of unreasonable cost.

(d) Alternate offers. (1) When an offer includes foreign construction material not listed by the

Government in this solicitation in paragraph (b)(2) of the clause at FAR 52.225-21, the offeror also may submit an alternate offer based on use of equivalent domestic construction material.

(2) If an alternate offer is submitted, the offeror shall submit a separate Standard Form 1442 for the alternate offer and a separate cost comparison table prepared in accordance with paragraphs

(c) and (d) of the clause at FAR 52.225-21 for the offer that is based on the use of any foreign construction material for which the Government has not yet determined an exception applies.

(3) If the Government determines that a particular exception requested in accordance with paragraph (c) of the clause at FAR 52.225-21 does not apply, the Government will evaluate only those offers based on use of the equivalent domestic construction material, and the offeror shall be required to furnish such domestic construction material. An offer based on use of the foreign construction material for which an exception was requested--

(i) Will be rejected as nonresponsive if this acquisition is conducted by sealed bidding; or

(ii) May be accepted if revised during negotiations.

(End of Provision)

52.225-23 Required Use of American Iron, Steel, and Other Manufactured Goods--Buy American Act--

Construction Materials under Trade Agreements. (AUG 2009)

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"Construction material" means an article, material, or supply brought to the construction site by the

Contractor or subcontractor for incorporation into the building or work. The term also includes an item brought to the site preassembled from articles, materials, or supplies. However, emergency life safety systems, such as emergency lighting, fire alarm, and audio evacuation systems, that are discrete systems incorporated into a public building or work and that are produced as complete systems, are evaluated as a single and distinct construction material regardless of when or how the individual parts or components of those systems are delivered to the construction site. Materials purchased directly by the Government are supplies, not construction material.

"Domestic construction material" means-- (1) An unmanufactured construction material mined or produced in the United States; or

(2) A construction material manufactured in the United States.

"Foreign construction material' means a construction material other than a domestic construction

"Free trade agreement (FTA) country construction material" means a construction material that--

(1) Is wholly the growth, product, or manufacture of an FTA country; or

(2) In the case of a construction material that consists in whole or in part of materials from another country, has been substantially transformed in an FTA country into a new and different construction material distinct from the materials from which it was transformed.

"Least developed country construction material" means a construction material that--

(1) Is wholly the growth, product, or manufacture of a least developed country; or another country, has been substantially transformed in a least developed country into a new and different construction material distinct from the materials from which it was transformed.

"Manufactured construction material" means any construction material that is not unmanufactured

"Recovery Act designated country" means any of the following countries:

(1) A World Trade Organization Government Procurement Agreement (WTO GPA) country

(Aruba, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canada, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Korea (Republic of), Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Singapore, Slovak Republic, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, or United Kingdom);

(2) A Free Trade Agreement country (FTA)(Australia, Bahrain, Canada, Chile, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Israel, Mexico, Morocco, Nicaragua, Oman, Peru, or Singapore); or

(3) A least developed country (Afghanistan, Angola, Bangladesh, Benin, Bhutan, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Democratic Republic of Congo, Djibouti, East Timor, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gambia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Haiti, Kiribati, Laos, Lesotho, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Maldives, Mali, Mauritania, Mozambique, Nepal, Niger, Rwanda, Samoa, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Solomon Islands, Somalia, Tanzania, Togo, Tuvalu, Uganda, Vanuatu, Yemen, or Zambia).

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"Recovery Act designated country construction material" means a construction material that is a WTO

GPA country construction material, an FTA country construction material, or at least developed country construction material.

"Steel" means an alloy that includes at least 50 percent iron, between .02 and 2 percent carbons, and may include other elements.

"United States" means the 50 States, the District of Columbia, and outlying areas.

"Unmanufactured construction material" means raw material brought to the construction site for incorporation into the building or work that has not been--

(1) Processed into a specific form and shape; or

(2) Combined with other raw material to create a material that has different properties than the properties of the individual raw materials.

"WTO GPA country construction material" means a construction material that--

(1) Is wholly the growth, product, or manufacture of a WTO GPA country; or another country, has been substantially transformed in a WTO GPA country into a new and different construction material distinct from the materials from which it was transformed.

(b) Construction materials. (1) The restrictions of section 1605 of the American Recovery and

Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Pub. L. 111-5) (Recovery Act) and the Buy American Act (41 U.S.C. 10a-

10d) do not apply to Recovery Act designated country construction material. Consistent with U.S.

obligations under international agreements, these clause implements--

(i) Section 1605 of the Recovery Act by requiring, unless an exception applies, that all iron, steel, and other manufactured goods used as construction material in the project are produced in the United States; and

(ii) The Buy American Act by providing a preference for unmanufactured domestic

(2) The Contractor shall use only domestic or Recovery Act designated country construction material in performing this contract, except as provided in paragraphs (b)(3) and (b)(4) of this clause.

(3) The requirement in paragraph (b)(2) of this clause does not apply to the construction materials or components listed by the Government as follows: NONE

(4) The Contracting Officer may add other construction material to the list in paragraph (b)(3) of this clause if the Government determines that--

(i) The cost of domestic construction material would be unreasonable.

(A) The cost of domestic iron, steel, or other manufactured goods used as construction material is unreasonable when the cumulative cost of such material will increase the overall cost of the contract by more than 25 percent;

(B) The cost of unmanufactured construction material is unreasonable when the cost of such material exceeds the cost of foreign material by more than 6 percent;

(ii) The construction material is not mined, produced, or manufactured in the United

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States in sufficient and reasonably available commercial quantities of a satisfactory quality; or

(iii) The application of the restriction of section 1605 of the Recovery Act or the Buy

American Act to a particular construction material would be inconsistent with the public interest.

(c) Request for determination of inapplicability of section 1605 of the Recovery Act or the Buy

American Act.

(1)(i) Any Contractor request to use foreign construction material in accordance with paragraph

(b)(4) of this clause shall include adequate information for Government evaluation of the request, including--

(A) A description of the foreign and domestic construction materials;

(B) Unit of measure;

(C) Quantity;

(D) Cost;

(E) Time of delivery or availability;

(F) Location of the construction project;

(G) Name and address of the proposed supplier; and

(H) A detailed justification of the reason for use of foreign construction materials cited in accordance with paragraph (b)(4) of this clause.

(ii) A request based on unreasonable cost shall include a reasonable survey of the market and a completed cost comparison table in the format in paragraph (d) of this clause.

(iii) The cost of construction material shall include all delivery costs to the construction site and any applicable duty.

(iv) Any Contractor request for a determination submitted after contract award shall explain why the Contractor could not reasonably foresee the need for such determination and could not have requested the determination before contract award. If the Contractor does not submit a satisfactory explanation, the Contracting Officer need not make a determination.

(2) If the Government determines after contract award that an exception to section 1605 of the

Recovery Act or the Buy American Act applies and the Contracting Officer and the Contractor negotiate adequate consideration, the Contracting Officer will modify the contract to allow use of the foreign construction material. However, when the basis for the exception is the unreasonable cost of a domestic construction material, adequate consideration is not less than the differential established in paragraph (b)(4)(i) of this clause.

(3) Unless the Government determines that an exception to the section 1605 of the Recovery Act or the Buy American Act applies, use of foreign construction material other than that covered by trade agreements is noncompliant with the applicable Act.

(d) Data. To permit evaluation of requests under paragraph (c) of this clause based on unreasonable cost, the Contractor shall include the following information and any applicable supporting data based on the survey of suppliers:

Foreign and Domestic Construction Materials Cost Comparison

Construction material description Quantity Unit of Measure Cost (dollars)*

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Item 1:

Domestic construction material [ ]

Item 2:

(List name, address, telephone number, and contact for suppliers surveyed. Attach copy of response; if oral, attach summary.)

(Include other applicable supporting information.)

(* Include all delivery costs to the construction site.)

452.236-72 Use of Premises. (NOV 1996)

(a) Before any camp, quarry, borrow pit, storage, detour, or bypass site, other than shown on the drawings, is opened or operated on USDA land or lands administered by the USDA, the Contractor shall obtain written permission from the Contracting Officer. A camp is interpreted to include a campsite or trailer parking area of any employee working on the project for the Contractor.

(b) Unless excepted elsewhere in the contract, the Contractor shall (i) provide and maintain sanitation facilities for the work force at the site and (ii) dispose of solid waste in accordance with applicable

Federal, State and local regulations.

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 fire fighting). An equitable adjustment for the temporary use of employees and equipment will be made under the CHANGES clause, FAR

52.243-4.

FAR 52.236-4 Physical Data (APR 1984)

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Data and information furnished or referred to below is for the Contractor’s information. The Government shall not be responsible for any interpretation of or conclusion drawn from the data or information by the Contractor.

(a) The indications of physical conditions on the drawings and in the specifications are the results of site investigations by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service. Features shown on the plan & profile sheets were identified by visual observation during the preliminary location and survey and during a “plans in hand” review.

(b) Weather Conditions. The project to seasonal limitations from November thru June. Wet weather commonly limits constructions in October and June.

BARRICADES, WARNING SIGNS, AND OTHER DEVICES

The Contractor shall provide, erect, and maintain all necessary barricades, suitable and sufficient lights, danger signals, signs, and other traffic control devices, and shall take all necessary precautions for the protection of the work and safety of the public. Roads closed to traffic shall be protected by effective barricades, and obstructions shall be illuminated during the hours of darkness. Suitable warning signs shall be provided to properly control and direct traffic.

The Contractor shall erect warning signs in advance to any place on the project where operations may interfere with the use of the road or trail by traffic and at all intermediate points where the new work crosses or coincides with an existing road or trail. All road barricades, warning signs, lights, temporary signals, flagmen and pilot car operators and equipment, and other protective devices, except for special devices, shall conform with Part

VI of the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices for Streets and Highways, published by the Federal

Highway Administration and applicable safety codes.

LANDSCAPE PRESERVATION

(a) Do not remove, deface, injure, or destroy trees, shrubs, lawn, or natural features not designated for treatment. Confine operations to within the clearing limits or other areas designated in the contract documents, and prevent the depositing of rocks, excavated materials, stumps, or other debris outside of these limits.

Retrieve material which falls outside of these limits and dispose of, or incorporate in the work as directed by the

Contracting Officer.

Preserve the scenic and natural environment along this construction project.

(b) Do not allow objectionable material to enter any stream, river, lake, or other body of water. Retrieve material which falls in these areas and dispose of, or incorporate in the work as directed by the Contracting

Officer, and repair damage to vegetation or structures outside the project limits as directed by the Contracting

Officer.

(c) Do not operate equipment or otherwise disturb the natural vegetation and soil beyond the construction limits.

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

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Prevention of Oil Spills. The contractor is required to have a spill plan. When storage facilities for oil or oil products are on site, appropriate preventive measures shall be…