Amend_001_Stand_Exam_Page_14.pdf

Pike & San Isabel National Forests Cimarron & Comanche National Grasslands Proposed Stand Exam FSVEG Update

Solicitation Number AG-82BH-S-16-0042 Amendment Number 0001 dated August 26, 2016

A. Sample Design Form (CSE)

Contractor shall use a BAF appropriate to get a sample size of 4-8 trees per plot for overstory trees.

Contractor shall use a plot size of 1/50 (16.7’ dia.) for understory trees. It will be centered at plot center. Amendment Number 0001 add the following: A smaller fixed plot size may be used if it results in 4-8 samples per plot.

Contractor shall use a plot size of 1/50 (16.7’ dia.) to record down live and dead trees.

Amendment Number 0001 add the following: A smaller fixed plot size may be used if it results in 4- 8 samples per plot.

Contractor shall be responsible for collecting and filling out the Sample Design Form for all data items that are set to “YES” in the Required column. Contractor shall use the Sample Design form in Exhibit 2 as the template for all plots.

FIELD

NUMBER

FIELD

DESCRIPTION

REQUIRE

D

DATA

SOURCE

COMMENTS

Region Yes Government Proclaimed Forest Yes Government District Yes Government Location/Watershed

Alias Yes Site List

Stand Number Yes Site List 1 Sample Selection

Method Yes Government See Exhibit 1 –

Survey Stand List, as identified in Section J, titled List of Documents, Exhibits, and Other Attachments.

2 Sample Expansion Factor

Yes Contractor or Government

See Exhibit 1 – Survey Stand List, as identified in Section J, titled List of Documents, Exhibits, and Other Attachments.

3 Starting Azimuth Yes Contractor Collected for Brown’s

4 Subpop Filter Yes Government See Exhibit 2 – Sample Design Form, as identified in Section J, titled List of Documents, Exhibits, and Other Attachments.