Moffat_Fuels2-Appendix_A.pdf

AG-82X9-S-17-4001 Moffat Fuels Stewardship Appendix A

PERFORMANCE STATEMENT OF WORK (PWS)

TIMBER HARVEST AND SITE PREPARATION

SECTION I – GENERAL

1.1 SCOPE OF WORK

This statement of work consists of the harvest of timber using group selection destination and the site preparation of harvested groups. The contractor shall provide any and all labor, equipment, supplies, services, permits, supervision, workman’s compensation, unemployment, and transportation to accomplish projects within the Moffat Fuels Stewardship Contract. This statement of work consists of completing tasks in accordance with Section V, and performance requirements in Section VII.

1.1.1 PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE: The period of performance is from the date of Contract Award through 08/31/2019. No additional time shall be granted for mechanical breakdowns.

1.1.2 LOCATION DESCRIPTION: The project is located approximately 16 miles southeast of Granby, Colorado in T2S R75W in Sections 2,3,10,11,12, 6th P.M.; Grand County, Colorado.

1.1.3 LEVEL OF DIFFICULTY: Is estimated by the government and is only an estimate.

Contractor is encouraged to visit the Contract Area prior to submitting pricing to determine level of difficulty such as accessibility, terrain, slope, etc.

1.1.4 ACCESSIBILITY: The Project Vicinity Map and Contract Area Map indicate the project location and access roads available for this contract.

1.1.5 BOUNDARIES: Boundaries are described within the Contract and are represented on the Contract Area Map.

1.1.6 CONTRACTOR REPRESENTATIVE: The contractor shall provide a contract representative for the performance of the work. The name of this person and an alternate(s) who act for the contractor when the contractor is absent shall be designated in writing to the Contracting Officer. The contractor representative or alternate shall have full authority to act for the contractor on all contract matters relating to daily operation of this contract. The contractor representative and alternate(s) must be able to read, write, speak, and understand English.

SECTION II – DEFINITIONS

2.1 STANDARD DEFINITIONS

2.1.1 ACCEPTABLE QUALITY LEVEL (AQL): The maximum allowable deviation from perfect performance that may occur before the Government will invoke payment deduction. An AQL does not allow a contractor knowingly to offer defective service, but limits reduced payment to circumstances in which defective performance results in a measurable reduction in the value of services rendered.

2.1.2 DEFECTIVE SERVICE: A unit of service, which contains one or more defects, or nonconformance with specified requirements.

2.1.3 PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS SUMMARY (PRS): Identifies the key service outputs of the contract that will be evaluated by the Government to assure contract performance standards are met by the contractor.

2.1.4 QUALITY ASSURANCE: Those actions taken by the Government to assure services meet the requirements of the Performance Work Statement (PWS).

2.1.5 CONTRACTING OFFICER REPRESENTATIVE (COR): A Government official appointed by the Contracting Officer to assist the Contracting Officer with contract administration and surveillance of the contract.

2.1.6 QUALITY ASSURANCE SURVEILLANCE PLAN (QASP): An organized document used for quality assurance surveillance. The document contains specific methods the Government will use to perform surveillance of the contractor.

2.1.7 QUALITY CONTROL: Those actions taken by a contractor to control the performance of services so that they meet the requirements of the PWS.

2.2 TECHNICAL DEFINITIONS

2.2.1 AVERAGE SPACING: The average distance in feet between desirable leave trees.

2.2.2 CIRCULAR PLOT: A sample plot within a thinning unit that is used to determine the number of desirable trees left in a plot in accordance with the task order.

2.2.3 CUT TREES: Trees that do not possess the characteristics of desirable leave trees, and are required to be cut.

2.2.4 CUT TREE CHARACTERISTICS: Cut trees shall be those trees that are not to be left as leave trees.

2.2.5 DAMAGED TREES: A damaged tree is one that is larger than two inches in diameter at breast height and has 1 or more of the following conditions: the top is knocked out, is leaning more than 10 degrees, has less than ½ of its original limbs, has approximately 50 percent of its bark removed from the circumference of the bole.

2.2.6 DAMAGED INFRASTRUCTURE: Any damage to infrastructure shall be charged at the actual replacement or repair cost.

2.2.7 DBH: Diameter of the stem measured at a point of 4 ½ feet above the ground level on the uphill side of the tree.

2.2.8 DECKING: Stockpiling of non-commercial sized cut trees in a designated area.

2.2.9 DEFICIENT TREES: Trees that have been cut, that should have not been cut.

2.2.10 DESIRABLE LEAVE TREES: Trees left because they possess desirable leave tree characteristics.

2.2.11 DIB: Diameter of the stem inside the bark

2.2.12 EXCESS TREES: Uncut trees not needed to meet average spacing specifications and that do not qualify as leave trees.

2.2.13 HANG-UP TREE: Any cut tree suspended above ground level.

2.2.14 LESS DESIRABLE LEAVE TREES: When the prescribed stocking level of most desirable leave trees cannot be achieved with trees that possess the most desirable characteristics.

2.2.15 LOP AND SCATTER: Cutting limbs from cut trees and moving and/or rearranging of slash concentrations to achieve specific slash depth requirements. Trees shall be lopped and scattered to a height not to exceed 12 inches.

2.2.16 MACHINERY: Equipment used to meet contract requirements such as cutting, skidding, and piling of trees and or slash. Both rubber-tired and track machines may be used unless otherwise identified in the contract. Slash piling equipment shall be equipped with a brush rake.

2.2.17 MECHANICAL MASTICATION: Treatment of trees utilizing machines to shred, mulch, fragment, compact, thin, and otherwise rearrange and reduce the size of created and pre-existing slash or trees.

2.2.18 MULCH DEPTH: Depth of shredded or mulched material measured from the ground to the top of mulch layer. Piece size shall not exceed 6 feet in length, with mulch depth not to exceed a loose chip depth of 6 inches.

2.2.19 PRE-COMMERCIAL THINNING Selective thinning of conifer trees 2 feet in height up to 8.9 inches DBH to a desired spacing guideline.

2.2.20 PROGRESSION OF WORK: Work conducted in a progressive and orderly manner by the contractor.

2.2.21 PROTECTION OF IMPROVEMENTS: The protection of known archeological sites and improvements. Costs to replace or repair damage are the contractor’s responsibility.

2.2.22 ROADS, TRAILS, & OTHER OPEN AREAS: All roads and trails within the project area, including but not limited to; existing slash free fuel breaks, private property, proximity to property corners, watercourses, meadows, parks, etc.

2.2.23 SLASH: Any debris such as limbs, tree tops, boles, and other wood fiber pieces that are created as a result of logging operations, thinning operations, or by the contractor’s activities.

2.2.24 SNAG: A standing dead tree over 10 feet in height and greater than 9.0 inches DBH.

2.2.25 STUMP HEIGHT: The height of a stump on the uphill side. Stumps are cut to an angle of less than 30 degrees from horizontal. Under this contract, stump height shall not exceed 12 inches.

2.2.26 THINNING & SLASH TREATMENT: The cutting of trees and limbs in excess of those left for future management and treatment of the associated slash.

2.2.27 TREATMENT UNIT: An individual area on the ground in which activities will be performed and which may appear as a separate pay item in the Schedule of Items.

2.2.28 TREE SIZE: The contractor shall select cut or leave trees in accordance with these tree size guidelines.

2.2.29 TREE SPACING: Spacing for leave trees can range from the minimum spacing to the maximum spacing specified.

2.2.30 TREE QUALITY: Trees left to meet stocking levels specified in thinning guides and task order.

2.2.31 WHIPS & CULLS: Trees left as a result of the initial timber harvest which have not been designated as wildlife trees (no sign and/or blue or white paint) that are bent, spindly, broken-topped, crooked, or have sparse crowns.

SECTION III – GOVERNMENT FURNISHED PROPERTY

Contract Area Maps

SECTION IV – CONTRACTOR FURNISHED ITEMS/SERVICES

The contractor shall furnish all items required to perform this Performance Work Statement.

SECTION V – PERFORMANCE WORK STATEMENT TASKS AND

CRITICAL SUBTASKS

5.1 TIMBER HARVEST:

Units 20, 21, 22.

All blue marked sawtimber and non-sawtimber trees shall be cut, limbed, bucked, yarded to the landing and removed from the project area. Slash treatment addresses the manipulation of slash within treatment units identified in the Contract. Slash within these treatment areas are required to be lop and scattered.

5.2 SITE PREPARATION:

Units 20, 21, 22.

Group selection areas will have 40% of the area cleared to bare mineral soil. The 40% bare mineral soil areas will be scattered throughout each group area.

SECTION VI – GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS/INDUSTRY

STANDARDS/ STATE STANDARDS/ GOVERNMENT

STANDARDS/TECHNICAL EXHIBITS

5.1 Timber Harvest:

Unit of Measure Treatment Units Number of Acres

Acres 20, 21, 22 48

Technical Specifications and Treatment Descriptions:

1. All Live and Dead Lodgepole Pine ≥5.0-6.9 inches DBH marked with blue paint shall be felled, limbed, bucked, and yarded to landing and removed from the project area.

2. All unit boundaries are commensurate with the Cutting Unit boundaries described in Provision K-C.3.0.1# in Appendix B.

3. Care shall be taken not to damage the residual stand or stand infrastructure during all equipment operations.

4. All activity created slash shall be lopped and scattered. Lopped and Scattered: Slash manipulated so that all material lies within 12 inches of the ground.

5.2 Site Preparation:

Unit of Measure Treatment Units Number of Acres

Acres 20, 21, 22 48

Technical Specifications and Treatment Descriptions:

1. Rearrange lopped and scattered slash and clear 40% of each group opening down to bare mineral soil.

2. Care shall be taken not to damage the residual stand or stand infrastructure during all equipment operations.

SECTION VII – PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS SUMMARY

Task Performance Standard

Acceptable Quality Level

(AQL)

Monitoring Method

Disincentives For Not Meeting

Standards

5.1 Timber

Harvest

• Fall, limb, buck, yard and remove from project area, all blue marked Live/Dead Lodgepole pine trees.

• Stump height shall not exceed 12 inches.

• Care shall be taken not to damage the residual stand during all equipment operations.

100% Acceptable level of Performance

Review of Contractor’s records of inspection

Regular onsite review of specification compliance.

Periodic verification of compliance with the use of walk through and 1/20 acre inspection Plots.

Rework at contractor’s expense

Damage to the residual stand or infrastructure will be assessed against the contractor

Payment deductions will be made for work falling below

AQL -

Re-inspection charges may apply.

Poor Performance Rating 5.2 Site

Preparation • Rearrange lopped and scattered slash and clear 40% of each group opening down to bare mineral soil.

• Care shall be taken not to damage the residual stand during all equipment operations.

90% Acceptable level of Performance

Review of Contractor’s records of inspection

Regular onsite review of specification compliance.

Periodic verification of compliance with the use of walk through and 1/20 acre inspection Plots.