Statement of Work.pdf

FY2011 DESCANSO MASTICATION

SECTION C – STATEMENT OF WORK/DESCRIPTION/SPECIFICATIONS

STATEMENT OF WORK

Scope of Contract

The purpose of this contract is to secure services for fuels reduction/modification through mastication work for approximately 250 acres to be performed in compliance to the contract terms, specifications and provisions. The Contractor shall furnish all labor, equipment, supervision, transportation needs, operating supplies and incidentals.

Location and Description

Location – The project area is located within the boundaries of the Descanso Ranger District, Cleveland National Forest.

Unit 1H is located on the Descanso RD, Township 16 South, Range 3 East, Section 1, 11, 14, 15, 21, 22, 23, 27, 28. The Unit is bordered by Lyons Valley Road to the south, Horsethief Road to the east, Interstate 8 to the north, and Japatul Valley Road to the west.

Description – Unit 1H is located adjacent to private property along the National Forest. In all mastication units (sub-units - see map) the terrain is rough and broken, with a wide variety of slopes. Old stumps and large downed logs may occur, along with occasional outcroppings of rock. Shrub types include Chamise, Ceanothus, sagebrush, Manzanita, scrub oak and others.

Some units contain a very sparse shrub component, while in other units the shrub component is quite dense in certain patches. Shrub height is generally less than 4 – 5 feet, with the majority below 3 feet in height. All sub-units are located between 2,300 and 3,400 feet elevation.

Table 1 Sub-Item Descriptive Information Sub-item/(Unit #) Acres Slope Range Comments

1H 250 0 to 30% Patchy brush, light to moderate density along with occasional outcroppings of rock

Contract Time

Estimated start work date is February 1, 2011. The Contractor shall have 180 days to complete the project following the issuance of the Notice to Proceed. Contract time includes delays for weather, project activity levels (PAL) restrictions, all applicable wildlife limited operating periods, locating and transporting supplies and materials, and final cleanup.

DESCRIPTION/SPECIFICATIONS

General

The project provides for fuels reduction/modification for approximately 250 acres to be performed in compliance to the contract terms, specifications and provisions. The required result of the brush treatment is that all vegetation on slopes 30% or less, excluding islands of brush and individual broad-leafed plants/shrubs are masticated to a total height of 4 inches from the ground. Avoid all rock outcroppings and drip lines of trees.

Restrictions on Work

Work may be performed at any time during the period of the contract, except as outlined here.

Nothing in this part shall be construed to take away any of the Government’s rights under the

Suspension of Work Clause (52.242-14). Restrictions are as follows:

1. In accordance with the fire plan.

2. When the Contracting Officer (CO) or Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR) determines that adverse weather has made access too dangerous or that continued vehicular travel would cause unacceptable road damage.

3. When the Contracting Officer (or Contracting Officer’s Representative) determines that continuing operations during adverse weather or ground conditions would cause unacceptable harm to natural resources.

4. All work will be performed during daylight hours.

5. All project related work shall cease immediately if any heritage resources are discovered and notification to COR initiated.

The attached Map shows the entire project boundary, the work locations on the ground take precedence over the locations on the Map. Exceptions of these locations could be large boulders, roads, creeks, steep ridges, and other ground features.

The Contractor shall furnish all technical expertise, labor, equipment, supervision, transportation, operating supplies, and incidentals necessary to complete the project, except for that which the contract clearly states is to be furnished by the government.

Mastication

Masticator with articulating arm shall have a ground pressure rating of 8 psi or less and be capable of reaching 15 feet.

Edges of treatment blocks shall be irregular, not linear.

Debris resulting from the Contractor’s brush treatment operation shall be flat on the ground, and shall not exceed 12 inches in depth. The material shall be well scattered and not concentrated in patches or piles. All individual pieces of cut vegetative debris, regardless of diameter, shall be less than 3 feet in total length. All cut material shall be left within unit boundaries. No cut material shall be left leaning against or suspended in a tree. All roads and trails shall be left clear of material. Standing brush shall be reduced to an average of 80%, woody shrubs within 1 foot of large rocks or other obstacles shall not be treated.

No mastication work will be done when the soils are wet.

No mechanical treatment will occur within the boundaries of or within the buffer zones of recorded sites. These sites will be flagged prior to implementation.

Section D – SPECIAL TASK ORDER PROVISIONS

Acceptance

The Contracting Officer will accept only completed work for evaluation. When notified by the

Contractor of completed of work, such work will be evaluated for quality against the specification of this task order. The evaluation will include, but is not limited to a review of the quality control measures performed by the Contractor. Additional measures may be implemented by the Contracting Officer including, but not limited to, a 2 percent sample of the completed work using an acre plot sample. Only work described by the Contractor as completed will be evaluated.

Work is deemed acceptable when final Contracting Officer inspection indicates at least 80% quality achievement of the task order specifications described in Section C.

Quality Control

The Contractor shall conduct inspections in accordance with the Quality Control Plan provided to the Contracting Officer. The Quality Control Plan shall be approved by the Contracting

Officer prior to the start of work. The Contracting Officer may implement quality control measures in addition to those provided by the Contractor.

Transportation

Use of any roads, routes, skid trails and/or temporary roads by the Contractor under the terms of this task order shall be subject to approval by the Contracting Officer; such approval shall be obtained by the Contractor prior to opening and/or use. When Contractor operations occur adjacent to or on roads and trails open to public travel, a project specific Traffic Control Plan shall be agreed to by the Contractor and the Contracting Officer prior to commencing operations.

Road Maintenance

Commensurate with use, the Contractor shall be responsible for maintaining all roads within the project area. A specific Road Maintenance Plan shall be approved by the Contracting Officer prior to commencing operations. An approved Road Maintenance Plan may include but is not limited to blading and shaping the existing road cross-section; installation of drainage features such as water bars, dips and other drainage features, protection of existing surface material, disposal of slide material in approved locations, maintaining roadside brush for sight distance visibility, seasonal travel way cleanup, drainage structure maintenance, preventive maintenance, dust abatement and roadside slash disposal.

Resource Protection Standards

Resource protection measures shall be implemented by the Contractor to protect soils from impacts of erosion, compaction and loss of productivity. Existing soil cover shall be left intact whenever possible; disturbance to the duff layer shall be minimized. As determined by the

Contracting Officer, equipment shall not operate when ground conditions are such that excessive soil damage will occur. The Contractor’s activities shall be conducted in a manner to retain the natural ground contour; any mounding of soil material shall be returned to the natural contour.

Retain a minimum of 50 percent evenly distributed soil cover in track or tire created footprint areas within 50 feet of stream. In wooded areas the Contractor shall retain 10 standing snags and

10 downed logs per acre.

Contractor operations shall be conducted in a manner to prevent debris entering stream courses.

Mechanical treatment shall be halted 50 feet from Riparian areas. The Contractor shall remove debris caused to enter a stream course that may adversely affect the natural stream flow, water quality, or fishery resource as determined by the Contracting Officer as soon as practicable, but not to exceed 48 hours, in a manner determined by the Contracting Officer. The locations and method of all equipment water course crossing shall require prior approval by the Contracting

Officer. Wheeled and/or track laying equipment shall not be operate in water courses except at locations and for reasons approved by the Contracting Officer. National Forest water sources may only be used if approved by the Contracting Officer.

Erosion control measures shall be implemented on all roads, skid trails, landings and temporary roads as directed by the Contracting Officer. Measures shall include but are not limited to waterbarring, placement of slash and/or chips, re-contouring, out-sloping and effectively blocking vehicle access. Erosion control measures shall be in place before seasonal periods of precipitation, run-off and prior to all National Weather Service predicted storm events with a greater than 30% chance of precipitation. Water bar size, configuration and locations shall be specified by the Contracting Officer.

The Contractor shall conduct all contract related activities in a manner to prevent damage to other resources which includes but is not limited to the following:

Land survey monuments, bearing trees, utility poles and lines and underground facilities, water lines, gas lines, ditches, fences, research equipment, gates, traffic counters and animal traps.

Sensitive plant and animal species and their habitats identified and flagged or which may be discovered after contract award.

Wood rat piles identified and flagged.

Individual big berry Manzanita shrubs identified and flagged.

Historic or prehistoric sites, buildings, objects or properties identified or discovered after contract award.

Noxious Weeds

The spread of noxious weeds will be controlled by the Contractor in the following manner:

The Contractor shall ensure that all off-road equipment is free of soil, seeds, vegetative matter or other debris that could contain or hold plant seeds prior to entering the Cleveland National

Forest.

The Contractor shall certify in writing to the Contracting Officer that off-road equipment is free of noxious weeds prior to each start-up of operations and for subsequent moves of equipment to the project area.

The Contractor shall employ whatever cleaning methods are necessary to ensure that off-road equipment is free of noxious weeds. Equipment will be considered free off soil, seeds and other such debris when a visual inspection discloses no such material.

New infestations of noxious weeds shall be promptly reported to the Contracting Officer.

Pollution Control

The Contractor shall prepare and implement a Spill Prevention and Countermeasures (SPCP)

Plan when total oil and oil products storage exceeds 1320 gallons in containers of 55 gallon or greater. The SPCP shall meet applicable EPA and State requirements and be certified by a registered professional engineer. The Contractor shall immediately take action to contain and cleanup, without expense to the Government, all petroleum products spills caused directly or indirectly by the Contractor or Contractor’s employees. The Contractor shall be liable for all damages and costs deemed necessary by the Government for the spill containment and cleanup.

The Contractor shall notify the Contracting Officer of any hazardous substances used on the project area and shall have Material Safety Data Sheets available for those materials. All such materials shall be labeled in accordance with Federal and State regulations. The Contractor shall maintain a Hazardous Substance Plan. The plan shall include, but is not limited to, hazardous substances to be used in the project area and the identification of the Contractor Representative responsible for supervising initial containment action for releases and subsequent cleanup.

The Contractor shall notify appropriate agencies, including the Contracting Officer of all spills, leaks or other releases of hazardous materials including petroleum products on or in the vicinity of National Forest land caused directly or indirectly by the Contractor or Contractor’s employees.

The Contractor shall maintain all equipment operating on the project area in good repair and free of leakage of lubricants, fuel, coolant and hydraulic fluid. The Contractor shall properly transport and dispose of all contaminated soil, vegetation, debris, oil filters, oily rags and waste oil in accordance with local, State and Federal regulations. Disposal of any such contaminated material on the National Forest is prohibited. The Contractor shall take effective measures to prevent all leaking or spilled petroleum based products from stationary equipment and equipment being serviced.

Plan of Operations

Upon Contracting Officer request, the Contractor shall submit a Plan of Operations related to the specification on this task order including but not limited to the equipment type and size; labor forces; ingress and egress; start date; planned rates of accomplishment; and other details related to the Contractor operations that may be requested by the Contracting Officer.

Pre-work Conference

Prior to commencement of work, the Contractor shall meet with the Contracting Officer to discuss contract terms, work performance requirements and work progress schedules. Also at this meeting such things as sanitation, camping requirements, fire prevention and suppression plans will be developed. The meeting will be held at a time and place determined by the

Contracting Officer.

Camping

Under the terms of this Contract, camping is not permitted in Forest Service Campgrounds. The

Contractor [ (x) may ( ) shall not ] be permitted to camp elsewhere on the National Forest.

Camping on the National Forest is not a right; and shall be subject to approval by the Contracting

Officer.

Fire Plan and Project Activity Levels

The Contractor operations under the terms and conditions of this contract/task order shall comply with the Fire Plan attached to and made a part of this task order. The Fire Plan shall be accepted by the Contractor and is subject to approval by the Contracting Officer prior to commencing any operations. The Fire Plan shall be reviewed not less than annually by the Contractor and the

Contracting Officer.

Section E - LIST OF ATTACHMENTS

Number of Pages

1. Fire Plan – Attachment A 6

2. Maps – Attachment C 2