Attch-3 NoxiousWeedGuidelines.doc

AG-94TZ-S-08-0083

ATTACHMENT 3

Noxious or Invasive Weeds Guidelines Contractor shall insure that all off-road equipment moved on to the Coconino and Kaibab National Forest Land under this contract is free of soil, seeds, vegetative matter or other debris that could contain or hold seeds. For purpose of this provision, equipment shall be considered free of soil, seeds, and other such debris when a visual inspection does not disclose such material. Disassembly of equipment components or specialized inspection tools will not be required. A current list of Noxious or Invasive weeds of concern to Forest Service is available at the Coconino and Kaibab National Forests Supervisors’ Offices for this contract.

Equipment will also be cleaned prior to moving between units on this contract known to be infested with Noxious or Invasive weeds, and other units, if any, which are free of such weeds. Project Area Map shows such areas known by Forest Service prior to advertisement. Contractor shall employ whatever cleaning methods are necessary to ensure compliance with the terms of the clause, and shall notify Contracting Officer at least 10 working days prior to moving each piece of equipment on to Coconino and Kaibab National Forests Land, unless otherwise agreed. Notification will include identifying the location of the equipment’s most recent operations. If the prior location of the equipment cannot be identified, Contracting Officer may assume that it was infested with Noxious or Invasive weed seeds. Upon request of Contracting Officer, arrangements will be made for Contracting Officer or Contracting Officer Representative to inspect each piece of equipment prior to it being placed in service.

Contractor shall certify in writing, compliance with the terms of this clause prior to each start-up of contract operations. Measures taken to ensure compliance for equipment present at start-up, and planned for equipment to be removed in later, will be identified. For the purpose of this clause “off-road equipment” include all tractors, feller-buncher, chippers, skidders and shredding machines except for pickup trucks, vans and cars or other highway vehicles used for daily transport of personnel.

If Contractor desires to clean equipment on Coconino and Kaibab National Forests Land, such as at the end of a project prior to moving to a new project area, Contractor and Contracting Officer Representative shall agree on the methods of cleaning, locations for the cleaning, and control of off-site impacts, if any.

New infestations of Noxious or Invasive weeds of concern to Forest Service, identified by either Contractor or Forest Service, on Coconino and Kaibab National Forests Land in the Project Area or on the route to the Project Area shall be promptly reported to the other party. Both parties shall agree on treatment methods to reduce or stop the spread of Noxious or Invasive weeds when new infestations are found.