Sample_Task_Order.pdf

Performance Work Statement

SAMPLE TASK ORDER FOR PRICE

EVALUATION PURPOSES ONLY

SCHEDULE OF ITEMS

BLUE RIDGE MASTICATION

Salmon River Ranger District, Klamath National Forest

Item Acres Price/Acre Total 0003 Mechanical Thinning

100 **

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1. DESCRIPTION OF WORK:

The contractor shall provide all personnel, equipment, tools, materials, supervision, and other items and incidental services necessary, except for those designated as Government-Furnished, to perform work as defined in this Performance Work Statement (PWS). Work includes pre-commercial thin and release of conifer plantations by means of mastication.

This project is essential to retain a diversity of forest species, meet specific resource objectives, promote conifer growth, stand health, provide for resilience to wild land fire, insect, disease, and control stocking to provide sustainable future timber yields and improve wildlife habitat conditions in Wild-Land Urban Interface Land.

2. PROJECT LOCATIONS:

These services are to be performed on the Salmon River Ranger District, Klamath National Forest, Siskiyou County, California. The attached maps show the approximate locations. Descriptions of the units are presented in the attached Table of the Detailed Unit Information sheet.

Project area may be reached via Forest Service roads that are accessible by standard pickup during the normal operating season. Four-wheel drive vehicles may be necessary when snow, mud or ice is abundant in the project area or on four-wheel drive roads.

Unit boundaries are either marked with orange and black striped flagging or designated on the ground by the Contracting Officer. Contractor will select leave trees adhering to contract specifications and the Unit Information Sheet.

3. SPECIFIC WORK REQUIREMENT:

DEFINITIONS

ACCEPTABLE QUALITY LEVEL (AQL). Maximum deviation from the performance standard.

CONTRACTING OFFICER'S REPRESENTATIVE (COR). A Government person designated by the contracting officer with authority to act within the scope the delegated authority.

PERFORMANCE BASED SERVICE CONTRACTING. A contracting method intended to ensure that required performance quality levels are achieved and that the Contractor’s total payment is related to the degree services meet contract performance standards.

PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS SUMMARY (PRS). An abridged version (summary) of the Performance Work Statement showing contract requirements, tasks/subtasks, standards and acceptable quality levels. The PRS may also contain an abridged version of the Quality Assurance Surveillance Plan showing the Government’s method of surveillance, incentives, and fee reductions for not meeting standards.

PERFORMANCE STANDARD. Standard of performance required by the Government.

PERFORMANCE WORK STATEMENT (PWS). Specific requirements the contractor must meet in performance of the contract. The PWS contains required services (tasks/critical subtasks), performance standards, acceptable quality levels, and incentives/disincentives.

QUALITY ASSURANCE. Actions taken by the Government to assure services meet contract requirements.

QUALITY ASSURANCE SURVEILLANCE PLAN (QASP) or QUALITY ASSURANCE PLAN (QAP). Written document showing Government surveillance method and scheduling to be used to assess contractor’s performance against the performance standard.

QUALITY CONTROL. Those actions taken by a contractor to control the performance of services to ensure services meet the requirements of the Performance Work Statement..

STATEMENT OF OBJECTIVES. A Government prepared document stating the overall solicitation objectives. It is used in those solicitations where the intent is to provide the maximum flexibility to each offeror to propose an innovative development approach.

STATEMENT OF WORK. A Government prepared document, developed through a job analysis, describing performance requirements and related performance standards.

TREE DIAGRAM. A visual representation of the major functions performed by a system that shows logical parts and subparts.

TECHNICAL

AVERAGE SPACING – The average of the distance between all leave trees necessary to provide the desired number of leave trees per acre.

BRUSH - Low, woody plants having many stems arising from or near the ground (Examples include vine maple, hazel, huckleberry, manzanita, ocean-spray, Ceanothus species, silktassel, wild rose, and ribes species).

CONIFER - A cone-bearing tree with needles or leaf scales (e.g. pine, fir, cedar)

CROP TREE - A tree without excessive mechanical damage or phenotypic defects and insect or disease infestation and which has a live crown ratio of 30 percent or greater. Phenotypic defects include forked tops, sweeps in the bole and crooked boles. The top will not be broken out and leader growth will be 4 inches or greater

DAMAGED TREES - Any tree greater than 4 feet tall with a diameter less than 12” at DBH with one or more of the following injuries:

(a) Any true fir that has any bark cut or removed to the cambium regardless of the amount.

(b) Any other tree species that has bark cut or removed to the cambium from more than 25 % of the circumference of the bole. This applies to the largest three stems for hardwoods in a sprout clump,

(c) Any tree that has a broken top.

(d) Any tree that has had 25% or more of the live limbs or branches broken or removed by mechanical operations.

EXCESS TREE - Any conifer not masticated by the Contractor which should have been masticated.

HARDWOODS - A tree with broad leaves rather than needles (e.g. oak, maple madrone)

LEAVE TREE - A tree selected to be left in the stand. Leave tree is synonymous with crop tree.

RELEASE – The cutting of vegetation around a suppressed leave tree.

RIPARIAN RESERVES – They include unstable and potentially unstable areas that are not associated with a riparian area, but are primary sources for wood and sediment. Riparian Reserves occur at the margins of standing and flowing water, intermittent stream channels, ephemeral ponds, seeps, springs and wetlands.

SPACING – The horizontal distance from the trunk of one leave tree to the trunk of the next nearest leave tree measured center to center.

TREE BOLE - The main stem or trunk of a tree.

IMPROPERLY MASTICATED TREE - Any conifer masticated by the Contractor which should not have been masticated, or which was not masticated.

MASTICATION - The masticator is a tracked vehicle about 10 feet wide and of low ground pressure that uses a rotating head with teeth to treat unwanted trees, hardwoods, brush, and slash. The material is not chipped, but is shredded into small enough pieces to come in contact with the ground to aid in more rapid decomposition. The masticator drives on a bed of masticated material protecting the soil and further compacting the slash.

DBH - Diameter at breast height; the diameter of a tree measured at a point 4 1/2 feet above the ground on the uphill side of the tree.

MISTLETOE – A parasite which infects the living branches of a tree and which is most easily spotted by branch deformities.

DISEASED TREES - Trees infected with dwarf mistletoe in the live crown, sugar pine trees showing branch flagging or cankers due to white pine blister rust. Other examples would be dwarf mistletoe presence.

EXCESS TREES - A tree that was left standing but should have been cut to meet spacing standards or trees-per-acre requirements.

SLASH - All debris resulting from operations including stems, limbs and tops of trees, and brush.

TREATMENT UNIT – A contiguous work area with designated boundaries.

SUPPRESSED TREE - Any tree with less than 30% of its total height in live green crown or with less than 3 inches of current leader growth.

CROWN RATIO - That portion of the tree bole that supports green live foliage that is effectively contributing to tree growth, expressed as a percentage of the total length of the bole.

PROJECT ACTIVITY LEVEL (PAL) – Established work restrictions and fire precautions that the Contractor must observe at each activity level. Limitations or requirements of Project Activity Level (PAL) obtained from Forest Service before starting work each day. If practicable, Forest Service will determine the following day’s activity level by 4:00 p.m. each afternoon (Phone # 530-841-4588).

Activity level may be changed at any time if, in the judgment of the Forest Service, fire danger is higher or lower than predicted and such change is consistent with forest management objectives. The decision to change the activity level, and when, and how to take weather observations for that purpose, are within the discretion of Forest Service.

CONTRACTOR FURNISHED PROPERTY

Warning signs

Warning signs shall be posted at the edge of the unit while working to alert oncoming traffic of the safety hazards associated with this operation.

Equipment

Equipment shall be in good operating condition and shall be of a low ground pressure type that conforms to the following specifications: pad track-mounted excavator; ground pressure not to exceed 6 pounds per square inch (psi); machine shall be hydraulically operated including cutter head; machine shall be free of fluid leaks and have hoses in good operating condition.

Contractor shall furnish all fuel, lubricants, replacement parts and personnel necessary for the operation of this equipment.

Contractor shall ensure that prior to moving on to the project area all off-road equipment is free of soil, seeds, vegetative matter, or other debris that could contain or hold seeds. If noxious weeds are identified in a site specific project area, to reduce the human-assisted spread of seeds and other reproductive parts into a weed-free area, the contractor shall ensure that prior to moving all off-road equipment is free of soil, seeds, vegetative matter, or other debris that could contain or hold seeds.

TASKS/CRITICAL SUBTASKS AND STANDARDS

The prescription objective is based on the overall composition and conditions of the stand and is intended to be a guideline for achieving a high quality final product in a professional manner. The Contractor shall use their silvicultural knowledge to identify and adjust to any conditions within the stand and notify the Contracting Officer of any conditions not addressed in the prescription. The Contractor shall recognize any insect, disease, or animal damage problems and report them to the Contracting Officer.

THIN AND RELEASE PLANTATIONS BY MASTICATION

The Contractor shall thin and release conifer plantations, meeting Quality Standards in the PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS SUMMARY and Detailed Unit Information sheet.

When masticating, the following guidelines will apply:

1) The masticator will be operated on slopes of 35 percent or less. Where slopes over 35% occur they will be traversed to access the more gentle slopes of less then 35%. The machine will remain on the 35% slope and work the arm of the machine 30 feet into the greater then 35% area as far as they may reach;

2) Masticating equipment will operate when the soil is dry down to 10 inches (Wet Weather Operating Guidelines). To determine dry soil, form a ball by squeezing the soil sample firmly in the hand. The soil is considered dry enough to begin operations if the sample cannot be molded into a ball or falls apart when rolled in the palm of the hand. If the ball holds it’s shape while rolled, the soil is too wet for activities;

3) The track-mounted excavator will not operate within 50 feet of any perennial/intermittent stream less than one foot wetted width, however, the arm of the masticator may reach within this 50-foot buffer to treat competing vegetation (approximately a 30 foot reach). For perennial streams greater than 1 foot wetted width, a 100-foot buffer will be designated. Consultation with the District fisheries biologist and/or hydrologist will occur to determine if any additional buffer width is needed for a particular hydrologic interim riparian reserve;

4) The track mounted excavator will not operate beyond break in slope of any inner gorge;

5) Dry intermittent streams may be crossed by the track-mounted excavator/masticator at designated sites only after field review and approval by district fisheries biologist and/or hydrologist. No perennial streams will be crossed;

6) Units within Riparian Reserves, and where currently over 85% shade exists, at least 85% shade on the water will be maintained after operations;

7) The masticator equipment will masticate materials ahead of the travel route, and then drive over the chipped material;

8) Refueling operations will be 200 feet from any stream channel feature, spring wetland, or hydrologically-connected culvert or cross drain;

9) Best Management Practices (BMPs) and Wet Weather Operations (WWO) Standards will be implemented during project activities;

• If more than 10 percent of the road segment length is rutted 2 inches in depth or greater, contractors use of the road will be suspended. (Percentage will be determined in one mile increments if road is longer than one mile).

• If the roadway dries and can support vehicles without causing rutting, soil displacement, damage or drainage structures, and with no off-site sediment movement, it can be used. If not, it should remain unused.

• Roads damaged by Contractor’s operations and associated damage will be repaired at the Contractor’s expense. A remedy plan will be prepared and implemented. Repair work shall be accomplished immediately when conditions are such that additional damage to the resources will not occur or when designated by the Forest Service.

10) After use of skid roads and/or yarding corridors, said skid roads and/or yarding corridors shall be covered with slash or chips to a minimum of 1 inch. The COR may specify certain areas to be hand water-barred. Water bars shall be constructed at 45 degree angle to the ground and shall be wide enough to cover entire width of road/corridor and shall be to a depth of 6 inch minimum.

11) Sugar Pine shall be left whenever possible.

12) All Pacific Yew trees (Taxus brevifolia) will be left and no work will be performed within 5 feet of these trees.

13) Knobcone Pine shall not be left as a leave tree.

EQUIPMENT CLEANING FOR NOXIOUS WEED AVOIDANCE MEASURES

To prevent the spread of noxious weeeds, all equipment will be air washed with pressurized air or washed to remove soil and organic debris prior to entry into the project area and upon final exit on site.

SEASON OF OPERATION

Project activities will occur when roads are open in the project area. Project activities will not occur when roads are closed seasonally, and during periods of wet weather, this varies seasonally and generally occurs between October 15 to April 15.

PAYMENT

Payment will be made on completed units for the actual number of acres masticated, inspected and accepted by the Government, less the adjustment in payment based on the work quality level percentage, if any. If the work quality percentage equals or exceeds 90, full payment (100%) will be made for the number of acres inspected and accepted by the Government on the completed units.

Payment for units accepted by the CO which do not meet the AQL of 90 percent, will be made at a rate determined by multiplying the actual inspection percentage by the bid price.

Payment will be made for completed and accepted units only.

Method for Measurement and Payment

The acreage for the purpose of payment is measured on the horizontal plane.

Roads do not require treatment and have been excluded from the acreage to be measured and paid for under the contract.

The Contractor may, at any time during the course of the contract, request re-measurement of any unit he feels that the acreage stated in the contract is incorrect. If re-measurement indicates that a variance of 5% or less exists, the Contractor will pay for the actual cost of the re- measurement.

Under this condition, payment for the unit will be made on the acreage stated in the contract. If re-measurement indicates the actual variance is greater than 5%, payment for the unit will be based on the re-measured acreage.

CONTROL OF WORK

Based on biological and physical conditions within the unit, the Contracting Officer or designated representative may specify an order in which units are worked.

CONTRACTOR QUALITY CONTROL

The Contractor shall prepare a Quality Control Plan and shall inspect the work in accordance with the accepted Quality Control Plan. In addition the requirements in FAR 52.212-4, the Contractor shall maintain an inspection system acceptable to the Government. The intended purpose of the Contractor performing self-inspection is quality control of work being performed, thereby allowing the Contractor to identify and correct any quality deficiencies while the work is in progress. Prior to requesting an inspection or payment, the Contractor shall make available to the Government all of their inspection records of the work performed.

PEFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS SUMMARY

REQUIREMENT

TASKS AND

CRITICAL

SUBTASKS

QUALITY

STANDARDS

ACCETABLE

QUALITY

LEVEL

MEANS OF

MEASUREMENT

INCENTIVES/

DISINCENTIVES

PCT/Release

All Brush

Hardwoods

Conifers

Safety

Resource Protection

Masticate all brush 8” from the ground and 18” from obstacles, such as rock. Slash less than 4’ length and no more than 12” deep.

Masticate hardwoods ≤ 10” DBH. Retain up to 10 Black Oaks-Madrone per acre.

Cut stump height not > 8” & sever all live limbs from stump. Slash less than 4’ length and no more than 12” deep.

Reduce to 18 x 18 foot spacing. Average 134 trees per acre. Masticate conifers ≤ 12” DBH.

Masticate all snags or damaged conifers ≤ 12” DBH. Cut stump height not > 8” & sever all live limbs from stump. Slash less than 4’ length and no more than 12” deep.

Safety issues have Foremost consideration;

operator to discuss issues w/COR

Minimize erosion and compaction by covering tracts with slash or chips.

Construct water bars.

90%

Environmental Protection Standards 100%

Contractor’s self inspection records, data, and reports, verified by the Government.

Quality of work to be documented in performance rating.

Rework at no additional charge to the Government if below Acceptable Quality Level(s) and $20.00 per hour Deduction for Government re-inspection.

Reconstruct damaged areas at no additional charge to government.

LIST OF ATTACHMENTS

The following attachments are made a part of this solicitation and any resultant contract.

Title Pages Detailed Unit Information Sheet 1 Maps 2 Fire Plan 7 Wage Determination 1977-0727, Rev 49 Date 01/05/2016 3

BLUE RIDGE MASTICATION

Detailed Unit Information

ITEM

#(s)

UNIT # ACRES STAND

TREATMENT

Leave Trees at specified DBH

LEAVE

TREES

PER ACRE

SPACING

(FT)

TREE

TYPE

STAND

AGE

REMARKS

430-13

NEPA

Salmon Plantation Treatment 2003-2004

9 est

Leave tree order of preference SP-IC- DF-PP-WF. Retain up to 10 Black Oaks-Madrone per acre and use in leave tree per acre count. Leave untreated areas (approx. 10%) within stand

CONIFERS

> 12 inches

HARDWOODS

> 10 inches

134 18 x 18 Conifer 28

LOP

Activities to occur before 2/1 or after 7/9

430-15

Plantation Treatment 2003-2004

50 est PCT/Release

Leave tree order of preference SP-IC- PP-DF-WF. Retain up to 10 Black Oaks-Madrone per acre and use in leave tree per acre count. Leave untreated areas

Protect Survey monuments and Blaze lines

430-81

Plantation Treatment 2003-2004

65 est

Leave tree order of preference SP-IC- DF-PP-WF. Retain up to 10 Black Oaks-Madrone per acre and use in leave tree per acre count. Leave untreated areas

LOP

Activities to occur before 2/1 or after 7/9

Protect Survey monuments and Blaze lines

Payment will be made on completed units for the actual number of acres masticated, 100 acres maximum.

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FIRE PLAN FOR CONSTRUCTION AND SERVICE CONTRACTS

08/02/2012

1. SCOPE:

The provisions set forth below outline the responsibility for fire prevention and suppression activities and establish a suppression plan for fires within the contract area. The contract area is delineated by map in the contract. The provisions set forth below also specify conditions under which contract activities will be curtailed or shut down.

2. RESPONSIBILITIES:

A. Contractor

(1) Shall abide by the requirements of this Fire Plan.

(2) Shall take all steps necessary to prevent his/her employees, subcontractors and their employees from setting fires not required in completion of the contract, shall be responsible for preventing the escape of fires set directly or indirectly as a result of contract operations, and shall extinguish all such fires which may escape.

(3) Shall permit and assist in periodic testing and inspection of required fire equipment. Contractor shall certify compliance with specific fire precautionary measures in the fire plan, before beginning operations during Fire Precautionary Period and shall update such certification when operations change.

(4) Shall designate in the Fire Plan and furnish on Contract Area, during operating hours, a qualified fire supervisor authorized to act on behalf of Contractor in fire prevention and suppression matters.

B. Forest Service

The Forest Service may conduct one or more inspections for compliance with the Fire Plan. The number, timing, and scope of such inspections will be at the discretion of agency employees responsible for contract administration. Such inspections do not relieve the Contractor of responsibility for correcting violations of the fire plan or for fire safety in general, as outlined in paragraph 2.A above.

3. DEFINITIONS:

The following definitions shall apply:

Active Landing: A location the contractor may be skidding logs into, or performing other operations such as delimbing, log manufacturing, and chipping logs. Except for EV and E days, loading logs or stockpiling chips only, on a cleared landing, does not constitute an Active Landing.

Hot Saw: A harvesting system that employs a high-speed (>1100 rpm) rotating felling head, i.e., full rotation lateral tilt head.

Mechanical Operations: The process of felling, skidding, chipping, shredding, masticating, piling, log processing and/or yarding which requires the use of motorized power which includes, chainsaws, chippers, motorized carriages, masticators, stroke delimbers, skidders , dozers etc.

4. TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT:

The Contractor shall comply with the following requirements during the fire precautionary period, as defined by unit administering contracts:

The Fire Precautionary Period is set by the State of California which is April 1 through December 1 of any year.

• This contract requires, does not require, a Fire Box and associated Fire Tools according to CPRC Section 4428.

A. Fire Tools and Equipment: Contractor shall meet minimum requirements of Section 4428 of the California Public Resources Code (C.P.R.C.). Fire tools kept at each operating landing shall be sufficient to equip all employees in the felling, yarding, loading, chipping, and material processing operations associated with each landing. Fire equipment shall include two tractor headlights for each tractor dozer used in Contractor's Operations. Tractor headlights shall be attachable to each tractor and served by an adequate power source. All required fire tools shall be maintained in suitable and serviceable condition for fire fighting purposes.

Trucks, tractors, skidders, pickups and other similar mobile equipment shall be equipped with and carry at all times a size 0 or larger shovel with an overall length of not less than 46 inches and a 2-1/2 pound axe or larger with an overall length of not less than 28 inches.

Where cable yarding is used, Contractor shall provide a size 0 or larger shovel with an overall length of not less than 46 inches and a filled backpack can (4 or 5 gallon) with hand pump within 25 feet of each tail and corner block.

B. Fire Extinguishers: Contractor shall equip each internal combustion yarder, fuel truck, and loader with a fire extinguisher for oil and grease fires (4-A:60-B:C).

Skidders and tractors shall be equipped with a minimum 5-BC fire extinguisher.

All Fire Extinguishers shall be mounted, readily accessible, properly maintained and fully charged.

Contractor shall equip each mechanized harvesting machine with hydraulic systems, powered by an internal combustion engine (chipper, feller/buncher, harvester, forwarder, hot saws, stroke delimber, etc), except tractors and skidders, with at least two 4-A:60-B:C fire extinguishers or equivalent.

C. Spark Arresters and Mufflers: Contractor shall equip each operating tractor and any other internal combustion engine with a spark arrester, except for motor vehicles equipped with a maintained muffler as defined in C.P.R.C. Section 4442 or tractors with exhaust-operated turbochargers. Spark Arresters shall be a model tested and approved under Forest Service Standard 5100-1a as shown in the.

National Wildlife Coordinating Group Spark Arrester Guide, Volumes 1 and 2, and shall be maintained in good operating condition. Every motor vehicle subject to registration shall at all times be equipped with an adequate exhaust system meeting the requirements of the California Vehicle Code.

D. Power Saws: Each power saw shall be equipped with a spark arrester approved according to C.P.R.C. Section 4442 or 4443 and shall be maintained in effective working order. An Underwriters Laboratories (UL) approved fire extinguisher containing a minimum 14 ounces of fire retardant shall be kept with each operating power saw. In addition, a size 0 or larger shovel with an overall length of not less than 38 inches shall be kept with each gas can but not more than 300 feet from each power saw when used off cleared landing areas.

• This contract requires, does not require, Section 4E of the Fire Plan.

E. Tank Truck or Trailer: Contractor shall provide a water tank truck or trailer on or in proximity to Contract Area during Contractor's Operations hereunder during Fire Precautionary Period.

When Project Activity Level B or higher is in effect, a tank truck or trailer shall be on or immediately adjacent to each active landing, unless otherwise excepted when Hot Saws or Masticators are being used. See Section 6 for specific contract requirements.

The tank shall contain at least 300 gallons of water available for fire suppression. Ample power and hitch shall be readily available for promptly and safely moving tank over roads serving Contract Area.

Tank truck or trailer shall be equipped with the following:

(1) Pump, which at sea level, can deliver 23 gallons per minute at 175 pounds per square inch measured at the pump outlet. Pumps shall be tested on Contract Area using a 5/16 inch orifice in the Forester One Inch In-Line Gauge test kit. Pump shall meet or exceed the pressure value in the following table for nearest temperature and elevation:

T e m p

Sea

Level

Feet

10000

55 179 23 174 23 169 23 165 22 161 22 157 22 153 22 150 21 146 21 142 21 139 21 70 175 23 171 23 166 22 162 22 158 22 154 22 150 21 147 21 143 21 139 21 136 20 85 171 23 168 23 163 22 159 22 155 22 151 21 147 21 144 21 140 21 136 20 133 20

100 168 23 164 23 159 22 155 22 152 22 148 21 144 21 141 21 137 20 133 20 131 20 P

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G P M

P S I

G P M

P S I

G P M

P S I

G P M

P S I

G P M

P S I

G P M

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The pump outlet shall be equipped with 1-1/2 inch National Standard Fire Hose thread. A bypass or pressure relief valve shall be provided for other than centrifugal pumps.

(2) 300 feet of 3/4-inch inside diameter rubber-covered high-pressure hose mounted on live reel attached to pump with no segments longer than approximately 50 feet, when measured to the extreme ends of the couplings. Hose shall have reusable compression wedge type 1-inch brass or lightweight couplings (aluminum or plastic). One end of hose shall be equipped with a coupling female section and the other end with a coupling male section. The hose shall, with the nozzle closed, be capable of withstanding 200 PSI pump pressure without leaking, distortions, slipping of couplings, or other failures.

(3) A shut-off combination nozzle that meets the following minimum performance standards when measured at 100 P.S.I. at the nozzle:

G.P.M. Horizontal Range Straight Stream 10 38 feet Fog Spray 6 - 20 N/A

(4) Sufficient fuel to run the pump at least 2 hours and necessary service accessories to facilitate efficient operation of the pump.

When Contractor is using Hot Saws or Masticators, an additional 250 feet of light weight hose, approved by the Forest Service, shall be immediately available for use and be capable of connecting to the 300 feet of hose and appurturances in (2) and (3) above.

This equipment and accessories shall be deliverable to a fire in the area of operations and is subject to the requirements for each specific activity level identified in Section 6.

F. Compressed Air Foam System: A Compressed Air Foam System (CAFS) is a fire suppression system where compressed air is added to water and a foaming agent. By agreement, Contractor may substitute a CAFS or functional equivalent in lieu of the tank truck, trailer or fire extinguishers, provided it meets or exceeds the following specifications and requirements:

1. Variable foam expansion ratio – 10:1 to 20:1.

2. Units shall be kept fully charged with air; water and foam concentrate as recommended by the manufacturer and have the appropriate tools to service the system.

3. The unit shall contain enough energy to empty tank and clear hose prior to exhausting propellent.

4. The unit shall be capable of being completely recharged within 10 minutes.

5. When used on cable yarding landings, the unit shall be outfitted for immediate attachment to carriage and transported without damage to the unit.

Fire extinguishers required for Hot Saws, Masticators and similar equipment identified in Section 4 B.

above may be substituted with a 3 gallon CAFS.

Tank truck, trailer or equivalent may be substituted with a 30 Gallon CAFS with at least 550 feet of one inch hose and an adjustable nozzle with enough water, air and foam concentrate for at least one recharge.

This equipment and accessories shall also be deliverable to a fire in the area of operations and subject to the requirements for each specific activity level identified in Section 6.

5. GENERAL

A. State Law: In addition to the requirements in this Fire Plan, the Contractor shall comply with all applicable laws of the State of California. In particular, see California Public Resource Codes.

B. Permits Required: The Contractor must secure a special written permit from the District Ranger or designated representative before burning, welding or cutting metal or starting any warming fires. If contract requires Blasting and Storing of Explosives and Detonators, an Explosives Permit may be required pursuant to the California Health and Safety Code, Section 12101.

C. Blasting: Contractor shall use electric caps only unless otherwise agreed in writing. When blasting is necessary in slash areas, a Fire Patrolperson equipped with a size 0 or larger shovel with an overall length of not less than 46 inches and a filled backpack can (4 or 5 gallon) with hand pump shall remain in the immediate area for an hour after blasting has been completed.

D. Smoking: Smoking shall not be permitted during fire season, except in a barren area or in an area cleared to mineral soil at least three feet in diameter. In areas closed to smoking, the CO may approve special areas to be used for smoking. The Contractor shall sign designated smoking areas. Contractor shall post signs regarding smoking and fire rules in conspicuous places for all employees to see.

Contractor's supervisory personnel shall require compliance with these rules. Under no circumstances shall smoking be permitted during fire season while employees are operating light or heavy equipment, or walking or working in grass and woodlands.

E. Storage and Parking Areas. Equipment service areas, parking areas, and gas and oil storage areas shall be cleared of all flammable material for a radius of at least 10 feet unless otherwise specified by local administrative unit. Small mobile or stationary internal combustion engine sites shall be cleared of flammable material for a slope distance of at least 10 feet from such engine. The COR shall approve such sites in writing.

F. Reporting Fires: As soon as feasible but no later than 15 minutes after initial discovery, Contractor shall notify Forest Service of any fires on Contract Area or along roads used by Contractor.

Contractor's employees shall report all fires as soon as possible to any of the following Forest Service facilities and/or personnel listed below, but not necessarily in the order shown:

Name Office Address Office telephone Dispatch Center Yreka Dispatch 1809 Fairlane Rd, Yreka 911 Nearest FS Station Sawyers Bar 24 Cemetery Alley, Sawyers

Bar 530-462-4600

Fire Lookout Eddy Gulch T39N, R11W. Sec 15 530-462-4601 Inspector Marissa Jones 11263 N Hwy3, Fort Jones 530-468-1276 COR David Burgess 11263 N Hwy3, Fort Jones 530-468-1230 District Ranger Ted McArthur 11263 N Hwy3, Fort Jones 530-468-1235

When reporting a fire, provide the following information:

Your Name Call back telephone number Project Name Location: Legal description (Township, Range, Section); and Descriptive location

(Reference point) Fire Information: Including Acres, Rate of Spread and Wind Conditions.

This contract requires, does not require, Section 5G of the Fire Plan.

G. Communications: Contractor shall furnish a serviceable telephone, radio-telephone or radio system connecting each operating side with Contractor's headquarters. When such headquarters is at a location which makes communication to it clearly impractical, Forest Service may accept a reasonable alternative location. The communication system shall provide prompt and reliable communications between Contractor's headquarters (or agreed to alternative) and Forest Service via commercial or Forest Service telephone.

This contract requires, does not require, Section 5H of the Fire Plan.

H. Fire Patrolperson: Contractor shall furnish a qualified fire patrolperson each operating day when Project Activity Level C or higher is in effect. When on duty, sole responsibility of patrolperson shall be to patrol the operation for prevention and detection of fires, take suppression action where necessary and notify the Forest Service as required. This Fire patrol is required on foot, unless otherwise agreed.

By agreement, one patrolperson may provide patrol on this and adjacent projects. No patrolperson shall be required on Specified Road construction jobs except during clearing operations unless otherwise specified.

The Contractor shall, prior to commencing work, furnish the following information relating to key personnel:

Title Name Telephone Number Fire Supervisor Fire Patrolperson

I. Clearing of Fuels: Contractor shall clear away, and keep clear, fuels and logging debris as follows:

Welding equipment and stationary log loaders, yarders and other equipment listed in California State Law:

10 feet slope radius

Tail or corner haulback blocks: All running blocks shall be located in the center of an area cleared to mineral soil at least 15 feet in diameter.

Lines near, between or above blocks: Sufficient clearing to prevent line from rubbing on snags, down logs and other dead woody material.

6. EMERGENCY PRECAUTIONS

Contractor's Operations shall conform to the limitations or requirements in the Project Activity Level (PAL) table below. Project Activity Levels applicable to this project shall be the predicted activity levels for the Fire Danger Rating Area(s), or fire weather station(s) stated in the Contract Area Map Legend on Integrated Resource Service Contracts (IRSC’s), and other contracts where applicable.

Fire Danger Rating Area/Fire Weather Station for Project West

The Forest Service, in its sole discretion, may change the predicted activity level if the current fire suppression situation, weather and vegetation conditions warrant an adjustment. If practicable, Forest Service will determine the following day’s activity level by 6:00 PM. Contractor shall obtain the predicted Project Activity Level from the appropriate Ranger District Office before starting work each day.

Phone Number or Website to obtain Predicted Activity Levels: (530) 841-4588

Forest Service may change the Project Activity Level Table to other values upon revision of the National Fire Danger Rating System. When Contractor is notified, the revised Project Activity Levels will supersede the levels in the Project Activity Level Table below.

PROJECT ACTIVITY LEVEL

Level Project Activity Minimum Requirements and Restrictions. Restrictions at each level are cumulative.

A Minimum requirements noted above in Sections 4 and 5.

B 1. Tank truck, trailer, or approved CAFS substitute shall be on or adjacent to the Active Landing.

C 1. When Hot Saws or Masticators are operating, a tank truck, trailer, or approved CAFS substitute shall be within ¼ mile of these operations. Effective communications shall exist between the operator and the Active Landing.

2. Immediately after Mechanical Operations cease, Fire patrol is required for two hours.

D 1. Immediately after Hot Saw or Masticator operations cease, Fire patrol is required for three hours.

2. No Dead Tree felling after 1:00 PM, except recently dead.

3 No burning, blasting, welding or cutting of metal after 1:00 PM, except by special permit.

Ev 1. The following activities may operate all day:

a) Loading and hauling logs decked at approved landings.

b) Loading and hauling chips stockpiled at approved landings.

c) Servicing equipment at approved sites.

d) Dust abatement, road maintenance (Chainsaw use prohibited), culvert installation within cleared area, chip sealing, paving, earth moving or rock aggregate stock pile loading and installation (does not include pit or quarry development).

e) Chainsaw and log processing operations associated with loading logs or other forest products at approved landings.

2. Hot Saws or Masticators may operate until 1:00 PM; provided that:

a) A tractor or other equipment with a blade capable of constructing fireline is on or adjacent to the active landing or within ¼ mile of the operating equipment. This piece of equipment shall have effective communication with the Hot Saw or Masticator.

b) Any additional restrictions specified by the Forest.

3. All other conventional Mechanical Operations are permitted until 1:00 PM.

4. Some operations may be permitted after 1:00 PM, on a case-by-case basis, under the terms of a PAL Ev Variance Agreement. Activities for which a Variance may be issued are:

• Rubber Tire Skidding

• Chipping on Landings

• Helicopter Yarding

• Fire Salvage

When approved by a Line Officer, a Variance Agreement can be implemented when the criteria specified in the agreement are met and mitigation measures are in place. This approval is good for ten

(10) days unless cancelled sooner or extended by the Contracting Officer for an additional ten (10) days.

Variance approval can be withdrawn at the sole discretion of the Forest Service. Variance approval is contingent on the 7-day fire weather forecast, fuel conditions, site characteristics, current fire situation, state of Contractor’s equipment for prevention and suppression readiness, type of operation and social and community considerations etc. (See attached Project Activity Level Variance Agreement).

Level Project Activity Minimum Requirements and Restrictions. Restrictions at each level are cumulative.

E The following activities may operate all day:

1. Loading and hauling logs decked at approved landings.

2. Loading and hauling chips stockpiled at approved landings.

3. Servicing Equipment at approved sites.

4. Dust abatement, road maintenance (chainsaw use prohibited) or loading stock piles and rock aggregate installation (does not include pit or quarry development).

5. Chainsaw operation associated with loading at approved landings.

All other activities are prohibited.

This Project utilizes “The Project Activity Level” (PAL), an industrial operation’s fire precaution system. The following Climatology Chart indicates the Historic Activity Levels for the Project Fire Danger Rating Area or Fire Weather Station utilized on this Project. This is only a historical average of the Activity Levels for the identified Fire Danger Rating Area or Weather Station.

Project Activity Level Climatology

Fire Danger Rating Area/Weather Station

West

Years Analyzed

2009 - 2015

A B C D Ev E Days Month Expected Days per Month at Each PAL Value Analyzed July 0 1 9 9 6 0 185 August 0 1 9 11 6 0 190 September 1 3 7 9 7 0 182 October 4 5 8 3 0 0 151

WD 77‐0727 (Rev.‐49) was first posted on www.wdol.gov on 01/05/2016 Forestry and Land Management Services

REGISTER OF WAGE DETERMINATIONS UNDER | U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

THE SERVICE CONTRACT ACT | EMPLOYMENT STANDARDS ADMINISTRATION

By direction of the Secretary of Labor | WAGE AND HOUR DIVISION

| WASHINGTON, D.C. 20210

Daniel W. Simms Division of Wage | Wage Determination No: 1977‐0727 Director Determinations | Revision No: 49 | Date Of Revision: 12/29/2015 Note: Under Executive Order (EO) 13658, an hourly minimum wage of $10.15 for calendar year 2016 applies to all contracts subject to the Service Contract Act for which the solicitation was issued on or after January 1, 2015. If this contract is covered by the EO, the contractor must pay all workers in any classification listed on this wage determination at least $10.15 per hour (or the applicable wage rate listed on this wage determination, if it is higher) for all hours spent performing on the contract in calendar year 2016. The EO minimum wage rate will be adjusted annually. Additional information on contractor requirements and worker protections under the EO is available at www.dol.gov/whd/govcontracts.

State: California Area: California Statewide

**Fringe Benefits Required Follow the Occupational Listing**

Employed on service contracts for forestry, land management, the cleaning of public use areas and timber inventory services.

OCCUPATION CODE ‐ TITLE FOOTNOTE RATE

08010 ‐ Brush/Precommercial Thinner 15.14 08040 ‐ Choker Setter 15.90 08070 ‐ Faller/Bucker 33.86 08100 ‐ Fire Lookout 15.14 08160 ‐ Forestry/Logging Heavy Equipment Operator 17.95 08190 ‐ Forestry Technician 16.84 08200 ‐ Forestry Truck Driver 18.21 08250 ‐ General Forestry Laborer 14.83 08280 ‐ Nursery Specialist 21.00 08310 ‐ Slash Piler/Burner 15.14 08340 ‐ Tree Climber 17.00 08370 ‐ Tree Planter 13.48 08400 ‐ Tree Planter, Mechanical 13.48

ALL OCCUPATIONS LISTED ABOVE RECEIVE THE FOLLOWING BENEFITS:

HEALTH & WELFARE: $4.27 per hour or $170.80 per week or $740.13 per month

VACATION: 2 weeks paid vacation after 1 year of service with a contractor or successor, 3 weeks after 5 years, and 4 weeks after 15 years. Length of service includes the whole span of continuous service with the present contractor or successor, wherever employed, and with the predecessor contractors in the performance of similar work at the same Federal facility. (Reg. 29 CFR 4.173)

HOLIDAYS: A minimum of ten paid holidays per year: New Year's Day, Martin Luther King Jr.'s Birthday, Washington's Birthday, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Columbus Day, Veterans' Day, Thanksgiving Day, and Christmas Day. (A contractor may substitute for any of the named holidays another day off with pay in accordance with a plan communicated to the employees involved.) (See 29 CFR 4.174)

** UNIFORM ALLOWANCE **

If employees are required to wear uniforms in the performance of this contract (either by the terms of the Government contract, by the employer, by the state or local law, etc.), the cost of furnishing such uniforms and maintaining (by laundering or dry cleaning) such uniforms is an expense that may not be borne by an employee where such cost reduces the hourly rate below that required by the wage determination. The Department of Labor will accept payment in accordance with the following standards as compliance:

The contractor or subcontractor is required to furnish all employees with an adequate number of uniforms without cost or to reimburse employees for the actual cost of the uniforms. In addition, where uniform cleaning and maintenance is made the responsibility of the employee, all contractors and subcontractors subject to this wage determination shall (in the absence of a bona fide collective bargaining agreement providing for a different amount, or the furnishing of contrary affirmative proof as to the actual cost), reimburse all employees for such cleaning and maintenance at a rate of $3.35 per week (or $.67 cents per day). However, in those instances where the uniforms furnished are made of "wash and wear" materials, may be routinely washed and dried with other personal garments, and do not require any special treatment such as dry cleaning, daily washing, or commercial laundering in order to meet the cleanliness or appearance standards set by the terms of the Government contract, by the contractor, by law, or by the nature of the work, there is no requirement that employees be reimbursed for uniform maintenance costs.

** NOTES APPLYING TO THIS WAGE DETERMINATION **

Under the policy and guidance contained in All Agency Memorandum No. 159, the Wage and Hour Division does not recognize, for section 4(c) purposes, prospective wage rates and fringe benefit provisions that are effective only upon such contingencies as "approval of Wage and Hour, issuance of a wage determination, incorporation of the wage determination in the contract, adjusting the contract price, etc." (The relevant CBA section) in the collective bargaining agreement between (the parties) contains contingency language that Wage and Hour does not recognize as reflecting "arm's length negotiation" under section 4(c) of the Act and 29 C.F.R. 5.11(a) of the regulations. This wage determination therefore reflects the actual CBA wage rates and fringe benefits paid under the predecessor contract.

The duties of employees under job titles listed are those described in the "Service Contract Act Directory of Occupations", Fifth Edition (Revision 1), dated September 2014, unless otherwise indicated.

REQUEST FOR AUTHORIZATION OF ADDITIONAL CLASSIFICATION AND WAGE RATE

Standard Form 1444 (SF‐1444)

Conformance Process:

The contracting officer shall require that any class of service employee which is not listed herein and which is to be employed under the contract (i.e., the work to be performed is not performed by any classification listed in the wage determination), be classified by the contractor so as to provide a reasonable relationship (i.e., appropriate level of skill comparison) between such unlisted classifications and the classifications listed in the wage determination. Such conformed classes of employees shall be paid the monetary wages and furnished the fringe benefits as are determined (See 29 CFR 4.6(b)(2)(i)). Such conforming procedures shall be initiated by the contractor prior to the performance of contract work by such unlisted class(es) of employees (See 29 CFR 4.6(b)(2)(ii)). The Wage and Hour Division shall make a final determination of conformed classification, wage rate, and/or fringe benefits which shall be retroactive to the commencement date of the contract (See 29 CFR 4.6(b)(2)(iv)(C)(vi)). When multiple wage determinations are included in a contract, a separate SF‐1444 should be prepared for each wage determination to which a class(es) is to be conformed.

The process for preparing a conformance request is as follows:

1) When preparing the bid, the contractor identifies the need for a conformed occupation(s) and computes a proposed rate(s).

2) After contract award, the contractor prepares a written report listing in order the proposed classification title(s), a Federal grade equivalency (FGE) for each proposed classification(s), job description(s), and rationale for proposed wage rate(s), including information regarding the agreement or disagreement of the authorized representative of the employees involved, or where there is no authorized representative, the employees themselves. This report should be submitted to the contracting officer no later than 30 days after such unlisted class(es) of employees performs any contract work.

3) The contracting officer reviews the proposed action and promptly submits a report of the action, together with the agency's recommendations and pertinent information including the position of the contractor and the employees, to the Wage and Hour Division, U.S. Department of Labor, for review (See 29 CFR 4.6(b)(2)(ii)).

4) Within 30 days of receipt, the Wage and Hour Division approves, modifies, or disapproves the action via transmittal to the agency contracting officer, or notifies the contracting officer that additional time will be required to process the request.

5) The contracting officer transmits the Wage and Hour decision to the contractor.

6) The contractor informs the affected employees.

Information required by the Regulations must be submitted on SF‐1444 or bond paper.

When preparing a conformance request, the "Service Contract Act Directory of Occupations" (the Directory) should be used to compare job definitions to ensure that duties requested are not performed by a classification already listed in the wage determination. Remember, it is not the job title, but the required tasks that determine whether a class is included in an established wage determination. Conformances may not be used to artificially split, combine, or subdivide classifications listed in the wage determination.