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PROJ NAME: McKinley Stewardship UNIT: Klamath National Forest

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Appendix A

SERVICE WORK TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

B.2.1 Mandatory Work Activities

Item 1: Stewardship Credit

The intent of this item is to show the Stewardship Forest Product Value. Stewardship Credits are credits that are earned and established when work listed in the Schedule of Services has been performed and accepted. Stewardship credits shall be earned at the rate as shown in the Schedule. Earned credits may be used to pay for timber or other products value included in Schedule B.2.3.

Due to this contract being a “Scaled Sale” we use 75% of the timber value to be available as stewardship credits.

See Appendix B for specifications.

Item 2: Road Maintenance

See Appendix C for specifications.

B.2.2 Optional Work Activities

OPTIONAL WORK ITEMS: The contractor is required to submit pricing for all optional service work items. Award may be made for option items in any order that the Contracting Officer determines is in the best interest of the Government. Some of the optional items listed are different methods of treatment on the same contract acers/units. When this is the case the government will award the unit treatments that are most advantageous for the government. They are identified by the same orange painted boundaries as described in Appendix B.

Optional Item: 3 Unit Number

Acres

Mechanically Thin Conifers 3.0 inches to 9.9 inches DBH** in Commercially Harvested Ground-based Units, Whole Tree Yard, and Remove from contract area

1T 25 10 22 12T 7 Mechanically thin conifers in commercially harvested units: see

Technical Specifications, Page 6 (1) and Page 7 (6) 48T 56 59T 99 147T 4 283T 6

Total 219 ** DBH equates to a stump diameter of 2-4 inches greater than DBH (ie. a 10” DBH tree may have a 14” stump diameter and a 3” DBH tree may

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Optional Item: 4 This work is the same as above except for smaller diameter conifers will be mechanically thinned and decked at landings. Decking: see Technical Specifications, Page 7 (5)

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Optional Item: 5

Thin Conifers 3.0 inches to 9.9 inches DBH** in Commercially Harvested Skyline Units, Whole Tree Cable Yard and Remove from sale area

11S 15 Thin conifers in commercially harvested stands: see Technical Specifications, Page 6 (1) 155S 15

222S 4

39S 43

5S 28

6S 39

83S 29

91S 16

183 52

250 8

13S 30

17S 12

19S 42

21S 25

247S 47

248S 87

249S 12

299S 15

36S 24

38S 20

3S 12

40S 24

41S 27

42S 14

44S 32

47S 8

53S 19

56S 37

71S 42

8S 32

Total 811

** DBH equates to a stump diameter of 2-4 inches greater than DBH (i.e. a 10” DBH tree may have a 14” stump diameter and a 3” DBH tree may have a 5” stump diameter)

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Optional Item: 6 This work is the same as above except conifers will be manually thinned, yarded and machine piled at landings. Landing Piles: see Technical Specifications, Page 7 (4)

Optional Item: 7 This work is the same as above except conifers will be manually thinned and hand piled within the unit. Both activity generated and existing slash from logging operations will be hand piled. Hand Piles: see Technical Specifications Hand Piles, Page 7 (3)

Optional Item: 8

Thin and Endline Conifers 3.0 inches to 9.9 inches DBH** in Commercially Harvested Units, Whole Tree Yard, and Remove from contract area

70E 61 Manually thin and Endline conifers (and hardwoods*) in commercially harvested units: see Technical Specifications, Page 6 (2); Endlining see Technical Specifications, Page 7 (7).

R3* 126 ** DBH equates to a stump diameter of 2-4 inches greater than DBH (i.e. a 10” DBH tree may have a 14” stump diameter and a 3” DBH tree may have a 5” stump diameter) Total 187

Optional Item: 9 This work is the same as above except conifers and hardwoods will be thinned and decked at landings.

Decking: see Technical Specifications, Page 7 (5); Landing Piles: see Technical Specifications, Page 7 (4)

Optional Item: 10 This work is the same as above except conifers will be manually thinned and hand piled within the unit. Both activity generated and existing slash from logging operations will be piled. Hand Piles:

see Technical Specifications Hand Piles, Page 7 (3)

Optional Item: 11

Treat slash in commercially harvested ground-based units

1T 25 10 22 12T 7 Mechanically pile existing slash within beetle killed pockets or blowdown and activity-generated slash in commercially harvested units: see Technical Specifications, Page 7 (4) and Page 8 (8)

48T 56 59T 99 147T 4 283T 6

Total 219 ** DBH equates to a stump diameter of 2-4 inches greater than DBH (ie. a 10” stump diameter)

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Optional Item: 12 This work is the same as above except conifers will be manually thinned and hand piled within the unit. Both existing slash and activity generated slash from logging operations will be piled. Hand Piles: see Technical Specifications Hand Piles, Page 7 (8)

Optional Item: 13

Treat slash in commercially harvested skyline and endline units

11S 15 Manually pile existing slash within beetle killed pockets or blowdown and activity-generated slash in commercially harvested units: see Technical Specifications, Page 7 (3) and Page 7 (8)

155S 15 222S 4

39S 43

5S 28

6S 39

83S 29

91S 16

183 52

250 8

13S 30

17S 12

19S 42

21S 25

247S 47

248S 87

249S 12

299S 15

36S 24

38S 20

3S 12

40S 24

41S 27

42S 14

44S 32

47S 8

53S 19

56S 37

71S 42

8S 32

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70E 61 ** DBH equates to a stump diameter of 2-4 inches greater than DBH (i.e. a 10” stump diameter)

R3 126

Total 998

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Technical Specifications for Service Items

1. Thin conifers in commercially harvested units

47S, 59T, 155S, 299S Thin 3-9.9 inch DBH conifers to an average 20 x 20 foot spacing (109 trees per acre), but may vary ±25% to select the more desirable tree. Leave trees should be disease and damage free, have constant or increasing height growth, have live crown ratios greater than 40%, have good form and color as well as healthy needles and needle retention. Species preference for retention varies by stand.

1T, 3S, 5S, 6S, 10, 11S, 12T, 17S, 19S, 38S, 39S, 40S, 53S, 71S, 91S, 147T, 222S, 247S, 250 Thin 3-9.9 inch DBH conifers to an average 22 x 22 foot spacing (90 trees per acre), but may vary ±25% to select the more desirable tree. Leave trees should be disease and damage free, have constant or increasing height growth, have live crown ratios greater than 40%, have good form and color as well as healthy needles and needle retention. Species preference for retention varies by stand.

8S, 13S, 21S, 36S, 42S, 44S Thin 3-9.9 inch DBH conifers to an average 24 x 24 foot spacing (75 trees per acre), but may vary ±25% to select the more desirable tree. Leave trees should be disease and damage free, have constant or increasing height growth, have live crown ratios greater than 40%, have good form and color as well as healthy needles and needle retention. Species preference for retention varies by stand.

41S, 48T, 56S, 83S, 183, 248S, 249S, 283T Thin 3-9.9 inch DBH conifers to an average 28 x 28 foot spacing (55 trees per acre), but may vary ±25% to select the more desirable tree. Leave trees should be disease and damage free, have constant or increasing height growth, have live crown ratios greater than 40%, have good form and color as well as healthy needles and needle retention. Species preference for retention varies by stand.

Species Preference Unit Number

SP, DF, IC, PP/JP 53S, 56S, 59T, 71S, 83S, 183, 283T, 299S

SP, IC, PP/JP, DF 13S,21S, 36S, 42S, 44S

SP, PP/JP, IC, DF 1T, 3S, 5S, 6S, 8S, 10, 11S, 12T, 40S, 91S

SP, PP/JP, IC, DF, WF 17S, 19S, 38S, 39S, 47S, 155S, 222S

SP, IC, DF, PP/JP 41S, 48T, 147T, 247S, 248S, 249S, 250

Anticipated areas in need of treatment also varies by stand:

Anticipated Percent of stand needing treatment

Unit Number

75-100% of stand 1T, 3S, 5S, 6S, 8S, 10, 12T, 13S, 17S, 19S, 21S, 36S, 38S, 39S, 40S, 42S, 44S, 47S, 53S, 70E, 91S, 155S, 222S, R3

40-75% of stand 11S, 147T, 247S, 250 10-15% 41S, 48T, 56S, 59T, 71S, 83S, 183, 248S, 249S, 283T, 299S

2. Manually Thin and Endline conifers (and hardwoods*) in commercially harvested units

Unit 70E Thin 3-9.9 inch DBH conifers to an average 24 x 24 foot spacing (75 trees per acre), but may vary ±25% to select the more desirable tree. Leave trees should be disease and damage free, have constant or increasing height growth, have live crown ratios greater than 40%, have good form and color as well as healthy needles and needle retention. Species preference for retention varies by stand.

Unit R3*

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Thin 3-9.9 inch DBH conifers to an average 22 x 22 foot spacing (75 trees per acre), but may vary ±25% to select the more desirable tree. Leave trees should be disease and damage free, have constant or increasing height growth, have live crown ratios greater than 40%, have good form and color as well as healthy needles and needle retention. Where hardwoods exist with no conifers, thin hardwoods to 24 x 24 foot spacing.

Retain all hardwoods greater than 8 inches in diameter (except for liveoak). Species preference for retention is as shown below:

Species Preference Unit Number

SP, DF, IC, PP/JP, WF 70E, R3

3. Piling Specifications-Hand Piles Slash generated from thinning operations will be piled. Hand Piles shall be no less than five (5) feet and no more than eight (8) feet high, with a diameter not less than five (5) feet and no more than eight (8) feet.

Piles shall be as compact as possible and constructed at an adequate distance from residual trees (>10 feet) to assure that residual trees will not be damaged when piles are burned. At least 50% of material in the lower 1/3 of the piles shall be composed of small diameter material. Covering will be placed to cover the bottom 2/3 of the pile and must be Forest Service approved prior to use. Piles will be at least 80% covered with durable, waterproof, covering. The top 1/3 of slash in the pile shall be placed over the covering sheet, being sure to anchor all four corners and the middle of the covering sheet securely.

4. Piling Specifications-Landing Piles Slash generated from landing operations shall be piled. Landing pile specifications are the same as those pertaining to logging operations and described in Appendix B.

5. Decking Specifications Work consists of limbing all tops of all trees at designated landings. Limbing of tops will occur down to a top diameter of 2 inches. Tops will be decked separate from limbs. Limbs will be placed in one pile, the top will be decked separate from limb pile. Place tops parallel to each other with decks not exceeding 16 feet in height.

Work item will be accomplished at the designated landing(s) within or adjacent to the harvest units. Top piles should be located at a distance of twice the height of the nearest leave trees to the extent practicable.

6. Mechanical Harvester Specifications Use of a mechanical harvester is expected to be the cutting method in ground-based units. Contractor shall cut Included Timber and move it to designated skid trails using equipment with a boom having an operating radius of at least _25_ feet for bunching trees, capable of severing, lowering and placing trees up to _14__ inches diameter at stump height on the ground prior to skidding. Such equipment must be capable of operating on slopes up to 45 %. Tractor skidding is anticipated. Specifications regarding whole-tree yarding, mechanical harvesting, and skidding are the same as required in Appendix B.

Notwithstanding above, hand felling using chainsaws may be required in or adjacent to sensitive areas to protect resources from unnecessary damage.

7. Skyline and Endling Hand-cutting may be done, and is expected in cable units. Whole-tree yarding and endlining is required. Specifications regarding whole-tree yarding and endlining are the same as required in Appendix B.

8. Damage Hardwoods or other conifers damaged or requiring removal as a result of operations shall be cut and yarded to a landing and left for firewood or piled with slash treatment.

Work shall be performed in a manner that will not damage the residual leave trees. Non-

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Treatment Areas may be delineated on the contract area map or on the ground by the Forest Service. These areas could be wildlife habitat, archeological sites, stream course protection and/or areas of excessive rock or steep ground. Generally, if these areas are one acre or greater in size, individually or combined, they are not included in the contract acres. Should unworkable areas be encountered that have not been delineated, the COR shall be notified.

9. Schedule Activities will be subject to limitations when actual or predicted weather conditions indicate a hazardous fire condition that warrants curtailment of contract operations as specified in Fire Precautions and Control (H.28g).

Government Quality Assurance Plan

Inspection: Government inspections are for the purpose of satisfying the Government that the services are acceptable and do not relieve the Contractor of the responsibility for maintaining quality control. The Contractor shall conduct inspections on all units in accordance with the Contractor’s Quality Control Plan included in the Contractor’s technical proposal which is made part of this contract.

The contractor is responsible for performing or having performed all inspections and tests necessary to substantiate that the supplies or services furnished under this contract conform to contract requirements, including any applicable technical requirements for specified Manufacturer’s parts.

Acceptable Quality Levels

• At least 90% of all trees greater than 3 inches DBH and less 9.9 inches in DBH designated for cutting, are cut and removed to the landing or piled (Specification varies by Item).

• At least 90% of slash within units is treated.

• No more than 5% (cumulative) of the residual leave trees are damaged by the contractors’ operation.

• At least 95% of the cut stumps are within the specified stump height (Appendix B, Division

A).

• At least 90% of piles are constructed to specifications.

• All slash generated at the landing is piled and at least 95% of the machine piles meet specifications as required for sawtimber in Appendix B.

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Acceptance

Work will be accepted when it is determined by the visual inspection or plot data that the Contractor’s work conforms to the Acceptable Quality Level (AQL) for the task and critical sub-tasks. Missed areas within the work unit will not be considered a part of the work being inspected and must be re-worked regardless of the results of the inspection of the work completed in the unit. Work units that do not comply with the Acceptable Quality Level for the task and critical subtask are un-acceptable and shall be reworked.

Measurements for Stewardship Credit

Acreage was measured on a horizontal plane using a Global Positioning System. Unless otherwise indicated by this contract, the contactor may request re-measurement of any quantities. The request must be made in writing and must be within 10 calendar days of completing work on the unit in question. If re-measurement indicates a variance of five percent or less from the stated quantity, the Forest Service may deduct Stewardship Credits to the Contractor equal to cost of this re-measurement. If re-measurement indicates a variance of more than five percent from the stated quantity, Stewardship Credits will be based on the re-measured quantity, and the Contractor will not be liable for the costs of re-measurement. All re-measurement will be done by the Forest Service. The Forest Service may re-measure quantities of completed stewardship work activities at its discretion. The Forest Service will bear all costs for discretionary re-measurement. Re-measured quantities will be the basis for awarding Stewardship Credits. Re-measurement of acreage will be done using a Global Positioning System.

Definitions

Additional Timber - Any sawlog size tree (10.0 DBH and greater) that is designated and agreed to by the Contracting Officer after contract award.

Biomass - Any tree or piece of tree from 3.0 DBH to 9.9 DBH that is agreed to by the Contracting Officer after contract award.

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

Existing Slash- Any woody material greater than one (1) inch in diameter, but less than 10” diameter, and longer than three (3) feet.

Goods for Services – When the value of commercial timber products that are being treated under the contract is retained and reinvested on-site in exchange for doing equal value of service work.

Hand Pile- A stable, compacted stack of hand-piled pieces of combustible vegetative material no less than five (5) feet and no more than eight (8) feet high and no less than five (5) feet and no more than eight (8) feet in diameter. Hand piles shall have a core of kindling and be covered with durable, waterproof covering for more than eighty percent of the pile. Covering must be Forest Service approved prior to use. Piles shall be constructed at an adequate distance from residual trees to assure that residual trees will not be damaged when piles are burned.

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Incentives- In a Performance Based Service Contract, the recognition of good performance.

ITM – Individual Tree Mark. A designation signifying the only trees to be cut are marked with blue or green paint by the Forest Service across the trunk and below stump height (as specified in Appendix B).

Landing - Area used to stage and load forest products just prior to removal from the unit.

Leave Tree – All trees and snags which are not to be cut or damaged under this contract.

Limbing – Cutting off the limbs from the boles of the trees or brush.

Landing Pile – A compacted stack of gathered slash and vegetative debris; that is free of soil concentrations, constructed on cleared land in a location and of such a size that will not subject leave trees, improvements or other resources to damage when burned. Piles shall be compact and constructed maximizing height instead of width, to promote complete and efficient combustion.

Mastication – an operation generally performed by a tracked vehicle about 10 feet wide with low ground pressure that uses a rotating head or drum with teeth to treat unwanted trees, hardwoods, shrubs, 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.

Normal Operating Season – That period during a typical year wherein an operator can reasonably expect to be able to operate. Not with standing restrictions on timing of work in section C.7.2.1. of the contract, the normal operating season for this contract is May 15 through October 15.

Quality Assurance Surveillance Plan (QASP) – An organized written document used by Government for quality assurance surveillance. Document contains sampling/evaluation guides, checklists, and the performance requirement summary (PRS).

Quality Assurance (QA) - Actions taken by the Government to inspect or check goods and services to determine that they meet or do not meet the contract requirements.

Quality Control Program (QC) – Contractor’s system to control the equipment, systems, or services so that they meet the contract requirements.

Removal – Transportation of cut whole trees, boles, biomass, sub-biomass and slash on designated haul roads from landings within the contract area to disposal site or completely off of the National Forest.

Sawtimber – A portion of a tree bole meeting minimum piece utilization specifications for included timber.

Slash – Any contractor generated woody material greater than one (1) inch in diameter and longer than three (3) feet.

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Snag – Any dead standing tree greater than fifteen (15) inches DBH and twenty (20) feet in height.

Stump Height – The maximum permissible height measured above ground level or cutting obstacles on the uphill side to highest point on the stump.

Ton – The unit of measure, representing 2,000 pounds, at which sawlogs and biomass are sold in the embedded timber sale contract.

Unit or Stand – Areas where contract work will be completed that are delineated on the Contact Area Map.

Utilization – The use of products as goods for services and removal of vegetation or portions thereof from National Forest Land as a product. Forms of utilization products include saw logs, chips, firewood, posts, etc.