ARCH SOW PA ERFO 2021-1(1)_final.pdf

STATEMENT OF WORK FOR CULTURAL RESOURCE SURVEY

Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area

SCOPE: The service provider shall perform the work of this task order as described below. The contract is being administered by the Eastern Federal Lands Highway Division of the Federal Highways Administration (EFLHD/FHWA). The National Park Service (NPS), Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area (DEWA), is the lead Federal Agency for complying with Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA) for this undertaking. The NPS will seek concurrence from the Pennsylvania Historic Preservation Office (HPO) for the adequacy of documentation.

CONFIDENTIALITY: The information developed under this task agreement is the property of the U.S.

government and shall be kept in strict confidence.

PERFORMANCE PERIOD: The work outlined in this task agreement shall be performed from approximately March 16, 2026 – September 16, 2026.

PROJECT IDENTIFICATION: The Project is within Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area (DEWA), Northhampton County, Pennsylvania. Reference numbers to be used on all documents:

PA ERFO DEWA 2021 (1):

DEWA-National Park Service Drive: Determination of Eligibility

I. Introduction

The NPS and FHWA propose to convert a portion of National Park Service Drive (NPS Drive) to a trail within the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area (DEWA). Under the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA) and its implementing regulations, the NPS is responsible for analyzing potential impacts to historic resources. As part of the NHPA process, NPS requires expertise in the field of Architectural History to conduct the research and documentation described in this Scope of Work (SOW). The required work involves one site location within the park. All work associated with this contract shall be tracked, documented, and billed to the appropriate project.

The proposed project involves approximately 0.45 miles (2,363 feet) of NPS Drive that can be accessed from PA State Highway 611 in Northhampton County, PA. The road is a 24-foot paved travel way with paved ditches and culverts for drainage. A portion of NPS Drive adjacent to Slateford Creek has had significant damage resulting from high flows causing embankment failure. Poor drainage along the upper portion of NPS Drive is also suspected in contributing to the erosion of the creek bank in this area. As a result, the roadway has been closed to vehicle use but has been used by visitors for hiking and biking.

NPS and FHWA propose to convert the nearly half-mile section of NPS Drive to an 8-foot-wide aggregate trail with 8-foot shoulders and improve drainage. The project would remove approximately 0.4 miles (2,000 feet) of asphalt, leaving the paved ditches in place. In the center of the road a trail would be constructed using aggregate base and pavement. One each side of the trail, topsoil and vegetation would be placed to facilitate drainage of water. To further reduce runoff to Slateford Creek, the project also the use of stormwater management devices within the paved ditches and improving existing culverts. At the bottom of NPS Drive a riprap pad will be placed within the paved area west of the landslide to sheet flow water to further reduce erosion potential. At each end of the trail, a 15-foot-wide gate will be placed to close the trail to vehicular access.

The damaged portion of NPS Drive along Slateford Creek, approximately 350 feet, will be left in place and remain closed to the public. To facilitate visitor access from the parking area to the trail, the project would establish an aggregate 8-foot trail along approximately 340 feet of abandoned roadbed adjacent to NPS Drive. Construction in this location will involve minor vegetation clearing and placement of aggregate. The project will also include formalizing an aggregate parking lot near the pull off from PA State Highway 611.

Based on preliminary research by the DEWA cultural staff, NPS Drive was constructed by 1971 and may be an historic resource. Thus, an architectural survey of the road is required to assist in determining its eligibility for listing on the National Register of Historic Places.

Photographs of the site are provided in Attachment 1.

II. Determination of Eligibility for Listing in the National Register of Historic Places

The Contractor shall prepare an individual Determination of Eligibility for NPS Drive. The completed documents shall meet the Guidelines for Architectural Investigations in Pennsylvania:

https://www.phmc.pa.gov/Preservation/About/Documents/Architectural-Guidelines.pdf, and also requirements under 36 CFR Part 800.4, 36 CFR Part 63, and NPS Director’s Order 28, and National Register Bulletins 15 and 16A.

The DOE shall identify the appropriate historic context(s), period of significance, and contributing and non-contributing elements of the property. The DOE should include evaluation as a possible National Park Service Mission 66 Era resource. A summarized narrative shall be completed which includes the historic name(s), history of the property, explanation of its historic use, and evolution of the property up to the present day. The DOE shall include available historic images, aerial photographs, maps, plans, and other supporting documentation, as appropriate. A bibliography that includes sources used for research and development of the DOE shall be included. The property’s setting and its current and historic relationship or association with DEWA and any other adjacent parcels, features or structures shall be addressed.

The Contractor shall conduct all the necessary background research and field assessment activities necessary to complete this task. The NPS will provide access to Park archives for research purposes.

Additional research may be needed at other repositories such as the Northampton County, PA courthouse or local historical society. The Contractor shall photo-document all features comprising the property and complete an existing conditions map keyed to the photographs (map should also serve as historic base map indicating features, if any, that at one time existed but have now been removed). The documentation shall include any other copies of drawings, historic photographs or maps that may be relevant. A chronology of construction and alterations for the property, if any, should be included.

After approval of deliverables, the Contractor will be responsible for submitting the DOE for review by the SHPO into the PA-SHARE on-line system. The Contractor will include the DEWA Cultural Manager on the PA-SHARE submission.

Deliverables: The Contractor shall assume two draft submittals and a final report.

• For the first drafts, one (1) electronic copy in MS Word format, sent electronically to the COR and the Park.

• For the final deliverable, one (1) electronic copy in MS Word and PDF format, sent electronically to the COR and the Park.

All materials collected by the Contractor in the course of carrying out the DOE will be organized, clearly labelled, and submitted to the NPS at the completion of the project. Photographs (historic and contemporary) that are digitized shall also be submitted as JPEG files in an annotated format. Narrative text shall be submitted electronically in Microsoft Word format. A PDF version of the Final DOE shall be submitted to NPS.

III. Professional and Documentation Standards All work associated with this contract shall be conducted in accordance with the Secretary of the Interior’s Standards and Guidelines and those of the Pennsylvania Historic Preservation Office (PA HPO), as applicable. This will require adhering to the documentation standards of the PA HPO and/or the NPS Heritage Documentation Program.

These requirements can be found at the following websites:

https://www.pa.gov/agencies/phmc/historic-preservation/about-historic-preservation/forms-and-guidance https://www.phmc.pa.gov/Preservation/About/Documents/Architectural-Guidelines.pdf, https://pahistoricpreservation.com/shpos-updated-determination-eligibility-guidance/ http://www.nps.gov/history/hdp/

IV Data Management Responsibilities

1. GIS Guidelines and Responsibilities

a. All GIS data layers, and associated data prepared by the Consultant during the life of this project must also be returned to DEWA as part of the final deliverables. The Consultant shall coordinate with DEWA prior to delivery to make sure the format the layers are returned in is appropriate.

b. The GIS will follow NARP GIS Guidelines, NPS Standard Guidelines and Federal Geographic Data Committee (FGDC) guidelines; specifically, metadata guidelines (https://www.fgdc.gov/metadata). A metadata template form will be provided.

c. The GIS will be developed using ArcGIS Pro (if this is not available, in ArcMap 10.6.x.)

The GIS and all related digital data will be included in delivery (with associated metadata).

d. The GIS project will be developed using NAD 1983.

e. A draft of the project GIS geodatabase will be submitted with the draft report for review and comments. Comments will be incorporated into the final GIS geodatabase.

f. The deliverable will include raw data and the final post processed data (including final versions that may have different filters applied). GIS, GPS and other survey data.

Associated metadata will be included.

V. Coordination

As soon as possible after the award of this project, the contractor shall contact EFLHD and NPS to coordinate mobilization, inform them about your presence on-site, and obtain any additional historic reports, documents etc. Ms. Palmer shall be the recipient of all final collections of documents, etc. described in Section II.

https://www.pa.gov/agencies/phmc/historic-preservation/about-historic-preservation/forms-and-guidance https://www.pa.gov/agencies/phmc/historic-preservation/about-historic-preservation/forms-and-guidance https://www.phmc.pa.gov/Preservation/About/Documents/Architectural-Guidelines.pdf https://pahistoricpreservation.com/shpos-updated-determination-eligibility-guidance/ http://www.nps.gov/history/hdp/ http://www.fgdc.gov/metadata)

In addition to the COTR identified in section XII, the following individuals shall be notified:

Tom Sohn

FHWA PM

202-557-9059(cell) Thomas.Sohn@dot.gov

William Tagye Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area Chief of Maintenance 570-426-2416 William_Tagye@nps.gov

Jennifer Palmer Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area Cultural Resources Program Manager 570-588-6021 Jennifer_Palmer@nps.gov

When on site, all instructions of U.S. Park Rangers and other NPS officials representing the Park Superintendent shall be obeyed.

VI. GENERAL STIPULATIONS

1. The contractor shall perform the following tasks to support the completion of documentation of the National Historic Preservation Act. The Contractor shall assume that the NPS will be responsible for all consultation and direct communication with State Historic Preservation Officers (SHPOs) and Tribal Historic Preservation Officers (THPO) managing the Section 106 compliance for this project, and for printing, signing and mailing all correspondence and letters to the SHPOs and THPOs. The contractor will be responsible for submitting the DOE documentation into PA-SHARE on behalf of the NPS as directed by the SOW.

2. All fieldwork scheduling and project logistics will be coordinated with park cultural resource personnel designated by the Superintendent of the park.

3. The investigation needs to be coordinated with the park to ensure safe visitor access.

4. The contractor’s Architectural Historian must meet professional qualifications standards outlined in the Secretary of the Interior’s Standards and Guidelines for Architectural History (Appendix E, DO-28, 1997).

5. All work must be technically accurate, performed according to accepted professional guidelines, and in compliance with all appropriate federal legislation state standards/guidelines, and internal NPS policies including DO-28, Cultural Resource Management Guidelines.

6. All SHPO consultation and/or coordination will be the responsibility of the NPS and is not required by the Contractor under this task order. Information for such consultations, however, may be requested from the Contractor as necessary, and professional technical support needed for meetings or presentations may be required.

7. The contractor shall provide all personnel, equipment, and services to perform all tasks necessary to perform the tasks described within this scope of work.

8. The contractor’s bid for the project should anticipate the need for a start-up meeting via telephone conference call.

9. All stable copies of field notes, data recording forms, maps, drawings, photographs, slides, and any other form of documentation resulting from the work under this contract are the property of the NPS.

mailto:Thomas.Sohn@dot.gov mailto:William_Tagye@nps.gov mailto:Jennifer_Palmer@nps.gov

VII. PROJECT ORIENTATION

1. The Contractor shall identify to the COTR any work beyond the scope of this study at the earliest possible time.

2. The Contracting Officer reserves approval rights for all changes in the work that might result in adjustments in cost to Government and/or Contract time and all payment requests. The Contracting Officer is the only government official who may accept and approve a payment request based on changes affecting price, terms, or delivery by the Contractor.

3. Timberley Belish is the Contracting Officer’s Technical Representative (COTR) for the project. Ms.

Belish will serve as the primary point of contact for the FHWA. If Ms. Belish is unavailable, the alternate COTR is Kevin Rose (see contact information below).

VIII. DELIVERABLES

Deliverable products required for this investigation are as follows:

• Draft DOE Report - Electronic copy in Word and Adobe PDF

• Final DOE Report - Electronic copy in Word and Adobe PDF

Project Overall

• Draft GIS geodatabase

• GIS, GPS and other survey data and associated metadata

General

The contractor will submit monthly progress reports to the COTR via the eInvoicing system (see Section

XI).

Dates on which the contractor will deliver each of these work products are listed in Section X of this document. Any deviation from this schedule must be approved by the COTR and Contracting Officer prior to the original deadline.

Project submittals must be made by mail or other carrier to the COTR, at the address listed in the contact information section below.

IX. DOCUMENT REVIEW

Submittals will be reviewed within 14 days of receipt. Comments will be returned to the contractor immediately following this period.

X. SCHEDULE

Note: The following time intervals for the project will be matched to specific dates when the contract is awarded.

Activity Schedule Completion Schedule Fieldwork Within 15 days of award Draft Report 20 days following field work Final Report 10 days of receipt of review comments PA-SHARE Submission Comments

Address SHPO comments within 10 days, assume 30-day SHPO review period

Final Project GIS Geodatabase Submit with final report

XI. FEE AND PAYMENT

A separate quote shall be submitted for each Task. Partial payments can be made upon the completion of each Task. Direct costs should be included in the proposal and invoiced individually. The contractor shall submit invoices reflecting the ACTUAL AMOUNT of work performed. If less work is required than predicted, the contractor shall invoice FHWA for a percentage of the quote for the relevant task. If more effort is required than predicted, a contract modification shall be required PRIOR to conducting additional work.

Payment will only be made for work completed to date; however, the invoicing is at the discretion of the Contractor. Unless otherwise instructed in writing by the COR, Contractor shall use the Department of Transportation’s eInvoicing system to create and submit invoices at https://einvoice.esc.gov/ (note to previous contractors: this is a new invoicing system, please be sure to update your invoicing procedure accordingly).

All invoices shall also be sent via email to the COR at the email address below.

Travel costs and all other direct costs are reimbursable expenses and shall be separated out in itemized task items. An estimate shall be provided, and the travel and direct cost reimbursements shall not exceed this amount. Travel and direct costs shall also be separated out in all invoices submitted, must be accompanied by receipts, and will be paid in accordance with the Federal Travel Regulations.

The Government obligation for performance of this task order beyond this phase is contingent upon the availability of funds from which payment for contract purposes can be made. No legal liability on the part of the Government for any payment may arise for performance under this contract beyond the amount that has been authorized through the issuance of written task orders.

AWARD MAY BE BASED ON OTHER THAN THE LOWEST COST AND WILL BE

BASED ON THE BEST VALUE TO THE GOVERNMENT. PRICE AND OTHER

FACTORS WILL BE CONSIDERED. AWARD SHALL BE BASED ON PROPOSED

METHODS AND TECHNIQUES TO PERFORM THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE

STATEMENT OF WORK, QUALIFICATIONS, AND EXPERIENCE.

XII. CONTACT INFORMATION

All contract questions should be directed to the Contracting Officer’s Technical Representative (COR):

Federal Highway Administration (Eastern Federal Lands Highway Division) Contracting Officer’s Technical Representative (COTR) Timberley Belish 22001 Loudoun County Parkway, Bldg E2, STE 200 Ashburn, VA 20147 Timberley.Belish@dot.gov 703-404-6341

ALTERNATE COTR: Kevin Rose, Kevin.Rose@dot.gov, 571-434-1541 https://einvoice.esc.gov/ mailto:Timberley.Belish@dot.gov mailto:Kevin.Rose@dot.gov

On-site Contact (Contract prior to conducting fieldwork to ensure access to site):

William Tagye, Project Manager National Park Service

(570) 426-2416 william_tagye@nps.gov

Attachments

1. Vicinity Map and Photographs mailto:william_tagye@nps.gov