Atch 2 - QASP Reattribution.pdf

Vegetation Mapping Updates Attribution QASP

6/14/2021

Government Quality Assurance Surveillance Plan - ATTRIBUTION

The Government will inspect completed checkouts as a basis for acceptance and payments, and to provide recommendations to improve work quality while work is in progress. The Contractor is responsible for providing quality control to assure that work complies with requirements of contract specifications.

A mix of field verification and photo interpretation review of re-attributed polygons will be done by personnel on the National Forest being updated. Inspection will be done using the R2

FSVEG SPATIAL POLYGON VEGETATION ATTRIBUTES -- PHOTO INTERPRETATION

INSPECTION FORM and associated point values as shown in Exhibit A. 10% of the polygons will be inspected, with 1% of the area being field verified. The Photo Interpretation Inspection Form Score has to be 10 or less and all fields with a point value of “unacceptable” must be filled in correctly to pass inspection. Initially, the contractor will work with the Forest Service to ensure re-delineation and re-attribution is being done to inspection standards. A minimum of 10 polygons will be submitted for this initial inspection. Thereafter, when logical groupings of polygons are complete, they should be submitted for inspection.

Exhibit A

R2 FSVEG SPATIAL POLYGON VEGETATION ATTRIBUTES -- PHOTO

INTERPRETATION INSPECTION FORM

A B C

FIELD

NUM NAME ACCURACY STANDARD POINT VALUE # OF

ERRORS

DEDUCTION

(A X B)

1 Region-Forest-District no errors unacceptable

2 Location no errors unacceptable

3 Polygon ID no errors unacceptable

6 USGS Anderson 1 no errors 3

7 Species Survey Method no errors 20

8 Sample Recorder no errors 3

9 Sample Date no errors 6

10 Purpose Code no errors 10

11 *Regen EV_Code no errors 15

12 Horizontal Continuity no errors 3

13 Crown Condition (for Trees only) no errors 5

14 **Canopy Closure Trees +/- 10% 10

15 Photo Project ID (ex. NAIP 2019) no errors 3

16 Photo Date no errors 3

17 Remarks (example “2021 MBR Contract Updates”.

May include additional remarks.)

no errors 3

18 Change Category no errors 6

19 Change Date (as provided by FS) no errors 6

20 Lifeform/Ground Surface Cover no errors 10

21 Species Symbol (NRCS Taxa code) no errors 20

20 Tree Size Class no errors 10

22 Shrub Size Class +/- one size class 10

23 Layer no errors 6

24 Plant Cover Percent, Live (Per record)

+/- 5% for <=10% cover +/-10% for >10% cover 6

25 Total Tree Cover Percent, Live (per polygon) +/- 10% 10

Total Deductions (sum of column 'C') D

Number of Stands Inspected E

Field Verification Form Score (D / E) must be 8 or less

F

Inspection Form Comments:

* Required where stand was previously forested but is no longer due to fire or harvest or other disturbance and is expected to regenerate to forested condition.

** If survey method is CANOPY (retaining walk through data), Canopy Closure Trees must be filled out. If survey method is CROWN, Canopy Closure trees should be blank

Missing a life form (e.g. grass, forb, barren, tree, shrub), that is at least 5% cover will result in errors for all required fields for that life form.

Consistent errors in any field will cause the checkout to be returned to the contractor for correction

Indicate polygon IDs reviewed

Unsatisfactory Work – The Field Verification Form Score has to be 8 or less and all fields with a point value of “unacceptable” must be filled in correctly to pass inspection.

If inspection is not passed, the Forest Service will notify the Contractor and provide feedback/recommendations as to how to improve the quality of the work. If the quality of work is not raised to an acceptable level within 30 working days after notification, the Contracting Officer may reduce payment based on the percentage of unacceptable work.

In the event that work is performed that is contrary to the requirements in the task order, the Government is not liable for costs incurred by the contractor during negligent performance that is without the fault or negligence of the Government.