Att 2 TORFP Palomar Haz Fuels Reduction Projects.pdf

INDIVIDUAL PROJECT TASK ORDER REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL

Solicitation/Contract #: Individual Project Task Order Number

Individual Project Task Order issued under Region 5 SCASA Hazardous Fuels

Reduction IDIQ Contract no. TBD

TBD

ISSUING OFFICE: (Forest Service Unit Name) Task Order Date

USDA Forest Service Pacific Southwest Region

1323 Club Dr. Vallejo, CA 94592

Financial obligations and payments shall be processed via Invoice Processing Platform (IPP)

PROJECT:

PROJECT NAME: FY20 Palomar Hazardous Fuels Reduction Projects

Proposal Request Date: IAW Base IDIQ

RFP

Proposal Response Date/Time (close of business unless otherwise shown): IAW Base IDIQ RFP

OFFER:

Offeror Name (same as on contract) Offered by (Name, Title, Phone):

Offered Amounts attached in Section B. Authorized Signature:

Date:

This is a firm offer for 60 calendar days from the Response Date/Time

AWARD:

ITEMS ACCEPTED:

TOTAL

AMOUNT: $

Task Order Number and Award Date shown at top.

Ordered by (Name, Title, Phone): Authorized Signature

Task Order Contracting Officer

SECTION B - SUPPLIES OR SERVICES AND PRICE/COSTS

SCHEDULE OF ITEMS

ITEM NO. DESCRIPTION UNIT QUANTITY UNIT PRICE TOTAL PRICE

1 Mixed-Conifer Forest Thinning & Piling a Fry Creek Unit 11 Ac 67. $ -b Fry Creek Unit 26 Ac 50. $ -c Fry Creek Unit 14 Ac 31. $ -d Fry Creek Unit 13a Ac 47. $ -e Fry Creek Unit 13b - Optional Ac 34. $ -

2 Montane Chaparral Fuelbreak Maintenance .

a Aguanga Rdg (Weir Mine - Gypsy Cyn)

- Lop and Scatter - Optional Ac 248. $ -

TOTAL

SECTION C - STATEMENT OF WORK/DESCRIPTION/SPECIFICITIONS

C.1 SCOPE OF CONTRACT

Description of Work: The Palomar Ranger District of the Cleveland National Forest intends to procure forestry-related services to accomplish hazardous fuels reduction treatments on 4 units totaling 195 acres. Treatments may include at least one, or combination of the following activities; cutting live and dead trees (< 14.4 inch DBH) with chainsaws, cutting live and dead shrubs with chainsaws, pruning residual conifer trees to a specified height, bucking and piling of contractor generated slash by hand, bucking and piling existing dead and down woody debris by hand, and covering hand piles with wax-coated Kraft paper. All treatments units are located on

Palomar Mountain, in eastern San Diego County, California. 1 additional optional forest thinning unit totaling 34 acres and 1 fuelbreak maintenance unit totaling 248 acres may be awarded at a later date depending on price per acre and forest service funding levels.

Contractor Responsibility: The Contractor shall provide everything--including, but not limited to, all equipment, supplies, transportation, labor, and supervision--necessary to complete the project, except for that which the contract clearly states is to be furnished by the Government.

C.2 Project Location & Description

Location: The project is located on the Cleveland National Forest, Palomar Ranger District.

Description: The project areas are generally identifiable by changes in vegetation, roads, flagging, or through geographical information systems (GIS) data. The boundaries can be adjacent units, or other natural or manmade features that clearly define the boundary as noted on the project area maps. In most cases the interior and exterior boundaries of the project areas will be flagged with blue flagging or otherwise described below or by Contracting Officer’s

Representative (from now on COR). If there is any discrepancy on the boundaries of individual work areas within units the COR must be contacted as soon as possible and no more work must take place until the discrepancy is resolved.

Contractor shall have Avenza Maps™, or like equivalent installed on a portable device to be used in the field to delineate boundaries of contract units and mapped leave areas. The COR will issue geo-referenced PDF maps to contractor to assist in identifying boundaries and landmarks shown on the contract map.

Project Area Descriptions:

Fry Creek Stands 11, 13a, 13b (opt.), 14, 26:

4 mandatory units (11, 13a, 14, 26) and 1 optional unit (13b) totaling 229 acres. Units are adjacent to each other and located south of the Fry Creek campground. Units are comprised of uneven aged, mixed-conifer forest comprised of following trees species in order of dominant to least dominant: incense cedar, white fir, California black oak, canyon live oak, Coulter pine, big cone Douglas-fir, and interior live oak. Understory shrubs, including poison oak; are present in low to moderate densities dependent on existing canopy cover. Slopes are moderate and generally less than 30 percent, however some short pitches up to 50 percent do exist.

Approximately half the acres (90-100) were last treated in 2008 to remove standing dead conifer trees, treat suppressed and intermediate live trees and dispose of existing surface fuels. The remaining acres have not been managed in recent history. Densities vary from open oak woodlands to overly dense pockets of sapling size incense cedar with dense intact conifer overstory present.

Unit boundaries are generally identifiable by fencing along the change in land ownership to the south and west of the stands, existing native surface roads, hiking trails, or paved surface roads

(east boundary of 13b). Forest service will flag boundaries when they are not easily identifiable as fore mentioned, e.g. shared boundary of 26 & 14. Additionally, leave areas as shown on the contract map shall be flagged or otherwise identified to crew by the contractor or their representatives as areas of no cutting.

Aguanga Ridge (Weir Mine to Gypsy Canyon):

Unit is 248 acres and comprised of montane chaparral shrub communities with minor components of live oak and Coulter pine in isolated drainages and ridges. The unit has been maintained (lopped & scattered and broadcast burned) every 3 to 5 years since its creation in the mid 1970’s with the last activity, broadcast burning, completed in June of 2015. Slopes are moderate and generally under 30 percent slope, however short pitches up to 50 percent may be encountered.

Unit boundaries should be easily identifiable by changes in shrub height and density or in some cases the existing road is the serves as the boundary.

Exclusions (non-work areas): Control areas, if present; and limitations on work performed will be noted in C.5 and delineated on the ground by a specific color flagging on the boundaries. If alternate colors are used to distinguish between control areas, colors will be known to contractor prior to commencement of work.

Project Area Driving Directions:

Palomar Mountain is located 1 hour and 15 minutes northeast of Escondido, California. From the intersection of Interstate 15 and HWY 78, head east on CA-78 / E. Washington Ave, turn R onto

Harding Street, Turn L onto East Valley Parkway / CR –S6. After 16.8 miles, turn R onto CA-76 for 5 miles. Bear L onto South Grade Road / CR- S6 for 6.8 miles, then L onto Canfield Rd.

Observatory Campground will be on the R side of the road after 2.4 miles. Fry Creek

Campground will be on L, ¼ miles past Observatory. Aguanga Ridge can be accessed through a gate at Palomar Station which can be found on the L side of the road an additional 2 miles north on canfield road from Fry Creek Campground. A gate requiring a Forest Service key is required for accessing the Aguanga Ridge Fuelbreak unit by vehicle. Contact Dana Barre to schedule a visit outside of the planned site visit time and date.

Accessibility: Access routes are identified above and shown on the project area maps. The project areas can and will be accessed from established highways and Forest system roads. Work vehicles and equipment will be parked on Forest Service land unless prior arrangements have been made by the Contracting Officer. In most cases project areas will be accessible by 2WD;

however, some terrain may necessitate the use of a four-wheel drive, high-clearance vehicle.

Any prospective contractor desiring an explanation or interpretation of the solicitation, drawings, specifications, etc., must request it in writing from the Contracting Officer soon enough to allow a reply to reach all prospective contractors before the solicitation closing date. Oral explanations or instructions given before the award of a contract will not be binding.

C.3 Maps

Maps showing the general vicinity and/or specific work areas are included in Section J. Maps are general in nature and are not to be considered as definitively identifying locations.

Electronic files (geo-referenced PDF’s) will be emailed to contractor prior to commencement of work. Foremen will be expected to use geo-referenced maps to identify boundaries and predetermined leave areas as shown on the contract area maps. These areas may not be flagged in their entirety or flagging may be disturbed by other forest users and wildlife.

C.4 Estimated Start Date & Contract Time

Start: September 8, 2020

Period of Performance: September 8 through November 20, 2020. See also Section F.

C.5 Restrictions on Work

Work may be performed at any time during the period of the contract, except as outlined here.

Nothing in this part shall be construed to take away any of the Government's rights under the

Suspension of Work Clause (52.242-14).

Restrictions are as follows:

1. In accordance with the fire plan, if included in Section J.

2. When the Contracting Officer (or designated representative) determines that adverse weather has made access too dangerous or that continued vehicular travel would cause unacceptable road damage.

3. Restriction on work hours are as follows: Monday through Friday 7 AM to 7 PM.

Saturdays 9 AM to 5 PM. No work may be performed on Sundays and federal holidays without prior authorization from the COR. When authorization is granted, work may commence between 10 AM and 5 PM.

4. Work on Fry Creek Units are restricted till the Tuesday following Labor Day. If Item 2 is awarded work could commence at an earlier date agreed to by both parties.

5. In addition to Section H, Archaeological and Historic Sites; all project related work shall cease immediately upon discovery of unknown cultural resources. COR shall be notified immediately and affected area(s) shall be flagged for avoidance until a Forest

Service Archaeologists can determine relevance of discovery.

6. Two control areas exist in item 2, a buffer will be delineated as specified in #7.

Contractor will cut fuels within the buffer and drag cut material outside of the buffer before lopping and scattering. Sizes are approximately 1/50th of an acre and 1 acre.

7. One control area exists in item 1. A buffer will be delineated as specified in # 7.

Contractor will remove existing dead and down woody debris from within the buffer and pile outside the buffer. The site will otherwise be avoided by contractors operations. Size is less than 1/5th of acre.

8. Within RCA’s as designated on the map (perennial streams buffer = 328 feet;

Intermittent stream buffer = 98 feet), no cutting or removal of riparian plant species will be allowed. Treatments will be completely avoided within the identified inner stream gorge (from channel bottom to top of stream bank). Large diameter wood extending into stream channels would be left where it provides stability to stream banks.

9. Control areas will be delineated with pink and black checkered flagging, treatments will occur within delineated areas, however all existing and contractor generated debris will be yarded by hand outside of the area prior to hand piling.

10. Sensitive plant locations will be designated on the ground using Orange flagging with black poke-a-dots. Contractors operations shall avoid impacts to these areas with all aspects of operations.

11. All food and trash shall be removed from the site and properly disposed of daily.

12. Each unit must be substantially completed as determined by the COR prior to commencing work in the next available unit.

C.6 Licenses and Insurance

The contractor shall obtain the insurance and licenses listed here; (see also Section L, Notices to

Offerors and Respondents).

MSPA Card (Form WH510): This contract [] does [ ] does not require the contractor to be registered with the US Department of Labor as a Farm Labor Contractor. The Contractor shall provide a current Form WH510 or legible copy.

Other: NONE

C.7 Camping and Housing

Camping is not permitted in US Forest Service campgrounds. Contractor [ ] will [] will not be permitted to camp elsewhere on US Forest Service land. Camping on Forest Service land is not a right; permission may be revoked for failure to comply with the terms of the permit. (See also

Section H, Camping Permit Compliance)

C.8 Technical Requirements

C.8-1 Definitions

Conifer – Typically an evergreen tree, which usually has a single well-defined trunk and/or attains a height greater than 20 feet (i.e. pine, incense cedar, and fir species)

Control Area (Cultural and/or Threatened and Endangered (T&E) Sites) - Areas delineated by pink and black checkered flagging for the purpose of protecting resources of concern. Locations where special protection is required to preserve and protect cultural values or species of plants and animals listed on the T&E list.

Crown Ratio – The portion of the total vertical tree height that is occupied by the vertical length of the tree crown.

Damaged/Diseased Tree – Any tree with one or more of the following:

1. Broken or dead top, regardless of cause.

2. Vertical orientation of bole is lost.

3. Visible disruption of roots.

4. Dead or dying limbs/foliage within the upper three-fourths of the live crown

DBH – Diameter of trees measured at breast height (4.5 feet above ground, upslope side of tree).

Diameter - Other vegetation (not trees) is measured 1 foot above ground

Drip Line – Distance (radius) from the edge of live canopy to the trunk of the tree.

Dominant/Co-dominant Tree – Trees generally of good vigor due to being the larger trees in the stand and their crowns receiving full sunlight from above and on much of the sides.

Excess Tree – A tree that is left, but should have been cut to meet spacing or trees-per-acre requirements. Applies to conifer species or shrubs.

Existing Down Woody Material – All logs, stems, limbs and tops of trees and brush, which are dead and lying on the ground prior to Contractor beginning operations.

Hardwood - A broad-leaved tree, which usually has a single well-defined trunk and/or attains a height greater than 20 feet, i.e. sycamore and oak species. Sprouting hardwood species may be in the form of multi-stemmed clumps.

Ladder Fuels - Fuels that provide vertical continuity between the ground and the tree crowns thus are creating a pathway for surface fire to move into the overstory tree crowns

Leave or Residual Tree – Typically a dominant or co-dominant tree, but can be in the

Intermediate or suppressed range; which is free from Damage/Disease, or a tree less than the desired DBH specified in the C.8-2, and is left uncut (or should have been left uncut) by the Contractor to meet desired spacing or trees per acre requirements. Any live conifer tree greater than 14.4 inches DBH and all oaks greater 14.4 inches DBH than are automatically considered to be Leave Trees

Mobilization - The act of delivering all ordered personnel and equipment to the project area. The price for mobilization shall be included in the proposed unit prices.

Percent Cover – Portion of the project area beneath the drip line of vegetation to be cut or left untreated. Percent cover will be specified in C.8-2.

Shrub (or brush) - Vegetation consisting of woody perennial plant smaller than a tree, usually having permanent single or multiple stems originating at or near the ground level not normally reaching 20 feet in height (i.e. Ceanothus, manzanita, mountain mahogany, sagebrush, scrub oak, etc.).

Slash – Any cut vegetation or existing naturally (dead and down) woody debris. This includes stems, limbs, down logs, and brush that existed from previous activities or was generated by the contractor during current activities. Typically less than 12 inches in diameter. Limbs less than 1 inch in diameter and 2 feet in length are not defined as slash and may be left scattered on the forest floor.

Snag – A dead or living tree that has 10 percent or less live crown.

Superior Vigor Trees – Trees which exhibit healthy, dark green needle color. Needle length is longer, and reaches further back on branches. Needle length on inferior vigor trees is shorter and often tufted nearer branch tips. Recent height growth is also greater on Superior Vigor Trees. May not always be the largest/tallest tree.

Supervisor (foreman) - A working (English speaking) supervisor, who is knowledgeable and experienced in the required work and supervision, shall be provided for each crew and is required to stay with the crew while work is in progress. If crew is non-English speaking, the supervisor must be bilingual in English and the language of the crew members.

Suppressed/Intermediate Tree – Trees generally of poor vigor due to being overtopped or crowded by larger trees. The crowns of these trees usually receive little or no direct sunlight.

C.8-2 Specifications

C.8-2.1 Item 1 - Mixed-Conifer Forest Thinning:

The Forest Service will completely mark stand 11 following specifications listed below prior to commencement of operations with Forest Service blue marking paint to serve as an example for contractor to thin stands 13a, 14, and 26. Stand 11 must be completed in full and accepted by COR prior to commencing work in the remaining units.

C.8-2.1.1 Conifer thinning w/ Chainsaws:

Live and Dead Tree Maximum Diameter at Breast Height (dbh) to be cut: 14.4 inches

Cut ALL dead trees equal to or less than the stated Maximum above.

Cut live conifer trees equal to or less than 14.4 inches in DBH when located under or directly adjacent to the dripline or crown of a larger, residual live oak or conifer leave tree.

Conifer trees outside the dripline of larger residual leave trees shall be thinned to a variable spacing between 16 and 25 feet between boles dependent on size of trees and location; e.g.

larger trees should be spaced to larger spacing requirements.

Trees are cut below the lowest live limb and completely severed from the stump.

Leave Trees are un-damaged by Contractor’s operations, except for minor bark scraping, which does not expose the cambium.

As existing conditions allow, contractor may leave groups of small to medium sized trees when located outside the dripline/crowns of co-dominant and dominant leave trees.

Individual leave groups would not exceed ¼ acre in size and combined may not exceed 5% of the acreage of the stand, e.g. 40 acre stand may have up to 2 acres left in clumps of smaller diameter classes. These areas should be pre-identified by the foreman, approved by the COR, flagged as no cut for sawyers.

C.8-2.1.2 Leave Tree Selection:

Leave Tree species in order of preference:

1. big cone Douglas-fir

2. Jeffrey pine

3. Coulter pine

4. white fir

5. incense cedar.

Contractor will select Leave Trees, which are of superior size (height over DBH) and vigor from the remaining intermediate and suppressed trees, choose superior vigor trees as Leave

Trees, regardless of spacing.

Superior vigor can be assessed by fullness of crown, conical shape, and annual height growth as expressed by incremental growth of leader or top of tree, and lack of visible pests or disease, e.g. dwarf mistletoe.

C.8-2.1.3 Thinning of Oaks with Chainsaw:

In general oaks would be retained across the contract units, however stems equal to or less than the stated maximum may be cut to thin out multi-stem tree clumps and/or to meet density requirements. Oak trees within the stand include California black oak, canyon live oak and interior live oak.

C.8-2.1.4 Thinning of Shrubs w/ Chainsaw:

Remove all shrubs, including scrub oak, that reside within the forested stands except for mapped leave areas delineated on the contract map or otherwise delineated by the COR with flagging.

Contractor will be responsible for identifying and flagging mapped Leave Areas. Forest

Service will provide geo-referenced PDF maps compatible the Avenza Maps™ or like applications.

C.8-2.1.5 Stump Height:

Resulting stumps of all cut trees live or dead shall be less than 6 inches when measured from the uphill side.

C.8-2.1.6 Borax Compound Stump Application:

Cellu-treat™ (or Sporax ™) shall be evenly applied to all live and recently dead conifer stumps within four hours of cutting the tree. A non-toxic die must be used to aid in inspection when using either substance in a liquid form. Manufacturers recommended mixing and safety guidelines shall be adhered to. Contractor shall report unit total of applied borax compound to COR prior to requesting final invoice.

C.8-2.1.7 Leave Tree Pruning:

Remove live and dead limbs to within 1 inch of the bole on all residual conifer trees to a height of 6 feet or 1/3rd the total tree height for trees 18 feet or less in height. Oak trees shall not pruned.

C.8-2.1.8 Existing Dead and Down woody Debris:

All existing dead and down woody debris in contact with the forest floor up to 16 inches in diameter shall be bucked into 4 foot lengths and piled along with contractor generated material. This includes limbs, tops, and pieces of down logs less than 16 inches in diameter still attached at the bole.

Large logs exceeding 16 inches should be left intact and undisturbed by contractors operations.

C.8-2.1.9 Pile Location:

Piles shall be constructed in openings of the forest canopy. The following list of locations should exclude slash piles without prior authorization from COR, distances are measured from the edge of the burn pile:

Within 10 feet of the main bole of leave tree or retained standing dead tree (snag)

Within 15 feet of retained shrub islands, retained down logs, or old large stumps.

Within 25 feet of the centerline of swales, drainages, ditches, or stream channels as shown on the contract map OR observed on the ground.

Piles shall be located 25 feet from hiking trails, established roadways, and from the contract unit boundary as shown on the contract area map.

C.8-2.1.10 Pile Construction:

All piles shall be constructed by laying limbs, stems, cut boles, and all other slash, including existing down woody material, in the pile, in a vertical arrangement, so as to be triangular in shape, resembling a teepee.

Slash shall be bucked to 4 foot lengths to facilitate tight piles.

C.8-2.1.11 Pile Size:

Unless approved otherwise by the COR in writing, pile size shall be 6 feet in height by 9 feet in diameter. With COR approval, piles may be larger when adequate gaps in forest canopy are present and it is determined residual trees will still be protected during forest service burning.

C.8-2.1.12 Pile Covering:

All constructed piles shall receive one – (2) 4 foot wide by 6 foot long sheet of Kraft paper at the 2/3rd depth of the pile. Contractor shall pile additional material (top third) on top of the

Kraft paper to prevent paper from moving off the pile by environmental conditions. On hillsides, paper shall be shifted to downhill side of pile to allow for ease of ignition.

C.8.2-2 – Item 2 (Fuelbreak Maintenance – Weir Mine to Gypsy Canyon) - OPTIONAL

All shrubs and trees as described below shall be cut by hand with use of chainsaw. Pulling back of existing and contractor generated slash and woody debris shall be accomplished by hand. At no time shall contractor substitute tracked or tired equipment to complete any activities in conjunction with these items.

C.8.2-2.1 Vegetation Removal

Cut and sever below the lowest live branch from the stem 80 to 90 percent of live shrubs and all dead shrubs regardless of diameter, except as listed in C.8.2-1.2. Cut and sever below the lowest live limb all live and dead conifer and hardwood tree species equal to or less than six inches in DBH.

C.8.2-2.2 Vegetation to Retain (DO NOT CUT)

Conifer and hardwood trees greater than six inches DBH shall be retained regardless of spacing and location.

Leave 10 to 20 percent of live shrubs irregularly spaced in clumps no greater than ¼ acre in size throughout the contract area. Manzanita is the preferred leave species.

Clumps may not be left within 30 feet of unit boundaries, unless specified by COR to deter illegal OHV use adjacent to developed roadways.

C.8.2-2.3 Stump or Stub Height

All cut material shall have a resulting stump or stub height of four inches when measured from the uphill side. Cuts should be flat, not angled.

C.8.2-2.4 Slash Disposal (Pull Back + Lop & Scatter)

Cut material exceeding 4 feet in length shall be lopped to create lengths generally shorter than 4 feet in length.

All cut material and existing dead and down shall be pulled back from retained trees and/or shrubs to a distance of 15 feet from the dripline of any individual or group of retained trees and shrubs.

All cut material and existing dead and down shall be pulled 30 feet into the unit from the designated boundaries regardless of the feature that creates the boundary, i.e. road, stream, private lands, vegetation change, or uncut vegetation.

All shrub species regardless of size shall be cut within the 30 foot pulled area.

No further disposal of slash is required.

C.8-3 Contractor-Furnished Equipment

Unless otherwise specified herein, the Contractor shall provide all labor, transportation, materials, and equipment necessary to perform the work as described herein.

The Forest Service anticipates the use of chainsaws to complete the tasks stated under C.8-2

C.8-4 Government-Furnished Property

See Section G. NONE.

C.8-5 Public Safety

A safety plan will be discussed with Contractor upon award and may vary on complexity and proximity to high use areas.

Project areas are located along paved roads, near residential areas, near popular recreation areas, and along power line roads with live wires. Therefore, warning signs, flaggers, and/or other safety precautions, dependent on operations, shall be employed by the contractor to ensure public and employee safety.

Warning signs must meet standards set forth in the California Manual on Uniform Traffic

Control Devices.

C.8-6 Salvage Rights

No salvage rights exist under this contract.

C.8-7 Road Maintenance

Road maintenance is not required.

All roads shall remain open, unobstructed, and free of trees and/or slash at all times during the

Contractors’ operations.

Any damage caused by contractors’ activities to gates, drainage structures or deleterious road bed re-shaping shall be repaired at the contractors’ expense and under the direction of the Contracting Officer.

SECTION D – PACKAGING AND MARKING

N/A

SECTION E - INSPECTION AND ACCEPTANCE

E.1 Sampling

[] Plots. At least one percent of each treatment area will be sampled by a random series of plots distributed over the entire area. Plot size will be:

[ ] 1/250 acre

[ ] 1/100 acre

[ ] 1/50 acre

[] 1/10 acre

[ ] other (specify)

[ ] Transects.

[ ] Other (specify)

E.2 Specific Inspection Procedures

The sample plots will be located throughout each unit, so as to obtain a representative sample of the work. Each item will be inspected separately. Determinations of the acceptability of the work performed will be based on these inspections, which will be considered conclusive, except as otherwise provided in the contract.

Plot centers will be marked at each plot with brightly colored flagging and examined. The following criteria are inclusive of all items up for award; only applicable criteria for each item will be measured, but all is shown to inform contractor. As numbering varies Item to Item, General headings found under C.8-2 Specific Tasks are listed below and can be referenced back to each Item.

Cutting shrubs and conifers w/ Chainsaws:

Number of shrubs/trees cut up to diameter limit or spacing requirements

Number of shrubs/trees that should have been cut up to diameter limit or spacing requirements

Number of stems and/or boles completely severed from base

Stump Height

Number of contractor cut stumps

Number of contractor cut stumps matching performance standards

Leave Tree Spacing:

Number and species of leave trees left by contractor

Number and species of leave trees that should have been left by contractor

Leave Tree Pruning:

Number of leave trees that qualified for pruning

Number of leave trees that received pruning to performance standards

Borax Compound Application:

Number of recently cut conifer stumps observed with proper borax application

Total number of recently cut conifer stumps

Slash Pile Guidelines:

Does pile location meet minimum distances set forth from boundaries and protection of sensitive areas?

Was material lopped to proper lengths?

Do all hand piles conform to performance standards location and tightness of construction?

Is existing down woody material and project generated slash piled to performance standards?

Number of piles contained specified sheet of Kraft paper

Number of piles with proper placement of Kraft pile

E.3 Acceptance

Work on this contract will be deemed acceptable when the governments’ inspection plots equal a quality equal to or higher than that specified for that task, as shown in the Quality Assurance

Plan (QAP). Each item and each task must meet or exceed its Acceptable Quality Level for full payment on the item. If one or more tasks are below their Acceptable Quality Level of 90 percent, rework shall be completed at no charge to government or payment will not be made.

Table 1. Quality Assurance Plan (QAP)

Tasks Quality

Standard

Acceptable

Quality

Level

Means of

Measurement

Deductions

And

Incentives

C.8-2.1

Mixed-Conifer Forest

Thinning

95% of Forest

Health

Treatments meets C.8-2.1 and subset standards.

90% of forest health treatments meets C.8-2.1 and subset standards.

Contractor inspection records and random verification by the

Government.

Deductions – For quality below 90%, re-work at no cost to Government. For quality 90% with no rework, no payment will be made.

Poor performance rating.

Incentives (>95%) =

Superior performance rating.

C.8-2.2

Fuelbreak

Maintenance

95% of

Fuelbreak

Maintenance

Treatments meets C.8-2.2 and subset standards.

90% of Fuelbreak

Maintenance treatments meets

C.8-2.2 and subset standards.

Contractor inspection records and random verification by the

Government.

Deductions – For quality below 90%, re-work at no cost to Government. For quality 90% with no rework, no payment will be made.

Poor performance rating.

Incentives (>95%) =

Superior performance rating.

E.4 Government Inspections

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 Contracting Officer's Representative or designated inspector will conduct all inspections.

The Contractor (or designated representative) is encouraged to be present to observe inspections.

Summary results will be made available on request.

Compliance Inspections. Visual compliance inspections will be made on a periodic basis. Such inspections are not final and do not constitute acceptance by the Government.

Final Inspections. Final (formal) inspections for payment will be made on completed sub-items only. Contractor shall request final inspections in writing and give the Forest Service at least two working days advanced notice. Inspections will be completed within four working days after the notice is received If the work is not ready for inspection at the time specified by the

Contractor, the cost associated with the inspection attempt may be charged to the Contractor.

Disputed Inspection.

The Contractor may request reinspection without rework if the results are unacceptable.

Reinspection must be requested in writing within 48 hours after receiving written notice of the inspection results. Reinspection will be accomplished within five working days after receipt of the contractor's written request.

The same sampling and inspection procedures will be used, but new samples will be taken. The inspection pattern will be shifted so that new samples will not overlap previously inspected samples. Results will be rounded to the nearest whole percent.

If reinspection results are within five percentage points of the first inspection, the original inspection result will be used in determining acceptability and payment. If reinspection results are greater than five percentage points above or below the first inspection, the reinspection results will be used.

If the reinspection results are within five percentage points of the first inspection, the Contractor shall pay the actual costs of the reinspection.

Reinspection after Rework. Where rework after a failed inspection may improve the inspection results, the Contractor may rework the area and request (in writing) a second inspection. The

Government will charge to the Contractor the cost of this additional inspection. Reinspection will be accomplished within five working days after the notice is received. The results of the second inspection will be final, and no further rework will be permitted. Areas not ready for reinspection at the time specified by the Contractor will not be reinspected, and the results of the first inspection will be final.

SECTION F - DELIVERIES OR PERFORMANCE

AGAR 452.211-74 (FEB 1988), Period of Performance

The period of performance of this contract is from September 8th through November 20, 2020.

SECTION G - CONTRACT ADMINISTRATION DATA

AGAR 452.215-73, Post Award Conference (NOV 1996)

A post award conference may be required. The Contracting Officer (CO) or Contracting Officers

Representative (COR) may schedule a conference to be held within 15 days after the date of task order award. The pre-work meeting may be waived at the discretion of the Contracting Officer.

The COR assigned to this task order is Dana Barre. Phone No. 909-382-2829

Palomar Ranger District, 1634 Black Canyon Road, Ramona, CA 92065

The COR will act as a liaison between the U.S. Forest Service herein referred to as "Service" and the Contractor, and, when necessary, will provide technical direction to the Contractor. The

COR, however, is not authorized to change any of the terms and conditions of the contract, issue new assignments of work, make decisions concerning disputes arising under the contract, or resolve differing site condition matters. Neither the presence nor absence of a government representative shall relieve the Contractor of its responsibilities under the contract.

Notice to Proceed.

A. ract until the Contracting Officer has issued a

Notice to Proceed

Measurement

Methods of Measurement.

[ ] Acreage was measured by dot grid method from aerial photographs.

[ ] Acreage was measured on a horizontal plane using compass and chain.

[ ] Acreage was measured on a horizontal plane using a Global Positioning System.

[ ] Linear measurements have been taken with a wheel on the centerline of the trail or road.

[ ] Estimated acreage: Actual acreage worked will be measured by the method(s) indicated above.

Remeasurement. Unless otherwise indicated by this contract, the contractor may request remeasurement of any quantities in Part B, when the units are acres or any linear measurement.

The request must be made in writing and must be made within 10 calendar days of completing work on the unit in question. If remeasurement indicates a variance of five percent or less from the stated quantity, the Contractor shall pay for the actual cost of remeasurement and no adjustment will be made in the quantity as stated in Part B. If remeasurement indicates a variance more than five percent from the stated quantity, payment will be based on the remeasured quantity, and the Contractor will not be liable for the costs of remeasurement. All remeasurements will be done by the Government. Remeasurement of acreage will be done with two people using a hand compass and ground measurement or by means of a Global Positioning

System. This clause is not applicable to quantities listed as estimated quantities.

Payment

Payments and Deductions. Payment will be made for fully acceptable work at the prices bid in the schedule of items. In the event of extended non-work periods because of adverse weather, the Contracting Officer may authorize progress payments for partially completed sub-items on a case-by- case basis. In accordance with the inspection clause, payment may be made for less than fully acceptable work at a reduced price. Other exceptions are noted below:

A. [ ] Payment will be made in full if inspection results are 90 percent or higher. No payment will be made if inspection results are less than 90 percent.

B. [ ] Payment will be made in full if inspection results are 90 percent or higher. If inspection results are below 90 percent, a deduction will be made equal to 2 percent for every 1 percent below 90. For example, if inspection results are 87 percent, the bid price would be reduced by 6 percent. No payment will be made if results are less than 80 percent.

C. [ ] Liquidated damages will be charged as follows:

Contract Release. The following supplements the Payments clause in Section I:

Before final payment will be made the Contractor shall sign a release of all claims against the

Government arising by virtue of this contract, other than claims, in stated amounts, that the

Contractor has specifically excepted from the operation of the release. A release may also be required of the assignee if the Contractor's claim to amounts payable under this contract has been assigned under the Assignment of Claims Act of 1940 (31 U.S.C. 3727 and 41 U.S.C. 15).

Invoices.

A. [ ] Payment will be processed using Form FS-6300-30, Contract Pay Estimate and Invoice, prepared by the C.O.R. The Contractor need not submit any other invoice, nor is Contractor required to sign any invoice except the last.

B. [ ] Payment will be made from Contractor's invoice.

RETAINAGE (applicable to service contracts where work accomplishments are measured in units other than time)

The following supplements Clause 52.232-1, Payments:

The Contracting Officer may retain up to 10 percent of the invoiced amount if the contractor is behind schedule at the time the invoice is presented. “Behind schedule” means that the percentage of work completed is less than the percentage of time used.

SECTION H - SPECIAL CONTRACT REQUIREMENTS

Invoice Processing Platform (IPP)

The "Submit Invoice-to" address for USDA orders is the Department of Treasury's Invoice

Processing Platform (IPP). The contractor must register and submit invoices via IPP. All invoices shall be submitted via the electronic Invoice Processing Platform. This platform is managed by the

U.S. Department of Treasury and additional information is available at this website https://www.ipp.gov/index.htm.

Vendors register at https://www.ipp.gov/vendors/enrollment-vendors.htm to establish an account.

Emergencies

Fire Plan

[ ] See Section J, Fire Plan

[ ] Not applicable; however, Contractors are required to comply with State law during fire season.

Area of Responsibility for Fire. Unless otherwise noted elsewhere in the contract, the following define the limits of a contractor's area of responsibility for fire under the terms of the Fire Plan

(Section J):

[ ] (a) Trail Maintenance -50 meters on either side of the centerline

[ ] (b) Silviculture Projects - 70 meters around the perimeter of the unit being worked in

[ ] (c) Special for this project:

Superintendence by Contractor The name and the specific authorities of the foreman or superintendent must be designated in writing to the Contracting Officer. The Contractor may use his/her own prepared letterhead stationery or a "Designation of Contractor's Representative" form available from the Contracting

Officer. If the Contractor or the designee is not present when work is being performed on the contract, a Suspend Work Order may be issued with contract time continuing to run. The

Contractor shall have a person on-site that is fully conversant in the English language.

Camping Permit Compliance Contractor shall comply with all terms and conditions of any camping permit issued to allow use of premises. Any non-compliance will result in suspension of work until compliance is achieved.

Archaeological and Historic Sites

Location of known archaeological, historic, or pre-historic materials--such as Amerind artifacts and/or historic mining, logging, or fur trapping remains protected by the American Antiquities

Act (l6 USC 433)--will be identified for the contractor before work commences.

https://www.ipp.gov/index.htm

Spill Plan

If the total oil or oil products storage exceeds 1,320 gallons or if any single container exceeds a capacity of 660 gallons, the Contractor shall prepare and implement a Spill Prevention and

Countermeasures (SPCC) Plan. Such plan shall meet applicable EPA requirements (40 CFR

112), including certification by a registered professional engineer. The Contractor under the direction of the Contracting Officer, or in the absence of said officer, acting independently, shall immediately take action to contain and clean up, without expense to the Government, all petroleum products spills on or in the vicinity of the project which are caused by the Contractor's employees directly or indirectly as a result of contract operations. The Contractor may be held liable for all damages and costs of additional labor, subsistence, equipment, supplies, and transportation deemed necessary by the Government for the containment and clean up of petroleum products spills caused by Contractor's employees or resulting from contract operations. The Contractor shall immediately report all petroleum products spills to the

Contracting Officer.

Equipment Cleaning

All off-road equipment used on this project shall be washed before moving into the project area so that the equipment is free of soil, seeds, vegetative material, or other debris that could contain or hold seeds of noxious weeds. “Off-road equipment” includes all logging and construction equipment and such brushing equipment as brush hogs, masticators, and chippers; it does not include log trucks, chip vans, service vehicles, water trucks, pickup trucks, and similar vehicles not intended for off-road use.

Equipment will be considered clean when visual inspection does not reveal soil, seeds, plant material, or other such debris. Disassembly of equipment components or specialized inspection equipment is not required. Contractor shall notify the Contracting Officer at least five days in advance of moving equipment in so that arrangements can be made for inspection.

If the project area is known to contain noxious weeds, the equipment shall be cleaned before moving to other Forest Service system lands which do not contain noxious weeds.

SECTION I - CONTRACT CLAUSES

SITE VISIT (FAR 52.237-1) (APR 1984)

DATE: April 14, 2020 @ 10:00 AM PST

LOCATION: Mothers Kitchen parking lot, 33120 Canfield Rd, Palomar Mountain, CA 92060

Site Visit POC: Dana Barre 619-473-8527/619-884-7491.

COR will meet contractors at Mothers Kitchen parking lot and head to site in separate vehicles.

Due to COVID-19 safe social distance will be kept throughout site visit.

FAR 52.217-7 OPTION FOR INCREASED QUANTITY – SEPARATELY PRICED LINE ITEM (MAR 1989)

The Government may require the delivery of the numbered line item, identified in the Schedule as an option item, in the quantity and at the price stated in the Schedule. The Contracting

Officer may exercise the option by written notice to the Contractor within 60 days of the NTP.

Delivery of added items shall continue at the same rate that like items are called for under the contract, unless the parties otherwise agree.

Contract clauses under the base IDIQ contract shall apply to this task order.

SECTION J – LIST OF DOCUMENTS, EXHIBITS AND OTHER ATTACHMENTS

Attachments

Attachment A – Item 1 Area Map

Attachment B – Item 2 Area Map