Att 6 TORFP South Big Bear Healthy Forest.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: South Big Bear Healthy Forest

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

South Big Bear Healthy Forest Treatment Units

Unit Number Acres Treatment Type Unit Price/Acre Amount

Mandatory Units 23 15 Tree thinning, skidding, piling $ $

25 31 Tree thinning, skidding, lop & scatter $ $

26 34 Tree thinning, skidding, piling $ $

46 7 Tree thinning, skidding lop & scatter $ $

47 44 Tree thinning, skidding, piling $ $

48 71 Tree thinning, skidding, piling $ $

Total Acres: 202 Total Amount:

Optional Units

21 46 Tree thinning, skidding, piling $ $

22 8 Tree thinning, skidding, piling $ $

24 15 Tree thinning, skidding, piling $ $

49 45 Tree thinning, skidding, piling $ $

Total Acres: 114 Total Amount:

SECTION C - STATEMENT OF WORK/DESCRIPTION/SPECIFICITIONS

C.1 SCOPE OF CONTRACT

C.1.1 The Purpose of the South Big Bear Healthy Forest project is to reduce forest fuels and obtain both horizontal and vertical fuel separation in forested stands within the treatment units using various techniques of fuel reduction, green tree thinning, hazard tree removal and yarding of fuels.

C. 1.2 This work will include, but not limited to, all labor, management, supervision, tools, materials, equipment, incidental engineering and transportation necessary to perform the stated purpose of this statement of work and may include, cutting, piling and removal of; standing and downed trees, dead and live brush, limbs and designated live conifers, existing slash and forest debris resulting from current and prior operations and/or events. Mastication and chipping are not allowed.

C.1.3 Potential equipment that will be required to accomplish all work requirements include but are not limited to: rubber tired skidder with grapples and “bull line”, skid steer, chainsaws, and directional felling equipment.

C.1.4 The contractor has no title to Forest Products under this contract.

C.2 PROJECT AREA AND ACRES

C.2.1 South Big Bear Healthy Forest project area is adjacent to the community of Big Bear Lake, California. The project area has approximately 202 mandatory acres and 114 optional acres of Treatment Levels 3 and 4. Each unit or item designated on the Schedule of Items will require an individual bid price.

C.2.2 See Section B, Schedule of Items for units and acreages.

C.3 COMMENCEMENT, PROSECUTION, AND COMPLETION OF WORK

C.3.1 The Contractors shall be required to (a) commence work under the contract within 10 calendar days after receipt of the Notice to Proceed for specific work items, (b) prosecute the work diligently, and (c) complete the entire work ready for use not later than December 31, 2021.

C.3.2 Contract performance time is all inclusive and includes final clean up, rehabilitation of the premises/project area and demobilizations of contractor personnel and equipment subject to Contract Clause FAR 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial Items.

C.3.3 The estimated start work date for this contract is as soon as possible after the contract is awarded.

C.4 WORK LIMITATIONS AND RESTRICTIONS

C.4.1 No Treatment Areas (NTA) exist within the treatment units and project area. No entry is permitted in the NTA’s. Refer to Attachment C – Contract Area Map, for more information on the location and general size of these areas. In addition to the mapped polygons of NTA’s, there are smaller unmapped features within treatment areas that are flagged on the ground for “no disturbance”.

C.4.2 Special Treatment Areas (STA) exist within the treatment units. Refer to Attachment C

- Contract Area Map, for more information on the location and general size of these areas.

Special treatments are limited to felling, hand pruning, loping and removing cut vegetation from the area by hand. Piles and Lop & Scatter are not allowed within STA’s. Wheeled and tracked equipment in STAs along with winching across an STA are excluded unless approved in writing by the Government.

C.4.3 All operations are subject to Fire Plan/Project Activity Levels (PAL) requirements and restrictions year round unless approved in writing by the Government. Refer to Attachment B- Fire Plan and Emergency Precautions.

C.4.4 Limiting Operating Periods (LOP) are in effect within the project area. The location of LOP areas and the portion of the year when operations are not allowed are listed and identified in Wildlife Protection Standards C.20.5 and on the contract map in Attachment C.

C.4.5 Hours of operation are restricted, unless approved in writing by the Government;

operations may not begin more than an hour prior to sunrise and must conclude at sunset.

C.4.6 Contractor shall not operate between 5:00 PM on Friday until 8:00 AM on Monday unless approved in writing by the Government.

C.4.7 The Normal Operating Period is from April 1 through December 31. All ground-based mechanical operations shall occur within the Normal Operating Period.

C.4.8 Hand work is allowed outside the Normal Operating Period.

C.4.9 Existing downed logs shall not be moved or disturbed (e.g., driven on, piled on, etc.)

unless approved in writing by the Government.

C.5 PROJECT LOCATION

C.5.1 The South Big Bear Healthy Forest project is located within Township 2 North, Range 1 West, Sections 26, 35 and 36; San Bernardino Meridian, in San Bernardino County, California.

The project site is located adjacent to the community of Big Bear Lake.

C.6 ACCESS AND USE OF ROADS

C.6.1 Access to the South Big Bear Healthy Forest project can be made State Hwy 18, South on Mill Creek Road to Forest Road 2N10. See Attachment C (Contract Area Map) for the location of treatments.

C.6.2 Prior approval must be obtained from the Government to close NFS roads, recreation sites and trails that may be impacted by Contractor’s operations. The request must be obtained at least 30 calendar days in advance of the planned operations. Approval of the closure request is not guaranteed or implied. Once approved, the Contractor shall post a public notice in a local newspaper 14 calendar days in advance of the closure and provide such notice to the Government.

C.7 LAYOUT AND PROGRESS OF WORK

C.7.1 Unit boundaries are designated virtually and not flagged on the ground. The Contractor is required to have a hand-held Global Positioning System (GPS) that is capable of 10 meter accuracy (https://www.fs.fed.us/database/gps/mtdcrept/accuracy/index.htm) and compatible with ESRI Collector for ArcGIS. Prior to operations the Government will provide the spatial data to the Contractor that will be used for the project. The Contractor shall use the spatial data on their GPS units to determine the boundaries for all Contract Units, Riparian Conservation Areas, No Treatment Areas, Special Treatment Areas, and Limited Operating Periods C.7.2 For purposes of this project, restricted or limited treatments areas will be identified on the ground by the Forest Service using flagging to delineate specified areas. These include but are not limited to; LOPs, no treatment areas, special treatment areas and RCAs, along with other designated areas i.e. downed large woody debris. These flagged areas will be identified on the Contract Area Map. If identified on the Contract Area Map and not identified on the ground with flagging, the contractor shall stop operations and notify the Government. The Government shall have 5 normal business days to flag the area before operations can be continued in these restricted or limited treatment areas.

C.7.3 Prior to beginning work in a unit the contractor shall submit in writing to the Government a Resource Protection Plan (RPP) for each treatment unit or project area describing all proposed treatment methods. A map shall also be included as part of the RPP, identifying all proposed equipment staging areas, skid trails and landing locations. All proposed skid trails and https://www.fs.fed.us/database/gps/mtdcrept/accuracy/index.htm landing locations shall also be designated on the ground with flagging using the C.9 Flagging Code (Table 1.) prior to submitting the RPP for each unit. The Government has 5 business days to review and approve plans submitted by the contractor. Once a RPP is approved by the Government, all fuels reduction work shall be completed within that unit or treatment area within 60 days of start of operations unless otherwise agreed upon in writing by the Government.

C.8 FLAGGING CODE

C.8.1 All Treatment Level Unit boundaries, Riparian Conservation Area boundaries, No Treatment Area boundaries, Special Treatment Area boundaries, and Limited Operating Period boundaries flagging to be used in the layout shall follow the flagging code specified below in Table 1.

C.8.2 Other flags may be present within the project area. Flags of colors other than those stated in Table 1

Color Use Fluorescent Pink Areas to avoid, used for all resources (biology, archaeology, equipment exclusion, etc…) Red Sale/Project Boundary/Private Land Dark Blue Unit Boundary/ Subdivision Boundary Orange Temporary road location Double Orange/Pink Temporary road not requiring re-shaping Orange Stripe on White Temp skid trail location

Orange Polka-dot Landing locations Orange Stripe on Black Water bar starting point location, erosion control location

Red Stripe on White Hazards (trees, rocks, utilities, etc…) Yellow Reforestation and Timber Stand Improvement White General Use - Pioneering, Exams, Surveys, etc.

Pink and Black Stripe Limited Operating Period (LOP) Blue White Stripe Riparian Conservation Areas (RCAs)

C.8.3 It is the Contractor’s responsibility to know, understand, and adhere to the intent of all contract flagging. The presence or absence of any flagging does not relieve the contractor from the responsibility to comply with the restrictions set forth in this and other contract documents and by reference.

C.9 PRE-WORK MEETING

C.9.1 Within 15 days of the notice to proceed and prior to the commencement of the work, the Contractor will meet in conference with representatives of the Contracting Officer, at a time to be determined by the Government, to discuss and develop mutual understanding relative to scheduling and administering work

C.10 PRE – BID CONFERENCE OR TOURS

A pre-bid tour of the contract area will be announced at a later date. We will meet at the Mountaintop Ranger Station, Mountaintop Ranger District, 41374 North Shore Drive, Highway 38, Fawnskin, CA 92333.

C.11 TREE THINNING (DESIGNATION BY PRESCRIPTION)

C.11.1 South Big Bear Healthy Forest Treatment Table

Treatment level, Unit Designation Slash Treatment Snag Retention Down wood General desired condition/stand structure

Treatment level 3

21, 22, 23, 24, 25 & 26

Pile Units: 21, 22, 23, 24 & 26

Lop & Scatter Unit: 25

4 largest snags per acre, all hazard trees removed

9 logs per acre, minimum 12 inches diameter and 180 linear feet

The desired condition is an open structure averaging 50% crown cover with an overstory featuring large diameter trees with 10- to 20-foot spacing between individual tree crowns or groups of trees.

Treatment level 4a

47 & 49

Pile Units: 47 & 49

8 largest snags per acre, all hazard trees removed

9 logs per acre, minimum 12 inches diameter and 180 linear feet

The desired condition is a stand with moderate to dense structure with a crown cover of a minimum of 70% made up of the overstory and mid story trees. The desired stand composition is a mix of pines and white fir.

The desired condition of the understory and shrub layers is to have discontinuity in the fuels and ladders while retaining brush cover.

Treatment level 4b

46 & 48

Pile Unit: 48

Lop & Scatter Unit: 46

8 largest snags per acre, all hazard trees removed

9 logs per acre, minimum 12 inches diameter and 180 linear feet

The desired condition is a stand with moderate to dense structure with a crown cover of a minimum of 60% made up of the overstory and mid story trees. The desired stand composition is a mix of pines and white fir. The desired condition of the understory is a to have discontinuity in the fuels and ladders while retaining brush

C.11.2 No live conifer greater than 16.0 DBH shall be cut.

C.11.3 Live conifers less than 16.0 DBH that are growing directly under or are touching the crowns of residual/leave trees shall be cut and treated to achieve the desired stand structure as described in C.11.1 C.11.4 The heathiest live trees, Jeffery pines and Sugar pines are the preferred leave trees.

White fir is the preferred cut tree. Live conifer trees that have a suppressed or intermediate crown class are the preferred cut trees for the project area.

C.11.5 All dead conifers less than and equal to 12 inches at DBH shall be cut and treated as fuels unless needed to meet wildlife snag requirements.

C.11.6 All dead conifer species within falling distance of roads, trails and infrastructure shall be cut and slash treated (i.e. piled and/or lop & scattered).

C.11.7 All trees shall be directionally felled to facilitate efficient removal along predetermined yarding patterns with the least number of passes and least amount of disturbance.

C.11.8 All trees shall be directionally felled away from watercourses and protected improvements unless approved in writing by the Government. Protected improvements are considered, but not limited to, any manmade structures, power lines, recreation areas, roads and infrastructure. Techniques to be employed include, but not limited to; wedging, pulling, and jacking trees away from the inner bank of a watercourse.

C.11.9 When felling is required within a RCA, directional felling shall be implemented with the use of jacks and/or wedges. When required, staged felling will be used to limit yarding impacts to RCA’s and areas of saturated soils.

C.11.10 No treatment shall be carried out within the established inner gorge of perennial or intermittent watercourses designated on the Contract Area Maps.

C.11.11 All stumps shall be cut so that no vertical surfaces remain. Cut tree stumps shall not exceed 12.0 inches high as measured from the ground on the uphill side of the stump or 4.0 inches above any obstacle. Cut stumps will be cut horizontal to limit the amount of fungicide runoff.

C.11.12 Live willow and Black Oak species shall not be cut. Some trimming of willows may be allowed in order to meet safety road maintenance requirements. Exceptions would be coordinated in writing between the Contractor and Government.

C.12 BRUSH TREATMENT

C.12.1 All brush treatment shall be accomplished by hand cutting or machine.

C.12.3 Throughout the project area, brush will be cleared from the bole out to 15.0 feet slope distance past the drip-line of residual trees.

C.12.4 Stump Height - All brush shall be severed from the stump parallel to the ground and stumps shall be no greater than 4.0 inches above ground height or any obstacle.

C.12.5 Riparian dependent vegetation including, but not limited to, willow, maple, cottonwood, alder, sycamore, ash, bay, etc, shall not be cut throughout the course of work unless approved in writing by the Government.

C.12.6 No treatment shall be carried out within the established inner gorge of perennial or intermittent watercourses designated on the Contract Area Maps.

C.13 SLASH TREATMENT

C.13.1 All existing and created slash that is less than 9.0 inches in diameter at the large end, regardless of source, including but not limited to broken tops and limbs, brush and slash greater than 1.0 inches small end diameter or greater than 3.0 feet long shall be treated.

C.13.2 Piles shall be constructed free of dirt and shall not to exceed 6 feet high x 10 feet in diameter nor shall they be smaller than 4 feet high x 7 feet in diameter.

C.13.3 Piles shall be covered with waterproof paper in the top 1/3 of the pile with material placed on top to prevent loss of cover.

C.13.4 Piles are excluded in the following areas unless approved in writing by the Government:

Within 10.0 feet of logs greater than 12” diameter at the small end Within special treatment areas Within 50 feet of all perennial and intermittent watercourses and within 25 feet of ephemeral watercourses Within 10.0 feet of designated system trails Within 10.0 feet of the driplines of residual trees

C.13.5 Machine piling is allowed on slopes less than 35% with a rubber tracked “skid-steer” with a “brush rake” attachment and should be free of dirt.

C.13.6 No more than 10% of a Riparian Conservation Area (RCA) shall be occupied by piles.

C.13.7 Piling is excluded from Special Treatment areas unless approved in writing by the Government.

C.13.8 Where lop and scatter occurs, slash shall not exceed 18 inches height off-ground and shall be dispersed from its original source.

C.13.9 Lop and scatter shall not occur in the following areas unless approved in writing by the Government:

Within special treatment and no treatment areas Within 10.0 feet of designated trails and roads Within 15.0 feet of the boles of residual trees

C.13.10 No slash, bole or branch material, bark or other operational debris shall be allowed within the inner gorge of a perennial or intermittent stream. If any slash, bole or branch material, bark or other operational debris lands within the inner gorge of a perennial or intermittent watercourse as a result of the Contractor’s work, that material shall be left and the inner gorge left undisturbed.

C.14 OPERATIONS, SKIDDING AND YARDING

C.14.1 All skid trails and landings shall be authorized by mutual agreement prior to operations within each unit. A Resource Protection Plan for each unit shall be submitted as outlined in C.7.8.

C.14.2 Ground-based yarding systems used to remove or treat material are restricted to slopes of less than 35 percent with the exception of short runs of 100 feet or less on slopes up to 50 percent.

C.14.3 Ground based equipment shall not operate within the RCAs unless approved in writing by the Government. Exceptions may occur in the following:

o Use and maintenance of existing roads and crossings o Up to one crossing of a dry Class II watercourse per ¼ mile of stream o Equipment with ground pressure less than 13 psi at distances greater than 25.0 feet from a waterbody o When hard frozen conditions exist or snow depth is sufficient.

C.14.4 Refueling of equipment and storage of fuel and other hazardous materials shall not occur within RCAs or landings within RCAs.

C.14.5 Skid trails shall be designated and be spaced about 100 feet apart, except where they converge at landings.

C.14.5 All trees meeting the attached merchantability standards in Table C.21 shall be yarded to a designated landing unless logs are needed to meet the standards set forth in downed log retention.

C.14.7 Ground-based skidding equipment must have a winch cable capable of reaching material 150 feet from the machine.

C.14.8 Heavy equipment travel will be limited to two passes or less where off designated skid trail.

C.14.9 Prior to the completion of work, berms from ruts caused by end-lining or equipment reach shall be raked or otherwise worked into a relatively natural surface and ground cover applied per the minimum required (70%) to stabilize soils.

C.14.10 All landing locations shall be flagged by the Contractor to be approved by the Government prior to use. The cleared or excavated size of landings shall not exceed that needed for efficient skidding and decking operations.

C.14.11 Temporary roads shall be constructed outside of RCA’s whenever possible unless approved in writing by the Government.

C.14.12 Temporary crossings, type and location, may be established by agreement. Only dry watercourse crossings may be permitted. If, at any time, it is necessary for the Contractor to cross an area that is wet or flowing water, temporary crossing measures including, but not limited to culverts, Humboldt crossing, box car bridges, etc., shall be installed to ensure a dry crossing. All temporary crossings shall be removed and the original grade or channel re-established prior to final inspection.

C.14.13 All temporary roads shall be flagged by the Contractor to be approved by the Government prior to use and agreed upon by mutual agreement by the Contractor and the Government.

C.14.14 Prior to completion of work all temporary roads, landings, skid trails and areas of ingress/egress shall be rehabilitated and blocked. A combination of natural barriers (rocks, logs, etc.), screening, fencing, etc. shall be used by agreement to prevent unauthorized vehicle activity during and after the working on the unit As necessary, rehabilitation will include, but is not limited to: returning the ground to natural contours to promote natural hydrologic flow;

implementing de-compaction measures such as ripping or scarifying; installing erosion control measures such as building water bars or rolling dips; covering bare soil with organic debris that includes; slash, chips, pine needles, stockpiled duff, or cut brush ensuring no use of non-native species material. Where possible, wood/slash from the site shall be spread to mulch those disturbed areas.

C.14.15 At the time of final inspection or prior to all National Weather Service predicted storm events with a greater than 50% chance of precipitation, waterbars shall be installed to Forest Service standards on all established skid trails and temporary roads using these protocols for interval spacing and slope gradient:

Slope Gradient (%) Waterbar spacing interval (feet)

1 – 6 300

7 – 9 200

10 – 14 150

15 – 20 90

21 – 40 50

Greater than 40 25

C.15 DECKING OF MERCHANTABLE MATERIAL

C.15.1 Merchantable Standards for trees and minimum pieces/logs are stated in Table C.15 -Tree Selection, Utilization Standards and Minimum Specifications for Merchantability.

C.15.2 Trees must equal or exceed tree diameters listed in Table C.15 to meet minimum tree specifications.

C.15.3 The Contractor shall buck, limb and deck all trees and pieces that meet minimum piece standards in Table C.15 - Tree Selection, Utilization Standards and Minimum Specifications for Merchantability.

C.15.4 Trees shall be bucked and limbs shall be removed by saws or mechanical devices.

C.15.5 Limbs shall be removed and cut flush with the bole of the trees.

C.15.6 The Contractor shall buck out cull material when necessary to produce pieces meeting Utilization Standards.

C.15.7 Merchantable timber shall be decked at a landing location approved on the ground by the Government.

C.15.8 Decked material shall not be stacked against the bole of residual trees, against rock outcrops or existing downed logs.

C.15.9 “Log decks” shall not exceed 5.0 feet in height unless otherwise agreed upon in writing with the Government. Log decks shall be constructed in a stable manner that will resist collapse.

C.15.10 Bucking up of merchantable size pieces in order to keep from taking it to a landing is forbidden.

Table C.15 – Tree Selection, Utilization Standards and Minimum Specifications for Merchantability

C.16 FOREST DISEASE CONTROL

C.16.1 The Contractor shall apply a fungicide such as Sporax® or Cellu-treat® labeled for controlling black stain root disease or Leptographium wageneri var. wageneri. The fungicide chosen by the Contractor must be approved by the Government prior to application.

C.16.2 The Contractor shall supply, at their own expense, all of the fungicide necessary to complete the work specified in this statement of work.

C.16.3 If the fungicide will be applied in solution the Contractor will add a sufficient amount of dye to the tank mix so that it is readily seen after it has been applied to stumps.

C.16.4 The Contractor will follow label directions when applying the fungicide.

C.16.5 Contractor shall apply fungicide to the cut stumps of all live and recently dead trees.

“Recently dead” trees are defined as trees still retaining needles and have died within two years of harvest time.

C.16.6 Acceptable fungicide application rates are:

1. Dry Application – Apply fungicide within 1 hour to all fresh cut conifer stumps 2.0 inches in diameter and larger at the label rate of one pound per fifty square feet of cut stump surface.

2. Spray Solution – Apply fungicide within 1 hour to all freshly cut conifer stumps 2.0 inches in diameter and larger. The fungicide solution applied to the stumps will be a 5 percent solution fungicide to water applied at 1 gallon per 200 sq. ft.

C.16.7 The Contractor shall not apply any fungicide within established cut channels or the inner bank of perennial, intermittent or ephemeral watercourses designated on the Contract Area Map or flagged on the ground.

Species

Unit of Measure

Minimum Specifications

Merchantable Tree Piece Required to be Yarded

Diameter Breast Height

(DBH)

(inches)

Number of

Minimu m

Pieces per Tree

Length (feet)

Diameter Inside Bark at Small End

(inches)

Net Percentag e of Log

Mixed Conifer

CCF 10 1 10 6 33.3

A trim allowance of 6 inches per segment is allowed

C.16.8 Fungicide shall not be applied within 15.0 feet of known threatened, endangered or sensitive plant species.

C.16.9 Fungicide shall not be applied when it is raining.

C.16.10 The Contractor shall adhere to all County, State and Federal laws and regulations regarding fungicide use. This includes, but not limited to, label direction and restrictions for application, handling, storage, transportation and employee safety. The Contractor shall obtain all necessary licenses and permits for use of the approved fungicide. The Contractor shall submit all required “Use Reports” to all appropriate agencies within required time frames and a copy made available to the Government.

C.17 INVASIVE WEED PROTECTION

C.17.1 The Contractor shall clean all Off-Road Equipment prior to entering NFS land and mobilization to the contract area. The contractor shall submit in writing to the Government, a request to schedule an inspection of equipment. The Government shall have 5 business days to inspect any equipment after it has been made available for inspection. After satisfactory inspection or after such five day period, the Contractor may move the equipment as planned.

C.17.2 For the purpose of this contract clause, “Off-Road Equipment” includes all logging and construction machinery, except for log trucks, chip vans, service vehicles, water trucks, pickup trucks, cars and similar vehicles.

C.17.3 If equipment is operated within treatment units known to be infested with invasive weeds, the equipment shall be cleaned, inspected and approved prior to mobilization to another treatment unit.

C.17.4 Equipment shall be considered clean when a visual inspection by the Government does not disclose seeds, soil, vegetative matter and other debris that could contain or hold seeds.

C.17.5 The Contractor shall not be required to disassemble Off-Road Equipment unless so directed by the Government after inspection.

C.17.6 Any materials imported from off-site (e.g., per C.22.1.6) must be approved by the Government to be clean and free of weeds.

C.18 HISTORIC AND CULTURAL RESOURCE PROTECTION STANDARDS

C.18.1 Cultural resource surveys have been conducted within the contract treatment units. All identified areas of concern have been recorded and are incorporated into the Special Treatment Areas.

The Contractor is solely responsible for avoiding impacts to these, or any other control areas within the project units. During the performance of work under this contract, if previously unidentified archeological or historic sites are encountered, the Contractor shall discontinue work in the general area of the suspected site and contact the Government immediately. Work shall be suspended in that area until proper surveys have been completed by the Government.

C.18.2 Contractor shall not winch trees across areas where mechanical equipment is excluded.

C.19 WILDLIFE PROTECTION STANDARDS

C.19.1 Retained logs shall be at least a 12.0 inches small end diameter, must be at least 20.0 feet in length or greater. The retained logs shall be left flush with the ground. Refer to C.11, Vegetation Treatment Table for specific treatment level log retention guidelines.

C.19.2 Embedded downed logs or logs that are partially below ground shall be left undisturbed.

C.19.3 All wood rat nests shall be avoided.

C.19.4 If active bird nests are found (tree nests, cavity nests, and ground nests) between March 1 and August 31 during project implementation, the Government shall be contacted to evaluate and recommend protection measures in compliance with the Migratory Bird Treaty Act. In all other months, consultation with the Government is required only if bird activity is observed around the nest.

C.19.5 Limited Operating Periods (LOPs) for this project include:

Southwestern Willow Flycatcher: 5/1 – 8/31 Bald Eagle day night roost 12/1- 3/31

C.20 PROTECTION OF RESIDUAL TREES AND VEGETATION

C.20.1 The Contractor shall be required to fell and remove live vegetation, trees or brush, damaged beyond recovery during operations when approved by the Government.

C.20.2 Contractor’s operations shall not unnecessarily damage any live green residual tree or other trees to be reserved. Unnecessary damage as deemed by the Government shall be assessed a minimum fine of $250.00 per tree.

C.21 POLLUTION AND SPILL CONTROL STANDARDS

C.21.1 Prior to the start of operations, the contractor shall prepare and provide in writing to the Government a Spill Prevention Control and Countermeasures Plan detailing how fuel spills are to be prevented and addressed when total oil and oil products storage exceeds 1320 gallons in containers of 55 gallons or greater. The SPCP shall meet applicable EPA (40 CFR 112) and State requirements and be certified by a registered professional engineer. The contractor shall notify the CO of all reportable (40 CFR 110) spills on or in the vicinity of the contract area that are caused by Contractor operations.

C.21.2 The contractor shall provide in writing to the Government and maintain a Hazardous Substance Plan. The plan shall include, but is not limited to; listing any hazardous substances used on the project area and shall have Material Safety Data Sheets available for those materials. All such materials shall be labeled in accordance with Federal and State regulations and this information shall be supplied to the Government responsible for supervising initial containment action for releases and subsequent cleanup.

C.21.3 The Contractor shall maintain all equipment operating on the project area in good repair and free of leakage of lubricants, fuel, coolant and hydraulic fluid. The Contractor shall take effective measures to prevent all leaking or spilled petroleum based products from stationary equipment and equipment being serviced. Refueling and maintenance activities associated with equipment and machinery at landings shall be conducted within fuel containment basins capable of holding and containing any potential fuel spills emanating from refueling units, refueling cells or the machinery being refueled. The Contractor shall furnish oil-absorbing mats for use under all stationary equipment or equipment being serviced to prevent leaking or spilled petroleum-based products from contaminating soil and water resources.

C.21.4 The Contractor shall immediately notify appropriate agencies, including written notification to the Government of all spills, leaks or other releases of hazardous materials including petroleum products on or in the vicinity of NFS land caused directly or indirectly by the Contractor or Contractor’s employees. The Contractor shall immediately take action to contain and cleanup, without expense to the Government, all petroleum products spills caused directly or indirectly by the Contractor or Contractor’s employees. The Contractor shall properly transport and dispose of all contaminated soil, vegetation, debris, oil filters, oily rags, waste oil and any other materials in accordance with local, State and Federal regulations. Disposal of any such contaminated material on the National Forest is prohibited. The Contractor shall be liable for all damages and costs deemed necessary by the Government for the spill containment and cleanup. When all materials have been properly disposed of, a receipt from a certified hazardous waste facility will be delivered to the Government.

C.22 USE AND PROTECTION OF NATIONAL FOREST SYSTEM ROADS

C.22.1 Forest system roads used by the Contractor shall be left in as good or better condition as at the start of the project once all activities have been completed. If work performed by the contractor has caused damage to roads, or road infrastructure such as culverts etc., the contractor will be held responsible for repair and or replacement of materials.

C.22.2 All non-leafy material thrown onto Forest roads and trails during the course of work shall be immediately removed to allow for the safe passage of traffic.

C.23 TRAFFIC CONTROL AND SAFETY

C. 23.1 Use of any roads, routes, skid trails or temporary roads by the Contractor under the terms of this contract shall be subject to approval by the Government; such approval shall be obtained by the Contractor prior to opening or use. When Contractor operations occur adjacent to or on roads and trails open to public travel, a project specific Traffic Control Plan shall be agreed to in writing by the Contractor and the Government prior to commencing operations.

C.23.2 Prior to the initiation of work, the Contractor shall consult and acquire all required State and County permits for activities conducted within road easements and right of ways.

C.23.3 The Contractor shall supply barriers, guards, signs, flag-persons or security personnel to ensure public safety throughout when operations may affect vehicular and pedestrian traffic flow. Traffic control devices must be in place during all periods of active operations and must be removed or covered during all periods of inactivity including end of shift. The contractor shall furnish and install, maintain and, upon completion of the work, promptly remove all signs, warning devices and other materials used in the performance of this work. All signs, signals, barricades, use of flag-persons, and other traffic control and public safety devices shall conform to the general requirements set forth in the Manual of Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD) and the latest edition of Standard Highway Signs and

Standard Alphabets for Highway Signs and OSHA Construction Industry Standards (29CFR Part 1926), Subpart G, Signs, Signals, and Barricades.

C.24 CAMPING

C.24.1 Camping on the NFS land is not a right and if allowed, shall be subject to mutual agreement between the Contractor and the Government.

C.25 RECREATION AND VISUAL CONSIDERATIONS

C.25.1 Ground-based equipment shall not operate on existing recreational trails within the treatment area as shown on the contract map (Attachment C) unless approved in writing by the Government.

C.25.2 Ground-based equipment may cross existing recreational trails at locations as approved in Resource Protection Plan reviewed by the Government prior to operations.

C.25.3 Slash and debris resulting from contractor operations shall be removed from legal NFS recreational trails no more than 48 hours from the time the operations occur.

C.25.4 National Forest System trails damaged during operations shall be stabilized and rehabilitated to their original condition. See Attachment C – Contract Area Map for location of these trails.

C.25.5 The tread of legal authorized NFS trails shall be clearly visible upon the completion of operations.

C.25.6 Ground-based equipment shall not operate in or cross NFS campgrounds unless approved in writing by the Government prior to operations.

C.25.7 Within 150 feet of the seen area of all roads, designated trails, recreational cabins, and recreational campgrounds or sites, recut stumps within 3.0 inches of the ground on the uphill side or within 12.0 inches of the downhill side of the stump, whichever allows the stump to be shorter.

C.26 DISPOSAL OF MATERIAL

C.26.1 Contractor shall dispose of and cleanup all refuse, flagging and contaminated soil caused by Contractor operations off NFS land and as required by all Federal, State, and Local authorities at the Contractor’s expense.

SECTION D – PACKAGING AND MARKING

N/A

SECTION E - INSPECTION AND ACCEPTANCE

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.

Acceptance Work on this contract will be deemed acceptable when the processes and/or deliverables conform to the contract requirements. The Quality Standard is as follows:

Quality Standard: The Contractor’s performance shall be measured through compliance inspection and formal inspection. Work with a quality of 90% or greater, as determined by Government inspections, will be accepted at full payment.

Acceptable Quality Level: Units that have a Government inspection quality of 90% or better will be paid at the full bid rate. Work falling below this level will be considered unacceptable and must be reworked at the Contractor’s expense.

SECTION F - DELIVERIES OR PERFORMANCE

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

All work shall be completed by December 31, 2020. Estimated start date is May 1, 2020.

(End of Clause)

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 COR assigned to this task order is Ray Aguayo. Phone No. 909-382-2829 Mountaintop Ranger Station, Mountaintop Ranger District 41374 North Shore Drive, Highway 38 Fawnskin, CA 92333

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.

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.

SECTION I - CONTRACT CLAUSES

DATE: TBD

Site Visit POC: Ray Aguayo 909-382-2829.

If contractors will like to visit site themselves please call Mr. Aguayo to make sure site is accessible.

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 – Glossary

Attachment B – Fire Plan and Emergency Precautions

Attachment C – Contract Area Map

Attachment D – Applicable Best Management Practices

Attachment E - Wildlife Species Awareness Handout https://www.ipp.gov/index.htm