Attachment 00 SOW CNF Road Maintenance IDIQ.pdf

CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST ROAD MAINTENANCE & MINOR CONSTRUCTION IDIQ

CNF_01/12/2022

SECTION C--DESCRIPTION/SPECIFICATIONS/STATEMENT OF WORK

C.1 SCOPE OF CONTRACT

A Multiple Award Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity Contract (IDIQ) for civil engineering annual road maintenance services and minor construction projects on the Cherokee National Forest in eastern Tennessee. These construction services are primarily annual road maintenance services and related repair. Work orders however may also include other minor road related construction work typically performed by road construction and excavation type contractors. The work performed may include new work, additions, alterations, or maintenance and repairs. The IDIQ will allow for services to be ordered by the Government as needed and required.

It is the intent that all task orders will be competed among the IDIQ contract holders. Actions under $25,000 may be issued on a sole source basis, or to a limited number of contract holders.

Other actions issued as sole source will be in compliance with the FAR’s sole source or fair opportunity requirements.

The IDIQ contracts will have a shared ceiling of $7 Million. All task orders and subsequent modifications will not exceed $7 Million over the term of the contracts. The FS will have the right to recompete this requirement or use other contracting methods for similar work that could fall under this IDIQ, at any point during the term of this contract. This is not a Requirements Contract. The Government is not obligated to award any task orders beyond the guaranteed minimum of $2,500.

Individual task orders for services may be issued up to $250,000. Task orders that contain construction elements will be limited to $100,000. Task Orders with construction elements totaling over $35,000 will require bonding for the total task order amount.

This is a 100% Total Small Business Set-Aside. The primary NAICS code is 237310 Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction. Other NAICS codes that may be applicable are 237110 Water and Sewer Line and Related Structures Construction and 237990 Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction. The small business size standard is $39.5 Million.

C.2 PROJECT LOCATON

Work will encompass all the road systems maintained by the Forest Service in the Cherokee Nation Forest area in eastern Tennessee. This may include work on adjacent forests including the George Washington Jefferson, Pisgah, Nantahala, and Chattahoochee National Forests when work aligns across boundaries. The majority of the work will be located within the Cherokee National Forest boundaries. Work will primarily be on Forest System Roads or Forest Recreation Area sites or trails. Each Task Order will identify the specific project location. A vicinity and project location map will be provided to the contractor with each Task Order RFP.

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The Cherokee National Forest has a North Zone and a South Zone. The North Zone is that portion of the forest that falls to the north of the Smokey Bear National Park, and the South Zone is that portion that falls to the south of Smokey Bear National Park. Contractors will have options for limiting their location of work, and location required to submit response to Task Orders. Options will be to choose only the North Zone, only the South Zone, or to choose both North and South Zones.

North Zone South Zone

Unaka Watauga Tellico Ocoee TN - Carter TN - Carter TN-Monroe TN - McMinn TN - Cocke TN - Johnson TN - Pickett TN - Greene TN - Sullivan TN - Polk TN - Unicoi NC - Avery TN - Washington VA - Highland NC - Mitchell

Work locations may also be at remote Forest Service sites in rural/mountain locations. Locations may be in steep, narrow, and brushy areas. Access roads may be paved, gravel, or unsurfaced.

Cell phone coverage may not be available; closest supply sources may be a 2-hour drive or more from the work site. Potable water, electricity, and sanitary facilities may not be available at some sites.

C.3 PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE

The ordering period of the IDIQ contracts will be five (5) years from the effective date of the award or when the shared ceiling of $7 Million is reached, whichever comes first.

C.4 ACTIVITIES

IDIQ Task Orders will include specific requirements for the work to be performed.

Contractor(s) shall provide all personnel, equipment, transportation, supervision, supplies, and support equipment (vehicles), and incidentals to perform this work in accordance with the terms, specifications, conditions, and provisions of this solicitation, the contract, subsequent Task Orders, laws, rules, and regulations.

Task orders may require any combination of tasks associated with the maintenance or minor construction necessary to maintain the National Forest Road or Trail System in a functioning condition, providing safe public access, protecting the transportation facility investment and the adjacent environmental resources. Recreation and Administration related site construction work will be civil site work primarily requiring earthwork.

Road work is generally confined within the limits of the existing traveled way and adjacent ditches, shoulders, cut/fill slopes, cleared limits, or under the road prism for stream crossing improvements or road stabilization. Work may also take place under or adjacent to the traveled way for resource protection, stabilization, or to maintain traffic flow.

Typical Road Maintenance Activities (Service):

Road Maintenance Activities under this contract may include, but are not limited to, the following:

Road Surface Maintenance – Blading, Compaction

Native Surface Roads Aggregate Surface Roads Pothole Repairs

Roadbed Reconditioning Blading, Scarifying and Compacting Road Surface.

Full Depth Roadway Reconditioning.

Road Stabilization.

Installing Geogrid or Geotextile Materials

Road Surface Replacement, Spot Maintenance, & Roadbed Repairs – Materials, Haul and Placement, etc.:

Clay/Sand Material Aggregate for Base and/or Surface Replacement.

Aggregate for Drainage Features Asphalt Surface Repairs – Pothole Repairs, Minor Patching Borrow Material Riprap

Roadside Maintenance:

Mowing Brushing Clearing/grubbing/grinding/mulching Removal of hazard trees.

Logout.

Cut/Fill Slope stabilization.

Slide removal.

Re-vegetating Cut/Fill Slopes.

Road Drainage Maintenance:

Ditch Reconditioning Cleaning Road Drainage Features (Culverts and Dips) Cleaning/Re-establishing Catch Basins and Culvert Outlets.

Replacing Culverts and Crossings.

Rocking Ditches, Catch Basins, and Culvert Outlets.

Installing new Drainage Features including minor Cross Culverts, Drainage Dips (Surface Cross

Drains) and Ditches.

Road Traffic Control Features Maintenance:

Replacing, Repairing or Installing Traffic Control Signs and Direction & Information Signs.

Replacing or Re-installing Gates.

Installing, Replacing, Repairing Closure Devices (Gates, Earthen Barriers, Guardrails, Boulders, etc.).

Road Safety Management Maintenance:

Installing additional traffic control devices such as signs.

Clearing trees from horizontal clear areas and site visibility triangles at intersections.

Bridge Maintenance:

Cleaning Deck – Clearing Drainage Features.

Guardrail Repair/Replacement – Missing Bolts and Nuts, Reflectors, Damaged Railing Section.

Removing Berms Under Guardrails.

Filling or Patching Approaches.

Deck – Minor Patching, Replacement of Joint Materials Clearing Vegetation.

Slope Repairs

Typical Road Maintenance Activities (Construction) :

Road Minor Construction Activities under this contract may include, but are not limited to, the following:

Minor Drainage Construction:

Constructing Broad Base Aggregate Crossings.

Installing Temporary Mats at Stream Crossings.

Removing and Replacing CMP Culverts (Greater than 36-inch Diameter).

Stream Restoration Construction (Stream Contouring, Slope Stabilization, etc.)

Installing Open Bottom or Arched Culvert Structures.

Asphalt Surface Maintenance:

Pothole Repairs Minor Asphalt Patching, Seal Coats, and Asphalt Resurfacing of Paved Roads.

Minor Concrete Construction:

Culvert Headwalls Slabs, Ramps, Sidewalks, and other Features.

Concrete Patching

Minor Earthwork and Site Utility Installation:

Installing Underground Water or Sewer Line Site Utilities.

Earthwork – Excavation of Slides, Excavation for Toilet Installations.

Reinforcing or Protecting Slopes Deep Patch Repairs Installing Geogrid or Geotextile Materials

Road Safety Management:

Shoulder Widening Turnout Construction Curve Widening – includes excavation of backslopes when required.

Road Storage and Decommissioning Road Rehabilitation:

Restoring Natural Contours Removing Construction Fills and Loosening Compacted Soils.

Removing Ditches and Culverts Restoring Natural Drainage Patterns Revegetating Roadbed and Disturbed Areas.

Opening a Stored Road – Restore to Original Constructed Level.

Equipment Rental – When Required for Unplanned, Emergency or Other Purposes:

Hourly Rental of Equipment – Motor Graders, Backhoe/End Loader, Excavators, Dozers, Skid Steer

Loader, Water Trucks, Pumps, Generators.

Equipment Mobilization – Unscheduled or Emergency.

Mobilization costs and equipment rental costs are incidental to ordered work unless otherwise specified in the Task Order as separate schedule line item(s). All contractor’s movement or transportation of equipment to or from project areas required to pursue the work in the Task

Order, to repair or replace equipment, or for the Contractor's convenience shall be at the Contractor's expense and considered incidental to their proposal.

Other construction maintenance service types of work can include similar activities at various recreation and/or administrative sites, as well as demolition and disposal of improvements such as utilities, tanks, culverts, transportation structures and buildings.

C.5 TASK ORDER

The Task Orders issued under this IDIQ will be based on scopes of work defining specific requirements for those individual projects.

After IDIQ contracts are awarded, specific work requirements will be issued as firm-fixed-price task orders on a competitive basis. The basis for award of the task orders will generally be on lowest price technically acceptable, or price only, but may be conducted through a best value Trade-off process if the complexity of the work requires additional technical evaluation.

Contractor awardees are required to respond to Task Order requirements located in the geographic areas covered by their proposal, however, if there are extenuating circumstances that prevent a Contractor awardee from submitting an offer the Contractor awardee will inform the Contracting Officer and provide a reason for non-submission of proposal.

C.6 INVOICES AND PAYMENTS / INVOICE PROCESSING PLATFORM (IPP)

Invoices for final payment must be so identified and submitted. When the order is complete no further charges shall be billed.

All orders shall require detailed invoices to be submitted digitally through the Department of Treasury’s Invoice Processing Platform (IPP), https://www.ipp.gov. The contractors must follow the instructions on how to register and submit invoices via IPP as prescribed in the communications from USDA Treasury. For more information concerning IPP please visit http://www.fs.fed.us/business and further information will be discussed between the awardees and the Contracting Officer.

C.7 GENERAL INFORMATION

Task Orders for construction over $35,000 will require Performance and Payment Bonds.

Any project specific requirements will be specified in individual Task Orders.

C.8 HOURS OF OPERATION / FEDERAL HOLIDAYS

Any project specific requirements will be specified in individual Task Orders.

Normal operational hours are approximately from 07:00 am to 5:30 PM Eastern Standard Time, Monday through Friday (Federal Holidays excluded).

Emergency services may be performed as required after normal business hours stated above or during the following Federal Holidays:

New Year’s Day – January 1st Martin Luther King Junior’s Birthday – Third Monday in January President’s Day – Third Monday in February Memorial Day – Last Monday in May Independence Day – July 4th Labor Day – First Monday in September Columbus Day – Second Monday in October Veteran’s Day – November 11th Thanksgiving Day – Fourth Thursday in November Christmas Day – December 25th

C.9 GOVERNMENT FURNISHED PROPERTY

Each Task Order will identify any government furnished material or facilities applicable.

C.10 CONTRACTOR’S KEY PERSONNEL

Superintendent: The Contractor shall designate a superintendent. The name of this person shall be designated in writing and provided to the Contracting Officer.

Authority: The superintendent shall have authority to act for the Contractor on all contract matters relating to daily operation of this contract.

Language: The superintendent must be able to read, write, speak, and understand English.

Employees: The Government reserves the right to restrict employment, under the contract, of any contractor’s employees or prospective contractor’s employees, who are identified as a potential threat to the health, safety, security, general well-being, or operational mission.

Appearance: Contractor’s personnel shall be easily recognized. This may be accomplished by wearing distinctive clothing bearing the Company logo. Wearing badges that contain the company’s name and employee’s name will be required.

C.11 QUALITY CONTROL

The contractor shall maintain a Quality Control Plan for any Task Order project exceeding $25,000.

When requested by the Contracting Officer, the successful Contractor(s) shall provide a written Quality Control Plan satisfactory to the Government describing how the Contractor will control work quality and document inspection results for awarded task orders.

Contractor shall conduct ongoing quality control inspections in accordance with the approved plan. Contractor shall also provide written certification for all invoiced work that was accomplished in accordance with the terms and conditions of the contract.

Inspection shall be maintained concurrent with contract work. Contractor inspection results shall be always available to the Contracting Officer.

C.12 PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENT MEASURES

All work, except work performed under FP-14 or Forest Service Supplemental Specifications, shall be performed in accordance with the attached Cherokee National Forest (CNF) Road Maintenance Specifications, performance based standard specifications unless otherwise specified in a task order. Inspection and acceptance procedures for construction are found in the construction specifications that will be referenced in the task order.

Acceptable Quality Levels (AQLs) for each performance standard are established in the CNF Road Maintenance Specifications attached documents. These AQLs will apply to all ordered work unless otherwise specified in a task order.

The attached performance standards, typical drawings, and AQLs are part of this solicitation and any resulting contract.

Government Quality Assurance Plan:

The Government may make periodic inspections while work is in progress. After completion of a pay item, the Government may also inspect to determine compliance with performance standards and acceptable quality levels. Determination of the acceptability of the work performed will be based on these verification inspections and will be considered conclusive

Acceptance and Payment for Road Maintenance:

Acceptance will be based on visual inspection of pay items. If visual inspection finds that Acceptable Quality Levels for any Performance Standard is not met, rework will be required.

Before final acceptance, all areas occupied by the Contractor in connection with the work shall be cleaned of all Contractor's rubbish, excess materials, temporary structures, and equipment, and all parts of the work area shall be left in a neat and presentable condition

C.13 MEASUREMENT AND PAYMENT

1) Service Task Orders: All measurements and payments are as defined in the CNF Forest Road Maintenance Specifications (as included elsewhere in this document), or on the specifications provided within the individual task order(s).

2) Construction Task Orders: All measurements and payments are as defined in the task order schedule of items and according to the specifications provided within the individual task order(s).

C.14 NOTIFICATION OF START AND COMPLETION OF WORK

For each Task Order the Contractor will be issued a Notice to Proceed and work shall begin within (10) calendar days of the notice to proceed. Commence work includes ordering materials, mobilization, and work on site. The contractor shall notify the COR and CO five (5) calendar days prior to the date that work will be ready for final inspection. Final inspection shall be scheduled far enough in advance to allow for punch items to be completed prior to the completion date established by the Notice to Proceed.

C.15 SAFETY

Contractors shall be required to provide a project-specific Safety Plan at the post-award conference for all task orders, with consideration to all work activities that may take place on the project(s).

During the execution of this contract, the Contractor shall conform to the rules and regulations as set forth by OSHA Safety and Health Standards, 29 CFR Part 1926 – Safety and Health Regulations for Construction or the US Army Corps of Engineers “Safety and Health Requirements Manual”, Nov 30, 2014 (free online) whichever is more stringent. Smoking will not be permitted in any building or structure. Fire precautions to prevent wildfire may be included in each Task Order or initiated when weather and site conditions pose a significant opportunity for ignition of wildfire.

Some conditions which are inherently hazardous that could lead to serious injury or losses of life are listed below:

1. Traffic hazards 4. Heavy equipment operations

a. Narrow Gravel or native surface forest roads a. Backing into objects

b. Long, steep grades (less than 20% b. Steep side slopes or soft ground for rollovers

c. Logging Traffic c. Refueling hazards

d. Unskilled visitor traffic d. Exceeding equipment limitations

e. Dusty conditions hindering visibility behind vehicles e. Unsafe equipment / lack of safety equipment

2. Work environment f. Operator fatigue

a. Inclement weather for potential hypo/hyperthermia 5. Excavation

b. High winds that can bring down trees a. Slope or trench wall instability

c. Wet, snowy or ice conditions making ground unstable

6. Truck Driving & Trailer Towing

d. High dB noise a. Increased stopping distance

e. Insects, plants, animals b. Loads insecurely lashed

3. Communications c. Low clearances (power lines, etc.)

a. Cell phone or radio availability for emergencies

C.16 PERSONAL PROTECTION EQUIPMENT

Contractor(s) shall ensure that equipment operators are fully trained and qualified in the operation of the applicable piece of equipment.

Personal protective equipment (PPE), including personal protective equipment for eyes, face, head, and extremities shall be provided by the Contractor(s). Contractor(s) shall ensure these PPE are used and maintained in a sanitary and reliable condition wherever it is necessary by reason of hazards or processes encountered in a manner capable of causing injury or impairment in the function of any part of the body.

Defective or damaged personal protective equipment shall not be used.

The Contractor shall provide chainsaw chaps to any employee operating a chainsaw, at no cost to the employee. These chaps must be approved by the Underwriters Laboratory or meet Forest Service specification 6170-47. The chaps shall cover the full length of the thigh to the top of the boot on each leg. Contractor(s) shall ensure that the chaps are worn during chainsaw operations, and that they are maintained in proper, functioning condition.

The Contractor(s) shall ensure that each employee wears foot protection that provides adequate traction and ankle support. Employees operating chain saws shall wear foot protection that is constructed with cut-resistant material which will protect the employee against contact with a running chain saw.

Retroreflective vests or clothing meeting MUTCD standards for high-visibility safety apparel shall be worn during all work activities located on or adjacent to a road where public traffic is present.

The contractor shall provide a hard hat that meets the minimum requirements of American National Standards Institute (ANSI) standard Z89.1-2014, at no cost to the employee, and ensure it is worn in any area where there is potential for head injury from falling flying objects.

The contractor shall provide eye protection, at no cost to the employee, and ensure it is worn in any area where there is potential for eye injury due to flying objects. This eye protection must meet the minimum requirements of ANSI standard Z87.1-2020.

The contractor shall provide hearing protection, at no cost to the employee, and ensure it is worn where there is a potential for hearing loss due to high intensity noise (e.g., chain saw operation).

C.17 SUBMITTALS, SHOP DRAWINGS, MATERIAL CERTIFICATIONS AND

TESTING REPORTS

Any submittals, shop drawings, material certifications or testing reports to be submitted will be identified in the task order.

C.18 ON-SITE WORK SUPERVISION

At all times during the performance of this contract and until the work is completed and accepted the Contractor shall directly supervise the work or designate in writing an on-site competent superintendent who is satisfactory to the Contracting Officer and has authority to act for the Contractor. The superintendent shall be designated in writing to the Contracting Officer prior to the commencement of work on the first Task Order. This individual shall be able to read, speak, and understand English.

C.19 EQUIPMENT

All equipment to be used for performance of the work shall be of the size, type, number and in such condition to properly pursue the requirements of this contract. Proper equipment must be necessary to satisfactorily meet the requirements of this contract in its entirety. The Contractor’s equipment shall be made available for inspection by the Contracting Officer Representative (COR) prior to mobilizing and unloading at the project location. If at any time during the course of this contract the equipment is deemed unsatisfactory, the Contracting Officer may order removal and may require a satisfactory replacement, at the Contractor’s expense.

Replacement equipment, if ordered, is to be on project site in a timely manner.

C.21 SITE MANAGEMENT

The Contractor shall exercise caution and care while pursuing the work to prevent unnecessary conflict with, or potential hazards to, road users or others within the work area. Road should be passable for overnight and weekend traffic if possible. Maintain project site areas to be free of all construction debris, equipment, and materials on a daily basis. Always maintain site free of hazards. Safety equipment, fencing and barriers shall be installed per safety plan. Erosion control and sedimentation structures shall be constructed in accordance with Federal, State and Local regulations as applicable. Historical and/or archeological issues shall be addressed as needed. The Contractor is to pursue all work on project site in accordance with all Federal, State and Local laws governing the transportation and work being performed.

C.22 TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT/ROAD CLOSURE

The Contractor shall provide, erect, and maintain all necessary barricades, suitable and sufficient lights, danger signals, signs, and other traffic control devices, and shall take all necessary precautions for the protection of the work and safety of the public in accordance with FP-14 and the Forest Service Supplemental Specifications. Roads closed to traffic shall be protected by effective barricades, and obstructions shall be illuminated during the hours of darkness. Suitable warning signs shall be provided to properly control and direct traffic. Contractor shall remove all traffic control signs and other traffic control features when completed.

The contractor shall place warning signs in advance to any place on the project where operations may interfere with the use of the road or trail by traffic and at all intermediate points, where the new work crosses or coincides with an existing road or trail. The Contractor will post warning signs on each end of the section of road being worked. Signs are to be of the size, quantity, and colors as required in the current edition of the "Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devises", (MUTCD). These signs shall be moved as needed to properly delineate and identify the section of the road being maintained. At no time shall these signs be more than two miles from operating equipment and shall be in placed only when road equipment or persons are performing operations. All slow-moving equipment is to have a reflectorized "slow-moving" vehicle emblem properly attached.

All work requiring closure of a road must be scheduled and approved by the Contracting Officer (CO) in writing prior to the commencement of that portion of work. All work is to be scheduled so that at the end of a working day, the road is passable for the type of traffic normally using the road unless otherwise specified by the CO. If for any reason traffic hazards (segments of unfinished work which may present a hazard to road users, such as rolls of surface material, berms on the shoulder, etc.) are left in or adjacent to the road after normal working hours, the work is to be properly signed as hazardous and visibly illuminated at night.

Necessary traffic control is incidental to work items in the schedule unless pay item is specifically provided.

The MUTCD can be downloaded for free at https://mutcd.fhwa.dot.gov/

C.23 TEMPORARY FACILITIES

STAGING AREA: The Contracting Officer’s Representative shall arrange the location for exterior stockpiling of materials per project location or by COR direction. The Government will provide adequate staging area as close to the project site as practicable.

In most cases, the Government will not provide any secured storage/staging areas for the Contractor. The Contractor shall be responsible for protecting materials stockpiled against adverse weather, damage, theft, and other risks of loss. The Government assumes no responsibility for material or equipment left in the storage area and/or project site.

SANITARY FACILITIES: Toilet facilities will not be provided by the Government at project sites unless specifically identified in the Task Order.

WATER, AND ELECTRICITY: Water and 120V electricity may be available at no cost to the Contractor, depending on the location and as negotiated on individual Task Orders. Should water and electricity not be readily available, the contractor shall provide these services as needed to perform the required work.

TELEPHONE: The Contractor may elect to hook-up commercial phone services using the local telephone service provider, at no cost to the Government. Cell phone or wireless access may or may not be available at the project sites.

C.24 EXISTING UTILITIES

The contractor shall locate all utilities on the project site. The contractor shall field verify all utility locations before digging or trenching. This shall include but not be limited to the use of sonic, electronic, or magnetic detection devices, by noting pull box and utility box locations at the surface, use of locator services (i.e., Tennessee’s One-Call Center, by dialing 811 or visiting http://www.tennessee811.com/), and by potholing. Contractor shall be responsible for repairing any utilities damaged during performance of work.

C.25 RESOURCE PROTECTION

During the duration of any construction project Task Order, the Contractor shall preserve and protect all vegetation (such as trees, shrubs, and grass) adjacent to the work site not found within the clearing limits, which are not to be removed and which do not unreasonably interfere with the work required under this solicitation. Operations shall be scheduled and conducted to minimize erosion of soils and to prevent silting and muddying of streams, rivers, irrigation systems, and impoundments (lakes, reservoirs, etc.).

C.26 MOISTURE SENSITIVE SOILS

Contractors are cautioned that the roadway structure is designed so that the completed road will support highway legal loads during a limited use season. Construction equipment often subjects the uncompleted roadway structure to loadings it is not designed to support. This is especially critical during periods of excessive moisture. Materials on this project are sensitive to excessive moisture and will require careful selection and scheduling of equipment to permit efficient operation. Any damage resulting from operations which renders the material unsuitable for use or results in potential siltation of streams will be corrected by the Contractor at Contractor's expense.

C.27 TECHNICAL SECTION

C.27.1 TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

The work shall conform to these specifications and any supplemental specifications and/or scope of work issued with each individual Task Order. All work shall be performed in compliance with the most recent Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) regulations.

The applicable Standard Specifications, Supplemental Specifications, and any Project Special Specifications will be shown in the specification listing contained in the individual Task Order.

All specifications not included in the specification listing, but referenced by listed specifications, are applicable. The applicable Forest Service Supplemental Specifications or Cherokee National Forest (CNF) Road Maintenance Specifications shown in the Task Order specification list will be physically attached to the order.

The required standard specifications for Forest Service road construction work are the following:

Standard Specifications for Construction of Roads and Bridges on Federal Highway Projects, Federal Highways Administration (Referred to as FP-14*) Online: https://flh.fhwa.dot.gov/resources/specs/fp-14/fp14.pdf

Forest Service Supplemental Specifications to the FP-14* (Referred to as FSSS)

*or FP-YY version listed on the Task Order

C.27.2 PROJECT DRAWINGS / CONSTRUCTION DRAWINGS

The work shall conform to the drawings when provided with the Task Order.

C.27.3 CONFORMITY WITH DRAWINGS AND SPECIFICATIONS

Unless working tolerances are specified, all work performed and materials furnished shall be in reasonably close conformity with lines, grades, cross sections, dimensions, and material requirements shown on the drawings, indicated in the specifications, or designated on the ground.

"Reasonably close conformity" is in compliance with reasonable and customary manufacturing and construction tolerances.

A. Definition. "Work" includes, but is not limited to, materials, workmanship, and manufacture and fabrication of components.

B. The Contractor shall maintain an adequate inspection system and perform such inspections as will ensure that the work performed under the contract conforms to contract requirements. The Contractor shall maintain complete inspection records and make them available to the Government. All work shall be conducted under the general direction of the Contracting Officer and is subject to Government inspection and test at all places and at all reasonable times before acceptance to ensure strict compliance with the terms of the contract.

C. Government inspections and tests are for the sole benefit of the Government and do not--

1. Relieve the Contractor of responsibility for providing adequate quality control measures.

2. Relieve the Contractor of responsibility for damage to or loss of the material before acceptance.

3. Constitute or imply acceptance; or

4. Affect the continuing rights of the Government after acceptance of the completed work under paragraph (I) below.

D. The presence or absence of a Government inspector does not relieve the Contractor from any contract requirement, nor is the inspector authorized to change any term or condition of the specification without the Contracting Officer's written authorization.

E. The Contractor shall promptly furnish, without additional charge, all facilities, labor, and material reasonably needed for performing such safe and convenient inspections and tests as may be required by the Contracting Officer. The Government may charge to the Contractor any additional cost of inspection or test when work is not ready at the time specified by the Contractor for inspection or test, or when prior rejection makes reinspection or retest necessary. The Government shall perform all inspections and tests in a manner that will not unnecessarily delay the work. Special, full size, and performance tests shall be performed as described in the contract.

F. The Contractor shall, without charge, replace or correct work found by the Government not to conform to contract requirements, unless in the public interest the Government consents to accept the work with an appropriate adjustment in contract price. The Contractor shall promptly segregate and remove rejected material from the premises.

G. If the Contractor does not promptly replace or correct rejected work, the Government may

(1) by contract or otherwise, replace or correct the work and charge the cost to the Contractor or

(2) terminate for default the Contractor's right to proceed.

C.27.4 ROAD MAINTENANCE REQUIREMENTS

The Contractor(s) shall perform road maintenance work in accordance with the following:

1. The Contractor shall avoid incorporating unsuitable material like excess mud, leaves, stick limbs and other organic matter from side ditches, slides, or other sources.

2. The Contractor shall avoid blading surface material off roads.

3. The Contractor shall avoid creating berms or other water channelizing defects with road maintenance activities. To the extent practicable, reincorporate existing berms into road surface or push off road edge to reestablish proper drainage.

4. The Contractor shall minimize damage to ditches, slopes, and road surfaces. Where damage does occur, the Contractor shall restore the road to a condition agreed to by the Contracting Officer within a reasonable period of time.

5. During excavation or similar activities, the Contractor shall remove all excess materials and debris from asphalt roadways and trails immediately after backfilling has been completed. This may require brooming and/or hosing down with water.

6. Upon completion and acceptance of work requirements, including acceptance of road maintenance by the Forest Service, the Contractor’s road maintenance responsibilities shall terminate.

C.27.5 CONSTRUCTION SCHEDULE/VALUES

For all Task Orders within one (1) week after approval or award of Task Order, the contractor shall submit a practicable schedule showing the order in which the Contractor proposes to perform the work, and the dates on which the Contractor contemplates starting and completing the several salient features of the work (including acquiring materials, labor, equipment, and activity proposed for each day of operations) per FAR Clause 52.236-15. A final construction schedule shall be submitted within 5 days after the Notice to Proceed. A schedule of values linking the payment items to the Construction Schedule shall be prepared for each task. This document shall describe multiple activities being proposed from start to finish of the project and show construction work completion in percentage.

The construction schedule shall define the overall time required to perform the identified work.

This time schedule shall determine the overall level of effort by discipline for the task. Each major task, including beginning time and ending time, shall be identified within the schedule.

Notify the Contracting Officer whenever there are significant departures from the approved Construction Schedule. Submit any requests to modify the Construction Schedule, in writing to the Contracting Officer with an explanation for the deviation.

C.27.6 MAPS

Individual Task Order construction drawings will include vicinity and project location site maps.

SECTION D--PACKAGING AND MARKING

D-1 PACKING AND MARKING

All shipments of materials, equipment and/or supplies shall be addressed to the Contractor and not to the Government.

D-2 PROJECT LABELING FOR OFFICIAL COORESPONDENCE

The Government singularly identifies each project with a contract number at time of award. The contract number is a unique identifier to represent an awarded project purposely and permanently. The Government issued contract number is to be referenced on all official communication starting upon notice of award