Attachment 1 PWS Bering River Coalfield Appraisal.pdf

BERING AND MARTIN RIVER GLACIER REGION

Land Appraisal Services

Performance Work Statement (PWS)

1. General Information

1.1. Background and Purpose: This is a non-personal services contract for Appraisal Services of the Bering River Coalfields (BRC) within Cordova Ranger District of the Chugach National Forest for approximately 11,920 acres of the sub-surface interest (coal rights) held by Korea Alaska Development Corporation (KADCO). The Subject property represents the remaining unprotected property of the 73,000-acre Bering River Coalfields (BRC) region. Although the 11,920-acre BRC (“Subject Property”) represents 16% of the total area, it contains 99% of the marketable coal resources.

1.2. Outline of Services: The project consists of one appraisal report for the specified property.

For the purposes of these specifications, any appraisal report will be considered as meeting the “Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice” (USPAP) requirements for an appraisal report if it has been prepared in accordance with the “Uniform Appraisal Standards for Federal Land Acquisitions” (UASFLA). The report shall provide an estimate of market value for the estate to be appraised and shall conform to the editions of USPAP, published by The Appraisal Foundation, current as of the date of the report, as well as UASFLA. The contract appraiser may be provided a pre-determined date of value for the entire project; otherwise, the date of the value estimate shall be the last date the contract appraiser inspected the appraised property.

1.2.1. The Contractor shall furnish all labor, supervision, management, tools, materials, equipment, facilities, transportation, and other items necessary to provide the services outlined below and described in this Performance Work Statement (PWS).

1.1.1. The Government will not exercise any supervision or control over the contract service providers performing the services herein. Such contract service providers shall be accountable solely to the Contractor who, in turn, is responsible to the Government.

1.1.2. In addition to these standards, there are several mineral-focused professional societies and industry groups in the United States that encourage members to follow various mineral valuation and reporting frameworks in addition to adherence to USPAP, Yellow Book and the Forest Service Handbook. Two of the more popular frameworks for reference are:

• Society for Mining, Metallurgy, and Exploration, 2017, SME Standards and Guidelines for Valuation of Mineral Properties (including petroleum).

• International Mineral Valuation Committee (IMVAL), 2021, International Mineral Property Valuation Standards Template.

1.2.2. The Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR) for the Government will be available to the Contractor for any clarification of this PWS and for any arrangement necessary for a site inspection and other needs.

1.3. Project Location: The Subject Property is located in Southcentral Alaska, approximately 50 miles southeast of Cordova (Eyak), Alaska in the Copper River-Bering River watershed. The Subject Property is located directly adjacent to the Chugach National Forest (CNF); just south of the Wrangell-Saint Elias National Park and Preserve; adjacent to BLM’s Bering Glacier Research Natural Area; and approximately 35-miles from the Yakataga State Game Refuge.

The subject property is comprised of two non-contiguous parcels located as follows:

1.3.1. For the western parcel: Lat: 60.391796; Long: -144.170919

1.3.2. For the eastern parcel: Lat: 60.420789; Long: -144.055906

1.3.3. See Appendix 1: Project Maps

1.3.4. Access – The only access into the Bering River Coalfields is by chartered small bush plane from Cordova, AK, or other surrounding Alaskan communities. There are commercial flights into Cordova, AK. Presently, the only access into the Bering River Coalfields is by air because there are no existing roads into or throughout the area.

Therefore, access for site inspection purposes by the Contractor will be by air.

1.3.4.1. Access to property shall be arranged by the Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR).

1.4. Period of Performance: Nine (9) months from Date of Award.

1.5. Government Regular Working Hours: The Government's regular working hours are from 0700 to 1700, five days per week, Monday through Friday, except observed Federal holidays. Exceptions to the regular hours of operation are detailed in subsequent sections of this PWS.

1.6. Federal Observed Holidays: The government observes the following holidays:

New Year’s Day Labor Day Martin Luther King Jr.’s Birthday Columbus Day President’s Day Veteran’s Day Memorial Day Thanksgiving Day Independence Day Christmas Day Juneteenth

1.7. Service Interruptions: If any services must be interrupted (even temporarily) due to maintenance of contract work, the Contractor shall notify the CO, and COR at least three (3) working days in advance. If the service is due to an emergency breakdown the Contractor shall notify the CO and COR as soon as practicable.

1.8. Post Award Conference/Periodic Progress Meetings: The Contractor agrees to attend any post award conference convened by the contracting activity in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Subpart 42.5. The CO and/or COR shall meet periodically with the contractor to review the contractor's performance.

1.8.1. Communication Protocol- Primary communication with the Contractor shall be with the Contracting Officer and the COR. It is anticipated that the Contractor’s communication with the Korea Alaska Development Corporation (KADCO), the Native Conservancy, and the Forest Service Alaska Region will be required to collect primary data related to the Subject Property and comparable market information. All communication by or with the Contractor shall be copied to the COR. Day-to-day communication with the Contractor and monitoring of the work shall be performed by the COR. Release of the appraisal to the Forest Service will occur after the appraisal has been reviewed and approved for agency use. As stated in FSM 5410.71.5, “The unauthorized release of an appraisal report prior to completion of review will invalidate its use in supporting an Agency action.”

1.9. Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR): A COR may be assigned to this contract to monitor all technical aspects and assist in contract administration. The COR may be authorized to perform the following functions: Assure that the Contractor performs the technical requirements of the contract; perform inspections necessary in connection with contract performance; maintain written and oral communication with the Contractor concerning technical aspects of the contract; issue written interpretations of technical requirements (without increasing or decreasing contract scope), including Government drawings designs, and specifications; monitor Contractor's performance and notify both the CO and Contractor of deficiencies; and provide site entry of Contractor personnel. The COR is not authorized to change any of the terms and conditions of the contract.

2. GENERAL REQUIREMENTS FOR ALL TASKS: Technical Specifications.

2.1. Application of These Specifications: These technical specifications reflect the standards for the appraisal of property to be acquired or conveyed by the Forest Service. Unless defined for the contract appraiser in the assignment, the specifications require the contract appraiser to analyze and determine the larger parcel. If it is determined that the estate to be appraised contains multiple larger parcels, the contract appraiser shall consult with the COR for possible additional direction.

2.2. UASFLA and USPAP Conflicts: Conflicts between UASFLA and USPAP are minimal. When there is conflict, UASFLA takes precedence. It may be necessary to invoke the Jurisdictional Exception Rule to USPAP to meet certain standards of the UASFLA. Invocation of the Jurisdictional Exception Rule should never be invoked lightly and must include citation of the over-riding Federal policy, rule, or regulation that requires it. Any jurisdictional exceptions not specifically cited in the UASFLA shall be discussed with the assigned COR and/or Contracting Officer.

2.3. Comprehensive Review: Federal law requires review of all appraisals by a qualified review appraiser to assure they meet applicable appraisal requirements, including those in UASFLA, Forest Service policy, and these specifications. Compliance with USPAP will also be reviewed.

Findings of deficiency shall be discussed and corrections requested once the appraisal report has been delivered. A value estimate is acceptable for agency use only after the assigned staff review appraiser has approved the appraisal report (FSM 5411).

2.4. Freedom of Information Act: Freedom of Information Act provisions may result in the release of all or part of the appraisal report to the public. Prepare the report so that:

2.4.1. Analytical methods and techniques are explained (in so far as possible) in a manner understandable to the public, as well as the reviewer.

2.4.2. If providers of information request confidentiality, this information is not included in the report. Confidential information shall be made available to the COR and/or Contracting Officer upon request, but shall not be incorporated in a Forest Service system of records.

2.5. Client and Client Confidentiality: The appraiser has an obligation of confidentiality to the client. Appraisers are to receive and discuss appraisal instructions from the Contracting Officer and COR ONLY. The appraiser is not to provide appraisal information, analyses, or opinions of value to any party (owner, nongovernmental organization (NGO) representatives, or National Forest staff) before the appraisal has been reviewed and approved for Forest Service use by the COR/review appraiser. Inappropriate discussions with third party facilitators, property owners, or the release of appraisal information to unauthorized parties jeopardizes the appraisal process and will be considered a violation of the contract for appraisal services.

2.6. APPRAISAL SPECIFICATIONS: The following specifications required by the Forest Service are in addition to those set forth in Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice (USPAP), the Uniform Appraisal Standards for Federal Land Acquisitions (UASFLA), 2016 edition and the Forest Service Appraisal Handbook (FSH5409.12).

2.6.1. Examination Notice: The contractor shall provide the property owner and the

Government 10 days advance notice of the examination date and shall give the owner, or the designated representative, and the Government an opportunity to accompany the contract appraiser during the inspection of the property. These notices shall be documented in the contract appraiser’s transmittal letter of the appraisal report. The contract appraiser shall certify that the contract appraiser has personally visited the appraised property and all the comparable transactions used in the comparative analyses.

2.6.2. Site Inspection: The contractor shall certify that the contract appraiser has personally visited the appraised property and all of the comparable transactions used in the comparative analyses. It is not the contract appraiser’s responsibility to provide transportation to the land owner or other representatives who may go on the site inspection.

2.6.2.1. Appraisal Report: The contractor shall make a detailed field inspection of the subject property as identified in the appraisal assignment letter and conduct as many investigations and studies as necessary to derive sound conclusions to prepare the appraisal report.

2.6.3. Assignment Specifications: If it is determined that the estate to be appraised contains multiple larger parcels, the Contractor shall stop work and consult with the COR for possible additional direction.

2.6.3.1. Report Format: Shall be in the Yellow Book §2.3. Any questions as to their applicability shall be addressed to the COR.

2.6.4. Appraiser’s Certification: In addition to the requirements of USPAP and the Yellow Book, the Appraiser shall include the value conclusion, the date of value, applicable hypothetical conditions, and extraordinary assumptions in the certification above a signature and date. Appraisers not meeting Forest Service qualifications shall not sign a certification.

2.6.5. Inspection Notice: The appraiser shall provide the parties advance notice of the inspection date and shall give the parties, or their designated representative(s), an opportunity to accompany the appraiser during the inspection of the Subject Property.

These notices shall be documented in the transmittal letter accompanying the appraisal report.

2.6.6. Statement of Assumptions and Limiting Conditions: Since all appraisal reports submitted to the Forest Service become the property of the United States and may be used for any legal and proper purpose, clearly indicate the confidentiality nature of the report(s) that may limit distribution of the report(s). Do not use unauthorized extraordinary assumptions or hypothetical conditions without written direction from the

COR.

2.6.7. Highest and Best Use: Conduct sufficient depth of market analysis to provide a credible opinion of highest and best use considering the complexity of the assignment and the volatility of the market. Avoid vague highest and best use conclusions such as investment, speculation, and other ambiguous uses that do not define likely physically adaptable uses for the Subject Property. The mere presence of minerals or other resources in a property does not allow the appraiser to forego a careful analysis of highest and best use (discussed in Section 4.3 of the Yellow Book). “The mere adaptability of [a mineral] deposit to a use does not establish a market.” Federal courts require “a showing of some sort of sort of market, poor or good, great or small, for the commodity in question before the quantity and price of the commodity or substance may . . . be used as a factor in the expert’s opinion . . . .”

2.6.7.1. In valuing property with mineral or other subsurface resources, the

Contractor must carefully distinguish between a highest and best use of mineral extraction and a highest and best use of mineral exploration.

“Where a proffered highest and best use is extraction of some sort of mineral, the landowner must show not only the presence of the mineral in commercially exploitable amounts, but also that a market exists for the mineral that would justify its extraction in the reasonably foreseeable future.” (UASFLA Section 4.8.2.) On the other hand, a highest and best use of mineral exploration requires a reasonable probability that market participants would attempt to explore the property for such a use—and would pay more for property on the date of value with such a prospect than without. (UASFLA Section 4.8.2.) With a proposed highest and best use of holding for future mineral extraction, the timing of future use and its relation to current market value (i.e., as of the date of valuation) are critical.

Similarly, extraction of a mineral or other resource cannot be considered as a highest and best use absent “proof that it would be legally permissible to exploit that resource” in the reasonably near future. Accordingly, the First Circuit recently held that sand extraction could not be considered as a highest and best use because there was no proof of “a reasonable probability that the property would be rezoned or that a variance could have been obtained in the near future” to make sand extraction legally permissible. (UASFLA Section 4.8.2.)

It is fundamental that the property rights and interest in minerals properties are identified as part of the problem identification process. The mere presence of minerals does not establish a market. Any property from which one or more minerals (including oil, gas, and geothermal) could be economically produced may be a mineral property. A property has mineral value only if the real property market recognizes that value. Minerals may have significant independent value, but removal and marketing may be so costly that the net contribution to the whole property is negligible. On the other hand, removing the mineral may reduce the property value so significantly that its net contribution is nil when the cost of production, marketing, and delivery exceed the economic value of the resource. In such cases, the highest and best use of the property likely is not mineral production.

2.6.7.2. Consider that the market value of minerals may not depend solely on their known presence. Market value may be recognized based on demonstrated anticipation of new uses, technical mining changes, or perceived potential for the occurrence of a valuable mineral deposit on the property.

Consideration for present or potential mineral production must be based on facts showing that the physical and economic possibility of such activity would be reflected in the price agreed upon between a willing buyer and seller having knowledge of all such characteristics. Private demand for the land for mineral exploitation shall be a substantial probability before the appraiser may introduce evidence relating to value for that use.

Market value cannot be predicated upon potential uses that are speculative and conjectural. Mineral properties can generally be grouped into four broad categories:

• Exploration Properties

• Mineral Resource Properties

• Development Properties

• Production Properties

Depending on the type of mineral property under consideration, certain valuation approaches are considered to be more appropriate than others see Table 1 below.

Table 1 – Valuation Approaches for the Four types of Mineral Properties

Valuation Approach

Exploration Properties

Mineral Resource Properties

Development Properties

Production Properties

Market Yes Yes Yes Yes

Cost Yes In some cases No No

Income No In some cases Yes Yes

2.6.8. Scope of the Project Rule: If there is a question relating to the existence of a Federal Project, the Contractor shall rely upon agency counsel to determine the existence of a Project. A Federal Project is not believed to exist for this Bering River Coalfields appraisal assignment.

2.6.8.1. Discuss unusual circumstances that precluded on-the-ground inspection with the Forest Service COR prior to completion of the appraisal report.

2.6.9. Client of the Appraisal: The Forest Service.

2.6.9.1. The Contractor SHALL NOT provide, transmit, or otherwise communicate assignment results to anyone other than the COR and Contracting Officer without the express written direction of the COR and Contracting Officer.

(See: Communications Protocol, above)

2.6.10. Intended Users: The intended users of the appraisal report include the Forest Supervisor of the Chugach National Forest, Alaska Regional Office Lands staff, and USDA Office of General Counsel.

2.6.11. Mineral Estate Owner (Coal Only): Korea Alaska Development Corporation (KADCO) Seoul, South Korea. KADCO’s representative and principal contact is: Mr. Joe Shin, shinhjoe@gmail.com. The Contractor may contact Mr. Shin, after coordination with the COR and CO.

2.6.12. Intended Use: The intended use of the appraisal is to assist the Forest Service in the negotiation of a potential purchase of the Subject Property from KADCO. In the event that the Subject Property is ever acquired through judicial eminent domain proceedings (condemnation), it is understood that the approved appraisal may be submitted as evidence.

2.6.12.1. Additionally, should the Congress consider appropriations, condemnation or both for acquisition of the Subject Property, the approved appraisal may be provided as evidence to members of U.S. Congress and Congressional committees.

mailto:shinhjoe@gmail.com

2.6.13. Definition of Market Value: For acquisition appraisals, use the following definition:

“Market value is the amount in cash, or on terms reasonably equivalent to cash, for which in all probability the property would have sold on the effective date of value, after a reasonable exposure time on the open competitive market, from a willing and reasonably knowledgeable seller to a willing and reasonably knowledgeable buyer, with neither acting under any compulsion to buy or sell, giving due consideration to all available economic uses of the property” (UASFLA 1.2.4). This definition makes no linkage between the opinion of market value and exposure time. A specific exposure time shall not be cited in an appraisal report prepared under UASFLA standards. The appraiser may invoke the Jurisdictional Exception Rule to avoid a violation of USPAP standards, which may be interpreted to require the development of a specific exposure time.

2.6.13.1. Suggested language for the Jurisdictional Exception follows: The Uniform Appraisal Standards for Federal Land Acquisitions provide that the appraiser shall not link an opinion of market value to a specific exposure time. This is contrary to Standards Rule 1-2(c) of the 2020-2021 edition of the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice and is considered a Jurisdictional Exception.

2.6.14. Date of Value: The date of value shall be the last date the appraiser inspected the Subject Property, unless otherwise instructed in writing by the COR.

2.6.15. Legal Descriptions: The estate to be appraised is located as follows: Township 17 South, Range 7 East; Sections:

2 W½

3 E½, SW¼

9 E½, SW¼

10, all 11 W½ 12 E½ 14 W½ 15, all 16, all

17 E½, SW¼

20-22, all 27 W½ 28-29, all

Township 17 South, Range 8 East; Sections:

4 W½W½ 5, all

6 E½, SW¼

7-8, all

Township 16 South, Range 8 East; Sections:

29 SW¼, W½SE¼

31 E½, SW¼

32 W½, W½E½

Note: This description is intended to be the same as contained in the Quitclaim Deed recorded in Book 64, Page 746. In the event of any conflict between the Quitclaim Deed and this Instrument regarding the legal description and reservations and subjections, the said deed shall prevail.

2.6.16. Subject Property Rights to be Appraised: All rights, title, and interest in and to approximately 11,920 acres of coal in situ located in Township 16/17 south, Range 7/8 East, Copper River Meridian, Alaska, known as the Bering River Coalfields, and being the same coal rights that were the subject of that “Agreement for Sale of Coal in Situ” dated December 11, 1987, by and between Chugach Alaska Corporation (CAC) and Korea Alaska Development Corporation (KADCO) and conveyed by that Quitclaim Deed dated December 11, 1987 between said CAC and KADCO and recorded at Book 64, Page 743 in the Cordova Recording District subject to the following reserved or outstanding rights:

2.6.16.1. Reservation in CAC of its title, interest and ownership all non-coal minerals and geothermal resources.

2.6.16.2. Reservation in CAC of its title, interest and ownership of all surface lands covering the Subject Property, together with all tenements, hereditaments, appurtenances and all other rights and privileges belong or in any way appurtenant thereto including all personal property situated upon the land, timber rights, water rights, easement and permits.

2.6.16.3. Rights of the state or federal government and/or public in and to any portion of the land for right of way as established by federal statute RS 2477 (whether such rights are shown by recordings of easements and/or maps in the public records by the State of Alaska showing the general location of these rights of way).

2.6.16.4. Reservations and exceptions as contained in the United States Patent and/or in Acts authorizing the issuance thereof.

2.6.16.5. Pursuant to the afore said “Agreement for Sale of Coal in Situ,” KADCO is afforded certain contractual rights to mine. Reference is made to said agreement for enumeration of such rights and obligations, but they include:

2.6.16.6. The right to explore for, mine, remove, transport and process coal by any method consistent with good and prudent mining practice, including underground, surface mining and in situ processes.

2.6.16.7. Such rights and interests to the surface and subsurface estate of the

Subject Property to the extent such rights and interests are incidental and necessary to the right conveyed including rights to use said, water and gravel on the Subject Property, to divert water courses, construct and operate in and under the Subject Property’s tramways, roadways, hallways, water drainage courses, coal slurry pipelines, conveyors, silt ponds, dams, side tracks, switches, substations, buildings, processing plants, tipples and other improvement or structure for mining, storing, processing and shipping coal.

2.6.17. Additional outstanding rights, encumbrances, or unauthorized occupancies:

Additional outstanding rights, encumbrances, or unauthorized occupancies by all known and unknown parties uncovered during the appraisal process are to be brought to the attention of the COR prior to submitting the report.

2.6.18. Legal Access: Future access to the Bering River Coalfields for development purposes may be afforded by virtue of that Easement dated March 9, 2000, between the United States of America, by and through the Secretary of Agriculture, and CAC.

2.6.19. Buildings/Site Improvements: Forest Service files do not have record of any recent buildings or site improvements. However, there could be historic sites. The Contractor is advised to check with the CAC, the Native Conservancy, and the Subject Property owner or representative to verify.

2.6.20. Trespass/Encroachments: None known. The Forest Service records do not have a Certificate of Inspection and Possession on file. The appraiser is advised to contact the Subject Property owner or representative to verify.

2.6.21. Archaeological, Endangered Species, and other technical reports: A Forest Service Mineral Report has not been prepared. There are no federally listed threatened, endangered species or critical habitat located on the Subject Property.

There are Regional Forester Sensitive Species that may occur on the Subject Property.

2.7. Phases during performance: Upon the completion of one phase remaining contract time shall not be carried forward.

2.7.1.1. PHASE 1 – Initial Appraisal Report: 180 Calendar days - The Contractor shall submit to the Government a signed electronic appraisal report. The appraisal report shall be submitted to the COR within 180 calendar days after the date of value, unless otherwise specified in writing by the Contracting Officer and/or Contracting Officer's Representative (COR).

2.7.1.2. PHASE 2 – Government review of Initial Report: 30 Calendar days - The

Government shall review the appraisal report for acceptance.

2.7.1.3. PHASE 3 – Contractor Revision - 15 Calendar days - The Contractor shall correct any deficiencies, if any, and submit revised appraisal reports to the Government.

2.7.1.4. PHASE 4 - 15 Calendar days - The Government shall review the revised appraisal reports for acceptance. If deliverable is not in conformance with requirement contractor shall revise report until acceptable.

3. Deliverable / Schedule

3.1. The Contractor shall submit all deliverables for this PWS IAW within listed timelines outlined above. Below is a list of all deliverables outlining each objective and due date.

Key Deliverables PWS Para

No.

Deliverable Objective Due

PHASE 1 -

2.7.1.1

Initial Appraisal Report

The Contractor shall submit to the Government a signed electronic appraisal report. The appraisal report shall be submitted to the COR within 30 calendar days after the date of value, unless otherwise specified in writing by the Contracting Officer and/or Contracting Officer's Representative (COR).

180 Calendar days

Phase 2 - 2.7.1.2

Initial Appraisal Report Revisions

The Contractor shall correct any deficiencies, if any, and submit revised appraisal reports to the Government.

30 Calendar days

PHASE 3 -

2.7.1.3

Initial Appraisal Report Revisions

The Contractor shall correct any deficiencies, if any, and submit revised appraisal reports to the Government.

15 Calendar days

Phase 4 -

2.7.1.4 Appraisal Report Final Appraisal Report – approved by

COR for agency use. 15 Calendar days

4.0 Government Furnished: The Government will furnish supporting factual information for the appraisal.

5.0 Travel: The government will not be responsible for travel to or form the site location. The Contractor shall be responsible for all travel to and from the work site locations. The Contractor is not responsible for providing any transportation to Government employees.

6.0 Contractor’s Key Personnel:

6.1 State Licensed Appraiser IAW Key Personnel clause.

6.2 Project Manager/Contract Representative responsible for all contractual requirements while on-site during work.

7.0 Performance Requirement Summary

Performance Objective

PWS Paragraph Measurement Method

Allowable Performance Deviation

Remedy Amount or Corrective Action

Provide Appraisal Service resulting in delivery of Appraisal

2.6, 2.7 and all subparagraphs

Appraisal received by the COR for contract compliance

Zero (0)% deviation

Rework at no cost to Government until Appraisal Report is acceptable.

8.0 Definitions, Acronyms, and Applicable Publications

Contractor: A supplier or vendor awarded a contract to provide specific supplies or service to the government. The term used in this contract refers to the prime.

Contracting Officer (CO): a person with the authority to enter into, administer, and/or terminate contracts and make related determinations and findings. The term includes certain authorized representatives of the contracting officer acting within the limits of their authority as delegated by the contracting officer. "Administrative contracting officer (ACO)" refers to a contracting officer who is administering contracts. "Termination contracting officer (TCO)" refers to a contracting officer who is settling terminated contracts. A single contracting officer may be responsible for duties in any or all of these areas. Reference in this regulation (48 CFR chapter 1) to administrative contracting officer or termination contracting officer does not -Require that a duty be performed at a particular office or activity; or -Restrict in any way a contracting officer in the performance of any duty properly assigned.

Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR): means an individual, including a contracting officer’s technical representative (COTR), designated and authorized in writing by the contracting officer to perform specific technical or administrative functions.

Defective Service: A service output that does not meet the standard of performance associated with the Performance Work Statement.

Deliverable: Anything that can be physically delivered but may include non-manufactured things such as meeting minutes or reports.

Government Furnished Property: Property in the possession of, or directly acquired by, the Government and subsequently furnished to the contractor for performance of a contract.

Government-furnished property includes, but is not limited to, spares and property furnished for repair, maintenance, overhaul, or modification. Government-furnished property also includes contractor-acquired property if the contractor-acquired property is a deliverable under a cost contract when accepted by the Government for continued use under the contract.

Non-Personal Services: The personnel rendering the services are not subject, either by the contract’s terms or by the manner of its administration, to the supervision and control usually prevailing in relationships between the government and its employees. Non personal service contracts are authorized by the government in accordance with FAR 37.012, under general contracting authority, and do not require specific statutory authorization.

Quality Assurance: The government procedures to verify that services being performed by the Contractor are performed according to acceptable standards.

Quality Assurance Surveillance Plan: An organized document written by the government specifying the surveillance methodology used for surveillance of contractor performance.

Workday: The number of hours per day the Contractor provides services in accordance with the contract.

Work Week: Monday through Friday, unless specified otherwise.

Forest Service Handbook (FSH 5409.12)

The Uniform Appraisal Standards for Federal Land Acquisitions (2016 edition)

Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice (USPAP) (current edition)

10. Appendix:

APPENDIX 1: Project Maps APPENDIX 2: 1969 MIRL Bering River APPENDIX 3: 20010525 BRC Evaluation (Northwest Mine Services) APPENDIX 4: 1984 Assessment of Alternatives for BRC (Wheelabrator) APPENDIX 5: 1951 A Review of the Geology and Coal Resources of the Bering River Coal Field, Alaska APPENDIX 6: 20031023 BRC Reevaluation (Norwest Corporation) https://www.fs.usda.gov/Internet/FSE_DOCUMENTS/fsm9_016120.pdf