Attachment_1_PWS_Case_Mountain_Pile_Burning.pdf

Performance Work Statement (PWS)

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PROJECT TITLE:

Case Mountain Pile Burning

This project entails the burning of handpiles and machine piles created from roadside hazard tree removal and understory thinning of small diameter understory trees within and near several giant sequoia groves located within the Case Mountain Recreation Area, near the town of Three Rivers, CA.

Contents

PWS 1.0 Background on the Government’s Requirement

PWS 2.0 General Scope of Work

PWS 3.0 Overall Objective(s)

PWS 4.0 Specific Tasks

PWS 5.0 Delivery / Performance Schedule

PWS 6.0 Government-Furnished Property, Materials, Services

PWS 7.0 Security and Administrative Matters

PWS 8.0 Technical Exhibits and Definitions

EXHIBIT X: QUALITY ASSURANCE SURVEILLANCE PLAN (QASP)

PWS 1.0 Background on the Government’s Requirement

Understory thinning of small diameter conifer trees (generally less than 8 inches) was conducted on 586 acres over the two previous field seasons (2020 and 2021). Handpiles were constructed and 80% of the piles were covered with wax paper. Machine piles were constructed along project roads and consist of various size classes of dead trees that posed a hazard along the road system.

The project area is within the Case Mountain Recreation Area, located near the town of Three Rivers, in Tulare County, CA (map). The project area contains both BLM land and private land and all environmental clearance requirements such as NEPA, CEQA, and cultural surveys are complete for the project. Elevation ranges from 5800 to 6300 feet and the dominate vegetation type is mixed conifer mature forest and giant sequoia groves. The piles are located on slopes ranging from 30% to 60% and were constructed to meet a minimum pile size of 4 feet by 6 feet by 4 feet. Pile density ranges from 30 to 40 piles per acre.

This scope of work defines the requirements for the contractor to provide Prescribed Fire Modules personnel to ignite the machine and handpiles during the appropriate weather conditions outlined in the Prescribed Burn Plan.

PWS 2.0 General Scope of Work

Services include providing Prescribed Fire Modules for the ignition, patrol, and mop up of 586 acres of machine and handpiles within the Case Mountain project area. The intended timeframe for this work is to accomplish as many acres of pile burning as feasible starting in January 2022 until the project area no longer meets the prescribed burn prescription parameters detailed within the Prescribed Burn Plan (p. 10 of attached burn plan).

The government will monitor the aforementioned prescribed burn prescription parameters and recognizes that the optimal fuel, weather, and smoke dispersion requirements created limited burn windows that may delay the accomplishment of 586 acres of piles in the first year of this contract. Therefore the period of performance will be from January 2022 to May of 2023 to provide two prescribed burn seasons for accomplishing the initial 586 acres of pile burning.

The contractor shall accomplish 586 acres of pile burning from January 2022 to May of 2023.

Place of Performance:

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The work will be completed in Case Mountain Extensive Recreation Area (36° 26' 10.4700" N 118° 50' 52.7899" W) approximately 7 miles southeast of Three Rivers, CA and 43 miles northeast of Visalia, CA.

Project Boundaries:

The project area boundaries are generally identifiable as thinned units, by presence of piles and change in vegetation. Crews can utilize online mapping systems (like Avenza) to check the boundary line of the project area.

Access to Project Area:

The project area is remote. Access is through an 11-mile seasonal road with steep grades. Seasonal roads may be impassable for several days after heavy rains, or snow-blocked during the winter months, requiring tracked UTVs.

Access to project area is through locked gates. Access behind locked gates shall be for the purpose of conducting work under this contract only. Locked and closed gates shall remain locked/closed at all times other than when the Contractor is passing through them unless other arrangements are approved by the COR.

Codes to government gate locks will be provided to the Contractor. When two or more locks are present on a gate, the Contractor shall secure the lock so that access is not restricted nor prevent the unlocking of other locks on the gate.

Period of Performance:

The period of performance shall be 16 months. The Period of Performance reads as follows:

Base Year January 2022 to May 2023

Smoke Management Clearance for Burning and/or Mop-up:

The Government will provide smoke management clearance according to each agency’s policy and procedures in accordance with the Oregon Smoke Management Plan.

Clearance is dependent upon weather conditions. Weather conditions and number of units receiving burn clearance vary from season to season. The Government may not provide clearance for all units requested due to these reasons. Government agencies in southwestern Oregon support the effort to reduce problems in smoke sensitive areas, and agencies will not authorize prescribed burning when local conditions will not allow adequate smoke dispersion. The COR will determine when local conditions will prohibit burning.

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It will be at the Government's option which units are ignited on any day(s) due to existing suppression contingencies, priorities of individual units, and smoke management.

Wildfire Guidelines and Procedure:

If, in the judgment of the COR, a slopover that occurs during ignition or mop-up cannot be contained with the personnel and equipment identified in the Countermeasures for Slopover element of the Prescribed Fire Plan, the COR will declare a wildland fire (see definition of wildland fire). Under this condition, the Contractor shall take immediate action to control, suppress and mop up the escaped fire. The Contractor and crew(s) shall work under the direct supervision of the Government and continue working until released by the Government. The COR will notify the responsible dispatch center and procedures specified in the Escapement Plan shall be implemented.

Equipment Use and Storage

Contractor must follow NWCG Standards for Ground Ignition Equipment for safe equipment use and storage.

PWS 3.0 Overall Objective(s)

The objective of this work is to reduce fuel load and increase the resiliency of the forest by burning piles of previously thinned understory and hazard trees. Specifically:

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1. Attain maximum consumption of piled material while limiting the spread of fire in the adjacent fuels

2. Complete the burning with minimal degradation of the air and water shed

3. Protect all values at risk within the project area

PWS 4.0 Specific Tasks

Task 1: All prescribed fire operations shall be initiated only when a Prescribed Fire Plan has been approved and signed by the prescribed fire plan preparer, fire management officer, technical reviewer, and agency administrator. All elements of the plan shall be followed unless a deviation has been approved in advance by the COR.

Task 2: Clearance to Burn - The Contractor shall be responsible for monitoring fuel and weather conditions to determine time periods when units are in the prescription parameters identified in the Prescribed Fire Plan. The Contractor may consult the

Government regarding short, mid, and long term weather forecast to determine the potential impacts to fuel moisture conditions and the ability to meet Prescribed Fire

Plan objectives. The Contractor shall notify the Government no later than 1300 hours on the day prior to ignition when specific units are within burn prescription parameters and of their request to burn. The Government will notify the Contractor via telephone or direct communications at or before 0900 hours on the day of the proposed ignition of smoke management conditions and any updated weather forecasts that would cancel the burning. The Government will grant final approval to conduct burning. Approval is based on the Government verifying: 1) unit fuel and weather conditions are within

Prescribed Fire Plan parameters and prescribed fire and resource objectives are attainable; 2) Prescribed Fire Plan parameters and objectives for smoke management are attainable based on smoke management instructions and forecast, and weather forecasts for proposed burn date and time; and 3) successful completion of the Go/No-

Go Checklist and the test fire.

Task 3: During ignition operations, the Contractor's crew supervisor shall maintain contact with the Government representative through mutually-agreed-upon communications system at all times.

Task 4: A minimum of 95% of all piles shall be ignited. At least 90 percent of each pile should be consumed. Units with a high tree cover and pile density shall be burned in using the appropriate ignition strategy that will reduce crown scorch in consultation and

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Task 5: Holding typically is not necessary when piles are burned during heavy snow depths. Conduct holding operations as necessary in accordance with the prescribed fire plan. Relocation of personnel and equipment may be required as ignition and burnout progresses. The Contractor's crew supervisor shall recognize the need for and make such relocations, dependent upon on-site weather and fire conditions.

Task 6: Extinguish any fire outside the fireline of the unit, or unit boundary, and promptly report this to the COR at the site. A fireline shall be constructed completely around fire inside the unit, slopover, and/or spot fires outside the primary unit boundaries. The minimum shall be a fireline scraped to mineral soil 18 inches in width with all overhanging combustible material cleared for 3 feet on either side and 6 feet overhead.

Task 7: Patrol Assistance: Patrol includes checking previously burned units for visible smoke or hot spots and taking mop-up actions as prescribed in the Shift Plan for that day. Immediately take actions to fireline, mop up, and identify all slopovers or spot fires.

If the Contractor is unable to contain or control slopover or spot fires with patrol resources, promptly contact the burn boss of the situation and continue to take action to contain or control fire.

A. Patrol shall include the visual inspecting of all sites where burning was performed and checking for and mop-up of burning material that threatens the achievement of mop-up objectives or the mop-up standards for each unit’s Daily Shift Plan. Patrol shall also include taking actions to prevent fire escape outside the unit boundary and/or to prevent reburn within the unit boundary.

Task 8: Complete mop-up and patrol of unit(s) to the extent provided for in the daily shift plan to meet the mop-up objectives of (1) the prevention of fire escape outside the primary unit boundaries, and (2) prevention of reburn within unit boundaries. Patrol and mop-up shall begin immediately following completion of ignition on any portion or whole of each unit. The Contractor and the Burn Boss shall review the plan daily to ensure validity of plan, adequacy of assigned resources and timely completion of work.

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Task 9: The Contractor may use COR-approved wetting agents, retardants, foam, or suppressants during mop- up and ignition operations. Contractor shall assure assuring these do not leak or spread into streams, water sources or standing water. Fireline berms shall be thoroughly extinguished.

Task 10: Logs with the potential for rollout shall be identified and mitigated before pile ignition.

PWS 5.0 Delivery / Performance Schedule

Contractor shall furnish all necessary information in writing to Burn Boss required to complete the Pile Burn narrative and other Post-Burn Documentation, as specified in the Burn Plan.

(a) Definition “First-tier subcontract” means a subcontract awarded directly by the Contractor for the purpose of acquiring supplies or services (including construction) for performance of a prime contract. It does not include the Contractor’s supplier agreements with vendors, such as long-term arrangements for materials or supplies that benefit multiple contracts and/or the costs of which are normally applied to a Contractor’s general and administrative expenses or indirect costs.

(b) The Contractor shall report, in accordance with paragraphs (c) and(d) of this clause, annually by October 31, for services performed during the preceding Government fiscal year (October1-September 30) under this contract for orders that exceed the thresholds established in 4.1703(a)(2).

(c) The Contractor shall report the following information:

1. Contract number and order number.

2. The total dollar amount invoiced for services performed during the previous

Government fiscal year under the order.

3. The number of Contractor direct labor hours expended on the services performed during the previous Government fiscal year.

4. Data reported by subcontractors under paragraph (f) of this clause.

(d) The information required in paragraph (c) of this clause shall be submitted via the internet at www.sam.gov. (See SAM User Guide). If the Contractor fails to submit the report in a timely manner, the contracting officer will exercise appropriate contractual remedies. In addition, the Contracting Officer will make the Contractor’s failure to comply with the reporting requirements a part of the Contractor’s performance information.

(e) Agencies will review Contractor reported information for reasonableness and consistency with available contract information. In the event the agency believes that revisions to the Contractor reported information are warranted, the agency

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(f)

(1) The Contractor shall require each first-tier subcontractor providing services under this contract, with subcontract(s) each valued at or above the thresholds set forth in 4.1703(a)(2), to provide the following detailed information to the Contractor in sufficient time to submit the report:

(i) Subcontract number (including subcontractor name and DUNS number), and

(ii) The number of first-tier subcontractor direct-labor hours expended on the services performed during the previous Government fiscal year.

(2) The Contractor shall advise the subcontractor that the information will be made available to the public as required by section 743 of Division C of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2010.

PWS 6.0 Government-Furnished Property, Materials, Services (This section should identify those items such as property, information and/or services that Government shall furnish.)

General: The Contractor shall furnish all personnel, materials, equipment, supplies, facilities, transportation, tools, materials, supervision, and other items and non-personal services necessary to perform the work tasks defined in this Performance Work Statement, except for those items specified as government-furnished.

Materials: The Government shall provide the Contractor with the Burn Plan and a detailed map of the project area including boundaries, exclusion areas, and surrounding roads.

Services: The Government will provide an RXB3 federal Burn Boss to monitor Fuels and Weather conditions before and during ignition as well as during the residual burn phase for potential adverse conditions, and to make appropriate decisions based on local knowledge about the decision to start and/ or continue with ignitions. The Burn Boss should review the Burn Plan and ensure that the specific project challenges are addressed appropriately during briefings.

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PWS 7.0 Security and Administrative Matters

Regular Work Hours:

Work hours under this contract shall be limited to the time between one-half hour before sunrise to one-half hour after sunset each day. No work will be done on Saturday, Sunday, or Federal holidays unless authorized by the COR.

Federal Holidays:

The following Federal Legal Holidays are observed:

Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Memorial Day Labor Day Veterans Day

New Year’s Day Juneteenth President’s Day Independence Day, Columbus Day Thanksgiving Day Christmas Day

Fire Danger Season:

If the Contracting Officer Representative (COR) allows the Contractor to continue work during periods of declared fire danger or season, the Contractor shall comply with all applicable state laws relating to fire prevention and with all special conditions of work as directed by the COR.

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PWS 8.0 Technical Exhibits and Definitions

Standard Definitions:

Physical Condition The Physical appearance of Federal equipment or facilities that considers cracks, chips, dents, abrasions, rust, corrosion, general cleanliness, vibration, operating temperature, and discoloration and other items as identified by the COR.

Physical condition may be determined by visual as well as diagnostic means.

Contracting Officer (CO) The Secretary of the Interior or designated authorized representative who is the only agent capable of signing a federal award or obligating funds.

Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR) The Contracting Officer’s designated representative as indicated in a delegation of authority letter.

Quality Assurance (QA) Surveillance of Contractor performance to determine performance requirements are met.

Performance Requirements Summary (PRS) (see Technical Exhibit below) The PRS identifies the key performance indicators of the Contract that will be evaluated by the Government to assure Contract performance standards are met by the Contractor.

Quality Control Those actions taken by the Contractor to control the production of goods or services so that they meet the requirements of the performance work statement.

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Technical Definitions:

Accessible - Road access to a unit. Unit will be considered accessible when Government-provided road access is within 1/2 mile of the unit.

Allowable Area - An area identified by the Government in the Prescribed Fire Plan where a fire outside the planned project perimeter will not be declared a wildland fire until it exceeds specified criteria, exceeds a stated target size or threatens the boundary of the allowable area. In such cases an escape does not need to be declared until the criteria in the Prescribed Fire Plan have been exceeded.

Berm - An outer border of the fire control line.

Brush (or shrub) - See definition for shrub.

Burn Plan - Commonly used term for the Prescribed Fire Plan.

Complexity of Prescribed Fire Projects - The Government will evaluate and rate prescribed burn complexity based on the Prescribed Fire Complexity Rating System Guide (Attachment 8). The Guide considers three fire complexity factors: risk, potential consequences, and technical difficulty. Fourteen elements are assigned a Low, Moderate, or High complexity rating for each factor and a summary complexity is determined. Complexity and Level of Difficulty are not synonymous. Burn complexity is one of several factors that influence Levels of Difficulty. A highly complex burn may not be a highly rated Level of Difficulty. All prescribed fire projects rated as complex shall require a prescribed fire burn boss rated as RXB1 and a firing boss rated as (FIRB).

Contingency Plan - Identification of actions to be taken if the fire exceeds prescription parameters and/or escapes perimeter lines and cannot be returned to prescription or contained with the resources identified in the Prescribed Fire Plan.

Control Line (fireline) - An inclusive term for all constructed or natural barriers and treated fire edges used to control a fire.

Crew Member - The individual responsible for performing field work aspects of this contract for nonprescribed fire activities including fireline construction, slashing and hand piling which usually involves the use of hand tools.

Crew Supervisor - A crew member who provides direction and supervision to fellow crew members during burn unit preparation or wildfire hazard reduction treatments. Is responsible for work accomplishment and performance in accordance with the requirements of the contract.

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Cultural, Special Status, Survey & Manage and/or Threatened and Endangered (T&E) Sites - Locations where special protection or measures are required to preserve and protect cultural values and species of plants or animals in designated categories.

DBH - Diameter measured at breast height, 4.5 feet above ground on the uphill side if the tree.

Duff - Decaying organic material found on the forest floor (all materials down to mineral soil).

Engine - Self-propelled unit equipped with a suitable tank, pump, hose, nozzle, plus other accessories necessary to be a well-equipped independent unit, including minimum required hose and hand tools for fire protection.

FBPS Fuel Models - There are over 40 fuel models used for estimating fire behavior as described by Anderson H.E., Aids to Determining Fuel Models For Estimating Fire Behavior, GTR INT-122/NFES 1574, April 1982 and Scott J.H., Standard Fire Behavior Fuel Models: A Comprehensive Set for Use with Rothermel’s Surface Fire Spread Model, RMRS-GTR-153, June 2005.

Firefighter 2 - FFT2 and Crew Boss - CRWB - Standard classifications of positions on fire projects as defined in the Wildland Fire Qualifications Subsystem Guide published by the National Wildfire Coordinating Group, Publication Numbers PMS 310-1 and NFES 1414.

Available under “Qualifications” at the following website: http://www.nwcg.gov.

Fireline - See control line.

Firing - The intentional setting of fires to fuels during the ignition phase of prescribed burning.

Firing Boss (FIRB) – Formerly known as Ignition Specialist. FIRB oversees all aspects of ignition and provides direction to lighting crew during ignition of the unit. Standard classification of position on fire projects as defined in the Wildland Fire Qualification System Guide published by the National Wildfire Coordinating Group, Publication Number PMS 310-1.

Hardwood - A broad-leaved tree which usually has a single well-defined trunk and/or is capable of attaining a height greater than 20 feet. Certain sprouting hardwood species may be in the form of multi-stemmed clumps. Both mature trees and young regeneration currently less 20 feet in height are considered hardwoods. Species includes, but is not limited to, black oak, vine maple, nutmeg, and dogwood species.

Hazard - The existence of a fuel complex that constitutes a threat of wildfire ignition, unacceptable fire behavior and severity, or suppression difficulty.

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Hazard Reduction - The planned treatment or manipulation of naturally growing vegetation or any other flammable material for the purpose of reducing rate of spread and output of heat energy from any wildfire occurring in the area treated.

Head Fire - A fire front spreading or set to spread with the wind or upslope.

Holding - Actions required to contain the fire within the natural or constructed fireline and prevent escapes and slopovers.

Holding Specialist - Formerly known as Holding Boss. The individual who provides direction to those personnel responsible for holding the line during the ignition and cool down period(s). Required individual qualifications are identified in the Prescribed Fire Plan and are based on the complexity of the burn.

Ignition - Fire started by hand, aerial, or other means.

Infrared (IR) Scan - A procedure that locates hot areas through handheld devices (probeye, Palm IR) and/or IR photography.

Jackpot - Concentration of slash or natural fuels, heavier than the surrounding areas.

Jackpot Burn - Burning jackpot fuels at a time or conditions that won't allow the fire to spread from the target area.

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

Lateral Lines - Hose lays that provide water delivery off of the trunk or main line.

Litter - Needles, duff, twigs, cones and leaves.

Mainline - A hose lay which provides transportation of water from the source to lateral lines.

Maximum Management Area - See Allowable Area.

Mobilization - The act of delivering all ordered personnel and equipment to the project area.

Mop-up - To locate and physically extinguish by the efficient use of water, dirt, chemical agents, or any combination thereof, all burning, smoldering, or burned material.

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Mop-Up Boss - The individual who provides direction to those personnel responsible for extinguishing the fire after ignition and holding are completed and until the COR accepts the unit.

Piles – Handpiles and machine piles constructed in project area from understory thinning and hazard tree removal operations. Will be burned by Contractors.

Prescribed Fire - Controlled application of fire to wildland fuels in either their natural or modified state, under specified environmental conditions which allow the fire to be confined to a predetermined area and at the same time to produce the intensity of heat and rate of spread required to attain planned resource management objectives.

Prescribed Fire Burn Boss 1, 2, or 3 (RXB1, RXB2, or RXB3) - Is responsible for the organizing and management of all personnel and equipment on the burn project and for meeting prescribed burn objectives. Standard classifications of positions on fire projects are defined in the National Wildfire Coordinating Group Wildland Fire Qualifications Subsystem Guide (PMS 310-1, NFES 1414). Available under “Qualifications” at the following website: http://www.nwcg.gov.

Prescribed Fire Crew Member (FFT2 - Firefighter) - The individual responsible for performing prescribed fire-related aspects of this contract such as ignition, holding and mop-up.

Prescribed Fire Plan - Also called the Burn Plan. This is a written plan which includes burn area description, resource and prescribed fire objectives, fuels description, weather and fuel parameters, acceptable fire behavior, smoke management and other considerations, ignition schedule, ignition and holding plan, safety considerations, workforce and equipment needs, unit maps, escape contingency plan, crew briefing and go/no go checklist, and the complexity rating of the burn project. The plan shall be reviewed and approved prior to implementation. The approved plan constitutes the authority to burn, subject to paragraphs 1.9, 1.10, 1.11, and 1.12.

Project Area - The area being treated as identified by the task order.

Reburn - Open flames that develop after the ignition phase in fuels that have previously ignited.

Reserved Vegetation or Reserved Areas - Species of vegetation, vegetation size limits, locations, or all within a project area that are reserved from treatment. Reserve vegetation, vegetation size limits or areas can be designated by the Government with marking (paint, flagging, or sign), by written task order instructions, or contract specifications. The COR may designate additional reserve vegetation, PWS Page 15 vegetation size limits, or reserve areas. Reserved vegetation, vegetation size limits, and areas shall not be damaged or cut, and shall not be considered in the spacing of leave trees or shrubs.

Shrub (or brush) - Any vegetation consisting of woody perennial plant usually having single or multiple stems originating at or near the ground level and less than 25 feet in height.

Slash - Any cut vegetation or existing natural (dead and down) woody debris.

Slopover - Fire that crosses an established control line but can be contained by personnel, equipment, and in a location identified in the Prescribed Fire Plan (Countermeasures for Slopover).

Snag - A standing tree or part of a tree that is dead or has 10 percent or less live crown.

Spot Fire - Any fire located outside of the burn unit caused by airborne fire brands or radiated heat emitted from the prescribed fire.

Tons/Acre - Unit of measurement of fuel. May include one or more of the following items: slash, live vegetation, and duff.

Top Line - Fireline constructed on the top of the unit (running parallel to the contours, i.e. across the slope).

Trench - Cut at a 45-degree angle across the fireline to deflect burning material back into the burn.

Understory burn (underburn) - Prescribed burning executed within defined boundaries on an area which has an overstory of trees or shrubs. Prescribed burning is done beneath tree or shrub canopies to interrupt “ladder fuels” extending into the canopy for reduction of fuel hazard and to meet resource management objects. Burning is accomplished in such a manner as to minimize the mortality of designated overstory vegetation.

Undercut Line (Underslung) - Fireline constructed on the bottom of the unit (running parallel to the contour, i.e. across the slope).

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Technical Exhibits:

Exhibit 1: Map of Project Area

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EXHIBIT 2: QUALITY ASSURANCE SURVEILLANCE PLAN (QASP) – Qualitative Performance Factors

Work Tasks to be Performed

Acceptable Quality Level Method of Surveillance Consequences, Remedies, and/or Deduction(s)

Task 4 & 5 The Contractor's activity will be monitored throughout the operation for compliance with the prescribed fire plan, daily shift plan, and that resource, prescribed fire, and smoke management objectives are being met. At least 91% of inspections must be satisfactory.

The COR will be on site during burning operations (ignition and holding) conducting visual inspections on at least 5% sample of work unit.

A Notice of Noncompliance or Suspend Work Order will be issued for all other deviations from the Prescribed Fire Plan.

COR will document each inspection;

unsatisfactory inspections must be remedied within 7 days.

Tasks 6 - 8 Complete mop-up and patrol to meet the objectives described above within 48 hours from 8:00 am the day following completion of ignition in that unit, or until released from such services by the COR, whichever comes first. Advise the Government of conditions which prevent the meeting of mop-up objectives within the 48-hour period.

The Government will inspect patrol and mop-up operations to determine compliance with the mop-up standards required as listed above. 100% inspection of the designated mop-up areas will be made by the Government either visually and/or with infrared-scan equipment to ensure that all burning material has

Acceptance for Mop-up or Patrol will be based upon the results of an infrared scan revealing no burning material, if requested by the Contractor or the Government; or by visual inspection by the Government.

Acceptance may occur at any time, starting from 0800 hour on the day following ignition. Acceptance will be made in writing by the Government.

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Quantitative Performance Factors:

Inspections will be made on a series of 1/50th acre (16.7 feet radius) plots located at predetermined intervals across each work unit.

Sufficient plots will be taken to obtain at least 5% sample of the work unit (i.e. one inspection plot per every 3 acres).

Each inspection plot will be subdivided into four (4) equal quadrants beginning uphill or north depending on the slope. Each quadrant will be evaluated for compliance with all contract specifications. Quadrants meeting all contract specifications will receive 3 points. One point will be deducted from a quadrant for each contract violation found within the quadrant. Quadrants found with 3 or more contract violations will receive no points. If hand piles size minimums are not achieved and piles are within a 20 ft. radius of another pile, undersized piles will not be used to determine piles per acre. Undersized piles will be considered un-piled slash. All corrective actions shall be completed within seven (7) calendar days.

Work Quality Percentage:

The Work Quality Percentage (WQP) is determined by dividing the total number of points earned by the total number of points possible

(12 x number of plots taken). This rate multiplied by 100 equals the WQP.

EXAMPLE:

Number of plots inspected: 25

Total points possible (12 x 25): 300

Total points earned: 274

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WQP: (274 / 300) x 100 = 91%