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National Park Service Eisenhower National Historic Site

250 Eisenhower Farm Road Gettysburg, PA 17325

SCOPE OF WORK

Tree Procurement

Replace Missing and Diseased Trees on Farm 1 Historic Landscape

MAT Project

PMIS # 321178

PEPC# 113743 & 114470

1. GENERAL

1.1. LOCATION & DESCRIPTION OF PARK

Eisenhower National Historic Site (NHS) 250 Eisenhower Farm Road Gettysburg, PA 17325 Eisenhower NHS is a 690-acre unit of the National Park Service in Adams County, Pennsylvania, 3.5 miles south of Gettysburg and adjacent to Gettysburg National Military Park.

Eisenhower National Historic Site preserves the farm of General and 34th President Dwight D. Eisenhower. Adjacent to the Gettysburg battlefield, the farm served the president and first lady as a weekend retreat and as a meeting place for world leaders.

With its peaceful setting and view of South Mountain, it was a respite from Washington, DC, and a backdrop for efforts to reduce Cold War tensions.

1.2. POINTS OF CONTACT:

Contractual:

Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR): Philip Brown, Supervisory Park Ranger Park Technical Representative: Charles Brown, Gardener, ISA Certified Arborist

1.3. SUMMARY OF WORK

1.3.1. The Contractor shall furnish all equipment, materials and sufficient personnel for tree procurement and delivery to the site.

1.3.2. National Park staff will provide labor and equipment to off-load the plant material.

1.4. PERFORMANCE PERIOD

Trees shall be delivered no later than 90 days after receipt of order preferably between October 7 and October 24, 2025. The exact dates must be coordinated with the COR.

1.5. REFERENCES

1.5.1. American National Standard Institute (ANSI) Z60.1 American Standard for Nursery

Stock, most current edition.

2. GENERAL PROVISIONS

2.1. PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS

2.1.1. Tree procurement shall be under the direction and supervision of an experienced landscape professional who possesses verifiable experience and technical competence in tree selection practices in accordance with accepted ANSI standards.

2.2. SCHEDULING AND COORDINATION

2.2.1. Prior to commencing work the contractor shall meet with the COR and Park

Technical Representative to:

2.2.1..1. Review the plant list herein.

2.2.1..2. Review access to the site and the staging area (see map).

2.2.2. The commencement of work by the Contractor shall indicate his/her acceptance of the work and he/she shall assume full responsibility for the work described herein.

2.2.3. Daily Hours: The contractor shall notify the COR or Park Technical Representative 48 hours before the delivery is executed.

2.2.4. Delivery will only be received between the hours of 7:30 a.m. and 4:00 p.m., Monday through Thursday, unless authorized in writing by the COR.

2.2.5. Responsibilities Regarding Changes: The COR will be responsible for acting on behalf of the Contracting Officer on all matters of work within the scope of the contract. Approval of work beyond the scope of the contract is reserved for the Contracting Officer (CO).

2.3. RESPONSIBILITY FOR DAMAGES

2.3.1. The contractor will be held responsible for any damages to, and for maintenance and protection of existing structures and utilities. All damage resulting from such operations shall be repaired to its original condition or to the satisfaction of the COR at no additional cost to the Government.

2.3.1..1. Contractor shall patch, repair or replace portions of sidewalks, curbs, gutters, pavement, fencing, manholes, and the like that are damaged in connection with work under this contract or as a result of operations thereunder.

2.3.1..2. Materials and methods shall conform to the current standards for the area damaged.

2.3.1..3. All repairs of damaged areas shall make smooth, satisfactory, and imperceptible transitions to existing adjacent work.

2.3.2. The contractor will be held responsible for any damages to, and for maintenance and protection of existing above ground utilities.

2.4. SUBMITTALS

2.4.1. During Procurement, submit to the Park Technical Representative, for approval:

2.4.1..1. The name and location of the plant nursery and procurement list showing cultivars and sizes.

2.4.1..2. Photographs of crabapple cultivars that show flower color and mature tree structure.

3. TASKS

3.1. Locate, Purchase and Deliver Trees

3.1.1. Provide plants of the quantity, size, genus, species (cultivar or variety) as described in 3.1.6..6.

3.1.2. All plant material shall be grown in a nursery and reasonably free of die-back, disease, insects, larvae, and eggs.

3.1.3. At the time of planting all plants shall have a developed, intact root system, unscarred stem, and structurally sound branch pattern.

3.1.4. Standards and Measurement of Trees:

3.1.4..1. Provide plants of quantity, size, genus, species, and variety or cultivars as shown and scheduled in contract documents.

3.1.4..2. All trees shall be true to name as ordered and shall be labeled individually by genus, species, variety or cultivar.

3.1.4..3. All plants including the root ball dimensions or container size to trunk caliper ratio shall conform to ANSI Z60.1 “American Standard for Nursery Stock”.

3.1.4..4. Plants larger than specified may be used if acceptable to the Park Technical Representative. Use of such plants shall not increase the contract price.

3.1.4..5. If a range of size is given, no plant shall be less than the minimum size.

3.1.5. The park reserves the right to inspect all plants at the time of delivery and to reject plants that do not meet specifications as set forth in this specification.

3.1.5..1. All trees shall comply with federal and state laws and regulations requiring observation for plant disease, pests, and weeds.

3.1.5..2. Norway Spruce shall have a dominant leader.

3.1.5..3. Trees with scarred bark, co-dominant leaders, poor branching structure or significant breakage may be rejected.

3.1.5..4. The park may make invasive observation of the plant’s root system in the area of the root collar and the top of the root ball in general in order to determine that the plant meets the quality requirements for depth of the root collar and presence of roots above the root collar. Such observations will not harm the plant.

3.1.5..5. Trees with a broken root ball, pot bound roots or excessive circling roots may be rejected.

3.1.5..6. All plants that are rejected after delivery to the site shall be removed by from the site (by the contractor) and acceptable replacement plants provided at no cost to the park.

3.1.6. Tree Procurement - Crabapples

3.1.6..1. Crabapples: Contractor shall procure a total of 58 Crabapples.

3.1.6..2. The Farm Allee area includes existing Malus ‘Hopa’. The contractor shall not use ‘Hopa’. The contractor shall find multiple (2 or 3) disease resistant cultivars that closely resemble ‘Hopa’ characteristics: Height 15-25 feet with similar width, single trunk, pink flowers (single or double).

3.1.6..3. The contractor shall submit photos of proposed crabapple varieties for approval by the Park Technical Representative.

3.1.6..4. Crabapple variety suggestions include, but are not limited to: Malus ‘Adams’, Malus ‘Gwendolyn’, Malus ‘Prince Georges’, Malus ‘Robinson’.

3.1.6..5. ‘Hopa’ photos.

3.1.6..6. Tree Procurement List

QTY SIZE SCIENTIFIC, COMMON NAME

FLOWERING TREES

58 6‘ tall Malus (see 3.1.6) Crabapple

1 6’ tall Prunus persica Common Peach

3 6’ tall Prunus cerasifera Purple-cherry Plum

1 7-8’ tall Prunus serrulate ‘Kwanzan’ Kwanzan Japanese Cherry

SHADE TREES

2 1-2” cal. Ulmus americana, ‘Princeton’ or ‘Jefferson’ Princeton or Jefferson Elm

3 1-2” cal. Tilia cordata ‘Greenspire’ Greenspire Linden

CONIFERS

14 6-7’ tall Picea abies (clone – not from seed) Norway Spruce

10 6-7’ tall Pinus strobus Eastern White Pine

91 TOTAL

4. COMPLETION & ACCEPTANCE

4.1. Final Acceptance will be granted only when all the requirements of the work herein have been completed to the satisfaction of the CO.

4.2. The date of Final Acceptance shall be noted by both the contractor and the CO to begin the warranty period.