Attachment 1 Statement of Work.pdf

US Department of Agriculture (USDA)

Statement of Work

ANGELES NATIONAL FOREST FY26 ROAD MAINTENANCE

Contents Project General Information

1.0 Scope of Work

2.0 Background

3.0 Location

4.0 Drawings and Specifications

5.0 Restrictions on Work

6.0 Camping and Housing

7.0 Required Submittals

Contractor Requirements

8.0 Technical Requirements / Tasks

9.0 Government Furnished

10.0 Deliverables / Schedule

11.0 Prework Site Visit

Project Angeles National Forest FY26 Road Maintenance

General Information

1.0 Scope of Work

The purpose of this contract is to repair various roads throughout the Angeles National Forest. The contract will cover over 70 miles of road surface repairs and improvements, replacement and installation of various aggregates and corrugated metal road infrastructure. The work will occur within the Angeles National Forest and in both Ranger Districts on Forest.

The contractor will provide for equipment, labor, materials, services and permits necessary to perform work ordered by the Government, in compliance with its terms, specifications, drawings and provisions. The objective of the road maintenance (811,839,840) work called out in this contract is to provide for roads that are hydrologically improved.

These improvements should address all road drainage features including but not limited to Overside Drains, Culverts, Rolling Dips, Lead Off Ditches and other features. The contractor is responsible for improving the drainage characteristics of the road to produce a more sustainable road and its associated features. Blading (811) will consist of work on native surface roads, some of which can be extremely rocky, the contractor will be required to address these rocky sections, and a typical motor grader will not be acceptable, the use of a dozer will be required. In addition to blading of native surface roads, two roads are called out for paved surface cleaning (815). On forest service road 2N69 the contractor will prep the road and place 3” of Class 2 road base to harden the surface in addition to all other line items called out for this road. The Angeles National Forest is also calling for the repair and replacement of 184 Overside drains and 4 corrugated culverts and drop inlets (840). Per the called-out specification 840, the removal and disposal of all damaged and replaced infrastructure shall be removed from the forest and is considered incidental to the line item.

For Mt Lowe Road (2N50) and Colby Ranch Road (3N24) the contractor will be expected to use materials from the paved surface cleaning to fill in the existing damaged areas where the replacement drains will be installed as well as the Asphalt Pavement Patching (814). Please note that due to the size of road edge failures on 2N50 Mt Lowe road an additional line item exists (832-Remove and End Haul Materials) to account for a larger amount of roadside materials needed to restore the adjacent road slope. There is adequate road materials onsite to fill in the damaged sections of road, no additional fill or road base is called out for these repairs. The road drainages features should collect flow in a single point and discharge at the toe of the slope. Contractor may submit alternative Overside Drain Assembly drawings for consideration so long as it provides the equivalent or better drainage capacity.

2.0 Background

This project site was impacted by the atmospheric rivers in 2022, 2023 as well as more recently in 2024 and 2025/2026 and some of the roads have been closed due to safety concerns since that time. These roads in most cases will be reopened to the public or serve for internal Forest Service Operational needs that include Fire Access, Vault Toilet Pumping, Emergency Response or Evacuation and many more needs throughout the Angeles National Forest. This contract will provide needed repairs to Forest Service Infrastructure, to reopen access to public lands.

3.0 Location

The project location is on the Angeles National Forest within the Los Angeles Gateway Ranger District and the San Gabriel Mountains National Monument. The terrain can be relatively flat in a few areas and moderately hilly and steep in others. Soil conditions vary as well, from soft and sandy to compacted and extremely rocky. A general Vicinity Map is included with this solicitation. Angeles National Forest maps are also available to assist in locating the individual roads and can be purchased at the Supervisors Office. The office is open between the hours of 8:00 am and 4:30 pm, Monday through Friday. The office is located at 701 N Santa Anita Ave, Arcadia CA 91016

4.0 Drawings and Specifications

Drawings of the contract requirements are included in the solicitation. All specifications are referenced from the USDA Forest Service Pacific Southwest Region “Specifications for Maintenance of Roads” The specifications required are included in this solicitation. Additionally, the requirements for 2N50, 3N24, and 2N69 are included in the drawings for the Asphalt Pavement Patching and Spot Surfacing. Lastly, drawings are included for the Overside Drains (840 Corrugated Metal Spillways 24” Headwall and Starter) as well as the Culvert Drop inlets 36” and 36” Culvert (840 Corrugated Metal Spillways).

All 840 line items are included in this solicitation as maps as well as the coordinates and descriptions as an excel file.

Please note that the accuracy of the locations is within 30’ due to accuracy availability and the contractor should use their engineering judgement when locating the drainage locations. If the contractor wants to relocate drainage features once work begins as they identify better locations based on road hydrological functionality, the contractor should notify the COR 24 hours prior to relocation and get approval to do so. The relocation for better hydrologic performance and a more sustainable road is encouraged.

The end result of road maintenance will provide a safe travelled way that can be opened to the public or used by the forest and its partners for administrative use. The goal is for the contractor to address all road deficiencies including road edge failures, slumps, washouts, slides and improve all road drainage features as called out in the specifications.

Work shall not be passed over due to rockiness of road. The road shall be driveable from one end to the other once all work is completed.

5.0 Restrictions on Work

Work hours are limited to non-holiday weekdays, Monday – Friday, 0600 – 1900. If the contractor wished to work on Holidays, weekends or outside of the listed hours, the contractor shall get approval from the CO and COR. Please note that while work may be allowed the government may not respond to any issues/inquiries until the next normal working day.

In accordance with the fire plan, if included in Section J.

When the Contracting Officer (or designated representative) determines that adverse weather has made access too dangerous or that continued vehicular travel would cause unacceptable road damage.

For sites requiring archaeology monitoring, contractor must notify COR at least 24 hours prior to any ground disturbing activities and no ground disturbing activities may occur without a Forest Service archaeologist on site.

When the Contracting Officer or designated representative determines that work must stop due to the presence of archaeological artifacts.

Contractor is responsible for the security of their tools and equipment at all times.

Contractor is responsible for removal and disposal all excavated dirt and shall not leave excavated dirt scattered over the site, unless approved by the COR.

All trash and loose materials shall be secured by the contractor daily.

The Contractor is responsible for installing sediment control devices, such as straw wattles, to prevent sediment runoff to nearby areas. Excavation work shall not commence until sediment control devices have been installed and approved by the COR.

The Contractor shall not use Government trash facilities without the COR’S approval.

All construction debris remains the property of the Contractor and shall be properly disposed of off National

Forest Land.

The contractor will be able to utilize the Forest Service Roads; however, the Contractor will be responsible for any damage to the roads due to construction activities. The contractor shall be responsible for obtaining permission to use all other roads and staging areas.

6.0 Camping and Housing

If contractor is interested in camping on the National Forest during the duration of this project, please notify the CO/COR during the Technical proposal. Contractor may request to camp at National Forest campgrounds which can be approved by the District Ranger.

7.0 Required Submittals

Contractor Schedule, shall be submitted 14 days prior to the mobilization -Schedule shall be updated as needed for significant delays of more than 7 days.

Shop Drawings and Plant Data for Items 840

-Information shall be complete to allow COR to determine that materials used are compliant with the gauge materials that are called out per the drawings.

Asphalt Pavement Patching 814 Asphalt Data Spot Surfacing 813 Class 2 Road Base Gradation and Material Properties (Plant Data)

Contractor Requirements

8.0 Technical Requirements / Tasks

The Contractor shall furnish the necessary personnel, material, equipment, services and facilities to perform the Statement of Work/Specifications referenced below. Contractors shall be licensed to perform work in the State of California.

The Contractor shall provide equipment that is free and clear of soils, seeds, vegetative materials and other debris that could contain or hold seeds of noxious weeds. Once on-site, there will be no equipment washing requirement as this project is located within one area.

The Contractor shall minimize mechanical activity during rainy periods and the CO may shut down the operation if excessive soil disturbance and/or erosion problems occur.

The Contractor shall repair all associated damage on established roads, adjacent vegetation or other improvements caused by their operations or equipment prior to partial or final payment.

The Contractor shall provide technical submittals for all materials that may be furnished on this project for Forest Service review and approval prior to installation.

The Contractor shall dispose of all project related trash and debris off of Forest lands prior to final payment.

The Contractor is responsible for contacting the Forest dispatch center to obtain the fire predicted Project Activity Level (PAL) each day and restrict their work accordingly.

The Contractor shall adhere to the pertinent requirements addressed in the Fire Plan. Fire Plan restrictions may require work to cease at 1:00 pm or not be initiated at all on a high fire activity (PAL) day.

The Contractor is responsible for traffic control and equipment staging requirements in work areas when working on National Forest System Lands.

The Contractor shall provide clean equipment for the project prior to driving on Forest and between project areas to prevent the introduction of invasive weeds to the Forest.

The contractor must possess a valid contractors license in the State of California, Contractor must be licensed as a (A) General Engineering Contractor, (B) General Building Contractor or (C) Specialty Contractor with relevant experience.

9.0 Government Furnished

There is no government furnished materials included in this contract.

10.0 Deliverables / Schedule

Key Deliverables

Item No. Deliverable Objective Due 1 Project Schedule See “Reporting Requirements” below 14 days NTP

2 Traffic Control Plan Traffic Control Plan or Request for Temporary Closure- Letter to Forest Supervisor.

14 days prior to NTP

Materials Shop Drawings/Data Sheet on Drains

Ensure Materials are in accordance with Specs/Drawings

14 days prior to NTP

4 Quality Control Plan Provide information to ensure work meets the contract requirements Due with RFP

Reporting Requirements: Contractor is responsible to submit a project schedule as part of their proposal. Once selected the Government will share comments on the project schedule to be addressed by the Contractor for resubmission.

Contractor will submit updated project schedule 14 days prior to NTP to be approved by the Government.

11.0 Prework Site Visit

The Angles National Forest will not be holding a prework site visit. It is the responsibility of the contractor to inspect road conditions and understand the scope of the work and varying field conditions. For contractors interested in accessing these roads, it is recommended that you check out a set of Forest Service Keys as some roads are not open to the public.

When inspecting the roads and current conditions, contractors must close all gates behind them that were previously closed to not allow public access to closed roads.

Keys can be checked out at the Angeles National Forest Headquarters located at 701 N Santa Anita Ave, Arcadia CA, 91006. Contractor can also purchase maps at this location. Please contact the COR Zachary Biversie, Zachary.Binversie@usda.gov and/or 626-701-9655 to schedule a time to check-out keys. Please provide at least a 24-hour advanced notice prior to arriving to check-out keys.