Attachment 2- Statement of Work.pdf

6/18/2024 Solicitation: 1240LS24QXXXX

SOAPSTONE & UPPER WEBER NEPA

(UINTA-WASATCH-CACHE NATIONAL FOREST)

UINTA-WASATCH-CACHE NATIONAL FOREST

HEBER/KAMAS RANGER DISTRICT

STATEMENT OF WORK

Soapstone NEPA Heritage Surveys

1. Introduction: The Heber/Kamas Ranger District, Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest is in need of services for Heritage surveys, data collection & corresponding reports.

2. Background: Contract archeological clearance will occur in the Soapstone area with the potential for phasing with survey work over multiple years. Level of survey required based on slope conditions can found in Appendix A. Project work will be a combination of timber sales using mechanical equipment, fuel treatments using hand thin/piling, lop and scatter, and prescribed fire.

3. Purpose: The purpose of the Soapstone NEPA project is to implement the Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National

Forest Land and Resource Management Plan (LRMP) by treating hazardous fuels to reduce risks to watershed, wildlife habitat, and recreation resources from catastrophic fire.

4. Scope of Work: The Contractor shall furnish all tools, labor, supervision, equipment, materials, supplies, transportation, and incidentals necessary to accomplish heritage and botanical resources within the Soapstone project areas, consisting of the following:

Conduct all surveys or collect on-site field data in the identified project areas (heritage). Reports necessary for completing consultations with Tribes and State Historic Preservation Officer will be prepared in coordination with Agency specialists. Agency personnel will complete actual consultations.

Complete a detailed project work plan and track progress on specific weekly tasks.

Base Items:

o Conduct surveys for heritage resources within the timber sale areas and other predefined areas within the Fly Tree and Silver Meadows Timber Sale Areas:

Heritage Surveys See Appendix A 600 Acres o Conduct surveys for heritage resources within the timber sale areas and other predefined areas within the Soapstone Creek Timber Sales Area:

Heritage Surveys See Appendix A 1,349 Acres

Option Items:

o Option 1

Archaeology surveys – Soapstone Mountain timber sale units, roads & routes (1,400 acres) o Option 2

Archaeology surveys – High probability areas for Fly Tree & Silver Meadows Rxb Units (5,750 acres) o Option 3 Archaeology surveys – Lamber timber sale units, roads & routes (289 acres) o Option 4 Archaeology surveys – High probability areas for Soapstone Creek and Lambert Hollow Rxb

Units (4,237 acres) o Option 5

Archaeology surveys – Headwater South Fork timber sale units, roads & routes (294 acres)

5. Location of Project Area: The Soapstone project area is between the Mirror Lake Scenic Byway and

Highway 35. The nearest district office is the Kamas district office located at 50 E. Center Street Kamas, SOAPSTONE & UPPER WEBER NEPA

UT 84036.

6. Access: The project can be accessed using Forest Service Road #’s 70037, 70103, 70174, 70089, 70304 and other smaller tributary roads. See Attachment 1 for Overview Map. If any areas behind gates are required for access, contact the COR to obtain necessary keys.

Travel is limited to designated routes; off road/trail vehicle travel is prohibited.

7. Traffic Control: If it pertains to this contract, it is the contractor’s responsibility to provide for traffic control needs during project operations. Access roads to the project sites shall need full signage to ensure public safety. Trails in the project area can be busy with recreationists and shall require appropriate signage.

8. Notification of Cessation or Restart of work: The Contractor shall notify the Contracting Officer's

Representative (COR) whenever the Contractor intends to cease operations for three or more days and shall notify the COR before starting operations after a shutdown of three or more days.

9. Applicable Directives: The Contractor shall perform the specific tasks necessary for the support of

Soapstone Projects in compliance with the requirements of the following applicable directives:

Other Forest Protocols:

See Appendix A for survey requirements Contractor

10. Field Work Coordination: The Contractor shall coordinate field activities with Forest Service COR, heritage staff, and the District Ranger. The Forest Service will coordinate with local law enforcement officials to provide a vehicle description and any other pertinent information.

11. Pre-bid meeting: a pre-bid TEAMS meeting will be held at TIME/DATE and TEAMS LINK for prospective contractors to ask questions; It is very important that prospective contractors inspect the work areas and spend the time and effort on their own as needed to determine the costs in time and equipment to do this contract.

Interested parties should contact the Project Manager for additional questions.

12. Work Camps: Coordinate with the COR to obtain written approval for work camps if planned for longer than 14 days.

13. Tasks and Technical Specifications: All timber sale units will be < 40% slope and are generally located closer to roads and trails. For optional item prescribed fire, steep slope and dense vegetation areas will have reduced intensity survey requirements. See below and in Appendix A for specifications.

Topography under 30% slope will be subject to a 100% inventory using Class III intensive cultural resource survey where transects are spaced at 15 meters, unless topographical hazards prevent intensive survey.

Based on pre-field file searches, and cultural resource expectations, topography above 30% slope may be subject to Class II inventories in consultation with the Forest Archaeologist and may include methods where transects that are greater than 15 meters, spot surveys of high-probability areas, and visual inspection only.

Those areas that receive only Class II inventory must be documented as to why and what methods were used.

See Appendix A for complete documentation of inventory requirements.

Task 1: Project Plan

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The Contractor shall prepare a project plan that describes the scope of work to be conducted under all subsequent phases. The project plan shall tie each phase and task to a detailed schedule and shall be developed in accordance with:

The information gained through the tasks described above.

The Contractor shall develop and manage a detailed project work plan, including specific tasks, and when they will be completed. Surveys for final products for Fly Tree and Silver Meadows Timber Sales are due on December 15, 2024 and Final product, surveys and report for Soapstone Creek Timber Sale no later than November 15, 2025, unless coordinated in advance with the agency. Track and report progress weekly.

Task 2: Collect/Analyze Resource Data, Flytree & Silver Meadows (Heritage Surveys) Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest specialists will be the primary source of existing data and information concerning the resources within the project area.

The Contractor is responsible for: Collecting all field data necessary that is not already available from the Forest Service (FS). Conduct inventories and surveys following FS policy, procedures, and standards. Qualifications and experience of the person(s), companies, or corporations collecting field data shall be jointly reviewed by the Forest Service and Contractor and must be mutually agreed upon before beginning the work.

The Contractor is responsible for completing (or subcontracting) heritage surveys within the project area.

For heritage surveys, the Forest Service will provide maps and locations of where to focus surveys (including known resources) and survey requirements. These are further described in Appendix A.

The Contractor is responsible for writing succinct reports on survey findings for heritage. Reports should be sufficient for analysis and line officer decision, and for consultation with the Utah State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO) and Tribal Historic Preservation Office (THPO).

Task 3: Collect/Analyze Resource Data, Soapstone Creek (Heritage Surveys) Same requirement as Task 2 above for different resource area.

14. Deliverables and Time Schedule: Deliverables are due as proposed in the table below; the schedule will be based on the contract award date and the contract end date of November 15, 2025.

Task

Number Task Description

Due Date (Federal business days, unless otherwise noted)

1 Project Plan July 10, 2024

Final Surveys and Report for Fly Tree and Silver Meadows Timber Sales

December 15, 2024

Final Surveys and Report for Soapstone Creek Timber Sale

November 15, 2025

**All deliverables shall be 508 compliant Upon submission of draft deliverables, the Government will have 10 business days to inspect and provide comments to the Contractor for finalization. The Contractor will then have 10 business days to make changes and submit the revised deliverable. The Government will concur that the previous comments were incorporated and accept the report as final. If the Government does not concur that the previous comments were incorporated to the Government’s satisfaction, the Contractor has 5 business days to make the corrections. If the subsequent corrections are still not acceptable to the Government, the Contractor will be subject to corrective actions including, but not limited to, possible charges for excess administration costs incurred by the Government.

15. Protection of Improvements: If equipment (such as vehicles, UTVs, four-wheelers) is operated on

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roads, or trails, within the project area when ground or weather conditions cause damage, it is the Contractor’s responsibility to repair the damage. Any soil and ground disturbance caused by equipment during and after operations shall be rehabbed. The area will need to look as though there was no equipment in the project area.

16. Fencing: If it pertains to this contract, all fences within the project area shall be avoided. If contractor damages any sections of fence, the fence shall be promptly repaired to the condition existing immediately prior to starting the implementation phase. Fence repair shall be kept current with work operations. All improvements shall be protected within the project area; discovery of objects not marked with flagging by either party shall be promptly reported to the other party.

17. Noxious Weed Control: Before coming on site initially, the contractor-furnished trucks or other vehicles and equipment must be washed in order to remove all dirt, debris, and plant material that could result in the transfer of noxious weeds. They must be washed any time they are used on a different project before being brought back into the project area. The COR or project inspector will inspect equipment when it comes onto forest administered lands and/or the contractor shall be required to furnish Forest Service with proof of weed-free equipment.

18. Fire Precautions: Contractor shall prohibit smoking and the building of fires on the project area, except at established areas approved by the COR or project inspector.

The Contractor shall notify the Forest Service of any fires and comply with all rules and regulations administered by the Forest Service concerning the use, prevention and suppression of fires on federal lands, including any fire prevention orders that may be in effect at the time of the permitted activity. The Contractor may be held liable for the cost of fire suppression, stabilization and rehabilitation. In the event of a fire, personal safety will be the first priority of the Contractor. The Contractor shall:

1. Operate all internal and external combustion engines on federally managed lands per 36 CFR 261.52, which requires all such engines to be equipped with a qualified spark arrester that is maintained and not modified.

2. Carry shovels, water, and fire extinguishers that are rated at a minimum as ABC - 10 pound on all vehicles.

3. Initiate fire suppression actions in the work area to prevent fire spread to or on federally administered lands. If a fire spreads beyond the capability of workers with the stipulated tools, all will cease fire suppression action and leave the area immediately via pre-identified escape routes.

4. Notify the Northern Utah Interagency Fire Center at (801-) 495-7600 immediately of the location and status of any escaped fire or call 911.

5. Notify the Forest Service Contracting Officer Representative and or project inspector immediately of the incident.

19. Work Schedule: Work for this will begin as soon as July 15, 2024 and needs to be completed by

November 15, 2025. (Negotiable). Work hours under this contract shall be limited to the time between one-half hours before sunrise to one-half hour after sunset any day of the week.

20. Inspection and Acceptance:

1. Inspection: See Appendix A for survey protocol requirements

21. Government Furnished Property:

The Government will provide the following items to the Contractor:

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1. General-purpose maps will be included to give minimum needs for a contractor’s project bid. Once the project is accepted by the contractor, maps will be provided by and agreed upon by the Forest Service and the contractor.

2. The Forest Service shall provide access to such information in its possession as it deems pertinent to the project, environmental data and reports, aerial photos, maps, and other relevant information. This shall include the availability of Forest Service personnel and resource specialists for technical consultation as needed for the orderly and efficient development of the project.

3. There will be a Forest Service Representative present (Contracting Officer Representative) or Heritage staff member assigned to provide guidance as necessary.

4. There will be a Forest Service Representative who will perform periodic inspections and provide feedback and recommendations.

5. KMZ file for project area (base units in green, click on units for further info)

Soapstone_Contrac t_Units.kmz

22. Prework will be held within 10 days of contract award

23. Performance

The estimated dates for base items in this project are:

Estimated Start Date: July 30, 2024 o 2024 Deliverable: December 15, 2024 – Fly Tree and Silver Meadows Timber Sale Areas Archeology Surveys and Report).

o Final Deliverable Due: November 15, 2025 – Soapstone Creek Timber Sale Archeology Surveys and Report

If options are exercised, period of performance will be extended to Nov. 16, 2026, regardless of number of options exercised.

ATTACHMENTS

ATTACHMENT 1- MAP (1 PAGE)

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SCHEDULE OF ITEMS

BASE:

SCHEDULE OF ITEMS

LINE

ITEM

DESCRIPTION OF TASKS

WITH THEIR ACTIONS

QUANTITY

UNIT

PRICE

TOTAL

PRICE

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1 Project Plan 1

Task 3: Heritage surveys, Flytree & Silver Meadows

Task 3: Heritage surveys, Soapstone Creek

1,349

BASE ITEMS TOTAL

OPTIONAL ITEMS:

LINE

ITEM

DESCRIPTION OF TASKS

WITH THEIR ACTIONS

QUANTITY UNIT PRICE

TOTAL

PRICE

Archaeology surveys – Soapstone Mountain timber sale units, roads & routes

1,400

Archaeology surveys – High probability areas for Fly Tree & Silver Meadows Rxb Units

5,750

Archaeology surveys – Lamber timber sale units, roads & routes

Archaeology surveys – High probability areas for Soapstone Creek and Lambert Hollow Rxb Units

4,237

Archaeology surveys – Headwater South Fork timber sale units, roads & routes

OPTIONAL ITEMS TOTAL

BASE & OPTIONAL ITEMS TOTAL

The Government may/may not award all items. The Government also reserves the right to make award of the base line item and then add optional award items to the contract at any time during the life of the contract. Optional items may not be awarded in numerical order.

Name of Company (Please Print):

Unique Entity ID (UEI) from SAM.gov:

Printed Name of Company Representative:

Signature of Company Representative:

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Phone Number:

Email Address:

Date:

Base GSA IDIQ #:

PROPOSAL PREPARATION INSTRUCTIONS AND EVALUATION CRITERIA

Offerors shall submit their proposal electronically to the Contracting Officer by Wednesday, May 29, 2024 at 1:00 PM Mountain Time. Email submittals shall be sent to Chris Hansen at christine.m.hansen@usda.gov

Any questions regarding this RFQ shall also be submitted electronically to Chris Hansen at the e-mail address above.

Offerors shall submit a price proposal by completing (and signing) the Schedule of Items (above).

1. AWARD DETERMINATION

Best Value – Trade-off

Award will be made to the responsible offeror submitting a proposal which conforms to the solicitation and whose proposal is determined to be most advantageous and the best value to the Government considering all factors and any sub-factors listed in this provision. Price is approximately equal in weight to the technical evaluation criteria; however, the importance of price may become greater as the differences between technical proposals decrease. Where technical proposals are determined to be substantially equal, price may control award.

Proposals should be submitted initially on the most favorable terms, from a price and technical standpoint, which the offeror can submit to the Government. The Government intends to evaluate proposals and award a contract without discussions with offerors (except clarification as described in FAR 15.306(a). However, the Government may, after evaluation of proposals, conduct further oral or written discussions as appropriate, with all offerors whose proposals are within a competitive range.

The Government reserves the right to make technical/price trade-offs that are in the best interest and to the advantage of the Government. The Contracting Officer reserves the right to make award to either a lower price, lower-scored offeror or a higher-rated, higher- price offeror based on a rational tradeoff between evaluation factors other than price.

In the evaluation of proposals, all evaluation factors other than cost or price (listed in this provision), when combined, are considered to be approximately equal to cost or price. If a proposal is determined by the Contracting Officer to be "technically unacceptable" as a result of evaluating all factors other than cost or price, the proposal may be rejected from further consideration.

Pursuant to FAR 15.305, a cost or price evaluation may be performed to determine the reasonableness of costs/prices proposed and the offeror's understanding of, and ability to perform, the prospective contract.

The following factors will be considered in evaluating proposals and making the source selection:

2. EVALUATION FACTORS

FAR 52.212-2 Evaluation - Commercial Products and Commercial Services (NOV 2021)

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(a) The Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose offer conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered. The following factors shall be used to evaluate offers:

The following factors will be rated using the evaluation criteria listed below:

Technical Capability and Approach Past Performance Safety

Technical Capability and Approach: This factor evaluates the offeror’s technical capability offered and the technical approach proposed to accomplish the work. The Government will consider the offeror’s technical capability as well as experience of the entity, experience of key personnel/subcontractors and their performance on similar projects (as demonstrated through resumes, experience, education, certifications and narratives of similar scope projects).

In evaluating the technical approach, the Government will consider the offeror’s proposed project strategy and equipment identified for use and dedication to this project in order to determine the likeliness of success in performing the required effort. As part of the offeror’s proposed strategy, the Government will consider strategies for work accomplishment, how the contractor plans to ensure that unanticipated delays, problems and changes are dealt with efficiently and effectively with minimum schedule disruption.

The Government will review the contractor’s proposed list of subcontractors, reviewing the work they will be performing and assessing their experience, education, certifications and narratives of similar scope projects.

Past Performance: There are two aspects to the Government’s evaluation of past performance. The first is to evaluate the offeror’s past performance to determine how relevant and recent of previous projects accomplished by the offeror is to the effort to be acquired through this procurement. The second aspect of the past performance evaluation is to determine how well the offeror has performed on the contracts by reviewing the past performance narrative and by gathering information from current and previous customers of the offeror (as demonstrated through at least three past references for relevant projects). Offerors should provide the following information for each reference to assist with this effort:

Name of Contract Contract Number Contract Value Name of Contact/Reference Phone Number of Contact/Reference (ensure that the phone number is valid) Brief description of the work completed under this contract (project size, nature, work involved) Was work completed within schedule? Were there any problems on the contract and if so, how were those problems mitigated?

Government evaluators may avail themselves of various federal, state, and local past performance databases. The Government may research offeror performance on any federal, state, local, and commercial contract performance of the offeror that is known to the Government, but not included in the provided narrative or references. Additionally, personal experience and evaluator knowledge of the offeror’s performance may be utilized.

The Government will consider the relevance of past performance information obtained in relation to the scope of this procurement with respect to both a similar effort, and the length and scope, number, and complexity. Past performance, either positive or negative, which is considered by the Government to be more closely related to the scope of this effort, will be given additional weight in the evaluation process.

NOTE: In accordance with FAR 15.305, in the case of an offeror without a record of relevant past performance or for whom information on past performance is not available, the offeror will not be evaluated either favorably or unfavorably in this area, but instead will receive a neutral rating in the area of past performance. Offerors that have relevant past performance and plan to supply references, please provide the following: Contractor’s name, phone number and relevant work required in this solicitation.

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Price: No weight will be applied to price. Price is approximately equal in importance to the technical evaluation factors.

As the difference between technical scoring decreases, price will increase in relative importance.

Appendix A: Heritage Survey Requirements

This contract’s objective is to fulfill the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA) Section 106 compliance following 36CFR Part 800 – Protection of Historic Properties. The Forest Service will require the Contractor to conduct a cultural resources investigation including: 1) A cultural resource overview (Class I) and field investigation (Class III intensive survey predominantly and Class II reconnaissance survey as appropriate) for the specified project; and 2) Provide a detailed report with the collected information on the project areas history, distribution and character of cultural resources within the specified area, and assessment of those cultural resources significance and eligibility to the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP). Additionally, an assessment on how both the proposed action, as well as no action, may pose adverse effects to historic properties. Then appropriate recommendations on how to protect historic properties can be made to reach a No Adverse Effect determination pursuant to 36CFR800.5(b).

The total acreage to-be-surveyed is:

Soapstone Base, Timber Items: Approximately 1,949 acres Soapstone Optional, Timber Items: 1,983 acres Soapstone Optional, Rxb Items: 9,987 acres

This acreage includes the projects proposed treatments including commercial timber harvest, timber sale roads (with buffer), hand-cut-piling, hazard tree removal, lop and scatter, machine-cut-pile, mastication, and prescribed burning.

The Contractor is responsible for all phases of the work and for the quality of deliverables. All work shall be performed in accordance with the Secretary of the Interior's "Standards and Guidelines for Archaeology and Historic Preservation"

Safety: This factor considers the offeror’s safety record, including reportable incidents/injuries; their safety plan with annotations of project specific modifications/revisions (for the past three years); to determine the likelihood of the offeror performing the required effort without any accidents or safety incidents.

Technical, past performance and safety, when combined are approximately equal when compared to price

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(Federal Register, Volume 48, Number 190, Thursday, September 29, 1983, page 44716). In addition to this document, the Contractor must also reference USDA Forest Service Guidelines for Consultants which can be found here:

https://publiclands.utah.gov/wp-content/uploads/USFS-ConsultantsGuidanceUtah-20200420Final.pdf and the Utah SHPO Cultural Resource Compliance Guidance which can be found here:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1TG1qtQCJ77NVwxFTDmQqFFb5Lvnokn8g/view.

The Contractor is responsible for acquiring all necessary permits and permissions for all lands included in the inventory. A permit to conduct archaeological investigation is required through the U.S. Forest Service and can be accessed here:

https://www.fs.usda.gov/Internet/FSE_DOCUMENTS/fsm9_018623.pdf. The Contractor must be able to demonstrate competence in project administration. Such demonstration may include the following: 1) a record of successful completion of similar projects or the types of projects with comparable scope and complexity; or 2) a record of responsibility at the Principal Investigator (PI) level in the successful completion of similar projects. The Contractor shall retain qualified key personnel, defined as Crew Chief, Field Director, Project Director and PI. All key personnel must be professional archaeologists and meet the basic minimum qualifications described below. Key personnel must have completed an academic year of graduate level education in anthropology or archaeology, or an equivalent of training and experience.

Key personnel must have a minimum of 12 months professional experience and/or specialized training in archaeological field work. This experience shall have included at least six months of work in the Great Basin and Colorado Plateau cultural regions. Experience in the identification of Great Basin and Colorado Plateau paleo groups and all periods of Archaic, Formative, Proto-historic and Historic periods is required. Crew personnel should have at least 6 months of general experience in the techniques, procedures and methods of archaeology, and at least half of that experience in the Great Basin and Colorado Plateau. A BA/BS degree in archaeology or anthropology is strongly advised.

Scope of Services

The Contractor will provide or contract for the necessary qualified personnel, materials, equipment, and facilities to conduct a complete cultural resources investigation within areas designated on federal lands within the Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest. Class I literature review will need to be conducted and reported on. This will require a file search first with the Utah State Historic Preservation Office, and then with the Forest’s Heritage Program. Topography under 30% slope will be subject to a 100% inventory using Class III intensive level survey where transects are spaced at 15 meters. However, where topographical hazards or dense vegetation prevent intensive survey, those instances must be documented as to where and why only Class II reconnaissance level survey was conducted and what methods were used. When situations like this occur, the Forest Archaeologist should be notified. Although most terrain over 30% slope may be excluded from survey, information from pre-field file searches and cultural resource expectations may require some terrain above 30% slope to receive Class II reconnaissance level survey. This can be decided prior to field work in consultation with the Forest Archaeologist and may include methods where transects that are greater than 15 meters, spot surveys of high-probability areas, and visual inspection only. Again, those areas that receive Class II inventory must be documented, including where, why and what methods were used.

From Class I, II, and III collected information a detailed report will be written including information on the project areas history, distribution and character of cultural resources within the specified area, and assessment of those cultural resources significance and eligibility to the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP). Additionally, an assessment on how both the proposed action, as well as no action, may pose adverse effects to historic properties. Then appropriate recommendations on how to protect historic properties can be made to reach a No Adverse Effect determination pursuant to 36CFR800.5(b).

A pre-field meeting with the Forest Archaeologist will be required within 5 days of agreement award. Milestone dates and deliverables will be negotiated between the U.S. Forest Service and the selected Contractor.

All work shall be performed in accordance with the Secretary of the Interior's "Standards and Guidelines for Archaeology and Historic Preservation" (Federal Register, Volume 48, Number 190, Thursday, September 29, 1983, page 44716).

All work shall be performed in compliance with 29 CFR 1926, Safety and Health Regulations for Construction and/or 29 CFR 1910, Safety and Health Regulation for General Industry, as applicable. In addition, the Contractor is required to have

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a Hazard Identification and Control mitigation analysis completed that identifies all safety hazards with abatement measures related to all work being completed with regard to the contract.

The Contractor shall provide all services, materials, and supplies required for the performance and completion of the project outlined herein except where otherwise specified.

All work shall be performed for the USDA Forest Service in accordance with the contract and all applicable laws, policies, and regulations.

Government-Furnished Equipment/Assistance The Contractor shall furnish all other equipment and materials necessary to complete the projects. The USFS will provide maps and shapefiles of project area and known resources.

Services The Forest Service shall provide access to such information in its possession as it deems pertinent to the project, including archaeological and historical inventory data, environmental data and reports, aerial photos, maps, and other relevant information. This shall include the availability of Forest Service personnel and resource specialists for technical consultation as needed for the orderly and efficient development of the project.

Fieldwork Coordination The Contractor shall coordinate field activities with Forest Archeologist and the District Ranger. Background studies and other activities will be coordinated with the Forest Archeologist. The Forest Service will coordinate with local law enforcement officials to provide a vehicle description and any other pertinent information.

Professional Quality Controls All laboratory, office, and fieldwork performed under this contract is to be in accordance with standards prescribed by the 1906 Antiquities Act and the Archaeological Resources Protection Act of 1979 with programming rules and regulations (36 CFR 296), and the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act.

Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act Notification The Contractor shall provide strict compliance with all Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA). Discoveries. Although unlikely, if human remains or Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA) objects are discovered during field work, the Contractor shall notify the Forest Archaeologist immediately, cease work in the immediate area surrounding the human remains, objects or associated site and comply with applicable provisions of NAGPRA. Work may continue in sites/areas not associated with the location of the human remains, objects or associated site.

Tribal Consultation The Forest Service will conduct all government-to-government tribal consultation. The Contractor shall not be responsible for the identification and evaluation of traditional cultural properties or other areas of traditional cultural or religious importance to Federally Recognized Indian Tribes.

Pre-Field Work – Existing Data Review

The Contractor shall meet with Forest Service Archeologists and/or representative virtually before initiating fieldwork to:

Review the undertaking and discussing the project objectives;

Review Forest Service Heritage Resource Inventory information;

Examine pertinent natural resource data, reports, maps, etc.

Become acquainted with the natural and cultural features of the project area; and Discuss field plans and coordination with Forest Service personnel, including the District Ranger and representatives.

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Compliance with Section 106 requires that the heritage resource sites in the project area be located and sufficient data retrieved to evaluate sites for eligibility to the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) to make a determination of effect. The specified areas will be subjected to a pedestrian survey. Since management decisions and directions for future work are based on initial survey results, enough information must be obtained to make informed decisions or determinations.

Consequently, subsurface testing may be allowed in some cases, and must be done with approval from the Forest Archaeologist. The cases in which this may be allowed is when additional information is needed with respect to artifact depth, site boundaries, and deposit integrity.

The Contractor will be required to review information on all previously conducted projects adjacent to and/or within 1/2 mile of the current project area. The contractor will need to conduct a file search with the Utah State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO) first and provide that data to the Forest Archaeologist who will then provide any additional information the forest has that was not on file with the SHPO. This will provide the Contractor with a good understanding of the density and types of sites that may be found.

Field work – Survey Standards and Techniques The Area of Potential Effect (APE) topography under 30% slope will be subject to a 100% inventory using Class III intensive level survey where transects are spaced at 15 meters. However, where topographical hazards or dense vegetation prevent intensive survey, those instances must be documented as to where and why only Class II reconnaissance level survey was conducted and what methods were used. When situations like this occur, the Forest Archaeologist should be notified.

Although most terrain over 30% slope may be excluded from survey, information from pre-field file searches and cultural resource expectations may require some terrain above 30% slope to receive Class II reconnaissance level survey. This can be decided prior to field work in consultation with the Forest Archaeologist and may include methods where transects that are greater than 15 meters, spot surveys of high-probability areas, and visual inspection only. Again, those areas that receive Class II inventory must be documented, including where, why and what methods were used.

The required Class III cultural resource inventory consists of pedestrian survey, walking parallel transects no greater than 15 meters apart. It is possible that more narrow transects will be necessary given ground cover and topography. The use of zig-zag transect paths is not permitted. Transects should be compass oriented or GPS directed. Linear segments of the project area should be surveyed by the number of people necessary to provide the required coverage. Under direction of the Forest Archaeologist, flagging eligible sites for avoidance may be required. If so, during the site recordation process each cultural resource site recommended as eligible within the project area shall be marked on the ground by pink colored flagging and/or lathe for avoidance. Flagging should be placed often enough that one can see the next flag in either direction and placed on the "outside" side of trees, bushes, etc., to ensure equipment operators can easily see site boundaries as they approach the site. Flagging should be used only to mark sites -flagging may not be used to mark transects. Diagnostic artifacts shall not be collected. Neat and detailed illustrations of diagnostic and non-diagnostic artifacts and items of lesser significance are encouraged.

Contractor should expect to conduct in-field analysis of artifacts. Basic information to record will include, at a minimum, artifact class, type, size, material, function, maker's marks, cultural affiliation, and dates. Exceptional or rare artifacts may be collected and delivered to the Forest Archaeologist upon completion of the final report. Each recorded cultural resource site shall be evaluated for inclusion in the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP), as set forth in 36 CFR 60. Testing of sites is allowed on a case-by-case basis and only after permission from the Forest Archaeologist has been received.

The Contractor shall make recommendations concerning site eligibility and include a written justification, both on the Utah Archeological Site (UAS) form and in the project report. The justification shall specify the specific criteria under which eligible sites are found to qualify. Descriptions of the anticipated direct and indirect effects of the project shall also be discussed in the project report. Final determinations of eligibility will be made by the agency in consultation with the State Historic Preservation Officer (SHPO). These determinations shall lead to determinations of effect from the proposed project and possibly, to the development of appropriate mitigation measures.

Sites will be described by the following Forest Service site designation:

Eligible—Listed in or determined to be eligible to the NRHP making it a “historic property” requiring protection.

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Not Eligible—Not eligible for listing in the NRHP.

Unevaluated—Further research or testing is required.

Prepare Draft Report Reports shall minimally meet State Historical/Archeological reporting guidelines for short report and full report content.

Letter reports do not meet the State Historical/Archeological guidelines and will not be accepted for survey or testing projects conducted on National Forests in Utah. A Forest Service Event ID (or FS Report Number) and Resource ID (or FS Site Number) shall be obtained from the Forest Archeologist and included on the report and site forms as a reference number.

The final report, at a minimum, shall include the following information:

Title and authors Abstract Introduction Location (Township, Range, Sections) and general description of project area Physical setting-vegetation, topography, elevation, geology Project staff, titles and dates of field work Survey methods Summary of previous inventories and previously recorded sites. This information may be presented in a tabular format and must include federal or state project names and numbers.

Project findings shall include discussions of all cultural resources found within the project area, with separate sections for sites and isolates. A table summarizing identified sites with site numbers, site type and eligibility is acceptable. Pertinent photographs and illustrations of sites, artifacts, and/or features should be included in these discussion sections.

Management information will be presented in a separate section and will include the following:

o Recommendations of NRHP eligibility with justification. This information may be presented in a tabular format.

o Potential impacts to sites by the proposed project o Recommendations for protection measures against potential impacts o References. Citations in the body of the report shall confirm to the American Antiquity style.

Maps required include the following:

o General location of the project area. Contractor's choice for scale on this map.

o Survey area and site location map; shall be United States Geological Survey (USGS) 1:24,000 scale. Isolate location map; shall be USGS 1:24,000 scale SHPO cover page Utah Archaeological Site Forms (UASF) forms will be completed for each newly recorded cultural resource site.

o The final UAS forms, at a minimum, shall include the following: the forms themselves, fully filled out with an encoding form (stapled either to the front or back), a drafted detailed and scaled site plan map, at least two site overview photographs as well as photographs of features and diagnostic artifacts, any artifact illustrations properly labeled, and a USGS 1 :24,000 scale site plot that shows only the reported site (i.e., not the project site map of all site locations). Reports, site forms and all associated documentation will be submitted both in hard copy and digital format on a thumb drive.

Historic Site (Buildng) Forms (HSF) when necessary.

o Follow Utah SHPO guidance for buildings form.

Deliverables and Time Schedule Milestone dates, including delivery of draft and final reports, will be determined between the Forest Archaeologist and the Contractor prior to contract solicitation and will be formally stipulated in the Archaeological Investigations Permit. All surveys would be complete by October 15 at the latest. Milestone dates and scheduling may be negotiated with the Contractor if necessary. Within one week (7 days) of completion of fieldwork, a draft Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Shapefile of all cultural resource sites identified will be submitted to the Forest Archaeologist. In addition, a table with site numbers, Universal Transverse Mercator locations and eligibility recommendations will be submitted. The tabular information may be included in the GIS data as attributes. One printed copy of the report and a complete set of all UAS

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forms are required, unless otherwise specified by the Forest Archaeologist. In addition to hard copies, an identical digital version of all documentation is required. Digital data will adhere to the standards outlined in the Utah State Historic Preservation Office Archaeological Compliance Guidance. Draft versions of the report and site forms may be submitted electronically for review via electronic media or email. Site forms should not be bound as part of the report but should be stapled with photographs and included separate from the report. Reports and site forms printed double sided are acceptable.

Cover pages should be stapled to the front of the report. Reports smaller than 1 cm should not be bound. Please either secure with a binder clip or a heavy (but removable) staple. Reports larger than 1cm thick should be bound. Quality of all report photographs, illustrations, maps and other figures shall be equivalent to the original. Contractor will prepare and organize ALL project materials for curation and collections, including originals of field documentation (field site forms and maps, project field maps). Contractor will submit the following items at project completion as per the schedule outlined below:

Collected artifacts, and all reporting documentation (hard copy and digital) including completed UASF (and in some cases HSF) site forms and site maps, photographs, negatives and photo logs, and the final report.

Contractor may use the archaeological data resulting from this inventory for future research purposes only under the following circumstances: Contractor agrees to provide an electronic copy of any manuscripts, reports, and publications pertaining to the survey to the Forest Archaeologist. Any manuscript prepared for possible publication will be submitted for review by the Forest Archaeologist prior to publication. Site locations may not be disclosed. Any data pertaining to the nature and location of archaeological resources on federal or state lands is protected data and shall not be made publicly available under any circumstance without the written consent of the appropriate federal official.

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Representation by Corporations Regarding Delinquent Tax Liability or a Felony Conviction under any Federal Law. (FAR 52.209-11)(FEB 2016)

(a) As required by sections 744 and 745 of Division E of the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015 (Pub. L. 113-235), and similar provisions, if contained in subsequent appropriations acts, the Government will not enter into a contract with any corporation that—

(1) Has any unpaid Federal tax liability that has been assessed, for which all judicial and administrative remedies have been exhausted or have lapsed, and that is not being paid in a timely manner pursuant to an agreement with the authority responsible for collecting the tax liability, where the awarding agency is aware of the unpaid tax liability, unless an agency has considered suspension or debarment of the corporation and made a determination that suspension or debarment is not necessary to protect the interests of the Government; or

(2) Was convicted of a felony criminal violation under any Federal law within the preceding 24 months, where the awarding agency is aware of the conviction, unless an agency has considered suspension or debarment of the corporation and made a determination that this action is not necessary to protect the interests of the Government.

(b) The Offeror represents that—

(1) It is □ is not □ a corporation that has any unpaid Federal tax liability that has been assessed, for which all judicial and administrative remedies have been exhausted or have lapsed, and that is not being paid in a timely manner pursuant to an agreement with the authority responsible for collecting the tax liability; and

(2) It is □ is not □ a corporation that was convicted of a felony criminal violation under a Federal law within the preceding 24 months.

Name of Company_______________________________________________________________

Name of Company Representative (Please Print)________________________________________

Signature of Representative_________________________________________________________

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UEI from SAM.gov_________________________________________

Date:____________________________________