Attachment 2 - Statement of Work QASP.pdf

SECTION C - DESCRIPTION/SPECIFICATIONS/STATEMENT OF WORK

DIVISION 100 - GENERAL SPECIFICATIONS

110 - DESCRIPTION OF WORK

Contractor shall furnish all labor, materials (except for government-furnished property identified in clause 140), supervision, transportation, equipment, supplies, and perform all work necessary for timber stand improvement removal in accordance with the specifications, provisions, and clauses of this solicitation and any resultant contract.

This work involves the felling of trees to non-commercially thin dense timber stands to increase the growth of the remaining trees (red spruce). All the cut trees will be left on site. This project will allow the remaining red spruce trees to grow faster and reach the overstory sooner.

120 - LOCATION AND DESCRIPTION

From the Bartow office turn north on State Rt. 92/250, travel 13.0 miles to the top of Cheat Mt., then turning left onto FR 227 and following it for 3 miles, units 2 and 3 laid out an woods road to the right. Travel another .25 miles down FR 227 and units 4 and 5 are to the left of the road above an old strip mine. Drive one-mile past units 4 and 5 and unit 1 is to the left of the road above an old strip mine. Travel another 1.5 miles out FR 227 to an old woods road of the right, units 6, 7, and 8 are out this road.

130 - BOUNDARIES

Boundaries of all areas are delineated by yellow paint on the border trees.

Unit Acres Treatment

1 72 Pre-commercial

Thinning

2 30 Pre-commercial

Thinning

3 14 Pre-commercial

Thinning

4 7 Pre-commercial

Thinning

5 6 Pre-commercial

Thinning

6 13 Pre-commercial

Thinning

7 28 Pre-commercial

Thinning

8 14 Pre-commercial

Thinning Total 184

140 - GOVERNMENT FURNISHED PROPERTY

None.

DIVISION 200 - TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

210 - Crop Tree Thinning Guidelines

Within areas of pure spruce stands the trees will be thinned to a spacing of 8 to 10 feet between crop trees.

211 - Felling shall consist of completely severing the main stem.

212 - Leave all oak and hickory hardwoods.

213 – Crop trees chosen should be mainly red spruce that are at midstory or above and have healthy looking crowns.

220 - OPERATIONS

221 - Buffer all trails and roads by 50 feet.

222 - The Contractor shall exercise care and caution in all operations to prevent damage to all trees left untreated.

223 - Any trash resulting from the Contractor's operations must be removed from the area and properly disposed of.

224 - The Contractor shall repair and replace, without any additional cost to the Government, any erosion control devices, such as water bars and dips, that were damaged or destroyed during the operation of this contract. The Contractor shall be responsible for maintaining roads used to access the project areas and for repairing any damage resulting from the operation of this contract.

225 - The Contractor shall not block any roads, trails, or any other improvements in the area during the performance of this contract. The Contractor shall not in any way hinder the progress of any other Forest Service activities contract in these areas.

230 - SALVAGE

The restricted removal of salvageable materials shall be permitted on a case-by-case basis and at the discretion of the Contracting Officer's Representative (COR).

240 - WORK AREA

Once work has begun on a unit it shall be completed before moving to another unit unless permission is granted to proceed in a different manner by the Contracting Officer (CO). The Contractor will notify the CO before beginning any work.

250 - ARCHEOLOGICAL SITES

Discovery of any previously unidentified archeological site will result in immediate suspension of work in that area. The CO shall be informed of the site location immediately.

260 - NATIONAL FOREST BOUNDARY TREES

Any trees marked with red paint designating the boundary of National Forest land such as survey monuments, bearing trees, etc. are not to be damaged or destroyed during the operations of this contract. Any accidental damage or destruction of boundary trees should be reported to the CO immediately. The Contractor will be solely responsible for damages that occur to the items described above.

270 - TERM OF THE CONTRACT

The Contractor will have one year from the award of the contract to complete the work.

DIVISION 400 - MEASUREMENT AND PAYMENT

410 - METHOD OF MEASUREMENT

The acreage of the project areas was estimated by Global Positioning System equipment. The acreages are determined to be correct for the purposes of this contract.

420 - PAYMENT

. 421- Payment for the crop tree release units will be based upon the samples taken by the Inspector. For full payment the work must be satisfactory on 90% of the sample trees taken in each of the following categories:

1. Crop tree spacing

2. Proper felling techniques

Payment may be reduced if work is less than 90% satisfactory in any category.

The actual percent below 90% will be deducted from the bid price. Deficiencies will be additive. For example:

CONTRACT SAMPLE %

CATEGORY BASE % ACCEPTABLE % DEDUCTION

Crop Tree Spacing 90 89 1 Felling Techniques 90 80 10 Total Deduction = 11% Payment = Bid Price X (100% - Total Deduction) Payment = Bid Price X 89%

Payment will made under this contract after a representative of the USDA-FOREST SERVICE has inspected the project areas, approved the work performed and accepted the areas as complete. Partial payment for an area may be made if 1) the Contractor requests such payment, 2) the area meets the guidelines as described above, and 3) two or more units have been completed. If no partial payments are requested, then the payment will be made in one lump sum after the final inspection and approval as described above.