Attachment_4-Acronyms_and_Definitions.docx

Bureau of Land Management (BLM) - Alaska Fire Service (AFS) Alaska Type 2 Wildland Fire Hand Crew Services Statement of Work (SOW) Indefinite delivery/Indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract

Attachment 4 - Acronyms and Definitions

Acronyms

AD – Administratively Determined AFS – Alaska Fire Service AI – Initial Attack AKCC – Alaska Wildland Fire Hand Crew Services AK-FSM – Alaska Fire Suppression Module ANCSA – Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act AP – Assembly Points ATO – Assignment Task Order ATP – Authorization to Proceed AWFCG – Alaska Wildland Fire Coordinating Group BIA – Bureau of Indian Affairs BLM – Bureau of Land Management CFR – Company Field Representative CO – Contracting Officer CONUS – Continental United States COR – Contracting Officer’s Representative CRWB – Crew Boss CTR – Crew Time Reports DCR – Designated Crew Region DOF – Department of Forestry DOI – Department of the Interior EFF – Emergency Firefighter EMT – Emergency Medical Technician FAI – Fairbanks International Airport FAL2 – Intermediate Faller FAL3 – Basic Faller FAR – Federal Acquisition Regulations FBK – LADD Army Airfield located on Fort Wainwright Army Post just east of Fairbanks Alaska FCC – Federal Communications Commission FEMA – Federal Emergency Management Agency FFT1 – Firefighter Type 1 (Squad Boss) FFT2 – Firefighter Type 2 FTR – Federal Travel Regulations GACC – Geographic Area Coordination Center GBK – Great Basin Cache GFE – Government Furnished Equipment GFI – Government Furnished Information GFM – Government Furnished Material GFP – Government Furnished Property GSA – General Services Administration HUCC – Host Unit Coordination Center (Local Dispatch Center) ICP – Incident Command Post ICS – Incident Command System ICT5 – Incident Commander Type 5 IDIQ – Indefinite-Delivery Indefinite-Quantity ISFFAO – Interagency Standards for Fire and Fire Aviation Operations L-48 – Lower 48 M&IE – Meals & Incidental Expenses MAP – Mandatory Availability Period MOU – Memorandum of Understanding NFES – National Fire Equipment System NFPA – National Fire Protection Association NICC – National Interagency Coordination Center NIFC – National Interagency Fire Cener NIICD – National Interagency Incident Communications Division NTIA – National Telecommunications and Information Administration NWCG – National Wildfire Coordinating Group PI – Project Inspector POV – Privately Owned Vehicle PPE – Personal Protective Equipment RFA – Request for Availability RO – Resource Order RON – Remain Over Night SOW – Statement of Work SRB – Single Resource Boss T2 – Type 2 TBD – To Be Determined TSA – Transportation Security Administration USFS – United States Forest Service USFWS – United States Fish and Wildlife Service USNPS – United States National Park Service WCT – Work Capacity Test YFDC – Yukon Fire Dispatch Center

Definitions

AGENCY - A Government organization which, for the practical purposes of this contract, is one of the land use agencies listed under GOVERNMENT.

AGENCY COOPERATOR - Government entities, including federal, state, and local, available and authorized through Cooperative Agreement to assist the United States Forest Service.

ALASKA WILDLAND FIRE HAND CREW SERVICES (AKCC) – BLM AFS program to provide Type 2 or AKFSM (wildland firefighter crews and modules) services that meets the specifications and requirements of this contract.

ALL-HAZARD - Non-fire incidents which utilize ICS organizations to mitigate conditions or damages resulting from natural or manmade disasters. Hurricanes and floods are examples of all-hazard incidents.

ASSEMBLY POINT - The location within a DDR where a contract crew will gather to be picked up for mobilization by agency, chartered or commercial aircraft. This is also the return to location where the crew will be dropped off during the demobilization process.

CAMPSITE - A Government designated site for overnight stay, defined as a place that shall be relatively secure from intrusion and suited for pitching a tent and sleeping. Potable water and latrine facilities are provided by the Government.

CONTRACT LINE ITEM NUMBER – The number of the line for individual firefighting crew services in the Schedule of Services

CONTRACTING OFFICER (CO) - Government personnel with authority to enter into, administer, and/or terminate contracts and make related determinations and findings.

CONTRACTING OFFICER’S REPRESENTATIVE (COR) - An individual designated by the Contracting Officer to serve as the on-site representative in matters dealing with contract administration. The duties and responsibilities of the COR are defined in the written letter of designation issued by the Contracting Officer.

CONTRACTOR PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT REPORTING SYSTEM (CPARS) – Contractor past performance database used by Federal Agencies to document and access Contractor past performance information. Managed by the Naval Sea Logistics Center Portsmouth.

DESIGNATED CREW REGION (DCR) – Geographic area where the AKCC must be physically located during the MAP.

FIRE SUPPRESSION - Suppression encompasses all the work of extinguishing or confining a fire, beginning with its discovery.

GEOGRAPHIC AREA COORDINATION CENTER (GACC) - Each GACC is located within political boundaries designated by the wildland fire protection agencies, where these agencies work together in the coordination and effective utilization of resources within their boundaries.

The GACCs act as focal points for internal and external resource requests not filled at the local level. There are eleven GACCs, each regionally located throughout the U.S.

GOVERNMENT - United States Department of Agriculture - Forest Service (USFS), United states Department of Interior - National Park Service (NPS), Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), and United States Fish & Wildlife Service (USF&WS).

HOST UNIT - The agency unit or sub-unit (district, zone, area, park, refuge) responsible for wildland fire management, suppression and protection within that geographic area or unit.

HOST UNIT COORDINATION CENTER (HUCC) - Agency or Interagency Dispatch Center that dispatches for the Host Unit and may dispatch for other agencies or other units.

INCIDENT - An occurrence or event, either human-caused or natural phenomena, that requires action by emergency service personnel to prevent or minimize loss of life or damage to property and /or natural resources.

INCIDENT COMMAND SYSTEM (ICS) - Flexible, scalable response organization that provides a common framework organizational structure, management hierarchy, and procedures designed to improve response operations temporary emergency incident(s) of any size, type, and complexity.

LOWER 48 AGENCIES: Federal and State agencies that have wildland fire suppression/protection responsibilities within the 48 contiguous United States.

LOWER 48: The 48 contiguous United States.

MANDATORY AVAILABILITY PERIOD (MAP) - The MAP encompasses that period of time as designated in the Schedule of Items during which availability and specific AKCC location is mandated by the terms of this contract.

MEAL ALLOWANCE - An allowance paid by the Government to partially compensate the Contractor for meals when food and drink is not supplied by the Government.

NATIONAL WILDFIRE COORDINATING GROUP (NWCG) – Group made up of representatives from the U.S. Forest Service, Bureau of Land Management (BLM), National Park Service (NPS), Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), and the Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), U.S. Fire Administration, State forestry agencies through the National Association of State Foresters, and the Intertribal Timber Council. NWCG coordinates programs of the participating wildfire management agencies. The group provides a formalized system of standards for training, equipment, qualifications, and other operational functions that guide the requirements for fire suppression and all-hazard incidents. https://www.nwcg.gov/

ORDERED STANDBY - Compensable time when a resource is assigned and held, by direction or orders, in a specific location fully outfitted and ready for assignment. Ordered standby will be paid at a minimum of 8 hours per day.

POINT OF HIRE - Contractor’s place of business or where AKCC is located at time of dispatch. Also known as the Assembly Point (AP).

PROJECT INSPECTOR - Designated by the Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR), a Project Inspector may assist the COR in administering contract task orders and assists the COR primarily with on-site inspections for compliance and monitoring of performance.

PROPERTY

Accountable Property. Items with a purchase price of $5,000 or more, or items that the Incident Agency considers sensitive (e.g., cameras, chainsaws) and therefore accountable for the purposes of responsible property management for the incident. This property is generally tagged with an agency identification number.

Durable Property. Goods that are non-accountable items that have a useful life expectancy greater than one incident (e.g., sleeping bags, water handling accessories, tents, headlamps, tools). This property may be marked with paint or etching to show "US GOVT", or an agency specific marking.

Consumable Goods. Consumable goods are dry good items normally expected to be consumed on the incident (e.g., replacement radio and headlamp batteries, plastic one-quart canteens, and plastic sheeting). This property is not marked.

RECEIVING UNIT - The Receiving Unit is the dispatch unit which is receives the filled resource information.

RESOURCE ORDER - The form used by dispatchers, service personnel, and logistics coordinators to document the request, ordering or release of resources, and the tracking of those resources on an incident.

REST AND RECOVERY (R&R) - Management directed days off as required by length of assignment guidelines as stated in the National Interagency Standards for Resource Mobilization. For an assignment exceeding 21 days, two mandatory days off will be provided prior to the 22nd day of the assignment. AKCC contractors cannot claim R&R days or hours after being released to home.

SENDING UNIT - The Sending Unit is the dispatch unit which “sends” the filled resource information to the Receiving Unit.

SEVERITY FUNDING - A funding authorization that agencies use to increase the level of pre-suppression capability and fire preparedness when predicted or actual burning conditions exceed those normally expected due to severe fire weather conditions.

SEVERITY/PREPAREDNESS - The class of assignments that are related to pre-suppression or fire preparedness activities. Appropriate Severity/Preparedness activities are stand-by at the DDP, patrol, tool sharpening, or other activities that do not unduly interfere with fire readiness. Work performed while on a Severity/Preparedness assignment is paid at the full fire suppression contracted rate.

STANDARD OPERATIONAL PERIOD - Equal to one shift, an operational period could be from 8 to 16 hours in fire suppression mode, or 8-10 hours during project work.

UNDER HIRE - Time under hire starts at the departure time agreed upon when AKCC is ordered by the Government and end by notification to the Contractor that the AKCC is released.

USER UNIT - The agency unit under whose authority work is ordered and performed, responsible for providing direct incident management to a given area pursuant to a cooperative agreement, contract, or other authority.