Attachment_8_-_Mock_Drive_Trap_CTHR_SOL_10_12_2022_FINAL.docx

Statement of Work Silver King HMA, NV Drive Trap Gather November 2022 (CY)/November 2023 (FY) Unit Prices for HA/HMA/Outside areas

Item No.

Work Description Estimated Quantity

Unit

Unit Price

Total Amount

Total Price …………………………………………………….

*Performance of this task order will require the contractor to have their government IDIQ furnished fly chute at the temporary holding facility for entirety of the gather operation including any post gather feed days.

**Semi-truck/trailer is the preferred method of transportation. There could be instances where transportation using a stock trailer would be in the best interest of the gather completion. These instances require pre-coordination and approval by the task order Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR).

** Use of the Gathering Daily Rate (GDR) will be at the discretion of the Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR) and must be pre-coordinated/approved by the COR before utilized. Pursuant to the IDIQ Contract the Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR) will determine whether the Contractor will receive either the GDR or the Per Head Unit Drive Trap payment. If the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) asks the contractor to stop gather operations for a day or more due to circumstances that were of no fault of the contractor, the GDR may apply. The BLM may ask the contractor to stay in an area which results in few horses gathered, just to ensure a complete removal of animals from a given location, this could also be claimed as a GDR. The typical GDR should be determined prior to the day of operations, unless the BLM stops the gather operations as outlined above. The GDR can be used for various circumstances that are outlined in each of the IDIQ contracts where if determined appropriate the contractor can only invoice and receive payment of the unit price quoted on the task order and that is incorporated into the successful contractor's task order.

1. Capture and Removal Numbers (by gather area):

2. Capture Method:

Drive trap or roping from horseback if requested by COR.

3. Pre-quote Site Visit (Date, Location, Time) or Conference Call:

The pre-quote conference call will be on January 13, 2023 at 4 PM PST.

Call in number: 866-816-9693 Passcode: 9630461 Although, BLM is only offering a conference call the contractors are encouraged to visit the area on their own where they can ask questions as a result of their site visit.

4. Trapping operations start date and time (Date physical trapping of animals shall begin): February 3, 2023 at 7:00am PT

5. Performance Time (Pre-work conference, Start date, length of gather, and end date):

The primary performance time is 22 calendar days – (February 2- February 23, 2023). At the end of that period the success of the gather will be evaluated. Performance may be extended if animals are consistently being captured, weather delays occur, or other unforeseen circumstances per assessment by the Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR), and approval by the Contracting Officer (CO). Full performance time for the task order can be 27 days – (February 2- February 28, 2023).

6. Pre-work Conference (Type (call or in-person), Location and Time) A pre-work conference will be held on February 2, 2023 at 9:00am PT at no additional cost to the Government. The location will be determined once the Task Order is awarded. This will be done to review trap site locations, temporary holding facility placement, selection of a public viewing area, and other coordination efforts needed

7. Project Area (Herd Management Area/Complex/Outside HMA):

Silver King HMA and horses outside the HMA within 10 miles

8. Description of the Project Area:

The area is located in northern Lincoln County, Nevada approximately 60 miles south of Ely, and 20 miles north of Caliente. Elevations within the complex range from approximately 4,500 feet to over 10,000 feet. Precipitation ranges from approximately 5 to 7 inches on the valley bottoms to 16 to 18 inches on the mountain peaks. Most of this precipitation comes during the winter months in the form of snow. Temperatures range from greater than 90 degrees Fahrenheit in the summer months to minus 15 degrees in the winter. The area is also utilized by domestic livestock and numerous wildlife species. Most of the limited water resources are small seeps and springs that are mainly found in the mountains.

The most recent gather in Silver King took place in the summer of 2020, with 400 removed and zero released. Mares within the HMA have been treated with PZP since 2012.

9. Priority of Work:

Horses outside the HMA to the south around the Bennett Spring area, roping may be required.

Performance of this task order will require the contractor to have their government IDIQ furnished fly chute at the temporary holding facility for entirety of the gather operation including any post gather feed days.

10. Population Suppression Treatment to be used:

Zona-Stat-H and PZP-22 will be administered, by the contractor, to any mares identified for treat and release. The treated mares and type of treatment to be administered will be determined by the on the ground COR. The contractor will be required to mircrochip treated mares. The BLM will supply fertility control vaccines and microchips to the contractor.

The contractor will be required to operate the fly chute to restrain mares to age, potentially apply fertility control, and microchip treated mares. The contractor may have to restrain animals while assisting the BLM with freezemarking of animals.

11. Additional Holding Time Needed:

Post Gather Feed Days will not be required, as the mares and studs will be released back into the HMA once the mares are treated with PZP ZonaStat-H and PZP-22 after gather operations have concluded.

12. Unusual/Additional Needs for the Gather:

Under the direction of the COR, horses will be released throughout the HMA depending on site conditions and original trap locations.

The Task Order Awardee may not depart the gather until the Contracting Office releases them from the gather operations.

13. Wilderness Areas:

No wilderness within the HMA, but some adjacent. Task Order Awardee will not land or trap/drive within wilderness areas. Horses may be pushed out of the wilderness areas into adjacent non-wilderness areas for capture.

14. Census Information & Project Area Maps:

Copies of census maps and other pertinent information will be provided to the contractor at the pre-work conference. A population inventory was flown in April 2022

15. Destination(s) of Transported Animals:

Approximately 20 horses removed (as determined by the COR) will be transported to Palomino Valley Center (Reno), NV (440 loaded miles).

16. BLM Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR) and Project Inspector(s) (PI):

The following individual will be at the gather site or available and are hereby appointed as COR and/or PI for the gather:

Primary COR:

Name Address City, State Zip Code Office: (xxx) xxx-xxxx Cell: (xxx) xxx-xxxx

PI:

Name Address City, State Zip Code Office: (xxx) xxx-xxxx Cell: (xxx) xxx-xxxx

The WHB National Program Office IDIQ COR:

Krystle Lierman, IDIQ COR National Wild Horse and Burro Specialist 1340 Financial Blvd..

Reno, NV 89502 Cell: (208) 329-4534

1. Contracting Points of Contact:

Contracting Officer:

David Slade Bureau of Land Management Headquarters Acquisition Branch, HQ-720 P.O Box 25047 Denver Colorado 80225-0047 Office: (303) 236-6702 Cell: (720) 376-3455