Attachment-I-Scope of Work.pdf

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U.S. EMBASSY BAGHDAD, IRAQ

LANDSCAPING AND GROUNDS MAINTENANCE

SOLICITATION NO. 19GE5026Q0126

Attachment-I-Scope of Work

PART 1 – GENERAL

1.1 Scope

1.1.1 Maintenance responsibility. The Contractor shall maintain landscaped areas, improved grounds, exposed soil areas, sand-surface recreational areas, exterior perimeter areas, and other designated exterior areas within the contract work area in accordance with contract requirements.

1.1.2 Work categories. Work under this Section includes mobilization, inside-perimeter grounds maintenance, sand-surface recreational area maintenance, irrigation system maintenance and repair, recovery area remediation, exterior perimeter groundskeeping, security visibility vegetation control, camera exterior surface cleaning, concertina wire work, exterior paved-surface cleaning, vegetative debris handling, erosion control, quality control, and GMMS work tracking.

1.1.3 Planning quantities. For planning purposes, Post Baghdad encompasses approximately

430,000 square meters, and the perimeter fence is approximately 3.65 kilometers in length.

1.2 Definitions

1.2.1 COR. Contracting Officer’s Representative.

1.2.2 Business week. The business week shall be Sunday through Thursday.

1.2.3 Business day. A business day shall be any day occurring within the defined business week, excluding officially recognized government holidays.

1.2.4 Contract work area. Any location where work is performed, including within the facility, around the exterior perimeter, or any areas where contract work is authorized by the COR.

1.2.5 Inside-perimeter grounds. Exterior grounds located inside the perimeter wall of the facility.

1.2.6 Beds. Permanent planted installations within the contract work area, including planted beds and other fixed planting areas.

1.2.7 Planters. Free-standing planted containers within the contract work area that are neither permanently anchored to the ground nor incorporated into a fixed planting installation. Planters include only containers with a volume of 200 liters or greater. The term includes large concrete planters and heavy planter barriers.

1.2.8 Landscaped areas. Vegetated or sculpted areas within the inside-perimeter grounds of the facility, including turf, beds, trees, shrubs, ground cover, decorative plantings, planters, and associated soil or mulch surfaces. All areas within the inside-perimeter grounds with accessible soil are landscaped areas or may become landscaped areas through remediation.

1.2.9 Mobile equipment. Motorized ride-on, towable, or self-propelled equipment used in performance of the work, including all-terrain vehicles, water trucks, water trailers, riding lawn mowers, utility vehicles, trailers used with motorized equipment, skid-steer loaders, compact tractors, trenchers, street sweepers, sand-sifting machines, trucks with lift gates, man lifts, and similar mobile equipment powered by engines or electric motors.

1.2.10 Power tools. Engine-driven or motor-driven handheld or walk-behind tools used in performance of the work, including edgers, string trimmers, push mowers, leaf blowers, hedge

U.S. Embassy Baghdad, Iraq | Landscaping and Grounds Maintenance - Solicitation NO. 19GE5026Q0126 trimmers, chain saws, pole saws, augers, pressure washers, and similar powered landscaping tools.

1.2.11 Landscaping equipment. Non-powered equipment, hand tools, manual application equipment, and hand-digging tools used to perform landscaping and grounds maintenance services, including but not limited to rakes, hoes, shovels, spades, forks, brooms, loppers, pruning saws, wheelbarrows, tampers, hand cultivators, hand sprayers, trenching tools, hand-digging tools, erosion barriers, landscape fabric, and similar manual landscaping equipment.

1.2.12 Hand & specialty tools. Hand tools and specialty tools used to perform repair, adjustment, inspection, troubleshooting, and installation work under this contract, including but not limited to wrenches, pliers, screwdrivers, hammers, socket sets, hex keys, utility knives, measuring tools, pipe cutting and joining tools, valve keys, controller diagnostic tools, wire tracing or troubleshooting tools, and other specialty tools required for performance of the work, including irrigation system maintenance and repair.

1.2.13 Irrigation system. For purposes of work performed under this contract, the irrigation system includes components serving landscaped areas downstream of, but not including, the zone isolation valves, together with controllers, associated programming, control wiring, and controls used to operate included zone control valves. The irrigation system includes downstream piping, quick couplers, sprinkler heads, rotors, bubblers, drip lines, emitters, fittings, zone control valves, and other downstream irrigation components.

1.2.14 Concertina wire. Coiled or other barrier wire installed on, along, or associated with perimeter security features or other locations within the contract work area, including supporting clips, ties, and related attachment components.

1.2.15 Landscaping chemicals. Fertilizers, herbicides, pesticides, insecticides, soil amendments, and similar chemical products used in performance of landscaping and grounds maintenance services.

1.2.16 SHEM. Bureau of Overseas Buildings Operations Safety, Health, and Environmental

Management authority.

1.2.17 POSHO. Post Occupational Safety and Health Officer.

1.2.18 EOC. Emergency Operations Center.

1.2.19 SDS. Safety Data Sheet.

1.2.20 Vegetative debris. Organic plant material including leaves, branches, grass clippings, plant cuttings, dead plants, and other similar organic vegetation waste produced through landscaping activities or natural plant shedding. Vegetative debris does not include trash, plastics, paper products, packaging, metal, or other non-organic waste materials.

1.2.21 Storm event. A weather event that produces sufficient rainfall or wind to cause accumulation of leaves, debris, sediment, or vegetation capable of obstructing storm drainage systems or creating visible debris accumulation within landscaped areas.

1.2.22 Senescence. The natural decline, deterioration, or death of plant material due to age, seasonal lifecycle, environmental stress, or other non-acute causes.

1.2.23 Recovery areas. Areas within the inside-perimeter grounds of the facility in which vegetation is missing, has died, or has deteriorated to the extent that the affected area no longer meets the intended functional or visual purpose of the landscape. Recovery areas may be pre-existing conditions or may result from irrigation deficiencies, pest or disease damage, environmental conditions, physical damage, or other causes, as determined by the COR.

1.2.24 Bulk remediation materials. Materials used to restore or improve recovery areas or sand-surface recreational areas, including mulch, rock, fabric, pavers, sand, soil improvement materials, and similar bulk materials.

1.2.25 GFCI. Government-furnished, contractor-installed items.

1.2.26 CFCI. Contractor-furnished, contractor-installed items.

1.2.27 Contractor-caused damage. Damage determined by the COR to have resulted from contractor personnel, tools, equipment, vehicles, materials handling, or work methods.

1.2.28 BPA. A purchase agreement between the government and authorized vendors for the supply of GFCI plants and bulk materials. The contractor shall assist the government in selecting, vetting, and negotiating supply contracts with a minimum of three COR-approved BPA vendors.

1.2.29 Sand-surface recreational areas. Volleyball courts and other COR-designated recreational or athletic areas surfaced with sand within the contract work area.

1.2.30 Small utility access enclosures. Small utility access enclosures are non-person-entry utility access boxes, handholes, inspection wells, valve boxes, and similar small at-grade access enclosures located within landscaped areas or other maintained exterior areas. The term includes lids, covers, extensions, frames, and similar enclosure components. For purposes of this contract, a small utility access enclosure shall have a surface opening or cover area not exceeding 0.5 square meters and shall not require excavation deeper than 0.5 meters below the surrounding grade for routine leveling, adjustment, repair, or replacement. The term does not include manholes, vaults, large access hatches, structural concrete features, or internal utility systems or equipment accessed through or connected to the enclosures.

1.2.31 GMMS. The Global Maintenance Management System, the government computerized maintenance management system used to track facility-management work.

1.2.32 SWO. Standing work order. A GMMS work order used to track recurring work associated with spaces, grounds, streets, or infrastructure that do not have an associated equipment asset.

1.2.33 Preventive maintenance work order. A GMMS work order used to track recurring work associated with a specific equipment asset, typically identified by make, model, serial number, or similar asset data.

1.3 Personnel and Supervision

1.3.1 Landscaping, Irrigation, and Horticultural Technical Expert.

1.3.1.1 The contractor shall employ a qualified on-site technical expert who shall be readily available for consultation and technical guidance to contractor personnel, as needed, in support of the work required under this contract.

1.3.1.2 The technical expert shall hold, at a minimum, a bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university, or equivalent, in horticulture, arboriculture, forestry, landscape management, plant sciences, or a closely related field, and shall have a minimum of five years of professional experience in one or more of those same fields.

1.3.1.3 The technical expert shall identify and report plant-health issues, plant-pest or disease conditions, irrigation deficiencies, and landscape conditions that may negatively affect plant survival, plant health, or site appearance. When specialized treatment is warranted, the technical expert shall provide the COR with a recommended treatment approach and the technical basis for the recommendation. The technical expert shall consult appropriate plant-health resources, including local university, agricultural, or government resources, when additional specialized guidance is necessary.

1.3.2 Site supervisor.

1.3.2.1 The contractor shall employ an on-site site supervisor responsible for supervising landscaping personnel, planning and scheduling maintenance activities, coordinating landscaping operations, and serving as the primary on-site point of contact with the COR.

1.3.2.2 The site supervisor shall have a minimum of three years of professional experience in landscape maintenance, horticulture, arboriculture, urban landscape management, or a closely related field.

1.3.2.3 The site supervisor shall oversee irrigation system inspection, maintenance, repair, and any separately authorized irrigation design or installation work performed under this contract.

1.3.3 Backup site supervisor.

1.3.3.1 The contractor shall employ a competent person to serve as the backup site supervisor and point of contact for the COR during periods when the site supervisor is unavailable.

1.3.3.2 The backup site supervisor shall be capable of supervising daily landscaping operations and coordinating with the landscape technical expert regarding operational issues and technical guidance.

1.3.3.3 The backup site supervisor is not required to possess the same professional credentials as the site supervisor but shall be familiar with the contract requirements and authorized to coordinate work activities with the COR.

1.3.4 Project management, contact information, and communication.

1.3.4.1 The contractor shall designate a Project Manager responsible for overall contract administration, staffing coordination, scheduling coordination, quality-control oversight, reporting, subcontractor coordination, and communication with the COR. The Project Manager may perform duties remotely and may also serve as the Landscaping, Irrigation, and Horticultural

Technical Expert, site supervisor, backup site supervisor, or another qualified contractor representative. This requirement does not require a separate full-time or on-site position.

1.3.4.2 The contractor shall provide the COR with the name and contact information for the

Project Manager, Landscaping, Irrigation, and Horticultural Technical Expert, site supervisor, and backup site supervisor.

1.3.4.3 English-language capability. The site supervisor shall possess sufficient spoken-English capability to serve as the primary on-site point of contact with the COR regarding daily operations, scheduling, safety matters, deficiencies, and corrective actions. The Project Manager shall ensure that formal oral and written communications with the COR are conducted in English.

Required reports and submittals shall be provided in English.

1.3.5 Supervisory and technical continuity.

1.3.5.1 The contractor shall maintain all supervisory positions and required technical-expert capability throughout the period of performance.

1.3.5.2 In the event that any supervisory position becomes vacant, or the required technical expert becomes unavailable, the contractor shall provide a qualified replacement within thirty calendar days and shall notify the COR of the vacancy or unavailability and the proposed replacement.

1.3.5.3 During any vacancy or period of unavailability, the contractor shall ensure that qualified supervisory and technical support remains available to coordinate operations and communicate with the COR.

1.3.6 Subcontractors. The contractor may use subcontractors in performance of the work. The contractor shall remain responsible for the performance of all subcontracted work. Subcontractor personnel shall be subject to the same background-investigation, vetting, screening, access, security, conduct, and safety requirements applicable to contractor personnel.

1.4 Safety, Security, and Conduct

1.4.1 Access, security, and image capture.

1.4.1.1 Contractor personnel shall comply with all facility access procedures, security requirements, and site rules while performing work.

1.4.1.2 Photography, video recording, or image capture of any kind within the contract work area is prohibited unless specifically authorized in advance by the COR.

1.4.1.3 Contractor personnel shall not photograph, record, or otherwise document any work site, facility, equipment, or operations within the contract work area without such authorization.

1.4.1.4 Personal electronic devices capable of photography or video recording may be carried by contractor personnel but shall not be used for image capture within the contract work area without prior COR authorization.

1.4.2 Background investigations. All contractor personnel shall be subject to, and must successfully complete, security background checks and investigations by the Regional Security

Officer before being granted access to post.

1.4.3 Uniforms and visibility garments.

1.4.3.1 Contractor personnel shall wear uniforms while on site and high-visibility safety vests while performing work.

1.4.3.2 Uniforms and vests shall be provided by the contractor and shall, at the start of the workday, be maintained in presentable and serviceable condition and be clean and free of tears, holes, excessive wear, or other damage.

1.4.3.3 Uniforms shall be worn in a consistent manner that allows personnel to be readily identifiable as contractor employees.

1.4.3.4 Uniforms and vests shall not be soiled, stained, faded, or obscured to the extent that identifying features, logos, reflective elements, or garment color are no longer readily visible.

1.4.4 Safety and Personal Protective Equipment.

1.4.4.1 The contractor shall be responsible for the safety of contractor personnel and shall ensure that all work is performed in accordance with applicable safety regulations and accepted safe work practices.

1.4.4.2 The contractor shall provide all personal protective equipment required for safe performance of landscaping and grounds maintenance activities, and such equipment shall be appropriate for the tasks being performed and used in accordance with manufacturer instructions and applicable safety standards.

1.4.4.3 Contractor personnel shall wear hard hats at all times while performing work within the contract work area.

1.4.4.4 Contractor personnel shall utilize appropriate personal protective equipment during landscaping operations including protective gloves, eye protection when operating cutting, trimming, or mowing equipment, hearing protection when operating powered equipment, steel-toe protective footwear suitable for outdoor landscaping work, face shields when performing operations that may propel debris, stones, or other materials, and safety harnesses when performing elevated work where fall protection is required.

1.4.4.5 Personal protective equipment shall be maintained in serviceable condition and replaced when worn, damaged, or no longer effective, and contractor personnel shall utilize appropriate protective equipment whenever required by the nature of the work being performed including during operation of powered equipment, tree trimming activities, chemical handling, debris removal, and elevated work.

1.4.4.6 The contractor shall immediately correct any unsafe condition created by contractor operations.

1.4.5 Mobile equipment operator qualification and licensing.

1.4.5.1 Contractor personnel shall complete all required safety training, motorized vehicle operation briefings, and site-specific certifications or authorizations required by the government before being authorized to operate mobile equipment within the contract work area.

1.4.5.2 All contractor personnel who operate mobile equipment within the contract work area shall possess a valid driver’s license issued by the local government.

1.4.5.3 The contractor shall ensure that only properly trained, authorized, and licensed personnel operate mobile equipment within the contract work area.

1.4.5.4 The contractor shall maintain a roster of personnel authorized or permitted to operate mobile equipment within the contract work area. The roster shall identify each operator, the categories or types of equipment the operator may use, the status of required training, briefings, certifications, and government authorizations, and possession of a valid driver’s license issued by the local government. The roster shall be updated upon any change in personnel assignment, qualification, authorization, license status, or equipment assignment. Personnel not listed on the roster with a valid driver’s license shall not operate mobile equipment within the contract work area.

1.4.6 Chemical handling authorization.

1.4.6.1 Contractor personnel shall complete all government-required hazard-communication training and any other training, briefings, certifications, or authorizations required for handling, mixing, applying, transporting, or otherwise utilizing landscaping chemicals on post before performing such work.

1.4.6.2 The contractor shall ensure that only properly trained and authorized personnel handle or utilize landscaping chemicals on site.

1.4.6.3 The contractor shall maintain a roster of personnel authorized to handle, mix, apply, transport, or use landscaping chemicals within the contract work area. The roster shall identify each person and the status of required training, briefings, certifications, and government authorizations for such work. The roster shall be updated upon any change in personnel, qualification, authorization, or work assignment. Personnel not listed on the roster shall not perform such work within the contract work area.

1.4.7 Professional conduct. Contractor personnel shall behave in a professional and respectful manner while on post.

1.4.8 Removal for cause. The COR retains the right to direct the removal of any contractor personnel from post at any time for cause, including failure to use required personal protective equipment as directed or repeated involvement in injuries, accidents, incidents, or near-misses, or repeated acts or omissions causing or contributing to such events.

1.4.9 Safety event reporting. The contractor shall report to the COR immediately any injury, accident, incident, near-miss, property damage, or other safety-related event arising out of or in connection with performance of the work.

1.4.10 Misconduct reporting. Any mistreatment, misconduct, or inappropriate behavior involving personnel on post that affects contract performance or workplace conditions shall be reported promptly to the COR.

1.4.11 Personnel facilities.

1.4.11.1 The government shall provide air-conditioned break room areas, restroom facilities, and shower facilities for the non-exclusive use of contractor personnel, as identified by the COR.

1.4.11.2 Locker facilities will not be provided.

1.4.11.3 The government shall maintain and clean the break room, restroom, and shower facilities identified for contractor use, but such cleaning is limited to routine housekeeping such as sweeping and mopping.

1.4.11.4 The contractor shall not leave trash, food waste, mud, excessive dirt, soaked materials, or other abnormal contamination in these areas.

1.4.12 Personal belongings and laundry.

1.4.12.1 The contractor shall control and police personal belongings brought on site by contractor personnel.

1.4.12.2 Personal items may be stored only in government-provided storage containers or in other locations specifically authorized by the COR.

1.4.12.3 Dirty clothing, towels, and other soiled personal items shall not be stored on site and shall be removed from post at the end of each workday.

1.4.12.4 Laundry machines and laundry services will not be provided, and contractor laundry shall be performed off site.

1.4.13 Drinking water and heat mitigation.

1.4.13.1 The contractor shall provide potable drinking water for contractor personnel where the work is being performed during landscaping operations.

1.4.13.2 Drinking water shall be readily available where the work is being performed and maintained in sufficient quantity to support personnel working in outdoor conditions.

1.4.13.3 Water shall be available for both drinking and cooling purposes and may be obtained from government water supply locations made available to the contractor or transported from off-site sources by the contractor.

1.4.13.4 The contractor shall ensure that personnel performing outdoor work in high temperature conditions have access to shaded rest breaks and adequate drinking water to prevent heat-related illness.

1.4.13.5 When natural or permanent shaded areas are not available where the work is being performed, the contractor shall provide and utilize portable shade structures such as pop-up tents or equivalent temporary shelters to provide shaded rest areas for personnel.

1.4.13.6 Shade structures provided by the contractor shall be of sufficient size to accommodate personnel assigned to the work area during rest periods.

1.4.14 Perimeter-wall transfer restriction. The contractor shall not lift, hoist, pass, convey, or otherwise move personnel, equipment, tools, materials, debris, or other items over or across any perimeter wall without prior approval from the EOC and the COR.

1.5 Inspection Standards

1.5.1 Turf and Mowing Standards.

1.5.1.1 Turf height shall be maintained between 6 and 10 cm.

1.5.1.2 All paved surfaces, curbs, walk edges, and landscape features adjacent to turf shall be edged each time the adjacent turf is mowed, and edges shall be maintained in a neat, clearly defined condition.

1.5.1.3 Grass clippings shall not remain on sidewalks, roads, or entrances after mowing.

1.5.1.4 Fallen limbs and branches shall be removed in conjunction with each mowing and more frequently as necessary to maintain safe and neat conditions.

1.5.2 Beds and Planters Standards.

1.5.2.1 Weed presence in beds shall not exceed 5 percent coverage.

1.5.2.2 Mulch coverage shall maintain a minimum 95 percent coverage.

1.5.2.3 Beds shall be maintained with neat lines, defined edges, and a uniform, well-kept appearance, free of unmanaged overgrowth, excessive bare spots, and accumulated vegetative debris.

1.5.2.4 Planter growing media shall be maintained at adequate level and condition to support plant health and appearance and shall not be excessively compacted, eroded, or depleted.

1.5.2.5 Manually watered landscaped areas, beds, and planters shall receive sufficient water to maintain adequate soil moisture, plant health, and acceptable appearance based on environmental and seasonal conditions, including daily during hot and dry seasons when required.

1.5.2.6 Senescent, dead, or missing plant material within planters, beds, and landscaped areas shall be replaced in kind within 14 calendar days of identification unless otherwise directed by the

COR.

1.5.2.7 Beds and planters shall be free of excessive leaf litter, clippings, and loose vegetative debris that detract from appearance or impair plant health.

1.5.2.8 Planters shall be adequately watered, free of dead plant material, and maintained in healthy condition; weed growth shall not exceed 5 percent of the visible soil surface, and container exterior surfaces shall be clean. Planters shall be maintained in their intended locations and alignments to the extent reasonably achievable without material-handling equipment. The contractor shall promptly report any planter that is displaced, unstable, damaged, or otherwise requires material-handling equipment to reposition.

1.5.2.9 Beds shall be adequately watered when planted, free of dead plant material, and maintained in healthy condition and consistent appearance; weed growth shall not exceed 5 percent of the visible soil surface, and bed surfaces shall be clean and maintained in sound condition.

1.5.3 Trees, Shrubs, and Volunteer Growth Standards.

1.5.3.1 Tree clearance over sidewalks shall maintain a minimum clearance of 2.1 meters.

1.5.3.2 Tree clearance over roads shall maintain a minimum clearance of 4.5 meters.

1.5.3.3 Shrubs and hedges shall be pruned as necessary to maintain plant health, intended form, clearance, and neat appearance, without excessive dead growth or obstruction of walkways, roads, signs, lighting, or building features.

1.5.3.4 Trees shall be pruned as necessary to maintain health, structure, clearance, and appearance. Dead, broken, or hazardous branches within normal reach or otherwise identified by the COR shall be removed promptly.

1.5.3.5 Trees, shrubs, hedges, stumps, and other woody remnants designated for removal by the

COR shall be removed within 7 calendar days of COR direction. Stumps shall be removed or cut flush to grade, as directed by the COR, and disturbed soil shall be backfilled, graded, and remediated as necessary to leave the area in a safe, neat, and stable condition.

1.5.3.6 Unwanted volunteer trees, shrubs, vines, and other unintended plant growth shall be removed when present in beds, planters, turf, hardscape edges, and other landscaped areas.

1.5.3.7 Sucker growth shall be removed from trees as necessary to maintain plant health, form, and appearance.

1.5.3.8 Grass and weeds growing against perimeter walls, buildings, curbs, and similar fixed features shall be trimmed as necessary to maintain a neat appearance and prevent encroachment.

1.5.4 Paved Areas and Drainage Standards.

1.5.4.1 Streets, driveways, walkways, stairs, curbs, gutters, and other paved exterior circulation surfaces within the contract work area shall be kept free of accumulated soil, trash, leaves, grass clippings, and other debris.

1.5.4.2 The contractor shall clean and police all driveways, gutters, steps, walkways, and streets within the contract work area daily.

1.5.4.3 Entryway, porch, plaza, step, and curb areas at building entrances shall be hose-washed or spray-washed at least twice during each business week and more frequently as traffic demands.

1.5.4.4 Exterior drains serving paved areas shall be kept free of accumulated debris and leaves and shall be inspected and cleared as necessary to maintain proper drainage.

1.5.4.5 Fence lines, curbs, wall lines, and similar edges shall be kept free of accumulated trash, debris, excessive weeds, and unmanaged overgrowth.

1.5.4.6 Sidewalks, entrances, borders, and hardscape edges shall remain free of encroaching vegetation.

1.5.4.7 Storm drains shall be inspected weekly.

1.5.4.8 Debris shall be removed from storm drains after storm events.

1.5.5 Vegetative Debris and Correction Time Standards.

1.5.5.1 Vegetative debris shall be removed within 2 business days.

1.5.5.2 Vegetative debris shall be removed from the site at least weekly.

1.5.5.3 Deficiencies shall be corrected within 3 business days.

1.5.6 Irrigation-Related Standards.

1.5.6.1 Irrigation components within the contractor’s maintenance-and-repair scope serving landscaped areas shall be inspected and maintained in accordance with contract requirements.

1.5.6.2 Reasonable temporary action shall be taken to minimize water loss from irrigation leaks or broken components, and the COR shall be notified promptly.

1.5.7 Exterior Perimeter Standards.

1.5.7.1 Exterior perimeter areas shall be maintained in a condition that enables patrols, preserves required line-of-sight visibility, prevents vegetation from contacting the perimeter wall, and prevents vegetation from undermining perimeter wall foundations, sidewalks, or other civil or structural features.

1.5.7.2 Brush, weeds, volunteer growth, trash, debris, and vegetative materials shall be removed or controlled in exterior perimeter areas as necessary to maintain patrol access, line-of-sight visibility, and separation from the perimeter wall.

1.5.7.3 Irrigation system maintenance is not applicable in exterior perimeter areas unless specifically directed by the COR.

1.5.8 Concertina Wire Standards.

1.5.8.1 Concertina wire shall remain in its intended location and configuration. Elevated or attached wire shall be intact, supported, and secured. Wire intentionally placed on the ground shall remain aligned and free of unintended displacement.

1.5.8.2 Garbage, debris, and foreign material caught in or attached to concertina wire shall be removed at least weekly and more frequently as necessary.

1.5.9 Erosion and Soil Stability Standards.

1.5.9.1 Eroded, washed out, rutted, settled, bare, or unstable soil areas shall be corrected as necessary to maintain safe, stable, and acceptable conditions.

1.5.10 Sand-Surface Recreational Area Standards.

1.5.10.1 Sand-surface recreational areas shall be maintained in a clean, safe, usable, and presentable condition.

1.5.10.2 Sand-surface recreational areas shall be free of visible trash, glass, stones, sharp objects, animal waste, including cat feces, contaminated sand, vegetative debris, visible wasps, insect nests, larvae, and other foreign material or pest-related contamination.

1.5.10.3 Animal waste, including cat feces, visibly contaminated sand, visible wasps, insect nests, larvae, and other pest-related contamination shall be removed promptly upon discovery or COR notification.

1.5.10.4 Sand-surface recreational areas shall be sifted using a Government-furnished or COR-approved sand-sifting machine at least monthly and more frequently as necessary to maintain required conditions.

1.5.10.5 After sifting or maintenance, sand shall be left level, loose, and reasonably even, without holes, ruts, excessive compaction, or equipment tracks that interfere with safe recreational use.

1.5.10.6 Sand removed during routine maintenance due to contamination, debris removal, or normal maintenance activities shall be replaced or topped off as necessary to maintain a safe, usable, and reasonably even playing surface.

PART 2 – PRODUCTS, EQUIPMENT, AND MATERIALS

2.1 Government-Furnished Items

2.1.1 GFCI irrigation parts and materials. The government shall furnish irrigation parts and materials required for contractor-performed irrigation-system maintenance, repair, replacement, expansion, and new installations as authorized by the COR. Issuance of irrigation parts and materials shall require prior COR authorization.

2.1.2 GFCI bulk remediation materials. The government shall furnish bulk materials for COR-authorized recovery-area remediation. GFCI bulk remediation materials may include imported fill, replacement soil, topsoil, soil amendments, sod, mulch, rock, fabric, erosion-control materials, pavers, sand, and similar materials.

2.1.3 GFCI plants.

2.1.3.1 Replacement of trees and plants exceeding 2.5 meters in height shall be GFCI, as authorized by the COR.

2.1.3.2 The contractor shall install all GFCI plants as directed by the COR.

2.1.4 Concertina wire. The government shall furnish concertina wire and related materials for maintenance, repair, and authorized new installation.

2.1.5 Seasonal lighting and decorations. Seasonal lighting and decorations used for holiday displays or other COR-directed seasonal displays shall be government-furnished.

2.1.6 Water supplies and interruptions.

2.1.6.1 The government shall provide water for irrigation through designated irrigation-water distribution points. The contractor shall manage irrigation-water distribution from those points to the areas where irrigation is required, including water trucks, water trailers, hoses, water containers, and related handling necessary to support performance of the work.

2.1.6.2 The contractor shall promptly notify the COR of any interruption, deficiency, or limitation affecting government-provided irrigation water. During such conditions, the contractor shall redirect personnel to other required work that does not depend on irrigation-water availability. If an extended irrigation-water interruption causes plant loss or deterioration, the COR may designate the affected area as a recovery area in accordance with the recovery-area remediation requirements of this contract.

2.1.6.3 The government shall provide access to potable water through designated drinking-water distribution points. Bottled drinking water will not be provided by the government. The contractor shall manage potable-water containers and related handling necessary to provide drinking water to contractor personnel where work is being performed.

2.1.6.4 The contractor shall promptly notify the COR of any interruption, deficiency, or limitation affecting access to government-provided drinking water. During such conditions, the contractor shall conserve and manage available potable-water supplies, redirect personnel to less strenuous or shaded work as appropriate, and suspend affected work as directed by the COR or as necessary to protect personnel from heat-related illness.

2.1.6.5 The government may authorize and support reasonable extensions of irrigation water from available distribution points for an approved temporary greenhouse. Electricity will not be provided for greenhouse operations.

2.1.7 Fuel.

2.1.7.1 The government shall provide fuel for government-furnished mobile equipment and power tools.

2.1.7.2 Fuel shall not be provided for vehicles, watercraft, equipment, or power tools not furnished by the government, including items owned, rented, leased, or otherwise provided by the contractor or a subcontractor, unless specifically authorized by the COR.

2.1.8 Crane service. Crane service, when required for performance of the work, shall be government-furnished with COR approval.

2.1.9 GFCI small utility access enclosure components. The government shall furnish replacement utility access boxes, handholes, inspection wells, valve boxes, lids, covers, extensions, frames, and similar enclosure components as authorized by the COR.

2.2 Contractor-Furnished Materials and Consumables

2.2.1 Residual contractor furnishing responsibility. Except for materials and consumables specifically identified in this contract as government-furnished, the contractor shall furnish all materials and consumables required for performance of the work. Equipment and tools shall be furnished in accordance with the applicable requirements of this contract.

2.2.2 CFCI plants.

2.2.2.1 Plants and seeds shall be CFCI.

2.2.2.2 The contractor shall install all CFCI plants as directed by the COR.

2.2.3 CFCI landscape and routine sand-maintenance materials. Soil, soil amendments, seed, mulch, rock, ground cover, and sand required for routine maintenance shall be CFCI, except for

GFCI bulk remediation materials authorized by the COR for recovery-area remediation.

2.2.4 CFCI chemicals. Fertilizers, herbicides, pesticides, and insecticides shall be CFCI.

2.2.5 Other CFCI consumables. Other recurring consumable landscape materials required for replacement of plant senescence, routine landscape sustainment, and repair of Contractor-caused damage, and not otherwise identified above, shall be CFCI.

2.3 Equipment and Tools

2.3.1 Landscaping equipment and hand & specialty tools. Landscaping equipment and hand & specialty tools shall be contractor-furnished.

2.3.2 Mobile equipment and power tools.

2.3.2.1 All mobile equipment and power tools required for performance of the work shall be government-furnished, provided to the contractor, and maintained by the government.

2.3.2.2 The mobile equipment and power tools initially available for contractor use shall be identified in attachments to this contract. The lists may be updated by the government during performance.

2.3.2.3 Additional or replacement mobile equipment and power tools required for performance may be added to the lists, procured, and provided to the contractor with COR approval.

2.3.3 Subcontractor equipment and tools. The government shall not maintain, repair, or replace vehicles, watercraft, mobile equipment, power tools, or other tools owned, rented, leased, or otherwise provided by a subcontractor.

2.4 Chemicals

2.4.1 Chemical review and approval. Landscaping chemicals shall be subject to the chemical review, approval, submittal, storage, handling, application-control, and environmental-protection requirements of the Chemical Storage, Handling, and Environmental Protection section.

PART 3 – EXECUTION

3.1 Inside-Perimeter Grounds Maintenance

3.1.1 Inside-perimeter grounds services. The contractor shall perform landscaping and grounds maintenance services for all exterior landscaped areas located inside the perimeter wall of the facility.

3.1.2 Plant senescence replacement. Except for trees and vegetation exceeding 2.5 meters in height, the contractor shall replace plant senescence in kind.

3.1.3 Inspection standards. Landscaped areas shall be maintained in accordance with the inspection standards.

3.1.4 Routine services. Inside-perimeter grounds services shall include mowing, edging, trimming, pruning, watering, irrigation maintenance, plant replacement, and other routine landscaping and grounds maintenance activities necessary to maintain landscaped areas in accordance with the inspection standards.

3.1.5 Additional services. Inside-perimeter grounds services shall also include removal of sucker growth from trees, trimming of grass and weeds growing against buildings and perimeter walls, and removal of fallen limbs and branches in conjunction with each mowing.

3.1.6 Planters and beds. The government may add or remove planters or beds during the period of performance. Such changes shall be documented by the COR and may result in an equitable adjustment to the contract price when the changes materially affect the level of effort required for maintenance.

3.1.7 Artificial turf exclusion. Artificial turf areas are excluded from inside-perimeter grounds maintenance services. The contractor shall not be responsible for watering, grooming, cleaning, repair, replacement, infill maintenance, seam repair, surface remediation, or any other maintenance of artificial turf surfaces unless such work is separately added to the contract scope.

3.1.8 Sand-surface recreational area maintenance. The contractor shall maintain volleyball court sand and other COR-designated sand-surface recreational areas within the inside-perimeter grounds in accordance with the inspection standards. Sand required for routine maintenance, including replacement or top-off of sand removed due to contamination or normal maintenance activities, shall be CFCI. If the identified need requires replacement of more than 10 percent of the existing sand in a sand-surface recreational area by volume, the work shall be treated as remediation under the recovery-area remediation requirements of this contract.

3.1.9 Small utility access enclosures. The contractor shall keep small utility access enclosures clean, accessible, serviceable, and level with the surrounding grade. The contractor shall remove accumulated soil, debris, vegetation, and other obstructions. The contractor shall report damaged, deteriorated, displaced, or missing enclosure components to the COR and, when directed by the

COR, shall level, adjust, repair, or replace them. If the required work would exceed the size or excavation-depth limits applicable to small utility access enclosures, require removal or disturbance of structural concrete or pavement, or affect internal utility systems or equipment, the contractor shall notify the COR and shall not proceed unless otherwise directed by the COR. The contractor is not responsible for internal utility systems or equipment accessed through or connected to the enclosures.

3.1.10 Excavation-disturbance surface restoration. After excavation performed by government personnel, other contractors, or other authorized parties is complete and the affected area is released by the COR for landscaping work, the contractor shall restore disturbed soil surfaces.

Routine surface restoration shall include leveling, smoothing, light grading, surface conditioning, including breaking up soil clods and removing stones and debris, seeding, and maintaining seeded areas through establishment. Work exceeding routine surface restoration shall be performed only when the COR designates the affected area as a recovery area. This requirement does not include subsurface utility repair, pavement replacement, or structural concrete repair.

3.1.11 Temporary greenhouse operations.

3.1.11.1 The contractor may propose installation and operation of a temporary greenhouse within the inside-perimeter grounds at the contractor's expense. If approved by the COR, the greenhouse shall be enclosed with light-transmitting translucent plastic sheeting, shall not constitute a permanent structure, and may be secured with temporary anchors but shall not include foundations, footings, slabs, or other permanent site modifications.

3.1.11.2 The proposed greenhouse design, size, location, anchoring method, installation, and operation shall be subject to prior COR approval. Anchor installation shall comply with the underground-work excavation requirements of this contract.

3.1.11.3 The contractor shall install, operate, maintain, and remove any approved greenhouse at its own expense and shall restore the affected area when the greenhouse is removed. Approval or denial of a proposed greenhouse shall not relieve the contractor of any contract requirement.

3.2 Erosion Control

3.2.1 Erosion control. The contractor shall perform erosion control as necessary to stabilize soil and maintain safe, serviceable, and acceptable conditions in landscaped areas, exposed soil areas, and other affected portions of the contract work area.

3.2.2 Covered conditions. Erosion control shall address storm damage, high-traffic deterioration, washouts, rutting, settlement, bare soil, and other conditions causing soil displacement or instability.

3.2.3 Corrective work. Such work may include regrading, backfilling, soil stabilization, installation or replacement of mulch, rock, erosion barriers, landscape fabric, and restoration of disturbed surfaces.

3.3 Irrigation System Maintenance and Watering

3.3.1 Manual and vehicle-supported watering. The contractor shall use water trucks, water trailers, all-terrain vehicles, hoses, and related watering equipment as necessary to water landscaped areas that do not have an irrigation system or have an inoperable irrigation system and shall perform manual or vehicle-supported watering at a frequency necessary to maintain adequate soil moisture, plant health, and acceptable appearance based on environmental and seasonal conditions, including daily during hot and dry seasons when required.

3.3.2 Irrigation system maintenance and repair.

3.3.2.1 The contractor shall perform irrigation-system maintenance, inspection, troubleshooting, and repair for components serving landscaped areas downstream of, but not including, the zone isolation valves, and for controllers, associated programming, control wiring, and controls used to operate included zone control valves. The contractor’s scope includes downstream piping, quick couplers, sprinkler heads, rotors, bubblers, drip lines, emitters, fittings, zone control valves, and other downstream irrigation components. Programming changes shall be performed only as authorized by the COR.

3.3.2.2 If the contractor identifies a zone control valve that is not downstream of a zone isolation valve, the contractor shall promptly notify the COR so the configuration may be evaluated and scheduled for modification. The contractor shall not modify upstream piping, zone isolation valves, or other components outside the contractor’s authorized irrigation scope unless otherwise directed by the COR.

3.3.2.3 The contractor shall report observed irrigation-system deficiencies to the COR, including deficiencies affecting components outside the contractor’s maintenance-and-repair scope.

3.4 Recovery Area Remediation

3.4.1 Recovery area designation and minor-remediation opportunities.

3.4.1.1 The COR may designate any landscaped area, bed, or planter within the contract work area as a recovery area when refresh, restoration, or improvement is required.

3.4.1.2 Recovery areas do not require irrigation or watering unless specifically directed by the

COR.

3.4.1.3 Recovery areas are subject to remediation and conversion to landscaped areas over time.

3.4.1.4 It is the intent of this contract that the contractor maintain all landscaped areas within the inside-perimeter grounds and that areas requiring minor corrective work be restored to an acceptable functional and visual condition as quickly as practicable. The contractor shall routinely identify areas that can be added to the landscaped-area inventory through minor corrective work, such as debris removal, limited grading, soil preparation, or similar low-effort measures. The contractor shall recommend such areas to the COR. When directed by the COR, the contractor shall complete the minor remediation and add the area to the landscaped-area inventory. Minor remediation that is reasonably incidental to routine grounds maintenance and does not require

GFCI bulk remediation materials shall not count toward the monthly recovery-area remediation quantity. Work requiring more substantial remediation shall be handled under the recovery-area remediation requirements of this contract.

3.4.1.5 The COR may designate an area disturbed by excavation or other work as a recovery area when the required work exceeds routine surface restoration.

3.4.2 Remediation work.

3.4.2.1 The contractor shall perform remediation of recovery areas and other COR-directed landscaped areas, sand-surface recreational areas, beds, and planters, including those located within the inside-perimeter grounds or exterior perimeter areas, as directed by the COR.

3.4.2.2 The contractor shall identify and suggest recovery areas for remediation, and the COR shall select and prioritize areas for remediation. In setting priorities, the COR may consider safety, drainage, erosion, plant health, irrigation status, visibility, site appearance, operational impact, and available monthly remediation capacity.

3.4.2.3 The contractor shall remediate up to 1000 square meters of recovery areas and other COR-directed landscaped areas, sand-surface recreational areas, beds, and planters each month, as determined by the COR.

3.4.2.4 For purposes of the monthly remediation quantity, one square meter of bed or planter area shall count as ten square meters of recovery-area or other non-bed and non-planter remediation area.

3.4.2.5 Remediation may include irrigation-system design and installation within the contractor’s authorized irrigation scope, replanting, sod installation, grading, soil improvement, installation of bulk materials, and other corrective measures necessary to restore the affected area to an acceptable functional and visual condition, as approved by the COR.

3.4.2.6 Upon completion of remediation, the affected area shall no longer be considered a recovery area and shall thereafter be maintained as landscaped area in accordance with the applicable requirements of this contract, including any associated irrigation maintenance requirements.

3.4.3 Design package requirements for authorized remediation work.

3.4.3.1 When COR-authorized remediation of recovery areas, beds, or other landscaped areas includes new irrigation systems, irrigation-system expansions, or landscape design and installation work within the contractor’s authorized irrigation scope, the contractor shall submit a design package for COR review prior to beginning that work.

3.4.3.2 The design package shall include drawings, layout description, proposed plants and materials, recommended furnishings or hardscape surfaces if applicable, anticipated maintenance requirements, impacts on existing landscape or structures, climate suitability, schedule, required resources and materials, and estimated costs.

3.4.3.3 The contractor shall coordinate such remediation work with the COR to minimize disruption to site operations and conflict with other work.

3.5 Exterior Perimeter Areas

3.5.1 EOC coordination. The contractor shall coordinate with the EOC prior to performing work outside the perimeter wall.

3.5.2 Limited exterior perimeter groundskeeping and water access.

3.5.2.1 The contractor shall perform limited groundskeeping…