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APPENDIX A

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS FOR SERVICE WORK ITEMS

SECTION I – DESCRIPTION OF WORK: Comment by Daigle, Matt- FS, RAPID CITY, SD: This section should restate the scope of contract, when they differ at all it can be a problem years later. Comment by Langum, Zeke - FS, MT: Updated and should match now The intent of the project is to dramatically increase the pace and scale of forest restoration treatment to mitigate risk of catastrophic wildfire. Work taking place in this project includes:

1. Contractor to complete the layout and cruising of selected project areas.

a. Layout of timber removal units with flagging, boundary tags, painting (as required) and GPS Boundaries. Intent is to GPS 100% of all unit boundaries and flagging all boundaries (excluding boundaries following system roads). Painting is required on boundaries such as property lines, Riparian Habitat Conservation Areas (RHCA), designated exclusions, or other similar type features. Tagging of boundaries will happen in areas of high visibility and will be identified by the Contracting Officers Representative (COR) and/or the designated sale administrator in advance.

b. Volume Determination. In project areas that are selected / awarded contractors shall complete a timber cruise from Forest Service approved cruise plans. Contractor shall design cruise plans, cruise plots and process all data. Collected data shall be provided to Forest Service.

2. The Forest Service shall put together all final road packages, timber sale appraisals, contract area maps and associated project area specifications. Comment by Daigle, Matt - FS, SD: Road packages mentioned here but not addressed in layout and cruising, is contractor performing initial road surveys or is the plan for FS Engineering to stay on top of this? Comment by Langum, Zeke - FS, MT: The Forest Service will put together all packages including survey work. It is one of their top priorities to get these packages completed for this project. We are currently working on project areas going out for FY 27

3. Contractor to complete all required road maintenance, construction, re-construction, and closure / decommissioning after use as needed for product removal.

a. Typical road work tasks may be included: grading, brushing, clearing and grubbing, lineal grading, new road construction, ditch cleaning, culvert cleaning, culvert installations and replacements, drain dip installation, slide removal, slope stabilization, clearing and grubbing, aggregate placement, full depth reclamation, gate installation, berm installations, underdrain systems, water bars, recontouring, scarifying, dust abatement and other similar type activities.

b. For pricing purposes be aware: The following county and private roads will be included in required road maintenance (See Appendix C) per forest Schedule A agreement; Temporary road use agreement is included in project for private road use with maintenance required; There are potentially some minor irrigation ditch crossings in optional contract areas; A larger temporary drainage structure will be required to cross the Lost Horse Canal: Comment by Daigle, Matt - FS, SD: Reword for clarity Comment by Langum, Zeke - FS, MT: Re-worded it

i. C-3400, MP 0.77 to MP 2.12 for Sharrott Salvage and McCalla-Larson Contract Areas.

ii. C-4820, MP 0.00 to MP 1.55 for Fred Burr Contract Area.

iii. C-4201, MP 0.00 to MP 1.21 for optional Smith Creek Contract Area.

iv. C-7000, MP 0.00 to MP 2.35; C-7200, MP 0.00 to MP 0.66; C-7400, MP 0.00 to MP 1.49; C-7450, MP 0.00 to MP 0.81 for optional Moose-Hayes Contract Area.

v. C-9610, MP 0.00 to MP 1.50; C-9620, MP 0.00 to MP 0.41 for optional Hart Trap Contract Area.

vi. C-4830, MP 0.00 to MP 2.70 for optional Bear Creek Contract Area.

ix. There will be a temporary crossing with bridge or pipe(s) sized to pass max canal flows in the Rebel Horse Contract Area. The crossing will be through the Lost Horse Canal.

4. Contractor to complete all on the ground timber removal and hauling activities, including temporary spur road construction, landing construction, required maintenance and treatments, rehabilitation / clean-up activities, noxious weed treatment and all other required work called out in Appendix B and shown on sale area map.

a. Ground Based. Product removal on slopes that allow tractor removal. Slopes may be up to 35% with limited short runs up to 40%. Skid trail max lengths may be up to 2,500 feet long.

b. Skyline / Tether Based. Product removal on slopes greater than 35% or have other design considerations that will require skyline removal. Units have been analyzed for the utilization of tethered logging equipment. The Forest Service will consider requests to utilize tethered systems on a case-by-case basis on slopes up to 70 percent. Comment by Daigle, Matt- FS, RAPID CITY, SD: Since we are describing contract scope here, do we want to term this as ‘other than ground based’ maybe since we state we will consider tethered and have included optional heli ground. Could then remove the following bullets on this Comment by Langum, Zeke - FS, MT: We changed to skyline / tether. We don’t want to include with helicopter because even if we approve something that is not helicopter where possible it will be much more expensive and will likely drive up costs on what we have planned for skyline / tether

c. Helicopter Based. Product removal located in areas that will require helicopter removal. Alternative removal methods may be considered and agreed to in writing.

5. Respond quickly to changed conditions that may affect the Bitterroot Front project area by the inclusion of salvage operations and suppression repair activities . Comment by Daigle, Matt- FS, RAPID CITY, SD: Recommend including something to this effect, provides a foundation for including the salvage line items at a later date Comment by Langum, Zeke - FS, MT: We are good with this, we could not come up with anything better.

SECTION II -GOVERNMENT FURNISHED PROPERTY

The Government will provide the following item(s) of Government property to the Contractor for use in the performance of this contract. This property shall be used and maintained by the Contractor in accordance with FAR 52.245-1

1. Tree Marking Paint with registered tracer and material safety data sheet (refer to accountability standards listed below and in section VII Security and Accountability of tracer paint. Attachment 15a. R1 Timber Theft Prevention Plan). Comment by Daigle, Matt- FS, RAPID CITY, SD: This is all the GFP that may be furnished? No planning spatial data or anything like that? Item 3 states that FS will provide initial spatial data, this is a form of IT and Gov Property technically Comment by Langum, Zeke - FS, MT: updated

2. Sale Area Boundary Tags.

3. Unit Layout Card Template (Attachment 15e.)

4. FS will provide preliminary GIS spatial data and unit recon notes to contractor to aid in unit field layout.

Tree Marking Paint – Security and accountability (See attachments 15a. 2024 R1 Timber Theft Prevention Plan and FSH 2409.12, Timber Cruising Handbook, Sec 72):

Paint Security: Tree marking paint is USDA Forest Service accountable property and shall be kept secured at all times. Access to paint shall be limited to the Contractor and/or designated representative. All Government-issued paint, aerosol, and quarts shall be securely locked when stored or transported in a vehicle. Paint shall be removed from any vehicle when someone uses the vehicle other than the Contractor or designated representative to whom the tracer paint was issued. The Forest Service may inspect Contractor's security of paint and accountability records at any time. The Contractor shall notify the Government of the quantity of paint needed 3 business days prior to commencing work. The paint needed will be transferred only to the Contractor, or designated representative at the designated US Forest Service office during normal business hours. The Contractor shall maintain a daily inventory of all paint cans. All cans received, used, and returned by the Contractor must be accounted for. The inventory will be signed and submitted to the COR on a weekly basis. All aerosol paint cans will be returned to the Forest Service with all propellant discharged. All empty tracer paint containers shall be returned to the Forest Service for disposal. Paint cans shall be returned in their original box before returning to the designated Forest Service paint custodian.

SECTION III – WORK ITEMS

Item 1- Cut and remove included timber Performance requirements:

1. Cut, skid, and remove from Contract Area all included timber as identified in Appendix B. Road maintenance is commensurate with use as identified in Appendix C.

2. Include a cutting schedule within commercial treatment units as part of the Annual Operating Schedule.

3. Follow guidelines outline in the technical specifications table below.

4. All activities are subject to C5.12# USE OF ROADS BY CONTRACTOR included in Appendix B.

5. Contractor shall be allowed to operate in no more than Two Subdivisions at any time, unless approved in writing by USFS.

6. Follow Temporary Road Use permits to access included timber and haul on roads not owned by the Forest Service under the terms and conditions of the USE AGREEMENT BETWEEN FOREST SERVICE AND OWNER identified in C5.113# included in Appendix B.

7. Follow slash disposal standards as listed in Appendix B.

8. Follow temporary road construction and obliteration standards as listed in Appendix B.

1a. Sharrott Salvage

1b. McCalla-Larson

1c. Fred Burr

1d. Square Tin

1e. Spoon-McCoy All

24, 26, 27 27a

All

All (except 4, 11)

All (except 54, 59)

C2.38# - SPECIES DESIGNATION (SD)

Trees reserved from cutting have been designated by species and/or marked with a horizontal stripe of Orange paint at or above eye level, and a stump mark consisting of a horizontal stripe of Orange paint on the downhill side of the tree at ground level.

Trees identified to be cut are designated by species and/or marked with a horizontal stripe of Blue paint at or above eye level, and a stump mark consisting of a horizontal stripe of Blue paint on the downhill side of the tree at ground level.

Refer to these specifics as indicated in Appendix B.

1b. McCalla-Larson

1d. Square Tin

1,2,3,4,5,6,7 8,9a,9b,10, 11a,11b,12,13,14,15,16,17,18,19,20,21,22,23,28, 28a,32,33, 34a,36,37, 37a,40,41, 41a,41b,42,43,43a, 43b,43c

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C2.355# DESIGNATION BY PRESCRIPTION (DXP):

Item 1a: Sharrott Salvage Subdivision (301 acres): Units: 1, 1A, 1B, 1C, 2, 3, 4, 4A, 6, 8, 9, 10,11, 12, 15, 17, 22 Comment by Daigle, Matt- FS, RAPID CITY, SD: Update with individual CA acres Comment by Langum, Zeke - FS, MT: added

Item 1b: McCalla-Larson Subdivision (934 acres): Units: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9A, 9B, 10, 11A, 11B,12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 24A, 25, 26, 27, 27A, 28, 28A, 28B, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 34A, 36, 37, 37A, 40, 41, 41A, 41B, 42, 43, 43A, 43B, 43C

Item 1c: Fred Burr Subdivision (52 acres): Units: 1A, 1B,1C

Item 1d: Square Tin Subdivision (322 acres): Units: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9A, 9C, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14

Item 1e: Spoon McCoy Subdivision (1,399 acres): Units: 18, 20, 21, 21A, 21B, 24, 25, 26, 27, 27A, 27B, 30, 31, 32, 32A, 32B, 32C, 32D, 32E, 33, 34, 35, 35A, 36, 36A, 36B, 37, 38, 40, 43, 44, 44A, 44B, 45,46, 47, 49, 50, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 63, 65, 66, 67, 68A, 68B, 69, 69A Item 2- Reconstruct National Forest System Roads

Item 3- Flag, Tag, Paint and Measure (10,075 Gross Acres) Comment by Daigle, Matt- FS, RAPID CITY, SD: Think we can clean this up by separating it out into steps similar to item 4, Recommend including a table of deliverables from this task (What it is, format to be delivered (word/excel/PDF/.shp/.gdb/etc.), due date from start of task, FS days to respond to deliverable). This can also be an exhibit Comment by Hughes, Ryan - FS, MT: done Option items 3c,3d,3e,3f,3g,3h,3i, 3j,3k,3l,3m, 3n,3o, 3p,3q,3: Flag, Tag, Measure and Paint Boundaries (10,075 Acres)

A.) Unit Boundary Designation:

4. Layout of the project area will confirm and/or refine treatment area boundaries identified spatially. Minor adjustments to unit boundaries are permitted to allow for greater feasibility or other benefits to timber product removal, with approval by the COR. Areas may be excluded from final timber treatment areas if found not to be mechanically accessible for timber removal treatment.

10. Evaluate operability of each cutting unit. Maximum slope to be included for ground-based skidding is 35%, with 100-foot pitches up to 40%.

11. Where required, all unit boundaries will be clearly designated using leave tree colored tracer paint.

12. Painted boundary trees will be inter-visible, will not be designated for harvest, and be of a size that will remain standing after logging and should meet leave tree criteria in prescriptions.

13. Paint applications should provide for clear and unquestionable placement of required unit boundaries. Required unit boundaries shall be designated by painting three vertical stripes, one facing into the unit and two vertical stripes (one on each side) facing along the unit boundary, at or above 4.5 feet.

14. A horizontal stump mark shall be placed at the base of the tree on the downhill side and be 12 inches long or 1/3 of the diameter of the tree.

15. Boundary Tags will be placed on high visibility boundaries instead of vertical paint marks at locations identified by USFS. These locations include, but are not limited to Trailheads, parking areas, recreation structures, etc.

B.) GPS boundary:

16. Boundaries will be recorded using approved GPS devices that can meet forest standards for error (per Forest Product Accountability Action Plan) a. Allowable Contract Tolerance = 30 Feet; b. Tested Accuracy in Light-Medium Canopy = 6 Feet

Can you accept a geodatabase or some other form of the spatial data? Is there a required datum/projection that it needs to be in?

Do you have required attribute fields that must be populated as well for downstream reporting? Do we want to provide a template dataset or feature class that they can then populate for us to control data quality?

19. Layout must be accepted by Forest Service (including flagging, a recreational grade GPS shapefile, and layout cards submitted) before any boundaries are painted.

20. Notify FS upon completion of boundary designation to ensure proper time and delivery of Silviculture marking guides, prescriptions, sample marking and any interior marking done by FS, prior to contractor cruising. Contractor shall provide a minimum of 30 days’ notice within the Normal Operating Season for the Forest Service to complete sample and/or interior marking.

21. Devices for gathering GPS data shall meet requirements for accuracy outlined in FSH 2409.12, chapter 50. Provide both the raw and post-processed GPS data files as well as shapefiles.

Item 4- Volume Determination Option Items 4c,4d,4e,4f,4g,4h,4i,4j,4k,4l,4m4n,4o,4p,4q,4: Volume Determination A. Cruise Design/Plan:

1. A Professional Forester (SAF Certified or equivalent or Forestry Degree) is required to complete cruise designs/plans. Comment by Daigle, Matt - FS, SD: Is this a thing in R1? If not, consider specifying some other qualification (Grad Degree in Forestry/SAF Certification/Etc) Comment by Langum, Zeke - FS, MT: edited

2. Unless otherwise stated or agreed to by the Forest Service the Cruise Design, Cruise Plan and associated data in the final cruise report shall follow directions and standards provided in Forest Service Manuals and Handbooks. Details of methodology and standards can be found in attachment 15f, FSH 2409.12-Timber Cruising Handbook and the Northern Region 2409.12 supplement. Handbooks can also be reviewed and downloaded on the USDA Forest Services National Directives webpage .

5. The contractor is responsible for developing pre-cruise information for the cruise design data.

6. The cruise will be designed to achieve a maximum sampling error of 25 percent (FSH 2409.12, chapter 40). All data collected shall meet the accuracy requirements in FSH 2409.12, chapter 50 .

B. Cruise Plots:

1. Cruisers must be supervised by a qualified RPF and have sufficient training to execute data collection to meet quality standards of the FS.

2. Cruiser will follow procedures outlined in cruise plan and take measurements in accordance with the information outlined in Attachment 15f.

3. All data will be kept in a consistent format and organized file structures and be supplied to FS with the final cruise report. Comment by Daigle, Matt- FS, RAPID CITY, SD: What format must this data be submitted? PDF? Excel? Special kind of file?

4. Forest Service provided paper copy cruise tally sheets or digital cruise files will be used to record plot data and returned to FS upon completion of each subdivision cruise processing.

C. Final Cruise Processing and Report:

(a) National Cruise Program (NATCRS) shall be used for processing cruise data. The final cruise shall be delivered to the FS in a working CRZ3 file.

(b) Following processing, the Forest Service will notify the Contractor if the cruise meets Maximum Sampling Errors. The contractor may take corrective action if cruise exceeds Maximum Sampling Errors. When the original cruise exceeds the desired sampling error and a small number of additional samples are needed to reduce the error to an acceptable level, the Contractor will calculate the total number of additional samples needed, locate, and measure unbiased samples in the field, and add these data to the original cruise. Corrective action and additional samples will be agreed to by Forest Service. Any additional required work due to the contractor not meeting maximum sampling error shall be at the contractor’s expense.

(c) Forest Service will conduct cruise inspections as outlined in FSH 2409.12, chapter 60

(d) Inspections will evaluate cruising procedures and monitor cruiser performance. The Forest Service will indicate when results of a cruise inspection are unsatisfactory and recommend corrective action needed to make the cruise acceptable. Comment by Daigle, Matt- FS, RAPID CITY, SD: Should this be cruise inspection? Comment by Langum, Zeke - FS, MT: edited Item 5-7 Optional Cut and Remove by logging system Item 5- Ground Based systems (Contract areas 5f,5h,5i,5j,5k,5l,5m,5n,5o,5p,5q) Item 6- Skyline/steep slope systems (Contract areas 6f,6h,6i,6k,6l,6m,6n,6o,6p,6q) Item 7; Helicopter (Contract areas 7c,7d,7e,7f,7g,7j,7m,7n,7p)

Cut and remove from Contract Area all trees and forest products which meet minimum tree specifications as identified in Appendix B. All specifications of Appendix B apply to product removal. Appendix C Road Maintenance requirements are commensurate with use.

Item 8- Suppression Repair Rehabilitation shall address constructed firelines created during fire‑suppression operations. Work may include, but is not limited to, pulling back berms, recontouring disturbed areas to restore natural drainage and infiltration, scattering slash or other organic material for erosion control, scarifying compacted soils, seeding, and installing water bars.

Specific requirements will be aligned with and tiered to approved Incident Suppression Repair Plan(s) as applicable.

SECTION IV – INSPECTION AND ACCEPTANCE

For All Work Items:

The Forest Service shall perform an inspection upon Contractor’s written request and assurance that work has been completed. Requests shall be for a reasonable portion of work. Acceptance may be made for all or portions of work. The Forest Service shall respond to Contractor’s request within 5 working days, excluding weekends and federal holidays.

Work Items 1, 2, 5, 6 & 7:

Flag and Tag

Paint and Measure Boundaries

Performance Requirements Summary Item 4- Volume Determination

A. Volume Determination

B. Cruise Plots

C. Final Cruise Processing and Report

Remedies for Non‑Performance for work associated with items 3 and 4.

· Rework at contractor expense when deficiencies result from contractor error (e.g., exceeding MSE, incorrect measurements).

· Increased inspection frequency for repeated deficiencies.

· Possible rejection of work if performance standards are not met.

Performance Requirements Summary Item 8- Suppresion Repair

Government Inspection Procedures - The COR, or a designated inspector (GTM), will make periodic inspections while work is in progress, as needed to ensure work is proceeding satisfactorily. The Contractor shall notify the COR when units are started, when problems are encountered and when contract work needs government oversight.

1. Each unit will be inspected as a separate unit. Units will not be averaged with other units for acceptance or payment.

2. When units are completed and ready for government inspection, Contractor’s designated representative shall request unit inspection in writing, prior to moving out of the general area.

3. The COR, or designated inspector, will determine compliance with contract specifications through informal visual inspections. In the event visual inspection indicates work to be in non-compliance with specifications, prompt corrective action and/or rework shall be required.

Reinspection Upon Contractor Request

1. If Government inspection results are unacceptable to the Contractor, a reinspection may be requested, in writing, within 5 business days after receipt of notice of said inspection results. The same inspection procedure will be used; however, the inspection pattern will be shifted so that new inspection plots will not overlap previously inspected plots.

2. If reinspection results – rounded up to the nearest whole percent – indicate a variance of more than 5 percent from the first inspection, the results of the second inspection will be used to calculate work quality and payment, and the Government will bear the cost of reinspection.

3. If reinspection results – rounded up to the nearest whole percent – are within 5 percent of the first inspection, plots from the initial inspection and the reinspection will be combined and used to calculate work quality and payment, and the Contractor shall bear the cost of reinspection.

Government Inspection Procedures – Items 1-7 Table 1 – Minimum Acceptable Quality Levels (AQL) of Work

SECTION V – PAYMENT METHODS

Method of Measurement for Acreages All acreage estimates in the schedules were determined by using GPS or digitized using GIS mapping. All mandatory units are flagged, the majority of boundaries are painted, the exception being along FS system roads and the following units Comment by Daigle, Matt- FS, RAPID CITY, SD: Accurate statement? Comment by Langum, Zeke - FS, MT: No, added more information

1. Square Tin Subdivision: Units 4, 11,12 and 14 are virtual boundary

2. Fred Burr Unit 1a will be tagged with black and yellow paper sign boundary tags before implementation Contractor is responsible for obtaining a GPS receiver(s) that is capable of determining the location of the geo-fence boundary within the contract tolerance. Allowable contract tolerance is 30 feet. National Technology Development Program GPS Receiver accuracy reports by GPS manufacturer and model are available at: https://www.fs.usda.gov/database/gps/mtdcrept/accuracy/index.htm.

Acreage will be rounded to the nearest acre and is final unless:

a. The contract is modified or,

b. The Government makes a determination to remeasure or,

c. The Contractor exercises his/her option under the following Remeasurement provisions:

Remeasurement

1. The Contractor may request, in writing, remeasurement of any units under this contract if he/she feels that acreage stated on the project maps is incorrect. The remeasurement must be within the existing perimeter of the respective unit. No variance of the unit perimeters as laid out on the ground for this contract will be allowed. All requests for remeasurement must be made prior to payment for each completed unit. Remeasurement will be performed by the Government.

2. If remeasurement indicates that a variance of ten percent or less exists on units of 1 to 5 acres, five percent or less exists on units of more than five but less than 20 acres, or if three percent or less exists on units of 20 acres or larger, the Contractor shall pay for the actual costs of the remeasurement. Under this condition, payment will be made on the acreage stated on the project maps. If the remeasurement indicates the actual acreage varies by more than the above factors from that stated on the project maps, the payment will be made on the remeasured acreage and the Forest Service will pay for the cost of the remeasurement.

Acceptance and Payment – Item 1, 5,6 and 7 Comment by Daigle, Matt- FS, RAPID CITY, SD: Confirm payment formula conforms to inspection criteria Comment by Hughes, Ryan - FS, MT: done

1. If informal visual inspection indicates acceptable work quality, the Contractor will be paid 100 percent of their bid rate.

2. In the event that formal inspections are used, the rate of payment to the Contractor will be calculated as follows:

C2.355# – DESIGNATION BY PRESCRIPTION

(a) For work quality above acceptable range (under cutting) of leave tree basal area, Contractor will have opportunity to rework for 100% payment. If contractor decides to not rework there will be a reduction of payment of 20% for being 1-20 basal area over acceptable range and a 100% payment reduction for units above 20 basal area over acceptable range.

(b) For work quality below acceptable range (over cutting) of leave tree basal area there will be a reduction of payment of 50% for being 1-20 basal area below acceptable range and a 100% payment reduction in payment for units over 20 basal area below acceptable range.

(c) For work quality above acceptable DMR rating, a 5% reduction in payment will occur for every tree left above acceptable limit listed in C2.355#.

(d) For work quality above acceptable Max Stump Diameter, a 10% reduction in payment will occur for every tree left above acceptable limit listed in C2.355#.

(e) For work quality not meeting Designated Leave Tree selection, a 5% reduction in payment will occur for every tree not meeting designated leave tree species listed in C2.355#.

C2.351# – DESIGNATION BY SPACING.

(a) For work quality above acceptable range (under cutting) of leave tree spacing, Contractor will have opportunity to rework for 100% payment. If contractor decides to not rework there will be a reduction of payment of 20% for being 1-5 feet over acceptable distance and a 50% payment reduction for units 6-10 feet and 100% reduction 10 or more feet above acceptable distance.

(b) For work quality below acceptable range (over cutting) of leave spacing there will be a reduction of payment of 20% for being 1-5 feet below acceptable distance and a 100% payment reduction for units over 6 feet below acceptable distance.

(c) For work quality not leaving largest stump diameter, a 5% reduction in payment will occur for every stump with a larger diameter than residual leave tree measured from, per C2.351#.

(d) For work quality not meeting Designated Leave Tree selection, a 5% reduction in payment will occur for every tree not meeting designated leave tree species listed in C2.351#.

C2.38# - SPECIES DESIGNATION

(a) For work quality not meeting leave tree species (under cutting), Contractor will have opportunity to rework for 100% payment. If contractor decides to not rework there will be a reduction of payment of 5% for every cut tree not removed.

(b) For work quality not meeting leave tree species (over cutting) there will be a reduction of payment of 5% for every designated leave tree cut.

(c) If applicable For work quality above acceptable Max Stump Diameter, a 10% reduction in payment will occur for every tree left above acceptable limit listed in C2.38#.

C2.358# – INDIVIDUAL TREES (LEAVE TREE MARKING)

(a) For work quality not meeting Marked designated leave trees (under cutting), Contractor will have opportunity to rework for 100% payment. If contractor decides to not rework there will be a reduction of payment of 5% for every cut tree not removed.

(b) For work quality not meeting Marked designated leave trees (over cutting), there will be a reduction of payment of 10% for every cut tree.

Acceptance and Payment – Item 2 and 8 Full payment will be made when visual and/or measurement inspection indicates specifications have been met.

Acceptance and Payment – Item 3 and 4 Payment for Items 3 and 4 will be made after the Government determines that all required work has been completed in accordance with contract specifications, Forest Service Manuals and Handbooks, and the performance standards identified in the PRS. Partial payments may be agreed to at the CO discretions. Incomplete or non‑compliant work will not be accepted for payment.

SECTION VI – DEFINITIONS Comment by Daigle, Matt- FS, RAPID CITY, SD: This section needs to be beefed up with project specific definitions Comment by Hughes, Ryan - FS, MT: done ACCEPTABLE QUALITY LEVEL (AQL): Acceptance of work will be based on compliance with all specifications corresponding to the appropriate task(s). A minimum AQL is required for all service work – hand or mechanical. The minimum AQL will receive a satisfactory performance rating.

BASAL AREA: The total cross-sectional area of trees measured at breast height (4.5’), expressed in square feet per acre. Used as an expression of stand density.

BIOMASS TREES: Any conifer material 2 feet in height to 4.9 inches DBH.

BOLE SPACING: The horizontal distance in feet from the edge of one leave tree bole to another leave tree bole, measured from the outside bark of each tree.

BROWNS TRANSECT: A line intercept method for measuring the amount of fuel on the ground.

BRUSH: Vegetation consisting of shrub species with single or multi-stems originating at or near ground level not normally reaching more than 15 feet in height.

CIRCULAR PLOT: A sample plot within a thinning unit that is used to determine the number of desirable trees and other contract specifications.

COARSE WOODY DEBRIS: Woody material left on the ground to meet wildlife habitat requirements.

CROWN RATIO: The ratio of live crown length (tip of leader to base of the crown) to total tree length/height.

CROWN SPACING: The horizontal distance in feet between the dripline of a live crown to another live crown.

CLEARCUT: A cutting prescription in which all trees within a boundary are designated to be cut.

CROWN RATIO: The ratio of live crown length (tip of leader to base of the crown) to total tree length/height.

CROWN SPACING: The horizontal distance in feet between the dripline of a live crown to another live crown.

CUT TREES: Trees that do not possess the characteristics of desirable leave trees and are required to be cut. As described by the contract or otherwise marked to be cut.

CUTTING UNIT: See Treatment Unit definition DAMAGED TREES: Trees damaged beyond recovery. A tree that is larger than 2 feet in height, and has the top knocked out, is leaning more than 10 degrees, has less than one half of its original limbs, or has approximately 50% of bark removed from the circumference of the bole.

DBH: Diameter at breast height, measured at a point of 4.5 feet above the ground level on the uphill side of the tree.

DECKING: Stockpiling of trees in a designated area.

DEAD/DYING TREES: Trees with the crown foliage changing from green to red, yellow, or needleless. Any tree that has pitch tubes indicating Mountain Pine Beetle infestation.

DESIGNATION BY SPECIES AND DIAMETER (DXSD): A cutting prescription in which species and diameter are used to determine which trees will be left and which will be cut.

DIB: Diameter inside bark.

GIS: Geographic information system HANG-UP TREE: Any cut tree suspended above ground level.

HEALTHY REGENERATION: Young, healthy, dwarf mistletoe free conifers, less than 4.9 inches in diameter, free of defect or characteristics.

LEAVE TREE: Trees that possess desirable characteristics and that serve to create the basis for designated spacing requirements or are otherwise designated to be left.

LOPPING AND/OR SCATTERING: Cutting limbs from trunks of cut trees, bucking, and moving and rearranging of slash concentrations to reduce the fuel bed height as specified.

NON-SAWTIMBER TREE: For all conifer species, minimum diameter of 5 inches DBH to minimum diameter by species identified in Appendix B, Division A.

OVERSTORY REMOVAL: A cutting prescription where all trees greater than a specified size are cut. Trees less than the specified size are protected.

PAYMENT UNIT: See Treatment Unit.

PILING: Gathering and stacking of downed wood and activity slash by hand or mechanical methods into piles constructed and located as indicated by technical specification and project maps.

PROGRESSION OF WORK: Work conducted in a progressive, workmanlike and orderly manner by the Contractor.

RHCA: Riparian Habitat Conservation Area RESERVE CLUMPS: Groups of trees within a treatment area that are protected from cutting, may also include Individual Reserve trees.

SAWTIMBER TREE: Included timber meeting sawlog size specifications as defined in Appendix B, Division A.2.

SLASH: Woody material existing or created that has accumulated on the forest floor.