C2_Mastication_Statement_of_Work.docx
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This is a Statement of Work for mastication services at the Lower Joseph Cottonwood project located at the Wallowa-Whitman National Forest in Baker City, Oregon. The work is being procured as a competitive BPA Call Order against the Land Management Integrated Resources (LMIR) BPA, which is a national multiple-award schedule available to the USDA Forest Service and other federal agencies. This is a Notice of Intent to Award, not a solicitation, and only the 148 businesses currently approved as contractors under the LMIR BPA are eligible to submit responses. The solicitation will be distributed via email to eligible contractors, with the point of contact being sm.fs.lmirbpa@usda.gov. The underlying LMIR BPA can be accessed on SAM.gov using solicitation number 12363N23Q4023, where it is continuously available for pre-solicitation and ongoing competition.
The specific requirement involves mastication work—mechanical treatment to reduce vegetation density and fuel loads—at the Lower Joseph Cottonwood area within the Forest Service's Pacific Northwest Region (R6). As a BPA Call Order, this procurement leverages an existing framework agreement that covers a broad range of services including professional services, natural resources restoration, engineering, project management, and NEPA compliance. Contractors interested in responding should monitor communications from the Forest Service for the formal Call Order RFQ and any subsequent amendments, which will be distributed to all eligible LMIR BPA contractors via email.
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Statement of Work Wallowa-Whitman National Forest, Wallowa Valley Ranger District Lower Joseph, Cottonwood (Lo Jo CW) Mastication
DESCRIPTION
The expected result of this project is to mechanically alter fuel loadings on approximately 269 acres of base items. Units are composed of primarily mixed conifer. Trees masticated will vary in size from small diameter saplings up to the 9-inch maximum cut diameter. Fuel loadings are estimated to be between 15-35 tons/acre. Some units contain dense patches of small diameter mixed conifer regeneration saplings. Treatment units are located mostly on flat aspects with elevations ranging from 4500 feet to 5500 feet. Slope within treatment units varies from 0 to 30% with an average of 10% or less.
Fuels shall be masticated to alter the fuel profile resulting in slash within close contact to the ground increasing the rate of decomposition.
The Forest Service has marked all treatment units with plastic flagging and boundary tags containing unit name and number. Color of flagging will be orange, pink, or pink and black striped.
TREATMENT OBJECTIVES
To meet the objective of this contract, the contractor shall:
(1) Masticate standing trees to achieve leave trees as outlined in the Individual Unit Information Sheet. Trees to be masticated shall not exceed 9-inch Diameter at Breast Height (DBH). Leave trees should follow species priority list identified in the Individual Unit Information Sheet.
(2) Masticate slash between 1-9 inches in diameter and over 6 ft. in length to a maximum of 4 ft. segments within 12 inches of the ground. This may require more than one pass in areas of heavier fuel concentrations.
(3) Acceptable results shall include mastication occurring on 90 percent of the acres on each unit.
(4) Protect residual trees from scarring as a result of contract operations.
(5) Mastication shall avoid operations that would result in penetration of the duff layer and contributing to exposure of mineral soil.
(6) Perform treatment operations when soil moisture levels are below forest standards and guides. Soil compaction mitigation requires that operations will be restricted to periods of dry conditions and frozen conditions.
a) Dry conditions are defined as periods when a handful of soil squeezes into a loose ball which falls apart rapidly when the hand full of soil is tapped from behind with the other hand.
b) Frozen conditions are defined as periods when the combination of frozen ground and/or snow cover is sufficient to support equipment without detrimental soil impacts.
(7) Work will be suspended if soil moisture levels subsequently exceed standards and guides due to adverse or unusual weather conditions.
(8) Mechanical equipment shall not be operating within 100 feet of intermittent streams.
LOCATION
Work will occur on the Wallowa-Whitman National Forest. Project Maps contained in “List of Attachments” reflect site locations of individual units. The information contained in these maps is complementary to the Technical Specifications.
Maps will be provided to the successful quoter, at the post-award conference, with detailed access information and will show all treatment unit numbers and locations.
MOBILIZATION
Mobilization covers the price of move in and out of equipment for each unit ordered. Mobilization units ordered are for each group of units by geographical area.
EQUIPMENT REQUIREMENTS
Equipment shall not exceed size as stated in the Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA).
Equipment shall be capable of reducing materials 9 inches in diameter to less than 12 inches in depth by means of a power-driven rotary head or similar device capable of chopping, chewing or grinding wood fiber and be able to maneuver within tree spacing of 10 to 12 feet without damage to leave trees.
Equipment shall be capable of climbing up to 30 percent slopes.
GOVERNMENT’S QUALITY ASSURANCE SURVEILLANCE PLAN
The Government may conduct visual inspections of each unit to determine compliance with performance standards. Inspectors will ensure that the soil-related objectives are adhered to and the remaining slash is no more than 4 ft. in length and is within 12 inches of the ground and there are no scars on remaining trees that were the result of operations.
Pay items will be inspected separately and inspection results on one pay item will not be averaged with those of the other pay item. The contractor is encouraged to observe verification inspections and will receive inspection summaries upon request.
PAYMENT
Contractor shall notify the COR when pay items are complete and ready for inspection prior to moving out of the general area. Any unit not meeting contract requirements shall be reworked at the Contractor’s expense.
MEASUREMENT
a) All units of measure have been traversed or calculated using a GPS system.
b) Re-measurement Upon Contractor’s Request: The Contractor may request (in writing) the re-measurement by the Government of any pay item. If re-measurement determines a variance of 5 percent or less, adjusted to the nearest whole acre, the Contractor shall pay the cost of re-measurement,: and no adjustment will be made in the acreage. If re-measurement determines a variance of greater than 5 percent, adjusted to the nearest whole acre, the Government will pay the cost of re-measurement and payment will be based on the re-measured acreage.
c) Acceptance will be based on 100% visual inspection of units. If visual inspection finds that occasional work elements do not completely conform to performance standards but non-conforming elements are not representative of overall work quality, the work will be accepted. If non-conforming work is indicative of an overall quality of work problem, rework will be required.
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