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CULTURAL RESOURCES CONTRACT SPECIFICATIONS

FY 21 Turkey Cultural Class III Inventory

DIVISION 100 - GENERAL SPECIFICATIONS

Please Note:

This will be a best value contract based on the highlighted specifications outlined in Section 160 – Contractor Qualifications.

110 - Scope of Contract

The contractor shall supply the necessary qualified personnel, services, and facilities to complete the following:

Base Unit 1

• Conduct intensive (Class III) pedestrian field inventory of approximately 1,476 acres.

• Revisit and reevaluate/rerecord 24 previously recorded sites and/or linear segments:

5DL425 5DL426 5DL427 5DL466

5DL467 5DL690 5DL775 5DL1216

5DL1580.2 5DL1580.8 5DL1737 5DL1738

5DL1742 5DL1745 5DL1752 5DL1764

5DL1765 5DL1766 5DL1767 5DL1768

5DL1770 5DL1895 5DL1896 5DL1904

• Linear resource segments shall be reevaluated/rerecorded to their previously documented extent and shall be evaluated for their supporting or not supporting the eligibility of the entire site.

• Previously recorded isolates shall be summarized in the literature review and report, but need not be specifically revisited, reevaluated, or rerecorded. Care shall be taken to ensure that isolated are not recorded in duplicate.

• Produce an Addendum Report (Section 106 compliance report) for the inventory following standards outlined in the Programmatic Agreement among the United States Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Regional Office, Pike-San Isabel National Forest and Cimarron and Comanche National Grasslands, Routt National Forest, San Juan National Forest and the Colorado State Historic Preservation Officer Regarding Vegetation Management Undertakings (Vegetation Management PA). See Section 220 for required components of the Addendum Report.

• Complete appropriate Colorado Cultural Resource Survey site and isolate forms in accordance with Office of Archaeology and Historic Preservation (OAHP) guidelines, including management recommendations concerning proposed activities within or near each site or isolate.

Base Unit 2

• Conduct intensive (Class III) pedestrian field inventory of approximately 967 acres.

• Revisit and reevaluate/rerecord five (5) previously recorded sites:

5DL1580.3 5DL1580.9 5DL1580.10 1580.11

5MT12926

• Linear resource segments shall be reevaluated/rerecorded to their previously documented extent and shall be evaluated for their supporting or not supporting the eligibility of the entire site.

• Complete appropriate Colorado Cultural Resource Survey site and isolate forms in accordance

Base Unit 3

• Conduct intensive (Class III) pedestrian field inventory of approximately 1,128 acres.

• Revisit and reevaluate/rerecord 11 previously recorded sites and/or linear segments:

5DL12897 5DL12898 5MT968 5MT5166.11

5MT5166.12 5MT5166.16 5MT5166.17 5MT12897

5MT12898 5MT12923 5MT12924

• Linear resource segments shall be reevaluated/rerecorded to their previously documented extent and shall be evaluated for their supporting or not supporting the eligibility of the entire site.

• Complete appropriate Colorado Cultural Resource Survey site and isolate forms in accordance

Base Unit 4

• Conduct intensive (Class III) pedestrian field inventory of approximately 1,420 acres.

• Revisit and reevaluate/rerecord 17 previously recorded sites:

5DL781 5DL782 5DL783 5DL784

5DL1890 5DL1891 5DL12895 5DL12899

5MT5166.5 5MT5166.15 5MT7558 5MT12895

5MT12899 5MT12908 5MT12910 5MT12913

5MT12921

• Linear resource segments shall be reevaluated/rerecorded to their previously documented extent and shall be evaluated for their supporting or not supporting the eligibility of the entire site.

• Complete appropriate Colorado Cultural Resource Survey site and isolate forms in accordance

Should additional funds become available, the following items may be added to the scope of contract for additional cultural resources inventory units:

Optional Unit 1

• Conduct intensive (Class III) pedestrian field inventory of approximately 2,510 acres.

• Revisit and reevaluate/rerecord six (6) previously recorded sites and/or linear segments:

5DL288 5DL375 5DL2166 5DL2429

5DL2430 5DL5188

• Linear resource segments shall be reevaluated/rerecorded to their previously documented extent and shall be evaluated for their supporting or not supporting the eligibility of the entire site.

• Complete appropriate Colorado Cultural Resource Survey site and isolate forms in accordance

Optional Unit 2

• Conduct intensive (Class III) pedestrian field inventory of approximately 1,595 acres.

• Revisit and reevaluate/rerecord four (4) previously recorded sites and/or linear segments:

5DL476 5DL1288 5DL1289 5DL5181

• Linear resource segments shall be reevaluated/rerecorded to their previously documented extent and shall be evaluated for their supporting or not supporting the eligibility of the entire site.

• Complete appropriate Colorado Cultural Resource Survey site and isolate forms in accordance

Should additional funds become available, the following items may be added to the scope of contract for additional cultural resources inventory units:

Optional Unit 3a

• Conduct intensive (Class III) pedestrian field inventory of approximately 858 acres.

• Revisit and reevaluate/rerecord 11 previously recorded sites and/or linear segments:

5DL468 5DL698 5DL730 5DL780

5DL1230 5DL1580.1 5DL1585 5MT4631

5MT6898 5MT7555 5MT11656

• Linear resource segments shall be reevaluated/rerecorded to their previously documented extent and shall be evaluated for their supporting or not supporting the eligibility of the entire site.

• Complete appropriate Colorado Cultural Resource Survey site and isolate forms in accordance

Optional Unit 3b

• Conduct intensive (Class III) pedestrian field inventory of approximately 518 acres.

• Revisit and reevaluate/rerecord four (4) previously recorded sites and/or linear segments:

5MT6897 5MT7134 5MT7556 5MT8038

• Linear resource segments shall be reevaluated/rerecorded to their previously documented extent and shall be evaluated for their supporting or not supporting the eligibility of the entire site.

• Complete appropriate Colorado Cultural Resource Survey site and isolate forms in accordance

Optional Unit 3c

• Conduct intensive (Class III) pedestrian field inventory of approximately 313 acres.

• Complete appropriate Colorado Cultural Resource Survey site and isolate forms in accordance

• Evaluate the effects of the undertaking on the National Register District 5MT6599.

Optional Unit 4a

• Conduct intensive (Class III) pedestrian field inventory of approximately 916 acres.

• Revisit and reevaluate/rerecord two (2) previously recorded sites and/or linear segments:

5DL226 5DL801

• Linear resource segments shall be reevaluated/rerecorded to their previously documented extent and shall be evaluated for their supporting or not supporting the eligibility of the entire site.

• Complete appropriate Colorado Cultural Resource Survey site and isolate forms in accordance

Optional Unit 4b

• Conduct intensive (Class III) pedestrian field inventory of approximately 545 acres.

• Complete appropriate Colorado Cultural Resource Survey site and isolate forms in accordance

Optional Unit 5

• Conduct intensive (Class III) pedestrian field inventory, of approximately 32 acres for the proposed construction of stock ponds consisting of a basin, dam, and spillway, and access. Direct ground disturbance up to approximately 200 ft. x 180 ft. (0.8 acres) in size and up to approximately 15 feet deep, and an additional 20 ft. area around the pond to allow for equipment to maneuver during construction. The pond and dam will be constructed by scraping soil to form a basin with a berm on the downstream edge.

• Evaluate the effects of the undertaking on the National Register District 5MT6599.

• Produce a Report (Section 106 compliance report) for the inventory following the Secretary of the Interior’s Standards.

• Complete appropriate Colorado Cultural Resource Survey site and isolate forms in accordance

The inventory area is located within the San Juan National Forest, Dolores Ranger District. The Turkey Cultural Resource Inventory will be conducted on 4991 acres within base unit 1 (1,476 acres), base unit 2 (967 acres), base unit 3 (1,128 acres), and base unit 4 (1,420 acres) within the Turkey sector of the Salter Vegetation Management Project Environmental Assessment (EA) analysis area. Should additional funds become available, additional inventory may be conducted on the optional units (7,285 acres).

The San Juan National Forest, Dolores Ranger District, is proposing to conduct vegetation management across approximately 12,276 acres in 11 separate project areas within the Salter EA analysis area and one project area within the Aspen EA analysis area. Proposed vegetation management undertaking and treatments include sanitation/salvage, pre-commercial thinning, commercial thinning, single tree selection treatments, oak thinning, reforestation, and pile burning. The Optional Unit 5 undertaking is the proposed construction of stock ponds consisting of a basin, dam, and spillway, and access. Direct ground disturbance up to approximately 200 ft.

x 180 ft. (0.8 acres) in size and up to approximately 15 feet deep, and an additional 20 ft. area around the pond to allow for equipment to maneuver during construction. The pond and dam will be constructed by scraping soil to form a basin with a berm on the downstream edge.

120 - Work submittal

The contract period shall begin June 28, 2021. The start date may be adjusted depending on weather conditions, access, and ground visibility (i.e. remaining snow load) within the inventory area. The inventory area must be 80% snow free and reasonably dry prior to the commencement of fieldwork.

Base Unit 1 Draft deliverables, including a draft report; draft site and isolate forms; GIS shapefiles of site data, site boundaries, and inventory area boundaries; maps; and photographs shall be received by the Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR) by November 1, 2021. Draft deliverables will be submitted and uploaded to the U.S. Forest Service external Pinyon/Box folder (https://usfs.app.box.com); the specific folder will be shared with the contractor at the pre-work meeting.

Base Unit 2 Draft deliverables, including a draft report; draft site and isolate forms; GIS shapefiles of site data, site boundaries, and inventory area boundaries; maps; and photographs shall be received by the COR by December 13, 2021. Draft deliverables will be submitted and uploaded to the U.S. Forest Service external Pinyon/Box folder (https://usfs.app.box.com); the specific folder will be shared with the contractor at the pre-work meeting.

Base Unit 3 Draft deliverables, including a draft report; draft site and isolate forms; GIS shapefiles of site data, site boundaries, and inventory area boundaries; maps; and photographs shall be received by the COR by January 17, 2022. Draft deliverables will be submitted and uploaded to the U.S. Forest Service external Pinyon/Box folder (https://usfs.app.box.com); the specific folder will be shared with the contractor at the pre-work meeting.

Draft deliverables, including a draft report; draft site and isolate forms; GIS shapefiles of site data, site boundaries, and inventory area boundaries; maps; and photographs shall be received by the COR by February 14, 2022. Draft deliverables will be submitted and uploaded to the U.S. Forest Service external Pinyon/Box folder (https://usfs.app.box.com); the specific folder will be shared with the contractor at the pre-work meeting.

If Base Units 1 through 4 are awarded as part of the initial contract award, then the draft and final deliverables may be submitted together in one Addendum Report

Draft deliverables, including a draft report; draft site and isolate forms; GIS shapefiles of site data, site boundaries, and inventory area boundaries; maps; and photographs shall be received by the COR by January 17, 2022. Draft deliverables will be submitted and uploaded to the U.S. Forest Service external Pinyon/Box folder (https://usfs.app.box.com); the specific folder will be shared with the contractor at the pre-work meeting.

Optional Units If the optional unit is exercised, the due date for draft deliverables, including a draft report; draft site and isolate forms; GIS shapefiles of site data, site boundaries, and inventory area boundaries; maps; and photographs will be mutually agreed to by the contractor and the Forest Service Contracting Officer. The due date for optional unit draft deliverables will be dependent on the point relative to the summer 2022 field season at which the optional unit is exercised. The scope of the Addendum Report will be mutually agreed to by the contractor and the Contracting Officer.

Upon receipt of the draft deliverables, the COR will have 14 calendar days to review and provide comments to the contractor for finalization of the deliverables. Upon receipt of the draft deliverables review e-mail, the contractor will then have 14 calendar days to make changes and submit the final deliverables, including the final report; final site and isolate forms; GIS shapefiles of site data, site boundaries, and inventory area boundaries; maps; and photographs. Draft deliverables will be submitted and uploaded to the U.S. Forest Service external Pinyon/Box folder (https://usfs.app.box.com); the specific folder will be shared with the contractor at the pre-work meeting.

130 - Description and location

This is work is located in multiple areas throughout Montezuma and Dolores Counties. Geographic locations, also available in the attached map, are listed below.

Base Unit 1 The legal location for this unit is:

Township 39 North, Range 14 West, Sections 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 Township 39 North, Range 15 West, Sections 1, 12

Base Unit 2 The legal location for this unit is:

Township 39 North, Range 14 West, Section 7, 8, 17, 18, 19 Base Unit 3 The legal location for this unit is:

Township 39 North, Range 14 West, Section 17, 18, 19, 20, 30

Township 39 North, Range 15 West, Sections 24, 25

The legal location for this unit is:

Township 39 North, Range 14 West, Section 17, 20, 21, 29, 30 Township 39 North, Range 15 West, Sections 25, 36

Optional Unit 1 The legal location for this unit is: Gen

Township 40 North, Range 12 West, Sections 6 Township 40 North, Range 13 West, Sections 1 Township 41 North, Range 12 West, Section 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 29, 30, 31, 32

Optional Unit 2 The legal location for this unit is:

Township 39 North, Range 14 West, Section 1, 2, 3, 9, 10, 11 Township 40 North, Range 14 West, Sections 34, 35, 36

Optional Unit 3a The legal location for this unit is:

Township 39 North, Range 14 West, Section 15, 16, 21, 22 Optional Unit 3b The legal location for this unit is:

Township 39 North, Range 14 West, Section 21, 22, 27, 28 Optional Unit 3c The legal location for this unit is:

Township 39 North, Range 14 West, Section 14, 15, 22 Optional Unit 4a The legal location for this unit is:

Township 39 North, Range 14 West, Section 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15 Optional Unit 4b The legal location for this unit is:

Township 39 North, Range 13 West, Section 6 Township 39 North, Range 14 West, Section 1, 2, 11, 12

Optional Unit 5 The legal location for this unit is:

Township 38 North, Range 15 West, Section 7, 8 Township 39 North, Range 14 West, Section 3 Township 40 North, Range 14 West, Section 27, 33, 34

140 - Property furnished by the Government

The Government will supply the contractor with the following supplies:

1. GIS shapefiles of the inventory area and previously recorded site locations;

2. Empty polygon shapefile templates for submission of site boundary and inventory area boundary GIS data;

3. The SHPO notification package (SJNF #2019-11) produced pursuant to the Vegetation

Management PA for the Environmental Assessment area; and

4. A copy of the Vegetation Management PA.

Property furnished by the Government will be made available at the pre-work meeting and uploaded to the U.S. Forest Service external Pinyon/Box folder (https://usfs.app.box.com); the specific folder will be shared with the contractor.

150 - Property furnished by the Contractor

The contractor will furnish all other equipment needed to accomplish the fieldwork and site form documentation according to the specifications of this contract. This equipment includes, but is not limited to, transportation, GPS equipment, computer programs, compasses, and cameras.

160 – Contractor Qualifications

The principal investigator for the project must hold a valid Forest Service Cultural Resource Use Permit for the San Juan National Forest and must have a current curation agreement with the Canyon of the Ancients Museum in Dolores, Colorado.

The crew chief of each survey crew must have the following minimum qualifications:

• A graduate degree in anthropology, specializing in archaeology, or equivalent archaeological experience.

• Listed as a crew chief on the Principal Investigator’s valid Forest Service Cultural Resource Use Permit.

• At least 16 months of professional experience and/or specialized training in archaeological field work, artifact analysis, and administration.

• At least 6 months of experience in archaeological survey or excavation within the southwestern region of Colorado.

• Demonstrated competence in collecting, handling, analyzing, evaluating, and reporting archaeological data.

• Demonstrated ability to plan, equip, staff, organize, and supervise a cultural resources survey.

• Demonstrated ability to accurately plot archaeological site locations on topographic maps and to map sites using GPS units.

• Demonstrated competence in identifying and describing artifacts, including identification of prehistoric ceramics found within southwestern Colorado, using published type descriptions.

Each crew member must have the following minimum qualifications:

• At least 24 semester hours of credit in archaeology, anthropology, and/or history courses.

Courses must include information on the method and theory of archaeological survey and excavation.

• At least 3 months of field experience in archaeological survey. Crew members must work under the direct field supervision of a certified crew leader at all times.

Individuals, institutions, groups, and agencies performing work under a contract for cultural resources inventory will submit the vitae of all persons who may work under the contract to the COR. If additional individuals are recruited to work under the contract after its issuance, vitae of these additional individuals must also be submitted to the COR. Information in the vitae will be used to verify that the individuals meet the requirements listed above. All individuals proposed to work as principal investigators, crew chiefs, or in other supervisory capacities must be approved by the COR before that person may direct archaeological work.

Prior to conducting any fieldwork, the contractor will submit a Fieldwork Authorization Form to the COR and discuss any special conditions that may apply to this project.

DIVISION 200 - TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

210 - Survey techniques

Once the procurement is issued, the contractor may commence work by scheduling an appointment to conduct a records search at the Dolores Public Lands Office. The file search can begin immediately upon receipt of notification of award or receipt of a Notice to Proceed (acceptance of bid and award of procurement). The following fieldwork restrictions for snow cover apply: the inventory area must be 80% snow-free and reasonably dry. Provisions for extension of fieldwork dates may only be made for unusual or prolonged weather delays.

The inventory area can be accessed by vehicle and then by foot. Field personnel will be required to keep all motorized vehicles on existing roads. The limits of the inventory area are not marked in the field. Overall, inventory area will require accurate location and orientation prior to inventory.

As a minimum, the contractor shall perform the following:

1. Prior to conducting fieldwork, the contractor will submit a Fieldwork Authorization Form to the COR and discuss any special conditions that may apply to this project. The Fieldwork Authorization Form must be signed prior to the commencement of fieldwork.

2. Prior to conducting fieldwork, the contractor will review the SHPO notification package for the project and any previous survey reports and site documentation on file at the Dolores Public Lands Office and with the OAHP.

3. The contractor will conduct a 100% intensive Class III pedestrian survey of the inventory area.

The maximum transect width per surveyor will not exceed 15 meters (49 feet). Transect spacing should be reduced as needed by vegetation and ground cover to ensure complete, intensive inventory coverage of the entire inventory area. A map and compass or GPS shall be used to ensure systematic, even coverage of the inventory area.

4. Each crew member must be directly supervised by an individual who meets the requirements for crew chief, as specified in Section 160 above. Survey crews may consist of no more than five individuals.

Sites:

For the purpose of this contract, a cultural resources site is defined as a locus of human activity that is more than 50 years old, including prehistoric and historic resources, involving evidence of purposeful behavior beyond the level of one or a few accidentally deposited artifacts.

Minimal site identification criteria include at least one of the following:

(a) One or more features,

(b) One formal tool if associated with other cultural materials or more than one formal tool,

(d) Two classes of artifacts in a density of at least ten items per 100 square meters,

(e) A single class of artifacts in a density of at least 25 artifacts in a definable area, or

(f) One or more culturally peeled trees.

Isolated Finds:

Occurrences of artifacts at less than the above shall be classified as isolated finds (IFs), including scatters (fewer than 25 artifacts), isolated artifacts, or isolated features. A "pot bust" is an IF, even if it contains more than 25 sherds. IF descriptions will, when possible, include associated dates, cultural affiliation, material type, ceramic type, and other information for determining the context of the IF. An isolated feature is a construction that, due to its lack of association, is not designated as a site. Examples of isolated features include isolated railroad grades, isolated trash dumps, and abandoned roads.

Isolated prehistoric features, such as grinding slicks, pecked hand and toe holds, or bedrock mortars, will normally be recorded as sites. Significant cultural manifestations younger than 50 years old may occur in the inventory area. In some cases, these cultural manifestations may be associated with recent Native American activities or other recent historic events. These manifestations should be documented as part of the inventory and in some cases, after consultation with the COR, may be recorded as sites. Recording the content and location of isolates is generally considered to exhaust the information potential of the find, and they are not usually considered to be eligible for the National Register of Historic Places.

Exclusions:

Certain constructions (i.e. modern fence lines, recreational and hunter camps, modern camp fire rings, logging roads, skid trails, modern isolated trash dumps, and modern abandoned roads) may be excluded as sites due to their recent nature, lack of association, and minimal scientific importance (FSM San Juan Supplement No. 20, 2361.05). It is not necessary to fully document features such as dirt roads, stock ponds, soil berms, fence lines, small irrigation ditches, pastures, or fields unless they are part of a larger site, are known to be significant, or are named (based on field or archival evidence). If the resources are not fully documented, they should be generally described in the Addendum Report (Colorado Cultural Resource Survey Manual p. 18).

Additional Documentation Provisions

1. Each site and isolate shall be mapped with a GPS unit, depicted on a 1:24,000-scale USGS topographic map, and identified with a Smithsonian number obtained by the contractor. All sites shall also be assigned a Forest Service site number, which will appear on the appropriate OAHP site form. The contractor shall contact the COR prior to submission of the draft deliverables to obtain Forest Service site numbers for each recorded site.

GPS locations and UTM coordinates are required at site datum points. Site datum points will be submitted as a point shapefile. The boundaries of all sites will also be recorded with a GPS unit and submitted as a polygon shapefile. A copy of each shapefile will be provided electronically by the contractor with the draft deliverables. Draft deliverables will be submitted and uploaded to the U.S. Forest Service external Pinyon/Box folder (https://usfs.app.box.com); the specific folder will be shared with the contractor.

All GPS data submitted will meet the following standards:

• Coordinate system: both NAD83, Zone 13N and NAD83, Zone 12N reported in UTM coordinates;

• Locational point/polygon accuracy of 3 meters or less;

• OAHP polygon shapefile templates used and attribute table fully populated.

2. At least two digital photographs taken from different directions will be submitted for each site.

Photographs should show identifying site characteristics and important landmarks for relocating the site.

Photographs will be included with the Colorado Cultural Resource Survey site forms and will include provenience information. Digital photograph files will be submitted to the COR upon conclusion of the project. These files will be uploaded to the U.S. Forest Service external Pinyon/Box folder (https://usfs.app.box.com); the specific folder will be shared with the contractor.

3. Each newly discovered site shall be recorded on the appropriate standard Colorado Cultural Resource Survey forms. Information contained on the site form will be consistent with the instructions as listed on the OAHP website.

4. Previously recorded National Register-eligible, needs data, and unevaluated sites within the inventory area will be relocated and reevaluated on official Re-Visitation Forms with maps and photographs. If the existing complete site records for these sites are older than 10 years, the sites will be fully re-recorded on current site forms.

5. When officially not eligible sites are encountered on survey, it is expected that the surveyors will examine the surface deposit at the site relative to the most recent recording in order to determine whether the official eligibility determination continues to be valid. If the determination continues to be valid, a Re- Visitation Form completed to minimally document this observation is sufficient. If the determination does not appear to be valid, it is expected that the site will be fully rerecorded, including limited auger, shovel, or trowel testing.

6. All newly identified sites and all previously recorded needs data and unevaluated sites within the inventory area will have limited auger, shovel, or trowel testing to determine National Register eligibility.

All previously recorded eligible and not eligible sites whose previous eligibility determination warrants additional consideration will have limited shovel or trowel testing to determine National Register eligibility. The identification of the sites that warrant additional consideration will be done by the contractor through consultation with the COR. All sites within the inventory area will be evaluated as eligible or not eligible to the National Register. No sites will be evaluated as needs data or left unevaluated.

7. Historic trails will be documented as such on official linear site forms. Associated features, such as sheepherder arborglyphs along a stock driveway, will be recorded as sub-features of the historic trail, if appropriate.

8. The contractor shall cease work upon discovering any human remains and associated funerary objects and shall immediately notify the COR and/or authorized officer. Work in the vicinity of the discovery may not resume until the COR and/or authorized officer has given permission.

211 - Artifact Collection and Analysis

As a minimum the contractor shall perform the following:

1. The contractor shall not collect any artifacts with the exception of Paleoindian projectile points and exceptional artifacts that are at risk and cannot be reasonably protected in the field. These exceptional artifacts may include exposed fragile perishable materials at risk of being destroyed or extremely significant diagnostic artifacts that are in immediate danger of being looted. All other analysis shall be done in the field.

2. Ceramic Analyses: In-field analysis of ceramic materials will be done using standard regional published typologies in order to assign cultural affiliation and occupation dates, unless such artifacts are at risk as described in Section 211.1 above.

3. All collected items will be labeled with individual site and report numbers, packaged in appropriate bags or containers, and curated at the Canyons of the Ancients Museum in Dolores, Colorado.

4. Lithic Analysis: The contractor should expect to encounter artifacts manufactured from sandstone, quartzite, rhyolite, basalt, obsidian, chert, petrified wood, chalcedony, and other siliceous and igneous materials. The contractor shall explain the typology used in classifying the lithic artifacts in the final report. Lithic materials may consist of both ground and chipped stone varieties, and should, at a minimum, be assigned to functional and material categories. For example, manos should be identified by material, whether they are "one-hand" or "two-hand" in size, and whether they are unifacially or bifacially worked.

220 - Inventory report Inventory reports shall follow the guidelines set out for Addendum Reports in the Vegetation Management PA. Components of Addendum Reports include the following:

• Cultural Resources Survey Management Information Form;

• Refined description of the APE (if needed);

• Description of field methods;

• Description of survey results;

• Description of National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) evaluations;

• Evaluation of survey strategy or predictive models (i.e. analysis of resources found in high or low site probability areas); and

• Results and recommendations, including a comprehensive assessment of direct, indirect, and cumulative effects; actions to avoid, minimize, or mitigate adverse effects to historic properties (including Standard Site Protection Measures listed in Appendix D of the Vegetation Management PA); and areas that require post-implementation survey.

The report shall include a Forest Service project number, an OAHP report number obtained by the contractor, the OAHP tracking number assigned to the project, and the following maps:

• Project location map;

• Area of potential effects (APE) and survey coverage map;

• Map of previously identified cultural resources within and adjacent to the APE;

• Map of previous inventories conducted within and adjacent to the APE;

• Map with site locations plotted on 1:24,000-scale USGS topographic quadrangles; and

• Map with the locations of isolates plotted on 1:24,000-scale USGS topographic quadrangles.

All typing and illustrations used in the report must be of suitable quality to provide a clear, legible copy when used on a duplicating (Xerox) machine. Final documents shall comply with Section 508 Accessibility Standards (www.section508.gov).

The Smithsonian site number will be the primary site reference number used in the report. The report will include tables of the cultural sites and isolates (both previously recorded and newly discovered) identified within the inventory area. The table will include the Smithsonian number, site type, cultural affiliation, approximate dates, National Register eligibility recommendation, and management recommendations for each site or isolate.

221- Transmittal of report One copy of a fieldwork summary report will be submitted to the COR within 14 calendar days of completion of the fieldwork. The fieldwork summary will include:

• The number of sites and isolates documented,

• The field assessment of their eligibility, and

• Draft maps and shapefiles of site and isolate locations.

Detailed Schedule

Base Unit 1 An electronic copy of the draft Addendum Report in Microsoft Word format, photographs, draft site and isolate forms, maps, and shapefiles (in the OAHP template for zones 12 and 13) shall be submitted to the COR by November 1, 2021.

Base Unit 2 An electronic copy of the draft Addendum Report in Microsoft Word format, photographs, draft site and isolate forms, maps, and shapefiles (in the OAHP template for zones 12 and 13) shall be submitted to the COR by December 13, 2021.

Base Unit 3 An electronic copy of the draft Addendum Report in Microsoft Word format, photographs, draft site and isolate forms, maps, and shapefiles (in the OAHP template for zones 12 and 13) shall be submitted to the COR by January 17, 2022.

Base Unit 4 An electronic copy of the draft Addendum Report in Microsoft Word format, photographs, draft site and isolate forms, maps, and shapefiles (in the OAHP template for zones 12 and 13) shall be submitted to the COR by February 14, 2022.

http://www.section508.gov/

If Base Units 2 through 5 are awarded as part of the initial contract award, then the draft and final deliverables may be submitted together in one Addendum Report. An electronic copy of the draft Addendum Report in Microsoft Word format, photographs, draft site and isolate forms, maps, and shapefiles (in the OAHP template for zones 12 & 13) shall be submitted to the COR by January 17, 2022.

Optional Unit The date for submission of an electronic copy of the draft Addendum Report in Microsoft Word format, photographs, draft site and isolate forms, maps, and shapefiles will be mutually agreed to by the contractor and the Forest Service Contracting Officer.

Upon receipt of the draft deliverables, the COR will have 14 calendar days to review and provide comments to the contractor for finalization of the deliverables. Upon receipt of the draft report review e-mail, the contractor will then have 14 calendar days to make changes and submit the final report and all project records. Final deliverables to be submitted will include an electronic copy of the final Addendum Report in Adobe PDF format, an electronic copy of all site and isolate forms, all electronic image files, and shapefiles will be submitted. Final documents shall comply with Section 508 Accessibility Standards (www.section508.gov). Final deliverables will be submitted and uploaded to the shared U.S. Forest Service Pinyon/Box external folder.

222- Future use of survey data All field notes, reports, forms, maps, electronic data, photographs or digital images, any artifacts collected, and any data generated from this procurement are considered property of the United States and will be submitted to the COR with the final Addendum Report at the conclusion of the project. Per the provisions of the 1979 Archaeological Resources Protection Act, as amended, all computer files generated or gathered as a result of this project will be deleted from all non-federal computers used by the contractor or his/her subcontractors immediately following submission of the final report.

During the project, reasonable precautions will be taken to avoid the disclosure of site locations to all but authorized personnel.

DIVISION 300 - INSPECTION AND ACCEPTANCE

See Section B.6 of solicitation terms.

http://www.section508.gov/

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