IRALaBarge_CRM_Services_SOW.pdf

U.S. BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT

HIGH DESERT DISTRICT

PINEDALE FIELD OFFICE, WYOMING

LaBarge Creek Restoration Landscape Projects, Class III Cultural Resources Inventory

STATEMENT OF WORK

I. Introduction and BackKround

The contractor shall conduct a Class III cultural resource inventory in preparation of the architecture and design for proposed construction projects within the Greater LaBarge Creek Watershed Restoration Project Area. The Restoration Project Area project spans 105,470 acres within Sublette, Lincoln, and Sweetwater Counties in Western Wyoming. The work requested under this Statement of Work will cover approximately 259 acres over 30 site locations (see attached project maps and provided shapefiles). The projects that are scheduled for the 30 site locations range from incised stream relocation to dam removal and headcut repair.

Project Area:

The contractor shall conduct a Class III cultural resources inventory of approximately 259 acres of the following locations, in the order of priority provided below in Section II., Project Location and Scope.

The inventory areas are irregular in shape and are not marked on the ground; shapefiles will be provided to the contractor by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) as part of this solicitation package and/or upon contract award. Surface ownership of the inventory project area is entirely lands administered by the BLM.

Per the Wyoming State Protocol, a Class III inventory level is required for the proposed construction areas due to surface disturbing activities. All sites and isolates located within the project areas will be surveyed, recorded, and evaluated (to include contributing and non contributing elements of the site and including appropriate site testing, shovel or otherwise) to make recommendations of site eligibility for the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) and recommendations of project effect.

II. Project Location and Scope

Priority Site

1 BLM52

2 KO2

3 BLM57

4 BLM59

Acres Location

Construction Sites

T27N, Rl 13W, Sec 6 &

57.0846 T27N, R114W, Sec. 1 &

Sec. 12

17.881 T27N, Rl 12W, Sec 20

18.7924 T28N, Rl 13W, Sec, 28, 29, 32, & 33

8.52333 T28N, Rl 13W, Sec. 19

KO 6 (southern

0.455831 T27N, Rl 13W, Sec 27

portion)

KO 6 (northern

0.700305 T27N, Rl 13W, Sec 27

portion)

6 KO 3 1.06715 T27N, Rl 12W, Sec 18

Stock Dams

Stock Dam ~Acres Location

7 Big Mesa Reservoir 0.982754 T28N, Rl 13W, Sec 26 & 27

Bird Nipple

3.024382 T27N, Rl 12W, Sec 6

Reservoir

Buddie Draw

2.233694 T28N, Rl 13W Sec 7

Reservoir

ChiefS&M

9.388708 T28N, Rl 13W, Sec 3

Reservoir

11 Chimney Butte Pit #1 0.901349 T28N, Rl 13W, Sec 10

12 Chimney Butte Pit #6 1.5451 T28N, Rl 12W, Sec 3

13 Chimney Butte Pit #8 3.099408 T28N, Rl 13W, Sec 10

Chimney Butte

2.512192 T28N, Rl 13W, Sec 11

Reservoir

Cretaceous Retention

2.162911 T28N, Rl 13W, Sec 15

Dam#l

Cretaceous Retention

1.652874 T29N, Rl 13W, Sec. 20

Dam#3

Dry Basin Diversion

14.00288 T29N, Rl 12W, Sec 33

Dam

18 Dry Basin Spreader 82.34132 T29N, Rl 12W, Sec 33

19 McDonald Pit #4 1.15519 T29N, Rl 12W, Sec 28

20 McDonald Pit #5 1.22664 T29N, Rl 12W, Sec. 29

21 McDonald Pit #9 2.096374 T29N, Rl 12W, Sec. 33

22 No Name Reservoir 2.931191 T26N, Rl 13W, Sec 4

23 Oneil Ditch Pit 3.160033 T29N, Rl 12W, Sec 29

24 Red Gap Reservoir 4.006813 T26N, R113W, Sec 10 & 15

25 Red Hills Pit 2.342473 T27N, Rl 13W, Sec 35

26 Road Reservoir 1.032219 T27N, Rl 12W, Sec 5

Schaffer Retention

2.21267 T27N, Rl 12W, Sec 5

Dam

28 Slide Rock Reservoir 4.623565 T26N, Rl 13W, Sec 20

29 Springs Reservoir 2.354046 T27N, Rl 12W, Sec 7

Tarter Gulch (Unknown

3.33 T29N, Rl 12W, Sec 14

Pit)

TOTAL 258.823396

Access to the project areas will vary. However, best travel directions can be provided by Pinedale Field Office Staff upon award of this solicitation. BLM Roads, County roads, and State Highways can lead to the closest access points to the various site locations (see attached maps). Various unimproved (two-track) roads cross and border the project areas may need to be traveled. The use of a high clearance, 4WD vehicle is required to access some of the project sites. Access to some portions of the project areas may be more suitable to the use of UTVs and/or ATVs at the contractor's discretion. The contractor must provide all vehicles, to include ATVs and/or UTVs. All vehicular traffic shall be confined to existing roads and two-tracks.

Overland travel on foot may also be necessary to access some of the sites.

Elevations of the project areas range from 6,200 to 8,400 feet. The project areas range from steep and rugged canyons, unstable and deep headcuts, benches, and drainages dominated by mixed mountain shrubs including sagebrush, mountain big sagebrush, and willows along streams and in wetlands.

III. Statement of Work

For all sites within the Greater LaBarge Creek Watershed Restoration Project Area, the contractor shall conduct a Class III cultural resource inventory of the 24 project sites ( ~ 145 acres). The contractor shall submit proposed field methods for conducting effective Class III level cultural resource inventory to the Pinedale Field Office archaeologist who will serve as the agency Point of Contact (POC); the POC must approve of the proposed Class III inventory field methods prior to the contractor commencing fieldwork.

Work shall include background files and records searches, Class III inventory, site and isolate identification and recordation, site evaluation (including site testing as appropriate), recommendations of eligibility for the NRHP, and recommendations of effect, including recommendations for avoidance, minimization, and/or mitigation of impacts to any historic properties, all following Wyoming State Historic Preservation Office's (SHPO) WyoTrack web application workflow.

The contractor shall adhere to Class III inventory and reporting standards as defined by the Wyoming SHPO Format, Guidelines, and Standards for Class II and III Reports, as well as the Photographic, Archival, and Digital Submission Standards for Reports and Cultural Property Forms which are both found in Appendix J of the Wyoming BLM/SHPO State Protocol. The contractor shall complete Wyoming Cultural Property Forms (WYCPF) and/or Isolated Resource Forms (WYIRF) generated through WyoTrack for all cultural resources identified during inventory. As applicable, WYCPFs and WYIRFs for any previously recorded sites and resources found within the project area shall be updated. Subsurface diagnostic artifacts or ceramics found during shovel tests, auger probes, or formal excavations located on lands administered by the BLM shall be collected and curated with the University of Wyoming Archaeological Repository (UW AR). All surface diagnostic artifacts and ceramics with the potential to be affected by the proposed action, shall only be collected in coordination with the field office archeologist. Any archaeological samples (e.g., charcoal, obsidian, wood, etc.) collected by the contractor shall be processed and the test results incorporated into the draft and final reports as appropriate.

All cultural resources, including those previously left Unevaluated, found within the direct area of potential effects (APE) plus a 100 foot buffer around each identified project site must be evaluated for NRHP eligibility under all four criteria and discussed with respect to the seven aspects of integrity. This must include a reasonable rationale and justification under NRHP criteria (36 CFR 60.4).

For those resources identified within the direct and indirect APEs, the contractor shall provide a discussion of the effect of the proposed action on each resource, regardless of resource eligibility. Effects discussion should include direct and indirect effects, as applicable. For historic properties where setting is identified as a contributing aspect of integrity, the visual effects of the undertaking on the historic property shall be assessed utilizing the processes outlined in Appendix C of the Wyoming BLM/SHPO State Protocol.

The contractor shall provide recommended treatment measures for avoiding or minimizing potential adverse effects to eligible properties that may result from implementation of the undertaking. Describe any methods of treatment which could mitigate direct and/or indirect adverse effects on NRHP eligible properties.

The contractor is required to have a current Wyoming BLM Cultural Resource Use Permit (CRUP) and shall follow all Standard Permit Conditions. The contractor is required to obtain a State of Wyoming, Office of Lands and Investments Temporary Use Permit to Conduct

Archaeological Investigations on Wyoming State Trust Lands and must follow the permit stipulations outlined therein for lands administered by the State of Wyoming. The contractor shall also adhere to Secretary of the Interior's Standards and Guidelines for Archaeology and Historic Preservation.

IV. Government Supplied Property

The contractor shall provide all personnel, equipment, tools, materials, supervision, travel costs, vehicles, UTV /ATVs, and other items and incidental services necessary to complete the project. Map and GIS shapefiles of the area subject to inventory are supplied with this solicitation.

V. FundinK{Schedule

The work schedule and partial payment shall be divided into the following timetable:

Priority 1-6:

Description of Deliverables Date of Payment Project Site Deliverables Percentage ( of total contract)

Completion of Background Research and Field 45 days from

BLM52,KO2, Work Award Date, but 20%

BLM 57, 59, prior to November

KO3,&KO6 15th,2024

BLM52,KO2, Draft Reports Submission 75 days from 20%

BLM 57, 59, Award Date

KO3,&KO6

BLM52,KO2, Final Reports Submission 105 days from 20%

BLM 57, 59, Award Date

KO3,&KO6

Priority 7-30:

Description of Deliverables Date of Payment Project Site Deliverables Percentage ( of total contract)

Completion of Background Research and Field Within 75 days Work from Award Date, prior to November

Stock Dams 15th

, 2024 ( can be 10% conducted concurrently with projects 1-6)

Draft Reports Submission Within 150 days 10%

Stock Dams from Award Date

Final Reports Submission Within 180 days 20%

Stock Dams from Award Date

VI. Deliverables

The contractor shall prepare a Class III inventory report, including Wyoming Cultural Property Forms and Wyoming Isolated Resource Forms (generated through WyoTrack), following the standards set forth in the Wyoming State Historic Preservation Office Format, Guidelines, and Standards for Class II and III Reports (Wyoming BLM/SHPO State Protocol, Appendix J). The contractor shall enter the project - fieldwork request, literature review, investigation, and sites/isolates - into WyoTrack. The Class III report shall include proper photographic documentation and maps produced with spatial data generated from GPS data collected in the field. All spatial data should meet the WYCRO spatial data standard (see WyoTrack Data User Manual for details).

One (1) hard-copy unbound version of the draft report and associated WYCPF and WYIRF forms shall be submitted to the BLM for initial review and comment. In addition, the report and associated forms shall be submitted to the BLM via WyoTrack. The BLM shall be allowed ten

(10) days for the draft review from the date received from the contractor. Upon receipt from the BLM, the contractor shall make any revisions and prepare the final report in accordance with

BLM comments/edits and return the final report to the BLM within thirty (30) days for projectsl-6 (priorities 1-6) and thirty (30) days for projects 7-30 (priorities 7-30) see tables above.

Upon completion of each of the Priority units, the contractor shall submit to the BLM one (1) hard-copy unbound version of the final report and associated WYCPFs and WYIRFs with color maps and photographs. The final reports, WYCPFs and WYIRFs, associated GIS information, and associated photographs and maps shall be submitted in electronic format via WyoTrack as supporting documents to the investigation. All other project documentation, including original field data files and GIS shapefiles, all photographs, field notes, and any other files, documents, or data produced as part of this project can be submitted in electronic format via Wyo Track. If files are too large to upload via Wyo Track, the contractor may submit data to BLM via thumb drive.

Wyotrack files must follow the formats outlined in the Wyo Track User Manual and the WyoTrack

GIS Data User Manual available under the WyoTrack-Getting Started tab. The contractor shall deposit all federal artifacts, processed samples and collections, as applicable, as well as all pertinent original records, data, photographs, and other documents, resulting from work conducted under this permit, with the UW AR, no later than 60 days after the date the final reports are submitted to the BLM - Pinedale Field Office. The permit holder must follow the procedures for curation outlined in the UWAR Guidelines and Standards 2021. Not later than 180 days after the final reports are submitted, the contractor shall provide the BLM State Office with a catalog of all materials deposited with the curatorial facility, including the facility's accession and/or catalog numbers, the name of the item(s), the name of the project, and the applicable BLM Field Office. Failure to comply with this time frame may result in the suspension, revocation or non-renewal of this permit.

VII. Other Requirements

Notifications:

The contractor shall notify the BLM at least ten days (10 calendar days) before commencing fieldwork by email and/or phone call to the Contracting Officer's Representative (COR) and the agency POC. Additionally, at least 10 calendar days prior to beginning any fieldwork, the contractor shall use the SHPO's automated WyoTrack web-application to submit fieldwork authorization requests to BLM - Pinedale Field Office. The contractor may begin fieldwork immediately upon BLM approval of the fieldwork authorization request in WyoTrack.

The contractor shall also notify agency POC when fieldwork for each Priority area is completed by email and/or phone call; notification shall communicate a brief synthesis of preliminary findings. An email notification shall also be sent to the COR and agency POC when the final reports are digitally submitted and the hard-copy reports are physically mailed to the BLM.

The contractor must notify the agency POC, by telephone and in writing, immediately upon the discovery of human remains, funerary objects, sacred objects, or objects of cultural patrimony (as defined in 43 CFR 10.2) and must immediately stop any activities connected with such discovery and make a reasonable effort to protect the discovered remains or objects.

Confidentiality: To protect site information from unauthorized disclosure, all site location and content information must be kept in strictest confidence. The contractor shall make the information available only to the COR and agency POC and must take whatever internal measures are necessary to ensure that confidential material is protected. All Wyoming CRUP Standard Permit Conditions and processes delineated in the Wyoming BLM/SHPO State Protocol and supporting appendices shall be followed. Failure to comply with the Wyoming BLM/SHPO State Protocol and the Wyoming CRUP Standard Permit Conditions may result in the termination of this contract and/or the revocation of the contractor's CRUP.

VIII. Point of Contact

Shannon Groves, Archaeologist, Pinedale Field Office, 280 1625 W Pine St, Pinedale, Wyoming 82941; Office: (307)367-5330; mailto:sgroves@blm.gov

IX. Evaluation and Award Criteria

This Request For Quote will be awarded to the Offeror whose quote demonstrates the lowest price technically acceptable (LPTA).

Vendor quotes shall include a written quote, list of key personnel (which defines the individuals' involvement in all phases of work) and qualifications (e.g., resume), statement of availability to perform the work, and a list of references.

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