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This document is a solicitation for a pilot project to conduct thinning and mastication treatments on 20.5 acres of land near the Payson Ranger District compound in Arizona. The project involves hand thinning, piling, and covering slash in units totaling 3 acres, chipping vegetation in 2.4 acres, and masticating trees and brush in 15.1 acres. Services will be provided under an IDIQ contract with the Forest Service. Contractors must follow fire prevention requirements and emergency schedules, protect utilities and historic sites, and dispose of slash appropriately. Pricing is to be provided for each treatment item, and the contract will be awarded based on technical capability, past performance, and price.

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Pilot Project 3 (Payson)

PILOT PROJECT 3- PAYSON

Payson Ranger District Compound Thinning and Mastication Project

DESCRIPTION OF ITEMS

TIMING RESTRICTIONS: There will not be any timing restrictions that affect implementation of the contract.

LOCATION: All work will be conducted on the Payson Ranger District of the Tonto National Forest, T10N, R9E, Sec 2, SE ¼ of the NW ¼

ACCESS: Highway 260 and the driveway/entrance into the Payson Ranger District office

TECHNICAL CONTACT: For technical and location questions, please contact Patty Ringle at 928-474-7931.

SCHEDULE OF ITEMS:

Item No. Description of Services Estimated Quantity Unit Unit Price Total Price 1 Hand Thinning 5.4 Acres $ $ 4 Hand Piling 4 Acres $ $ 5 Pile Covering 3 Acres $ $

14 Chipping 2.4 Acres $ $ 10 Mastication 15.1 Acres $ $ Mobilization Lump Sum

TOTAL $

SIGNATURE DATE

Payson Ranger District Compound Thinning and Mastication Project

Statement of Work:

The project area (20.5 acres) is located on Highway 260, directly adjacent to the Payson Ranger District office (see map). Vegetation within the project area consists of a patchy, scattered overstory of ponderosa pine, with an understory of pinyon pine, juniper, and evergreen oaks. The project area contains a dense understory of brush, including manzanita, catclaw, and shrub live oak. Portions were treated with a thinning and brush treatment approximately 15 years ago. Other portions of the project area have not been mechanically treated in decades.

Elevation is approximately 5000 feet. Slopes are generally less than 20%, however, a drainage in unit 1 contains a small area of 35% slopes. The project area can be accessed via Highway 260 and the entrance/driveway into the Payson Ranger District office. The project area contains several utility boxes, barbed wire fences, chain link fence, and an exercise course, which must be avoided and protected. The project area also contains 3 historic telephone trees and a section of historic highway that must be avoided and protected. The historic trees/area have been designated by pink and white flagging. Unit boundaries are partially designated by orange flagging and orange marking paint. Unit boundaries are not flagged/painted along major roads. Leave/cut trees will not be marked.

Leave/cut trees will be designated by species, diameter, and spacing. A silvicultural prescription will be provided prior to project implementation.

Units 1, 2, 3, and 4 (15.1 acres): Mastication Units

• The following tree species will be masticated within the size ranges specified below to achieve approximate leave tree densities of 20-50 trees per acre or 40-70 ft² per acre of basal area:

o Ponderosa pine and pinyon pine > 1 foot in height to ≤ 9 inches DBH;

o Evergreen oaks > 1 foot in height to ≤ 10 inches DRC; and o Juniper > 1 foot in height to ≤ 20 inches DRC.

• Mastication will be done using mechanized mastication equipment

• Additionally, all brush species associated with the chaparral vegetation type will be masticated. Brush species include manzanita, catclaw, shrub live oak, mountain mahogany, and silktassel.

• Grind stumps/stobs to a maximum height of 6 inches. Depth of masticated tree boles/limbs and brush material will be no greater than 2 inches.

Units 5 and 6 (2.4 acres): Hand thinning; no slash piling

• The following tree species will be thinned within the size ranges specified below to achieve approximate leave tree densities of 20-50 trees per acre or 40-70 ft² per acre of basal area:

o Ponderosa pine and pinyon pine > 1 foot in height to ≤ 9 inches DBH;

o Evergreen oaks > 1 foot in height to ≤ 10 inches DRC; and o Juniper > 1 foot in height to ≤ 20 inches DRC.

• Thinning will be done by hand using chainsaws

• All tree boles, slash material, cut vegetation, and brush will be treated in either one of the following options:

1) Removed from the area and transported to Blattner Pit. Blattner Pit is located approximately 7 miles east of the project area (see vicinity map). Prior to removal, slash material must be bucked to a maximum length of 4-ft.

-or-

2) Chipped on site and broadcast in such a way that the maximum depth of chips will be no greater than 2 inches.

Unit 7 (3.0 acres): hand thinning and piling

• The following tree species will be thinned within the size ranges specified below to achieve approximate leave tree densities of 40-50 trees per acre or 70 ft² per acre of basal area:

o Ponderosa pine and pinyon pine > 1 foot in height to ≤ 9 inches DBH;

o Evergreen oaks > 1 foot in height to ≤ 10 inches DRC; and o Juniper > 1 foot in height to ≤ 20 inches DRC.

• Thinning will be done by hand using chainsaws

• All slash will be hand piled. All naturally occurring material laying on the ground between 4” and 10” diameter and > 3 feet in length is piled. Stems of green and dead trees will be bucked to 4 foot lengths before being piled. Limbs will be lopped to 2 feet high before being piled. Finer material such as tree limbs with needles/leaves and brush material will be placed on the interior of piles and the boles or trunks of trees will be placed on the exterior of piles. Piles will be placed in openings and located no closer than 20’ from leave trees and 20’ from private land boundaries. Piles will be compact, free of dirt, uniform in size, and no limbs or boles will hang out of the piles. The size of slash piles will be approximately 7’ wide by 7’ long by 6’ high. No piles will be constructed in drainages, roads, trails, under power lines, next to fences, in designated archeological sites, or on top of any uncut vegetation, logs, or stumps. Piles will be wrapped with plastic. The plastic will cover 80% of the pile. The plastic wrap will be secured in place on the slash piles using cut tree boles. The Forest Service will provide the plastic wrap. Slash piling will be concurrent with the thinning.

SECTION M- EVALUATION FACTORS FOR AWARD

EVALUATION FACTORS FOR AWARD –Please see Base IDIQ Solicitation for instructions.

The government will award a contract or multiple contracts resulting from this solicitation to responsible offeror(s) whose offer conforming to the solicitation is the best value to the government, price and other factors considered.

The following factors shall be used to evaluate offers:

M-1 Factor 1 – Price (this factor is considered VERY IMPORTANT – 60% of evaluation value)

The government will evaluate pricing as provided on the pilot projects schedules of items. Therefore, provide your most competitive pricing. Although the mobilization line item from the schedule of items will be reviewed for fair and reasonableness, it will not be consider as a competitive price factor during evaluation.

M-3 Factor 2 – Technical Capability (this factor is considered IMPORTANT – 20% of evaluation value)

1. Preparing Worksite Describe how you will prepare the worksite for implementation of solicited service items Evaluation Criteria: The government will evaluate preparing worksite by reviewing the offerors intended use of equipment, types of equipment, crews and mobilization of such equipment and crews to the worksite for each task item.

M-2 Factor 3 – Past Performance and Experience (this factor is considered IMPORTANT – 20% of evaluation value)

The government will evaluate past performance based on experience and past performance of the contractor as assessed by the past performance contract list and narrative. Items to be considered include, but are not limited to:

client satisfaction, effectiveness in managing and directing resources, reasonable and cooperative behavior, worksite safety, recent performance of similar work, and quality of previous performance. The government may or may not contact any or all references listed.

TONTO FIRE PLAN

The Contractor shall be responsible for the cost of suppressing all fires caused by his operation, and for all damage to any property of the USDA Forest Service or third parties. The USDA Forest Service reserves the right to participate in extinguishing any fires caused by the contractor’s operations and the contractor shall reimburse the USDA Forest Service for the cost of all suppression activities ordered or directed by the USDA Forest Service. The following requirements are a part of this solicitation and any resultant contract.

1. Fire Prevention - During periods of contract performance, fire requirements shall be met by the contractor.

2. Execution of Fire Plan

a. Forest Service personnel involved will, in all cases, coordinate through the Contracting Officer's Representative (COR) except in cases of emergency or Forest closure.

b. The contractor shall designate a fire plan representative who shall be responsible for executing and carrying out the fire requirements.

c. The contractor shall include the fire requirements in all subcontracts.

d. The contractor shall assure that all contract employees are informed of the existence and conditions of the fire requirements.

3. Compliance Inspection

a. Inspection by the Forest Service will be made to insure compliance with the fire requirements.

b. Should any deficiencies appear during the inspection, the contractor will be informed and the deficiencies shall be corrected within 24 hours. Activities with the potential to start fires shall be halted until the deficiencies are corrected and the corrections approved by the COR.

c. The contractor's fire plan representative shall make daily inspections to insure that the terms of the fire requirements are met at all times.

4. Fire Presuppression Requirements

a. Fire Toolbox

(1) During contract performance, the contractor shall furnish and maintain, at the contractor's expense, one fire toolbox at the campsite or some central location, as long as it is within 1/4 mile of the location where the contractor is currently performing work.

(2) The fire toolbox is to be maintained with tools in good condition in the following quantities for each five people in the contractor's work force. The equipment is for the sole purpose of firefighting. Four shovels, two axes, one Pulaski and five each 1-gallon canteens. Where needed, brushhooks and McLeod tools may be substituted for shovels or axes.

(3) The fire toolbox shall be replenished by the contractor after each incidence of fire use.

b. Work Hours - The contractor shall restrict operations in accordance with the following emergency fire precaution schedule unless the COR waives the requirement in writing.

Each day of operation when there is a predicted change in the fire precaution plan, the Forest Service will inform the contractor between 3 and 6 p.m. MST (4 and 7 p.m. MDT). Notification will be made of the alphabetical industrial fire precaution plan (Exhibit 1) to be followed the next day within the local operating area.

No later than 9 a.m. MST (10 a.m. MDT) the following day, the Forest Service will inform the contractor of any change in the fire precaution schedule.

c. Blasting - Use of caps and safety fuse detonators for blasting is not permitted during periods when fire precaution plan C or D is in effect. A fire guard shall be required in accordance with the enclosed emergency fire precaution schedule. This individual, when required, shall remain on duty for at least 1 hour after blasting is finished. Minimum equipment shall consist of a round-pointed, size 0 or larger shovel and a 3 to 5 gallon backpack pump filled with water. Blasting hours are restricted under fire precaution plan C, and blasting is prohibited under fire precaution plan D.

d. Welding - An area commensurate with the amount of welding to be accomplished shall be cleared before welding operations are started. Written permission must be obtained from the COR during fire precaution plan B, C and D. As a minimum, a 3 to 5 gallon backpack pump filled with water is to be available in addition to the vehicle fire extinguisher. The area in the immediate vicinity of the operation shall be wet down before and after operations. The area adjacent to the welding operations shall be thoroughly checked for fires for 1 hour after welding.

e. Fire Guard - The contractor shall designate at least one representative to train and supervise each work crew in fire prevention, detection, and suppression.

To prevent, detect, and suppress fires, the contractor shall provide a trained fire guard for projects involving internal combustion engines. The fireguard shall perform guard duties during operating hours.

The fireguard may perform contract work in conjunction with fire guard duties.

Each fireguard shall report all fires and take suppression action on any fire that starts on the project area.

Each fireguard shall be equipped with a vehicle and a fire tool cache consisting of a fire cache box, two size 0 shovels, two Pulaskis, two McLeod tools, and two 4 to 5 gallon backpack pumps filled with water. All equipment and tools shall be maintained in serviceable condition.

5. Fire Suppression

a. The contractor shall take independent action on the suppression of all fires in the work area or vicinity.

Vicinity is defined as a 1/4 mile extension from the operations area boundary.

b. All Forest fires shall be reported to the District Ranger's Office as soon as possible. Even though the fire has been suppressed by the contractor's crew, this report is required. The office and telephone number to which fires shall be reported will be furnished to the contractor prior to start of contract work.

6. Equipment Requirements

a. All gasoline and diesel equipment (except turbocharged) used on the project shall be equipped with spark arresters approved in the Spark Arrester Guide, USDA Forest Service, June 1983.

b. All internal combustion engines must be inspected before use on the job and periodically thereafter by the Forest Service. Equipment not passing inspection cannot be used until repairs are made.

c. Serviceable baffled mufflers with standard exhaust tailpipes are considered adequate on trucks, pickups, and sedans.

d. Equipment service areas and gas and oil storage areas shall be cleared of brush, litter, debris, and grass for a radius of at least 50 feet.

e. Each piece of motorized equipment not included in item f below shall be equipped with a round-pointed shovel and fire extinguisher.

f. Fuel trucks, service trucks, and the work camp shall be equipped with a shovel, DB axe, and class ABC pressurized chemical fire extinguisher of not less than 15 pounds capacity by weight.

The shovels and fire extinguishers are in addition to those required for the toolbox (4.a.). These shall be furnished and maintained at the contractor's expense.

g. All crawler tractors and rubber-tired equipment suitable for fire suppression work shall be prepared for nighttime use by mounting of brackets for portable, self-contained, battery-operated lights, provided by the Forest Service.

h. Power saws shall be kept in a safe, serviceable condition at all times. Each power saw shall be equipped with an approved spark arrester/muffler system meeting the SAE J-335b standard.

(1) The refueling of power saws shall be done on mineral soil and the saw shall be moved at least 10 feet from the point of refueling to another barren spot before being started.

(2) Power saws with warm or hot spark arresters/mufflers (running or not) shall not be placed or rested on sawdust piles, litter duff, stumps or spots that are easily ignited.

(3) Each power saw shall be accompanied by one round pointed shovel in good condition and a metal fuel-safety can. One chemical pressurized fire extinguisher, 8 ounces or larger, is to be kept with the power saw operator at all times while working on the project. The shovel is to be kept with the fuel supply.

7. Smoking and Fires

a. Smoking

(1) No smoking shall be allowed while traveling, except on surfaced highways. A surfaced highway is any road that is oiled, graveled or otherwise paved.

(2) Smoking is not permitted while working. Smoking is only permitted on breaks in areas having a clearing of at least 3 feet in diameter to bare soil.

b. Fires - No warming, burning of debris, or cooking fires shall be permitted during periods of high or above fire danger except in designated places or by written permission.

8. Violations

a. Violations of the smoking regulations (36 CFR 261.52(a)(c)(d)) and fire requirement will result in criminal action against the violator. The contractor shall advise all employees of this regulation.

b. Violation or deficiencies of fire requirements shall result in immediate suspension of operations until the deficiency or violation is corrected. Repetitive violations will be grounds for default termination.

9. Historical Data - The following data on the Forest area involved is to be provided for the contractor's information. The data will be based on records for the past 10 years.

Total fire season March 1 to November 15

Average number of days of Plan A 102

Average number of days of Plan B 12

Average number of days of Plan C 7

Average number of days of Plan D 30

EXHIBIT 1

EMERGENCY FIRE PRECAUTION SCHEDULE

Predicted Manning Class for the Fire Danger Rating Area

Industrial Fire Precaution Plan

0,1,2

A

B

C

D

Area closure proclaimed by the Forest Supervisor or Regional Forester.

Fire Precaution Plan Description

A Normal fire precautions. No Fireguard required.

B

Designated areas for smoking, warming, and cooking fires require a written permit. Contractor shall provide fireguard unless relieved of this responsibility in writing by the COR.

C Shutdown from 12 noon until 8 p.m. MST (1-9 p.m.

MDT) of all machine treated slash, blasting, welding, metal cutting, and clearing. No smoking, warming, or cooking fires permitted at any time. Powersaws shall be shut down from 9 a.m. until 8 p.m. MST (10:00 a.m. to 9 p.m. MDT). Operations on mineral soil involving road excavation, watering, grading, surfacing, rock crushing and/or other equipment maintenance may continue.

Shut down all operations, except operations on mineral soil involving road excavation, watering, grading, gravel surfacing and rock crushing may continue with a special Forest Service permit.

Wage Determination

"REGISTER OF WAGE DETERMINATIONS UNDER | U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

THE SERVICE CONTRACT ACT | EMPLOYMENT STANDARDS ADMINISTRATION

By direction of the Secretary of Labor | WAGE AND HOUR DIVISION

| WASHINGTON D.C. 20210

| Wage Determination No.: 1977-0211 Daniel W. Simms Division of | Revision No.: 59

Director Wage Determinations| Date Of Last Revision: 02/19/2020

Note: Under Executive Order (EO) 13658 an hourly minimum wage of $10.80 for calendar year 2020 applies to all contracts subject to the Service Contract Act for which the contract is awarded (and any solicitation was issued) on or after January 1 2015. If this contract is covered by the EO the contractor must pay all workers in any classification listed on this wage determination at least $10.80 per hour (or the applicable wage rate listed on this wage determination if it is higher) for all hours spent performing on the contract in calendar year 2020. The EO minimum wage rate will be adjusted annually. Additional information on contractor requirements and worker protections under the EO is available at www.dol.gov/whd/govcontracts.

State: Arizona Area: Arizona Statewide **Fringe Benefits Required Follow the Occupational Listing** Employed on service contracts for forestry land management the cleaning of public use area and timber inventory services.

OCCUPATION CODE - TITLE FOOTNOTE RATE

08010 - Brush/Precommercial Thinner 15.19 08040 - Choker Setter 16.41 08070 - Faller/Bucker 19.45 08100 - Fire Lookout 15.19 08130 - Forestry Equipment Operator 19.94 08160 - Forestry/Logging Heavy Equipment Operator 22.81 08190 - Forestry Technician 22.81 08200 - Forestry Truck Driver 22.81 08250 - General Forestry Laborer 14.65 08280 - Nursery Specialist 21.07 08310 - Slash Piler/Burner 15.19 08340 - Tree Climber 17.01 08370 - Tree Planter 12.42 08400 - Tree Planter Mechanical 12.42 Note: Executive Order (EO) 13706 Establishing Paid Sick Leave for Federal Contractors applies to all contracts subject to the Service Contract Act for which the contract is awarded (and any solicitation was issued) on or after January 1 2017. If this contract is covered by the EO the contractor must provide employees with 1 hour of paid sick leave for every 30 hours they work up to 56 hours of paid sick leave each year. Employees must be permitted to use paid sick leave for their own illness injury or other health-related needs including preventive care; to assist a family member (or person who is like family to the employee) who is ill injured or has other health-related needs including preventive care; or for reasons resulting from or to assist a family member (or person who is like family to the employee) who is the victim of domestic violence sexual assault or stalking. Additional information on contractor requirements and worker protections under the EO is available at www.dol.gov/whd/govcontracts.

ALL OCCUPATIONS LISTED ABOVE RECEIVE THE FOLLOWING BENEFITS:

HEALTH & WELFARE: $4.54 per hour up to 40 hours per week or $181.60 per week or $786.93 per month

HEALTH & WELFARE EO 13706: $4.22 per hour up to 40 hours per week or $168.80 per week or $731.47 per month*

*This rate is to be used only when compensating employees for performance on an SCA covered contract also covered by EO 13706 Establishing Paid Sick Leave for Federal Contractors. A contractor may not receive credit toward its SCA obligations for any paid sick leave provided pursuant to EO 13706.

VACATION: 2 weeks paid vacation after 1 year of service with a contractor or successor; and 3 weeks after 10 years. Length of service includes the whole span of continuous service with the present contractor or successor wherever employed and with the predecessor contractors in the performance of similar work at the same Federal facility. (Reg. 29 CFR 4.173)

HOLIDAYS: A minimum of ten paid holidays per year: New Year's Day Martin Luther King Jr.'s Birthday Washington's Birthday Memorial Day Independence Day Labor Day Columbus Day Veterans' Day Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day. (A contractor may substitute for any of the named holidays another day off with pay in accordance with a plan communicated to the employees involved.) (See 29 CFR 4.174)

** UNIFORM ALLOWANCE **

If employees are required to wear uniforms in the performance of this contract (either by the terms of the Government contract by the employer by the state or local law etc.) the cost of furnishing such uniforms and maintaining (by laundering or dry cleaning) such uniforms is an expense that may not be borne by an employee where such cost reduces the hourly rate below that required by the wage determination. The Department of Labor will accept payment in accordance with the following standards as compliance:

The contractor or subcontractor is required to furnish all employees with an adequate number of uniforms without cost or to reimburse employees for the actual cost of the uniforms. In addition where uniform cleaning and maintenance is made the responsibility of the employee all contractors and subcontractors subject to this wage determination shall (in the absence of a bona fide collective bargaining agreement providing for a different amount or the furnishing of contrary affirmative proof as to the actual cost) reimburse all employees for such cleaning and maintenance at a rate of $3.35 per week (or $.67 cents per day). However in those instances where the uniforms furnished are made of ""wash and wear"" materials may be routinely washed and dried with other personal garments and do not require any special treatment such as dry cleaning daily washing or commercial laundering in order to meet the cleanliness or appearance standards set by the terms of the Government contract by the contractor by law or by the nature of the work there is no requirement that employees be reimbursed for uniform maintenance costs.

** NOTES APPLYING TO THIS WAGE DETERMINATION **

Under the policy and guidance contained in All Agency Memorandum No. 159 the Wage and Hour Division does not recognize for section 4(c) purposes prospective wage rates and fringe benefit provisions that are effective only upon such contingencies as ""approval of Wage and Hour issuance of a wage determination incorporation of the wage determination in the contract adjusting the contract price etc."" (The relevant CBA section) in the collective bargaining agreement between (the parties) contains contingency language that Wage and Hour does not recognize as reflecting ""arm's length negotiation"" under section 4(c) of the Act and 29 C.F.R. 5.11(a) of the regulations. This wage determination therefore reflects the actual CBA wage rates and fringe benefits paid under the predecessor contract.

http://www.dol.gov/whd/govcontracts

** SERVICE CONTRACT ACT DIRECTORY OF OCCUPATIONS **

The duties of employees under job titles listed are those described in the ""Service Contract Act Directory of Occupations"" Fifth Edition (Revision 1) dated September 2015 unless otherwise indicated.

REQUEST FOR AUTHORIZATION OF ADDITIONAL CLASSIFICATION AND WAGE RATE

Standard Form 1444 (SF-1444)

Conformance Process:

The contracting officer shall require that any class of service employee which is not listed herein and which is to be employed under the contract (i.e. the work to be performed is not performed by any classification listed in the wage determination) be classified by the contractor so as to provide a reasonable relationship (i.e. appropriate level of skill comparison) between such unlisted classifications and the classifications listed in the wage determination. Such conformed classes of employees shall be paid the monetary wages and furnished the fringe benefits as are determined (See 29 CFR 4.6(b)(2)(i)). Such conforming procedures shall be initiated by the contractor prior to the performance of contract work by such unlisted class(es) of employees (See 29 CFR 4.6(b)(2)(ii)). The Wage and Hour Division shall make a final determination of conformed classification wage rate and/or fringe benefits which shall be retroactive to the commencement date of the contract (See 29 CFR 4.6(b)(2)(iv)(C)(vi)). When multiple wage determinations are included in a contract a separate SF-1444 should be prepared for each wage determination to which a class(es) is to be conformed.

The process for preparing a conformance request is as follows:

1) When preparing the bid the contractor identifies the need for a conformed occupation(s) and computes a proposed rate(s).

2) After contract award the contractor prepares a written report listing in order the proposed classification title(s) a Federal grade equivalency (FGE) for each proposed classification(s) job description(s) and rationale for proposed wage rate(s) including information regarding the agreement or disagreement of the authorized representative of the employees involved or where there is no authorized representative the employees themselves. This report should be submitted to the contracting officer no later than 30 days after such unlisted class(es) of employees performs any contract work.

3) The contracting officer reviews the proposed action and promptly submits a report of the action together with the agency's recommendations and pertinent information including the position of the contractor and the employees to the Wage and Hour Division U.S. Department of Labor for review (See 29 CFR 4.6(b)(2)(ii)).

4) Within 30 days of receipt the Wage and Hour Division approves modifies or disapproves the action via transmittal to the agency contracting officer or notifies the contracting officer that additional time will be required to process the request.

5) The contracting officer transmits the Wage and Hour decision to the contractor.

6) The contractor informs the affected employees.

Information required by the Regulations must be submitted on SF-1444 or bond paper.

When preparing a conformance request the ""Service Contract Act Directory of Occupations"" (the Directory) should be used to compare job definitions to ensure that duties requested are not performed by a classification already listed in the wage determination. Remember it is not the job title but the required tasks that determine whether a class is included in an established wage determination.

Conformances may not be used to artificially split combine or subdivide classifications listed in the wage determination."

111°18'29.563"W, 34°14'20.895"N 111°18'14.099"W, 34°14'20.942"N

111°18'13.931"W, 34°14'34.168"N

Payson RD Compound Thinning and Mastication Project

20.5 acres

PaysonRDCompoundThin PaysonCompoundLandBoundary Non Forest Service Lands

0 0.10.05 Miles

Unit 1 - 13.5 ac mastication Unit 2 - 0.3 ac mastication Unit 3 - 0.3 ac mastication Unit 4 - 1.0 ac mastication Unit 5 - 1.5 ac hand thin, no piling Unit 6 - 0.9 ac hand thin, no piling Unit 7 - 3.0 ac hand thin, pile slash

111°18'29.563"W, 34°14'20.895"N111°18'14.099"W, 34°14'20.942"N

111°18'13.931"W, 34°14'34.168"N

111°18'13.761"W, 34°14'47.255"N

Payson RD Compound Thinning and Mastication Project

20.5 acres

Payson RD Compound Project Area BlattnerPit Non Forest Service Lands

0 21 Miles

Town of Payson Highway 260

Project Area

Blattner Pit

EXHIBIT 1
EMERGENCY FIRE PRECAUTION SCHEDULE

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