RFQ 12048924Q0082 - OWNF Invasive Plant Survey and Herbicide Treatment.pdf

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0003 Methow RD-Bluebuck-Backpack Sprayer 66.6667 AC

0004 Methow RD - Cub/Cedar Creek - Backpack sprayer 100 AC

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0005 Methow RE - Cub/Cedar Creek - Backpack sprayer 100 AC

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0006 Methow RD - Cub/Cedar Creek - Survey, Map, and 100 AC

Remove (Spring or Fall map and treat)

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0008 Naches RD - Schneider Springs - ATV-Truck sprayer 75 AC

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0011 Naches RD - Schneider Springs - Backpack Sprayer 113 AC

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0012 Chelan - 25 Mile - ATV-Truck Sprayer (Spring) 80 AC

0013 Chelan RD - 25 Mile - ATV-Truck Sprayer (Fall) 80 AC

0014 Chelan RD - 25 Mile - Backpack Sprayer (Spring) 60 AC

0015 Chelan RD - 25 Mile - backpack Sprayer (Fall) 60 AC

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0018 Methow Ranger RD - Cub/Cedar Creek - Backpack 100 AC

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0019 Naches RD-Schneider Springs-Backpack Sprayer (one 100 AC season)

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0020 Chelan RD 25-Mile Backpack Sprayer (one season) 100 AC

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Solicitation No: 12048924Q0082 Okanogan-Wenatchee NF Invasive Plant Survey and Herbicide Treatment

SECTION B – CONTINUATION OF SF-1449

Schedule of Items/Price Schedule

Project Description: Okanogan-Wenatchee NF Invasive Plant Survey and Herbicide Treatment

Vendor Name: ____________________________________________ Vendor UEI:___________________

Item # Item Description Quantity Pay Unit Unit Price Total Price

Methow RD-Cub/Cedar Creek- ATV-Truck Sprayer (Spring)

280 AC $ $

Methow RD-Cub/Cedar Creek- ATV-Truck Sprayer (Fall)

280 AC $ $

0003 Methow RD-Bluebuck- Backpack Sprayer 66.67 AC $ $

Methow RD-Cub/Cedar Creek-Backpack Sprayer (Spring)

100 AC $ $

Methow RD-Cub/Cedar Creek-Backpack Sprayer (Fall)

100 AC $ $

Methow RD-Cub/Cedar Creek - Survey, Map and Remove (Spring or Fall map and treat)

100 AC $ $

Methow RD-Cub/Cedar Creek - Backpack Treatment only of Item 0006 (Spring or Fall)

100 AC $ $

Naches RD-Schneider Springs- ATV-Truck Sprayer (Spring)

75 AC $ $

Naches RD-Schneider Springs- ATV-Truck Sprayer (Fall)

75 AC $ $

Naches RD-Schneider Springs-Backpack Sprayer (Spring)

114 AC $ $

Naches RD-Schneider Springs-Backpack Sprayer (Fall)

113 AC $ $

0012 Chelan RD-25 Mile- ATV- Truck Sprayer (Spring) 80 AC $ $

0013 Chelan RD-25 Mile- ATV- Truck Sprayer (Fall) 80 AC $ $

0014 Chelan RD-25 Mile- Backpack Sprayer (Spring) 60 AC $ $

0015 Chelan RD-25 Mile- Backpack Sprayer (Fall) 60 AC $ $

Chelan RD-25 Mile- Survey, Map and Remove (Spring or Fall)

50 AC $ $

Chelan RD-25 Mile- Backpack Treatment only of Item 0016 (Spring or Fall)

50 AC $ $

Base Total $

Optional Item

Methow RD-Cub/Cedar Creek-Backpack Sprayer (one season)

100 AC $ $

Optional Item

Naches RD-Schneider Springs-Backpack Sprayer (one season)

100 AC $ $

Optional Item

Chelan RD-25-Mile- Backpack Sprayer (one season)

100 AC $ $

Options Total $

Total Price $

*In conjunction with Attachment 1 – Schedule of Items.

AC = Acres

Schedule Notes:

a) Quoter(s) must submit pricing for all items in the above schedule. All Items above shall include all salaries, overhead, G&A, fringe benefits, insurance, profit, travel, materials to include all subcontracting costs, and any other costs necessary to perform the work herein.

b) Offers providing less than 60 calendar days for Government acceptance after the date offers are due will not be considered for award.

c) The contractor shall provide miscellaneous materials necessary to accomplish the work specified in the solicitation and resulting purchase order contract. All materials not referenced as Government Furnished Material (GFM) shall be considered contractor furnished.

Description of Requirement

1. SCOPE OF WORK

The service covered in this solicitation and resultant contract is for invasive plant control on National Forest in Washington State using Surveys and herbicide for invasive plant treatments. The Contractor shall furnish all labor, supervision, equipment, transportation, herbicide, herbicide storage off National Forest and other materials and incidentals necessary to treat invasive plants. The Contractor shall ensure that employees can properly identify invasive plants during the treatment season and that all treatments be made in accordance with the terms and conditions herein.

The majority of the herbicide treatments are planned for spot spraying, with a small amount of broadcast spraying if a dense infestation warrants it. In general, we are asking for spot spraying to reduce incidental application on native plants. The objective is to control and reduce the spread of invasive plant species in areas. This will include spraying of herbicides primarily from a spray truck, ATV and backpack, and possible wicking, mowing and hand pulling. Application is an undertaking to reduce the dominance and spread of established invasive plants and to eradicate new invasive plants in the defined areas.

Specific tasks to be performed by the Contractor includes a) development of written Quality Control and Work plan; b) application or treatment of the target species with an approved herbicide; c) mix and clean-up of herbicides; d) adherence to the Assessment Plan and Schedule, Quality Control Plan, Safety Plan and Spill Plan;

e) Completion of Contractor Quality Inspection, and application documentation.

The Government my request the contractor to provide alternative/specific capabilities, such as: Broadcast Spray, Truck Mounted Spray units, etc. The intent is to remain in compliance with the district Environmental Assessment (EA) Plan, which may require non broadcast applications, or slight variations of application as needed. In general treatments are considered spot spray and minimizing impact to non-target plants will be part of the objective.

In addition, all measures shall comply with herbicide labels and the applicable laws and regulations of the State of Washington along with the each of the Ranger District for each Forest location. See Table 8 for Forest-wide herbicide buffers (USFS 2016)

Services shall be provided in accordance with the specifications and standard commercial practices in a safe and effective manner.

Period of Performance

The period of performance of this contract is from date of receipt of a fully executed copy of the award through December 01, 2026. Work can be completed anytime during 2024-2026, an option item of 100 acres has been added if more funds become available to complete more treatments in this same area. Each item represents a single treatment during either Spring or Fall. Each item can be completed all at once or broken up into two years or multiple seasons.

Project Location and Description

This contract completion is for work on the Okanogan Wenatchee National Forest, Methow, Chelan and Naches Ranger Districts. Work can be completed over two seasons within one year if time allows. The majority of the treatment projects are along roads, landings, dozer lines, and high to moderate burned areas. See Figures 1-5 for general vicinity map of these locations. Specific locations of invasive populations will be provided during the award meetings in both hardcopy as well as digital geolocated locations imbedded upon contractor request. The acreages listed are estimated infested acres; actual invasive plant infestations in these projects may vary from scattered, to dense.

Item 0001, 0008, 0012 -Roadside-Spring Treatment: In Methow- Cub Creek Fire and Cedar Fire, Chelan-25- Mile Fire and Naches-Schneider Springs Fire (2024-2026) Treatment – Treatments will occur on invasive plants along the road corridors found within or adjacent to the fire perimeter. Some of these roads adjacent to the fire may have been used to access the fire area. Populations are expected to be scattered.

Item 0002, 0009, 0013 -Roadside-Fall Treatment: In Methow- Cub Creek Fire and Cedar Fire, Chelan-25-Mile Fire and Naches-Schneider Springs Fire (2024-2026) Treatment – Treatments will occur on invasive plants along the road corridors found within or adjacent to the fire perimeter. Some of these roads adjacent to the fire may have been used to access the fire area. Populations are expected to be scattered.

Item 0003-Backpack: Methow Bluebuck-This project will include remote camping as well as a road log out to reach the site. The primary target will be Orange Hawkweed that is scattered among the native vegetation and will require spot spraying. The contractor will be responsible for monitoring the phenology of the plant and best estimate on effective treatment dates. One treatment in the spring for this item.

Item 0004, 0010, 0014-Backpack-Spring Treatment: In Methow- Cub Creek Fire and Cedar Fire, Chelan-25- Mile Fire and Naches-Schneider Springs Fire (2024-2026). Treatment contains acres for backpack spray in sites such as landings, dozerlines and or high intensity burned areas that are areas further than the truck hose can reach.

Item 0005, 0011, 0015 -Backpack-Fall Treatment: In Methow- Cub Creek Fire and Cedar Fire, Chelan-25-Mile Fire and Naches-Schneider Springs Fire (2024-2026). Treatment contains acres for backpack spray in sites such as landings, dozerlines and or high intensity burned areas that are areas further than the truck hose can reach.

Item Survey 0006, 0016 -Backpack: In Methow- Cub Creek Fire and Cedar Fire and Chelan-25-Mile Fire (2024- 2026) in areas that have not been previously mapped. These will employ the method Survey, Map, and Remove.

These acres will be treated off the road and require backpack sprayers. GPS locations of plants are expected followed by an herbicide treatment. Large areas of this footprint may or may not have weeds. These areas were selected for these surveys due to their proximity to high intensity burn or known weed populations. Survey for state listed noxious weeds, map using a GPS device with applications such as ArcCollector in Lat/Long or some type of approved mapping application to document names and locations of invasive plants during treatment for these items, followed by manually removing or spot treating new infestations and recording methods and quantities if herbicide. If the infestation falls within the riparian reserve notify botanist before herbicide treatment.

Forest priority (Table 2) and all state noxious weeds (Attachment 4) will be the target species for the survey.

These types of invasive populations will likely be smaller (example: post burn surveys). This work will be on foot.

Item 0007, 0017-Backpack: In Methow- Cub Creek Fire and Cedar Fire and Chelan-25-Mile Fire (2025-2026) a second treatment from for a second season from the mapped areas. No mapping necessary.

Optional Items 0018, 0019, 0020– Backpack: Optional treatments on the Methow, Chelan Ranger District and Naches Ranger District if money becomes available but within the existing footprint of this project area. Single treatment.

1Roadside Acre-this number is calculated assuming a road is 20ft across and the spray distance is 10ft past the road prism on both sides of the road totally 40ft. A roadside acre is calculated 40ft x mile (5280 ft). 1mile =4.85 acres. Some roadside acres were calculated by walking the actual perimeter.

2. SPECIES AND TREATMENT

Table 1. Herbicide use buffers from the Aquatic Restoration Biological Opinion for the Okanogan- Wenatchee National Forest.

Table 2. Okanogan Wenatchee National Forest: Methow, Chelan and Naches Ranger Districts invasive species list and specific herbicide recommendations are to use Aminopyralid unless stated otherwise below in yellow.

Scientific name Common Name Acroptilon repens Russian knapweed, hardheads Arctium lappa greater burdock Artemisia absinthium absinthium Artemisia dracunculus tarragon Bassia scoparia kochia, burning bush, Russian thistle Berteroa incana hoary alyssum Cardaria draba hoary cress, whitetop -MSM 60 Carduus acanthoides spiny plumeless thistle Carduus nutans musk thistle, nodding plumeless thistle Centaurea diffusa diffuse knapweed Centaurea jacea x nigra (Centaurea pratensis) meadow knapweed Centaurea solstitialis yellow star-thistle

Centaurea stoebe spotted knapweed Centaurea stoebe ssp. Micranthos spotted knapweed Cichorium intybus chicory Cirsium arvense Canada thistle Cirsium vulgare bull thistle Crupina vulgaris common crupina Cynoglossum officinale hound’s tongue, gypsy flower- Milestone/MSM 60 Cytisus scoparius Scotch broom Daucus carota wild carrot, Queen Anne’s lace Digitalis purpurea purple foxglove Gypsophila paniculata baby’s breath Hieracium aurantiacum orange hawkweed Hieracium caespitosum yellow hawkweed Hieracium floribundum king devil Hyoscyamus niger black henbane Hypericum perforatum common St. John’s wort-Milestone/MSM 60 Hypochaeris radicata hairy cat’s ear Leucanthemum vulgare oxeye daisy Linaria dalmatica Dalmatian toadflax- Picloram or Chlorsulfuron Linaria dalmatica ssp. Dalmatica Dalmatian toadflax- Picloram or Chlorsulfuron Linaria vulgaris butter and eggs- Picloram or Chlorsulfuron Onopordum acanthium Scotch cotton thistle Phalaris arundinacea reed canary grass-Imazapyr Polygonum cuspidatum Japanese knotweed Polygonum polystachyum Himalayan knotweed Potentilla recta sulfur cinquefoil Rubus armeniacus Himalayan blackberry Salsola tragus prickly Russian thistle Senecio jacobaea tansy ragwort Senecio sylvaticus woodland ragwort Tanacetum vulgare common tansy Tripleurospermum perforatum scentless false mayweed Ventenata dubia African wire grass -Imazypic

3. TREATMENT PERIOD

Spring is considered at the start of basal rosette formation April-July, Fall is considered September to before ground is frozen in early Nov.

4. LICENSING REQUIREMENTS

The Contractor shall have a current Washington state pesticide applicator’s license and will provide evidence of any current licenses and endorsements for key personnel.

5. CONTRACTOR OBLIGATIONS

The Contractor shall furnish, except for Government-furnished property, all labor, materials, herbicide, adjuvants, equipment, and any incidentals necessary for the treatment of invasive weeds in accordance with the purchase order documents.

The contractor shall exercise care in work methods to prevent unnecessary damage to surrounding vegetation to the maximum extent practicable.

All work under this contract shall be performed in a skillful and workmanlike manner. The Contracting Officer may, in writing, require the Contractor to remove from work any employee the Contracting Officer deems incompetent, careless, or otherwise objectionable for theft, possession and/or removal of materials, supplies, equipment, or any Government-owned property, or for unsatisfactory performance.

The Contractor shall be responsible for maintaining satisfactory standards of employee competency, conduct, appearance, and integrity, and shall be responsible for taking such disciplinary action with respect to their employees as may be necessary.

Successful herbicide treatment of targeted noxious weed populations requires application of appropriate herbicides at the proper growth stage of the targeted weed within weather conditions that will facilitate maximum effectiveness of the applied chemical.

Services shall be provided in accordance with the specifications and standard commercial practices in a safe and effective manner. Contractor shall perform the required services at the designated sites in accordance with the requirements, provisions, and clauses herein.

6. INSPECTION AND ACCEPTANCE

Services performed under this contract shall be subject to inspection and acceptance by the Government. The Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR) will function as the inspector for the term of this contract (or designate a qualified inspector).

Government inspection and acceptance shall consist of either on-site inspections by a Forest Service COR on application dates, or follow-up visual inspections by the COR or designated inspector of all, or a subset of, the treated sites. The purpose of these inspections will be to document either adequacy of the application or the presence of obvious mortality.

Regardless of inspections by the Government, the Contractor is responsible for self-inspection and maintaining work to the standards required in the specifications.

7. CONTRACTOR FURNISHED CRITICAL ITEMS, PERSONNEL, EQUIPMENT AND

SERVICES

A. The Contractor shall provide all supplies, materials, tools, transportation, equipment, labor, supervision, and sufficient workforce to complete the contract in the specified time. The Contractor shall also have at all times of contract performance, a properly designated representative that understands and speaks fluent English.

Contractor shall also provide proof of a Washington State Department of Agriculture Commercial License for Herbicide Spray Application.

B. The Contractor shall provide a Quality Control Plan (QCP) in their quote as described in this section titled “Contract Documents, Quality Assurance Surveillance Plans.” The Quality Control plan must demonstrate how the Contractor will assure quality meets the requirements and specifications of the contract. It shall describe how quality will be monitored to assure the performance standards are met; the supervision of crew and work; and personnel that will be performing the quality control. Quality control shall include monitoring quality while work is in progress, and other associated tasks and determining actual quality treated.

C. The Contractor shall always have an on-site supervisor with the crew when performing work. The supervisor shall have a current Washington State Commercial Pesticide Applicator’s license. The Contractor shall be experienced in noxious weed management and herbicide use. The Contractor shall have the ability to recognize all of the weed species on the State noxious weed list in all of their stages of development. The Contractor shall be able to identify target weeds species in all stages of development and to distinguish between those weed species and non-target species. The contractor shall monitor or coordinate with the District botanist the phenology of the plant and best estimate on effective treatment dates. The Contractor shall have the ability to read contour maps and use a compass to locate weed infestation and sprayed acres. The Contractor shall have the ability to keep records and submit the weed reports required by the State of Oregon and the Forest Service, biweekly as a minimum.

D. The Contractor shall be in compliance with all applicable OSHA, manufacturer’s directions, Oregon state and federal requirements for handling herbicide, including storage, transportation, and application.

E. The type and amount of equipment, supplies (including spill kits), and personnel needed to accomplish the contract work is the responsibility of the Contractor.

F. All herbicide equipment shall be properly calibrated and inspected by the Contractor. All nozzles shall be kept clean during operation. The Contractor shall have the ability to mix herbicide and calibrate equipment to the correct formulation. The Contractor shall demonstrate calibration and mixing techniques upon request of the Government.

G. The Contractor shall post “Material Safety Data Sheets” at storage facilities, in vehicles, and made available to workers. These sheets provide information relating to physical and chemical data, fire or reactivity data, specific health hazard information, spill or leak procedures, instructions for worker hygiene, and special precautions.

H. The Contractor shall transport the minimum quantities of herbicide to the field.

I. The Contractor shall secure containers to prevent tipping or excess jarring during transit.

J. The Contractor shall cover pesticide containers to protect them from direct sunlight while in transit to the worksite and place them in the shade upon arrival. Excessive heat can cause expansion of pesticides, resulting in container rupture or overflow when opened.

K. The Contractor shall not, under any circumstance, transport pesticide containers in the same cargo area with food, livestock feeds, or clothing.

L. The Contractor shall have the following with the pesticide when it is being transported: shipping papers;

covering amounts of pesticide being transported; number and size of containers; product name; chemical name;

and the EPA registration number.

M. The Contractor shall report to the Contracting Officer any details of all exposure incidents, accidents, and/ or worker health complaints, if any occurred. The Contractor shall have a spill kit available at all times when transporting pesticides.

8. SPECIFIC TECHNICAL TASKS

A. All weed control measures shall comply with all herbicide labels and instructions exactly, and the applicable Laws and Regulations of the State of Washington as well as the 2017 Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest Forest-wide Site-Specific Invasive Plant Management Record of Decision, EIS ROD Wenatchee, WA. See the attached Project Design Criteria for detailed information regarding applications, water protection measures, health, and safety (Table 8). None of the planned treatment sites will need buffers for sensitive plant or wildlife species.

Aminopyralid (milestone) and MSM 60 should be the primary herbicides used but some other herbicides may be used when indicated. Buffer distances for aquatic systems are displayed in Table 1. Herbicide mixture will be colored with a bright, non-toxic vegetable dye (e.g. Hi-Light Blue spray indicator dye) before application.

Applicators should be familiar with species listed on the current Washington State Noxious Weed Control Board list. The surfactant of choice Siltac or Syl-Coat or Liberate and or submit information if other surfactants are to be used.

B. Contractors shall document their application of pesticides using the 2024-2026 National Forest Herbicide Treatment and Monitoring Form (Attachment 5). The Treatment Records must be filled out daily and will be provided to the Government within 1 month of pesticide application. In order to receive payment, the Treatment Form must be provided to the Government. See attachment. Specify type treatment, backpack, roadside truck spray or survey and treat for correct payments.

C. The Contractor shall also use surfactants spread agent as per label requirements. See buffers for chemicals available to use, general uses, and site- or species-specific chemical applications (Table 1). Liberate or Agri-dex is preferred.

D. To prevent the introduction and control the spread of seeds of noxious weeds onto and around National Forest land, the Contractor shall ensure all equipment moved onto National Forest land is free of soil, seeds, vegetative matter, or other debris that could contain or hold seeds. When the Contractor is working in an area that has been identified as a noxious weed infestation area, the Contractor shall ensure equipment is cleaned of weed seeds prior to moving to another work area on the Forest. The Contractor shall employ whatever cleaning methods necessary to ensure compliance with the terms of this provision.

9. NOTIFICATION OF SUBCONTRACTING

The Contractor shall promptly notify the Contracting Officer upon entering into any subcontract arrangement. The notification shall include as a minimum:

1. The name, address, telephone number and UEID number of the subcontractor.

2. The date upon which the subcontract was entered into and its duration.

3. A detailed description of the work being subcontracted including a listing of contract items, units, etc., as appropriate.

10. EXECUTION OF WORK

(a) A Work Schedule shall be prepared by the Contractor based on priorities provided in the contract unless superseded by the Contracting Officer in advance of work.

(b) The Contracting Officer may require the Contractor to finish the portion in progress before additional work is started on any additional portion.

(c) The Contractor shall use measures and precautions necessary to warn and protect the public and Government personnel and equipment during work at the project site. Such actions include, but are not limited to, furnishing, and maintaining barricades and signs around the work site.

(d) The Contracting Officer may, in writing, require the Contractor to remove from the work any employee found to be working in an unsafe manner.

11. CONTRACTOR QUALITY CONTROL PLAN

A. Quality Control Plan

The Contractor shall provide a Quality Control Plan (QCP) as part of this Technical Proposal. The Plan must demonstrate how the Contractor shall assure that quality of performance meets the objectives and requirements of the contract. The QCP shall specify:

- How quality will be monitored to ensure performance standards are met.

- How the work will be supervised.

- How results of the monitoring will result in quality performance.

- Identify the personnel responsible for performing quality control.

B. Contractor Quality Control Inspection

The Contractor shall assure themselves that performance meets contract specifications, in accordance with FAR 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions -- Commercial Items, paragraph (a), prior to requesting the Government to inspect for payment or acceptance. The Contractor shall contact the Contracting Officer upon completion of a work area. The Contracting Officer may observe the Contractor’s inspection at any time and shall otherwise have unlimited access to the inspection data.

12. PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS SUMMARY AND REMEDIES

The following describes the major items in the contract with the incentives and deductions for the work described.

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Submittals

Applicator’s License, Spray Apparatus, Assessment Plan, Quality Control Plan, Safety Plan, Spill Plan, and Experience Questionnaire.

Review of Contractor’s Plans to verify all required items are addressed.

Verify Plans are in compliance with State and Federal regulations and are realistic to implement

+ Allow Contractor to proceed with work

+ Satisfactory performance evaluation.

- Suspend performance until all items are addressed

Mobilization, Work Plan and Communications

95% Compliance with Contractor’s Quality Control Plan and Work Plan. The Government is aware of the Contractor’s work schedule 95% of the time.

Compare Work Plan to actions taken by Contractor to mobilize when and to location planned.

COR or Inspector conduct periodic monitoring.

+ Note timeliness and communications on performance evaluation.

- If lack of timely mobilization impacts rest of performance negative performance evaluation may result.

Assessment Plans:

Assessment of species and treatment plan

100% Compliance with Okanogan-Wenatchee 2017 Forest-wide Noxious Weed

EA.

Compare Contractor work plans and documents to site information.

Review Contractor’s record of treatment, inspection and sampling results and perform visual periodic on-site inspections.

+ Allow to mobilize and proceed with application

- Rework within 3 days, at no cost to Government

+ Document results on performance evaluations.

Could be positive or negative.

Application and Treatment

Treat all noxious weeds as described according to the application environment they are in and also with the label restrictions for the appropriate selected herbicide.

Post Public Notification Sign.

Gate keys and permits shall be returned at completion of gated road units.

“Established” Category: 80% mortality or physical signs of treatment.

Non-Target Species – less than 10%

Visual inspection or random sample plots of treated areas and review of Contractor’s Application Records.

The Government will collect samples only after application records have been submitted for an area.

Failure to submit application records in a timely manner will further delay payment processing.

The Contractor or his/her representative will be informed immediately after inspection, if inspection results indicate there is a missed or problem area and rework can be initiated.

The Contractor’s treatment will affect the performance evaluation either positive or negative.

+ The Government may elect to make only one visit to the site and approve payment at 100%.

- Rework after 30 days, at no cost to Government

Mix/Clean Up

100% clean operation during mix and loading

100% clean-up

Visual inspection of mix/load sites Observation of mix/load performance Verification Clean-Up was performed in accordance with State and Federal Regulations

+ 100% payment for area of work + Note satisfactory performance on past performance documentation

- Rework within 3 days, at no cost to Government

- Suspend performance of contract until corrected

Record Keeping, Inspection and Application Records

Fill out Application Records correctly and timely.

100% Compliance with Washington State regulations 95% Compliance for timely submittal of documents

Comparison of documents to Contractor’s Assessment Plan, Government surveillance of work, and State Regulations

+ Approve payment in full for work performed

- Rejection of work, until Contractor Application Records are corrected, within three (3) days of returning logs to the Contractor.

Quality Control

Contractor maintains good quality control on all aspects of operation. Actions not consistent with contract specifications are corrected per Contractor’s QCP.

Acceptable Quality Level is:

All deficiencies are corrected 98 % of the time.

COR or Inspector randomly observe operations

The Quality Control provided by the Contractor will be reflected in the performance evaluation either positive or negative. If the Contractor fails to meet standards, work may be suspended or Terminated for Cause for failure to take corrective action immediately and result in adverse performance evaluation.

UNSATISFACTORY PERFORMANCE

Nonconformance with any of the specifications will require rework at the Contractor’s expense, to bring the work up to specification standards. When inspection results are unsatisfactory and the deficiency is correctable, payment will not be made until the deficiency has been corrected.

REWORK AND REINSPECTION AFTER REWORK

When inspection results are unsatisfactory and the deficiency is correctable, payment will not be made until the deficiency has been corrected. Re-inspection after rework will be made in the same manner as the first inspection but may be at different locations. The Contractor shall pay for inspections necessitated by the rework.

13. USE OF PREMISES

a. The Contractor shall comply with the regulations governing the operation of premises that are occupied and shall perform its contract in such a manner as not to interrupt or interfere with the conduct of Government business.

b. Before any camp is opened or operated on National Forest land or lands administered by the Forest Service, the Contractor shall request permission (in writing) from the COR. A camp is interpreted to include the campsite or trailer parking area of any employee working on the project for the Contractor. If permission is granted, a camping permit will be issued.

c. It is further stipulated that in addition to clean up of any campsites, the Contractor shall remove its equipment from National Forest land before final acceptance and payment of the project.

14. THREATENED, ENDANGERED, AND SENSITIVE SPECIES

Endangered Species - The Government may direct the Contractor to discontinue all operations in the event that listed or proposed threatened or endangered plants or animals protected under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended, or Federal candidate (Category 1 and 2), sensitive or state listed species, are discovered to be present in or adjacent to the project area. Actions taken under this paragraph shall be subject to the Suspension of Work clause, FAR 52.242-14.

15. TRASH AND REFUSE MATERIAL

Contractor shall remove all of its own trash and refuse from the contract area. Material to be removed includes, but is not limited to; chemical containers, used engine oil, oil filters, oil cans, grease cartridges, camp refuse such as tin cans, paper garbage, etc. All placement of sanitary facilities will require prior approval of the Contracting Officer.

16. STORAGE OF MATERIALS AND EQUIPMENT

Materials shall be stored to assure the preservation of their quality and fitness for work. Approved portions of the right-of-way or other areas on Government land may be used for storage purposes. All storage sites approved by the Government shall be restored to a satisfactory condition at the Contractor's expense.

17. POTENTIAL SAFETY HAZARDS

(a) Data and information furnished or referred to below is for the Contractor's information. The Government shall not be responsible for any interpretation of, or conclusion drawn from the data or information by the Contractor.

This list shall not be deemed to be all inclusive. The Contractor shall bear the sole responsibility for taking all appropriate actions necessary to prevent accidents and injuries to individuals at the worksite.

(b) The following checked activities have been identified by the Government as potential safety hazards.

[ ] Confined space entry.

[ ] Temporary excavation/deep trenching/slope stability.

[X] Tree falling.

[ ] Fall hazard from work heights exceeding six feet. [ ] Blasting.

[X] Traffic control on high-volume and/or high-speed and/or limited visibility roads.

[ ] Heavy equipment operation.

[ ] Tree climbing and/or tower climbing.

[X] Hazards as a result of fire.

[ ] Hazardous materials handling.

[ ] Electrical hazard.

[ ] Hydraulic and/or pneumatic and/or other high-pressure hazards.

[ ] Mechanical hazards such as pulleys, springs, etc.

[X] Other: Uneven ground conditions, loose native surface materials [X] Other: Dead hazard trees, snags, dead, overhanging tree limbs

18. USE OF ROADS BY CONTRACTOR

The Contractor is authorized to use all roads under the jurisdiction of the Forest Service that are open and necessary for direct route access to the contract work sites for all activities necessary to complete the work. This authorization is subject to the limitations described below, when such use will not damage the roads or national forest resources, and when traffic can be accommodated safely.

Keep existing roads open to all traffic during contract work and maintain them in a condition that will adequately accommodate traffic. Perform no work that interferes or conflicts with traffic or existing access to the roadway surface until a Written Plan or approval has been received for the satisfactory handling of traffic. Provide and post Traffic Control Signs and Devices in conformance with the “Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices” (MUTCD), if applicable. Do not proceed with work on the project until all required signs are in place.

Before shutting down any operations, leave all travel ways in a condition suitable for traffic. Unless otherwise provided, traffic delays may not exceed 30 minutes.

19. REQUIRED SUBMITTALS

The following is a general summary of the required submittals. Other submittals may be required as specified elsewhere in this contract.

Submittal Title Submittal Date Applicator’s License - Washington State Department of Agriculture Commercial License Number (for Herbicide Spray applications)

Copy of all applicable applicator licenses with offer.

List of equipment that may be used on this contract (Spray Apparatus)

With offer

Schedule of Work Prior to Work Starting.

Job Specific Safety Plan Prior to Work Starting.

Notification of Subcontracting Prior to Subcontractor Starting Work Fire Plan Prior to Work Starting.

Record of Treatment Prior to Payment.

20. 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 the provisions of the “Government Property” FAR clause contained elsewhere in the contract.

Item Property Description Date Available

Project Maps Maps of treatment areas with access roads Attached to Solicitation

Gate Key

Some areas may be behind Forest Service road closures (locked gates). The Government will provide access through locked gates unless walk-ins are required. The Contractor will be required to return keys prior to final payment

During Performance Period of Contract

Signs Post Treatment Area: Will be posted in all areas that have been Treated.

Spreadsheet Spray log

21. WORK SCHEDULES AND STANDARDS

The contractor shall exercise care in work methods to prevent unnecessary damage to surrounding vegetation to the maximum extent practicable.

Employees of a Commercial Applicator who apply pesticides without direct supervision by a licensed person must have a Commercial Operator license. Pesticide law has a strict definition of direct supervision for commercial applications. In order to make a legal application, the unlicensed employee of a Commercial Applicator must be in eye- and earshot of a properly licensed person at all times.

All work under this contract shall be performed in a skillful and workmanlike manner. The Contracting Officer may, in writing, require the Contractor to remove from work any employee the Contracting Officer deems incompetent, careless, or otherwise objectionable for theft, possession and/or removal of materials, supplies, equipment, or any Government-owned property, or for unsatisfactory performance.

The Contractor shall be responsible for maintaining satisfactory standards of employee competency, conduct, appearance, and integrity, and shall be responsible for taking such disciplinary action with respect to their employees as may be necessary.

Successful herbicide treatment of targeted noxious weed populations requires application of appropriate herbicides at the proper growth stage of the targeted weed within weather conditions that will facilitate maximum effectiveness of the applied chemical. It is therefore imperative that work be started promptly as soon as the weeds reach the proper growth stage and weather conditions are suitable for application.

Services shall be provided in accordance with the specifications and standard commercial practices in a safe and effective manner. Contractor shall perform the required services at the designated sites in accordance with the requirements, provisions, and clauses herein.

22. EXHIBITS AND ATTACHMENTS

Figure 1. Methow Valley-Cub and Cedar Creek All EDRR Figure 2. Methow Valley-Cub and Cedar Creek Priority EDRR Figure 3. Methow Valley-Buckhorn Backpack Spray Figure 4. Naches -Schneider Spring All EDRR Figure 5. Chelan – 25 Mile All EDRR

Attachment 1 – Schedule of Items Attachment 2 – SCA WD 1977-0209 Attachment 3 – USDA Forest Service Pacific Northwest Region Fire Protection and Suppression Attachment 4 – WA Noxious Weed List Class A (wa.gov) Attachment 5 – Herbicide record or a document with equivalent information.

Table 8. Aquatic Buffer Table

Figure 1. All treatments and EDRR for Cedar and Cub Creek Fire.

Figure 2. Priority treatment areas for Cedar and Cub Creek Fire.

Figure 3. Methow Valley Buckhorn Hawkweed area.

Figure 4. Schneider Springs-Naches Ranger District Fire vicinity with invasive plant populations in pink.

20 miles west of Yakima, WA.

Figure 5. 25-Mile Fire-Chelan Range District invasive treatment and EDRR sites within and adjacent to the fire perimeter. See Attachment 3. -Fire Protection and Suppression (R6-FS-6300-52 (5/97).

Table 8 – Aquatic buffers from the 2016 Forest-Wide Invasive Okanogan-Wenatchee National EA

SECTION C – CONTRACT CLAUSES

52.252-2 Clauses Incorporated by Reference (FEB 1998)

This contract incorporates one or more clauses by reference, with the same force and effect as if they were given in full text. Upon request, the Contracting Officer will make their full text available. Also, the full text of a clause may be accessed electronically at this/these address(es):

Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Clauses: https://www.acquisition.gov/browse/index/far (FAR clauses begin with 52) Department of Agriculture Acquisition Regulation (AGAR) Clauses: https://www.acquisition.gov/agar (AGAR clauses begin with 452) FAR and AGAR Deviations to clauses may be viewed at: Policies & Regulations | USDA

52.203-3 Gratuities (APR 1984) 52.204-4 Printed or Copied Double-Sided on Postconsumer Fiber Content Paper (MAY 2011) 52.204-13 System for Award Management Maintenance (OCT 2018) 52.204-18 Commercial and Government Entity Code Maintenance (AUG 2020) 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions – Commercial Products and Commercial Services (NOV 2023) 52.236-9 Protection Of Existing Vegetation, Structures, Equipment, Utilities, and Improvements

52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions—Commercial Products and Commercial Services.

Addenda to Provision 52.212-4, paragraph (g) Invoices

Invoices in support of the US Forest Service shall be submitted to the following:

The Contractor must follow the instructions on how to register and submit invoices via the Department of Treasury’s Internet Payment Platform (IPP) as prescribed in the previous communications from USDA and Treasury. All invoices are to be submitted via the electronic invoice processing platform.

This is a mandatory requirement initiated by the U.S. Department of Treasury and you can find more information at this website https://www.ipp.gov/index.htm. Please make sure that your company has registered at https://www.ipp.gov/vendors/enrollment-vendors.htm to establish your account.

52.212-5 Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders– Commercial Products and Commercial Services (DEC 2023) )[DEVIATION JAN 2024]

(a) The Contractor shall comply with the following Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) clauses, which are incorporated in this contract by reference, to implement provisions of law or Executive orders applicable to acquisitions of commercial products and commercial services:

(1) 52.203-19, Prohibition on Requiring Certain Internal Confidentiality Agreements or Statements (Jan 2017) (section 743 of Division E, Title VII, of the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015 (Pub.

L. 113-235) and its successor provisions in subsequent appropriations acts (and as extended in continuing resolutions)).

(2) 52.204-23, Prohibition on Contracting for Hardware, Software, and Services Developed or Provided by Kaspersky Lab Covered Entities (Dec 2023) (Section 1634 of Pub. L. 115-91).

(3) 52.204-25, Prohibition on Contracting for Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment. (Nov 2021) (Section 889(a)(1)(A) of Pub. L. 115-232).

(4) 52.209-10, Prohibition on Contracting with Inverted Domestic Corporations (Nov 2015) https://www.acquisition.gov/browse/index/far https://www.acquisition.gov/agar https://www.usda.gov/da/ocp/ppd/policies-regulations https://www.ipp.gov/index.htm https://www.ipp.gov/vendors/enrollment-vendors.htm https://www.usda.gov/sites/default/files/documents/far-class-deviation-regarding-new-trade-agreements-thresholds.pdf

(5) 52.232-40, Providing Accelerated Payments to Small Business Subcontractors (MAR 2023) (31 U.S.C.3903 and 10 U.S.C. 3801)

(6) 52.233-3, Protest After Award (Aug 1996) (31 U.S.C. 3553).

(7) 52.233-4, Applicable Law for Breach of Contract Claim (Oct 2004) (Public Laws 108-77 and 108-78 (19

U.S.C. 3805note)).

(b) The Contractor shall comply with the FAR clauses in this paragraph (b) that the Contracting Officer has indicated as being incorporated in this contract by reference to implement provisions of law or Executive orders applicable to acquisitions of commercial products and commercial services:

[Contracting Officer check as appropriate.] ☒ (1) 52.203-6, Restrictions on Subcontractor Sales to the Government (June 2020), with Alternate I (Nov 2021)

(41 U.S.C. 4704 and 10 U.S.C. 4655).

☐ (2) 52.203-13, Contractor Code of Business Ethics and Conduct (Nov 2021) (41 U.S.C. 3509)).

☐ (3) 52.203-15, Whistleblower Protections under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Jun

2010) (Section 1553 of Pub. L. 111-5). (Applies to contracts funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.)

☐ (4) 52.203-17, Contractor Employee Whistleblower Rights (Nov 2023) (Whistleblower Guidance to Contractor Employees)

☒ (5) 52.204-10, Reporting Executive Compensation and First-Tier Subcontract Awards (Jun 2020) (Pub. L. 109-

282) (31 U.S.C. 6101 note).

☐ (6) [Reserved].

☐ (7) 52.204-14, Service Contract Reporting Requirements (Oct 2016) (Pub. L. 111-117, section 743 of Div. C).

☐ (8) 52.204-15, Service Contract Reporting Requirements for Indefinite-Delivery Contracts (Oct 2016) (Pub.

L. 111-117, section 743 of Div. C).

☒ (9) 52.204-27, Prohibition on a ByteDance Covered Application (JUN 2023) (Section 102 of Division R of

Pub. L. 117-328).

☐ (10) 52.204-28, Federal Acquisition Supply Chain Security Act Orders – Federal Supply Schedules, Governmentwide Acquisition Contracts, and Multi-Agency Contracts (Dec 2023) (Pub. L. 115-390) ☐ (11)(i) 52.204-30, Federal Acquisition Supply Chain Security Act Orders – Prohibition. (Dec 2023) (Pub. L.

115-390, title II) ☐ (ii) Alternate I (Dec 2023) of 52.204-30.

☒ (12) 52.209-6, Protecting the Government’s Interest When Subcontracting with Contractors Debarred, Suspended, or Proposed for Debarment. (Nov 2021) (31 U.S.C. 6101note).

☐ (13) 52.209-9, Updates of Publicly Available Information Regarding Responsibility Matters (Oct 2018) (41 U.S.C. 2313).

☐ (14) [Reserved].

☐ (15) (i) 52.219-3, Notice of HUBZone Set-Aside or Sole-Source Award (Oct 2022) (15 U.S.C.657a).

☐ (16) (i) 52.219-4, Notice of Price Evaluation Preference for HUBZone Small Business Concerns (Oct 2022)

(if the offeror elects to waive the preference, it shall so indicate in its offer) (15 U.S.C. 657a).

☐ (17) [Reserved] ☒ (18) (i) 52.219-6, Notice of Total Small Business Set-Aside (Nov 2020) (15…