RFQ No 1205M620Q0029.pdf

REQUEST FOR QUOTATION

(THIS IS NOT AN ORDER) THIS RFQ IS IS NOT A SMALL BUSINESS SET- ASIDE

1. REQUEST NO. 2. DATE ISSUED 3. REQUISITION/PURCHASE REQUEST NO. 4. CERT. FOR NAT.DEF. RATING

1205M620Q0029 04/20/2020 996597 (No-Commit) UNDER BDSA REG. 2 �

AND/OR DMS REG. 1

5a. ISSUED BY 6. DELIVER BY (Date)

USDA Forest Service Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest 2930 Wetmore Avenue Suite 3A Everett, WA 98201-4067

See Section F.2

5b. FOR INFORMATION CALL (NO COLLECT CALLS) 7. DELIVERY FOB DESTINATION NAME TELEPHONE NUMBER OTHER (See Schedule)

AREA CODE NUMBER 9. DESTINATION

Brian A. Johnson 425 783-6056 a. NAME OF CONSIGNEE

8. TO:

a. NAME b. COMPANY b. STREET ADDRESS

c. STREET ADDRESS c. CITY

d. CITY e. STATE f. ZIP CODE d. STATE e. ZIP CODE

10. PLEASE FURNISH QUOTATIONS TO THE

ISSUING OFFICE IN BLOCK 5A ON OR

BEFORE CLOSE OF BUSINESS

IMPORTANT: This is a request for information, and quotations furnished are not offers. If you are unable to quote, please so indicate on this form and return it to the address in BLOCK 5A.

This request does not commit the Government to pay any costs incurred in the preparation of the

29 May 2020 at 2:00 PM (Pacific) submission of this quotation or to contract for supplies or services. Supplies are of domestic origin unless otherwise indicated by quoter. Any representations and/or certifications attached to this Request for Quotations must be completed by the quoter.

11. SCHEDULE (Include applicable Federal, State and local taxes)

ITEM NO. SUPPLIES/SERVICES QUANTITY UNIT UNIT

PRICE

AMOUNT

(a) (b) (c) (d) (e) (f)

Enter prices on the Schedule of Items

Refer to Section L, Para. L.6 for the documents to as your quote package.

Important Note: Due to the virus precautionary measures, all quote packages are to be e-mailed to:

brian.johnson3@usda.gov

It is the quoter’s responsibility to verify that the quote was received by the contracting officer.

a. 10 CALENDAR DAYS (%) b. 20 CALENDAR DAYS (%) c. 30 CALENDAR DAYS (%) d. CALENDAR DAYS

12. DISCOUNT FOR PROMPT PAYMENT � NUMBER PERCENTAGE

NOTE: Additional provisions and representations are are not attached.

13. NAME AND ADDRESS OF QUOTER 14. SIGNATURE OF PERSON AUTHORIZED TO 15. DATE OF

a. NAME OF QUOTER SIGN QUOTATION QUOTATION

DUNS:______________

b. STREET ADDRESS 16. SIGNER

a. NAME (Type or print) b. TELEPHONE

c. COUNTY AREA CODE

d. CITY e. STATE f. ZIP CODE c. TITLE (Type or Print) NUMBER

NSN 7540-01-152-8084

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18-121 STANDARD FORM 18 (Rev. 6-95) Prescribed by GSA-FAR (48 CFR) 53.215-1(a)

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PART I—THE SCHEDULE

SECTION B--SUPPLIES OR SERVICES AND PRICES/COSTS

SCHEDULE OF ITEMS

2020 SWAUK PINE MACHINE MASTICATION, PRE-COMMERCIAL

THINNING, AND HANDPILING

Cle Elum Ranger District Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest

Washington State (Kittitas County)

B.1 SCHEDULE OF ITEMS

Base Items:

Item No.

Description (Refer to Detailed Information Sheet)

Quantity Estimated

Acres

Unit Price Per Acre

Total Price

Base Items—Pre-Commercial Thinning and Handpiling

001 Swauk Pine 20 30 $_______________ $_______________

Base Items—Machine Mastication

002 Swauk Pine 109 45 $_______________ $_______________

003 Swauk Pine 110 45 $_______________ $_______________

TOTAL PRICE: $___________________

B.2 GENERAL NOTES

Note 1: Review contract unit maps to distinguish unit locations on the Cle Elum Ranger District. Refer to Section J—List of Attachments for the Detailed Unit Information Sheet for unit information. Due to closures of temporary roads or other blocked access, distance, and geographic location of units walk-in access may be required. It is up to the contractor to know the contract areas and to price accordingly to available access. No additional cost will be appraised. Cost per acre shall include walk-in cost.

Contract unit acres are an estimate at this time. Some units have not yet been flagged, tagged or traversed. At the discretion of the contracting officer, units listed on the Detailed Unit Information Sheet may be substituted for other units deleted and additional units may be added.

Note 2: Notice to Quoters—Funds are not presently available for this effort. No award will be made under this solicitation until funds are available. The Government reserves the right to cancel this solicitation, either before or after the solicitation’s closing date. In the event the Government cancels this solicitation, the Government has no obligation to reimburse an offeror for any costs incurred.”

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Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest Firm-Fixed-Price (FFP) Service Contract

SECTION C--DESCRIPTION/SPECIFICATIONS/STATEMENT OF WORK

C.1 SCOPE OF CONTRACT

Refer to Section J—List of Attachments.

C.2 LOCATION AND DESCRIPTION

Refer to Section J—List of Attachments.

C.3 AGAR 452.211-72 STATEMENT OF WORK/SPECIFICATIONS (FEB 1988)

The Contractor shall furnish the necessary personnel, material, equipment, services and facilities (except as otherwise specified), to perform the Statement of Work/Specifications referenced in Section J.

C.4 AGAR 452.211-73 ATTACHMENTS TO STATEMENT OF WORK/SPECIFICATIONS

(FEB 1988)

The attachments to the Statement of Work/Specifications listed in Section J are hereby made part of this solicitation and any resultant contract.

C.5 BIOBASED PRODUCTS

In the performance of this contract, the Contractor shall make maximum use of biobased products as stated in clause FAR 52.223-2, Affirmative Procurement of Biobased Products Under Service and Construction Contracts. Sample biobased products that may apply to this project are:

Operations and Maintenance Construction

Penetrating Lubricants Dust Suppressants Greases Concrete/Asphalt Release Fluids Gear Lubricants Asphalt Restorers Pneumatic Equipment Lubricants Asphalt/Tar Removers Fuel Conditioners Traffic/Zone Marking Paints Gasoline Fuel Additives Erosion Control Hydraulic Fluids Safety Equipment (Protective Helmets)

USDA BioPreferred Program Catalog: https://www.biopreferred.gov/BioPreferred/faces/catalog/Catalog.xhtml

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SECTION D--PACKAGING AND MARKING

{For this Solicitation, there are NO clauses in this Section}

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SECTION E--INSPECTION AND ACCEPTANCE

E.1 FAR 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):

https://www.acquisition.gov/?q=browsefar

FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION (48 CFR CHAPTER 1) CLAUSES

52.246-1 Contractor Inspection Requirements (APR 1984) 52.246-4 Inspection of Services--Fixed-Price (AUG 1996)

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SECTION F--DELIVERIES OR PERFORMANCE

F.1 FAR 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):

https://www.acquisition.gov/?q=browsefar https://www.acquisition.gov/agar

FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION (48 CFR CHAPTER 1) CLAUSES

52.242-15 Stop-Work Order (AUG 1989) 52.242-17 Government Delay of Work (APR 1984)

F.2 AGAR 452.211-74 PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE (FEB 1988)

The period of performance of this contract is thirty-three (33) calendar days from the issuance of the Notice to Proceed (NTP).

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SECTION G--CONTRACT ADMINISTRATION DATA

G.1 FAR 52.236-26 PRECONSTRUCTION CONFERENCE (FEB 1995)

If the Contracting Officer decides to conduct a preconstruction conference, the successful offeror will be notified and will be required to attend. The Contracting Officer’s notification will include specific details regarding the date, time, and location of the conference, any need for attendance by subcontractors, and information regarding the items to be discussed.

G.2 GOVERNMENT-FURNISHED PROPERTY

Refer to Attachment 1 – Performance Based Statement of Work

G.3 DESIGNATION OF CONTRACTING OFFICER’S REPRESENTATIVE

The Contracting Officer will designate a Contracting Officer's Representative (COR) at the time of contract award.

The COR is responsible for administering the performance of work under this contract. In no event, however, will any understanding, agreement, modification, change order, or other matter deviating from the terms of this contract be effective or binding upon the Government unless formalized by proper contractual documents executed by the Contracting Officer prior to completion of the contract.

The Contracting Officer should be informed as soon as possible of any actions or inactions by the Contractor or the Government which will change the required delivery or completion times stated in the contract, and the contract will be modified accordingly. (This does not apply to individual task assignments which were issued by the COR provided they do not affect the delivery schedule or performance period stated in the contract).

On all matters that pertain to the contract terms the Contractor must communicate with the Contracting Officer. Whenever, in the opinion of the Contractor, the COR requests effort outside the scope of the contract, the Contractor should so advise the COR. If the COR persists and there still exists a disagreement as to proper contractual coverage, the Contracting Officer should be notified immediately, preferably in writing if time permits. Proceeding with work without proper contractual coverage could result in nonpayment or necessitate submittal of a contract claim.

The COR is delegated full authority under this contract except for the following actions which are reserved for the Contracting Officer:

1. Approve Change Orders and Modifications

2. Take Action to terminate the contract for default or Government convenience

3. Make contract adjustments under the Differing Site Conditions clause

4. Grant extensions of contract time.

5. Approve assignment of claims.

6. Make final decisions under the Disputes clause

7. Make final acceptance under the contract.

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8. Make final decisions under the Suspension of Work clause.

9. Make equitable adjustments.

10. Authorize change in amount of Payment Retention.

11. Approve subcontractors.

12. Approve payment with deductions or final payment.

13. Approve use and possession prior to completion.

14. Enforce the warranty provisions.

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SECTION H--SPECIAL CONTRACT REQUIREMENTS

H.1 AGAR 452.237-74 KEY PERSONNEL (FEB 1988)

(a) The Contractor shall assign to this contract the following key personnel:

Non-Working Foreman

(b) During the first ninety (90) days of performance, the Contractor shall make no substitutions of key personnel unless the substitution is necessitated by illness, death, or termination of employment. The Contractor shall notify the Contracting Officer within 15 calendar days after the occurrence of any of these events and provide the information required by paragraph (c) below. After the initial 90-day period, the Contractor shall submit the information required by paragraph (c) to the Contracting Officer at least 15 days prior to making any permanent substitutions.

(c) The Contractor shall provide a detailed explanation of the circumstances necessitating the proposed substitutions, complete resumes for the proposed substitutes, and any additional information requested by the Contracting Officer. Proposed substitutes should have comparable qualifications to those of the persons being replaced. The Contracting Officer will notify the Contractor within 15 calendar days after receipt of all required information of the decision on substitutions. The contract will be modified to reflect any approved changes of key personnel.

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PART II--CONTRACT CLAUSES

SECTION I--CONTRACT CLAUSES

I.1 FAR 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):

https://www.acquisition.gov/?q=browsefar https://www.acquisition.gov/agar

FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION (48 CFR CHAPTER 1) CLAUSES

52.203-19 Prohibition of Requiring Certain Internal Confidentiality Agreement or Statements (JAN 2017)

52.204-9 Personal Identity Verification of Contractor Personnel (JAN 2011) 52.204-10 Reporting Executive Compensation and First-Tier Subcontract Awards

(OCT 2018)

52.204-13 System for Award Management Maintenance (OCT 2018)

52.204-18 Commercial and Government Entity Code Maintenance (JULY 2016) 52.204-19 Iincorporation by Reference of Representation and Certifications (DEC 2014)

52.204-22 Alternative Line Item Proposal (JAN 2017) 52.204-23 Prohibition on Contracting for Hardware, Software, and Services Developed or

Provided by Kaspersky Lab and Other Covered Entities (JULY 2018) 52.204-25 Prohibition on Contracting for Certain Telecommunications and Video

Surveillance Services or Equipment (AUG 2019) 52.209-6 Protecting the Government's Interest when Subcontracting with Contractors Debarred, Suspended, or Proposed for Debarment (OCT 2015) (Applicable if contract exceeds $35,000) 52.209-10 Prohibition on Contracting with Inverted Domestic Corporations (NOV 2015) 52.219-6 Notice of Total Small Business Set-Aside (MAR 2020) 52.219-28 Post-Award Small Business Program Rerepresentation (MAR 2020)

52.222-3 Convict Labor (JUN 2003) 52.222-19 Child Labor-Cooperation with Authorities and Remedies (JAN 2020) 52.222-20 Contract for Materials, Supplies, Articles, and Equipment Exceeding $15,000

(MAY 2014)

52.222-21 Prohibition of Segregated Facilities (APR 2015) 52.222-26 Equal Opportunity (SEPT 2016) (Applicable if contract exceeds $10,000) 52.222-36 Equal Opportunity for Workers with Disabilities (JULY 2014) (Applicable if contract exceeds $15,000) 52.222-41 Service Contract Labor Standards (AUG 2018)

52.222-42 Statement of Equivalent Rates for Federal Hires (MAY 2014) 52.222-44 Fair Labor Standards Act and Service Contract Labor Standards—Price

Adjustment (MAY 2014) 52.222-50 Combating Trafficking in Persons (JAN 2019) 52.222-55 Minimum Wages Under Executive Order 13658 (DEC 2015)

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52.222-62 Paid Sick Leave Under Executive Order 13706 (JAN 2017) 52.223-6 Drug-Free Workplace (MAY 2001) (Applicable if contract is awarded to an individual)

52.223-17 Affirmative Procurement of EPA-designated Items in Service and Construction Contracts (AUG 2018)

52.223-18 Encouraging Contractor Policies to Ban Text Messaging While Driving

(AUG 2011)

52.225-13 Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases (JUN 2008) 52.232-1 Payments (APR 1984) 52.232-8 Discounts for Prompt Payment (FEB 2002)

52.232-9 Limitation on Withholding of Payments (APR 1984) 52.232-11 Extras (APR 1984) 52.232-16 Progress Payments (APR 2012)

52.232-23 Assignment of Claims (MAY 2014) 52.232-25 Prompt Payment (JAN 2017) 52.232-33 Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer – System for Award Management (OCT 2018) 52.232-39 Unenforceability of Unauthorized Obligations (JUNE 2013)

52.232-40 Providing Accelerated Payments to Small Business Subcontractors (DEC 2013) 52.233-1 Disputes (MAY 2014) 52.233-3 Protest After Award (AUG 1996) 52.233-4 Applicable Law for Breach of Contract Claim (OCT 2004)

52.237-2 Protection of Government Buildings, Equipment, and Vegetation (APR 1984) 52.243-1 Changes--Fixed-Price (AUG 1987)--Alternate I (APR 1984)

52.244-6 Subcontracts for Commercial Items (AUG 2019) 52.245-1 Government Property (JAN 2017) Alternate I (APR 2012)

52.245-2 Government Property Installation Operation Services (APR 2012) 52.245-9 Use and Charges (APR 2012) 52.246-25 Limitation of Liability—Services (FEB 1997) 52.246-26 Reporting Nonconforming Items (DEC 2019)

52.249-1 Termination for Convenience of the Government (Fixed-Price) (Short From)

(APR 1984)

52.249-8 Default (Fixed-Price Supply and Service) (APR 1984)

52.253-1 Computer Generated Forms (JAN 1991)

AGRICULTURE ACQUISITION REGULATION (48 CFR CHAPTER 4) CLAUSES

452.237-70 Loss, Damage, Destruction or Repair (FEB 1988)

452.237-75 Restrictions Against Disclosure (FEB 1988)

I.2 FAR 52.215-8 ORDER OF PRECEDENCE—UNIFORM CONTRACT FORMAT (OCT 1997)

Any inconsistency in this solicitation or contract shall be resolved by giving precedence in the following order:

(a) The Schedule (excluding the specifications).

(b) Representations and other instructions.

(c) Contract clauses.

(d) Other documents, exhibits, and attachments.

(e) The specifications.

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I.3 FAR 52.223-2 AFFIRMATIVE PROCUREMENT OF BIOBASED PRODUCTS UNDER

SERVICE AND CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTS (SEP 2013)

(a) In the performance of this contract, the contractor shall make maximum use of biobased products that are United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)-designated items unless—

(1) The product cannot be acquired—

(i) Competitively within a time frame providing for compliance with the contract performance schedule;

(ii) Meeting contract performance requirements; or

(iii) At a reasonable price.

(2) The product is to be used in an application covered by a USDA categorical exemption (see 7 CFR 3201.3(e)). For example, all USDA-designated items are exempt from the preferred procurement requirement for the following:

(i) Spacecraft system and launch support equipment.

(ii) Military equipment, i.e., a product or system designed or procured for combat or combat-related missions.

(b) Information about this requirement and these products is available at http://www.biopreferred.gov .

(c) In the performance of this contract, the Contractor shall—

(1) Report to http://www.sam.gov , with a copy to the Contracting Officer, on the product types and dollar value of any USDA-designated biobased products purchased by the Contractor during the previous Government fiscal year, between October 1 and September 30; and

(2) Submit this report not later than—

(i) October 31 of each year during contract performance; and

(ii) At the end of contract performance.

I.4 FAR 52.245-2 GOVERNMENT PROPERTY INSTALLATION OPERATION SERVICES

(APR 2012)

(a) This Government Property listed in paragraph (e) of this clause is furnished to the Contractor in an “as-is, where is” condition. The Government makes no warranty regarding the suitability for use of the Government property specified in this contract. The Contractor shall be afforded the opportunity to inspect the Government property as specified in the solicitation.

(b) The Government bears no responsibility for repair or replacement of any lost Government property. If any or all of the Government property is lost or becomes no longer usable, the Contractor shall be responsible for replacement of the property at Contractor expense. The Contractor shall have title to all replacement property and shall continue to be responsible for contract performance.

(c) Unless the Contracting Officer determines otherwise, the Government abandons all rights and title to unserviceable and scrap property resulting from contract performance. Upon notification to the Contracting Officer, the Contractor shall remove such property from the Government premises and dispose of it at Contractor expense.

(d) Except as provided in this clause, Government property furnished under this contract shall be governed by the Government Property clause of this contract.

(e) Government property provided under this clause: Refer to Attachment 1

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PART III--LIST OF DOCUMENTS, EXHIBITS, AND OTHER ATTACHMENTS

SECTION J--LIST OF ATTACHMENTS

J.1 LIST OF ATTACMENTS

The following attachments are made a part of this solicitation and any resultant contract.

Attachment No. / Attachment Title Pages

1. Performance Based Statement of Work 11

2. Project Maps 2

3. Handpiling Exhibits A, B, C 3

4. Detailed Unit Information Sheet 1

5. Contractor’s QCP and Government Verification and QASP 4

6. Fire Protection and Suppression (Eastside) Form R6-FS-6300-52 (5/97) 6

7. Wage Determination (Service Contract Act) 4

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Attachment 1 – Performance Based Statement of Work

PERFORMANCE BASED STATEMENT OF WORK

SCOPE OF CONTRACT

The purpose of this contract is to secure services for Mechanical Slash Treatment, Pre Commercial Thinning and Handpiling on the Cle Elum Ranger District, Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest. Item 001 includes sapling thinning and handpiling. Items 002 and 003 includes machine mastication. Treatments will require both hand felling and machine mastication; Work shall commence after seasonal restrictions.

SERVICES TO PERFORM

Work shall include sapling thinning, handpiling, mechanical mastication and associated treatments in compliance with the terms, specifications, and provisions of this contract. This includes furnishing labor, equipment, supervision, transportation, operating supplies and incidentals except those items, if any, listed as Government-furnished property.

Machine Mastication: Mastication will be done with a single pass of low ground pressure maneuverable tracked equipment, rating of 8 psi or less and with an articulating arm capable of reaching at least 20 feet.

Machinery shall use designated skid trails. Passes off designated skid trails shall be limited. The slash material would be shredded and scattered for natural incorporation into the soil.

The desired outcome is to prevent detrimental soil conditions and prevent harvest/fuel treatment units from exceeding 20% detrimental soil conditions per “Soil Quality Standards.’’ Slash treatment operations shall not begin until soil moisture levels are sufficiently low to prevent soil rutting, displacement and soil compaction from equipment operations. Slash treatment shall be suspended if soil moisture levels subsequently exceed standards and guides due to adverse or unusual weather conditions.

Pre-commercial Thinning and Handpiling: Objectives are to support crown expansion and accelerate growth of residual trees, and shift species composition to Douglas-fir and western larch. Trees up to 10” DBH will be non-commercially thinned, tree topping for wildlife snags may also occur in the 8”-10” class. Approximately 50-70 trees per acre would be retained, including some clumps of 2-6 trees. Existing logs and snags would be retained wherever possible

PROJECT INFORMATION—MACHINE MASTICATION AND PRE-COMMERCIAL THINNING

Performance Period

The period of performance is thirty-three (33) calendar days from date of Notice to Proceed (NTP) for all items listed. This performance time does not include the seasonal restrictions listed below. Performance time will cease during the seasonal restriciton and commence after those time frame.

Seasonal Restrictions

Unless a special waiver is granted (based on spotted owl surveys) all activities are prohibited between March 1 and August 31.

Activities are prohibited between March 1 through July 15 for mule deer and elk calving restriction.

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Location

The project locations are on the Cle Elum Ranger District of the Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest. Due to closures of temporary roads or other blocked access, distance, and geographic location of units walk-in access may be required. It is up to the contractor to know the contract areas and bid accordingly to available access.

No additional cost will be appraised. Cost per acre shall include walk-in cost.

Unit boundaries are definable by orange boundary tags labeled with the unit name and number and flagged with pink/black striped flagging. Riparian areas will be flagged along with no treatment zones in advance with black/yellow striped flagging. Forest Service will monitor soil moisture and advise the contractor when soils are dry enough for work.

Road Access

1. Contractor is encouraged to look at the sites to determine road access, and conditions of the road.

2. The Forest Service assumes no obligations to plow snow or perform special maintenance on roads.

3. Contractor is responsible for removal of wind falls.

4. To minimize soil erosion and damage to National Forest land and roads, all roads are subject to closure during spring and fall, or whenever soil or weather conditions require it.

5. Inaccessibility due to slides or washouts of roads or other unexpected conditions may or may not be corrected at the option of the Government. If road access has been significantly altered from that which has been described above, or on the contract unit maps, the Government may provide an alternate route or delete the inaccessible unit(s).

Estimated Acres

The following acres for work are applicable to the 2020 work season. The work to be accomplished for the seasons will be dependent on the availability of funding.

An estimate of 30 acres of east side pre-commercial thinning and handpiling An estimate of 90 acres of machine mastication

Refer to the Detailed Unit Information Sheet in Section J for specific project requirements. Units listed on the detailed unit information sheet may be substituted for other units deleted and additional units may be added.

Work orders will be issued for units ordered, with item descriptions of the work to be done and the agreed upon unit costs. Contract units acres are an estimate at this time. Some units have not yet been flagged, tagged or traversed.. The Contractor shall furnish all equipment, supplies, personnel, quality control and supervision to accomplish Machine Mastication and sapling thinning by hand (typically chainsaw), and associated treatments as provided in the text of this document on the Cle Elum Ranger District, Unit sheets and Project Area Maps.

Obligations of the Contractor

a. At all times during performance of this contract and until the work is completed and accepted, the contractor shall directly superintend the work or assign and have on the project site a foreman who is conversant in the English language, who is satisfactory to the Contracting Officer and who has authority to act for the contractor.

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b. At all times when work is being performed under this contract; a copy of the contract must be on the work site and must be readily available to the Contractor, his representative, and the individuals performing the work.

c. Contractor must have a non-working foreman on site at all times to oversee contract work. The Government may, at its option, suspend work with full count of contract time continuing if the contractor fails to provide a non-working foreman who is conversant in the English language and who is able to read and understand the contract.

d. Sawyers, operators and other workers employed by the contractor shall have sufficient skill and experience to properly perform the work to specifications. Any operator or other worker who, in the opinion of the Contracting Officer, does not perform their work to specifications or does not perform in a skillful manner, shall be removed by the Contractor upon written request from the Contracting Officer.

e. Washing of Equipment – Pollutants such as fuels, lubricants, bitumen, raw sewage, and other harmful materials shall not be discharged on the ground; into or nearby rivers, streams, or impoundments; or into natural or man-made channels. Wash water or waste from concrete or aggregate operations shall not be allowed to enter live streams prior to treatment by filtration, settling or other means sufficient to reduce the sediment content to not more than that of the stream into which it is discharged.

f. The Contractor shall wash all equipment except for hauling vehicles prior to entering National Forest Land. Remove all soil which could contain noxious weed seed. Remove grease and oil from drive mechanisms which would be discharged into the stream when equipment is operating. Prior to transporting equipment to the site, assure that the equipment’s hydraulic, lubrication, and fuel systems are free from leaks.

g. Landscape Preservation – The Contractor shall give attention to the effect of contract operation upon the landscape, shall take care to maintain natural surroundings undamaged, and shall conduct the work at all times in compliance with the following requirements. The Contractor shall restore any damage, immediately, back to its existing condition prior to the damage

h. Prevention of the Landscape Defacement. The Contractor shall not remove, deface, injure, or destroy trees, shrubs, lawns, or other natural features or any other improvements in the work area unless specifically authorized by the Contracting Officer. Unless otherwise provided herein, the Contractor shall confine contract operations to within the areas designated in contract documents.

i. Protection of Streams, Lakes, and Reservoirs. The Contractor shall take sufficient precautions to prevent pollution of streams, lakes, small ponds, and reservoirs with fuels, oils, bitumens, calcium chloride, silt, or other harmful materials. Mechanical equipment shall not be operated in or cross live streams.

j. The contractor shall be responsible for any damage to existing structural improvements such as water developments, fences, monumented corners, bearing trees, ditches, cultural sites etc, road surfaces and/or drainage structures as a result of contract activities.

Prevention of Oil Spills

a. If the Contractor maintains storage facilities for oil or oil products on Project Area, appropriate preventive measures shall be taken to ensure that any spill of such oil or oil products does not enter any stream or other waters of the United States or any of the individual states.

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b. If the total oil or oil products storage exceeds 1320 gallons or if any single container exceeds a capacity of 660 gallons, Contractor shall prepare a Soil Prevention Control and Countermeasures (SPCC) Plan.

Such plan shall meet applicable EPA requirements (40 CFR 112) including certification by a registered professional engineer.

Contractor Furnished Critical Items and Services

a. The Contractor shall provide tools, transportation and sufficient workforce to complete the contract in the specified time.

b. The Contractor shall provide a Quality Control Plan (QCP. 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; equipment and maintenance of the equipment meet the specifications herein; 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.

c. The Contractor shall provide all equipment. The type and amount of equipment needed to accomplish the contract work is the responsibility of the Contractor.

1. All equipment shall be furnished on a fully-operated basis and in good operating condition, with a competent, qualified operator. The Contractor shall provide operators that have sufficient skill and experience to perform properly the work assigned to them.

2. Fire Prevention equipment as specified in the attachments

3. The Forest Service reserves the right to inspect equipment prior to award, or suitability. The decision of the Contracting Officer as to acceptability shall be final.

d. Within the Riparian Reserves of streams and wetlands:

1. Operate mastication machinery on designated skidtrails, minimizing entries into reserves and avoiding operation entirely within exclusion zones identified.

2. All perennial streams shall be buffered at least 110 feet on both sides of stream and intermittent stream channels would be buffered 50-100 feet depending on the slope.

3. Riparian areas and no treatment zones will be flagged and identified in advance with black/yellow striped flagging. See Detailed Unit Information Sheet.

General Performance Information

The boundaries are breaks in timber type or major roads. Portions not following timber types are marked pink and black striped flagging with orange or orange boundary tags. It is the contractor’s responsibility to ask the government for boundary clarification. Maps illustrate approximate unit locations.

Inaccessibility due to snow, fallen trees, slides or washouts on roads may or may not be corrected at the option of the Government. If road access is blocked, the Government may, under the changes clause, (1) provide an alternate access route; (2) delete the inaccessible unit(s) or (3) substitute similar unit(s).

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Unit map road symbols are only to indicate access to units and not to suggest the roads are open within units or for any further travel. Access to some units may require a walk-in.

Machine Mastication Unit Specificaitons

Treatment will require both hand felling and machine mastication; in some areas both treatments will be needed on the same acre, to first fell and buck trees too large for mastication, followed with mastication of felled tree crowns and any other reproduction to meet the target TPA.

In Ponderosa Pine cover type. Hand fall all Ponderosa pine too large for machine mastication, >7 ” DBH and less than 12” DBH. Avoid crossing trees and piling up trees for later mastication ease, buck into 10’ lengths.

In areas of natural mixed conifer regeneration, listed above, thin from below to 25-35’ spacing, approximately 40 TPA with a masticator. Retain western larch, Douglas-fir, englemann spruce, lodgepole pine, and sub alpine fir, and Ponderosa pine < 7”, in this order. Cut all grand fir. Retain all western larch.

Masticate areas of larger pre-felled and bucked Ponderosa pine down to a height of 10” from ground level along with other conifers < 7” DBH. For any natural regeneration area, mixed with the pine, reduce stocking of mixed conifers to those levels listed above, down to 40 TPA, about 30’ spacing. The pine cover type area should be reduced to only scattered pine > 12” DBH, in addition to about 40 TPA other conifers, where present.

Gaps from ½ to 1 acre may be created.

Areas of unthinned patches of conifers and hardwoods shall be scattered across units. Residual trees clumped together that are greater than 10 inch diameter are acceptable for an unthinned patch. Wet areas and strips along creeks and roads may be used as an unthinned patch. (the government will designate with black/yellow striped flagging)

All perennial streams shall be buffered at least 110 feet on both sides of stream and intermittent stream channels shall be buffered 50-100 feet depending on the slope. (government will designate buffers with black/yellow striped flagging)

Access inbetween units 110 and 110a requires a creek crossing. Brush mats (limbs), pallets would be placed where needed to protect soils and creek crossing.

Pre-commercial Thinning and Handpiling Units Specificatiuons

The use of motorized equipment other than hand held equipment such as power saws and brush cutters will not be permitted off designated roads in the project area without approval of the Contracting Officer or as hereinafter provided.

Crop trees shall be selected according to their height relationship to adjacent trees of different species. A higher priority species that is at least 75 percentof the height of an adjacent lower priority species shall be left as the crop tree.

Example: Item 3-1 - In choosing between a 10 foot tall lodgepole pine and a 8 foot tall Douglas-fir, the Douglas-fir would be left because it is atleast 75 percent the height of the lodgepole pine.

All Contract Units - All Western White Pine, Western Larch and Western Red Cedar shall be ignored in spacing guidelines and shall not be cut .

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REFERENCE DETAILED UNIT INFORMATION SHEET FOR HIGHEST PRIORITY

SPECIES FOR EACH UNIT

Crop trees shall generally be those of greatest height, largest crown, and straightest single stem and that are free of damage due to insects, disease, physical, or mechanical causes. The Contractor shall select crop trees in the following priorities:

Leave all conifer trees, which exceed maximum d.b.h. cut limit specified in the Detailed Unit

Information Sheet(s).

Units on the Detailed Unit Information Sheet will list crop tree priority.

Select crop trees from healthy undamaged conifers within specified height cut limits as necessary to achieve average spacing specified in the Detailed Unit Information Sheet(s). Spacing may be varied, up to 25 percent. Spacing control using the original guides shall be maintained whenever possible. The number of trees per acre shall not be materially increased or decreased from the desired average trees per acre by spacing variations.

If a healthy undamaged tree does not exist at the required spacing interval, leave a tree with minor damage.

Any tree being at least the minimal height to cut as listed on the Detailed Information Sheet with no major damage shall be considered in the species and height priorities. When a choice must be made between several healthy trees of the same species, the selected crop tree shall be the tallest one having the longest terminal leader and the fullest crown.

All hardwood trees and brush (willow, alder, maple, aspen, pacific yew, etc.) will be left to enhance diversity within the developed stand.

Maximum cut tree d.b.h. limit is 10 inches. (See Detailed Unit Information Sheet)

CROP TREE SPACING INFORMATION BY Stand. Average overall Crop tree

Actual Trees Inspection

Average Average Inspection Circular Spacing Trees/ac Plot Plot Radius 30’ X 30’ 48 8 1/5 acre, 52.7 feet

SPECIFIC TASK INFORMATION

Contractor shall be required to perform the following tasks:

* Leave tree spacing 30 feet X 30 feet

* See Detailed Unit Information Sheet for priority selection of leave trees by species:

1. Western Larch (WL)

2. Douglas-fir (DF)

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3. Englemann Spruce (ES)

4. Lodgepole Pine (LPP)

5. Sub alpine Fir (SAF)

6. Ponderosa Pine (PP)

Areas of unthinned patches of conifers and hardwoods shall be scattered across thinning units. Residual trees clumped together that are greater than 10 inch diameter are acceptable for an unthinned patch. Wet areas and strips along creeks and roads may be used as an unthinned patch. (the government will designate with black/yellow striped flagging)

All perennial streams shall be buffered at least 110 feet on both sides of stream and intermittent stream channels shall be buffered 50-100 feet depending on the slope. (government will designate buffers with black/yellow striped flagging)

Stump Height - Removal of Live Limbs All cut trees are to be cut below the lowest live limbs. All limbs shall be removed from the stump. if live limbs are attached to the stump it will be considered an excess tree. Hand loppers, hand operated "weed eater" machines or chain saws will be accepted to thin units. Pulling by physically and completely uprooting the excess tree is an acceptable means of thinning. A pulled tree shall be completely detached from the ground. Stump heights shall not exceed 8 inches above ground level or 4 inches above natural obstacles.

Felling Cut trees shall be felled away from unit boundaries, roads, telephone lines, established trails, stock driveways, fence lines, established land corners, and streams. Any trees falling on such areas shall be removed as specified elsewhere herein.

Hang-Ups All thinning slash shall be placed on or near the ground surface, so that it will not lean against or be suspended by a crop tree.

Live limbs Cut trees with live limbs attached to the stump shall be considered excess trees.

SLASH TREATMENT

Slash Treatment (See exhibits A, B, C)

Daily Slash Treatment, All Items - Slash generated from each day’s work shall be removed from roadways, trails, ditches, and from the top of cut banks along all roads in the project area, even if not shown on project maps. This slash shall be pulled back by the end of each workday.

All slash between ¼” and 8” in diameter and over 2 feet in length that is created from contract operations shall be piled. All existing slash between ¼” and 8” diameter and over 2 feet in length shall be piled.

Construction and Covering of Slash Piles

Construction of Piles - Piles shall be constructed as compactly as possible and placed with its long access up and down the hill slope. All material shall be bucked into pieces less than 5 feet in length. Piles shall be constructed with vertical sides and a base wide enough to keep them from toppling. Piles shall be constructed

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Location of Slash Piles - No piles shall be made in stream channels, roads, on private property boundaries / section lines or drainage ditches. Piles shall be a minimum of 5 feet away from the drip line of any leave tree. Slash piles shall be constructed a minimum of 5 feet from any stump or log greater than 20 inches in diameter, measured on the horizontal plane.

Size of Piles – Standard pile size is 4 1/2 feet wide by 4 1/2 feet long by 4 1/2 feet tall. Pile size may increase by 1/2 a foot for each additional foot the pile is away from any crop tree. No pile size shall be greater than stated below. Minimum pile size is 4 feet wide by 4 feet long and 4 feet tall. The height of piles may increase without increasing the width and length of the piles.

Maximum Pile Size

Examples:

Distance from a crop tree drip line Adjusted pile size

5 feet 4 1/2 by 4 1/2 by 4 1/2 6 feet 5 by 5 by 5

8 feet 6 by 6 by 6 10 feet 7 by 7 by 7 3

Covering of Piles

The contractor shall cover all hand piles with waterproof material Care shall be taken not to puncture the covering material. Two sheets of waterproof material shall be placed on the uphill side of the pile and no more than 1 foot from the top of the pile. Waterproof material shall be placed during construction when the pile is approximately 75 percent completed. The waterproof material shall then be secured with slash material when the remaining 25 percent of the pile is completed. This will assure that it the waterproof material is not affected by wind and will protect the majority of the pile from rain and snow. The width of the covering shall be at least 4 feet.

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DEFINITIONS

Average Spacing – The average of the distance between all crop trees necessary to provide the desired number of crop trees per acre.

Brush – Deciduous vegetation.

Bucking – Cutting thinning slash left in place into lengths as indicated by technical specifications and project map(s).

Chipping – Mechanically chipping and blowing chips back into thinned units as indicated by technical specifications and project map(s).

Conifer – A cone-bearing tree with needles or leaf scales (e.g., pine, fir, larch).

Created Slash – Debris created from work under this contract, including all cut trees and shrubs (tops, trunks, branches).

Crooked Trees – Trees with a sharp crook on the main bole, offset more than 6 inches from the longitudinal axis.

Crop Tree - Any tree that is selected or required to be left standing as provided in the specifications.

Cull Tree – Any severely damaged, deformed, or diseased tree (trees with broken tops, conks, any mistletoe and root rot infections, insect damage, and severe wounds).

Cultural Site – Any area exhibiting signs of past human behavior such as Indian artifacts, old mining sites, cabins, etc.

Cut Tree – Trees designated to be removed from the stand.

Damage – Includes any defect or deformity of a tree resulting from agents such as wind, snow, animals, insects, disease, and equipment, and evidenced by such things as dead, forked or broken top or trunks, crooks, and deep scars.

Damage to Soil – Removal of top soil, mixing of soil horizons, and/or multiple passes over the same piece of ground (compaction).

DBH (Diameter Breast Height) – Diameter of the trunk measured at a point 4-1/2 feet above the ground level on the uphill side of tree.

Deficient Trees – Those crop trees cut which should have been left to maintain average spacing requirements;

or trees not selected according to the technical specifications requirements; or trees that are excessively damaged by the thinning operation.

Excess Tree – A tree or live limb left uncut by the Contractor, which is designated within technical specifications to be cut; and, any cull tree not cut or girdled, as required in the technical specifications.

Existing Slash – Debris created prior to work under this contract (Both natural and as a result of previous operations).

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Forked Tree – Tree with one or more forks in the live crown.

Fuel Break – An area within a thinned unit where thinning slash is removed or treated to reduce spread of fire to adjacent areas.

Girdling – A cut through the bark and cambium tissue completely encircling the tree trunk for the purpose of killing the tree.

Grapple Piling – To gather the existing slash into piles using a “lift and pile” mechanism with mechanical equipment.

Hang-Up Tree – Any cut tree suspended more than 3 feet off the ground by a crop tree.

Hardwood – A tree with broad leaves rather than needles (e.g., willow).

Ladder Fuel Reduction (LFR) – To eliminate undesirable trees in the lower canopy layer that are a ladder fuel which would allow surface fires to transition into crown fires.

Large Woody Material – Existing large, down logs that may be starting to decompose and recycle nutrients into the ground.

Leave Strip – An area within a thinned unit in which no cutting will be done to create a fuel break.

Live Limb – A woody stem with green needles growing from the trunk or main stem of a tree that exceeds 2 inches in length.

Lopping and Scattering – Cutting limbs from trunks of cut trees and moving and rearranging of slash concentrations to reduce the fuel bed height as specified.

Machine – Rotary type mowers, chippers or chain saws.

Minor Damage – Crooks in the trunk, which are, offset less than 6 inches from the long axis. Top or bark damage extending less than 1/4 the circumference of the tree.

Mastication – To chew and/or grind and knead. ‘Mulching” is defined as: Providing any loose covering for exposed forest soils, such as grass, straw, bark, or wood fibers, to help control erosion and protect exposed soils.

Piling – Gathering and stacking of thinning slash by hand methods into piles constructed and located as incdicated by technical specifications and project maps.

Pullback – Pulling thinning slash by hand methods back into thinned unit to clear roadway, and ditch lines or into unit away from private land boundaries.

Pull-In – Pulling thinning slash by hand methods to edge of road with butt end of slash pointing toward road as indicated by technical specifications and project maps.

Pruning – Limbing branches back to the bole of the tree, severing the limb with ¼ inch of limb uncut outside the branch collar.

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Riparian Reserve – An area around either a pond, wetland, seep or stream channel which extends away from the edge of that feature a distance of approximately 150 to 300 feet on all sides, where riparian and aquatic habitats and functions are protected.

Roadway – The area between the outside edges of the fill slope and the back slope.

Shrub – A woody plant with no main stem, which does not usually grow higher than seven feet (brush). For example: buck brush.

Slash – Any vegetation that was cut by the Contractor.

Snag – Any standing bole greater than 10 feet in height in any condition.

Snag Replacement – Green tree to replace an existing snag. The green tree will exist through the rotation.

Spacing – The horizontal distance from the trunk of one crop tree to the trunk of the next nearest crop tree.

Thinning – The cutting of trees in excess of those to be left for management.

Tree Improvement Select Tree – protected trees for the tree improvement breeding program identified with an orange paint band at roughly 4 ½ feet height around the tree, a brown metal…