Rider Task Order package.pdf

Task Order for Manual Fuels Reduction IDIQ

Rider PCT Task Order 1 Klamath National Forest

Section I Contract No. TBD Project Name:

Rider Pre-Commercial Thin

Requisition No. 996371 Issue Date: March 23, 2020 Contractor:

Telephone:___________________________

Issuing and Billing Office:

NCASA, Redding Office 3644 Avtech Parkway Redding, CA 95963

Section II Item No.

Description Quantity Order

Unit

Unit Price

Amount

Hand cut and pile conifers, hardwoods, and brush Cover piles

Units: 134-242P, 134-246P, 134-32P, 134-244P, 134-29P, 136-25P, 136-26P, 136-61P

267 Acres $__________ $____________

Total Price: $_______________

Section III Contractor: (Name and Signature)

Contractor DUNS #:________________________ Email:__________________________________ RESPONSE DUE BY: April 23, 2020, 1:00 PDT

IDIQ Solicitation response date. April 23, 2020, 1:00 PDT

RESPONSE BY:

Email to: paul.wood@usda.gov

Contracting Officer:_______________________ Phone Number:______________________

Rider PCT Task Order 2 Klamath National Forest

Section IV

1. DESCRIPTION OF WORK

Hand cut and pile conifers, hardwoods, and brush. Unit boundaries are flagged in orange and black stripe where they share a boundary with an adjacent commercial harvest or fuel break unit (See attached unit maps). Any pre-commercial thinning unit boundaries that are not shared with an adjacent unit are defined by a digital boundary.

2. LIMITED OPERATING PERIOD

For Unit 136-61P, a seasonal restriction of February 1st to September 15th will apply to all activities that modify suitable nesting, roosting, or foraging habitat (including activities that degrade or are beneficial) within 0.25 miles of an NSO activity center or within un- surveyed nesting/roosting/foraging habitat. This seasonal restriction may be lifted if protocol surveys determine NSOs are not nesting in the year of action.

For Unit 136-61P, a seasonal restriction of February 1st through July 9th will apply to all activities that are not in suitable habitat but will potentially produce noise above ambient noise levels within 0.25 miles of an NSO activity center or un-surveyed nesting, roosting, or foraging habitat. This seasonal restriction may be lifted if protocol surveys determine NSOs are not nesting in the year of action.

3. PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE

The period of performance of this project is from Task Order Award through 10/31/2020.

4. PROJECT LOCATIONS

Nine miles NW of Yreka, California. Township 45N, Range 8W, Sections 5, 7, and 8. Township 46N, Range 8W, Sections 23, 24, 26, 33 and 34.

5. SPECIFIC WORK REQUIREMENT

Description of Work:

Thin conifers and hardwoods to a specified average spacing. Retain all conifers greater than 12” DBH. Cut brush.

Pile all activity-generated slash.

• Conifers less than 12” DBH will be thinned to an average spacing of 22 feet. Spacing may vary ±25% to retain the better-quality tree. Where most conifers are less than 8” DBH, thin to 18 foot spacing.

• Leave trees should have at least 30% live crown ratio, be disease and damage free (no mistletoe or evidence of blister rust), have a single leader and have good color and vigor.

• Species preference to retain are IC, DF, SP, Black Oak, White Oak, Other hardwoods, PP/JP and Live Oak in that order when two trees of similar value exist.

• Hardwoods greater than 6” DBH can be included in spacing. Where hardwoods ae the dominant species, thin to a residual spacing of 22 feet. Retain all hardwoods greater than 8” DBH. Species to retain where hardwoods dominate are Any conifer species, Black Oak, White Oak, Other Hardwoods, and live oak.

• Where hardwoods exist in clumps, retain 3-5 hardwood clumps per acre and include in spacing.

• All brush within 11 feet of a leave tree will be cut to a stump height of 4 inches.

• All snags less than 12” DBH will be cut.

• All activity-generated slash will be piled. Boles up to 10” in diameter will be piled. If stump diameter is greater than 10”, then log will be bucked at the 10” diameter mark and piled. Material greater than 10” diameter may be left on the ground.

The following units have variations of the general prescriptions above. Numbers correlate to the item above that is different. All other parameters are the same.

Rider PCT Task Order 3 Klamath National Forest

Unit 134-29P In openings created by fire, thin conifers to a 12 x 12 foot spacing. Cut all brush and pile at least 10 feet from leave trees. If a suitable piling spot can’t be found, lop and scatter to a 12” depth with lengths less than 3 feet long. Slash shall be pulled back 5 feet from the bole of leave trees.

Unit 134-242P Retain all DF, IC, SP greater than 6 inches DBH.

Unit 136-26P Thin conifers and hardwoods to an average 24’x 24’ spacing (75 TPA) but may vary to select the more desirable tree. Crop trees should: be disease and damage free; have constant or increasing height growth; have LCR’s > 40%; have good form, color, needle complement and retention. To enhance species diversity, retain SP, DF, IC and PP in that order of preference whenever two trees of different species are of equal value.

Unit 136-61P Hardwoods greater than 3” DBH will be included in spacing. Where hardwoods ae the dominant species, thin to a residual spacing of 22 feet. Retain all hardwoods greater than 8” DBH. Species to retain where hardwoods dominate are Any conifer species, Black Oak, White Oak, Other Hardwoods, and live oak.

Construction and Covering of Pile Requirements

• Piles will not be constructed within 5 feet of any leave tree or it’s foliage.

• Piles will be between 3 and 6 feet tall and no more than 6’ in diameter.

• Piles will be covered with Kraft, 80 lb. paper, wax coated on at least one side, 4-foot wide pile covering or equivalent.

• Piles shall be constructed by aligning individual pieces of small material in the same direction and placing the heavier slash on top. Piles shall have a stable base to prevent toppling. The log axis of individual pieces shall be oriented up and down the slope. Protruding pieces shall be trimmed to allow covering in a manner that permits piles to shed water.

• All piles shall be as compact as possible and free of noncombustible material. Slash that causes large air pockets in piles shall be cut to eliminate air spaces.

• Hand piles shall have a core of kindling materials in the lower 1/3 of the pile. This is defined as at least 40% of materials in the lower 1/3 of the pile shall be composed of needles, limbs, branches, and damaged brush less than 1/2 inch in diameter, which can be used to facilitate lighting of the pile.

• The pile covering approved by the COR shall cover at least 80% of the piles surface area and at least 80% of the pile’s volume for each pile.

• All four corners and the middle of the pile covering shall be anchored with slash and other burnable debris with at least 10% of the piles volume being placed securely on top of covering material to avoid slash and debris from sliding or rolling off.

5. FAR 52.237-1 Site Visit (Apr 1984)

No scheduled site visit is planned. Offerors or quoters are urged and expected to inspect the site where services are to be performed and to satisfy themselves regarding all general and local conditions that may affect the cost of contract performance, to the extent that the information is reasonably obtainable. In no event shall failure to inspect the site constitute grounds for a claim after contract award. The attached PDF unit maps are georeferenced and may to used with navigation software to locate and scout the project units.

Rider PCT Task Order 4 Klamath National Forest

6. CONTRACTOR FURNISHED PROPERTY:

In addition to the materials described in the Northern California Manual Fuels Reduction IDIQ Contract, the contractor shall furnish the following pile covering:

Kraft, 80 lb. paper, wax coated on at least one side, 4-foot wide pile covering or equivalent Covering must be approved by the COR prior to work starting

7. GOVERNMENT FURNISHED PROPERTY: None

8. LIST OF ATTACHMENTS

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

Title Pages

1. Detailed Unit Information Sheet 1

2. Project Design Features 4

3. Project Maps 8

4. Fire Plan 7

5. Wage Determination 4

Rider PCT Task Order 5 Klamath National Forest

Section V

8. EVALUATION CRITERIA

Price is the only factor to be considered for award.

Rider Pre-commercial Thin

Detailed Unit Information

ITEM

#(s)

UNIT # ACRES STAND TREATMENT Leave Trees at specified DBH

SPACING

(FT)

TREE

TYPE

STAND

AGE

REMARKS

134-242P

134-246P

134-32P

134-244P

134-29P

136-25P

136-26P

136-61P

NEPA

Craggy Vegetation Management Project EIS

PCT/Release/Hazardous fuel reduction

Leave trees should: be disease and damage free;

have ≥30% LCR’s; have good form, vigor, color, and have a single leader

Leave tree order of preference: IC-DF-SP-black oak-white oak-other hardwoods-PP/JP-live oak

Leave tree order of preference where hardwoods dominate:

Any conifer species, black oak, white oak, other hardwoods, and live oak

Where hardwoods exist in clumps, retain 3-5 hardwood clumps per acre and include in spacing.

All brush within 11 feet of a leave tree will be cut to a stump height of 4 inches.

All snags <12” DBH will be cut

Units 134-29P, 134- 242P, 136-26P, and 136- 61P have variations to the general prescription above. Please refer to the Description of Work in the Task Order.

CONIFERS

> 12 inches

HARDWOODS

> 8 inches

22 x 22 ±25% (16.5’-27.5’)

(90 TPA)

Include hardwoods

>6” DBH

in spacing

Conifers, Hardwoods & Brush

Unknown

Hand pile all activity-generated slash up to 10” in diameter. If stump diameter is >10”, then the log will be bucked at the 10” diameter mark and piled. Material >10” diameter may be left on the ground.

Piles will not be constructed within 5’ of any leave tree or its foliage.

Piles will be between 3-6’ tall and no more than 6’ in diameter.

Orient piled material in the same direction and create a kindling core in the lower 1/3 of the pile composed of needles, limbs, and brush

For addition piling requirements, refer to the Description of Work in the Task Order.

Project Design Features

Design Feature

Description

Applicable Action Alternatives/

Areas or Units

Rationale or Applicable Standard and Guideline

Heritage-1

All archaeological sites and features within the area of potential effects will be clearly delineated prior to implementation. This includes but is not limited to flagging site boundaries.

All Alternatives: All Units

Region 5 Programmatic Agreement 7.8(b)(2) and Appendix E, 1.0; Forest

Plan Standards and Guidelines 24-7, 24-8, 24-19 and 24-20

Heritage-23

No project activities will occur within site boundaries unless approved by the district archaeologist or heritage program manager and Standard Protection Measures in the Region 5

Programmatic Agreement are applied.

All Alternatives: All units where applicable.

Agreement 7.8(b)(2) and Appendix E, 1.0, 2.0, 3.0;

Forest Plan Standards and

Guidelines 24-7, 24-8, 24-19 and 24-20

Heritage-3

System roads through archaeological sites may be maintained at their current level where there is no potential for subsurface deposits and where work is confined to previously maintained surfaces, ditches, culverts, and cut-and-fill slopes within the existing road prism.

Agreement, Appendix E, 1.2; Forest Plan Standards and Guidelines 24-7, 24-8, 24-19 and 24-

Heritage-44

In the event that new archaeological deposits, including human remains, are discovered during project implementation, the district archaeologist or heritage program manager must be notified and all activities in the resource vicinity (150 feet) shall cease until clearance is provided by the district archeologist or the heritage program manager.

Agreement 7.9 and 7.10;

Forest Plan Standards and Guideline 24-7, 24-8, 24-

19 and 24-20.

Recreation-1

For all dispersed recreation sites (designated by Motor Vehicle Use Map access roads) that are used as landings or for other purposes during harvest operations:

• Maintain the existing area footprint wherever practical (avoid enlarging the area).

• Clear slash, logs, or other activity-generated debris as soon as practical at the close of operations for that area.

All Alternatives: Access Roads to Dispersed Sites:

51D027, 51D025, 51D028

Forest Plan Standard and Guideline 12-9

3 Heritage-2 and Heritage-3 project design features were added based on the information provided in the final Archaeology Report to insure that treatments planned in legacy sediment sites meet requirements of the Regional Programmatic Agreement.

4 Heritage-4 is an expanded version of Heritage-2 from the FEIS.

Alternatives/

Areas or Units

Recreation-2

Repair or replace recreational signing or other facilities and trail settings if damaged during project implementation.

All Alternatives: All Units Where Applicable

Guideline 12-3

Recreation-3

Provide safety signing along trails, roads, or for temporary road or trail closures in active project areas for public safety.

All Alternatives: All Units Where Applicable

Recreation-4

Provide visitor information about area/road/trail closures, or other recreation setting changes, in news releases, on-site, and on the Forest website.

All Alternatives: All Units Where Applicable

Watershed-14

Trees directly rooted into the banks or otherwise and obviously integral to the stability of the channel bank will not be removed. Trees in the upland areas directly affecting streams will be directionally felled to protect stream banks.

All Alternatives: All

Thinning Units

National Core BMP AqEco-1, AqEco-2 and Veg-3 (Region 5 BMP

1.19)

Watershed-36

Restrictions for hand pile construction

• Place in a checkerboard pattern whenever possible (not one pile directly above another).

• Hand piles must be small in size, 6 feet or less in diameter.

• No hand piles within 15 feet of any perennial or intermittent stream channel.

• Between 15 and 30 feet, hand piles may be constructed if the following conditions exist: (1) not granitic soils, (2) slope is less than 35 percent, or (3) ground cover is greater than 50 percent. If the condition cannot be met, then slash should be lopped and scattered.

All Alternatives: All Fuel Break and Thinning Units

National Core BMP Fire-

2 (Region 5 BMP 6.3)

Watershed-37

Burning hand piles within riparian reserves

• See Watershed-36 for hand pile construction description.

If perennial streams are greater than 1 foot in width

• Only hand piles greater than 30 feet from the channel may be burned.

If intermittent and small (less than 1 foot in width) perennial streams

• Hand piles greater than 15 feet from the channel may be burned.

All Alternatives: All Fuel Break and Thinning Units

National Core BMP Fire-

2 (Region 5 BMP 6.3)

Wildlife-1

Retain at a minimum two to five snags per acre on average where available, assessed on a landscape level. Snag retention may not be met equally on every acre but will be met at a landscape scale.

Retain snags in clumps or groups, situated around the largest and live trees where possible. Select snags with broken tops as first priority.

Applicable Units

Guideline 8-22

Wildlife-2

Maintain existing snag and coarse woody debris levels across the landscape where fuel loading is not excessive; average five to 20 pieces, greater than 12 inches in diameter, per acre.

Forest-wide Standard and

Guideline 6-16

Alternatives/

Areas or Units

Wildlife-3

A seasonal restriction of February 1st to September 15th will apply to all activities that modify suitable nesting, roosting, or foraging habitat (including activities that degrade or are beneficial) within 0.25 miles of an NSO activity center or within un-surveyed nesting/roosting/foraging habitat. This seasonal restriction may be lifted if protocol surveys determine NSOs are not nesting in the year of action.

All Alternatives:

136-61P

Forest Plan Standards and

Guidelines 8-1, 8-2

Wildlife-4

A seasonal restriction of February 1st through July 9th will apply to all activities that are not in suitable habitat but will potentially produce noise above ambient noise levels within 0.25 miles of an NSO activity center or un-surveyed nesting, roosting, or foraging habitat. This seasonal restriction may be lifted if protocol surveys determine NSOs are not nesting in the year of action.

All Alternatives:

136-61P

Wildlife-6

No known bald eagle nest trees, perch trees, or roost trees within winter roost areas will be removed or destroyed as a result of project activities if discovered.

Bald and Golden Eagle

Act

Wildlife-9

In known occupied northern goshawk nest sites and management areas, no burning or use of heavy equipment will occur within 0.25 miles of the nest site between March 1st and August 31st. If protocol surveys are conducted and the site is found to be unoccupied, proposed actions may proceed.

Guideline 8-20

Wildlife-12

Treatment units containing suitable Siskiyou Mountain salamander habitat or known sites will be flagged and avoided or surveyed prior to ground disturbing activities; flagged areas will be utilized as "skips" considered in variable density thinning prescriptions.

Guideline 8-18; ROD for

Survey and Manage species

Wildlife-13

Greater than 60 percent of the existing canopy cover of the larger mature trees, large down woody debris, and sufficient forest floor litter will be retained within and adjacent to known sites of Tehama chaparral and blue gray tail dropper.

Forest Plan Standard and Guideline 8-18; ROD for

Wildlife-14

Pre-disturbance surveys for Category A survey and manage species will be completed to protocol prior to ground-disturbing activities where suitable habitat exists. Known mollusk sites will be flagged and buffered by one site tree height by the District biologist prior to implementation. No treatments will occur within this buffer; flagged areas will be used as "skips" considered in variable density thinning prescriptions.

Guideline 8-18; ROD for

Alternatives/

Areas or Units

Wildlife-17

In order to minimize potentials impacts to gray wolf:

If a den site is detected in or near the project area during the project implementation timeframes, a seasonal restriction from April 1 through June 30 will be applied to restrict noise- and smoke-generating activities that are above ambient standards within one mile of the den.

While the provision for the seasonal restriction for the den site is expected to provide protection from any prolonged or substantial project-related disturbance during the critical pup-rearing period at early rendezvous site(s), a similar seasonal restriction for activities within one mile of any discovered active rendezvous sites from April 1 through August 31 will be implemented. Further discussions and coordination with U.S. Fish and

Wildlife Service may result in modified distances or more flexible dates for this specific protection measure.

These seasonal restrictions will be implemented unless there are topographic features or terrain that clearly separates the noise- or smoke- generating activity from the den or rendezvous site(s).

While there are no known den or rendezvous site(s) associated with the Craggy Project area at this time, this project design feature will be implemented and coordination with U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will take place if den or rendezvous sites are confirmed.

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Rider Precommercial Thin Vicinity Map

Scott River Ranger District Klamath National Forest

Date: 2/26/2020

Legend Precommercial Thinning Unit Roads Open to All Vehicles, Yearlong Roads Open to Highway Legal Vehicles Only, Yearlong State or US Highway Other Public Roads

USDA Forest Service Timber Harvest and Fuels Treatment Activity Record (See R-5 Supplement to FSH 2409-18, Sec. 31.2)

Map Maps will likely change from preliminary layout, to final proposed action, to post treatment. Include detail sufficient to alert sale prep personnel, sale administrators and post harvest treatment personnel to all known hazards, sensitive or protected areas. Each stage should leave tracks for the next

Project Name Project Leader Ranger Dist NEPA Name

FACTS ID #

Project Unit # Unit acres Sub Unit # Sub Unit ac Est. Cut Vol. (CCF) Cutting Method

Prescription Prescriptions should include; Site specific objectives, There should be a clear description of what the desired condition is List of planned treatments with a measurable objective for each treatment - may include residual canopy cover, basal area, species comp , soil cover, residual fuel levels, scorch height etc,.

Special Information

Scott River Ranger District Craggy Vegetation Management Project

Plan Summary Shared boundaries with adjacent units are flagged in orange and black stripe. All other unit boundaries are digital.

Craggy Thin Stewardship

1340242000

A. Mueller

134-242S

134-242G

134-242G 134-242P

FBR3

134-242P

Manual Cutting, Hand Pile or Scatter

The heritage site is flagged in white and orange stripe. Avoid the flagged area.

R5-2400-202 (ISS. 8/2008)

Coordination Information Project: Craggy NEPA ID:134-242P District: Scott River/Oak Knoll

Management Direction: Riparian Area, Partial Retention VQO, General Forest

Wildlife:

Watershed: Watershed-1: Ground-disturbing activities are proposed to take place during the normal operating season (NOS) that is defined as May 1 to October 31 and in dry periods outside the NOS, adhering to the Forest’s wet weather operation standards (USDA 2002), as approved by the Forest Service representative.

When working in hydrologic riparian reserves: When there is a 30 percent chance of rain in the next 24 hours, a Forest Service representative will be on site to insure that winterization or erosion control procedures are implemented in a timely fashion and to initiate shutdown or resume operations. Operations will not resume until suitable weather, soil, and forecast conditions exist.

Recreation/Scenery:

Heritage: Heritage-1: All heritage sites within the area of potential effects will be clearly delineated prior to implementation. This includes but is not limited to flagging site boundaries.Heritage-2: In the event that new heritage resources are discovered during project implementation, the district archaeologist and/or heritage program manager must be notified and all activities in the immediate vicinity of the resource shall cease until site evaluation is completed.

Botany:

Fuels: Fuels-1: All prescribed fire operations will be conducted subject to an administratively approved burn plan which includes the objectives of the burn, desired fire behavior and intensity, an emergency contingency plan and specified level of response to a fire escape.Fuels-2: The prescribed burn plan will include a smoke management plan with the following features: Burning will be implemented when smoke is likely to be transported away from sensitive locations, when possible.

Residents and landowners likely to be affected by smoke will be notified, as appropriate, prior to ignition. Ignition will only take place on permissive burn days as determined by the Siskiyou County Air Pollution Control District. Forecasts of weather in the project area will be used to ensure favorable within prescription weather conditions for the burn and smoke transport. Contingency plans will be developed to minimize smoke impacts if meteorological conditions change.

Other:

USDA Forest Service Timber Harvest and Fuels Treatment Activity Record (See R-5 Supplement to FSH 2409-18, Sec. 31.2)

Map Maps will likely change from preliminary layout, to final proposed action, to post treatment. Include detail sufficient to alert sale prep personnel, sale administrators and post harvest treatment personnel to all known hazards, sensitive or protected areas. Each stage should leave tracks for the next

Project Name Project Leader Ranger Dist NEPA Name

FACTS ID #

Project Unit # Unit acres Sub Unit # Sub Unit ac Est. Cut Vol. (CCF) Cutting Method

Prescription Prescriptions should include; Site specific objectives, There should be a clear description of what the desired condition is List of planned treatments with a measurable objective for each treatment - may include residual canopy cover, basal area, species comp , soil cover, residual fuel levels, scorch height etc,.

Prescriptions may be similar on several units within a project, (cut and paste) but the specific treatments will need to be adjusted to meet site specific conditions

Special Information Any additional info to assist the SA, force account workers, such as local community issues, helpful or concerned contacts to make prior to operations, potential issues

Scott River Ranger District Craggy Vegetation Management Project

Plan Summary

Shared boundaries with adjacent units are flagged in orange and black stripe. All other unit boundaries are digital.

Craggy Thin Stewardship

1360061000

A. Mueller

Buffer50 ft

136-22G

136-57G

136-18G

136-61P

136-61P

Manual Cutting, Hand Pile or Scatter

Legend Ground Based

PCT

The unit has a limited operating period restriction for wildlife. See page 2 for details.

R5-2400-202 (ISS. 8/2008)

Coordination Information Project: Craggy NEPA ID:136-61P District: Scott River/Oak Knoll

Management Direction: Riparian Area, Partial Retention VQO, General Forest, Special Habitat, LSR

Wildlife: Wildlife-3: A seasonal restriction (limitation of operations) of February 1st to September 15th will apply to all activities that modify habitat (including activities that degrade or are beneficial) within 0.25 miles of a NSO activity center or un-surveyed nesting/roosting/foraging habitat. The limiting operating period (LOP) may be lifted if protocol surveys determine NSOs are not nesting in the year of action.Wildlife-4: A seasonal restriction will be applied from February 1st through July 9th for activities that are not in suitable habitat but will potentially produce noise above ambient noise levels within 0.25 miles of an occupied NSO activity center or un-surveyed suitable nesting/roosting/foraging habitat. The LOP may be lifted if protocol surveys determine NSOs are not nesting in the year of action.Wildlife-5: When spring burning is conducted within 0.25 miles and uphill of a known NSO activity center or within 0.25 miles of un-surveyed nesting/roosting/foraging habitat (separated by a topographic feature), smoke will be managed with the objective of light to moderate, dispersed smoke being present with a canyon or drainage but dissipating or lifting within 24 hours. Ignition will be discontinued if heavy, concentrated smoke begins to inundate suitable habitat late in the afternoon

Watershed: Watershed-1: Ground-disturbing activities are proposed to take place during the normal operating season (NOS) that is defined as May 1 to October 31 and in dry periods outside the NOS, adhering to the Forest?s wet weather operation standards (USDA 2002), as approved by the Forest Service representative.

When working in hydrologic riparian reserves: When there is a 30 percent chance of rain in the next 24 hours, a Forest Service representative will be on site to insure that winterization or erosion control procedures are implemented in a timely fashion and to initiate shutdown or resume operations. Operations will not resume until suitable weather, soil, and forecast conditions exist.

Recreation/Scenery:

Heritage: Heritage-1: All heritage sites within the area of potential effects will be clearly delineated prior to implementation. This includes but is not limited to flagging site boundaries.Heritage-2: In the event that new heritage resources are discovered during project implementation, the district archaeologist and/or heritage program manager must be notified and all activities in the immediate vicinity of the resource shall cease until site evaluation is completed.

Botany:

Fuels: Fuels-1: All prescribed fire operations will be conducted subject to an administratively approved burn plan which includes the objectives of the burn, desired fire behavior and intensity, an emergency contingency plan and specified level of response to a fire escape.Fuels-2: The prescribed burn plan will include a smoke management plan with the following features: Burning will be implemented when smoke is likely to be transported away from sensitive locations, when possible.

Residents and landowners likely to be affected by smoke will be notified, as appropriate, prior to ignition. Ignition will only take place on permissive burn days as determined by the Siskiyou County Air Pollution Control District. Forecasts of weather in the project area will be used to ensure favorable ?within prescription?

weather conditions for the burn and smoke transport. Contingency plans will be developed to minimize smoke impacts if meteorological conditions change.

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Rider Precommercial Thin Unit Map 1

Scott River Ranger District Klamath National Forest

Date: 2/26/2020

Legend Precommercial Thinning Unit Adjacent Fuel Break Unit Adjacent Harvest Unit Roads Open to All Vehicles, Yearlong

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Rider Precommercial Thin Unit Map 2

Scott River Ranger District Klamath National Forest

Date: 2/26/2020

Legend Precommercial Thinning Unit Adjacent Fuel Break Unit Adjacent Harvest Unit Heritage Site

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Rider Precommercial Thin Unit Map 3

Scott River Ranger District Klamath National Forest

Date: 2/26/2020

Legend Precommercial Thinning Unit Adjacent Fuel Break Unit Adjacent Harvest Unit

FIRE PLAN FOR CONSTRUCTION AND SERVICE CONTRACTS

08/02/2012

1. SCOPE:

The provisions set forth below outline the responsibility for fire prevention and suppression activities and establish a suppression plan for fires within the contract area. The contract area is delineated by map in the contract. The provisions set forth below also specify conditions under which contract activities will be curtailed or shut down.

2. RESPONSIBILITIES:

A. Contractor

(1) Shall abide by the requirements of this Fire Plan.

(2) Shall take all steps necessary to prevent his/her employees, subcontractors and their employees from setting fires not required in completion of the contract, shall be responsible for preventing the escape of fires set directly or indirectly as a result of contract operations, and shall extinguish all such fires which may escape.

(3) Shall permit and assist in periodic testing and inspection of required fire equipment. Contractor shall certify compliance with specific fire precautionary measures in the fire plan, before beginning operations during Fire Precautionary Period and shall update such certification when operations change.

(4) Shall designate in the Fire Plan and furnish on Contract Area, during operating hours, a qualified fire supervisor authorized to act on behalf of Contractor in fire prevention and suppression matters.

B. Forest Service

The Forest Service may conduct one or more inspections for compliance with the Fire Plan. The number, timing, and scope of such inspections will be at the discretion of agency employees responsible for contract administration. Such inspections do not relieve the Contractor of responsibility for correcting violations of the fire plan or for fire safety in general, as outlined in paragraph 2.A above.

3. DEFINITIONS:

The following definitions shall apply:

Active Landing: A location the contractor may be skidding logs into, or performing other operations such as delimbing, log manufacturing, and chipping logs. Except for EV and E days, loading logs or stockpiling chips only, on a cleared landing, does not constitute an Active Landing.

Hot Saw: A harvesting system that employs a high-speed (>1100 rpm) rotating felling head, i.e., full rotation lateral tilt head.

Mechanical Operations: The process of felling, skidding, chipping, shredding, masticating, piling, log processing and/or yarding which requires the use of motorized power which includes, chainsaws, chippers, motorized carriages, masticators, stroke delimbers, skidders , dozers etc.

4. TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT:

The Contractor shall comply with the following requirements during the fire precautionary period, as defined by unit administering contracts:

The Fire Precautionary Period is set by the State of California which is April 1 through

December 1 of any year.

• This contract requires, does not require, a Fire Box and associated Fire Tools according to CPRC Section 4428.

A. Fire Tools and Equipment: Contractor shall meet minimum requirements of Section 4428 of the

California Public Resources Code (C.P.R.C.). Fire tools kept at each operating landing shall be sufficient to equip all employees in the felling, yarding, loading, chipping, and material processing operations associated with each landing. Fire equipment shall include two tractor headlights for each tractor dozer used in Contractor's Operations. Tractor headlights shall be attachable to each tractor and served by an adequate power source. All required fire tools shall be maintained in suitable and serviceable condition for fire fighting purposes.

Trucks, tractors, skidders, pickups and other similar mobile equipment shall be equipped with and carry at all times a size 0 or larger shovel with an overall length of not less than 46 inches and a 2-1/2 pound axe or larger with an overall length of not less than 28 inches.

Where cable yarding is used, Contractor shall provide a size 0 or larger shovel with an overall length of not less than 46 inches and a filled backpack can (4 or 5 gallon) with hand pump within 25 feet of each tail and corner block.

B. Fire Extinguishers: Contractor shall equip each internal combustion yarder, fuel truck, and loader with a fire extinguisher for oil and grease fires (4-A:60-B:C).

Skidders and tractors shall be equipped with a minimum 5-BC fire extinguisher.

All Fire Extinguishers shall be mounted, readily accessible, properly maintained and fully charged.

Contractor shall equip each mechanized harvesting machine with hydraulic systems, powered by an internal combustion engine (chipper, feller/buncher, harvester, forwarder, hot saws, stroke delimber, etc), except tractors and skidders, with at least two 4-A:60-B:C fire extinguishers or equivalent.

C. Spark Arresters and Mufflers: Contractor shall equip each operating tractor and any other internal combustion engine with a spark arrester, except for motor vehicles equipped with a maintained muffler as defined in C.P.R.C. Section 4442 or tractors with exhaust-operated turbochargers. Spark

Arresters shall be a model tested and approved under Forest Service Standard 5100-1a as shown in the.

National Wildlife Coordinating Group Spark Arrester Guide, Volumes 1 and 2, and shall be maintained in good operating condition. Every motor vehicle subject to registration shall at all times be equipped with an adequate exhaust system meeting the requirements of the California Vehicle

Code.

D. Power Saws: Each power saw shall be equipped with a spark arrester approved according to

C.P.R.C. Section 4442 or 4443 and shall be maintained in effective working order. An Underwriters

Laboratories (UL) approved fire extinguisher containing a minimum 14 ounces of fire retardant shall be kept with each operating power saw. In addition, a size 0 or larger shovel with an overall length of not less than 38 inches shall be kept with each gas can but not more than 300 feet from each power saw when used off cleared landing areas.

• This contract requires, does not require, Section 4E of the Fire Plan.

E. Tank Truck or Trailer: Contractor shall provide a water tank truck or trailer on or in proximity to Contract Area during Contractor's Operations hereunder during Fire Precautionary Period.

When Project Activity Level B or higher is in effect, a tank truck or trailer shall be on or immediately adjacent to each active landing, unless otherwise excepted when Hot Saws or Masticators are being used. See Section 6 for specific contract requirements.

The tank shall contain at least 300 gallons of water available for fire suppression. Ample power and hitch shall be readily available for promptly and safely moving tank over roads serving Contract Area.

Tank truck or trailer shall be equipped with the following:

(1) Pump, which at sea level, can deliver 23 gallons per minute at 175 pounds per square inch measured at the pump outlet. Pumps shall be tested on Contract Area using a 5/16 inch orifice in the Forester One Inch In-Line Gauge test kit. Pump shall meet or exceed the pressure value in the following table for nearest temperature and elevation:

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The pump outlet shall be equipped with 1-1/2 inch National Standard Fire Hose thread. A bypass or pressure relief valve shall be provided for other than centrifugal pumps.

(2) 300 feet of 3/4-inch inside diameter rubber-covered high-pressure hose mounted on live reel attached to pump with no segments longer than approximately 50 feet, when measured to the extreme ends of the couplings. Hose shall have reusable compression wedge type 1-inch brass or lightweight couplings (aluminum or plastic). One end of hose shall be equipped with a coupling female section and the other end with a coupling male section. The hose shall, with the nozzle closed, be capable of withstanding 200 PSI pump pressure without leaking, distortions, slipping of couplings, or other failures.

(3) A shut-off combination nozzle that meets the following minimum performance standards when measured at 100 P.S.I. at the nozzle:

G.P.M. Horizontal Range

Straight Stream 10 38 feet

Fog Spray 6 - 20 N/A

(4) Sufficient fuel to run the pump at least 2 hours and necessary service accessories to facilitate efficient operation of the pump.

When Contractor is using Hot Saws or Masticators, an additional 250 feet of light weight hose, approved by the Forest Service, shall be immediately available for use and be capable of connecting to the 300 feet of hose and appurtenances in (2) and (3) above.

This equipment and accessories shall be deliverable to a fire in the area of operations and is subject to the requirements for each specific activity level identified in Section 6.

F. Compressed Air Foam System: A Compressed Air Foam System (CAFS) is a fire suppression system where compressed air is added to water and a foaming agent. By agreement, Contractor may substitute a CAFS or functional equivalent in lieu of the tank truck, trailer or fire extinguishers, provided it meets or exceeds the following specifications and requirements:

1. Variable foam expansion ratio – 10:1 to 20:1.

2. Units shall be kept fully charged with air; water and foam concentrate as recommended by the manufacturer and have the appropriate tools to service the system.

3. The unit shall contain enough energy to empty tank and clear hose prior to exhausting propellent.

4. The unit shall be capable of being completely recharged within 10 minutes.

5. When used on cable yarding landings, the unit shall be outfitted for immediate attachment to carriage and transported without damage to the unit.

Fire extinguishers required for Hot Saws, Masticators and similar equipment identified in Section 4 B.

above may be substituted with a 3 gallon CAFS.

Tank truck, trailer or equivalent may be substituted with a 30 Gallon CAFS with at least 550 feet of one inch hose and an adjustable nozzle with enough water, air and foam concentrate for at least one recharge.

This equipment and accessories shall also be deliverable to a fire in the area of operations and subject to the requirements for each specific activity level identified in Section 6.

5. GENERAL

A. State Law: In addition to the requirements in this Fire Plan, the Contractor shall comply with all applicable laws of the State of California. In particular, see California Public Resource Codes.

B. Permits Required: The Contractor must secure a special written permit from the District Ranger or designated representative before burning, welding or cutting metal or starting any warming fires. If contract requires Blasting and Storing of Explosives and Detonators, an Explosives Permit may be required pursuant to the California Health and Safety Code, Section 12101.

C. Blasting: Contractor shall use electric caps only unless otherwise agreed in writing. When blasting is necessary in slash areas, a Fire Patrolperson equipped with a size 0 or larger shovel with an overall length of not less than 46 inches and a filled backpack can (4 or 5 gallon) with hand pump shall remain in the immediate area for an hour after blasting has been completed.

D. Smoking: Smoking shall not be permitted during fire season, except in a barren area or in an area cleared to mineral soil at least three feet in diameter. In areas closed to smoking, the CO may approve special areas to be used for smoking. The Contractor shall sign designated smoking areas. Contractor shall post signs regarding smoking and fire rules in conspicuous places for all employees to see.

Contractor's supervisory personnel shall require compliance with these rules. Under no circumstances shall smoking be permitted during fire season while employees are operating light or heavy equipment, or walking or working in grass and woodlands.

E. Storage and Parking Areas. Equipment service areas, parking areas, and gas and oil storage areas shall be cleared of all flammable material for a radius of at least 10 feet unless otherwise specified by local administrative unit. Small mobile or stationary internal combustion engine sites shall be cleared of flammable material for a slope distance of at least 10 feet from such engine. The COR shall approve such sites in writing.

F. Reporting Fires: As soon as feasible but no later than 15 minutes after initial discovery, Contractor shall notify Forest Service of any fires on Contract Area or along roads used by Contractor.

Contractor's employees shall report all fires as soon as possible to any of the following Forest Service facilities and/or personnel listed below, but not necessarily in the order shown:

Name Office Address Office telephone

Dispatch Center Yreka Dispatch 1809 Fairlane Rd, Yreka 530-842-4600 or 911

Nearest FS Station Klamath National Forest

Headquarters

1711 S. Main Street, Yreka 530-842-6131

Fire Lookout Collins Baldy T45N, R10W. Sec 1 530-598-4110

COR Dan Beall 11263 N Hwy 3, Fort Jones 530-468-1223

District Ranger Ruth D’Amico 11263 N Hwy 3, Fort Jones 530-468-1235

When reporting a fire, provide the following information:

▪ Your Name

▪ Call back telephone number

▪ Project Name

▪ Location: Legal description (Township, Range, Section); and Descriptive location

(Reference point)

▪ Fire Information: Including Acres, Rate of Spread and Wind Conditions.

▪ This contract requires, does not require, Section 5G of the Fire Plan.

G. Communications: Contractor shall furnish a serviceable telephone, radio-telephone or radio system connecting each operating side with Contractor's headquarters. When such headquarters is at a location which makes communication to it clearly impractical, Forest Service may accept a reasonable alternative location. The communication system shall provide prompt and reliable communications between Contractor's headquarters (or agreed to alternative) and Forest Service via commercial or

Forest Service telephone.

▪ This contract requires, does not require, Section 5H of the Fire Plan.

H. Fire Patrolperson: Contractor shall furnish a qualified fire patrolperson each operating day when

Project Activity Level C or higher is in effect. When on duty, sole responsibility of patrolperson shall be to patrol the operation for prevention and detection of fires, take suppression action where necessary and notify the Forest Service as required. This Fire patrol is required on foot, unless otherwise agreed.

By agreement, one patrolperson may provide patrol on this and adjacent projects. No patrolperson shall be required on Specified Road construction jobs except during clearing operations unless otherwise specified.

The Contractor shall, prior to commencing work, furnish the following information relating to key personnel:

Title Name Telephone Number

Fire Supervisor

Fire Patrolperson

I. Clearing of Fuels: Contractor shall clear away, and keep clear, fuels and logging debris as follows:

Welding equipment and stationary log loaders, yarders and other equipment listed in California

State Law:

10 feet slope radius

Tail or corner haulback blocks: All running blocks shall be located in the center of an area cleared to mineral soil at least 15 feet in diameter.

Lines near, between or above blocks: Sufficient clearing to prevent line from rubbing on snags, down logs and other dead woody material.

6. EMERGENCY PRECAUTIONS

Contractor's Operations shall conform to the limitations or requirements in the Project Activity Level (PAL) table below. Project Activity Levels applicable to this project shall be the predicted activity levels for the Fire

Danger Rating Area(s), or fire weather station(s) stated in the Contract Area Map Legend on Integrated

Resource Service Contracts (IRSC’s), and other contracts where applicable.

Fire Danger Rating Area/Fire Weather Station for Project West

The Forest Service, in its sole discretion, may change the predicted activity level if the current fire suppression situation, weather and vegetation conditions warrant an adjustment. If practicable, Forest Service will determine the following day’s activity level by 6:00 PM. Contractor shall obtain the predicted Project Activity Level from the appropriate Ranger District Office before starting work each day.

Phone Number or Website to obtain Predicted Activity Levels: (530) 841-4588

Forest Service may change the Project Activity Level Table to other values upon revision of the National Fire

Danger Rating System. When Contractor is notified, the revised Project Activity Levels will supersede the levels in the Project Activity Level Table below.

PROJECT ACTIVITY LEVEL

Level Project Activity Minimum Requirements and Restrictions. Restrictions at each level are cumulative.

A Minimum requirements noted above in Sections 4 and 5.

B 1. Tank truck, trailer, or approved CAFS substitute shall be on or adjacent to the Active Landing.

C 1. When Hot Saws or Masticators are operating, a tank truck, trailer, or approved CAFS substitute shall be within ¼ mile of these operations. Effective communications shall exist between the operator and the

Active Landing.

2. Immediately after Mechanical Operations cease, Fire patrol is required for two hours.

D 1. Immediately after Hot Saw or Masticator operations cease, Fire patrol is required for three hours.

2. No Dead Tree felling after 1:00 PM, except recently dead.

3 No burning, blasting, welding or cutting of metal after 1:00 PM, except by special permit.

Ev 1. The following activities may operate all day:

a) Loading and hauling logs decked at approved landings.

b) Loading and hauling chips stockpiled at approved landings.

c) Servicing equipment at approved sites.

d) Dust abatement, road maintenance (Chainsaw use prohibited), culvert installation within cleared area, chip sealing, paving, earth moving or rock aggregate stock pile loading and installation (does not include pit or quarry development).

e) Chainsaw and log processing operations associated with loading logs or other forest products at approved landings.

2. Hot Saws or Masticators may operate until 1:00 PM; provided that:

a) A tractor or other equipment with a blade capable of constructing fireline is on or adjacent to the active landing or within ¼ mile of the operating equipment. This piece of equipment shall have effective communication with the Hot Saw or Masticator.

b) Any additional restrictions specified by the Forest.

3. All other conventional Mechanical Operations are permitted until 1:00 PM.

4. Some operations may be permitted after 1:00 PM, on a case-by-case basis, under the terms of a PAL Ev

Variance Agreement. Activities for which a Variance may be issued are:

• Rubber Tire Skidding

• Chipping on Landings

• Helicopter Yarding

• Fire Salvage

When approved by a Line Officer, a Variance Agreement can be implemented when the criteria specified in the agreement are met and mitigation measures are in place. This approval is good for ten

(10) days unless cancelled sooner or extended by the Contracting Officer for an additional ten (10) days.

Variance approval can be withdrawn at the sole discretion of the Forest Service. Variance approval is contingent on the 7-day fire weather forecast, fuel conditions, site characteristics, current fire situation, state of Contractor’s equipment for prevention and suppression readiness,…