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ADDENDA

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140L0226Q0016

See Schedule See Schedule

BLM AK-FINANCIAL SVCS SEC(AK9F3)

P.O. Box 35005

1544 GAFFNEY ROAD

FT WAINWRIGHT AK 99703-0005

08/07/2026 1400 AD

0044051454

Cory Cornell 9073565773

LAF

LAF

Cory Cornell

115310

$11.5

07/14/2026

0011276284

ADMINISTERED BY:

BLM AK-FINANCIAL SVCS SEC(AK9F3)

P.O. Box 35005

1544 GAFFNEY ROAD

FT WAINWRIGHT AK 99703-0005 US

DELIVER TO:

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BLM-CA EAGLE LAKE FIELD OFFICE

2550 Riverside Drive

SUSANVILLE CA 96130-3546 US

Header Text: itle of project:Chester Airport

Forest Health and Hazardous Fuels Reduction

Project POC name: Kyle Heller POC email:

kheller@blm.gov POC phone:(530)

249-0708 Field Office: Eagle Lake

District:Northern Operations District Other info:

Delivery: 09/30/2028

Period of Performance: 10/01/2026 to

09/30/2028

The general scope of work to be performed includes forest management activities and hazardous fuel reduction related work.

Services required include:

¿ Commercially thin a ponderosa and Jeffrey pine stand to a target residual basal area of between 60 and 80 square feet per acre on six

(6) acres.

¿ Mastication of standing dead trees and downed dead woody debris on 27 acres. Note, the area designated for mastication is currently designated as a fuelwood collection area to remove accumulated fuels on the forest floor.

Remaining dead standing trees and material left

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Sponsored by GSA FAR (48 CFR) 53.110

ITEM NO.

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NSN 7540-01-152-8067

on site shall be masticated.

00010 Chester Airport Forest Health and Hazard

Product/Service Code: F014

Product/Service Description: NATURAL

RESOURCES/CONSERVATION- TREE THINNING

Chester Airport Forest Health and

Hazardous Fuels Reduction Project

Department of Interior, Bureau of Land

Management, California Eagle Lake Field Office has a requirement near Chester Airport. The general scope of work to be performed includes forest management activities and hazardous fuel reduction related work. This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in

Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement and attachments constitute the only solicitation; quotes are being requested, and a written solicitation will not be issued.

Consider this solicitation (140L0226Q0016) as a

Request for Quotes (RFQ). This solicitation documents incorporate provisions and clauses in effect through Federal acquisition Circular

2026-01 effective date 3/13/2026. This solicitation is set-aside for small business.

NAICS 115310 ¿ Support Activities for Forestry

- Fuels Management Services, which has a small business size standard of $34M. Product Service

Code F099 ¿ Natural Resources/Conservation-

Other. The resulting purchase order will be a firm-fixed price contract. (SEE ATTACHMENTS FOR

COMPLETE PERFORMANCE WORK STATEMENT, MAPS,

CLAUSES / PROVISIONS, AND WAGE

DETERMINATIONS).

In accordance with the procedures in FAR Part

12 and 13, RFQ 140L0226Q0016 is available for viewing through electronic commerce via Land

Management's website at https://beta.sam.gov.

The government will award a purchase order to the lowest-priced, technically acceptable, and responsible offeror.

Late quotes will not be accepted.

What must be included in your quote to be considered for award:

CONTINUATION SHEET

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NAME OF OFFEROR OR CONTRACTOR

SUPPLIES/SERVICES

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UNIT PRICE

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AMOUNT

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OPTIONAL FORM 336 (4-86)

Sponsored by GSA FAR (48 CFR) 53.110

ITEM NO.

(A)

QUANTITY

(C)

NSN 7540-01-152-8067

1. Signed SF 1449.

2. Refer to provision 52.212-2, Evaluation

Factors, for details on what your quote must include.

3. Sign and return all amendments (SF 30), if applicable to this solicitation.

Due Dates:

Technical Questions Due: no later than July 24, Technical Answers Due: on or about July 29, Solicitation Deadline: August 7, 2026, 1400

ADT.

Technical questions regarding this RFQ shall be submitted in writing via email to the Contract

Specialist Cory Cornell at cory_cornell@ios.doi.gov by the deadline outlined above.

Note: Offerors must be actively registered in the System for Award Management (sam.gov) as of the closing date and time of this solicitation, per FAR 4.1102. Contractors must register at www.sam.gov.

For contracting assistance:

For help with how to submit your quote or general questions about the contracting process, please reach out to https://www.apexaccelerators.us/. This is a free government contracting resource for small businesses, which offers expertise related to contract opportunities. APEX Accelerators was formerly known as the Procurement Technical

Assistance Program (PTAP).

Chester Airport Forest Health and

Hazardous Fuels Reduction Project

Department of Interior, Bureau of Land Management, California Eagle Lake Field Office has a requirement near Chester Airport. The general scope of work to be performed includes forest management activities and hazardous fuel reduction related work. This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement and attachments constitute the only solicitation; quotes are being requested, and a written solicitation will not be issued. Consider this solicitation (140L0226Q0016) as a Request for Quotes (RFQ). This solicitation documents incorporate provisions and clauses in effect through Federal acquisition Circular 2026-01 effective date 3/13/2026. This solicitation is set-aside for small business. NAICS 115310 – Support Activities for Forestry - Fuels Management Services, which has a small business size standard of $34M. Product Service Code F099 – Natural Resources/Conservation- Other.

The resulting purchase order will be a firm-fixed price contract. (SEE ATTACHMENTS FOR

COMPLETE PERFORMANCE WORK STATEMENT, MAPS, CLAUSES / PROVISIONS, AND

WAGE DETERMINATIONS).

In accordance with the procedures in FAR Part 12 and 13, RFQ 140L0226Q0016 is available for viewing through electronic commerce via Land Management's website at https://beta.sam.gov.

The government will award a purchase order to the lowest-priced, technically acceptable, and responsible offeror.

Late quotes will not be accepted.

What must be included in your quote to be considered for award:

1. Signed SF 1449.

2. Refer to provision 52.212-2, Evaluation Factors, for details on what your quote must include.

3. Sign and return all amendments (SF 30), if applicable to this solicitation.

Due Dates:

Technical Questions Due: no later than July 24, 2026

Technical Answers Due: on or about July 29, 2026

Solicitation Deadline: August 7, 2026, 1400 ADT.

Technical questions regarding this RFQ shall be submitted in writing via email to the Contract Specialist Cory Cornell at cory_cornell@ios.doi.gov by the deadline outlined above.

Note: Offerors must be actively registered in the System for Award Management (sam.gov) as of the closing date and time of this solicitation, per FAR 4.1102. Contractors must register at www.sam.gov.

For contracting assistance:

For help with how to submit your quote or general questions about the contracting process, please reach out to https://www.apexaccelerators.us/. This is a free government contracting resource for small businesses, which offers expertise related to contract opportunities. APEX Accelerators was formerly known as the Procurement Technical Assistance Program (PTAP).

mailto:cory_cornell@ios.doi.gov

Performance Work Statement (PWS)

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PROJECT TITLE: Chester Airport Forest Health and Hazardous Fuels Reduction Project

Contents PWS 1.0 Background on the Government’s Requirement PWS 2.0 General Scope of Work PWS 3.0 Overall Objective(s) PWS 4.0 Specific Tasks PWS 5.0 Delivery / Performance Schedule……………………………………………11 PWS 6.0 Government-Furnished Property, Materials, Services PWS 7.0 Security and Administrative Matters PWS 8.0 Technical Exhibits and Definitions

EXHIBIT 1: PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS SUMMARY (PRS) / QUALITY

ASSURANCE SURVEILLANCE PLAN (QASP)

EXHIBIT 2: SCHEDULE B (Stewardship Service Contracts)

EXHIBIT 3: MAPS

EXHIBIT 4: LOGGING OPERATION SAFETY STATEMENT

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PWS 1.0 Background on the Government’s Requirement

The Dixie Fire of 2021 became the single largest wildfire in California state history. The wildfire burned a total of 963,309 acres and destroyed 1,329 structures, including several communities, across the counties of Butte, Plumas, Lassen, Shasta, and Tehama. A 40-acre BLM managed parcel near the Chester Airport in Chester, California (Plumas County) was impacted by the wildfire, which burned approximately 27 acres and left little remaining vegetation on site. On the remaining 6 acres approximately of unburned timbered land, the stand density is high leading to competition-induced stress and tree mortality, as well as hazardous fuel loading on this parcel adjacent to private residences and within the Wildland Urban Interface (WUI). The goal of this project is to reduce hazardous fuel continuity adjacent to the wildland urban interface, as well as reduce stand densities adjacent to homes to improve tree vigor.

PWS 2.0 General Scope of Work

The general scope of work to be performed includes forest management activities and hazardous fuel reduction related work.

Services required include:

• Commercially thin a ponderosa and Jeffrey pine stand to a target residual basal area of between 60 and 80 square feet per acre on six (6) acres.

• Mastication of standing dead trees and downed dead woody debris on 27 acres. Note, the area designated for mastication is currently designated as a fuelwood collection area to remove accumulated fuels on the forest floor. Remaining dead standing trees and material left on site shall be masticated.

Place of Performance:

Project Location Legal: T28N R7E, NW ¼ of the NW ¼ of Section 17

Directions: From Highway 36/Main Street in Chester, California, Plumas County, go east on Chester Airport Road for approximately 1 mile until you reach unit boundary. Additionally, project area can be accessed by heading south for approximately 1.5 miles on 1st Ave from Highway 36/Main Street in Chester until you reach unit boundary.

Unit Designation: Georeferenced PDF maps will be provided after contract is awarded that include unit boundaries and important features (archeological sites, exclusion areas, etc.)

Period of Performance: The period of performance shall be for two (2) years beginning on October 1st, 2026 (or date of award) and concluding on September 30th, 2028. The Period of Performance reads as follows:

October 1st, 2026 (or date of award) and concluding on September 30th, 2028

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PWS 3.0 Overall Objective(s)

The objective of this work is to remove live trees using mechanical equipment and remove from the site for utilization on six (6) acres, as well as masticate standing dead and downed woody debris on 27 acres as identified in the project area. The goal would be to reduce standing live tree density to between 60 and 80 square feet of basal area/ acre to improve forest health, as well as address hazardous fuel related concerns adjacent to the WUI.

PWS 4.0 Specific Tasks

Task 1: Item/Service Activity #0001 Commercial thinning through Designation by Prescription (6 acres): The target residual basal area is to be between 60 and 80 square feet per acre within the identified area. The largest, healthiest, and best formed trees shall be selected as leave trees. Characteristics used in the selection of leave trees include the following:

• Has no apparent damage to the main bole

• Is not chlorotic (has good color)

• Demonstrates good vigor and is disease free

• Has at least 35-40% live crown

• Crown class is dominant or codominant.

• Vigorous annual terminal growth

All trees designated for removal will be harvested using traditional ground-based systems and removed from site. Trees designated for removal will be removed between 11 and 25 inches in diameter measured at breast height (DBH). Trees that fall below 11 inches and above 25 inches shall be protected from damage as much as possible during harvesting operations. All stumps must be 12 inches or less in height, measured from the uphill side.

Task 2: Item/Service Activity #0002 Biomass removal (6 acres): All limbs, tops, and other materials generated during harvesting operations shall be chipped as biomass and removed from the project site. Remaining material that cannot be utilized for biomass will be piled in or near the designated landing area to be burned at a later time (burning not incorporated in this contract). Additionally, debris generated from harvesting within the unit shall be lopped-and-scattered to a height of less than 18 inches.

Piling specifications:

• Pile(s) will be compact, free of interior open spaces, and free of dirt and/or other non-combustibles

• Pile(s) will be constructed in an open area and a minimum of 20 feet away from any leave tree, fence line, roadway, and unit boundary.

• Pile(s) dimensions: Half-sphere shaped, maximum 20 feet wide by 6 feet tall

Task 3: Item/Service Activity #0003 Mastication of standing dead and downed woody debris (27 acres). Standing dead and downed woody debris up to 12 inches DBH will be masticated. Residual slash or chip bed depth should be less than four (4) inches deep. Mastication will also include treatment of dead and downed woody material present prior to treatment. All woody debris that is not in contact with the ground (e.g., suspended/propped up by limbs) should be masticated up to the woody material diameter that the equipment allows. Additionally, protect residual trees and regeneration where possible during operations.

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Mitigation Measures, Restrictions, and Special Provisions:

The Contractor shall comply with the following requirements common to all tasks unless otherwise authorized in writing.

General Operations

1. The contract may be terminated by the Authorized Officer upon determination that the operations of the contractor are or may cause significant environmental damage. It may also be terminated if non-compliance is found of laws and regulations intended to protect the environment or natural resources, as well as any inconsistencies with appropriate land use plans. Upon such determination, the Authorized Officer has the discretion to order an immediate suspension of the operations under this contract.

Logging

1. Before beginning operations on the Contract Area for the first time or after a shutdown of ten (10) or more days, the Contractor shall notify the COR in writing of the day they plan to begin operations. The Contractor shall also notify the COR in writing, email acceptable, if they intend to cease operations for any period of ten (10) or more days.

2. Prior to the commencement of operations, the Contractor shall obtain from the COR written approval of a basic Operation Plan commensurate with the terms and conditions of the contract which shall include how the work will be performed and protection of existing improvements. A pre-work conference between the Contractor’s authorized representative and the COR must be held at a location and time designated by the COR.

All logging shall be done in accordance with the plan developed by this provision.

3. During logging operations, the Contractor shall keep roads where they pass through the

Contract Area clear of trees, rock, dirt, and other debris so far as is practicable. The roads shall not be blocked by such operations for more than thirty

4. (30) minutes unless otherwise approved by the COR.

5. All trees designated for cutting may be manually or mechanically felled using a feller-processor or feller-buncher with the approval of the COR and in accordance with the following specifications:

6. Mechanized felling and skidding operations shall generally be limited to slopes of fifty

(50) percent or less.

7. Mechanized felling operations are subject to seasonal operating restrictions as described in the Fire Prevention and Control section.

8. Yarding shall be done with one end of the log suspended.

9. No ground-based yarding shall be permitted during periods of wet weather that results in excessive soil moisture conditions, unless otherwise approved by the COR.

10. No logging activity or log hauling shall be conducted on unsurfaced roads during periods of wet weather that results in excessive soil moisture conditions, unless otherwise approved by the COR.

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Landing Construction

1. The landing area should range in size from 0.2 acres to 0.5 acres and rehabilitated once operations have been completed.

2. Rehabilitation of landings would incorporate specific methods appropriate for each unit.

The method used would be determined by BLM staff after each unit has been treated.

This may include, but is not limited to, improving and repairing water bars and rolling dips, treating weeds and non-native species, seeding and possibly planting seedlings.

3. Approval of all landing locations and sizes shall be obtained from the Authorized Officer prior to landing construction.

4. No landing shall be located on surfaced asphalt or graveled road.

5. Landing boundaries will be flagged in green flagging.

Loading Operation

1. Loading of logs shall be done with a heel-boom log loader or self-loading log truck.

2. During logging operations, the Purchaser shall keep the haul roads, where they pass through the contract area, clear of trees, rock, dirt, and other debris so far as is practicable.

3. Ensure that the Chester Airport and 1st Avenue roads remain unobstructed during loading operations.

4. Place appropriate road safety signs during logging operations.

Decommissioning

1. Access – All skid trails constructed by the Purchaser shall be closed to vehicles access after the Purchaser completes operations on said road or trail as directed by the Authorized Officer.

2. Displaced Soil – The Purchaser shall smooth all side cast materials along roads or skid trails displaced by logging operations so as to allow water to flow freely from the road/skid surface to the undisturbed soil surface.

3. Spacing – Distance between waterbars is based upon slope. The maximum distance between waterbars shall abide by the following specifications:

Slope (%) Distance Apart (Feet) 1-6 200 7-9 100

10-14 50 21-40 30

4. Shape – Waterbars shall be built so as to lead the flow of water off of the road. The

Purchaser shall build waterbars 30 degrees off perpendicular from the road.

5. Discharge and Dissipate – Waterbars shall be built so as to discharge and dissipate the

PWS Page 6 flow of water off of the road surface. Waterbars must have an open end for water to flow freely off of the road and into material which will dissipate the erosive flow of the water.

Road Usage If the Contractor elects to use any private roads for the removal of Government timber or biomass in connection with this contract, they shall provide written approval for use of the private roads.

Environmental Protection

1. The Contractor shall clean road and trail surfaces, cut banks, landings, ditch lines and culverts of all debris created by logging operations.

2. The Contractor shall steam clean, or pressure wash all logging and road building equipment, except logging trucks and chip vans, prior to initial move-in, to minimize the likelihood of spreading noxious weeds and non-native plant species to the Contract Area.

Equipment washing shall occur, off-site, or at a location approved by the COR.

Equipment will be visually inspected by the COR prior to use.

3. If Contractor discovers, encounters, or becomes aware of any objects or sites of cultural value on the Contract Area such as historical or pre-historical ruins, graves, or grave markers, fossils, or artifacts, the Contractor shall immediately suspend all operations in the vicinity of the cultural value and notify the COR of the findings. Operations may resume at the discovery site upon receipt of written instructions and authorization by the

COR.

4. The Contractor shall immediately discontinue specified construction or timber harvesting operations upon written notice from the Contracting Officer that:

a. Threatened or endangered plants or animals protected under the Endangered Species

Act of 1973, as amended, may be affected by the operation, and a determination is made that consultation or re-initiation of consultation is required concerning the species prior to continuing operation, or;

b. Federal proposed, federal candidate, Bureau sensitive or State listed species protected under BLM Manual 6840 - Special Status Species Management - have been identified, and a determination is made that continued operations would affect the species or its habitat, or;

c. When, in order to comply with a court order, which enjoins operations on the sale or otherwise requires the Bureau of Land Management to suspend operations, or;

d. When, in order to comply with a court order, the Contracting Officer determines it may be necessary to modify or terminate the contract, or;

e. Species have been discovered which were identified for protection in accordance with management direction established in the Record of Decision (ROD) and Resource Management Plan (RMP), and the Contracting Officer determines that continued operations would affect the species or its habitat, or;

f. When, in order to protect species which were identified for protection in accordance with management direction established in the ROD and RMP, the Contracting Officer determines it may be necessary to modify or terminate the contract.

5. The Contracting Officer may determine that it is necessary to modify the contract or terminate the cutting and removal rights under the contract in order to comply with the Endangered Species Act, prevent incidental take of California spotted owls in accordance with the ROD and RMP, protect species that have been discovered which were identified for protection in accordance with management direction established in the ROD and

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RMP, or comply with a court order. Following the issuance of a written notice that cutting and removal rights will be terminated, the Contractor will be permitted to remove timber cut under the contract, if allowed by the Endangered Species Act.

6. In the event the contract is modified or cutting, and removal rights are terminated under this subsection, the Contractor agrees that the liability of the United States shall be limited to the actual costs incurred by the Contractor which have not been amortized by timber removed from the Contract Area. This calculation of liability shall utilize actual Contractor costs and Government estimates of timber volumes. At the COR's request, the Contractor agrees to provide documentation of the actual costs incurred in the performance of the contract. In addition, the Contractor shall be released from the obligation to pay the contract price for any timber which is not authorized to be removed from the Contract Area.

7. The Contractor specifically and expressly waives any right to claim damages, other than those described in the preceding paragraphs, based on an alleged breach of any duty to the Contractor, whether express or implied, regarding the manner in which the Government defended the litigation which resulted in the court order affecting the operation of the contract. This waiver also extends to any claims based on effects on the operation of the contract that arise from litigation against another agency. Furthermore, the Contractor specifically acknowledges and agrees that a court ruling that the Government violated the Administrative Procedures Act cannot be interpreted to mean that the Government had not acted reasonably in regard to its duties to the Contractor under this contract.

Fire Prevention and Control If the Contracting Officer Representative (COR) allows the Contractor to continue work during periods of declared fire danger or season, the Contractor shall comply with all applicable state laws relating to fire prevention and with all special conditions of work as directed by the COR.

1. Primarily for purposes of fire prevention and control, the Contractor shall, prior to the operation of power-driven equipment in construction or logging operations under this contract during the closed fire season or periods of fire danger, prepare a fire prevention and control plan to the satisfaction of the COR.

2. The COR may stop all or part of the logging operations of the Contractor during especially hazardous fire weather. This stoppage may be made prior to the time that the State of California and/or the U.S. Forest Service might require stoppage of logging operations.

3. During periods of fire danger, smoking shall be permitted only in such portions of the landing as are free of flammable material. Before smoking, workers not working on the landing must clear to mineral soil not less than sixteen (16) inches square, must sit down to smoke in such a manner that any burning material will fall within the cleared area, and must extinguish and press out in the mineral soil all burning material before leaving the cleared area.

4. The contractor shall provide and maintain in good repair on the Contract Area, the following equipment for use during periods of fire danger:

a. One (1) tank truck or trailer of three hundred (300) gallons or more capacity with three hundred (300) feet of hose and a nozzle acceptable to the COR, and a mounted or portable pump. A compressed foam system and hose with equivalent capacity is acceptable instead.

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b. Firefighting tools shall be kept at each landing or mounted on each piece of logging equipment (skidders, feller-bunchers, dozers, etc.) or at such other place as the COR shall designated whenever people are working on the contract area. The fire tools shall be in good condition, be tight on strong handles, and have sharp cutting edges.

There shall be not less than one (1) tool for each person working on the contract area.

Three-fourths of all fire tools shall be shovels, hazel hoes, or other scraping tools.

The fire tools shall be used only for fighting fire.

c. A chemical fire extinguisher of at least 8 ounces minimum capacity of a type approved by the COR and a size 0 or larger shovel shall be carried during the closed fire season or periods of fire danger by each falling crew and each bucker using a power saw on the contract area. Such fire extinguisher shall be filled and in effective operating condition and shall at all times be immediately available to the operator when the saw is being fueled or the motor of the saw is running. Any fueling of a power saw shall be done in an area which has first been cleared of all flammable material. Power saws shall be moved at least 20 feet from the place of fueling before the engine is started. Each power saw shall be equipped with an exhaust system and a spark arrester.

Safety Contractor’s operations shall facilitate BLM’s safe and practical inspection of Contractor’s operations and BLM’s conduct of other official duties on Contract Area. Contractor has all responsibility for compliance with safety requirements for Contractor’s employees and subcontractors.

Unless otherwise specified in writing, when operations are in progress adjacent to or on roads and/or trails in the harvest unit area, Contractor shall furnish, install, and maintain all temporary traffic controls that provide the road or trail user with adequate warning of and protection from hazardous or potentially hazardous conditions associated with its operations. Traffic control devices shall be appropriate to current operating and/or weather conditions and shall be covered or removed when not needed. Flagmen and devices shall be as specified in state OSHA and Transportation standards for logging roads or the “Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices for Streets and Highways” (MUTCD) published by the U.S. Department of Transportation – Federal Highway Administration.

Log Export Restriction

All commercial product to be removed by the Contractor under the terms of this contract is restricted from export from the United States in the form of unprocessed commercial product and is prohibited from being used as a substitute for exported private commercial product. For the purpose of this contract, unprocessed commercial product is defined as (1) any logs except those of utility grade or below, such as sawlogs, peeler logs, and pulp logs; (2) cants or squares to be subsequently remanufactured exceeding eight and three-quarters (8-3/4) inches in thickness; (3) split or round bolts or other roundwood not processed to standards and specifications suitable for end-product uses; or (4) western redcedar lumber which does not meet lumber of American Lumber Standards Grades of Number 3 dimension or better, or Pacific Lumber Inspection Bureau R-List Grades of Number 3 Common or better. Thus, commercial product manufactured into the following will be considered processed: (1) lumber and construction commercial volume, regardless of size, manufactured to standards and specifications suitable for end product uses; (2) chips, pulp and pulp products; (3) green or dry veneer and plywood; (4) poles and piling cut or treated for use as such; (5) cants, squares, and lumber cut for remanufacturing of eight and three-quarters (8-3/4) inches in thickness or less; (6) shakes and shingles. The Contractor shall maintain and upon request to furnish the following information:

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a. Date of last export sale.

b. Volume of commercial product contained in last export sale

c. Volume of commercial product exported in the past twelve (12) months from the date of last export sale.

d. Volume of Federal commercial product purchased and/or removed in the past twelve (12) months from date of last export sale.

e. Volume of commercial product exported in the succeeding twelve (12) months from date of last export sale.

f. Volume of Federal commercial product commercial product purchased and/or removed in the succeeding twelve (12) months from date of last export sale.

In the event the Contractor elects to sell any or all of the commercial volume to be removed under this contract in the form of unprocessed commercial product, the Contractor shall require each party buying, exchanging, or receiving such commercial volume to execute a "Certificate as to Nonsubstitution and Domestic Processing of Timber." The original of such certification shall be filed with the COR. Additionally, when the other party is an affiliate of the Contractor, the Contractor will be required to update information under item (2) of Form 5450-17 (Export Determination) and file the form with the COR.

In the event an affiliate of the Contractor has exported private commercial volume within twelve

(12) months prior to purchasing or otherwise acquiring Federal commercial volume to be removed under this contract, the Contractor shall, upon request, obtain from the affiliate information in the form specified by the COR and furnish the information to the COR.

Prior to the closing of this contract, the Contractor shall submit to the COR a completed Form 5460-15 (Log Scale and Disposition of Timber Removed Report). In addition, the Contractor shall retain for a three-year period from the date of closing of the contract the records of all sales or transfer of logs involving commercial volume removed from the contract area for inspection and use of the Bureau of Land Management.

Additional Information Protection of Improvements

1. Contractor shall protect roads and other improvements (such as fences, trails, and ditches).

2. The BLM will notify all utility companies, or other parties affected, and make arrangements for all necessary adjustments of the public utility fixtures, pipelines, and other appurtenances affected by Contractor’s operations.

3. When Contractor’s operations are adjacent to properties of railway, telegraph, telephone, or power companies, or other property, work shall not begin until all necessary arrangements to prevent damage have been made by Contractor.

4. Contractor will cooperate with all owners of above-mentioned property. In the event of interruption because of accidental breakage, Contractor shall promptly notify the proper authority, and cooperate with that authority in the restoration of service.

5. Protection of Land Survey Monuments Contractor shall protect all known survey monuments, witness corners, reference monuments, and bearing trees against any damage during Contractor’s operations.

6. No trees shall be felled across access routes or across fences. Any damage to fences resulting from this project shall be fixed by the Contractor, at the Contractor’s expense, on the same day that the damage occurred.

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7. All slash shall be moved at least ten (10) feet back from the edge of roads and property boundaries between government and private land daily, before the crew leaves the project area. Slash shall not be left along any roadway.

8. The project area roads shall not be degraded or rutted by the Contractor’s activities. All project area roads shall be kept free of slash.

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PWS 5.0 Delivery / Performance Schedule The Contractor shall accomplish all forest health improvement and hazardous fuels reduction work on approximately 40 acres. The work is to be performed over a period time beginning on October 1st, 2026 (or date of award) and concluding on September 30th, 2028. The work to be performed under this contract is in Plumas County, California on public lands managed by the Eagle Lake Field Office. The contractor will adhere to the seasonal timing restrictions for wildlife. An Operations Plan will be due no later than 21 days after the prework meeting. The prework meeting will be scheduled between the COR and the contractor within 30 days of contract award. The Operation Plan shall be delivered to the COR via email.

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PWS 6.0 Government-Furnished Property, Materials, Services

General:

The Contractor shall furnish all personnel, materials, equipment, supplies, facilities, transportation, tools, materials, supervision, and other items and non-personal services necessary to perform the work tasks defined in this Performance Work Statement, except for those items specified as government furnished.

Materials:

The Contractor shall furnish all materials necessary to meet the requirement of this contract except for those items specified as government-furnished property and services.

Equipment:

The Contractor shall furnish equipment necessary to meet the requirement of this contract except for those items specified as government-furnished property and services.

Services: N/A.

Facilities N/A.

Utilities N/A.

Applicable Publications (Current Editions) N/A.

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PWS 7.0 Security and Administrative Matters

The Contractor shall be responsible for safeguarding all Government property provided for Contractor use or under their control, including securing all facilities the Contractor may access after normal business hours.

Contractor shall coordinate work schedule with Contracting Officers Representative to minimize public and employee ingress/egress to the building.

Safety:

The Contractor shall not require, or allow any employee, engaged in the performance of this Contract to work under conditions which are unsanitary, hazardous, or dangerous to his/her health or safety, as determined under safety and health standards promulgated by the Secretary of Labor under Section 107 of the Contract Work Hours and Safety Standards Act (40 U.S.C. 327 et seq.)

as amended and other Federal, State and applicable local government safety standards.

Department of Labor Code of Federal Regulations Title 29 and other Federal, State and local government safety standards will apply in its entirety to the Contractor.

Examples of applicable safety standards are OSHA 29 CFR 1910, OSHA 29 CFR 1926, California Title 19, "Public Safety", California Title 8, "General Industry Safety Orders", and 41 CFR, Subpart B, "Public Contracts, General Safety and Health Standards."

The contractor shall also use the “BLM SAFETY AND HEALTH STANDARDS” (The Yellow Book) for reference.

Should the contractor fail to comply with any of these standards and regulations, the contractor shall be found to have defaulted on the terms of the contract.

Emergency Response:

Response to emergency service calls outside of the normal business hours shall not exceed four

(4) hours regardless of the time during the day or night, weekends, or holidays.

Response to emergency service during normal business hours shall not exceed two (2) hours.

Response is defined as having all personnel and equipment required to correct an emergency at the site of the emergency or at a pre-approved staging area, ready, willing, and able to perform the emergency work. The Contractor will provide a draft emergency response plan prior to Contract start date.

Emergency Services:

On occasion, services may be required to support an activation or exercise of contingency plans outside the normal business hours described above. The Contractor's responsibilities for emergency support will be in accordance with the contingency plan.

Fire Danger Season:

If the Contracting Officer Representative (COR) allows the Contractor to continue work during periods of declared fire danger or season, the Contractor shall comply with all applicable state laws relating to fire prevention and with all special conditions of work as directed by the COR.

Fire Precautions:

The Contractor shall take every reasonable precaution to prevent a wildland fire from occurring from their actions on this project. The Authorized Officer may, under certain conditions, require fire prevention and control measures in addition to those required by applicable state laws and

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Each work site shall have one chemical-pressurized fire extinguisher of not less than 2-pound capacity by weight and a round-point tip shovel. The extinguisher, and shovel shall be maintained in good working order.

Fire Watch:

The Contractor will provide fire watch services for one (1) hour after daily shutdowns in areas of operation, whenever any of the following conditions apply:

1. The National Fire Danger Rating is High or greater.

2. Directed in writing by the Authorized Officer.

3. Required by state law.

The fire watch shall be physically capable, alert and have adequate experience to perform the following duties:

1. Move throughout the operation area constantly on the lookout for fires.

2. Have means of communications with the Contracting Officer Representative (COR) or

Project Inspector (PI), and 911.

3. Initiate fire suppression actions in the work area to prevent fire spread if it is safe to do so.

4. Notify the appropriate dispatch center or 911 immediately of the location and status of any unplanned ignition.

5. Notify the COR and Contracting Officer immediately of the incident.

Hazardous Materials and Hazardous Response:

The Contractor will conform to all Reclamation, Federal, State, and local regulations in the use and disposal of hazardous materials and hazardous waste. The Contractor will provide the appropriate response to any emergency involving hazardous materials at any of the facilities covered by this Contract. The Contractor will provide proof/certification of its personnel qualified to work with hazardous materials and wastes to Reclamation. The Contractor will notify Reclamation immediately upon discovering a release of hazardous waste into the environment.

Public contact:

Contractor personnel may encounter adjacent landowners or members of the public during the performance of their work.

Contractor personnel will present a professional appearance and be able to provide appropriate identification, including display of proper identification by each employee.

All Contractor and subcontractor personnel shall comply with all Federal and State laws relative to citizenship.

Contractor personnel shall inform any trespassers along the right of way of hazards and, as necessary and appropriate, ask trespassers to leave fenced off or restricted areas. If Contractor personnel may encounter emergency personnel, policemen, or firemen along the right of way, the Contractor personnel shall notify the On-Site Foreman. If Contractor personnel encounter the news media, they should refer all questions to the On-Site Foreman, who shall keep the COR informed of all news media contacts.

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Government Observations:

Government personnel other than COR may from time to time observe, photograph, or otherwise record Contract operations. However, these personnel will not interfere with Contractor performance.

Regular Work Hours:

The performance period established for this contract is based upon all work being conducted during regular working hours between 8:00am and 4:30pm, Monday through Friday, excluding government holidays. If the Contractor desires to carry on work outside regular hours, including Saturdays, Sundays, and government holidays, a request must be submitted to the COR in sufficient time to allow satisfactory arrangements to be made for access to the work site.

Communications:

“Time” for communications received after 3:00pm, after 12:00 pm locally on Fridays, or after 12:00 pm locally prior to a holiday will not start until the next business day. All times are local Pacific Standard Time.

Federal Holidays:

The following Federal Legal Holidays are observed:

New Year’s Day Martin Luther King, Jr. Day President’s Day Memorial Day Juneteenth Day Independence Day Labor Day Columbus Day Veterans Day Thanksgiving Day Christmas Day

Protection of Improvements The Contractor shall protect roads and other improvements (such as fences, roads, trails, telephone lines, and ditches) whether designated on the project area map or not.

Protection of Improvements Not Owned by the BLM The Contractor will notify all utility companies, or other parties affected, and plans for all necessary adjustments of the public utility fixtures, pipelines, and other appurtenances affected by Contractor’s operations.

When Contractor’s operations are adjacent to properties of railway, telegraph, telephone, or power companies, or other property, work shall not begin until all necessary arrangements to prevent damage have been made by the Contractor.

The Contractor will cooperate with all owners of above-mentioned property. In the event of interruption because of accidental breakage, the Contractor shall promptly notify the proper authority, and cooperate with that authority in the restoration of service.

Protection of Land Survey Monuments The Contractor shall protect all known survey monuments, witness corners, reference monuments and bearing trees against any damage during Contractor’s operations.

Preservation of Historical and Archeological Data:

The Historic and Archeological Data Preservation Act of 1974 provides for the preservation of historical and archeological data that might otherwise be lost as the result of alterations to the terrain caused by a federal or federally licensed activity or program. If, in connection with operations under this contract, the Contractor, subcontractors, or the employees of any of them, PWS Page 16 discovers, encounters or becomes aware of any possible historical or archeological data, objects or sites of cultural value on the project area, such as historical ruins, graves or grave markers, fossils, or artifacts, the Contractor shall immediately suspend all operations in the vicinity of the cultural value and shall notify the Contracting Officer in writing, giving the location and nature of the findings. No objects of cultural resource value may be removed. Where appropriate by reason of discovery, the Contracting Officer may order delays in the time of performance and/or changes in the work. If such delays and/or changes are ordered, the time of performance and contract price shall be adjusted in accordance with the Changes clause.

The Contractor will be responsible for protecting the cultural resources within the affected area from damage. In addition, the contractor will be liable for all damage to the identified cultural resources caused by their actions or the actions of their agents or representatives. The Contractor shall immediately notify the Contracting Officer or his representative if any damage occurs to any cultural resource and immediately suspend work in the area in which damage has occurred until authorized to proceed.

Avoidance areas within the project boundaries have been identified and these locations will be made known to the Contractor. In the absence of visible flagging, the Contractor is to reference mapped avoidance areas provided via PDF (Avenza) Map. These areas, including the trees and/or vegetation that defines the avoidance area boundary, are to be excluded from project work and pedestrian access. In addition to the designated cultural resource avoidance areas, vegetation immediately outside or adjacent to the avoidance areas that is at risk of falling into the footprint of the avoidance area if cut will either be avoided (not cut) or directionally felled so as to prevent the disturbance of cultural resources. Directional felling and/or additional avoidance measures outside designated avoidance areas are to occur at the discretion of the personnel responsible for conducting vegetation removal.

Wildlife Resources

Currently, there are no Limited Operating Periods (LOPs) and seasonal restrictions in place due to wildlife nesting and habitat use within the Chester Airport project area based upon previous site surveys by the wildlife biologist.

At least one additional survey will be conducted prior to commencement of project implementation.

If active nests are identified within the project area, buffers and timing restrictions will be applied in accordance with the Eagle Lake Field Office RMP Buffer Zones and Seasonal Restrictions for Wildlife Species (Table 2.25-1, page 2-148) to reduce the risk of decreased productivity or nest failure.

Trees with nests will not be cut.

If, during the implementation of the Proposed Action, threatened, endangered, BLM Sensitive species (TES), or other species of interest are found, areas of important or necessary habitat in the project area would be identified, flagged and protected from project activities in coordination with a BLM Wildlife Biologist.

Project activities are…