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140L0623Q0007

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IMPORTANT: This is a request for information, and quotations furnished are not offers. If you are unable to quote, please so indicate on this form and return it to the address in Block 5a. This request does not commit the Government to pay any costs incurred in the preparation of the submission of this quotation or to contract for supplies or services. Supplies are of domestic origin unless otherwise indicated by quoter. Any representations and/or certifications attached to this Request for Quotations must be completed by the quoter.

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BLM-WY BUFFALO FIELD OFFICE

1425 FORT ST

BUFFALO

WY 82834-2436

406 896-5188Brittney Linford

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This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial services prepared in accordance with the format in subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice.

This announcement constitutes the only solicitation.

This solicitation is issued as a request for quotation (RFQ).

The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular FAC 2023-04 June 2, 2023.

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Forestry, is appropriate for this requirement.

The size standard is $11.5 million.

The description of requirements can be found in the attached performance work statement (PWS).

The Period of performance is three (3) years after date of award.

The Provision at 52.212-1, Instructions to

Offerors-Commercial, applies to this acquisition.

Provision at 52.212-2,Evaluation-Commercial Items apply to this requirement. See Section M of the attached Terms and Conditions for the evaluation criteria.

Offerors shall include a completed copy of the provision at 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Items as part of the quote package.

The clause at 52.212-4, Contract Terms and

Conditions-Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition.

The clause at 52.212-5, Contract Terms and

Conditions Required To Implement Statutes or

Executive Orders-Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition.

There is a site visit scheduled for July 18, 2023 at 10:00 am MT. See section B.1 of the attached

Terms and Conditions or more information regarding the site tour.

All questions shall be directed to the

Contracting Officer, Brittney Linford at blinford@blm.gov and shall be due no later than 12:00 pm MT July 27, 2023. All questions shall be submitted in writing to the

Contracting Officer, Brittney Linford at blinford@blm.gov.

Quotes are due to the Contracting Officer no later than August 1, 3:00 pm MT to blinford@blm.gov.

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Product/Service Description: NATURAL

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IMPROVEMENTS (NON-CONSTRUCTION)

Delivery: 07/12/2025

Period of Performance: 08/10/2023 to 08/09/2025

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Solicitation No. 140L0623Q0007

SECTION B – SUPPLIES OR SERVICES AND PRICES/COSTS

STEWARDSHIP CONTRACT: The Bureau of Land Management intends to enter into this Billy Creek Forest

Health Stewardship contracting project to perform services to achieve land management goals for public lands that meet local and rural community needs.

This is for a Firm Fixed Price Commercial Items Stewardship Services Contract for commercial thinning (CT) 19 miles SW of Buffalo, WY.

The services and commercial product removal are shown in two (2) price schedules. Schedule A identifies the services the Contractor shall perform and the unit price of payment. Schedule B identifies the forest product volume for removal by the contractor that reflect the unit price that will be credited to the Government for ownership and commercial use of the product by the Contractor.

THIS IS AN UNRESTRICTED REQUIREMENT UNDER NAICS CODE 115310.

FOREST IMPROVEMENT SERVICE WORK FOR BID:

SCHEDULE A: LINE ITEM 0001A-0002K Forest Health Improvement SERVICES/SUPPLIES

Line Item SERVICES Pre-treatment

TPA

Quantity Unit of

Measure

Unit

Price

Amount

001 Road Work

001A Mobilize Equipment 1

001B New construction 09+28 (928ft)

Stations

001C Reconstruction 44

(4400ft) Stations

001D Deliver Gravel 800 Cubic Yards

001E Road maintenance 5.7 Miles

TOTAL OFFER LINE ITEMS

(0001A thru 0001D) ------------

SCHEDULE B – COMMERCIAL VOLUME REMOVAL

LINE ITEM 0003A-0003B- Forest Health Improvement PRODUCTS

(End of Schedule B)

NET TOTAL (Schedule A minus Schedule B) $

(ALL OR NONE)

Line

Item

PRODUCTS Estimated

Quantity

Unit of

Measure

Minimum

Acceptable

Offer

Unit

Price

Contractor’s

Offer

002 Commercial Thinning (CT)

002A Douglas Fir 9,400 Tons

002B Ponderosa Pine 11,800 Tons

002C Lodgepole Pine 662 Tons

002D Product Other than Log (POL) Tons

TOTAL OFFER LINE ITEMS (0003A thru 0003B)-------------

B.1 SITE VISIT DATE AND PRE-PROPOSAL INFORMATION

A site visit has been scheduled for: July 18th, 2023 at 10:00am (Mountain time). The site tour is not mandatory, but highly encouraged.

Participants shall meet at the Hazelton Road parking lot. Parking lot is ½ mile South of the junction of

Hazelton Road and US Highway 16 West. Participants should arrive in a 4x4 pickup and expect to drive an additional 6 miles on gravel roads to the project area.

Potential offerors are to provide their own transportation at no cost to the Government. The Government assumes no liability on behalf of offerors attending the site visit. Offerors intending to attend the site visit tour shall contact Jordan Friedrich at (307) 285-8880 or via email at jfriedrich@blm.gov at least 48 hours before the scheduled site visit and advise him of the firms’ name and number of persons that will attend.

B.2 Explanation of potential outcomes depending on bid prices for the service work and forest products under stewardship contracting. In order to address all possible scenarios that could be involved in this

Stewardship Contracting Action The following explanation is provided:

In stewardship contracts, the contractor has the additional option of utilizing earned conservation credits in lieu of an advance payment or a payment bond.

The scenarios described below are separated into three main categories, based on the specific stewardship contract situation. They are:

1. Stewardship Contracts where the Service Cost is greater than Product Value

2. Stewardship Contracts where the Product Value is greater than the Service Cost

3. Stewardship Contracts where Product Value and Service Cost are equal

B.2.1 Stewardship Contracts where the Service Cost is greater than Product Value

The end result of this stewardship contracting category is a payment by the BLM to the contractor that should total the difference of the Service Cost minus the Product Value. Stewardship contracting provisions allow for the harvesting of the forest product (the Product Value portion of the contract) prior to the performance of the service work. BLM regulations require that prior to the cutting and removal of forest products, a contractor who has not yet earned conservation credits must either pay the BLM the value of this wood or provide some form of payment bond.

a. Contractor harvests products prior to performing service work

The contractor submits a cash payment(s) for the value of the forest products to the BLM prior to the cutting/removal of the forest product.

Once the contractor performs service work that exceeds the value of the product removed, the payments deposited earlier should be refunded back to the contractor via CBS.

The contractor has the option of utilizing a payment bond in lieu of a cash payment prior to the cutting or removal of any forest products. The contractor has the option of providing a cash payment bond.

Conservation credits, once earned, could also be used to satisfy any remaining payment bond balance. Once cash payment bonds are no longer needed, they can be refunded to the contractor.

b. Contractor performs service work prior to harvesting products

The contractor will earn conservation credits at the rate and value specified in the contract. The contractor is permitted to cut/remove forest products up to the value of the earned conservation credits without any advance payment or form of security.

B.2.2 Stewardship Contracts where the Product Value is greater than Service Cost

The end result of this stewardship contracting category is a payment by the contractor to the BLM that should total the difference of the Product Value minus the Service Cost.

a. Contractor harvests products prior to performing service work mailto:jfriedrich@blm

If the contractor continues to harvest products above the threshold and prior to performing the service work in the contract, payments similar to the discussion in (2.1, a) above, must be provided by the contractor.

As the contractor performs service work and earns conservation credits, the value of those credits earned can be used to offset any product value payments until all service work is completed. Once this service work is completed and accepted by the BLM, refunds of this overpayment (the amount over the threshold) can be processed.

The contractor has the option of utilizing a payment bond in lieu of a cash payment prior to the cutting or removal of any forest products.

Conservation credits, once earned, could also be used to satisfy any remaining payment bond balance. Once cash payment bonds are no longer needed, they can be refunded to the contractor.

b. Contractor performs service work prior to harvesting products

The contractor will earn conservation credits at the rate and value specified in the contract. The contractor is permitted to cut/remove forest products up to the value of the earned conservation credits. No payments to the BLM will be necessary until the value of the forest products cut/removed exceeds the earned conservation credits.

B.2.3 Stewardship Contracts where there is equal Product Value and Service Cost

While the end result of this stewardship contracting category is no final payments by the contractor or the BLM, as the contract progresses there may be some Finance entries.

a. Contractor harvests products prior to performing service work

The discussion in section 2.1, a, is applicable here.

The contractor has the option of utilizing a payment bond in lieu of a cash payment prior to the cutting or removal of any forest products.

Conservation credits, once earned, could also be used to satisfy any remaining payment bond balance. Once cash payment bonds are no longer needed, they can be refunded to the contractor.

b. Contractor performs service work prior to harvesting products

The contractor will earn conservation credits at the rate and value specified in the contract. The contractor is permitted to cut/remove forest products up to the value of the earned conservation credits. No payments to the BLM will be necessary until the value of the forest products cut/removed exceeds the earned conservation credits.

The discussion in section 2.1, a, is applicable here.

(End of Section B)

SECTION C – PERFORMANCE WORK STATEMENT

C.1.0 GENERAL

Billy Creek Forest Health Stewardship project is designed to decrease stand thickness and promote the growth of Ponderosa Pine. This project targets cutting Douglas Fir to decrease the activity of Western Spruce

Budworm in the area. The goal is to restore forest health while preparing the site for future prescribed burning. Contract work will be performed over the course of 36 months.

C.1.1 Description – The Billy Creek project area is part of a large piece of BLM surface in the Bighorn

Mountains. The project area is heavily stocked stand of Douglas Fir, Lodgepole Pine, and Ponderosa

Pine. The goal is to mechanically treat the area to thin the overstory and set the stand up for future prescribed fire. There are several cabins upslope from the project area and this project will create defensible space to help stop future wildfires from destroying several cabins. The total volume for removal is estimated at 21,862 tons of sawlogs.

C.1.2 Location/Access - The project areas are located within the Buffalo Field Office administrative boundaries of BLM, Wyoming State Office. Attached vicinity maps and project maps (See Section J) show specific locations. Project area(s) are normally accessible by a standard pickup on forest roads

June - October. November – May a tracked vehicle is likely necessary for access.

C.1.3 Security of materials – The Contractor may leave their equipment at the work site. However, the

Contractor shall be responsible for the equipment if it should be lost, stolen, or damaged.

C.1.4 Boundaries -. Harvest Unit Boundaries (Exhibit A – Harvest Units) are designated ORANGE paint and

“BOUNDARY OF TIMBER RESERVE” posters facing into the harvest unit.

• BLM surface boundaries are marked with Carsonite Boundary Markers just beyond the above markings.

• Internal unit boundaries are not marked and are expected to be followed by mapping software similar to Avenza Maps. BLM will provide virtual map.

C.1.5 Fire Precautions - See Section H.2.0

C.1.6 Unique Features of Project Area - See Section J.

C.2 DEFINITIONS

C.2.0 Bearing Tree – a tree used as a reference monument to locate a property corner.

C.2.1 Brush - vegetation consisting of shrub species with single or multi-stems originating at or near ground level.

C.2.2 DBH – diameter of the tree at breast height, measured at a point 4 ½ feet above the ground from the uphill side of the tree.

C.2.3 Hazardous trees - standing live or dead trees, with evidence of insect infestation, deterioration, or physical damage to the root system, trunk, or stem. The degree and direction of lean is also an important factor when determining if a tree is a hazard.

C.2.4 Large woody debris - dead and down pieces of wood.

C.2.5 Leave Tree or Reserve Tree – trees specified to be left in accordance with Section C. Additional leave trees may be specified on project maps.

C.2.6 Loading point - any landing or other area in which logs and biomass material are capable of being loaded for transportation out of the project area.

C.2.7 Slash – any non-merchantable material which has been cut by the Contractor and will not be hauled to a utilization center, as well as all broken tops, limbs, damaged reproduction, saplings, poles which were caused as a result of felling and yarding operations.

C.2.8 Timber - standing trees which are capable of being measured in board feet and cubic feet.

C.2.9 Yarding – the conveyance of logs or trees or portions thereof, by ground based, cable, balloon, or helicopter yarding systems from the area of falling or cutting to the landing or loading point for removal.

C.2.10 3”- material – crushed gravel with a maximum diameter of 3”.

C.2.11 Wood Products Reserved from Cutting: All timber within the Reserve Area as shown on Exhibit A –

Harvest Units ttached hereto and made a part hereof.

C.2.12 All trees not explicitly designated for harvest by the Commercial Thin, Harvest Designation by

Prescription (DxP) (Section C.5.2). Treatment units are as shown on Exhibit A – Harvest Units, attached hereto and made a part hereof.

C.2.13 Timber/vegetative sales contract and/or notice - the agency-specific authorized contract instrument for the sale, barter, exchange, billing or other compensation for the payment, removal, and/or transportation of woody biomass material.

C.2.14 Forest Officer - any employee of the Bureau of Land Management who has been delegated, by the

Contracting Officer, the authority to take action in connection with this contract.

C.2.15 Contracting Officer - the Bureau of Land Management official who would have authority to execute this contract and delegate authority to take action in connection with this contract.

C.3.0 CONTRACTOR FURNISHED ITEMS

The Contractor shall furnish all personnel, labor, supervision, equipment with qualified operators, transportation, supplies (other than Government furnished property), and incidentals required to finish the project.

C.3.1 Crew Requirements

State Safety regulations require that crew members shall not work alone and that accessibility to emergency transportation is to be provided by the Contractor at all times.

C.3.2 Supervisor Requirements

The project supervisor(s) shall be named in writing at the pre-work conference. Designate one English-speaking supervisor for each crew. This person shall be capable of speaking and reading English well enough to ensure good communications with the Project Inspector. Any group of people without such an individual will not be considered a crew. One supervisor shall supervise no more than a maximum of 12 crew members at any one time. Any changes in supervisory designations must be submitted in writing to the COR at least 24 hours prior to the change taking effect.

C.3.3 Equipment and Materials

The Contractor shall provide traffic control signs to provide for the safety of the general public along existing roadways in the project area. (See Section H.16 Safety)

The Contractor shall provide for erosion control which could include certified weed free straw, free from mold or other objectionable material.

The Contractor shall provide native grass seed for use in erosion control. See Section C.5.2.6

C.3.4 Equipment

Harvest systems shall meet the following criteria:

Due to resource concerns, any harvest system that causes excessive soil compaction from repeated passes over the same area will not be allowed.

C.3.5 Work/Camp Sites (All Items) - Obtain written authorization from the Field Office prior to camping on

BLM administered lands. Work camps can be established only in locations authorized by the COR.

Authorized camps and work sites shall be maintained in a sanitary and orderly condition by clearing the site(s) of all debris, refuse and garbage before leaving the area.

C.4.0 GOVERNMENT – FURNISHED PROPERTY

C.4.1 Project maps showing features; i.e. boundaries, reserve areas, unique features, and unit payment acreage based on horizontal distance.

C.4.2 Product Removal Permits (load ticket books).

C.5 SPECIFIC TASKS

C.5.0 Schedule A, Items 0001A – 0001D – Road Work

i. See Exhibit A – High Meadows Rd and Road Maintenance maps

ii. BLM has a Timber Management Easement on High Meadows Road and has the authority to improve it as needed for timber management. Contractor is also authorized to use this road to remove Government Timber sold under this contract.

a. 001A – New construction (Exhibit A – High Meadows Rd map) – Green line on road work map shows the 09+28 station (928ft) section of new road construction for High Meadows Road.

• Equipment will scrape vegetation and organic material and create a road bed wide enough to support 10 foot drivable width road.

• Contractor will then apply 1 lift of gravel with a height of 3 – 4 inches (3”- material), a drivable width of 10 feet (approximately 12 feet with taper), and a full length of the new construction section, 928 feet.

b. 001B – Reconstruct existing road (Exhibit A – High Meadows Rd map – Yellow line on road work maps shows the 44 station (4400ft) section of existing High Meadows Road.

• Equipment needs to shape and scrape existing road to create a road bed wide enough to support 10 foot drivable width road.

• Contractor will then apply 1 lift of gravel with a height of 3 – 4 inches (3”- material), a drivable width of 10 feet (approximately 12 feet with taper), and a full length of the reconstruct section, 4400 feet.

c. 001C – Deliver gravel – 800 cubic yards of 3”- gravel.

d. 001D – Road Repair and Maintenance (Exhibit A Road Maintenance map)

• Contractor is required to grade Billy creek road to the condition at the start of the contract.

Contractor must also grade High Meadows Road to the condition of road after construction and reconstruction is complete.

• A grader must be available as conditions warrant for road maintenance. Forest Officer will regularly inspect High Meadows and Billy Creek Road to ensure condition is as good or better than pre-haul conditions.

• Final road maintenance on all roads constructed or used under the terms of this contract shall be done with a grader following completion of logging. The Authorized Officer must be notified prior to the performance of the final maintenance and shall notify the Contractor in writing when the final road maintenance is complete and accepted.

iii. If Purchaser chooses to winter log, all plowing and snow removal is on the purchaser, and rock lost from plowing shall be reclaimed once spring thaw allows a grader to do such.

iv. All roads must remain open to traffic year-round. Billy Creek Road has no winter maintenance but needs to remain open for tracked vehicles in the winter.

v. Active operations should be conducted when ground is frozen, firm, or reasonably dry. No trucking operations during spring break-up (est. late May-Middle of June), and purchaser must also follow all county restrictions enroute to any destination during thaw/breakup. Any damage to county roads is the sole responsibility of purchaser.

vi. The BLM does not guarantee access into the contract area other than on the Timber Management

Easement on High Meadows Road. Other access to and from the contract area is the sole responsibility of the Purchaser. The BLM assumes NO responsibility or authority for access across private lands and is not responsible to reimburse the Contractor for any costs or extra work required by the private landowner for access privileges.

vii. USFS, WYSF, State or county permits for hauling logs or heavy equipment is the sole responsibility of purchaser. The Purchaser is responsible for any delays in contract performance due to access into the contract area.

C.5.1 Schedule B - Commercial Material Removal

i. No commercial volume may be cut or removed without the accumulation of Stewardship credits, payment protection, or required payment has been made.

ii. All bearing trees or any tree blazed or tagged to mark the line of any Government survey, or trees with reference tags or posters identifying BLM projects shall not be cut or damaged.

iii. Hazardous trees that are within the road prism of haul roads shall be felled and removed. No designated trees or snags shall be felled unless considered to be a safety hazard (OSHA requirements) to landings, riggings or work areas or needed for a yarding corridor. Removal of hazardous trees will be approved by the Government.

iv. Protection of Improvements – The Contractor shall be held liable and is responsible for any damages caused by their personnel and/or equipment to any existing improvements. Repairs to these improvements shall be at the Contractor’s expense, at no additional cost to the Government, and shall be accomplished in a timely manner. Examples of improvements include:

• Posted survey monuments and bearing trees.

• Gates

• Culverts

• Road surfaces such as asphalt (Contractor and Forest Officer shall review roads and their condition prior to work and determine necessary repairs at the conclusion of the project.)

C.5.2 SCHEDULE B, ITEMS 0003A – 0003B – Forest Health Improvement

C.5.2.1 002A – 002C: Commercial Thin, Harvest Designation by Description (DxD):

Units Acres Prescription (see below)

1-A 13.3 CT Rx1

1-B 44.4 OSR DF

1-C 28.5 CT Rx1

1-D 121.2 CT Rx2

1-E 345.3 CT Rx1

2 19.2 CC AspRegen

3 6.6 ST FB

3-A 20.4 CT Rx2

Total 598.9acres

i. CT Rx 1 (Commercial Thin) –

Ponderosa Pine (PP) and Lodgepole Pine (LP) greater than 7 inches DBH, commercial thin from below to 40 BA. Remove all Douglas Fir (DF) greater than 7 inches DBH. Prefer leave species in this order: PP>LP>Engelmann Spruce (ES)

ii. CT Rx 2 (Commercial Thin)

PP and LP greater than 7 inches DBH, commercial thin from above to 30 BA. Remove all DF greater than 7 inches DBH. Prefer leave species in this order: PP>LP>ES. Leave trees may include regeneration from 2 to 7 inches DBH and will count to 30 BA leave.

iii. OSR DF(Overstory Removal)

Unit 1-B that is primarily Douglas Fir (DF) with advanced regeneration, remove all DF greater than 7 inches DBH to restart stand to early successional structure.

iv. CC AspRegen (Clearcut)

In the aspen stand in BCTS, clear-cut all conifers greater than 7 inches DBH to release advanced regeneration of aspen clone from shade and conifer competition.

v. ST FB (Shaded Fuel Break)

Unit Along property boundaries with cabins, cut shaded fuel breaks, leaving 20-30 trees per acre of healthy form. Prefer leave species in this order: PP>LP>ES>DF

C.5.2.2 002D: Products Other Than Log (POL)

i. Contractor is NOT required to purchase and haul POL.

ii. However, contractor must cut and process POL to the specs in section C.5.2.3 and deck this material.

iii. Contractor has the first right to sell these decks after Sawlogs have been shipped.

iv. If contractor does not want to sell POL, decks then can be left on site and the BLM will sell them after this contract is closed out.

C.5.2.3 Utilization Specifications

i. General prescription that applies to all thinning units – leave trees defined C.5.2.1 will be dominant/codominant and of healthy form with at least three sides of full crown and no sign of disease or damage. Sound standing dead trees may be salvaged but must have bark retention and must not have cavity nests. Up to 2 wolf trees (open grown/poor form/low crown) may be retained per acre for wildlife and stand diversity to count toward target basal area.

ii. All Limber pine in the Harvest Areas shown on Exhibit A – Harvest Units which do not present a safety hazard as determined by the Authorized Officer (AO) she be reserved from cutting. Limber pine approved by AO to be felled for safety reasons shall be retained on site.

iii. Purchaser must cut and remove from federal lands all live and dead trees that are designated for cutting within all treatment units which are not reserved from cutting as defined in Section

C. See merchantability standards below for each species sawlog and POL size classes.

iv. Merchantability Standards

a. Ponderosa and Lodgepole Pine Sawlogs

• Minimum log length of eight feet (8’)

• Minimum small end diameter inside bark six inches (6”)

b. Douglas Fir Sawlogs

• Minimum log length of eight feet (8’)

• Minimum small end diameter inside bark 8 inches (8”)

c. Product Other Than Log (POL)

• Pine: 4” – 5.9” diameter inside bark, small end

• Douglas Fir: 4” – 7.9” diameter inside bark small end

C.5.2.4 Cutting and Yarding Requirements

i. Movement of equipment between harvest units is restricted to roads and trails approved by the

Authorized Officer.

ii. All trees designated for cutting shall be cut so that the resulting stump height shall not exceed

12” measured on the uphill side for sawlog material.

iii. All reserved non-merchantability trees damaged by timber harvest operations within all harvest units shall be felled concurrently with all other trees designated for cutting in all harvest units shown on Exhibit A – Harvest Units. These trees will be treated as slash as defined in Section C. Slash Disposal.

iv. All operations shall be conducted in such a way as to avoid damaging reserved merchantable trees. Reserved merchantable trees with 144 square inches of damage will be cut and yarded by the contractor

a. Removed damaged trees will count against prescription Basal Area.

v. Whole tree, tree length or log length yarding with in-woods processing is authorized within all harvest units, as shown on Exhibit A – Harvest Units. See Section C, Slash Disposal.

vi. Harvesting and yarding (skidding) will be limited to periods when soil conditions are dry, frozen or snow covered as determined by the Forest Officer.

vii. Yarding within all harvest units, as shown on Exhibit A – Harvest Units, attached hereto and made a part hereof, shall be done with tractors, rubber-tired skidders, or other logging system approved by the Authorized Officer and in accordance with the following specifications:

• Any temporary skidder trails or jump spurs constructed on BLM surface must be to WY

State Forestry BMP’s, fully abandoned to WY State Forestry BMP’s.

• Minimum spacing of skid trails is 100 feet, unless a reduced spacing is approved by the

Authorized Officer.

• Priority shall be given to existing skid trails.

• The Purchaser shall scarify or rip compacted skid trails and landings upon completion of use as directed by the Authorized Officer.

C.5.2.5 Slash Disposal

i. Slash shall be disposed of in accordance with the following provisions, attached hereto and made a part hereof. The term slash shall be defined as residual woody debris not reserved under Section C, which remain after yarding, including tree tops, limbs, un-merchantable portions of the bole, and trees damaged by logging.

ii. If whole tree yarding; Pile all slash generated from processing and slash located within 50 feet on each side of the landing. Slash shall be piled by a grapple loader to a minimum of 10 feet in height and shall be tight and free of dirt and located as far as reasonable from leave trees surrounding landing.

iii. If processing in place within unit; slash is to be machine piled within unit 50’ outside of the dripline of residuals trees. Machine piles should be concentrated to same specifications as slash piles made on log decks in above mentioned for whole tree yarding. Openings within unit should be utilized for slash pile construction or trees harvested to make small woods landing that accomplishes keeping slash pile 50 feet from leave trees. Landing areas will not be counted against residual Basal area.

iv. Slash piles shall be located no less than 50 feet from any live reserve tree.

v. The government shall be responsible for the burning of slash.

C.5.2.6 Log Landing and Loading

i. Landing shall be cleaned up in accordance with the instructions of the Forest Officer, and scarified and seeded when road is put to bed or when use of landing is completed.

ii. The Purchaser shall furnish and apply grass seed to all skid trails/landing areas where soil disturbance occurs, and as directed by the authorized officer. Grass seed shall be applied immediately upon completion and approval of final inspection. The Purchaser shall apply the seed uniformly on the designated areas at a rate of 20 pounds per acre. Seed which has become wet or moldy or otherwise damaged will not be accepted.

All seed used shall meet all requirements of the Federal Seed Act (7 U.S.C., Section 551- 1610) and the seed laws and noxious weed laws of Wyoming. Evidence of the seed certification shall be furnished at the request of the Authorized Officer.

Species Pounds per Acre

Slender Wheat Grass 8

Green needlegrass 4

Mountain Bromegrass 4

Idaho Fescue 3

Western Yarrow 1

Total 20

C.5.3 Log Export Restriction

C.5.3.1 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:

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.

C.5.3.2 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.

C.5.3.3 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.

C.5.3.4 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.

PASSAGE OF TITLE AND RISK OF LOSS

Inspection of Commercial Volume and Disclaimer of Warranty

a. The Contractor warrants that this contract is accepted and executed on the basis of its examination and inspection of the commercial volume material to be removed under this contract and its opinion of the value thereof.

b. Government expressly disclaims any warranty of fitness of the commercial volume for any purpose; all commercial volume to be removed hereunder is accepted as is without any warranty of merchantability by Government. Any warranty as to the quantity or quality of the commercial volume be removed hereunder is expressly disclaimed by the Government. Refund to or recovery by the Contractor for failure of passage of title to any commercial volume to be removed hereunder shall not exceed the value of such commercial volume computed at prices per unit for species involved as set forth in Schedule B.

Passage of Title and Risk of Loss

Title to commercial volume to be removed under this contract shall remain in Government and shall not pass to the Contractor until such commercial volume has an equal value earned in the form of Stewardship Credits and removed from the contract area. Unless cut commercial volume is to be removed under this contract risk of loss shall be borne by the Contractor after the commercial volume is cut; Provided, however, that if loss results from a fire which was not caused by the Contractor, its subcontractors, or the employees of any of them, the risk of loss shall be borne by the party holding title. If cut commercial volume is to be removed under this contract, risk of loss shall be borne by the party holding title. Risk of loss to Government shall not exceed the value of such commercial volume computed at the prices per unit for the species involved as set forth in Schedule B. Nothing herein shall be construed to relieve either party from liability for any breach of contract or any wrongful or negligent act. As used in this section, the term cut commercial volume refers only to commercial volume which has been felled, bucked, or otherwise severed by direct human activity prior to the date this contract was entered into.

C.5.4 Purchase Price and Load Tickets

C.5.4.1 This is a scale sale. All “ton wood” material will be weighed at a scale certified by the State in which weighed. The final “ton wood” quantity and total sale value shall be determined by final cumulative weight of all “ton wood” removed, multiplied by the price per Unit of Measure. The final purchase price may be more or less than that amount specified on the contract. “ton wood” shall be defined as all material designated for cutting as described in Section C.

C.5.4.2 Bureau of Land Management Load Ticket books will be issued to the Purchaser by the Authorized

Officer. At the conclusion of the sale all tickets shall be accounted for by returning unused tickets still attached to original ticket book or by accounting in mill scale reports with attached load tickets.

C.5.4.3 Each truck load of sawlogs and/or POL (if contractor decides to purchase POL) will have a load ticket attached to the front driver’s side of one bunk log. The last three digits of the load ticket number and “BLM” shall be painted conspicuously on the rear of the loaded logs, so in such manner as can be viewed from another vehicle at highway speed. No load may leave BLM administered lands without a load ticket in place and painted as described above.

C.5.4.4 Weigh all loads on scales currently certified by the State in which weighed. Scales must have a current inspection tag or seal posted which shows the date of the most current test by the State weights and measurements agency. No load shall be presented for weighing that weigh more than the certified capacity of the scales in use. Each load shall be weighed as a single unit with the gross and tare weights stamped and recorded by an automatic recording device on the scales. In addition to the gross weight and tare weight of the load, the contractor shall record the following on each weight slip:

i. Contract Name

ii. Load removal receipt number

iii. Date and time weighed

C.5.4.5 Utilize scales that meet the standard for commercial vehicles defined in the National Bureau of

Standards, Handbook 44, current edition.

C.5.4.6 The Purchaser will provide a bi-monthly accounting of all Bureau of Land Management load tickets used along with copies of all mill reports within 5 working days following each “pay half”.

A pay half is considered to be the 1st-15th of each month and the 16th-end of the month.

C.5.4.7 A fifteen percent (15%) increase in net weight of logs may be added by the BLM for loss in weight due to delay by the Purchaser in delivering cut logs (saw and non-saw) to the manufacturing point.

A delay is defined as in excess of thirty (30) days after felling.

C.5.4.8 Contractor vehicles shall stop when requested by the Government to verify products in transit.

C.5.4.9 Prior to the commencement of operations the Contractor shall obtain from the Authorized Officer written approval of a written logging operations and safety plan. A prework conference between the Purchaser's authorized representative and the Contracting Officer's representative must be held at a location designated by the Contracting Officer before the logging and safety plan will be approved.

C.5.4.10 Before beginning operations on the contract area for the first time or after shutdown of three (3) or more days, the Purchaser shall notify the Contracting Officer of the date he plans to begin operations. This notice shall be given at least three (3) days prior to beginning any operation. He shall also notify the Contracting Officer if he intends to cease operations for any period of seven

(7) or more days.

C.5.5 Resource Protection

C.5.5.1 The Contractor shall, prior to initial move-in to the contract area, pressure wash all equipment used in the contract area or on BLM property under this contract. This wash requirement excludes contractor pickups and transport vehicles, low boy trucks delivering equipment, dump trucks and others delivering rock or materials to the contract area. This wash shall remove all soil material that may contain weed seeds from the equipment. Contractor shall notify the Authorized Officer three (3) days prior to inspection, which will then inspect said equipment prior to entering sale area. If equipment is being used on adjacent private ground, it can be inspected by the BLM before going to the private sale and can be moved onto BLM ground without being removed and re power washed.

C.5.5.2 Any equipment which develops leaks of lubricants or fuels shall be removed immediately from the work area. Fuel equipment 150 feet from any stream channel, or as far away as is practically possible as determined by the Contracting Officer.

C.5.5.3 The Purchaser, his employees, and any contractor or subcontractor and their employees, are hereby prohibited from hunting, scouting for game, carrying firearms, archery equipment, or transporting game while within the Sale Area, as indicated on Exhibit A – Harvest Units, and in road closure areas while performing the operations permitted under this contract.

C.6.0 CONSTRAINTS

Listed below are constraints associated with this stewardship project. These items can be reviewed at the BLM Buffalo Field Office or on the web at http://beta.sam.gov

BLM Buffalo Field Office 1425 Fort St.

Buffalo, WY 82834

Telephone : 307 – 684 - 1100

Hours: 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Mountain Time

Environmental Assessment: Billy Creek Timber Sales DOI-BLM-WY-P070-2020-0096-EA

C.7.0 PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE

See Section F.

(End of Section C)

SECTION D – PACKAGING AND MARKING

Not Used http://beta.sam.gov/

SECTION E – INSPECTION AND ACCEPTANCE

E.1.0 INSPECTION

E.1.1 The Contractor shall provide quality control to assure that work complies with requirements of contract specifications.

E.1.2 Contract Administrator or BLM staff will conduct audits of meeting prescription throughout timber sale contract, poor performance or not meeting prescription could result in contract cancellation and/or retention of performance bond.

E.2.0 METHOD OF MEASUREMENT

E.2.1 Commercial Value – Schedule B, Items 0003A and 0003B: Commercial volume removed will be determined by weight on State of Wyoming certified scales as described in section C.5.4.

E.3.0 PAYMENT – The value of the commercial fiber will offset some or all of the value of the service work to be performed. If payment is to be made to the contractor for work performed, the payment will be made in accordance with FAR clause 52.212-4.

E.4.0 STEWARDSHIP CREDITS

Stewardship Credits (SC) are credits that are earned for Schedule A tasks that have been performed and accepted but not paid to the Contractor. The credits are applied to Schedule B forest products volume value as product is removed

E.5.0 ESTABLISHMENT OF STEWARDSHIP CREDITS

SC will be established for the number of units of each activity that have been completed and accepted.

Acceptance may be for all, or a reasonable portion of, any specific activity. SC will not be established for work that is in progress that has not been accepted by the Government.

E.6.0 INVOICING

The Contractor shall provide a certified invoice to the Government for each portion of work for which credit/payment will be given. In addition to the contract number, contractor name, address, invoice number and invoice date, each invoice shall clearly identify the specific work being invoiced, the line item under which the work was required and performed, amount invoiced under each line item, and certification of the invoice. Invoices shall be processed and paid in accordance with FAR clause

52.212-4.

(End of Section E)

SECTION F – DELIVERIES OR PERFORMANCE

F.1.0 PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE

Three (3) years after date of award.

The following clause is incorporated by reference:

Clause Title Date

52.242-15 Stop Work Order Aug 1989

(End of Section F)

SECTION G – CONTRACT ADMINISTRATION DATA

G.1.0 The BLM is required to return the name, address, and tax identification number of each person/contractor that the agency enters into a contract with during the calendar year, to include any other information the Secretary of the Treasury may require. Contractor will receive an IRS Form

1099-MISC entitled “Miscellaneous Income” for each tax (calendar) year. All forms of income to the

Contractor under a stewardship contract is anticipated to be taxable, including consideration received from forest products.

G.1.1 BLM CONTACTS:

Brittney Linford – Contracting Officer

E-Mail: blinford@blm.gov

The Contracting Officer’s Representative shall be designated at time of award.

G.1.2 FEDERAL HOLIDAYS

Holidays observed by the contractor shall include all legal holidays observed by the Government.

These holidays are:

New Year's Day Martin Luther King Day Columbus Day President's Day

Memorial Day Independence Day Labor Day Veterans' Day

Thanksgiving Day Christmas Day Juneteenth

G.1.3 DOI-AAAP-0028 ELECTRONIC INVOICING AND PAYMENT REQUIREMENTS – INVOICE

PROCESSING PLATFORM (IPP) (APRIL 2013)

Payment requests must be submitted electronically through the U. S. Department of the Treasury's

Invoice Processing Platform System (IPP).

"Payment request" means any request for contract financing payment or invoice payment by the

Contractor. To constitute a proper invoice, the payment request must comply with the requirements identified in the applicable Prompt Payment clause included in the contract, or the clause 52.212-4

Contract Terms and Conditions - Commercial Items included in commercial item contracts. The IPP website address is: https://www.ipp.gov .

Under this contract, the following documents are required to be submitted as an attachment to the IPP invoice: as determined at the task order level.

The vendor shall upon invoicing through the internet payment platform, attach a copy of their regular vendor invoice by utilizing the attachments feature on the lower right hand corner of the invoicing screen to substantiate requests for payment. The vendor invoice shall be readable in Microsoft Excel, Adobe Acrobat (.pdf) or Microsoft Word.

1. Name & address of the Contractor.

2. Invoice date & number.

3. Contract number, contract line item number and, if applicable, the order number.

4. Description, quantity, unit of measure, unit price and extended price of the services delivered.

5. Name, title, and phone number of person to notify in event of defective invoice.

The Contractor must use the IPP website to register access and use IPP for submitting requests for payment. The Contractor Government Business Point of Contact (as listed in CCR) will receive enrollment instructions via email from the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston (FRBB) within 3-5 business days of the contract award date. Contractor assistance with enrollment can be obtained by contacting the IPP Production Helpdesk via email ippgroup@bos.frb.org or phone (866) 973-3131.

If the Contractor is unable to comply with the requirement to use IPP for submitting invoices for payment, the Contractor must submit a waiver request in writing to the Contracting Officer with its proposal or quotation.

(End of Section G)

SECTION H – SPECIAL CONTRACT REQUIREMENTS

H.1.0 PRODUCT VALUE REAPPRAISAL

The rates in Section B, Schedule B may be reappraised at the request of the contractor when a market fluctuation of ≥ 20 % occurs. An index such as the Chicago Mecantile Exchange softwood lumber futures contract or a state or regional index/publication commonly used for timber sale appraisals shall mailto:blinford@blm.gov http://www.ipp.gov/ mailto:ippgroup@bos.frb.org be identified and documented before contract solicitation to establish a basis for triggering a reappraisal. A baseline will be established upon award of the contract from the most current price of the selected index. (Note the source of the prices used for the appraisal does not have to be the same source used for the baseline. In some cases, appraisals are obtained by calling mills for a current pond value.