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0044055781140L0626Q0023

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BLM-WY BUFFALO FIELD OFFICE

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09/16/2026 1300 MD

09/30/2029

BUFFALO

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Period of Performance: 10/01/2026 to

09/30/2029

00010 Elsom Sawmill Forest Health Stewardship

Product/Service Code: F014

Product/Service Description: NATURAL

RESOURCES/CONSERVATION- TREE THINNING

Delivery: 09/30/2029

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Solicitation No. 140L0626Q0023

Elsom Sawmill Forest Health Stewardship

SECTION B – SUPPLIES OR SERVICES AND PRICES/COSTS

STEWARDSHIP CONTRACT: The Bureau of Land Management intends to enter into this Elsom

Sawmill 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 A TOTAL SMALL BUSINESS SET-ASIDE 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 Quantity Unit of

Measure

Unit

Price

Amount

001A Mobilize Equipment 1 Lump

001B Road maintenance 6.2 Miles

001C Ground based logging 229 acres

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 Sawlogs 2,200 Tons $1.00

002B Ponderosa Pine Sawlogs 3,300 Tons $1.00

002D All Species – Product Other than Log

(POL)

1,500 Tons

$0.10

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

B.1 SITE VISIT DATE AND PRE-PROPOSAL INFORMATION

A site visit has been scheduled for: September 3, 2026 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.

Latitude and Longitude of meeting location: 44.14352, -106.93534

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 mailto:jfriedrich@blm

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

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 GENERAL

Elsom Sawmill Forest Health Stewardship project is designed to decrease stand thickness and promote a healthy forest. Western Spruce Budworm is present in the Douglas Fir and pockets of

Mountain Pine Beetle exist in the Ponderosa Pine; thinning the mature trees will help both species overcome their insect and disease problems. The goal is to restore forest health while preparing the site for future prescribed burning. Contract work will be performed over the course of 48 months.

C.1.0 Description – The Elsom Sawmill 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 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 near the project area and this project will create defensible space to help stop future wildfires from destroying cabins.

C.1.1 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 may be necessary for access.

C.1.2 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.1.3 Boundaries -. Harvest Unit Boundaries (Exhibit A – Harvest Units) are designated ORANGE paint and “BOUNDARY OF TIMBER RESERVE” posters facing into the harvest unit.

• 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.1.4 Fire Precautions - See Section H.2.0

C.1.5 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 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.2.11 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.2.12 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 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.3.0 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.3.1 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.3.2 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

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

C.3.3 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. Authorized camps are required to have a regularly serviced porta potty on site.

C.4 GOVERNMENT – FURNISHED PROPERTY

C.4.0 Project maps showing features; i.e. boundaries, reserve areas, unique features, and unit payment acreage based on horizontal distance.

C.4.1 Product Removal Permits (load ticket books).

C.5 SPECIFIC TASKS

C.5.0 Schedule A, Items 0001A – 0001C

i. 001A: Mobilize Equipment

ii. 001B: Road work and road use

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

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

• Conditions that warrant road maintenance include but are not limited to: ruts or signs from log hauling in wet conditions, signs of excessive use on haul route in comparison to the rest of Billy Creek Road, rock loss from winter plowing

c. 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.

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

e. 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.

f. 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 contractor must also follow all county restrictions enroute to any destination during thaw/breakup. Any damage to county roads is the sole responsibility of Contractor.

g. Please coordinate with the Bighorn National Forest to purchase a road use permit to haul across their portion of Billy Creek Road. (307-674-2647)

iii. 001C: Ground Based Logging

a. Unit 1: 40 BA Thin

• Thin overstory trees to a 40 basal area o 20 foot spacing for 8” trees o 30 foot spacing for 12” trees o 45 foot spacing for 18” trees

• Leave trees should consist of some large diameter trees (greater than 15” DBH) and some small diameter trees (8” – 15” DBH)

• Leave trees will be a mix of dominant, codominant, and intermediate canopy levels

• Preferred leave species will be site specific, and the Contractor is expected to look at the majority of canopy and select leave species based on what trees are naturally growing the healthiest with best vigor.

b. Unit 2: 20 BA thin from below

• Thin overstory trees to a 20 basal area o 40 foot spacing for 12” trees o 65 foot spacing for 18” trees

• Leave trees should consist of large diameter trees (greater than 12” DBH)

• Priority leave tree will be Ponderosa Pine

c. Guidelines for all units

• Leave trees shall have healthy form, at least three sides of full crown, and no sign of disease or damage. Standing dead trees may be salvaged but must have bark retention and must not have cavity nests. Up to 4 wolf trees (open grown/poor form/low crown) may be retained per acre for wildlife and stand diversity to count toward target basal area.

• 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.

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

• Whole tree skidding to landings will be the preferred yarding method. Cut to length or processing in the woods may be requested to the COR but request may be denied

• When whole tree skidding, pile all slash generated from processing. Piles should be a minimum of 15 feet high but as large as the site can accommodate. Piles will be tightly packed and free of dirt.

• Slash piles shall be 50 feet away from leave trees

• Slash piles shall be at least 100 feet away from BLM property boundary

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

• Yarding within all harvest units shall be done with tractors, rubber-tired skidders, or other logging system approved by the Authorized Officer and in accordance with the following specifications:

o 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.

o Minimum spacing of skid trails is 100 feet, unless a reduced spacing is approved by the Authorized Officer.

o Priority shall be given to existing skid trails.

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

• Temporary Roads & Existing Road Improvements:

o Any temporary roads or existing road improvements need to be approved by the COR prior to ground disturbance o Temp roads must be limited and cause the least amount of ground disturbance as possible o Existing roads with minor improvements will be the primary road system o Existing roads with slight improvements approved by the COR will not need to be reclaimed o Temporary roads built for this contract will need to be reclaimed by the end of the period of performance o Temporary road reclamation:

• Roll back dirt berms and redistribute on road prism

• Recontour any road prisms where the natural slope was disrupted

• Follow Wyoming Best Management Practices on erosion control features and specifications

• Scarify soil and spread the seed mix specified in this contract on all temporary roads and landings

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

1 215 40 BA Thin

2 18 20 BA Thin

Total 233 acres

C.5.2.2 Utilization Specifications

i. Contractor 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.

ii. Merchantability Standards

a. Sawlogs

• Minimum length of ten feet (10’)

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

b. Product Other Than Log (POL)

• Minimum length of ten feet (10’)

• 4” diameter inside bark, small end

C.5.2.3 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 Contractor 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

Contractor 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.

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.

Species Pounds per Acre Slender Wheat Grass 8

Green needlegrass 4 Mountain Bromegrass 4

Idaho Fescue 3 Western Yarrow 1

Total 20

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 material will be weighed at a scale certified by the State in which weighed. The final quantity and total sale value shall be determined by final cumulative weight of all merchantable volume 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.

C.5.4.2 Bureau of Land Management Load Ticket books will be issued to the Contractor 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 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 Contractor 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 Contractor vehicles shall stop when requested by the Government to verify products in transit.

C.5.4.8 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 Contractor'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.5.4.9 Before beginning operations on the contract area for the first time or after shutdown of three (3) or more days, the Contractor 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

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C.5.4.10 Average Truck Weight

a. After the first 10 truck loads have been weighed, following the specifications above, the Contracting Officer can approve an average weight per load.

b. Once an average weight is agreed upon between Contractor and Authorized

Officer, the Contractor can weigh every 10th load to ensure the average is still accurate.

c. The Contracting Officer can choose to go back to weighing every load at any point.

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 Contractor, 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.5.6 Wildlife Timing Restrictions

C.5.6.1 There are no documented raptor nests in the area. However, if identified, raptor nests will be protected in accordance with USFWS recommended timing limitations.

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

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C.7.0 PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE

See Section F.

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SECTION D – PACKAGING AND MARKING

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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

October 1, 2026 to September 30, 2029

The following clause is incorporated by reference:

Clause Title Date

52.242-15 Stop Work Order Aug 1989

DEVIATION

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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

Jordan Friedrich—Contracting Officer’s Representative

E-Mail: jfriedrich@blm.gov

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 mailto:blinford@blm.gov mailto:jfriedrich@blm.gov http://www.ipp.gov/ 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 Mercantile Exchange softwood lumber futures contract or a state or regional index/publication commonly used for timber sale appraisals shall 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. It may not be feasible to directly monitor mill prices to determine precise and objective market fluctuations.) Product price shall be adjusted by obtaining the current price from the appraisal data source and calculating the difference between that and the price used for the original appraisal. The difference will be applied to the contract through a modification and a new baseline will be established from the current price at that time. In some cases the Schedule B price will be a value less than the value of the adjustment and will require a modification to add a service bid item to account for the market impact. At no time will the product value be less than $0.01. In instances where product removal has already begun and a proportion of the volume from

Schedule B has been transported off the project, the COR shall determine what proportion has been removed. The reappraised price will not be applied to the volume that has already been transported. Any further failure to agree on the pricing will be handled under the clause entitled “Disputes.”

H.2.0 FIRE DANGER SEASON

H.2.1 The following equipment will be provided and maintained by the Contractor on the contract area year-round:

a. Firefighting tools maintained in serviceable condition shall be kept in each piece of equipment. Firefighting tools include but not limited to: Pulaski, shovel, rake, etc.

b. Each unit of mobile or stationary equipment, including trucks of 23,000 GVW or greater, engaged in commercial activities operating on the contract area or over roads leading to the contract area must be equipped with one operable fire extinguisher or a dry chemical type of not less than 2-1/2 pounds (1.125 kilogram) capacity with 4 BC or higher rating.

c. Power saw operators shall maintain in their immediate possession a fully charged operable fire extinguisher and a serviceable round pointed #0 shovel or larger. The extinguisher shall be a liquid chemical type of at least 8 ounces (224 grams) capacity or a dry chemical type of at least 1 pound (0.454 kilogram capacity). Fueling of a saw shall be done in an area which has been cleared of all flammable organic material.

Saws shall be moved at least 10 feet from the place of fueling before engine is started.

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d. Power saws must be equipped with a muffler and screen type spark arrestor in accordance with the standards set forth in the U.S. Forest Service Spark Arrestor

Guide. Power saws used in commercial activities and purchased after December 31, 1980, must also be equipped with a muffler system conforming to the Society of

Automotive Engineers Standard J-335b, as set forth in the U.S. Forest Service Spark

Arrestor Guide.

e. Exhaust driven turbochargers qualify as efficient spark arresters provided all exhaust gases pass through the turbine impeller. The turbine impeller must always be turning and there may be no exhaust bypass. A straight-mechanical-driven supercharger does not qualify.

i. All internal combustion engines operated on forested lands must be equipped with an approved and effective spark arresting device.

ii. Motorbikes, trail cycles, scooters, and other mobile vehicles of this type and all stationary internal combustion engine-driven equipment used on the contract area or over roads leading to the contract area, must be equipped with spark arresting devices listed as approved in the U.S. Forest Service Spark Arrestor Guide. Spark arresting devices must be plainly marked with the manufacturer's name and model number and must be properly installed and maintained in accordance with the guide. Heavy trucks may have a vertical stack exhaust system and muffler, provided the exhaust stack extends above the cab of the vehicle.

H.2.2 The Contractor shall attempt, to the best of its ability and training, to extinguish all fires started by Contractor, its agents, or employees.

H.2.3 The Contractor shall promptly report any fires to Casper Interagency Dispatch 1-800-

295-9952 or call 911

H.2.4 The Contractor is responsible for complying with all State, Local, county, and/or Federal fire restrictions, or emergency closures given by authorized officer in the interest of public safety.

H.2.5 The Authorized officer and his/her contract administrators or designated BLM employee shall regularly inspect all precautionary fire equipment and required fire protection practices contained within this fire protection section. Failure of Contractor to follow guidelines and procedures contained within will result in an immediate stop work order until Fire protection guidelines and/or required equipment/actions are established onsite and in good working order. The government shall not be held responsible for any delays in contract performance period resulting from stop work orders from non-compliance with fire protection clauses.

H.2.6 Fire watch

a. From July 1st to October 1st a one-hour fire watch is required to be on duty for 1 hour after the last shutdown of power-driven equipment for the day, or during times when

NFDR as displayed by Casper Interagency dispatch by zone in which work is conducted is moderate or above.

b. Fire watch must be physically capable and experienced in operating any firefighting tools, or equipment on-site.

c. Furnished with adequate transportation and communications to report a fire.

d. Must be able to visually inspect area work was done during the day.

H.2.7 Fire Danger Rating

a. Contractor shall look up fire danger rating for FDRA3 Bighorn Mountains on Cody

Interagency dispatch webpage daily.

https://gacc.nifc.gov/rmcc/dispatch_centers/r2cdc/

b. The following are guidelines Contractor must follow given danger rating.

i. Low (L) – Green: Year-round fire precaution equipment required.

ii. Moderate (M) – Blue: Fire watch required as well as year-round fire precaution equipment mentioned above.

iii. High (H) – Yellow: Fire watch required as well as year-round fire precaution equipment mentioned above.

iv. Very High (VH) – Orange: Fire watch required as well as year-round fire precaution equipment mentioned above

1. In addition, a pump truck/trailer must be on site and within 5 minutes roundtrip of active felling and/or skidding operations, or road building activities. Operator is expected to move pump/truck trailer within 5 min personnel roundtrip of active operations daily.

Pump truck/trailer min. requirements.

• 200-gallon min. Capacity

• Minimum of 100 feet of ¾”, 1” and/or 1 ½” hose

• One variable stream nozzle with shut-off

• Fuel tank and hose line, if required for pump, with enough fuel to operate the pump for a period of four hours.

2. In combination with above requirements, a tractor, skidder, feller-buncher, forwarder or shovel with a blade capable of constructing Fireline are immediately available to quickly reach and…