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CDD SOUTH COAST FY 2026 FUELS MANAGEMENT, BUREAU OF LAND

MANAGEMENT, CALIFORNIA DESERT DISTRICT (CDD) OFFICE, SOUTHERN

CALIFORNIA

This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement and attachments constitute the only solicitation; quotes are being requested, and a written solicitation will not be issued. Consider this solicitation (140L3726Q0150) as a Request for Quotes (RFQ). This solicitation documents incorporate provisions and clauses in effect through Federal acquisition Circular 2026-01. This solicitation is set-aside for small business.

NAICS 115310 – Support Activities for Forestry – Fuels Management Services. The small business size standard is $34.0 million. Product Service Code F014 – Natural Resources / Conservation – Tree Thinning. The resulting purchase order will be a firm-fixed price type purchase order. (SEE ATTACHMENT 140L3726Q0150 – RFQ PACKAGE FOR COMPLETE

STATEMENT OF WORK, MAPS, WAGE DETERMINATIONS, AND CLAUSES /

PROVISIONS.)

Department of Interior, Bureau of Land Management, California Desert District Office, Southern California has a requirement for vegetation (hazardous fuels) management on a per acre basis for over 5,000 acres. The project area is locations are on Bureau of Land Management (BLM) administered lands in Southern California.

FUNDED PROJECTS:

OPTIONAL PROJECTS:

Item number

Item Description

Qty

Unit of

Measure

Unit Price

Total

00080 Cut and chip 350 acre

00090 Cut and haul off (local) 250 acre

00100 Cut and haul off (remote) 250 acre

00110 Cut and pile 350 acre

00120 Dos Palmas (cut and spray) 200 acre

Item number

Item Description

Qty

Unit of

Measure

Unit Price

Total

00010 CDCA/Desert Restoration (Whitewater, Mission Creek, Snow Creek, Morongo) (cut/spray)

4,009 acre

00020 Santa Ana Wash (foliar application) 1,300 acre

00030 Santa Ana Wash (hand pull) 30 acre

00040 Border (Otay Mountain, Dulzura, Campo) (cut and chip, pile, or haul off)

198 acre

00050 Western Riverside County (Lake Mathews, Steele Peak, Canyon Lake, Elsinore, Jurupa Hills) (cut and chip, pile, or haul off)

150 acre

00060 Post-fire invasive species removal per acre (cut stump and haul off)

45 acre

00070 North Mountain (cut and chip) 79 acre

00130 Cut and spray 750 acre

00140 Foliar application 750 acre

In accordance with the procedures in FAR Part 12, RFQ 140L3726Q0150 is available for viewing through electronic commerce via Bureau of Land Management's website at https://sam.gov.

Quotes are due Tuesday, September 8, 2026, 9:00 a.m. PDT. Contractors submit quotes by email to benjamin_becker@ios.doi.gov.

Note: Any contractor to submit an acceptable quote or awarded a government contract must be registered and active in the System for Award Management (SAM). Contractors must register at www.sam.gov.

• Contractors must submit their Unique Entity ID (UEI) and with their quote.

UEI

For further information about this requirement, offerors should contact Benjamin Becker at benjamin_becker@ios.doi.gov.

The provisions and clauses attached apply to this solicitation.

Contractors Signature

Date:

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Scope of Work Introduction:

This requirement is for vegetation (fuels) management on various projects within the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) California Desert District (CDD) boundary, ranging from Otay Mesa to Jacumba along the U.S.-Mexican border in San Diego County north to the Afton Canyon area near Barstow in San Bernardino County. Estimated Period of Performance is date of award to 09/30/2031.

The BLM is charged with sustaining the health and productivity of public lands for the use and enjoyment of present and future generations. Under its multiple-use mission, the BLM’s land management responsibilities are broad, varied, and increasingly complex. The US Wildland Fire Service (USWFS) supports the BLM in managing for wildland fires. The USWFS performs a variety of functions in managing public lands to protect the lands and its neighbors, users, and infrastructure from the threat and effects of wildfire.

In support of BLM’s mission, the US Wildland Fire Service has a primary focus of managing hazardous fuels and post-fire conditions to protect life, property, and resources. This contract is for vegetation (hazardous fuels) management. Fuels are described as vegetation available to burn in a wildfire. The BLM and USWFS are planning fuels management projects within the CDD to manage vegetation to reach a variety of goals. Vegetation or fuels would be modified to reduce the unwanted effects of wildfires on targeted areas and resources.

SCOPE OF WORK

The primary objective is to manage vegetation while promoting resilience to communities, infrastructure, and resources in order to reduce the fire hazard to values.

Project sites include areas of chaparral, sage scrub, desert scrub, riparian, and grasslands.

Vegetation ranges from non-native grasses and tamarisk (salt cedar) to sage scrub and chaparral species such as brittlebush, chamise, manzanita, and scrub oak to large oak trees.

The contractor will be responsible for the following tasks:

• The Contractor shall provide personnel capable of performing work to include:

o Using chainsaws, brush cutters, string trimmers, rakes, and/or hand tools to cut targeted vegetation or fuels within pre-identified treatment areas to maintain those fuels in a less hazardous or other desired state. Fuels would be cut and chipped; cut and piled; cut and scattered; or cut and hauled offsite depending on the strategy identified for each site.

o Using chippers or masticators to grind chaparral, dead and down trees, and other fuels to rearrange the fuel structure within the treatment areas. A tracked chipper may be used in some areas, others would require the chipper to remain on a road so a tow-behind chipper would be used.

o Using chainsaws to fell hazardous trees and chippers to chip those trees to less than three-inch chips.

o Using BLM-approved herbicides delivered via back-pack sprayers to spray shrub stumps and non-native grass once cut to minimize regrowth.

o Using a variety of other tools such as trucks and Global Positioning System (GPS) units to implement the site-specific vegetation management requirements.

• The Contractor, after receiving project-specific information, shall coordinate with the BLM

Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR) to accomplish the work.

Contractor will be responsible for:

o Assembling tools and equipment and transporting the items to the job site.

o Navigating to and within the job site.

o GPSing accomplished work and submitting those data to the BLM COR. For example, GPSing completed treatment areas, GPSing an area of shrubs that were cut and chipped, or GPSing pile points.

o Submitting a Pesticide Application Report.

o Safely completing the work, which includes completing crew safety briefings to identify task-specific and site-specific hazards.

Currently funded projects include:

1. CDCA/Desert Restoration (Whitewater Canyon, Mission Creek, Morongo Canyon in Riverside and San Bernardino counties near Desert Hot Springs and Morongo Valley, CA) hand pulling of tamarisk spread over 4,009 acres in the canyon bottoms. Plants shall be scattered outside of the riparian (wet) areas.

2. Santa Ana Wash (Redlands/Highland in San Bernardino County, CA) hand pulling of non-native invasive species and foliar application of herbicide on non-native annuals and shrubs (tamarisk, tobacco, castor bean, etc.)

3. Border (Dulzura, Tecate, Campo areas in San Diego County, CA) cutting and a combination of chipping, piling, and hauling offsite to a green waste facility or landfill. Material to be removed includes chaparral species such as chamise, scrub oak, etc. and smaller shrubs. Most of the sites are along and within approximately 150 to 400 feet of roads. Travel to disposal sites varies from a few miles to approximately 30 miles.

4. Western Riverside County (Lake Mathews, Steele Peak, Canyon Lake, Elsinore, Jurupa Hills in western Riverside, County, CA) cutting and chipping, piling, or hauling offsite to a green waste facility or landfill. Material to be removed includes sage scrub species such as brittlebush, buckwheat, etc. with most of the target species being lighter fuels such as non-native grasses, mustards, tobacco, and other small plants. Cutting would be accomplished using string trimmers, brush cutters, and chainsaws. Most of the sites are within approximately 500 to 1,500 feet of roads. Travel to disposal sites varies from a few miles to approximately 15 miles.

5. Post-fire invasive species removal (Dulzura and Lakeside areas of San Diego County, CA) cutting, spraying stumps, and scattering or hauling material offsite would be done in areas that have recently burned. The target species are those that have invaded a recently burned area. These are not typically dense stands of weeds but are the widely scattered occurrences of invasive plants. Much of the effort would be walking through the area to locate the target species. Most of the sites are within approximately 500 to 2,500 feet of roads. Most cut material would be scattered onsite. Some plants that have seed would need to be bagged and hauled offsite to help prevent reinfestation. Travel to disposal sites varies from a few miles to approximately 30 miles.

6. North Mountain (Banning in Riverside County, CA) would involve cutting and chipping chaparral species such as chamise, yerba santa, scrub oak, and other shrubs that are growing back in the fuel break that was cut in 2023-2024. The fuel break follows a road and is within 200 feet of the road at most. Material would be chipped back onto the cut area.

Options for additional work on various projects within the same overall area would be included in the contract. These would include the same or similar tasks as currently included in this statement. Additional acreage up to 2,900 acres may be added to this contract.

• Hauser Mountain Routes - cutting and chipping of chaparral along the road system on the mountain. Plants shall be cut using chainsaws within the 30-foot wide are on each side of the roads. Cut material shall be chipped on site and spread to a depth of less than three inches.

• International Fuel Break - cutting and chipping of of chaparral along the fuel break system that follows the border. The fuel break mainly follows the road system. Safety zones of approximately 400 to 500 feet in diameter shall be constructed at selected locations along the fuel break. These would be expansions of the 300-foot fuel break by up to 200 feet. Plants shall be cut using chainsaws within the 300-foot-wide fuel break. The fuel break generally follows the road where fuels will be cut and chipped along the road up to 150 feet on both sides. Cut material shall be chipped on site and spread to a depth of less than three inches. There are chipping avoidance areas where material shall not be chipped into. These are generally small areas of sensitive habitat. Material will be moved away from these sites and chipped nearby.

• Various Border Routes (road brushing in the Campo, Dulzura, and Tecate areas) – cut and chip chaparral along various roads up to 100 feet on both sides of roads. Cut material shall be chipped on site, piled, or hauled off site depending on site specific conditions. Shrubs shall be sprayed after cutting to minimize regrowth. A cut stump application of herbicide shall be implemented. Where permitted cut material shall be chipped on site and spread to a depth of less than three inches. If piled, piles shall be placed a minimum of 25 feet from leave specimens and 25 feet from the outside edge of the treatment area.

• Border Fuel Break - cutting and chipping of chaparral along the fuel break system that follows the border. The fuel break mainly follows the road system. Safety zones of approximately 400 to 500 feet in diameter shall be constructed at selected locations along the fuel break. These would be expansions of the 300-foot fuel break by up to 200 feet. Plants shall be cut using chainsaws or brush cutters within the 300-foot-wide fuel break. The fuel break generally follows the road where fuels will be cut and chipped along the road up to 150 feet on both sides. Cut material shall be chipped on site. There are chipping avoidance areas where material shall not be chipped into. These are generally small areas of sensitive habitat. Material will be moved away from these sites and chipped nearby.

• Post-fire invasives removal – additional cutting and spraying, foliar applications, and/or pulling of non-native species within recently burned areas. The treatment would target new occurrences of non-native species. Most cases would be single plants or small groups of plants that have gained a foothold in the burned areas. There may be instances where larger groups of plants occur, but these are widely scattered and generally only one to a few acres. The majority of this treatment would be searching through the burned area for new plants and removing those. Some species may need to be bagged and hauled offsite if they have seed that could be viable and further the infestation.

LOCATION OF WORK

Specific locations may include, but are not limited to:

Various areas with options are targeted for fuels management projects including:

• San Diego County o Otay Mountain o Dulzura o Campo o Potrero o Tecate o Julian o Warner Springs

• Riverside County o Riverside/Corona o Canyon Lake o Perris o Whitewater o Desert Hot Springs o Banning/Poppet Flats o Anza/Aguanga o Palm Desert o Dos Palmas/Mecca

• Imperial County o El Centro o Brawley o Mineral Springs o Ocotillo

• San Bernardino County o Redlands/Highland o Morongo Valley o Afton Canyon (northwest of Barstow) o Hesperia

See Contract Documents, Exhibits or Attachments for General Vicinity and Project Area maps.

Access to project areas will be over County, State, BLM, and private road systems with a variety of road surfaces, i.e., gravel, oiled or natural/dirt.

Access: The Contractor is responsible for obtaining permission to access federal lands across non-federal lands. Documentation of permission shall be provided to the BLM upon request.

Standard Access: Access is defined as passable with a 2-wheel drive vehicle although a 4-wheel drive may sometimes be required. Foot travel up to 7 miles one way may be necessary to access some portions of the units.

Gates: Some units are behind locked gates. Gates shall be locked immediately after entry or exit by the Contractor. Keys will be issued by the COR. The Contractor shall request keys in advance of the need to enter the unit behind locked gates. Keys will be issued by the BLM using the DI- 105 form for tracking purposes. The key(s) shall be returned to the COR in a usable condition after completing work on the specific project unit(s).

Security of Materials: The Contractor may leave equipment at the work site. However, the Contractor is responsible for materials left at the site should they be lost, stolen, or damaged. All equipment furnished by the BLM shall be stored securely at all times.

DEFINITIONS

Chipper: A piece of mechanical equipment designed to grind vegetation into small chips.

Chippers may be tow-behind (a vehicle) or tracked (self-propelled).

Contracting Officer (CO): The Secretary of the Interior or designated authorized representative.

Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR): The Contracting Officer’s designated representative as indicated in delegation of authority letter. Crew Member: The individual responsible for performing the fieldwork requirements of this contract.

Crew Supervisor: The individual who provides direction and supervision to crew members. This person is responsible for work accomplishments and performance in accordance with the specifications of the contract.

Crown Ratio: The percentage of the tree which has live crown or branches present, calculated by dividing the length of the bole with live branches by the total height.

DBH: Diameter of a tree at breast height, measured at a point 4½ feet above ground level on the uphill side of the tree.

Drip Line: The area from the bole of the tree to directly underneath the outer perimeter of the tree crown.

Ecological Protection Zone: Ecological protection zones (EPZs) or “no-cut buffers” have been applied in all riparian zones to protect aquatic resources. Unit boundaries shall be posted no closer to aquatic resources than the designated EPZ for each stream. The EPZ buffer distance for each stream and/or riparian feature will be shown on unit maps and shall be measured in slope distance.

Feathering: Progressively reducing stand basal area from existing to desired. As an example, desired basal area at unit boundary is 130 square feet tapering to 110 square feet 4 to 5 trees into the unit.

GIS: A geographic information system (GIS) is a system designed to capture, store, manipulate, analyze, manage, and present spatial or geographic data.

GPS: A Global Positioning System (GPS) shall be used when traversing all unit boundaries to collect point position data on unit boundaries and areas treated. All GPS data shall be collected and transferred to the BLM in WGS 1984 UTM Zone 11N projection.

Hardwood Tree: A broad-leaved tree which usually has a single well-defined trunk and attains a height of greater than 20 feet. Hardwood trees include, but are not limited to, coast and canyon live oak. California black oak, sycamore, cottonwood, and various willow tree species.

Hazard tree: a tree, typically dead, that is located in a position to pose a threat to a value. These values range from roads, trails, campgrounds, power lines, and other infrastructure.

Intermediate Tree: Tree with crown below but still extending into the general level of the forest canopy, receiving little direct light from above but none from the sides. These trees are usually with small crown and stem diameter.

Leave Tree: Individual tree which, because of species, form, size and quality or condition is selected for retention and remains on-site following a harvesting operation.

Masticator: a machine for grinding or pulping material. These are typically mounted on heavy equipment ranging from small skid-steer types to a large loader chasis.

Quality Assurance: Surveillance of Contractor performance to determine performance requirements are met.

Quality Assurance Evaluator (QAE) Government official responsible for surveillance of contractor performance.

Quality Assurance Surveillance Plan (QASP): An organized document used for quality assurance surveillance. The document contains specific methods to perform surveillance of the Contractor for each item.

Quality Control: Those actions taken by the Contractor to control the production of goods or services so that they meet the requirements of the performance work statement.

Snag: A standing dead tree.

Understory Reduction: Understory reduction treatment is designed to reduce tree and brush densities in woodland or forested areas. This treatment would improve stand-level residual tree growth and vigor and reduce the existing fire hazard (reduction in surface fuels and ladder fuels), potentially decreasing the risk of crown fire initiation. Hardwoods would be spaced 40-45 feet apart. No trees greater than eight inches DBH would be cut unless identified as a hazard tree.

This treatment is designed to enhance tree growth and vigor and increase fire resiliency.

Variable Density Thin: Variable density thinning is proposed to maintain forest structure and/or improve stand conditions. This type of thinning reduces stand densities and may include treatments that create small openings, including opening around large legacy trees and less prominent species. It may also retain untreated areas. Residual trees would be configured in less uniform spacing with tree clustering to avoid homogenous structure. VDT objectives include increasing stand resiliency to wildfire by reducing stand and crown bulk density; favoring the retention of more fire and drought tolerant trees; enhancing structural and biological diversity;

maintaining or improving habitat.

Wildlife Tree: A snag. Also, for this contract a live tree retained to become future snag habitat where the minimum snag and CWD are not present in the unit.

CONTRACTOR-FURNISHED PROPERTY, SERVICES ITEMS

The Contractor shall provide equipment such as chippers, masticators, chainsaws, hand tools, GPS, and other equipment necessary to accomplish the required tasks.

GOVERNMENT-FURNISHED SUPPLIES AND MATERIALS

The Government (BLM) shall provide GIS data relevant to project locations and boundaries. The Government (BLM) shall provide keys to any gates that the Contractor may be required to enter to access projects. Keys shall be signed for on a DI-105 Receipt for property and returned to the BLM at the completion of tasks.

ADMINISTRATIVE

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE

The contract shall commence from date of award to 09/30/2031.

PROGRESS PLAN

At the prework conference, the Contractor shall provide to the COR a written "work progress plan" that details its proposed work force and schedule to provide for orderly completion of the work within the contract performance time. This work schedule must be acceptable to the Government. At a minimum, the schedule must reflect a work progress rate equal to the available amount of contract performance time.

DELIVERIES OR PERFORMANCE

GIS data related to accomplishment reporting.

All services, reports, documents, and material produced by this contract are the property of the BLM.

ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT

The Contractor shall provide the necessary administrative support activities to fully carry out the requirements of this contract. This will include but not be limited to the following administrative activities: Budget, Finance, Payroll, Environmental Quality, Safety, Personnel Management, Property Management, Supply Management, Maintenance Management, and a Quality Assurance Program. All administrative activities will be consistent with industry standards and performed as required.

CONTRACTOR REPRESENTATIVE

The Contractor will identify a Contractor Representative who will be responsible for the performance of the work. The name of this person who will act for the Contractor will be designated in writing to the (COR). The Contractor Representative will have full authority to act for the Contractor on all matters relating to daily operations of this maintenance service contract. The Contractor Representative will be available during normal business hours within 24 hours of notice to meet with Government personnel designated by the COR to discuss problems. The Contractor Representative must have a strong command of the English language; and be able to communicate both orally and in writing.

EMPLOYEES

Contractor personnel will present a professional appearance and be able to provide appropriate identification. This includes the display of proper identification by each employee. All Contractor and subcontractor personnel will be in compliance with all Federal and State laws relative to citizenship.

LICENSES

Contractor personnel will have valid State Driver’s Licenses for the vehicles they are operating.

Contractor personnel will be properly trained to stay current with applicable regulations governing safe equipment operation. Contractor personnel will comply with all Federal, State, and local laws and regulations regarding pest management and the use of pesticides.

The Contractor will maintain a current list of all Contractor employees and their respective classifications, dates of certifications and job descriptions of those certifications.

QUALITY CONTROL

The Contractor will establish and maintain a complete Quality Control Plan (QCP) to assure the requirements of the Contract are provided as specified. One copy of the Contractor's QCP will be provided to the COR at the pre-award survey, or pre-performance conference when a pre-award survey is not held. A draft of the QCP is to be included in the Contractor’s proposal. BLM will review the QCP and make changes as necessary prior to award of the contract. The QCP must be provided to the COR no later than 14 days after the contract award date. The Plan will be revised in a timely manner whenever changes to the Plan occur. The plan will include:

QUALITY ASSURANCE PLAN

Scheduled and unscheduled surveillance reports may be utilized to record any observable, recordable defects of the Contractor’s performance. The resolution of any latent defects shall be in accordance with FAR Clause 52.246-04, Inspection of Services, Fixed Price, if included in the contract’s terms and conditions.

The level of surveillance shall be determined by the Contracting Officer’s Representative or project inspector. Increased or decreased surveillance of performance may be utilized in the performance of this contract.

A quality assurance evaluation shall summarize results from any observed and recorded defects in the Contractor’s performance. If an evaluation indicates that the overall performance is unsatisfactory, the following actions may occur:

1. A corrective action plan to improve performance may be issued.

2. Increased surveillance.

3. Payment deductions. Deductions are not penalties, but the cost incurred by the Government.

4. Continued unsatisfactory performance shall result in termination of the contract.

5. Possible reimbursement of expenses incurred by the Government for non-performance may be assessed.

Performance Evaluation Meetings The Contractor Representative will meet at least weekly with the COR during the first month of the Contract. Meetings will be as often as necessary thereafter as determined by the COR. However, a meeting will be held whenever a Contract Discrepancy Report (CDR) is issued. The Contractor will provide written minutes of these meetings and the minutes will be signed by the COR and Contractor Representative for concurrence.

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

Greening/Recycling/Waste Prevention Efforts: In accordance with federal efforts to reduce waste, the contractor shall also document all efforts related to recycling and waste reduction. Contractors shall provide products and services that include: alternatives to hazardous waste; bio-based products; non-ozone depleting substances; recycled products; and, environmentally preferable products as defined by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Preferred products and categories are listed on the EPA’s web-site: http://www.epa.gov/epaoswer/non-hw/procure/backgrnd.htm ).

SAFETY REQUIREMENTS

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

Safety of the Public Roads, subject to interference by the work, will be kept open or suitable detours will be provided and maintained by the Contractor. The Contractor will provide, erect, and maintain all necessary barricades, suitable and sufficient flasher lights, flaggers, danger signals, signs, and shall take all necessary pre-cautions of the work and the safety of the public. Such work will be done in accordance with all applicable State, Federal, and local regulations.

Roads closed to traffic will be protected by effective barricades on which will be placed acceptable warning and detour signs. All barricades and obstructions will be illuminated at night, and all lights will be lighted from sunset until sunrise. Specific signs, barricades, and flagmen requirements are detailed in the American National Standards Institute "Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices for Streets and Highways" (ANSI D6.1). The Contractor must conform to these standards and all other applicable Federal, State and County regulations.

Safety and Health The Contractor will not require, or allow any employee, engaged in the performance of this Contract to work under conditions which are unsanitary, hazardous, or dangerous to his/her health or safety, as determined under safety and health standards promulgated by the Secretary of Labor under Section 107 of http://www.epa.gov/epaoswer/non-hw/procure/backgrnd.htm the Contract Work Hours and Safety Standards Act (40 U.S.C. 327 et seq.) as amended and other Federal, State and applicable local government safety standards. The worker is ultimately responsible for his/her own safety and shall not be required to perform work he/she believes to be unsafe.

The Contractor will fully comply with Federal, State and local government safety and health standards and amendments or revisions thereto in effect on the date of the Contract. Federal Standards are available from the Government Printing Office in Washington D.C. Construction Safety and Health Standards promulgated by the Secretary of Labor may be obtained from any regional or area office of the Occupational Safety and Health Administrative of the U.S. Department of Labor. State of California Standards are available through Barclays Law Publishers, San Francisco, CA.

The Contractor will submit in writing a proposed safety program as required in CAL-OSHA Standards, as prescribed in SB 198, Chapter 1369, Labor Code 6401.7 based on anticipated operations, maintenance, and construction activities as related to safety and health standards.

The Contractor is responsible for being cognizant of and insuring compliance with the requirements set forth in Subparagraphs 1.10.2.1 and 1.10.2.2 above. Such responsibility will apply to both the Contractor operations and those of their subcontractors. When violations of the safety and health requirements contained in these specifications of standards referenced in Subparagraph 1.11.2.1 are called to their attention by the COR or designated representatives, the Contractor will immediately correct the conditions to which attention has been directed. Such notice, either verbal or written, when served on the Contractor or designated representative(s), will be deemed sufficient.

In the event the Contractor fails or refuses to promptly comply with the compliance directive issued under Subparagraph 1.10.2.4 above, the COR or designated representative may issue a written order to stop all or any part of the work. When satisfactory corrective action is taken, a written order to resume work will be issued. The Contractor will not be entitled to any extension of time, or to any claim for damage or to additional compensation by reason of either the directive or the stop order. Failure of the COR or designated representative to order discontinuance of any or all of the Contractor's operations will not relieve the Contractor of his responsibility for the safety of personnel and property.

The Contractor will maintain an accurate record of and will report to the COR in the manner prescribed by the COR, all cases of death, lost-time accidents, vehicle accidents, occupational diseases, or traumatic injury to employees or the public involved, and any property or equipment damage incident to the performance of work under this Contract.

The rights and remedies of the Government provided in this paragraph are in addition to any other rights and remedies provided by law or under this Contract.

In the event there is a conflict between the requirements contained in the Contractor's approved safety program, governmental safety and health codes, and standards, including the U.S. Department of Labor Construction Safety and Health Standards, promulgated under Section 107 of the Contract Work Hours and Safety Standards Act (40 U.S.C. 327 et seq.), as amended, the more stringent requirement will prevail.

PUBLIC CONTACT

Contractor personnel may have a close working relationship with adjacent landowners within their area of responsibility. When Contractor personnel are confronted with the news media, they may respond to general questions of the media with common sense approach and will refer all controversial questions to the Contractor Representative. The Contractor Representative will keep the COR informed of all news media contacts. When Contractor personnel are confronted with emergency personnel, law enforcement or Border Patrol agents in the project area, the Contractor personnel will notify the Contractor Representative.

HAZARDOUS MATERIALS AND HAZARDOUS RESPONSE

The Contractor will conform to all Reclamation, Federal, State, and local regulations in the use and disposal of hazardous materials and hazardous waste. The Contractor will provide the appropriate response to any emergency involving hazardous materials at any of the facilities covered by this Contract.

The Contractor will provide proof/certification of its personnel qualified to work with hazardous materials and wastes to upon request. The Contractor will notify the COR immediately upon discovering a release of hazardous waste into the environment.

Examples of Federal regulations on hazardous materials are found in the following:

1. 40 CFR 100-399 (Water Quality Programs, Pesticides and Hazardous Waste)

2. OSHA 29 CFR 1910.120 (Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response); 29 CFR

1910.120 (Hazard Communication)

3. 49 CFR 172 (Subpart B - Tables of Hazardous Materials)

Examples of State regulations on hazardous materials are:

1. California Title 22 (Environmental Health)

2. California Title 26 (Toxics)

SPECIAL CONTRACT REQUIREMENTS

WORK HOURS

Unless otherwise specified in Section C, Specifications, work hours under this contract shall be limited to the time between one-half hour before sunrise to one-half hour after sunset each day. No work will be done on Saturday, Sunday, or Federal holidays unless authorized by the COR.

ENVIRONMENTAL INTERRUPTION OF WORK

Environmental - The Contracting Officer, by issuance of a suspend work order, may direct the Contractor to shut down any work that may be subject to damage due to weather conditions, fire danger, or because it is impracticable to work during the winter season. The Contractor will be given a resume work order which will document the date the work suspension ends. An allowance has been included in the contract time for all environmental delays. The count of contract time will therefore continue during all periods of suspension due to normal weather conditions, including fire danger. The Contractor will not be entitled to additional contract time for any suspensions except to the extent that they are due to unusually severe weather conditions. The Contractor will not be entitled to additional monetary compensation for such suspensions regardless of duration.

Endangered Species - The Government may direct the Contractor to discontinue all operations in the event that listed or proposed threatened or endangered plants or animals protected under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended, or Federal candidate (Category 1 and 2), sensitive or state listed species, identified under BLM Manual 6840, are discovered to be present in or adjacent to the project area.

PRESERVATION OF HISTORICAL AND ARCHEOLOGICAL DATA

Public Law 93-291, May 24, 1974, provides for the preservation of scientific, prehistorical, and archeological data (including relics and specimens) which might otherwise be lost due to alteration of the terrain as a result of any Federal construction project.

The Contractor agrees that should any contractor employee, in the performance of this contract, discover evidence of possible scientific, prehistorical, historical, or archeological data the contractor will notify the Contracting Officer immediately in writing giving the location and nature of the findings.

Where appropriate by reason of discovery, the Contracting Officer may order delays in the time of performance and/or changes in the work. If such delays and/or changes are ordered, the time of performance and contract price shall be adjusted in accordance with the applicable clauses in the Contract Clauses Section of this contract.

The Contractor agrees to insert this requirement in all subcontracts which involve the performance of work on the terrain of the site.

RESTORATION OF RESOURCES

Cleanup - The Contractor is responsible for cleaning up all camp and worksites before leaving the area.

Final payment or other alternative deemed feasible may be withheld until the Contractor has complied with this requirement.

Site and Access Roads – Site and public or private access roads damaged by the Contractor shall be restored to the same condition they were in at the commencement of work, at the expense of the Contractor.

UNAUTHORIZED PERSONNEL

The contractor shall inform all personnel working under his jurisdiction (including subcontractor and visiting supplier personnel) that access to restricted areas outside of the immediate work area; excluding l and access routes, contracting and Civil Engineering offices and points of supply and storage; is prohibited. Circulation of said personnel will be limited to official business only. Persons in violation of the above will be apprehended and appropriately disciplined.

FIRE DANGER SEASON

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

The fire season depends upon the drying of fuels, rainfall, and time of year.

During all work periods, the following requirements must be met:

• Fire extinguisher must be in all vehicles;

• Chainsaws must have a .023-inch mesh screen installed in the exhaust;

• Only unmodified saws are to be used on the projects;

• Approved spark arresters must be on all internal combustion engines;

Changes or modifications to the above requirements are possible depending upon changes in requirements of the BLM and USWFS.

Fire extinguishers for vehicles shall be a UL rating of at least 4 BC

Clauses

FAR 52.212-4 TERMS AND CONDITIONS – COMMERCIAL PRODUCTS AND COMMERCIAL

SERVICES (RFO DEVIATION MAR 2026).

---Addendum to 52.212-4---

DIAR 1452.201-70 AUTHORITIES AND DELEGATIONS (SEP 2011)

(a) The Contracting Officer is the only individual authorized to enter into or terminate this contract, modify any term or condition of this contract, waive any requirement of this contract, or accept nonconforming work.

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

The COR will be responsible for technical monitoring of the contractor's performance and deliveries. The COR will be appointed in writing, and a copy of the appointment will be furnished to the Contractor.

Changes to this delegation will be made by written changes to the existing appointment or by issuance of a new appointment.

(c) The COR is not authorized to perform, formally or informally, any of the following actions:

(1) Promise, award, agree to award, or execute any contract, contract modification, or notice of intent that changes or may change this contract;

(2) Waive or agree to modification of the delivery schedule;

(3) Make any final decision on any contract matter subject to the Disputes Clause;

(4) Terminate, for any reason, the Contractor's right to proceed;

(5) Obligate in any way, the payment of money by the Government.

(d) The Contractor shall comply with the written or oral direction of the Contracting Officer or authorized representative(s) acting within the scope and authority of the appointment memorandum. The Contractor need not proceed with direction that it considers to have been issued without proper authority. The Contractor shall notify the Contracting Officer in writing, with as much detail as possible, when the COR has taken an action or has issued direction (written or oral) that the Contractor considers to exceed the COR's appointment, within 3 days of the occurrence. Unless otherwise provided in this contract, the Contractor assumes all costs, risks, liabilities, and consequences of performing any work it is directed to perform that falls within any of the categories defined in paragraph (c) prior to receipt of the Contracting Officer's response issued under paragraph (e) of this clause.

(e) The Contracting Officer shall respond in writing within 30 days to any notice made under paragraph

(d) of this clause. A failure of the parties to agree upon the nature of a direction, or upon the contract action to be taken with respect thereto, shall be subject to the provisions of the Disputes clause of this contract.

(f) The Contractor shall provide copies of all correspondence to the Contracting Officer and the COR.

(g) Any action(s) taken by the Contractor, in response to any direction given by any person acting on behalf of the Government or any Government official other than the Contracting Officer or the COR acting within his or her appointment, shall be at the Contractor's risk.

(End of Clause)

DOI-AAAP-0028 ELECTRONIC INVOICING AND PAYMENT REQUIREMENTS-INVOICE

PROCESSING PLATFORM (IPP) (FEB 2021)

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:

Contractor 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 SAM) will receive enrollment instructions via email from the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (FRBSTL) 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 IPPCustomerSupport@fiscal.treasury.gov 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 Local Clause)

FAR 52.204-13 SYSTEM FOR AWARD MANAGEMENT MAINTENANCE (RFO DEVIATION

MAR 2026).

52.242-15 STOP-WORK ORDER (AUG 1989)

52.252-2 CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE (FEB 1998)

This contract incorporates one or more clauses by reference, with the same force and effect as if they were given in full text. Upon request, the Contracting Officer will make their full text available. Also, the full text of a clause may be accessed electronically at this/these address(es):

https://www.ipp.gov/ mailto:IPPCustomerSupport@fiscal.treasury.gov

Federal Acquisition Regulation: https://www.acquisition.gov/far Department of the Interior Acquisition Regulation: https://www.acquisition.gov/diar

(End of clause)

52.252-6 AUTHORIZED DEVIATIONS IN CLAUSES (NOV 2020)

(a) The use in this solicitation or contract of any Federal Acquisition Regulation (48 CFR Chapter 1) clause with an authorized deviation is indicated by the addition of "(DEVIATION)" after the date of the clause.

(b) The use in this solicitation or contract of any Department of the Interior Acquisition Regulation (48 CFR Chapter 14) clause with an authorized deviation is indicated by the addition of "(DEVIATION)" after the name of the regulation.

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FAR 52.203-17 CONTRACTOR EMPLOYEE WIHISTLEBLOWER RIGHTS (Nov 2023).

52.209-6 PROTECTING THE GOVERNMENT’S INTERST WHEN SUBCONTRACTING WITH

CONTRACTORS DEBARRED, SUSPENDED, PROPOSED FOR DEBARMENT, OR

VOLUNTARILY EXCLUDED (RFO DEVIATION MAY 2026).

FAR 52.219-6 NOTICE OF TOTAL SMALL BUSINESS SET-ASIDE (RFO DEVIATION JAN 2026) (15 U.S.C. 644).

FAR 52.223-23 SUSTAINABLE PRODUCTS (RFO DEVIATION MAY 2026)

(a) Definitions. As used in this clause—

Sustainable product means—

(1) A product that contains recovered material designated by the EPA under the Comprehensive Procurement Guidelines (42 U.S.C. 6962) (40 CFR part 247) (https://www.epa.gov/smm/comprehensive-procurement-guideline-cpg-program#products).

(2) An energy-efficient product or low standby power device (42 U.S.C. 8259b) (10 CFR part 436, subpart C) (https://www.energy.gov/eere/femp/search-energy-efficient-products, https://www.energystar.gov/products?s=mega, and https://www.energy.gov/femp/low-standby-power-product-list).

(3) A biobased product that meets the content requirements of the USDA under the BioPreferred® program (7 U.S.C. 8102) (7 CFR Part 4270) (https://www.biopreferred.gov/).

(4) A substance identified in the EPA’s Significant New Alternatives Policy (SNAP) program as a safe alternative to an ozone-depleting substance (42 U.S.C. 7671l) (40 CFR part 82, subpart G) (https://www.epa.gov/snap/unacceptable-and-acceptable-substitutes-tables).

(b) Requirements. The Government has identified in the statement of work or elsewhere in the contract https://www.acquisition.gov/far https://www.acquisition.gov/diar https://www.epa.gov/smm/comprehensive-procurement-guideline-cpg-program#products https://www.energy.gov/eere/femp/search-energy-efficient-products https://www.energystar.gov/products?s=mega https://www.energy.gov/femp/low-standby-power-product-list https://www.energy.gov/femp/low-standby-power-product-list https://www.energy.gov/femp/low-standby-power-product-list https://www.biopreferred.gov/ https://www.epa.gov/snap/unacceptable-and-acceptable-substitutes-tables the sustainable products that are required during the performance of this contract. The Contractor shall ensure that it provides sustainable products as required by this contract, when the products are—

(1) Delivered to the Government;

(2) Furnished for use by the Government;

(3) Incorporated into the construction of a public building or public work; or

(c) Furnished for use in performing services under this contract, where the cost of the products is a direct cost to this contract.

FAR 52.222-36 EQUAL OPPORTUNITY FOR WORKERS WITH DISABILITIES (RFO

DEVIATION MAY 2026) (29 U.S.C. 793).

FAR 52.222-41 SERVICE CONTRACT LABOR STANDARDS (RFO DEVIATION MAY 2026) (41

U.S.C. Chapter 67).

FAR 52.222-42 STATEMENT OF EQUIVALENT RATES FOR FEDERAL HIRES (May 2014).

In compliance with the Service Contract Labor Standards statute and the regulations of the Secretary of Labor ( 29 CFR Part 4), this clause identifies the classes of service employees expected to be employed under the contract and states the wages and fringe benefits payable to each if they were employed by the contracting agency subject to the provisions of 5 U.S.C.5341 or 5332.

This Statement is for Information Only: It is not a Wage Determination

Employee Class Monetary Wage-Fringe Benefits

[List as necessary]

FAR 52.222-50 COMBATING TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (RFO DEVIATION MAY 2026) (22

U.S.C. chapter 78 and E.O. 13627).

FAR 52.222-62 PAID SICK LEAVE UNDER EXECUTIVE ORDER 13706 (RFO DEVIATION MAY

2026).

FAR 52.225-13, RESTRICTIONS ON CERTAIN FOREIGN PURCHASES (Feb 2021) (E.O.’s, PROCLAMATIONS, AND STATUTES ADMINISTERD BY THE OFFICE OF FOREIGN ASSESTS

CONTROL OF THE DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY).

http://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid%3AUSC-prelim-title5-section5341&num=0&edition=prelim

FAR 52.226-8 ENCOURAGING CONTRACTOR POLICIES TO BAN TEXT MESSAGING WHILE

DRIVING (MAR 2026) (E.O. 13513).

FAR 52.232-33 PAYMENT BY ELECTRONIC FUNDS TRANSFER-SYSTEM FOR AWARD

MANAGEMENT (OCT2018) (31 U.S.C. 3332).

52.222-55 MINIMUM WAGES FOR CONTRACTOR WORKERS UNDER EXECUTIVE ORDER

14026 (JAN 2022) (DEVIATION OCT 2023)

(a) Definitions. As used in this clause—

United States means the 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the Northern Mariana Islands, American Samoa, Guam, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Johnston Island, Wake Island, and the outer Continental Shelf as defined in the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1331, et seq.).

Worker –

(1)

(i) Means any person engaged in performing work on, or in connection with, a contract covered by Executive Order 14026, and–

(A) Whose wages under such contract are governed by the Fair Labor Standards Act (29 U.S.C. chapter 8), the Service Contract Labor Standards statute (41 U.S.C. chapter 67), or the Wage Rate Requirements (Construction) statute (40 U.S.C. chapter 31, subchapter IV);

(B) Other than individuals employed in a bona fide executive, administrative, or professional capacity, as those terms are defined in 29 CFR part 541; and

(C) Regardless of the contractual relationship alleged to exist between the individual and the employer.

(ii) Includes workers performing on, or in connection with, the contract whose wages are calculated pursuant to special certificates issued under 29 U.S.C. 214(c).

(iii) Also includes any person working on, or in connection with, the contract and individually registered in a bona fide apprenticeship or training program registered with the Department of Labor’s Employment and Training Administration, Office of Apprenticeship, or with a State Apprenticeship Agency recognized by the Office of Apprenticeship.

(2)

(i) A worker performs on a contract if the worker directly performs the specific services called for by the contract; and

(ii) A worker performs in connection with a contract if the worker's work activities are necessary to the performance of a contract but are not the specific services called for by the contract.

(b) Executive Order Minimum wage rate.

(1) The Contractor shall pay to workers, while performing in the United States, and performing on, or in connection with, this contract, a minimum hourly wage rate of $15.00 per hour beginning January 30, 2022.

(2) The Contractor shall adjust the minimum wage paid, if…