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140L4326R0009

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BLM OR-ST OFC PROC MGMT BR(OR952)

1220 SW 3rd Avenue, 12th Floor

PORTLAND OR 97204

05/02/2026 1700 PD

Kevin Cochran (503)808-6739

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Matthew Duane

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BLM OR-ST OFC PROC MGMT BR(OR952)

1220 SW 3rd Avenue, 12th Floor

PORTLAND OR 97204 US

Forestry stewardship IDIQ, Oregon

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FORESTRY STEWARDSHIP IDIQ, OREGON SOLICITATION NO. 140L4326R0009

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SECTION B – SERVICES AND PRICES

This requirement is for a 10 Year Multiple-Award Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) Contract for Firm Fixed Price Commercial Services to furnish all management, labor, supervision, equipment, materials, transportation, and incidental services necessary to implement integrated forest and juniper woodland stewardship activities across BLM‑managed lands in Oregon.

The maximum value quantity of this contract is $40,000,000.00. If separate awards, whether a Single-Award IDIQ or Multiple-Award IDIQs, are made for stewardship activities across BLM-managed lands in Oregon only, the maximum value for those contracts will not exceed $40,000,000.00.

There will be a single minimum guarantee per contract. The minimum guarantee quantity per contract is $2,500.00.

This value represents the promise of the minimum quantity of work guaranteed under the contract. The minimum guarantee may be satisfied by one (1) task order or the cumulative value of multiple task orders and/or modifications. The minimum guarantee shall not to be misconstrued as a lump sum payment if the minimum guarantee is not satisfied.

BLM will evaluate an offer that can cover all areas more favorably. See Sections L and M for additional information.

SEE EXCEL SPREADSHEET ENTITLED “B08 PRICING SHEET”

(End of Section B)

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SECTION C – STATEMENT OF WORK

STATEMENT OF OBJECTIVES

1.0 GENERAL

1.1 Description - Contractor shall furnish all necessary management, labor, supervision, equipment, materials, transportation, supplies, and incidental services to perform this requirement. A Stewardship project is designed to provide an integrated approach to stand management on forest stands and juniper woodlands of varying sizes and densities.

1.2 Objective - The objective of this project is to reach an end result that will:

• Reduce the risk of high intensity wildland fire to life, property, and natural resources on lands managed by the BLM.

• Improve forests health through stand density reduction and reduction of hazardous fuel loads.

• Treat fuels by promoting utilization of timber, biomass, and unmerchantable material.

• Generate employment opportunities.

1.3 Location/Access - The project areas are located within the administrative boundaries of BLM. See attached vicinity map. Project area(s) are normally accessible by a standard pickup on forest roads. A four-wheel drive vehicle may be required. The Government assumes no liability to perform special road maintenance to keep roads open to the project areas.

1.4 Security of materials – The Contractor may leave their equipment at the work site. However, the Government is not responsible for the equipment if it should be lost, stolen, or damaged.

1.5 Boundaries - Unit boundaries are marked with ribbon or designated on PDF maps or similar mapping software. The project maps show reserve areas, some of the physical and topographical features of the units, as well as delineated areas within the units which require special treatment.

1.6 Fire Precautions – Contractor must follow all applicable laws and regulations regarding fire season and associated restrictions and requirements.

1.7 Unique Features of Project Area - Any unique feature specific to each unit will be listed on task order unit maps. Operations are subject to seasonal restrictions due to weather conditions, fire restrictions, and wildlife species. Seasonal restrictions and buffers are listed in the applicable National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) documents, they will also be listed on individual task orders.

2.0 DEFINITIONS

Bankfull - the level of a stream when the channel is filled to the level of the floodplain.

Basal Area - The cross-sectional area of a tree measured at DBH. Basal area is usually expressed on a per acre basis which is the sum of the cross sectional areas of all the trees on an acre of land.

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

Biomass - Any vegetative material that the Contractor removes that does not meet the Sawlog, clean chip, firewood, or post & pole definition below.

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Brush - vegetation consisting of shrub species with single or multi-stems originating at or near ground level and not normally reaching 20 feet in height. Examples include but are not limited to: Canyon Live Oak, Vine Maple, Salmonberry, Hazel, Huckleberry, Thimbleberry, Manzanita, Ocean-spray, Ceanothus species, Silktassel, Sagebrush, Wild Rose, Ribes Species.

Clean chips- Wood chips of varying sizes created generally from bole wood and excluding needles and soil.

Conifer - An evergreen, cone-bearing tree, such as Douglas-fir, Western Red Cedar, Western White Pine, Incense Cedar, Western Hemlock, Ponderosa Pine, Sugar Pine, Grand Fir, White Fir, Noble Fir, Western Juniper, and Pacific Yew.

Cord - A stack of fuelwood which measures 4 x 4 x 8 ft. or 128 ft3, including wood, bark, and empty space within the stack.

Damaged Trees - Any Contractor-caused alteration or injury to the tree or root system which may cause death, loss of vigor, or will negatively affect growth, including, but not limited to, severance of the main stem or terminal leader, delimbing, scraping, debarking, or uprooting.

Deck - A stack of logs or the action of stacking logs.

Designated Skid Trail - A trail flagged by the Contractor prior to cutting and approved by the COR/PI to operate designated equipment on.

Diameter Breast Height (DBH) - The diameter of a tree measured at breast height, 4.5 feet above the ground on the uphill side.

End-Lining - Pulling or winching felled trees or slash by means of cable drawn out from the skidder or skidding vehicle in the following situations:

· Where the ground is too steep for mechanized equipment

· Where the ground is required to be protected from disturbance by heavy equipment

· Where a felled tree is in a group of trees and damage to the group would be excessive if the tree were removed by a skidder

Firewood - Wood that does not meet the Sawlog, Biomass, Clean Chip, or Post & Pole definitions described herein and/or that is transported off the site in lengths less than 8 feet long and intended for use as fuelwood. This material shall be priced in cords with volumes determined by the Government.

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.

Hardwood Tree - A deciduous tree which usually has a single well-defined trunk and normally attains a height of greater than twenty (20) feet at maturity and has broad leaves. Examples include, but are not limited to, species such as Pacific madrone, chinquapin, tanoak, canyon live oak, big leaf maple, red alder and ash.

Hog Fuel- See Biomass - Any type of wood product that can be burned for fuel at pulp mill facilities to generate electricity but can't be classified as chips, shavings, bark, or sawdust.

Landings - A loading point where logs are collected preparatory to further transportation, loaded on trucks and also any other location that became a destination for yarded woody material.

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Large woody debris - Portion of a tree that has fallen, or been cut and left in the woods. Usually refers to pieces at least 20 inches in diameter.

Leave Tree – Any tree marked for retention and/or described in this contract to be reserved from cutting.

Additional leave trees may be specified on project maps.

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.

Lop - Trim by cutting off branches, twigs, or stems.

Manual Work – Work that does not require the use of heavy equipment. Most work is performed by hand;

some bid items may require light use of chainsaws, ATV’s, or trucks.

Mechanical Work – Work will primarily require the use of heavy tracked or tired equipment.

Sawlog (Merchantable Timber) - The Minimum Material Specification is as follows (these specifications can be adjusted on a per task order basis):

Schedule of Minimum Material Specifications

Species and Products Length Diameter (inside bark at small end)

Net Scale

Logs of all species 16 feet 6 inches 33 1/3% of gross volume of any log segment

Objectionable Material – Objectionable material is defined as debris or any foreign matter.

Offsite – Locations outside of the project area. Commonly referenced when referring to the hauling/transport of material from the project to a utilization center such as a mill or biomass plant.

Older junipers - Juniper that originated in the “pre-settlement” period, before 1870. It is assumed that these trees are growing on sites that they are adapted to, since they began growing there under “natural conditions” when natural processes (including lightning fires) determined vegetation patterns. Older junipers are usually found in rocky areas where vegetation is sparse and natural fire frequency is low. Some typical characteristics of older juniper are:

• Crown is flat, rounded, broad at top, or irregular (as opposed to the more pointed tops of younger trees)

• Spike top

• Numerous dead branches

• Branches covered with coarse, bright yellow-green lichen (Letharia, or wolf lichen)

• Large diameter lower branches

• Large diameter trunk relative to height

• Trunk has spirally-twisted bark, deep furrows

• Hollow trunk

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It is rare for an older juniper to have all of the above features, but more commonly will have at least three or four. Also, older junipers are not always the largest trees; on drier, rocky sites, they can be short, stubby, gnarly trees.

Post & Pole - Wood sized approximately six inches in diameter and seven feet long used as a fence post and/or poles and does not meet the Sawlog definition. This material may be sold on a cord or ton basis as shown on the task order.

Preferred Species - The list of species in order of most desired to least desired in a given area. This information may be provided in a task order.

Project Area - The area identified on the task order for treatment using any of the items in this contract.

Reserve Area - An area where no activity is permitted.

Reserve Trees - Generally those trees designated by the Government to be left uncut. Each task order may include a specific description of reserve trees for that project.

Silviculture Summary Prescription (SSP) - Specific instructions provided with each task order for individual treatment units that summarize desirable leave trees and requirements for selecting the leave and/or reserve trees. The prescription is based on the overall composition and condition of the stand and is intended to be a guideline for achieving a desired stand condition. The Contractor shall use his/her silvicultural knowledge to identify and designate leave trees, desired species composition, and adjust to any conditions within the stand and notify the COR or PI of any conditions not addressed in the prescription.

Designation can be by paint, description, or prescription. In some cases, a small area will be marked and cut to ensure the Contractor understands the specifications.

Slash – All woody material that has been cut, but not removed from the contract area during the primary removal operation. Typically includes brush, broken tops, limbs, cull logs, pieces of logs damaged reproduction, saplings, and poles which were caused as a result of felling and yarding operations. This includes old slash existing prior to timber sale entry.

Station- In reference to road construction/maintenance. A station is equal to 100 feet.

Stump - The lower end of a tree with roots attached remaining in the ground after the tree has been cut.

Submerchantable Material (Non-Sawlog) – Vegetative material that does not meet the definition of Merchantable Timber (Sawlog).

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

Trespass Trees - Any reserve trees which have been cut and/or removed from the woods.

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. Yarding is generally accomplished using mechanical equipment.

3.0 CONTRACTOR FURNISHED ITEMS

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

3.1 Crew Requirements (Manual and Mechanical Work)

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3.1.1 Crews must be kept together at all times, working as a crew under a supervisor rather than as individuals in separate areas. Approval must be given by the COR/PI if there is to be a significant change in crew personnel or working schedule. 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.

3.2 Supervisor Requirements (Manual and Mechanical Work)

3.2.1 The project supervisor(s) shall be named in writing at the pre-work conference. This person shall be capable of speaking and reading English with proficiency to have mutually effective communications with the Contracting Officer’s Representative and/or the Project Inspector (COR/PI). Any group of people without such an individual will not be considered a crew. One supervisor shall supervise no more than a maximum of nine crew members at any one time. The supervisor must actually perform in that capacity and at a minimum, effectively direct the crew by (1) making periodic inspections of the crew's work, (2) advising them as to deficient work, and (3) providing instructions for correcting such deficiencies. Any changes in supervisory designations must be submitted in writing to the COR/PI at least 24 hours prior to the change taking effect.

3.3 Equipment and Materials

Contractor will provide necessary equipment to perform tasks according to specifications.

3.3.1 The Contractor shall provide traffic control signs to provide for the safety of the general public along existing roadways in the project area.

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

3.4 Equipment

3.4.1 Harvest systems shall meet the following criteria:

• All log loading shall be done with boom type loaders.

• At least one yarding tractor or wheel- type equipment shall be equipped with an integral arch and winch system capable of lining logs at least one hundred (100) feet

• A rubber-tired or track-mounted skidder will be used in accordance with the following specifications: (1) The skidder shall be approved by the Contracting officer prior to ground-based yarding operations. (2) Yarding shall be done with one end of the log suspended. (3) The skidder shall be restricted to designated skid trails. Skid trails shall be clearly identified on the ground, twelve (12) feet or less in width and spaced at least one hundred fifty (150) feet apart. Designated skid trails, whether existing or newly proposed, shall be approved by the Contracting officer prior to the felling of timber.

• The feller-processor or feller-buncher shall be approved by the Contracting officer prior to the start of mechanized felling operations. Only purpose-built carriers with boom-mounted felling heads may be approved. The purpose-built carrier may be of the articulated, rubber-tired design or the zero tail swing, leveling, track-mounted design.

• A track-mounted log loader, or shovel yarding system, may be used in accordance with the following specifications: (1) The track-mounted log loader shall be approved by the Contracting officer prior to ground-based yarding operations. (2) The track-mounted log loader shall be restricted to designated skid trails and shall utilize the swing yarding method to the greatest extent

BLM OREGON STATE OFFICE Page 9 of 118 practicable. The designated skid trail network shall minimize both the amount of ground covered by the tractor treads and the number of passes over any single spot on the ground. Designated skid trails, whether existing or newly proposed, shall be approved by the Contracting officer prior to the felling of timber. (3) The track-mounted log loader shall be required to place logging slash in front of the machine’s tracks prior to traveling designated skid trails in order to reduce soil compaction.

• A cut-to-length system may be used in accordance with the following specifications: (1) The harvester shall be required to cut off limbs and tops in front of the machine’s tracks in order to reduce the potential for soil compaction. The harvester must have a lateral reach of twenty (20) feet or more, and the machine’s lateral reach must be utilized as much as possible. (2) The forwarder shall operate only on designated skid trails approved by the Contracting officer.

Forwarder trails shall be located on existing skid trails and/or the slash-covered areas traversed by the harvester. Forwarder trails shall be perpendicular to hill-slope contour lines as much as possible. Forwarder trails shall be located such that there are two harvester trails between forwarder trails, resulting in a spacing of at least one hundred (100) feet between forwarder trails.

(3) Logs that are too large for the harvester/forwarder operation may be yarded with a rubber-tired or track-mounted skidder, or a track-mounted log loader approved by the Contracting officer, and as directed by the Contracting officer. The skidder shall operate on designated skid trails approved by the Contracting officer.

• Yarding shall be done with a cable skyline system utilizing a mechanical slack-pulling carriage capable of maintaining a fixed position on the skyline while lateral yarding and having a lateral capability of seventy five (75) feet. The carriage must not move during in-haul. The system shall have the capability to yard in multi-span configuration. (b) Wherever possible, cable yarding corridors shall be perpendicular to hill-slope contour lines, parallel to each other and spaced at least one hundred fifty (150) feet apart to minimize damage to reserve trees. c) Cable yarding of logs shall be done under the canopy and with one end suspended. Lift trees and/or intermediate support trees shall be employed where necessary to meet this requirement. All logs shall be yarded away from or parallel to streams as shown on Exhibit A. (d) Prior to attaching any logging equipment to a reserve tree, the Contractor shall obtain written approval from the Contracting officer and shall take precautions to protect the tree from damage as directed in writing by the Contracting officer.

3.5 Equipment Operator - Experienced and qualified operators in the operation and maintenance of all contractor furnished equipment is considered essential. The Government reserves the right to require the Contractor, in writing, to remove from the project any operator who, in the opinion of the COR/PI is found to be inexperienced or operates the equipment in an unsafe manner. The Contractor shall provide a replacement operator within 24 hours.

3.5.1 Operating Permits (All Items) – The Contractor shall apply for and acquire all permits required to accomplish the work. State law requires a permit to operate power driven machinery. The Contractor shall obtain a permit from the Oregon State Department of Forestry (ODF) prior to operation of power driven machinery. This requirement also applies to chainsaws and brush cutters. The Government will obtain DSL and COE permits.

3.6 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/PI.

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.

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4.0 MATERIALS FURNISHED by the GOVERNMENT

As task orders are issued, the Government will provide the following as appropriate:

4.1 Project maps showing features, i.e. boundaries, reserve areas, riparian areas, unique features, leave tree preference, and unit payment acreage based on horizontal distance.

4.2 The Government will furnish a Certified Log Scaler who is either employed by the Government or is a Third Party Scaler who has been approved by the Government to scale Government logs.

4.3 Product Removal Permits (load tags).

4.4 Native grass seed for use in erosion control.

4.5 Gate keys to gain access to project units.

5.0 COMMON TO MULTIPLE TASKS

5.1 Before beginning operations on the contract area for the first time or after a shutdown of seven or more days, the Contractor shall notify the COR/PI in writing of the date they plan to begin operations.

5.2 Prior to the commencement of operations, the Contractor shall schedule a pre-work meeting with the COR/PI and obtain COR/PI written approval of an operations plan commensurate with the terms and conditions of the contract which shall include measures needed to assure protection of the environment and watershed.

5.3 Contractor shall conduct all operations in connection with this contract in compliance with the applicable provisions of Federal, State, and local safety, health, and sanitation laws, codes, and regulations.

Contractor’s operations shall facilitate the Government’s safe and practical inspection of Contractor’s operations and the Government’s conduct of other official duties on contract area. Contractor has all responsibility for compliance with safety requirements for Contractor’s employees, contractors and subcontractors, and the employees of any of them. Upon written notice from the Contracting Officer, the Contracting Officer may unilaterally modify the contract to be consistent with State or Federal safety requirements. Unless otherwise specified in writing, when operations are in progress adjacent to or on roads or specifically identified trails in the harvest unit area, Contractor shall furnish, install, and maintain all temporary traffic controls that provide the road or trail user with adequate warning of and protection from hazardous or potentially hazardous conditions associated with its operations. Contractor shall prepare a Traffic Control Plan, which the Contractor has determined is compliant with state and local safety and transportation standards no later than the pre-work meeting and prior to commencing operations. Traffic control devices shall be appropriate to current operating and/or weather conditions and shall be covered or removed when not needed. Flagmen and devices shall be as specified in state safety and transportation standards for logging roads, or the “Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices for Streets and Highways” published by the U.S. Department of Transportation – Federal Highway Administration. Included in the Traffic Control Plan, Contractor shall note traffic control device locations on a Contractor produced copy of the project map. Notwithstanding other provisions in the contract regarding wood product reserved from cutting, the Government authorizes the Contractor, their contractors, sub-contractors, or the employees of any of them, to immediately (without prior approval) fell any trees that they determine pose an imminent danger or imminent safety concern to its employees, the public, or Government employees, in accordance with applicable provisions of Federal, State, and local safety laws, codes, and regulations. Following the felling, the contractor will notify the Contracting Officer of the specific location and circumstance regarding the tree. If the Contracting Officer determines that the Contractor, their contractors, subcontractors, or employees of any of them, have used this authorization to fell trees that did not pose a

BLM OREGON STATE OFFICE Page 11 of 118 legitimate imminent danger or imminent safety concern, this will be considered trespass, and the Contractor shall be liable for damages.

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

5.5 Seasonal restrictions may apply and will be detailed in individual task orders.

5.6 The contractor will be responsible for executing license agreements and paying necessary fees for the use of private roads associated with haul. These agreements and fees will be detailed within each task order.

5.7 These tasks are common to all logging operations

5.7.1 Selection Criteria - The Contractor shall use the selection criteria shown below in determining which trees are designated for retention and which are designated for cutting.

• Retain all snags (dead trees) except those which are designated for cutting and removal. Retain all pre-existing dead and down wood.

• Each task order will specify the trees to be cut and reserved.

5.7.2 Logging Requirements

5.7.3 The proposed location of skid roads, landings, and yarding corridors shall be clearly designated on the ground by the contractor and will be approved by the COR/PI prior to felling of timber. Existing locations will be utilized where possible.

5.7.4 The location of the tractor skid roads shall be clearly designated on the ground, spaced at approximately 150-foot intervals, and approved by the COR/PI, prior to felling of timber to be yarded over that skid road.

5.7.5 All trees designated for cutting shall be felled and pre-bunched on designated skid trails with a mechanical harvester. The mechanical harvester shall be capable of cutting up to a 20-inch DBH tree and have an arm capable of reaching at least 20 feet laterally. In lieu of falling all trees with a mechanical harvester, hand felling may be allowed in specific areas by the COR/PI. All trees designated for cutting that cannot be felled with a mechanical harvester shall be hand felled to the lead of designated skid trails to prevent damage to residual trees during yarding.

5.7.6 All trees designated for cutting shall be felled and whole tree yarded, except when excessive stand damage occurs as determined by the COR/PI. If excessive stand damage occurs, all logs shall be completely limbed, except the top log, and bucked into lengths determined by the COR/PI prior to being yarded.

5.7.7 Damage from mechanical cutting to reserved trees shall be as minimal as possible. Any merchantable reserve trees damaged from cutting shall not be removed unless authorized by the COR/PI. Damaged reserve trees (broken tops, damaged bark, excessive limb removal) may be approved by the COR/PI to be removed. If damage is determined to be excessive, the contractor may be charged up to triple stumpage. If excessive damage continues the operator will be shut down and appropriate measures will be taken.

5.7.8 The maximum height of a stump from a cut tree shall be no taller than 6 inches measured from the ground on the uphill side of the stump.

5.7.9 If extensive damage is occurring, as determined by the Contracting officer, timber designated for cutting shall be felled and yarded in two (2) stages. Falling and yarding of designated timber shall be completed for each stage prior to the felling and yarding of the next stage. Timber in the second (and subsequent) stage shall be felled into and yarded through openings created by prior logging.

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5.7.10 Trees mechanically cut shall remain whole tree. Trees shall not be processed until they reach a landing point.

5.7.11 Modification Volume

5.7.12 If the need arises to cut, remove, and sell additional timber that was either reserved or not accounted for prior to operations, the following stipulations will be followed:

5.7.13 Additional timber that is obstructing needed skid roads, trees designated for cutting, cable yarding roads, hazardous to workers, needed for guyline, tailhold, and/or tieback trees, and severely damaged from the normal conduct of felling or yarding operations to meet all applicable State safety laws, codes or regulations. This timber must be cut or removed so that the contractor can continue active falling and yarding operations. The contractor will be authorized to cut and remove such additional timber provided, however, that:

5.7.14 Before cutting and removing any trees necessary to facilitate logging in units, the Contractor shall identify the location of the skid roads, yarding corridors, landings, and danger trees on the ground in a manner approved by the COR/PI at the pre-work conference and documented in the Logging Plan. Said Contractor identification of trees to be cut and removed does not constitute authority to proceed with cutting and removal.

5.7.15 All skid roads upon which timber is identified by the contractor to be cut and removed in accordance with this special provision must be necessary for the safe and expeditious removal of timber sold under this contact and shall be limited to the minimum width necessary for yarding of logs with a minimum of damage to reserve trees, however, unless otherwise approved in writing by the COR/PI, the width of each skid road shall be limited to 14 feet.

5.7.16 The Contractor may cut and remove additional timber after the COR/PI has approved the trees and designated them for removal. The volume and value of the timber that will be charged to the contractor for this additional timber will be determined by the COR/PI in accordance with Bureau of Land Management prescribed procedures.

5.7.17 If a tree or snag is determined by the contractor to be an imminent threat to safety, the contractor may immediately fall the tree without prior approval. Once the tree has been felled, the contractor must immediately contact the COR/PI and notify them of the action. The tree will be left where it lays and the cut end of the tree and stump shall be marked with a large “X”, cut with a chainsaw, and the “X” will be painted with red paint. The felled tree cannot be removed until the COR/PI physically inspects it.

5.7.18 The Contractor agrees that sale of this additional timber shall be accomplished by a unilateral modification of the contract executed by the Contracting Officer.

5.7.19 This authorization for the Contractor to cut and remove additional timber prior to the execution of a modification may be withdrawn by the Contracting Officer if the COR/PI determines that the Contractor has cut and removed any tree not previously marked and approved for cutting by the COR/PI.

5.7.20 If authorization is withdrawn, the Contracting Officer shall issue a written notice to the Contractor that the sale of additional timber under this special provision is no longer approved. In this case, the Contractor shall inform the COR/PI at least one (1) working day prior to the need for cutting and removing any additional timber. The Contracting Officer may issue a written order to the Contractor to suspend, delay, or interrupt any or all contract work for the period of time deemed necessary and appropriate for the Government to safely measure and mark additional timber.

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5.7.21 Treatment of Slash and Landing Piles:

5.7.22 All logging slash shall be removed to a landing location and piled unless specified by the COR/PI.

5.7.23 The Contractor shall cut all sprung or otherwise severely damaged trees between 1 and 6 inches DBH.

5.7.24 Contractor shall remove slash and debris from roadways and landings concurrently with yarding as directed by the Contracting officer.

5.7.25 Pile all slash located within one hundred (100) feet of landings and designated locations for placement of gross yarded material. Slash shall be piled with a grapple/shovel loader. Finished piles shall be tight and free of earth. No portion of any pile will be located under the crown of any live or other reserve trees. A four (4) foot wide, fuel free area shall be cleared around each pile. Cull logs at landings sixteen (16) inches in diameter and larger at the small end shall be used to block skid trails.

5.7.26 If directed by the COR/PI, upon completion of landing piling, the Contractor shall prepare the landing piles for burning by securely covering each pile with polyethylene plastic film a minimum of 6 millimeters thick and covering a 10 feet X 20 feet area. Pieces of burnable material shall be placed on top of the plastic to secure it from moving and to prevent it from blowing off during strong wind episodes. The Contractor is required to furnish the covering materials. The timing of this covering work shall be in accordance with instructions from the COR/PI. If the structure of the landing piles will not permit adequate consumption of piled debris by burning, the Contractor shall re-pile them at the direction of the COR/PI.

6.0 SPECIFIC TASKS – MECHANICAL LOGGING ACTIVITIES

6.0.1 The specific tasks listed below may be adjusted, reduced, or expanded at the task order level. Typically, task orders will have more detailed requirements and specificity than this document.

6.1 Item 1, Ground-Based Logging

6.1.1 This is ground-based logging to include the cutting, skidding, processing, decking, and trucking/hauling of Schedule B material. Ground-based logging typically occurs on slopes that are less than 35%. Material size and density will vary from task order to task order, units could contain only sawlog material, only non-sawlog material, or a mix of sawlog material and non-sawlog material. These treatments could be comparable to a “Commercial Treatment” or a “Pre-Commercial Treatment” depending on the specifics of the task order.

6.1.2 Cut, yard, and haul all material as designated by the task order.

6.1.3 Cut material shall be piled to facilitate utilization or burning as specified on the task order.

6.1.4 Upon completion of cutting and yarding, all slash shall be lopped and scattered to within 12 inches of the ground.

6.1.5 All sawlogs will be decked separately from submerchantable material immediately after processing.

6.2 Item 2, Cable/Tethered Logging

6.2.1 This is logging to include the cutting, yarding, processing, decking, and trucking/hauling of Schedule B material. Cable and/or tethered logging typically occurs on slopes that are greater than 35%. Material size and density will vary from task order to task order, units could contain only sawlog material, only non-sawlog material, or a mix of sawlog material and non-sawlog material. These treatments could be comparable to a “Commercial Treatment”, “Pre-Commercial Treatment”, or “Yarding Unmerchantable Material” depending on the specifics of the task order. In rare instances, a task order may specify or allow

BLM OREGON STATE OFFICE Page 14 of 118 logging to be completed by non-cable/tethered equipment (non-ground based, ground-based, helicopter), in these instances, specific stips will be added to the task order in order to cover the logging system requirements.

6.2.2 Cable yarding shall be done with a cable skyline system utilizing a mechanical slack-pulling carriage capable of maintaining a fixed position on the skyline while lateral yarding and having a lateral capability of seventy-five (75) feet. The carriage must not move during in-haul. The system shall have the capability to yard in multi-span configuration.

6.2.3 The leading end of all logs shall be suspended free of the ground during yarding. Lift trees and/or intermediate support trees shall be employed where necessary to meet this requirement.

6.2.4 All logs shall be yarded away from or parallel to streams.

6.2.5 Prior to attaching any logging equipment to a reserve tree, the Contractor shall obtain approval from the Contracting officer and shall take precautions to protect the tree from damage as directed by the Contracting officer.

6.2.6 All sawlogs will be decked separately from submerchantable material immediately after processing.

6.2.7 Cut, yard, and haul all material as designated by the task order.

6.2.8 Cut material shall be piled to facilitate utilization or burning as specified on the task order.

6.2.9 Upon completion of cutting and yarding, all slash shall be lopped and scattered to within 12 inches of the ground.

6.3 Item 3, Mechanical Brushing (Mowing, Slashbusting)

6.3.1 Mechanically mow or slashbust all slash, trees, and brush as defined in the task order. Mechanical brushing shall be accomplished with a wheeled or tracked machine with a powered mowing/slashbusting device. The resulting fuel bed shall be treated such that down woody debris are broken up and lowered to the litter layer without visible air spaces and within 6 inches of the ground. Brush fields as specified on each task order shall be mowed within six inches of the ground

6.3.2 Task orders will define any leave tree spacings or designations, reserve areas, and unique specifications.

6.3.3 Cut brush lodged in leave trees shall be dislodged or removed.

6.3.4 Cut brush shall be lopped, slashed and scattered so that resulting debris are no more than 12 inches deep.

6.3.5 All roads designated on the project map shall be kept free of cut brush concurrently with brushing.

6.3.6 Contractor shall protect from injury or damage all tasked order designated trees, trees that form the boundary of the project areas, and all bearing trees, corner posts and monuments within or adjacent to the project areas as designated by the task order.

6.4 Item 4, Mechanical Cut and Pile

6.4.1 This item describes mechanically cutting trees and piling them in the unit rather than skidding them to a landing. Cut and pile all trees except those designated for retention as specified in the task order.

6.4.2 If the trees are not designated for utilization, mechanically pile all cut trees into scattered piles. Piles shall adhere to dimensions and locations specified in the task order.

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6.4.3 All live limbs shall be removed from any residual stumps to prevent any new growth from occurring from the stump.

6.4.4 The maximum height of a stump from a cut tree shall be no taller than 6 inches measured from the ground on the uphill side of the stump.

6.4.5 Piles shall not be located within 20 feet of, or beneath the crown of a live tree unless a different distance is specified by the COR/PI on a specific bid item.

6.5 Item 5, Mechanical Piling

6.5.1 This item is identical to Item 4, but it does not include cutting.

6.6 Item 6, Mechanical Grind/Chip and Haul

6.6.1 Contractor grinding/chipping and transport of woody debris will be paid for under these line items.

Material will be processed in the woods and then hauled to an acceptable utilization center such as a biomass utilization center. Note that the hauling distance involved and any road maintenance fees on private roads should be figured into task order bids and will be paid by the contractor.

6.6.2 Woody debris removal will consist of utilization and offsite removal of >99% of the material. When complete, landings will be free of woody debris. Use of a tub grinder or similar machine capable of >99% utilization/removal will be required. All Schedule B items designated in the task order shall be hauled and removed offsite for utilization. Task orders will specify whether the bid item tonnage will be lump sum or scaled.

6.6.3 Any residual (<1%) material remaining on landing will be piled or spread as directed by the COR/PI.

6.6.4 No material processing shall be located on a surfaced (asphalt or graveled) road, within 150 feet of any stream, or beneath any power lines. The Contractor shall remove slash and debris from roadways (which includes roadside ditches) resulting from their logging or chipping operations.

6.7 Item 7-8, Blow-Down Tree Clearing

6.7.1 Remove and dispose of trees or limbs that have fallen on or directly adjacent to the roadway, and that are impeding traffic, impeding water flow in the ditch line, or impeding the line of sight. Trees or debris of any size that may create safety problems or diminish use of the road system shall be removed.

6.7.2 All materials removed remain the property of the government unless otherwise provided in the task order.

6.7.3 Task order will specify whether sawlogs shall be charged and hauled offsite or shall be bucked to specified lengths and placed on BLM lands at approved decking areas. Volume of logs will be determined by the BLM and charged as per Schedule B if applicable.

6.7.4 Limb and cut to length fallen timber.

6.7.5 Logs not meeting utilization standards shall be left outside of the roadway limits unless removal is otherwise required. Position these logs away from trees, positioned so they will not roll and are not on top of one another.

6.7.6 Cut unmarked materials and any remaining trunks from marked materials at the toe of the fill and 2 feet above the top of cut slope.

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6.7.7 Do not leave woody debris and slash in ditches, drainage channels, traveled way, shoulders, or turnouts.

Accumulations of debris may be required to be hauled to previously approved waste areas. Scatter materials that are not required to be hauled down slope from the roadbed, and avoid drainage ways or accumulations at the base of conifer trees.

6.7.8 Bid item 7 will be calculated by “each” tree removed. Each tree will be marked and tallied by the contractor as directed by the COR or will have been marked and tallied by the government to facilitate the “each” designation.

6.7.9 Bid item 8 will be calculated by the mile rather than “each”. Fallen trees would be cleared/removed by a piece of equipment traveling down a continuous stretch of road and disposing of the material as designated by the task order.

6.8 Item 9 and 10, Individual Tree Cut and Remove

6.8.1 This item concerns the cutting and removal of individual trees that have been designated by the government for cutting and removal. An example could be individually marked or designated standing trees that are leaning over a roadway or campsite. Cut and remove designated material as specified. Bid item includes the falling of the tree and the removal/hauling of the tree off-site for utilization. Falling may be accomplished via chainsaw or machine, removal of material will necessitate appropriate equipment. Contractor would be charged cost of tree volume as per Schedule B.

6.8.2 Bid item 9 will be calculated by “each” tree removed. Each tree will be marked and tallied by the contractor as directed by the COR or will have been marked and tallied by the government to facilitate the “each” designation.

6.8.3 Bid item 10 will be calculated by the mile rather than “each”. Trees would be felled and removed by a piece of equipment traveling down a continuous stretch of road and disposing of the material as designated by the task order.

6.9 Item 11, Individual Tree Cut and Leave

6.9.1 This item concerns the cutting and leaving of individual trees that have been designated by the government for cutting. An example could be individually flagged or designated standing trees that are leaning over a roadway or campsite. Bid item would be paid per tree and includes the falling of the tree. Falling may be accomplished via chainsaw or machine, movement of material may necessitate appropriate equipment.

6.9.2 If the tree is felled near a road, all tree material will be moved from the road prism. Do not leave woody debris and slash in ditches, drainage channels, traveled way, shoulders, or turnouts. Place and scatter the moved materials down slope from the roadbed and avoid drainage ways or accumulations at the base of conifer trees.

6.10 Item 12, Manual Thinning

6.10.1 A chainsaw will be used to cut and lop trees as designated in the task order.

6.10.2 The COR/PI may identify additional individual reserve trees located in irregular clumps or patches.

6.10.3 The task order will specify how to utilize or pile the cut material using appropriate bid items. If the material is not utilized or hand piled, the stem of all cut trees shall be severed into 4-foot lengths or smaller and limbed. All slash shall be lopped and scattered to within 12 inches of the ground. The maximum height of a stump from a cut tree shall be no taller than 6 inches measured from the ground on the uphill side of the stump.

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6.11 Item 13, Manual Hand Piling

6.11.1 Hand pile all slash 1 inch to 10 inches in diameter.

6.11.2 Piles shall range between 5 feet by 5 feet and 30 feet by 30 feet as specified by the task order.

6.11.3 Piles shall not be located within 20 feet of, or beneath the crown of a live tree.

6.11.4 All piles shall be covered with a minimum 6 foot by 6 foot piece of 4-mil thickness black polyethylene plastic. Hand piles shall be covered such that at least 90 percent of the piles surface area shall be covered.

6.12 Item 14, Manual Brushing

6.12.1 The work consists of manually brushing with a chainsaw. Brush density ranges from light to very dense.

Specifics will be detailed in the task order and may differ from the below stipulations.

6.12.2 The Contractor's performance shall not cause injury or removal of any conifer species existing on the units.

This is not a thinning operation, and conifer trees are all considered "leave trees" on manual brushing units unless specified by the task order.

6.12.3 Cut all competitive brush within a 5-foot radius or leaning into the 5-foot radius of each conifer leave tree.

6.12.4 Competitive brush shall be completely severed from the stumps unless otherwise specified herein.

6.12.5 Competitive brush shall be cut down to a height not to exceed six inches from ground level, measured on the uphill side.

6.12.6 Cut brush lodged in leave trees shall be dislodged or removed.

6.12.7 Cut brush shall be lopped, slashed and scattered so that the resulting debris are no more than 12 inches deep unless hand piling is included in the task order.

6.12.8 All roads designated…