Solicitation CDA Nursery Lift and Pack 1284LL23QQ0013.pdf

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COEUR DALENE ID 83815

3232 WEST NURSERY ROAD

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IDAHO PANHANDLE NATIONAL FORESTS

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Contractor shall provide lifting and packing of seedlings for the Coeur d'Alene Nursery in accordance with the SOW. This award will be a five year indefinite quantity indefinite delivery (IDIQ) contract. Please see instructions to offerors in provision. To submit a valid offer please include 1.)1449 page, 2.)Price Cost schedule 3.) Past Performance 4.)

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Period of Performance: 02/01/2023 to 01/31/2028

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Idaho Panhandle National Forests Coeur d’Alene Nursery Bare Root Lift and Pack

Schedule of Items

Idaho Panhandle National Forests

Kootenai County, Idaho

Ordering Year One

02/01/2023-01/31/2024

ITEM

NO.

DESCRIPTION

UNIT

ESTIMATED

QUANTITY

FY

AVERAGE

PRICE

TOTAL

Protection of sown seed

Hourly

0-700

2.1

Weeding bare root

500-750

2.2

Weeding tree improvement

0-500

2.3

Weeding natives

200-500

P+1/2 bare root transplants

Bed Foot

15000-40000

30000

2-0 bare root seedlings

30000-65000

40000

3-0 bare root seedlings

0-3000 transplants

M

100M-600M

500M seedlings

700M-2500M

1300M

0-45M

30M

Transplanting

250M-750M

600M

Root pruning

0-200M

50M

Ordering Year 2

02/01/2024-01/31/2025

QUANTITY

FY

AVERAGE

2.3 Weeding natives

transplants seedlings seedlings

Ordering Year Three

02/01/2025-01/31/2026

QUANTITY

FY

AVERAGE

transplants seedlings seedlings

Ordering Year Four

02/01/2026-01/31/2027

QUANTITY

FY

AVERAGE

transplants seedlings

50000 seedlings

700M-3000M

2000M

10 Root pruning M

Option Year Five

02/01/2027-01/31/2028

QUANTITY

FY

AVERAGE

transplants seedlings

55000 seedlings

2000M

10 Root pruning M

B.2 STATEMENT OF WORK

The period of performance of this contract is from the date of award through the last option period. A Task Order's period of performance may extend past the expiration of this contract with all the terms and conditions of this contract remaining in full force until the Task Order expires.

Contract Year Start of Contract/ Option Date Last Date A Task Order may be executed

Base Year 02/01/2023 01/31/2024 Option Year 1 02/01/2024 01/31/2025 Option Year 2 02/01/2025 01/31/2026 Option Year 3 02/01/2026 01/31/2027 Option Year 4 02/01/2027 01/31/2028

A. DESCRIPTION

The services to be performed in this contract include; (1) eliminate bird predation of newly sown seedbeds, (2) remove unwanted vegetation, defined as grass, weeds and trees of wrong species from seedbeds, seedbed ends, pipelines and pathways; (3-5) to perform all work necessary for lifting and loading bare root seedlings for customer orders; (6-8) to perform all work necessary for sorting, grading, pruning and boxing lifted bare root seedlings for customer orders; (9) transplant size 240, 160, 112, 91 or 98 container seedlings into designated bare root beds. The contractor shall furnish all labor, equipment, supervision, transportation, quality control and incidentals other than the items specified as Government-furnished, to perform all work necessary in Items 1-9. Item 1 is typically performed between the months of May and June. Item 2 is typically performed between the months of May and October. Items 3-8 are typically performed in the month of November. Item 9 is typically performed between the months of May and July.

B. LOCATION

The project is located at the Idaho Panhandle National Forests, Coeur d’Alene Nursery, 3600 Nursery Road, Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, Kootenai County.

C. GOVERNMENT FURNISHED PROPERTY

a. – Sorting tables (up to 8 sorting tables, each accommodates up to 14 sorters, 1 catcher, 2 pruners)

b. – Root pruning tables (manual root pruners, paper cutters on stands, 1 mechanized saw pruning table)

c. – Packing material (cardboard boxes, plastic bags, printed labels)

d. – Seed lot specifications, lot specifications will be written on white board at the end of each sorting table

e. – Cleaning equipment (push brooms, shovels, pitchforks, mops, hoses, trash can liners, paper towels, toilet paper and cleaning supplies)

f. – Measuring equipment (rulers and calipers)

g. – Pneumatic staplers, compressor, wood sticks for separating rows of boxes on storage pallets

h. – Ore carts (up to 4) for placement of cull seedlings and soil

i. – Storage pallets (for stacking filled seedling boxes for storage)

j. – Tubs (for transporting seedlings)

k. – Burlap (inserts for field tubs)

l. – Lunchroom (space for up to 40 people) and restroom facilities (except when working in the field where chemical toilets are available)

m. – Equipment maintenance (government will maintain and/or repair all government furnished property)

n. – Tractors, trailers, forklifts, mechanical transplanter, weed trailers and mechanical seedling lifter

o. – Dibblers (used to make seedling planting holes during transplanting)

CONTRACTOR FURNISHED ITEMS

Contractor will come with any personal protection equipment approved by the government to accomplish all tasks.

D. CONTRACTOR WORK REQUIREMENTS AND STANDARDS

(1) - Contractor’s employees shall park their vehicles in the designated parking area located to the south of the packing area (contractor may use 1 crew bus or similar vehicle per crew to transport employees and required supplies between the parking area and work site). Contractor will not exceed 25 MPH maximum speed limit anywhere on the Nursery grounds. Contractor and employees will use service roads only and will not drive or walk in fields unless specifically directed to do so by the Contracting Officers Representative (COR).

(2) - The contractor will be permitted to use the lunchroom and restrooms adjacent to the packing shed. The contractor will be required to clean these areas daily when in use.

(3) - Contractor’s employees will perform the work in a safe and professional manner.

(4) - No smoking will be permitted in the packing shed, lunchroom or restrooms of the facility.

Smoking is permitted outside the building to the west of the packing shed.

(5) - No firearms or controlled substances are permitted on the nursery site. No warming or cooking fires will be permitted anywhere on the nursery site.

(6) - Only the contractor and their employees will be permitted in the designated work areas. Non-working family members and acquaintances of the contractor or their employees are not permitted to loiter anywhere on the nursery site.

(7) - The Forest Service telephone will not be available for use by the contractor or employees. The receptionist will not take phone messages for contract employees.

(8) - The contractors’ employees working in the field will use chemical toilets provided by the contractor.

(9) - The contractor will provide a first aid kit for their employees to use in the case of an injury. The contractor will also be responsible for administering first aid to injured employees or providing someone who is trained to administer first aid.

(10) - Government furnished property will not be misused or abused by contractor or employees.

(11) - The COR may require dismissal of any contract employees whom he/she deems incompetent, insubordinate, or otherwise objectionable.

(12) - The contractor must maintain at least one (1) English speaking, non-working supervisor for every 12 workers for field lifting. There will be at least one (1) English speaking, non-working supervisor for each sorting belt.

(13) - Contractor or contractors’ representative will remain on the nursery work site while lifting and packing is in progress.

(14) - In the event of a mechanical breakdown in all phases of this contract, downtime will begin when all seedlings have been placed in tubs and covered with burlap. A maximum of fifteen (15) minutes will be allowed, at no cost to the government, for downtime to fix the mechanical problem or replace the equipment. The contractor will be required to keep their crews available for up to a maximum of 2 hours or until it has been determined by the COR that repairs cannot be made within the two (2) hour period.

(15) - Work stoppage due to bad weather (heavy rain, snow, excessive mud, frozen soil, etc.) will not be considered down time.

PRIMARY TASKS

ITEM 1 - PROTECTION OF SOWN SEED

(a) – The exact start and stop time will be determined by the COR. This determination will be based on the bare root sowing schedule, bird populations, germination of seedlings and the amount of predation occurring.

(b) – Control of birds will be from ½ hour before sunrise to 7:00AM and 4:00PM to ½ hour after sunset. Start and stop times will fluctuate due to lengthening daylight hours, subject to the COR’s approval. The contractor will be given an access code for the front gate to have access to the work site before 6:00AM and after 5:15PM.

(c) – Seedbeds are the growing areas for seedlings. The width is from the centerline of one equipment path to the centerline of an adjacent equipment path (approximately 64 inches). The length is between the road ditch line or grass buffer strips near either end of the seedbed.

(d) – Contractor is required to keep seed-eating birds out of the newly sown seed beds from the time of sowing until the seed has germinated and seedlings have grown to a size that the birds no longer damage or destroy. The contractor will also be required to have those employees assigned to protect the sown seed do minor weeding in these 1-0 areas. Minor weeding is defined as removal of unwanted weeds and trees of wrong species from the seedbed area and along pipelines that are left after preparation and sowing of seedbeds.

(e) – Historic predation has occurred but is not limited to the following in order of normal preference:

ponderosa pine, white pine, Douglas-fir, lodgepole pine and western larch. The bird species that will most likely be encountered are doves, finches, magpies and crows.

(f) – Any method of control that does not violate applicable Federal, State, County, or City laws is acceptable. There will be no method used that will unduly disturb local residents and/or businesses adjacent to the Nursery property.

(g) – Bicycles or foot traffic only in the equipment travel paths between the seedbeds so as not to damage seedbeds or seedlings.

(h) – Protection of government seed germinates, irrigation system and soil are paramount.

(i) – Contractor will have a minimum of 2 people per 6 acres plus an additional person for every 5 acres over the initial 6 acres.

(j) – In the case of a thunderstorm, contractor will seek shelter in their vehicle and notify the COR.

The COR will determine the best suitable action.

ITEM 2 - WEEDING

(a) – Contract work shall be performed only during the scheduled hours of 6:00AM to 4:30PM Monday through Friday, or a time mutually agreed upon with the COR. Weekends, holidays and hours worked outside of this schedule will be permitted only by prior agreement with the COR.

(b) – All weeds will be manually removed from seedbeds, seedbed ends, pipelines and pathways to the ends of the beds. Weeds shall be removed around and under irrigation pipelines without displacing or damaging pipelines as directed by COR.

(c) – All portions of weeds including leaves, stems, flowers and roots will be removed from the fields and placed in government furnished trailers. No weeds shall be dumped on the ground.

(d) – In all fields there will be no more than one (1) weed per 200 bed feet, greater than ½ inch in diameter and/or ½ inch in height.

(e) – Stakes, flagging, other identifying markers and irrigation equipment will not be disturbed by contract employees during weeding operations.

(f) – Upon completion of work for the day, contract employees will remove from field any containers, tools, and other implements or debris. Contractors may place these items in a designated location agreed upon with the COR so as not to interfere with field watering and operations.

(g) – Contractor and their employees will not walk upon seedlings or seedbeds.

(h) – The acreage of all fields planned for weeding is listed below:

*Approximate acres for 2023-2028 (2027 & 2028 TBD) Type 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 1-0, 2-0, 3-0, transplants Field 10

5.0 AC

Field 11

5.0 AC

Field 1

6.0 AC

Field 1

6.0 AC

Tree Improvement Field 1

2.0 AC

Natives Fields 1,2,3,6

5.0 AC

Fields 1,2,3,6

6.0 AC

Fields 1,2,3,6

6.0 AC

Fields 2,3,6

6.0 AC

Fields 1,2,3,6

6.5 AC

Fields 1,2,3,6

6.5 AC

(i) – All weeds with clumps of soil adhering to the roots will be shaken to loosen soil and minimize removal from the seedbeds.

(j) – Hoes may be used to loosen weeds in pathways and in the area beyond the ends of the seedbeds.

No hoes will be allowed in seedbeds. Other tools used in seedbeds will be subject to approval by the COR. Care will be taken to avoid loosening, uprooting, bruising, or scraping seedlings. Soil loosened or pulled away around seedlings will be tamped back into place. All weeding will be performed from the edge of the seedbed, by standing or kneeling in pathways. Standing or kneeling inside the seedbeds will not be permitted. Stepping on or damaging seedlings or plants will not be permitted.

(k) – All weeds will be transported to government-furnished trailers, located at the ends of seedbeds.

The contractor may use plastic bags, cloth sacks or buckets to transport weeds. No containers or items, which will not biodegrade at a rate equal to that of the weeds, shall be placed in the government furnished trailer. Containers used to transport weeds shall not be placed in seedbeds or on top of tree seedlings at any time.

(l) – Weeding must be coordinated with routine irrigation schedules. The irrigation schedule varies with weather conditions and growth stage of the seedlings.

(m) – After irrigation, weeding will be allowed to resume after the drainage of surface soil moisture.

(n) – All weeds will be manually removed from fields two (2) feet beyond valve opening elbow (VOE), end of pipelines, field edge pipelines and fallow areas within seedbeds or if otherwise instructed by the COR.

ITEMS 3-5 - LIFTING, TUBBING, LOADING SEEDLINGS

The government will transport empty seedling tubs to a designated field site, tubs will be offloaded by the contractor ensuring no harm is done to the seedlings or the tub. The work will include, pulling seedlings from seedbeds after they are mechanically undercut, placing the seedlings into field tubs, covering all roots with burlap and loading the tubs onto trailers. Seedlings will be mechanically undercut by government prior to hand pulling. The contractor will not begin pulling seedlings from the seedbeds until undercutting has been accomplished. Seedlings will be pulled from the seedbeds by grasping 2 handfuls of seedlings at the soil line in the same seedling row and lifting until the seedlings are free from the soil. The seedlings will be shaken to remove excess soil from the root system, without causing damage to the product (i.e. hitting seedlings against tubs to loosen soil). The seedlings will be placed immediately in field tubs with all roots oriented in the same direction and covered with burlap. Field tubs will not be overfilled or underfilled. Seedlings must be covered with burlap immediately upon placement into the tub between pulling handfuls of seedlings. The filled seedling tubs will be loaded onto pallets on government trailers by the contractor. Each pallet will have 20 tubs stacked on them in four (4) stacks, five (5) tubs high. No more than one (1) seed lot will be placed on a pallet. Filled tubs will be loaded onto trailers within 25 minutes of hand pulling, unless otherwise stated by the government. The government will transport filled tubs to the pre-cooler. At the end of each workday the empty tubs offloaded will be collected by the contractor and loaded onto the hauling trailer.

ITEM 6-8 - PROCESSING OF BARE ROOT TREE SEEDLINGS

The work will include grading, counting, root pruning, constructing boxes, packing seedlings in plastic bag lined boxes and stacking boxes on pallets for removal by government employee(s) to a designated storage area.

Government employees will place labels on boxes for storage. Contract belt supervisors will be actively engaged in the supervision of the sorting and grading crew to ensure seedling and packing quality at all times. The government will transport seedlings from the pre-cooler to the loading end of the sorting belts on pallets. The contractor will distribute the seedling tubs to the sorters on each belt. The contractor will return the empty tubs with burlap to the loading end of the sorting belt, without damaging tubs. The contractor will dump excess soil from tubs into designated ore carts, place one sheet of wet burlap back into the empty tub and stack them on plastic pallets provided. Each pallet will have 4 stacks and each stack will contain 15 tubs. Once field lifting is completed, contractor will layout wet burlap on metal racks, ensuring the height of the stacked burlap does not exceed the top of the metal legs on the rack.

GRADING: Seedlings will be graded to customer height, caliper and root prune specifications and Coeur d’Alene Nursery standards for each seed lot (reference Table 1.1 unless otherwise specified by COR). Grading specifications may be subject to adjustment by the COR at any time during the grading process. Contractors will be responsible for discarding seedlings with a bark injury greater than ¼ inch in length and/or greater than ¼ the circumference of the main stem and primary roots; broken or dead tops, stripped needles or roots; any disease, fungus, blistering or abnormal growth in the seedling;

discoloration of foliage in the upper two thirds of the tree; and/or forked or multiple tops (more than 1 leader of equal or similar length). The contractor will not be required to rework seedlings processed before the specification adjustment. Each seedling will be completely separated from other seedlings in a manner that branches and roots will not be stripped or otherwise damaged. Any seedling not meeting standards will be discarded onto the floor. Acceptable graded seedlings will be placed in groups of ten

(10) on the sorting belt with the roots oriented in the same direction and cotyledon scars aligned. The graders will cover unsorted seedlings with moist burlap when sorting stops for any reason. Once a seedling order has been met, the government belt inspector will direct the contractor to either save remaining tubs of seedlings or dump them in the ore cart. Saved tubs of seedlings will be consolidated and returned to the loading end of the sorting belt with burlap covering seedlings. All tubs will be stacked on pallets and the lot identification tag will be inserted into one of the tubs to maintain lot identity.

CATCHING/PRUNING: Groups of graded seedlings will be caught at the end of the sorting belt and gathered into bunches of 20-50 seedlings unless otherwise directed by the belt inspector or the COR.

Seedlings must be aligned at the cotyledon scar prior to pruning taking place. The bunches of seedlings will be placed on the pruning table and pruned based on the customer specifications for each lot.

Seedling roots will not be abused in any manner, this includes striking them against person or objects, combing them with fingers or allowing the root systems to dry out. At no time will the pruning table be overloaded with seedlings.

PACKING SEEDLINGS: Pruners will place pruned seedling bundles in bag-lined boxes with roots oriented in the direction determined by the government belt inspector. The number of seedlings in each box will be determined by the government belt inspector, once that number has been established, that quantity will be adhered to for the entire lot, unless seedling size dictates the COR to alter the box count quantity. Box weight will not exceed 50 pounds. Filled boxes will be placed on a roller conveyor for labeling by the government belt inspector and sent to the closing station.

The tops of the bag liners will be rolled down to remove excess air and the box will be closed and sealed by a pneumatic air stapler with three staples securing the top. Closed boxes will be placed on pallets, 4 on each row, with the label facing the forklift side of the pallet. Wood spacers will be placed between rows of filled boxes. The contractor will place 4, 8, 12 or 16 boxes per pallet, to be determined by government storage inspector. The boxes will not be dropped or thrown.

SWEEPING CULL SEEDLINGS/CLEANUP: Cull seedlings and soil will be swept from the floor throughout the workday to provide a safe working environment for all personnel. Cull seedlings will be separated from soil and placed in separate ore carts. The government will transport and empty ore carts as needed throughout the work day. At the end of each workday the packing shed, lunchroom and restrooms adjacent to the packing shed will be cleaned. (1) Packing shed – remove all soil, mud and cull seedlings from floor. Dust tops and bottoms of sorting belts to flush out trapped debris. Trash will be placed in dumpster outside the packing shed. Replace trash can liners (2) Lunchroom – sweep floor, wipe down tables and counter tops as needed. Trash will be placed in dumpster outside the packing shed. Replace trash can liners (3) Restrooms – sweep floors, replace paper towels and toilet paper as needed. Trash will be placed in dumpster outside the packing shed. Replace trash can liners.

ITEM 9 - TRANSPLANTING SEEDLINGS

The work will include transplanting seedling plug sizes 240, 160, 112, 91, or 98 into designated bare root beds. Seedlings are to be planted in five rows per bed. Spacing is determined by mechanical transplanter. No less than 93% of spaces will be filled with seedlings (use of dibbler behind transplanter to fill spaces may be required). Seedling depth to be at seedling root collar at soil line +/- ½ inch. No less than 93% of seedlings to be at vertical orientation without twisting or bending. Daily transplant volume to be 30,000 – 60,000 seedlings. Contractors will be responsible for transporting tubs with seedlings from the government trailer to the transplanter and returning empty tubs to trailer. No more than 10 fallen, horizontal, unplanted or otherwise mishandled seedlings on the ground will be allowed in a 100 bed foot area.

ITEM 10 – ROOT PRUNING

The work requires container plugs or bareroot seedlings to be pruned to a specific length set by the government. The government will provide the root pruning tables, seedlings, pruning specifications and storage containers. Contractors will be responsible for loading seedlings onto pruning tables, ensuring the root length is accurate, and storing pruned seedlings into storage containers that will be placed on pallets or racks. At no time will pruning tables be overloaded with seedlings, compromising the pruning length or resulting in tearing of roots. Roots will be covered with burlap if work stops for any reason.

Government employees will bring seedlings out from where they are being stored and remove pruned seedlings once contractors have placed them in boxes or bins onto pallets or racks.

Key Personnel The Contractor’s on-site representative shall be fully conversant and literate in the English language and shall be in the work area whenever work is in progress. The Contractor shall assign the key personnel identified in their Experience Questionnaire:

▪ CONTRACTOR REPRESENTATIVE/FOREMAN:

The Contractor shall make no substitutions of key personnel without notifying the Contracting Officer within a reasonable timeframe and in advance and shall submit justification (including proposed substitutions) in sufficient detail to permit evaluation of the impact on the contract. Proposed substitutes should have comparable qualifications to those of the persons being replaced. The Contractor shall make no diversion of personnel without the written consent of the Contracting Officer. The contract will be modified to reflect any approved changes of key personnel. The Contractor or the Contractor's designated representative shall remain on the Nursery work site while seedling packing is in progress. Crew supervisors shall remain with their designated crews at all times.

E. INSPECTION AND ACCEPTANCE

Government inspections are for the purpose of satisfying the Government that the services are acceptable and do not relieve the contractor of the responsibility for maintaining quality control. The COR or designated inspector will conduct all inspections. The contractor (or designated representative) is encouraged to be present to observe inspections. Summary results will be made available on request.

ITEM 1 – PROTECTION OF SOWN SEED - The COR or designated inspector will make visual inspection of the contractor’s work. The seedbeds will be inspected to ensure that no more than 5% seedbed damage within 200 bed feet has occurred. Seedbeds will also be visually inspected to insure no more than 5% of sown seedlings within 200 bed feet have been removed by bird predation.

ITEMS 2.1, 2.2, 2.3 – WEEDING - Seedbeds will be visually inspected and any weeds remaining that exceed 1 weed per 200 bed feet will be reworked by the contractor at no additional expense to the government. The weed trailers provided will be inspected to insure the root system is being removed.

ITEMS 3, 4, 5 – LIFTING, TUBBING, LOADING SEEDLINGS – The COR or designated inspector will record the contractors’ daily lifting accomplishments to ensure the daily bed foot minimum is being met. Lifting, tubbing and loading inspections will be measured by visual means to ensure work is in compliance with the technical provisions of the contract. Visual inspections will include but not be limited to excess soil on roots, abuse of seedlings, failure to properly cover tubbed seedlings, leaving no more than one (1) seedling within 200 bed feet in the seedbeds, over/under filled tubs and failure to load filled tubs onto trailer within 25 minutes of lifting.

ITEMS 6, 7, 8 – PROCESSING OF BARE ROOT TREE SEEDLINGS – The COR or designated inspectors will check at least a 5% sample of graded and sorted seedlings before and after pruning from each seed lot. The caliper, height, root system, damage, disease and pruning length will be recorded. At least a 5% sample of filled boxes will be counted to ensure the correct number of seedlings are in the box. Payment will be based on the percentage of acceptable seedlings in each seed lot, as displayed in the following table:

Percent Acceptable Seedlings Payment 95% - 100% Full pay 90% - 94.9% Partial payment ** <90% No pay ++ **The partial payment will be calculated using the following formula;

Total seedlings sorted in the seed lot X (bid price X actual percentage acceptable seedlings) = payment.

The pack shed floor will be visually inspected to ensure that good seedlings are not being discarded.

The contractor will be charged a wasted tree charge for all seedlings found on the floor that meet grading specifications. (See liquidated damages)

++The contractor or his/her representative will be notified immediately of the seed lots are found to be below 95% acceptable. The contractor may choose to rework the unacceptable seed lot to the established specifications before payment will be made. The cost of re-inspection by the government inspector will be borne by the contractor.

ITEM 9 – TRANSPLANTING SEEDLINGS – The COR or designated inspector will visually inspect planting depth, orientation of transplanted seedling, missed spaces and seedling handling. An inventory will be taken of each seed lot in every bed to determine daily transplant volume.

ITEM 10 – ROOT PRUNING – The COR or designated inspector will visually inspect root prune length, as set by the government. Seedlings will be stored in boxes or tubs until transplanting occurs.

F. DELIVERIES OF PERFORMANCE

The contractor will be required to start work under this contract within 2 calendar days after receipt of the Notice to Proceed. The time stated for completion will include final cleanup of the premises.

When possible, all lifting will be completed in the fall, if weather conditions permit. Bed footage not lifted in the fall will be lifted in the spring when the ground thaws and soil conditions are favorable. This is typically performed in March. Minimum bed foot/hour rate contractors will be expected to meet is 650 ft/hr, not species dependent. Exceptions to this minimum may be agreed upon by contractor and COR as deemed biologically appropriate.

If the grading, sorting and packing (items 6, 7, 8) fall too far behind the lifting, the lifting operation may be suspended so the contractor field crew can move into the packing shed to grade, sort and pack seedlings.

All work will be performed between the hours of 7:00AM and 4:30 PM with a ½ hour lunch break, unless otherwise decided upon by contractor and COR. Two fifteen (15) minute breaks each will be scheduled by the contractor. Work may be required on the weekends at the option of the government.

The contractors Notice to Proceed will not be issued until the seedling physiology, ground and weather conditions are suitable for work. Weather and seedling physiology will dictate the contract work schedule.

LIQUIDATED DAMAGES

LIFTING/TUBBING/LOADING: If the contractor fails to lift and load seedlings according to the specifications and meet the time frames required, the contractor will, in place of actual damages, pay the government the following fixed charges.

1 - $20.00 per incident, lifting and loading 2 - $50.00 per incident, loading time in excess of 25 minutes.

GRADING/SORTING/PACKING: If good seedlings are found on the floor, the contractor will be notified immediately, and the practice will be stopped. The contractor will be charged a wasted tree charge for all acceptable seedlings found on the floor.

1 – $0.48 each for P+1/2 transplants 2 - $0.29 each for 2-0 bare root seedlings 3 - $0.35 each for 3-0 bare root seedlings

FOR ALL ITEMS IN THIS CONTRACT, ANY DAMAGE DONE TO PIPELINES OR PIPELINE

VALVES WILL BE ACTUAL COST TO REPAIR/REPLACE.

Table 1.1 BARE ROOT SEEDLING SPECIFICATIONS

Min Max Min Max Min Caliper Shoot Shoot Root Root Caliper Goal Age Site Species (in.) (in.) (in.) (in.) (mm) (mm)

1-0 PP 4.0 12.0 8.0 12.0 2.5 3.0

WL 4.0 16.0 8.0 12.0 2.5 3.0

2-0 MODERATE DF< 5000 4.0 16.0 8.0 12.0 3.0 4.0

DF> 5000 3.0 16.0 8.0 12.0 3.0 4.0

ES < 5000 4.0 16.0 8.0 12.0 3.0 4.0

ES > 5000 3.0 16.0 8.0 12.0 3.0 4.0

GF 3.0 16.0 8.0 12.0 3.0 4.0

LP < 5000 4.0 16.0 8.0 12.0 3.0 4.0

LP > 5000 3.0 16.0 8.0 12.0 3.0 4.0

PP 4.0 16.0 8.0 12.0 4.0 4.0

WP 3.0 16.0 8.0 12.0 3.0 4.0

WL 6.0 30.0 8.0 12.0 3.0 4.0

2-0 TOUGH DF< 5000 4.0 16.0 8.0 12.0 3.0 4.0

DF> 5000 3.0 16.0 8.0 12.0 3.0 4.0

LP < 5000 4.0 16.0 8.0 12.0 3.0 4.0

LP > 5000 3.0 16.0 8.0 12.0 3.0 4.0

PP 4.0 16.0 10.0 12.0 4.0 5.0

2-1 DF 5.0 16.0 10.0 12.0 4.0 5.0

ES 5.0 16.0 10.0 12.0 4.0 5.0

WP 4.0 20.0 10.0 12.0 4.0 5.0

3-0 DF 4.0 16.0 10.0 12.0 4.0 5.0

ES 4.0 16.0 10.0 12.0 4.0 5.0

LP 4.0 16.0 10.0 12.0 4.0 5.0

WP 4.0 20.0 10.0 12.0 4.0 5.0

PLUG 1 DF 4.0 16.0 10.0 12.0 3.0 4.0

ES 4.0 16.0 10.0 12.0 3.0 4.0

GF 4.0 16.0 10.0 12.0 3.0 4.0

LP 4.0 16.0 10.0 12.0 4.0 4.0

PP 4.0 16.0 10.0 12.0 4.0 4.0

WRC 4.0 16.0 10.0 12.0 3.0 4.0

WP 4.0 16.0 10.0 12.0 3.0 4.0

Min Max Min Max Min Caliper Shoot Shoot Root Root Caliper Goal Age Site Species (in.) (in.) (in.) (in.) (mm) (mm)

WL 4.0 24.0 10.0 12.0 3.0 4.0

SECTION C - CONTRACT CLAUSES

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):

Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Clauses:

https://www.acquisition.gov/browse/index/far (FAR clauses begin with 52) Department of Agriculture Acquisition Regulation (AGAR) Clauses:

https://www.acquisition.gov/agar (AGAR clauses begin with 452) Deviations to clauses may be viewed at: Policies & Regulations | USDA

52.203-3 Gratuities (APR 1984)

52.203-16 Preventing Personal Conflicts of Interest (JUN 2020)

52.204-4 Printed or Copied Double-Sided on Postconsumer Fiber Content Paper (MAY 2011)

52.204-13 System for Award Management Maintenance (OCT 2018)

52.204-18 Commercial and Government Entity Code Maintenance (AUG 2020)

52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions – Commercial Products and Commercial Services

(NOV 2021) (DEVIATION 2017-1)

52.212-5 Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders– Commercial Products and Commercial Services (MAY 2022) (DEVIATION 2017- 1, DEVIATION APR 2020, and DEVIATION JUL 2020)

(a) The Contractor shall comply with the following Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) clauses, which are incorporated in this contract by reference, to implement provisions of law or Executive orders applicable to acquisitions of commercial products and commercial services:

(1) 52.203-19, Prohibition on Requiring Certain Internal Confidentiality Agreements or Statements (Jan 2017) (section 743 of Division E, Title VII, of the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015 (Pub. L. 113-235) and its successor provisions in subsequent appropriations acts (and as extended in continuing resolutions)).

(2) 52.204-23, Prohibition on Contracting for Hardware, Software, and Services Developed or Provided by Kaspersky Lab and Other Covered Entities (Nov 2021) (Section 1634 of Pub. L.

115-91).

(3) 52.204-25, Prohibition on Contracting for Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment. (Nov 2021) (Section 889(a)(1)(A) of Pub. L. 115-232).

(4) 52.209-10, Prohibition on Contracting with Inverted Domestic Corporations (Nov 2015)

(5) 52.233-3, Protest After Award (Aug 1996) (31 U.S.C. 3553).

https://www.acquisition.gov/browse/index/far https://www.acquisition.gov/agar https://www.usda.gov/da/ocp/ppd/policies-regulations

(6) 52.233-4, Applicable Law for Breach of Contract Claim (Oct 2004) (Public Laws 108-77 and 108-78 (19 U.S.C. 3805note)).

(b) The Contractor shall comply with the FAR clauses in this paragraph (b) that the Contracting Officer has indicated as being incorporated in this contract by reference to implement provisions of law or Executive orders applicable to acquisitions of commercial products and commercial services:

[Contracting Officer check as appropriate.] ☒ (1) 52.203-6, Restrictions on Subcontractor Sales to the Government (June 2020), with

Alternate I (Oct 1995) (41 U.S.C. 4704 and 10 U.S.C. 2402).

☐ (2) 52.203-13, Contractor Code of Business Ethics and Conduct (Nov 2021) (41 U.S.C.

3509)).

☐ (3) 52.203-15, Whistleblower Protections under the American Recovery and Reinvestment

Act of 2009 (Jun 2010) (Section 1553 of Pub. L. 111-5). (Applies to contracts funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.)

☒ (4) 52.203-17, Contractor Employee Whistleblower Rights and Requirement to Inform Employees of Whistleblower Rights (Jun 2020) (DEVIATION 2017-1)

☒ (5) 52.204-10, Reporting Executive Compensation and First-Tier Subcontract Awards (Jun 2020) (Pub. L. 109-282) (31 U.S.C. 6101 note).

☐ (6) [Reserved].

☐ (7) 52.204-14, Service Contract Reporting Requirements (Oct 2016) (Pub. L. 111-117, section 743 of Div. C).

☒ (8) 52.204-15, Service Contract Reporting Requirements for Indefinite-Delivery Contracts

(Oct 2016) (Pub. L. 111-117, section 743 of Div. C).

☒ (9) 52.209-6, Protecting the Government’s Interest When Subcontracting with Contractors

Debarred, Suspended, or Proposed for Debarment. (Nov 2021) (31 U.S.C. 6101note).

☐ (10) 52.209-9, Updates of Publicly Available Information Regarding Responsibility Matters

(Oct 2018) (41 U.S.C. 2313).

☐ (11) [Reserved].

☐ (12) (i) 52.219-3, Notice of HUBZone Set-Aside or Sole-Source Award (Sep 2021) (15

U.S.C.657a).

☐ (13) (i) 52.219-4, Notice of Price Evaluation Preference for HUBZone Small Business

Concerns (Sep 2021) 15 U.S.C. 657a).

☐ (14) [Reserved] ☒ (15) (i) 52.219-6, Notice of Total Small Business Set-Aside (Nov 2020) (15 U.S.C.644).

☐ (ii) Alternate I (Mar 2020) of 52.219-6.

☐ (16) (i) 52.219-7, Notice of Partial Small Business Set-Aside (Nov 2020) (15 U.S.C. 644).

☐ (ii) Alternate I (Mar 2020) of 52.219-7.

☒ (17) 52.219-8, Utilization of Small Business Concerns (Oct 2018) (15 U.S.C. 637(d)(2) and

(3)).

☒ (18) (i) 52.219-9, Small Business Subcontracting Plan (Nov 2021) (15 U.S.C. 637(d)(4)).

☐ (ii) Alternate I (Nov 2016) of 52.219-9.

☒ (iii) Alternate II (Nov 2016) of 52.219-9.

☐ (iv) Alternate III (Jun 2020) of 52.219-9.

☐ (v) Alternate IV (Sep 2021) of 52.219-9.

☐ (19) (i) 52.219-13, Notice of Set-Aside of Orders (Mar 2020) (15 U.S.C. 644(r)).

☐ (ii) Alternate I (MAR 2020) of 52.219-13 ☐ (20) 52.219-14, Limitations on Subcontracting (Sep 2021) (15 U.S.C.637s)

[Contracting Officer check as appropriate.] ☐ By the end of the base term of the contract and then by the end of each subsequent option period; or ☐ By the end of the performance period for each order issued under the contract.

☐ (21) 52.219-16, Liquidated Damages-Subcontracting Plan (Sep 2021) (15 U.S.C.

637(d)(4)(F)(i)).

☐ (22) 52.219-27, Notice of Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business Set-Aside (Sep 2021) (15 U.S.C. 657f).

☐ (23) (i) 52.219-28, Post Award Small Business Program Rerepresentation (Sep 2021) (15 U.S.C. 632(a)(2)).

☐ (ii) Alternate I (MAR 2020) of 52.219-28.

☐ (24) 52.219-29, Notice of Set-Aside for, or Sole Source Award to, Economically Disadvantaged Women-Owned Small Business Concerns (Sep 2021) (15 U.S.C. 637(m)).

☐ (25) 52.219-30, Notice of Set-Aside for, or Sole Source Award to, Women-Owned Small Business Concerns Eligible Under the Women-Owned Small Business Program (Sep 2021) (15 U.S.C. 637(m)).

☐ (26) 52.219-32, Orders Issued Directly Under Small Business Reserves (Mar 2020) (15 U.S.C. 644(r)).

☐ (27) 52.219-33, Nonmanufacturer Rule (Sep 2021) (15 U.S.C. 637(a)(17)).

☒ (28) 52.222-3, Convict Labor (Jun 2003) (E.O.11755).

☐ (29) 52.222-19, Child Labor-Cooperation with Authorities and Remedies (Jan 2022)

(DEVIATION JUL 2020) (E.O.13126).

☐ (30) 52.222-21, Prohibition of Segregated Facilities (Apr 2015).

☒ (31) (i) 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity (Sep 2016) (E.O.11246).

☐ (ii) Alternate I (Feb 1999) of 52.222-26.

☒ (32) (i) 52.222-35, Equal Opportunity for Veterans (Jun 2020) (38 U.S.C. 4212).

☐ (ii) Alternate I (Jul 2014) of 52.222-35.

☒ (33) (i) 52.222-36, Equal Opportunity for Workers with Disabilities (Jun 2020) (29

U.S.C.793).

☐ (ii) Alternate I (Jul 2014) of 52.222-36.

☒ (34) 52.222-37, Employment Reports on Veterans (Jun 2020) (38 U.S.C. 4212).

☒ (35) 52.222-40, Notification of Employee Rights Under the National Labor Relations Act

(Dec 2010) (E.O. 13496).

☒ (36) (i) 52.222-50, Combating Trafficking in Persons (Nov 2021) (22 U.S.C. chapter 78 and

E.O. 13627).

☐ (ii) Alternate I (Mar 2015) of 52.222-50 (22 U.S.C. chapter78 and E.O. 13627).

☒ (37) 52.222-54, Employment Eligibility Verification (May 2022). (Executive Order 12989).

(Not applicable to the acquisition of commercially available off-the-shelf items or certain other types of commercial products or commercial services as prescribed in FAR 22.1803.)

☐ (38) (i) 52.223-9, Estimate of Percentage of Recovered Material Content for EPA–Designated Items (May 2008) (42 U.S.C. 6962(c)(3)(A)(ii)). (Not applicable to the acquisition of commercially available off-the-shelf items.)

☐ (ii) Alternate I (May 2008) of 52.223-9 (42 U.S.C. 6962(i)(2)(C)). (Not applicable to the acquisition of commercially available off-the-shelf items.)

☐ (39) 52.223-11, Ozone-Depleting Substances and High Global Warming Potential Hydrofluorocarbons (Jun 2016) (E.O. 13693).

☐ (40) 52.223-12, Maintenance, Service, Repair, or Disposal of Refrigeration Equipment and Air Conditioners (Jun 2016) (E.O. 13693).

☐ (41) (i) 52.223-13, Acquisition of EPEAT®-Registered Imaging Equipment (Jun 2014) (E.O.s 13423 and 13514).

☐ (ii) Alternate I (Oct 2015) of 52.223-13.

☐ (42) (i) 52.223-14, Acquisition of EPEAT®-Registered Televisions (Jun 2014) (E.O.s 13423 and 13514).

☐ (ii) Alternate I (Jun 2014) of 52.223-14.

☐ (43) 52.223-15, Energy Efficiency in Energy-Consuming Products (May 2020) (42 U.S.C.

8259b).

☐ (44) (i) 52.223-16, Acquisition of EPEAT®-Registered Personal Computer Products (Oct 2015) (E.O.s 13423 and 13514).

☐ (ii) Alternate I (Jun 2014) of 52.223-16.

☐ (45) 52.223-18, Encouraging Contractor Policies to Ban Text Messaging While Driving (Jun 2020) (E.O. 13513).

☐ (46) 52.223-20, Aerosols (Jun 2016) (E.O. 13693).

☐ (47) 52.223-21, Foams (Jun 2016) (E.O. 13693).

☐ (48) (i) 52.224-3 Privacy Training (Jan 2017) (5 U.S.C. 552 a).

☐ (ii) Alternate I (Jan 2017) of 52.224-3.

☐ (49) 52.225-1, Buy American-Supplies (Nov 2021) (41 U.S.C. chapter 83).

☐ (50) (i) 52.225-3, Buy American-Free Trade Agreements-Israeli Trade Act (Nov 2021)

(DEVIATION JUL 2020) (41 U.S.C. chapter 83, 19 U.S.C. 3301 note, 19 U.S.C. 2112 note, 19 U.S.C. 3805 note, 19 U.S.C. 4001 note, 19 U.S.C. chapter 29 (sections 4501-4732), Pub.

L. 103-182, 108-77, 108-78, 108-286, 108-302, 109-53, 109-169, 109-283, 110-138, 112-41, 112-42, and 112-43.

__ (ii) Alternate I (May 2014) of 52.225-3.

☐ (iii) (ii) Alternate II (Jan 2021) (DEVIATION JUL 2020) of 52.225-3.

☐ (iv) (iii) Alternate III (Jan 2021) (DEVIATION JUL 2020) of 52.225-3.

☐ (51) 52.225-5, Trade Agreements (Oct 2019) (DEVIATION JUL 2020) (19 U.S.C. 2501, et seq., 19 U.S.C. 3301 note).

☐ (52) 52.225-13, Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases (FEB 2021) (E.O.’s, proclamations, and statutes administered by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the Department of the Treasury).

☐ (53) 52.225-26, Contractors Performing Private Security Functions Outside the United States (Oct 2016) (Section 862, as amended, of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008; 10 U.S.C. 2302 Note).

☐ (54) 52.226-4, Notice of Disaster or Emergency Area Set-Aside (Nov 2007) (42 U.S.C.

5150).

☐ (55) 52.226-5, Restrictions on Subcontracting Outside Disaster or Emergency Area (Nov 2007) (42 U.S.C. 5150).

☐ (56) 52.229-12, Tax on Certain Foreign Procurements (Feb 2021).

☐ (57) 52.232-29, Terms for Financing of Purchases of Commercial Products and Commercial

Services (Nov 2021) (41 U.S.C.4505, 10 U.S.C.2307(f)).

☐ (58) 52.232-30, Installment Payments for Commercial Products and Commercial Services

(Nov 2021) (41 U.S.C.4505, 10 U.S.C.2307(f)).

☒ (59) 52.232-33, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer-System for Award Management (Oct

2018) (31 U.S.C. 3332).

☐ (60) 52.232-34, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer-Other than System for Award

Management (Jul 2013) (31 U.S.C.3332).

☐ (61) 52.232-36, Payment by Third Party (May 2014) (31 U.S.C.3332).

☐ (62) 52.232-40, Providing Accelerated Payments to Small Business Subcontractors (Nov

2021) (DEVIATION APR 2020) (31 U.S.C.3332).

☐ (63) 52.239-1, Privacy or Security Safeguards (Aug 1996) (5 U.S.C. 552a).

☐ (64) 52.242-5, Payments to Small Business Subcontractors (Jan 2017) (15 U.S.C. 637(d)(13)).

☐ (65) (i) 52.247-64, Preference for Privately Owned U.S.-Flag Commercial Vessels (Nov

2021) (46 U.S.C. 55305 and 10 U.S.C. 2631).

☐ (ii) Alternate I (Apr 2003) of 52.247-64.

☐ (iii) Alternate II (Nov 2021) of 52.247-64.

(c) The Contractor shall comply with the FAR clauses in this paragraph (c), applicable to commercial services, that the Contracting Officer has indicated as being incorporated in this contract by reference to implement provisions of law or Executive orders applicable to acquisitions of commercial products and commercial services:

Contracting Officer check as appropriate.] ☒ (1) 52.222-41, Service Contract Labor Standards (Aug 2018) (41 U.S.C. chapter 67).

☒ (2) 52.222-42, Statement of Equivalent Rates for Federal Hires (May 2014) (29 U.S.C. 206 and 41 U.S.C. chapter 67).

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 5 332.

This Statement is for Information Only: It is not a Wage Determination http://uscode.house.gov/browse.xhtml;jsessionid=114A3287C7B3359E597506A31FC855B3 http://uscode.house.gov/browse.xhtml;jsessionid=114A3287C7B3359E597506A31FC855B3

Employee Class Monetary Wage/Fringe Benefits

08250 - General Forestry Laborer _$11.37 Plus Fringe_

☒ (3) 52.222-43, Fair Labor Standards Act and Service Contract Labor Standards-Price

Adjustment (Multiple Year and Option Contracts) (Aug 2018) (29 U.S.C. 206 and 41 U.S.C.

chapter 67).

☐ (4) 52.222-44, Fair Labor Standards Act and Service Contract Labor Standards-Price Adjustment (May 2014) (29 U.S.C. 206 and 41 U.S.C. chapter 67).

☐ (5) 52.222-51, Exemption from Application of the Service Contract Labor Standards to Contracts for Maintenance, Calibration, or Repair of Certain Equipment-Requirements (May 2014) (41 U.S.C. chapter 67).

☐ (6) 52.222-53, Exemption from Application of the Service Contract Labor Standards to Contracts for Certain Services-Requirements (May 2014) (41 U.S.C. chapter 67).

☐ (7) 52.222-55, Minimum Wages for Contractor Workers Under Executive Order 14026 (Jan 2022).

☐ (8) 52.222-62, Paid Sick Leave Under Executive Order 13706 (Jan 2022) (E.O. 13706).

☐ (9) 52.226-6, Promoting Excess Food Donation to Nonprofit Organizations (Jun 2020) (42

U.S.C. 1792).

(d) Comptroller General Examination of Record. The Contractor shall comply with the provisions of this paragraph (d) if this contract was awarded using other than sealed bid, is in excess of the simplified acquisition threshold, as defined in FAR 2.101, on the date of award of this contract, and does not contain the clause at 52.215-2, Audit and Records-Negotiation.

(1) The Comptroller General of the United States, or an authorized representative of the Comptroller General, shall have access to and right to examine any of the Contractor’s directly pertinent records involving transactions related to this contract.

(2) The Contractor shall make available at its offices at all reasonable times the records, materials, and other evidence for examination, audit, or reproduction, until 3 years after final payment under this contract or for any shorter period specified in FAR subpart 4.7, Contractor Records Retention, of the other clauses of this contract. If this contract is completely or partially terminated, the records relating to the work terminated shall be made available for 3 years after any resulting final termination settlement.