SOW - Ft Logan Materials.docx

Statement of Work Landscaping Materials Fort Logan National Cemetery The Contractor shall provide all necessary supervision, labor, equipment, and supplies to accomplish the delivery of the following materials for burials and grounds maintenance to Fort Logan National Cemetery.

1. Screened Planting Topsoil

0. The planting topsoil shall be a loam, sandy loam, clay loam, silt loam, sandy clay loam, and/or loamy sand conforming to ASTM D 5268 Topsoil, with pH range of 5.5 to 8.5, a minimum of 4 percent organic material content and a maximum of 20% organic material content; free of weed seeds, noxious weeds, invasive plants, stones 1 inch or larger in any dimension, foreign matter and other extraneous materials harmful to plant growth, including, but not limited to roots, plants, sod, stones, and clay lumps.

0. Topsoil shall not be infested with nematodes, grubs, other pests, pest eggs, or other undesirable organisms and disease-causing plant pathogens.

0. Topsoil shall be friable and with sufficient structure to give good tilth and aeration. Continuous, air-filled, pore-space content on a volume/volume basis shall be at least 15 percent when moisture is present at field capacity. Soil shall have a field capacity of at least 15 percent on a dry weight basis.

Crushed Rock, General:

a. Crushed Rock shall be composed of limestone, granite, dolomite, or any other hard, sound rock that is produced by blasting and then crushing.

b. Crushed Rock shall be clean, hard, tough, and durable fragments (excluding) schist, shale or slate) of uniform quality throughout and free of any detrimental quantities of soft, friable, thin, elongated or laminated pieces, disintegrated material, dirt, organic matter, oil, alkali, or other deleterious substance.

c. Crushed Rock shall consist of hard durable fragments of particles of rock, free of stripping dirt, vegetation, and other foreign substances. Hardness: Resistant to breaking, crushing or crumbling

d. Shape: Sharp and angular (Do not use rounded pea gravel.)

e. Gravel or Crushed Gravel mixed with filler, sand, crushed rock, or crushed stone is NOT an acceptable substitutes

f. The gradation of crushed rock shall comply with ASTM D-448. Sampling and sieve analysis shall be performed in accordance with ASTM D-75 and ASTM C-136.

2. 3/8” to Dust Crushed Rock Base Grey Breeze

a. Crushed Rock shall consist of the product obtained by crushing rock or stone so that is meets the following gradation requirements:

Sieve Size % Passing

3. 1 ½ Crushed Granite

a. In addition to the specifications for Crushed Rock listed above in a. through e., this Base shall consist of the product obtained by crushing rock or stone so that is meets the following gradation requirements:

Sieve Size % Passing

b. The portion of any component or of the completed course passing the No. 40 sieve shall be either non-plastic or have a liquid limit not greater than 25 and a plasticity index not greater than 5.

c. Coarse aggregate, material contained on the No. 4 sieve, shall consist of material of which 25 percent by weight shall be crushed particles.

4. Pea Gravel, ⅜" (priced per ton)

a. Pea gravel shall be clean washed material, hard and insoluble in water, free of mud, clay, silt, vegetation, organic matter, oil, alkali, or other deleterious material. Stone quality shall meet ASTM C 33. Size gradation shall be as follows:

Sieve Size % Passing

Color shall be generally beige to tan, but shall be approved by the COR.

5. Mulch (Cedar)–

a. Color Natural

b. Particle size and consistency: ground and screened (medium coarseness)

c. No contamination with plastic; glass; metal; rock nor paper (none visible; less than 0.5 percent by weight or volume

6. 1 1/2” Decorative Rock (Indian Sunset)

a. In addition to the specifications for Crushed Rock listed above in a. through e., this Base shall consist of the product obtained by crushing rock or stone so that is meets the following gradation requirements:

Sieve Size % Passing

7. Compost

a. Compost must be U.S. Composting Council Certified.

b. The compost shall be the result of the biological degradation of recycled plant materials, under controlled conditions designed to promote aerobic decomposition. Compost should be stable with regard to oxygen consumption and carbon dioxide generation and mature with regard to its suitability for serving as a soil amendment. The compost shall have a moisture content that has no visible free water or dust produced when handling the material.

c. The compost should be screened ½ inch with an organic matter content of 20-40%, a C:N (carbon to nitrogen ratio) less than 25:1, a pH range of 6.0 to 8.5, and salinity less than 10 mmho/cm.

d. The compost should be free of weed seeds, noxious weeds, invasive plants, stones 1 inch or larger in any dimension, foreign matter and other extraneous materials harmful to plant growth, including, but not limited to roots, plants, sod, stones, and clay lumps. Compost shall not be infested with nematodes, grubs, other pests, pest eggs, or other undesirable organisms and disease-causing plant pathogens.

A. Deliveries

1. Materials shall be delivered within the hours of 8:00 am to 3:00 p.m. Monday through Friday. No deliveries shall be allowed on weekends and official government Holidays without advance written consent of the Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR).

2. The Contractor shall provide the delivery ticket and product specification (including soil analytics for topsoil and compost) and/or any SDS of the materials during the delivery for compliance and approval from the COR.

B. Maximum and Minimum Quantities

1. Delivery shall be made only as authorized by orders issued in accordance with the Ordering clause. The Contractor shall furnish to the Government the supplies specified up to and including the quantity designated in the Schedule as the “Maximum.” The Government shall order at least the quantity of services designated in the Schedule as the “Minimum.” Maximum and Minimum quantity limitations are as provided in the following schedules:

Schedule of Minimum and Maximum Quantities

(Per Contract Year) Maximum Amt.

(Per Contract Year)

2. Once the estimated quantities for individual line items shown in the Pricing Schedule have been ordered, additional quantities may be ordered as long as the Contractor agrees by signing the task order.

Note: All orders are subject to the terms and conditions of this contract. Orders may be issued by facsimile, by mail or by e-mail. Orders may also be given orally—documented and accepted in writing.

C. Contractor Equipment, Personnel, and Contractor Responsibilities

1. Contractor shall not damage any property within the cemetery grounds. Any damage incurred by Contractor shall be repaired or replaced at contractor expense with no additional charge to the Government. This damage includes, but not is not limited to, rutting of grounds caused by Contractor equipment, headstone and marker damage, and any other damage to Cemetery property and grounds caused by Contractor.

2. Contractor shall clean up and/or pick up any trash, debris, dirt, mud, tire marks or any other related items upon completion of work in that area on any given work day.

3. Contractor shall not store any materials, tools, or equipment overnight on the cemetery grounds.

4. Contractor shall provide an English speaking Foreman or Work Leader for this contract who shall coordinate deliveries with the COR.

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