SOW_Kremmling_CRI.pdf

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Statement of Work

CULTURAL RESOURCE INVENTORY

Kremmling Field Office 2023 Fuels Treatment CRI In Northwest Colorado

1.0 General: Furnish labor and equipment to complete Class III archaeological inventories.

1.1 Introduction

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Kremmling Field Office (KFO) proposes to conduct vegetation treatment projects on 12 units ranging from 1 to 1,394 acres in Grand County. These areas feature mostly lodgepole pine forests with varying density and age class. Mastication and / or hand thin, pile, and burn in these regions would remove hazardous fuels from forests. On-the-ground treatments would begin to take place in the summer of 2024.

1.2 Project Description

The BLM KFO plans to conduct treatments on approximately 3,551 acres and requires Class III cultural resource inventory of BLM lands on 1,993 acres, as well as a Class 1 Literature Review on 1,558 acres.

Prior to fieldwork the contractor will be responsible for contacting the Northwest District Fire and

Aviation (NWDFA) archaeologist to discuss procedures for completing the pre-fieldwork records search, survey requirements, and report requirements. The cultural resource inventory is required prior to mechanical (mastication), Lop and scatter, piling, and prescribed burning to locate, evaluate and adequately protect all sites from the effects of the undertaking. All newly identified sites and isolated finds located will be recorded and mapped. Previously recorded sites will be re-located, evaluated, and re-recorded if their original recording is over 20 years old; for those identified within 20 years of the current inventory, complete OAHP Cultural Re-Visitation Forms addressing impacts or changes to the site, if any exist. Potentially eligible sites will be tested to determine site depth potential, integrity, and eligibility wherever possible. This will be done to reduce the number of “Needs Data” evaluations. If encountered, all cadastral survey monuments will be recorded with a GPS receiver and recorded as isolated finds.

For this project, the NWDFA archaeologist has already completed the records search for all units requiring Class III cultural inventory, and will make that data available to the contractor. Inventory will involve block surveys on multiple locations in the Kremmling Field Office, mainly near Kremmling and

Granby (See Attached maps).

Based on the pre-records search, previously inventoried areas nearby feature moderate to low site density.

Most of these sites consist of historic roads, historic camps and homesteads, open lithic, rock alignments, and open camps. No sites were recorded in previous surveys within Little HO and San Toy project areas.

One site, 5GA.1005, a 1922 historic homestead belonging to Carl Hartman is adjacent to the McQueary project area on private land but was determined not eligible for the National Register. Small portions of the project area may include mature pinyon-juniper forests, which could feature wikiups. It is also predicted that areas such as open meadows, stream courses, open ridgetops, and knolls will be prime localities for prehistoric sites. Note that the contractor should not assume that this overview is anything more than an informed projection of the project area.

Table 1. Project Timeframes

Task/Dates Description Acres Class 1 or Class III

Task 1: Little HO project near Granby, CO Up to 674 Class III CRI

Task 2: San Toy project near Kremmling, CO Up to 579 Class III CRI

Task 3: McQueary project near Kremmling, CO Up to 740 Class III CRI

Task 4: Cow Creek project near Kremmling Up to 164 Class 1 Lit Review

Task 5: Blacktail project near Kremmling Up to 1,394 Class 1 Lit Review

1.3 Project Location

-Task 1: The Little HO project area is located in the Kremmling Field Office in northwest Colorado near the Granby (see attached map).

-Task 2: The San Toy project area is located in the Kremmling Field Office in northwest Colorado near

Kremmling (see attached map).

-Task 3: The McQueary project is located in the Kremmling Field Office in northwest Colorado near

-Task 4: The Cow Creek project is located in the Kremmling Field Office in Northwest Colorado near

-Task 5: The Blacktail project is located in the Kremmling Field Office in Northwest Colorado near

1.4 Access to Work

Access to the location will be provided by the contractor as their expense. The terrain varies from fairly flat to steep in places with slopes of 35% or less, and most areas are accessible by 4WD vehicle and/or

ATV/UTV. County roads run near the project areas but can become impassable when wet.

1.5 Work Limits

Bidders must have a valid Colorado consulting archaeological permit or be able to obtain a permit (see attached BLM Handbook for more information). Bidders must also have, or be able to obtain, a Colorado

Office of Archaeology and Historic Preservation consulting permit prior to conducting work in the field office. In addition, the contractor must also carry a Fieldwork Authorization Form (FAF) at all times when conducting fieldwork. Please contact the BLM NWDFA archaeologist for the FAF after the contract is awarded.

1.6 Selection Criteria

See RFQ

2.0 Federal Specifications

Specifications for cultural surveys are outlined in the attached standards and Procedures/BLM Colorado

Handbook

Equipment

3.0 Government Furnished Items

BLM KFO will furnish shapefiles of all polygons that require survey.

Any Maps needed by the contractor will be provided by the KFO.

3.1 Contractor Furnished Items

The contractor will supply all equipment transportation and personnel to complete cultural resource inventories described above

4.0 Deliverables

See Reporting Standards in Section III of the “2021 Procedures and Reporting Standards for Cultural

Resources Consultants Conducting Projects Under A CRUP Permit for The Colorado Northwest District and Grand Junction Field Office, Bureau of Land Management”. The NWDFA archaeologist prefers draft reports and site files to be sent electronically as both Word and a PDF documents.

Contractors must also follow the BLM Colorado Handbook (revised 2022) and CRUP permit stipulations, including the delivery of geospatial data containing inventory and site shapefiles. The contractor shall follow the specifications for geospatial data, as detailed in the most recent Digital Data Specifications

Guide, which may be found on the BLM website or obtained from either the COR or the Project

Inspectors.

After the field office receives acceptable site and inventory shapefiles, the field office shall request a

SHPO document number. Once the SHPO assigns the number (usually the same or next day), it, and the field office report number, shall be sent back to the contractor to incorporate into the documentation.

Contractors are expected to collect a representative sample of obsidian debitage or tools located during survey, for X-ray Fluorescence (XRF) analysis sourcing, by the contractor (see Section II, F of the 2021

Procedures and Reporting Standards…).

A. Item 1a. Payment shall be made based on acceptance of a digital letter report in PDF format that describes the results of the Class III inventory. The letter report is due to the BLM within 10 days after completion of fieldwork, and shall contain at a minimum:

1. A brief description of each site, which shall include site type, temporal or cultural affiliation, and the NRHP eligibility recommendation. This information can be in table format.

2. A draft or field sketch site plan map including standard archaeological site information for each site.

3. A copy of a 7.5' topographic map showing the project inventory boundary and site locations.

Item 1b. Payment shall be based on the acceptance of a digital draft report in PDF format that describes the results of the Class I Inventory. The BLM shall provide a written response to the Class I

Draft Report within 30 days of receipt

Payment shall total 35% of the contract cost following the PI’s review of the Class III letter report and

Class I draft report. The COR will issue payment upon verbal notification of acceptance by the PI within

10 days of receipt. This constitutes completion of this item of the contract.

B. Item 2a. Payment shall be made based on the digital submission of a Draft Final Report and draft site forms in Word format, along with inventory and site shapefile data. Payment shall total 35% of the contract cost. This documentation must be submitted to the BLM for review within 120 calendar days after completing the fieldwork.

The BLM shall not accept CDs containing the draft documentation (report and forms) and geospatial data. Instead, the contractor may supply these data on a USB flash drive or arrange for digital transfer via an FTP site or other secure internet location (again pursuant to the most current Digital Data

Specifications Guide).

The Draft Final Report, and all required inventory and site forms, shall meet the guidelines established by the Secretary of Interior’s Standards and Guidelines for Archaeology and Historic Preservation, BLM

Colorado Handbook (revised 2017), OAHP Guidelines, and the field office standards and procedures. The draft documentation shall not be digitally secured or protected. A complete list of the previous inventories and complete site and isolate numbers found during the literature search may be included as a table and summarized in the text.

A description of the APE, including the potential for direct, indirect and cumulative effects, must be included in the report. The draft report shall also evaluate the sites in the APE for National Register eligibility and make a recommendation regarding a Determination of Effect for the undertaking. Those evaluations should be made in the context of previous investigations and findings in the general area, and management issues for the region. All sites determined to be “needs data” shall include a detailed justification for such a determination.

The BLM shall provide a written response to the Draft Final Report within 30 days of receipt.

Item 2b. The Class I final report shall respond to the corrections and comments made by NWDFA archaeologist during the review of the Class I Draft Final Report. BLM shall notify the contractor of acceptance of the Class I Final Report within 14 days of receipt which constitutes completion of item 2b.

Final payment for entirety of item 2 will occur after acceptance of Class I Final Report AND Class III

Draft Final Report.

C. Item 3 payment shall be made upon acceptance of the Final Report by BLM. Final payment shall total 30% of the contract cost. Delivery of the Final Report and supporting records is required no later than 180 days after completion of fieldwork. BLM shall notify the contractor of acceptance of the

Final Report within 14 days of receipt which constitutes completion of the contract.

The final report and forms shall respond to the corrections and comments made by WRFO during the review of the Draft Final Report. Additional requirements for the final report and forms are:

• Final payment is contingent upon BLM’s acceptance of the response to the comments and corrections made during the BLM review.

• Cultural resource legal, UTM, or specific narrative descriptions are not to be presented anywhere in the report narrative.

• The report cover page, appendices with legal/UTM locations, and maps with site locations must contain the following statement in large font, bold type “For Official Use Only: Disclosure of site locations prohibited (43 CFR 7.18).”

• One unbound copies of the final report and forms with photographs, maps, and associated documentation are required. The final PDF files of reports and site and isolate forms must follow

SHPO file naming conventions, pursuant to the most current Digital Data Specifications

Guide and shall not be digitally secured or protected.

• BLM shall not accept CDs containing the project documentation (report and forms) and geospatial data. Instead, the contractor may supply these data on a USB flash drive or arrange for digital transfer via an FTP site or other secure internet location (again pursuant to the most current Digital Data Specifications Guide)

• Site and Isolated Find forms MUST NOT be bound with the report narrative.

The Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR) is ---

The project inspector will be ---

Period of Performance: Date of award (approximately July 1, 2023) to January 31, 2024.

Attachment 1: Little HO Vicinity Map

Attachment 2: San Toy Vicinity Map

Attachment 3: McQueary Vicinity Map

Attachment 4: Cow Creek Vicinity Map

Attachment 5: 14 Blacktail Vicinity Map

Attachment 6: NWDFA Standards and Procedures

Please contact NWDFA archaeologist for pdf

Attachment 7: BLM Colorado Handbook

Attachment 8: BLM Digital Specifications