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Solicitation No.: 1240LP21Q0042 VPIVMP and SHDLR Class III Cultural Resources Inventories San Juan National Forest

CULTURAL RESOURCES CONTRACT SPECIFICATIONS

Vallecito-Piedra Integrated Vegetation Management Project and Southern HDs Landscape Restoration Project 2021 Vallecito-Piedra Mechanical Harvest Project and Southern HDs Mechanical Harvest Project

Class III Cultural Resources Inventory

DIVISION 100 - GENERAL SPECIFICATIONS

Please Note:

This will be a best value contract based on the highlighted specifications outlined in Section 160 – Contractor Qualifications.

110 - Scope of Contract

The contractor shall supply the necessary qualified personnel, services, and facilities to complete the following:

BASE Unit 1: 2021 Vallecito-Piedra Mechanical Harvest Project

· Conduct intensive (Class III) pedestrian field inventory of 398 acres (low to moderate site probability) within a 3,533-acre project area

· Revisit and re-evaluate one site: a segment of the historic Pine-Piedra Stock Driveway (5AA528.1)

· Produce a Section 106 compliance report (Addendum Report) for the inventory following standards outlined in the Programmatic Agreement among the United States Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Regional Office, Pike-San Isabel National Forest and Cimarron and Comanche National Grasslands, Routt National Forest, San Juan National Forest and the Colorado State Historic Preservation Officer Regarding Vegetation Management Undertakings (Vegetation Management PA). See Section 220 for required components of the Addendum Report.

· Complete appropriate Colorado Cultural Resource Survey site and isolate forms in accordance with Office of Archaeology and Historic Preservation (OAHP) guidelines, including management recommendations concerning proposed activities within or near each site

BASE Unit 2: 2021 Southern HDs Mechanical Harvest Project: Area 1

· Conduct intensive (Class III) pedestrian field inventory of 85 acres (moderate to high site probability) within a 191-acre project area

· Revisit and re-evaluate four sites: two prehistoric artifact scatters (5LP1569, 5LP8164) and two multicomponent artifact scatters (5LP11480, 5LP1531)

· Produce a Section 106 compliance report (Addendum Report) for the inventory following standards outlined in the Programmatic Agreement among the United States Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Regional Office, Pike-San Isabel National Forest and Cimarron and Comanche National Grasslands, Routt National Forest, San Juan National Forest and the Colorado State Historic Preservation Officer Regarding Vegetation Management Undertakings (Vegetation Management PA). See Section 220 for required components of the Addendum Report.

· Complete appropriate Colorado Cultural Resource Survey site and isolate forms in accordance with OAHP guidelines, including management recommendations concerning proposed activities within or near each site

Should additional funds become available, the following items may be added to the scope of contract for additional cultural resources inventory units:

OPTIONAL Unit 3: 2021 Southern HDs Mechanical Harvest Project: Area 2

· Conduct intensive (Class III) pedestrian field inventory of 258 acres (moderate to high site probability) within a 436-acre project area

· Revisit and re-evaluate 4 sites: 1 culturally modified tree (CMT) site and three prehistoric camps with artifact scatters

· Document a previously located but undocumented CMT site (UTM: 289755, 4114150)

· Produce a Section 106 compliance report (Addendum Report) for the inventory following standards outlined in the Programmatic Agreement among the United States Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Regional Office, Pike-San Isabel National Forest and Cimarron and Comanche National Grasslands, Routt National Forest, San Juan National Forest and the Colorado State Historic Preservation Officer Regarding Vegetation Management Undertakings (Vegetation Management PA). See Section 220 for required components of the Addendum Report.

· Complete appropriate Colorado Cultural Resource Survey site and isolate forms in accordance with OAHP guidelines, including management recommendations concerning proposed activities within or near each the site.

The project areas are located within the San Juan National Forest, Columbine Ranger District. Cultural resource survey will be conducted on all acres as designated within the project boundary provided to the contractor.

The San Juan National Forest, Columbine Ranger District, is proposing to conduct vegetation management projects within the Vallecito-Piedra Integrated Vegetation Management and the Southern HDs Landscape Restoration Project Areas. Proposed treatments include sanitation/salvage, pre-commercial thinning, commercial thinning, single tree selection treatments, and oak thinning. Treatments will occur on slopes up to approximately 35%. Snags and large trees older than approximately 140 years of age will not be cut in any treatment unit unless required for safety purposes. Gambel oak greater than 6 inches diameter at root collar will be protected and retained as much as possible. Following vegetation thinning and/or removal, a combination of broadcast burning, aerial burning, pile burning, or any combination of these will occur within the project areas.

The purpose of this project is to increase forest resilience, increase age-class diversity, promote the recovery of forest vegetation, reduce the risk of high severity wildfires, and provide wood products for commercial and non-commercial uses.

120 - Work submittal

The contract period shall begin May 3, 2021. The start date may be adjusted depending on weather conditions, access, and ground visibility (i.e. remaining snow load) within the project area. The project area must be 80% snow free and reasonably dry prior to the commencement of fieldwork.

BASE Units 1 and 2 Draft deliverables, including a draft report; draft site and isolate forms; GIS shapefiles of site data, site boundaries, and inventory area boundaries; maps; and photographs shall be received by the Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR) by September 9, 2021. Draft deliverables will be submitted and uploaded to the U.S. Forest Service external Pinyon/Box folder (https://usfs.app.box.com); the specific folder will be shared with the contractor at the pre-work meeting.

OPTIONAL Unit 3 If the optional unit is exercised, the due date for draft deliverables, including a draft report; draft site and isolate forms; GIS shapefiles of site data, site boundaries, and inventory area boundaries; maps; and photographs will be mutually agreed to by the contractor and the Forest Service Contracting Officer. The due date for optional unit draft deliverables will be dependent on the point relative to the summer 2021 field season at which the optional unit is exercised.

Upon receipt of the draft deliverables, the COR will have 14 calendar days to review and provide comments to the contractor for finalization of the deliverables. Upon receipt of the draft deliverables review e-mail, the contractor will then have 14 calendar days to make changes and submit the final deliverables, including the final report; final site and isolate forms; GIS shapefiles of site data, site boundaries, and inventory area boundaries; maps; and photographs. Draft deliverables will be submitted and uploaded to the U.S. Forest Service external Pinyon/Box folder (https://usfs.app.box.com); the specific folder will be shared with the contractor at the pre-work meeting.

Work that is submitted later than the contract schedule or that fails to meet contract and permit specifications will result in poor past performance ratings.

130 - Description and location

BASE Unit 1: 2021 Vallecito-Piedra Mechanical Harvest Project:

The area to be analyzed is located near the eastern boundary of the Columbine Ranger District, east of Vallecito Reservoir and the Pine River Valley, and north of Highway 160. The project area is in Archuleta County, between Jungle Canyon and the Piedra River.

Vegetation consists of spruce-fir and cool-moist mixed conifers interspersed with aspen stands in higher elevations and ponderosa pine with an understory of oak and thick deciduous shrubs in lower elevations. Scattered meadows or grass-covered clearings, springs and riparian areas are also found in the project area. Previous wind events may have blown down isolated patches of dead trees. Elevations range from approximately 7,600 feet around the southern end of the project area to approximately 8,840 feet on the northern portion of the project. The terrain varies from flat and rolling to sloped on the edge of the formations. The area is typically snow covered from December to May. Every attempt has been made to exclude steep terrain based on GIS data layers, however the contractor will work with the Columbine District Archaeologist to determine if acres within the project area exceeding 35% slope will be excluded from the inventory.

The legal location of the project area is:

Township 35 North, Range 5 West, Sections 17, 18, 20, 21, 35, 36 Township 34½ North, Range 5 West, Section 1 Township 34 North, Range 5 West, Sections 1 and 12 Township 34 North, Range 4 West, Sections 6 and 7

One previously recorded site within the inventory area will require reevaluation/re-recordation. The site is:

There have been at least twenty-five previous cultural resource inventories conducted within and near the project area. Most recently, areas within and adjacent to the project area have been surveyed in 2017-2020 for related vegetation management and prescribed burning undertakings. Based on the results of these inventories, it is expected that the site density will be low to moderate. Prehistoric site types that may be encountered within the project area include lithic scatters, limited activity camp sites, culturally modified trees, and resource gathering areas. Historic sites related to logging, homesteading, mining, and ranching/livestock management may also be encountered.

BASE Unit 2: 2021 Southern HDs Mechanical Harvest Project: Area 1

The area to be analyzed is located near the southwest boundary of the Columbine Ranger District at the intersection of Spring Creek and Salt Canyon. The project area is in Archuleta County.

Dominant vegetation in the area is pinyon, juniper, and ponderosa pine with a Gambel oak and grass understory. Elevations range from approximately 6,500 feet to 7,600 feet across the project area. The terrain varies from flat and rolling to sloped on the edge of the formations. The area is typically snow covered from December to May. Every attempt has been made to exclude steep terrain based on GIS data layers, however the contractor will work with the Columbine District Archaeologist to determine if acres within the project area exceeding 35% slope will be excluded from the inventory.

The legal location of the project area is:

Township 34 North, Range 6 West, Sections 26 and 27

Four previously recorded sites within the inventory area will require reevaluation/re-recordation. The sites are:

There have been several previous inventories conducted within and near this unit. Based on the results of these inventories, it is expected that the site density will be moderate to high. Prehistoric site types that may be encountered within the project area include lithic scatters, limited activity camp sites, culturally modified trees, and resource gathering areas. Historic sites related to logging, homesteading, mining, and ranching/livestock management may also be encountered.

OPTIONAL Unit 3: 2021 Southern HDs Mechanical Harvest Project: Area 2

The area to be analyzed is located near the southeast boundary of the Columbine Ranger District in and between the Turkey and Goose Creek drainages, west of the Piedra River. The project area is in Archuleta County.

Dominant vegetation in the area is ponderosa pine with a Gambel oak and grass understory. Elevations range from approximately 6,500 feet to 7,600 feet across the project area. The terrain varies from flat and rolling to sloped on the edge of the formations. The area is typically snow covered from December to May. Every attempt has been made to exclude steep terrain based on GIS data layers, however the contractor will work with the Columbine District Archaeologist to determine if acres within the project area exceeding 35% slope will be excluded from the inventory.

The legal location of the project area is:

Township 34 North, Range 5 West, Sections 26-28, 34, 35

Four previously recorded sites within the inventory area will require reevaluation/re-recordation. The sites are:

One previously located but undocumented CMT site (UTM: 289755, 4114150) will be relocated and documented.

There have been several previous inventories conducted within and near this unit. Based on the results of these inventories, it is expected that the site density will be moderate to high. Prehistoric site types that may be encountered within the project area include lithic scatters, limited activity camp sites, culturally modified trees, and resource gathering areas. Historic sites related to logging, homesteading, mining, and ranching/livestock management may also be encountered.

General maps of the project location are included with this contract package. Detailed (topo) maps, and GIS shapefiles of the survey area and site locations will be provided to the contractor at the pre-work meeting. Previous cultural resource inventory reports and site/IF forms and location maps will be available for use by appointment at the Columbine District Office, 367 Pearl Street, Bayfield, CO 81122. Additional survey information and previously recorded site and isolated find forms can also be found on the Colorado OAHP online Compass database. These materials will be reviewed by the contractor during the Class I literature review.

The Forest Service reserves the right to modify areas to be surveyed by the contractor. If survey changes are necessary, adjustments will be mutually agreed to by the contractor and the Forest Service Contracting Officer.

140 - Property furnished by the Government

The Government will supply the contractor with the following supplies:

1. For all bid items: GIS shapefiles of the project area and site locations, relevant cultural resource inventory reports and site forms that are not available through the COMPASS Database.

2. For BASE Unit 1: The SHPO notification package (SJNF #2018-19/HC #72843) produced pursuant to the Vegetation Management PA for the Environmental Assessment area

3. For BASE Unit 2: The SHPO notification package (SJNF #2021-08/HC #TBD) produced pursuant to the Vegetation Management PA for the Environmental Assessment area

4. For OPTIONAL Bid Unit 2.1: The SHPO notification package (SJNF #2021-08/HC #TBD) produced pursuant to the Vegetation Management PA for the Environmental Assessment area

5. A copy of the Vegetation Management PA.

Property furnished by the Government will be made available at the pre-work meeting and uploaded to the U.S. Forest Service external Pinyon/Box folder (https://usfs.app.box.com); the specific folder will be shared with the contractor.

150 - Property furnished by the Contractor

The contractor will furnish all other equipment needed to accomplish the fieldwork and site form documentation according to the specifications of this contract. This equipment includes, but is not limited to, transportation, GPS equipment, computer programs, compasses, and cameras.

160 – Contractor Qualifications

The Principal Investigator for the project must hold a valid Forest Service Cultural Resource Special Use Permit for the San Juan National Forest and must have a current curation agreement with the Anasazi Heritage Center in Dolores, Colorado.

The Crew Chief of each survey crew must have the following minimum qualifications:

· A graduate degree in anthropology, specializing in archaeology, or equivalent archaeological experience.

· Listed as a crew chief on the Principal Investigator’s valid Forest Service Cultural Resource Use Permit.

· At least 16 months of professional experience and/or specialized training in archaeological field work, artifact analysis, and administration.

· At least 6 months experience in archaeological survey or excavation within the southwestern region of Colorado.

· Demonstrated competence in collecting, handling, analyzing, evaluating, and reporting archaeological data.

· Demonstrated ability to plan, equip, staff, organize, and supervise a cultural resources survey.

· Demonstrated ability to accurately plot archaeological site locations on topographic maps and to map sites using GPS.

· Demonstrated competence in identifying and describing artifacts, including identification of prehistoric ceramics found within southwestern Colorado, using published type descriptions.

Each crew member must have the following minimum qualifications:

· At least 24 semester hours of credit in archaeology, anthropology, and/or history courses. Courses must include information on the method and theory of archaeological survey and excavation.

· At least 3 months field experience in archaeological survey. Crew members must work under the direct field supervision of a certified crew leader at all times.

Individuals, institutions, groups, and agencies performing work under a contract for cultural resources survey will submit the vitae of all persons who may work under the contract to the Columbine District Archaeologist. If additional individuals are recruited to work under the contract after its issuance, vitae of these additional individuals must also be submitted to the Columbine District Archaeologist. Information in the vitae will be used to verify that the individuals meet the requirements listed above. All individuals proposed to work as principal investigators, project directors, or in other supervisory capacities must be approved by the District Archaeologist before that person may direct archaeological work.

Prior to conducting any fieldwork, the contractor will submit a Fieldwork Authorization Form to the Columbine District Archaeologist and discuss any special conditions that may apply to this project.

DIVISION 200 - TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

210 - Survey techniques

Once the procurement is issued, the contractor may commence work by scheduling an appointment to conduct a records search at the Columbine District Office or by requesting an electronic file search. The file search can begin immediately upon receipt of notification of award or receipt of a Notice to Proceed (acceptance of bid and award of procurement). The following fieldwork restrictions for snow cover apply: all survey areas must be 80% snow-free and reasonably dry. Provisions for extension of fieldwork dates may only be made for unusual or prolonged weather delays.

The project area can be accessed by vehicle and then by foot. Field personnel will be required to keep all motorized vehicles on existing roads. Limits of the survey areas are not marked in the field. Overall, survey areas will require accurate location and orientation prior to inventory.

At a minimum, the contractor shall perform the following:

1. Prior to conducting fieldwork, the contractor will submit a Fieldwork Authorization Form to the Columbine District Archaeologist and discuss any special conditions which may apply to this project. The Fieldwork Authorization Form must be signed prior to the commencement of fieldwork.

2. Prior to conducting fieldwork, the contractor will review the SHPO notification package for the project and any previous survey reports and site documentation on file at the Columbine Ranger District Office and with the OAHP.

3. The contractor will conduct a 100% intensive Class III pedestrian survey of the inventory area. The maximum transect width per surveyor will not exceed 15 meters (49 feet). Transect spacing should be reduced as needed by vegetation and ground cover to ensure complete, intensive survey coverage of the entire survey areas. Map and compass or GPS shall be used to ensure systematic, even coverage of the survey areas.

4. Each crew member must be directly supervised by an individual who meets the requirements for crew leader, as specified in Section 160 above. Survey crews may consist of no more than five individuals.

Sites:

For the purposes of this contract, a cultural resource site is defined as a locus of human activity that is more than 50 years old, including prehistoric and historic resources, at a level of intensity normally involving evidence of purposeful behavior beyond the level of one or a few accidentally deposited artifacts. Minimal site identification criteria include at least one of the following:

(a) one or more features,

(b) one formal tool if associated with other cultural materials or more than one formal tool,

(c) an occurrence of three or more types of artifacts or materials,

(d) two classes of artifacts in a density of at least ten items per 100 square meters,

(e) a single class of artifact or material in a density of at least 25 artifacts in a definable area.

(f) one or more culturally modified peeled tree(s).

Isolated Finds:

Occurrences of artifacts at less than the above shall be classified as isolated finds (IFs), including scatters (less than 25 artifacts) or isolated features. A "pot bust" is considered to be an IF, even if it contains more than 25 sherds. IF descriptions will, when possible, include associated dates, cultural affiliation, material type, ceramic type, and other information for determining the context of the IF. An isolated feature is a construction that, due to its lack of association, is not designated as a site. Examples of isolated features include isolated railroad grades, isolated trash dumps, and abandoned roads.

Isolated prehistoric features, such as grinding slicks, pecked hand and toe holds, or bedrock mortars, will normally be recorded as sites. Significant cultural manifestations younger than 50 years old may occur in the project area. In some cases, these cultural manifestations may be associated with recent Native American activities or other recent historic events. These manifestations should be documented as part of the survey and in some cases, after consultation with the COR and the District Archaeologist, may be recorded as sites. Recording the content and location of IFs is generally considered to exhaust the information potential of the find, and they are not usually considered eligible for the National Register of Historic Places.

Exclusions:

Certain constructions (i.e.: modern fence lines, recreational and hunter camps, modern camp fire rings, logging roads, skid trails, modern isolated trash dumps, and modern abandoned roads) may be excluded as sites due to their recent nature, lack of association, and minimal scientific importance (FSM San Juan Supplement No. 20, 2361.05). It is not necessary to fully document features such as dirt roads, stock ponds, soil berms, fence lines, small irrigation ditches, pastures, or fields unless they are part of a larger site, are known to be significant, or are named (based on field or archival evidence). If the resources are not fully documented, they should be generally described in the inventory report (Colorado Cultural Resource Survey Manual p. 18).

Additional Documentation Provisions

1. Each site and isolate shall be mapped with a GPS unit, depicted on a 1:24,000-scale USGS topographic map, and identified with a Smithsonian number obtained by the contractor. All sites shall also be assigned a Forest Service site number, which will appear on the appropriate OAHP site form. The contractor shall contact the District Archaeologist prior to submission of the draft deliverables to obtain Forest Service site numbers for each recorded site.

The boundaries of all sites will be recorded with a GPS unit and submitted as a polygon shapefile. A copy of each shapefile will be provided electronically by the contractor with the draft deliverables. Draft deliverables will be submitted and uploaded to the U.S. Forest Service external Pinyon/Box folder (https://usfs.app.box.com); the specific folder will be shared with the contractor.

All GPS data submitted will meet the following standards:

· Coordinate system: NAD83, Zone 13N reported in UTM coordinates;

· Locational point/polygon accuracy of 3 meters or less;

· OAHP Polygon shapefile templates will be used and attribute tables fully populated.

All locational information will be provided electronically as GIS shapefiles to the Forest Service with the draft site forms.

2. At least two digital photographs taken from different directions will be submitted for each site. Photographs should show identifying site characteristics and important landmarks for relocating the site. Photographs will be included with the Colorado Cultural Resource Survey site forms and will include provenience information. Digital photograph files will be submitted to the COR upon conclusion of the project. These files will be uploaded to the U.S. Forest Service external Pinyon/Box folder (https://usfs.app.box.com); the specific folder will be shared with the contractor.

3. Each newly discovered site shall be recorded on the appropriate standard Colorado Cultural Resource Survey forms. Information contained on the site form will be consistent with the instructions as listed on the OAHP website.

4. Previously recorded National Register-eligible and unevaluated sites within the survey areas will be relocated and re-evaluated on official OAHP Re-Visitation Forms with maps and photographs. If the existing complete site records for these sites are older than 10 years, the sites will be fully re-recorded on current site forms.

5. When officially not eligible sites are encountered on survey, it is expected that the surveyors will examine the surface deposit at the site relative to the most recent recording in order to determine whether the official eligibility determination continues to be valid. If the determination continues to be valid, a Re-Visitation Form completed to minimally document this observation is sufficient. If the determination does not appear to be valid, it is expected that the site will be fully rerecorded, including limited shovel or trowel testing.

6. All newly identified sites and all previously recorded needs data and unevaluated sites within the inventory area will have limited shovel or trowel testing to determine National Register eligibility. All previously recorded eligible and not eligible sites whose previous eligibility determination warrants additional consideration will have limited shovel or trowel testing to determine National Register eligibility. The identification of the sites that warrant additional consideration will be done by the contractor through consultation with the District Archaeologist. All sites within the inventory area will be evaluated as eligible or not eligible to the National Register. No sites will be evaluated as needs data or left unevaluated.

7. Historic trails will be documented as such on official OAHP linear site forms. Associated features, such as sheepherder arborglyphs along a stock driveway, will be recorded as sub-features of the historic trail, if appropriate.

8. The contractor shall cease work upon discovering any human remains and associated funerary objects and shall immediately notify the Columbine District Archaeologist and/or authorized officer. Work in the vicinity of the discovery may not resume until the authorized officer has given permission.

211 - Artifact Collection and Analysis

At a minimum, the contractor shall perform the following:

1. The contractor shall not collect any artifacts with the exception of Paleoindian projectile points and exceptional artifacts that are at risk and cannot be reasonably protected in the field. These exceptional artifacts may include exposed fragile perishable materials at risk of being destroyed or extremely significant diagnostic artifacts that are in immediate danger of being looted. All other analysis shall be done in the field.

2. Ceramic Analyses: In-field analysis of ceramic materials will be done using standard regional published typologies to assign cultural affiliation and occupation dates, unless such artifacts are at risk as described in Section 211.1 above.

3. All collected items will be labeled with individual site and report numbers, packaged in appropriate bags or containers, and curated at the Anasazi Heritage Center in Dolores, Colorado.

4. Lithic Analysis: The contractor should expect to encounter artifacts manufactured from sandstone, quartzite, rhyolite, basalt, obsidian, chert, petrified wood, calcedony, and other siliceous and igneous materials. The contractor shall explain the typology used in classifying the lithic artifacts in the final report. Lithic materials may consist of both ground and chipped stone varieties, and should, at a minimum, be assigned to functional and material categories. For example, manos should be identified by material, whether they are "one-hand" or "two-hand" in size, and whether they are unifacially or bifacially worked.

220 – Section 106 inventory report

Inventory reports shall follow the guidelines set out for Addendum Reports in the Vegetation Management PA. Components of Addendum Reports include the following:

· Cultural Resources Survey Management Information Form (OAHP standard form)

· Refined description of APE (if needed);

· Description of field methods;

· Description of survey results;

· Description of National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) evaluations

· Evaluation of survey strategy or predictive models (i.e. analysis of resources found in high or low site probability areas); and

· Results and Recommendations, including a comprehensive assessment of direct, indirect, and cumulative effects, actions to avoid, minimize, or mitigate adverse effects to historic properties (including Standard Site Protection Measures listed in Appendix D of the Vegetation Management PA); and areas that require post-implementation survey.

The report shall include a Forest Service project number, the OAHP tracking number assigned to the project, and the following maps:

· Project location map – project boundary location in relation to Bayfield, Highway 160, and the District Boundary

· Area of potential effect (APE) and survey coverage map;

· Map of previously identified cultural resources within and adjacent to the APE;

· Map of previous inventories conducted within and adjacent to the APE;

· Map with site locations plotted on 1:24,000-scale USGS topographic quadrangles; and

· Map with the locations of isolates plotted on 1:24,000-scale USGS topographic quadrangles.

All typing and illustrations used in the report must be of suitable quality to provide a clear, legible copy when used on a duplicating (xerox) machine. Final documents shall comply with Section 508 Accessibility Standards (www.section508.gov).

The Smithsonian site number will be the primary site reference number used in the report. The report will include a table of the cultural sites and isolates (both previously recorded and newly discovered). The table will also include Smithsonian number, site type, cultural affiliation, dates, National Register eligibility recommendation, and management recommendations.

221- Transmittal of report

One digital copy of the fieldwork summary will be submitted to the Columbine District Archaeologist within 15 days of completion of the fieldwork. The fieldwork summary will include:

· the number of sites and isolates documented,

· the field assessment of their eligibility, and

· draft maps and shapefiles of the site and isolate locations

An electronic copy of the draft Addendum Report in Microsoft Word, photographs, draft site and isolate forms, maps, and shapefiles shall be submitted to the Columbine District Archaeologist by September 9, 2021. Upon receipt of the draft documents, the District Archaeologist will have 14 calendar days to review and provide comments to the contractor for finalization of the deliverables. Upon receipt of the District Archaeologist draft report review e-mail, the contractor will then have 14 calendar days to make changes and submit the final reports and all project records. Final deliverables to be submitted will include an electronic copy of the final Addendum Report in Adobe PDF format, an electronic copy of all site and isolate forms, all electronic image files, and shapefiles will be submitted. Final documents shall comply with Section 508 Accessibility Standards (www.section508.gov). Final deliverables will be submitted and uploaded to the shared U.S. Forest Service Pinyon/Box external folder.

These shall be submitted to the COR according to the schedule stated in Division 120 - Work Submittal.

222- Future use of survey data

All field notes, reports, forms, maps, electronic data, photographs or digital images, any artifacts collected or other generated data from this procurement are considered property of the United States and will be submitted to the COR with the final Addendum Report at the conclusion of the project. Per the provisions of the 1979 Archaeological Resources Protection Act, as amended, all computer files generated or gathered as a result of this project will be deleted from all non-federal computers used by the contractor or his/her subcontractors immediately following submission of the final report.

During the project, reasonable precautions will be taken to avoid the disclosure of site locations to all but authorized personnel.

Division 300 - Inspection and Acceptance

Field research, artifact analysis (in-field only), and the Addendum Report are to meet professional archaeological standards set forth in the Colorado OAHP Guidelines as determined through review by the Contracting Officer and/or the COR.

Reports must contain the information mentioned above and must be written in a style that is clear, concise, and most importantly, well organized, and easy to use. Poor writing, poor organization, poor production, insufficient information, etc. are grounds for rejection of the report. Legal descriptions in the report must agree with those shown on maps and figures. All survey locations, sites, isolated finds, and features mentioned in the report must be shown on the report maps and vice versa.

Appropriate knowledge of the prehistory and history of the Forest and region must be demonstrated by use of correct terminology, dating, citation of classic standards as well as the most recent publications pertinent to the cultural resources of the Forest.

Additional standards and requirements may be established at the time the contract is awarded and will be discussed by the Contracting Officer and/or the COR and the contractor at the time the contract is issued.

DIVISION 400 - PAYMENT

Forty percent (40%) of the contract will be paid once the fieldwork summary and associated maps and shapefiles are submitted for review.

Thirty percent (30%) of the contract will be paid once the draft deliverables (draft Addendum Report, photographs, draft site and isolate forms, maps, and shapefiles) are submitted for review.

The final thirty percent (30%) of the contract will be paid upon acceptance of the final deliverables (an electronic copy of the final Addendum Report in Adobe PDF format, an electronic copy of all site and isolate forms, all electronic image files, and shapefiles. Final documents shall comply with Section 508 Accessibility Standards (www.section508.gov). Final deliverables will be submitted and uploaded to the shared U.S. Forest Service Pinyon/Box external folder).