Statement of Work.docx

SECTION C:

DESCRIPTION/SPECIFICATIONS/STATEMENT OF WORK

C.1 STATEMENT OF GOVERNMENT OBJECTIVES

The BLM’s Wind River Bighorn Basin District in Wyoming is seeking a contactor to collect and manage data in the Cody Field Office during the spring of 2021 in accordance with the BLM Guidelines for Implementing the Sage-Grouse Habitat Assessment Framework, January 2020;herin after referred to as the January 2020 guidelines.

The contractor will be responsible for completing 25 Greater-Sage Grouse Site-Scale Habitat Suitability Worksheet – Breeding Habitat (Leks) in the Cody Field Office, adhering to the procedures prescribed in the 2020 guidelines. Data collection and management will also be in accordance with the 2020 guidelines.

The contractor must have experience completing Form S-2: Sage-Grouse Site-Scale Habitat Suitability Worksheet – Breeding Habitat as prescribed in January 2020 guidelines.

A pre-work conference with the contractor and BLM is required prior to data collection to discuss data collection, access and data collection schedule. In coordination with the contractor, the BLM reserves the right to arrange the data collection work in any priority necessary. Geographic coordinates of the lek locations will be located will be provided to the contractor by the BLM.

Access to Greater Sage-Grouse Lek sites are solely on BLM administered public lands. BLM will coordinate landowner permission to access leks across private lands in mixed surface ownership areas.

Greater Sage-Grouse Leks sites are solely on BLM administered public lands. Contractor will be allowed to access plots with ORVs where there are no established roads or trails as long as it does not cause adverse effects to soil or vegetation resources.

All communications with the BLM will be done using the English language. At a minimum, check in/update will be required every 5 days, from the contractor to determine progress.

See the attached map for the Cody Field Office boundary and Greater Sage Grouse Lek Locations that will be the priority focus of this contract. BLM will coordinate landowner permission for Greater Sage-Grouse leks that would require the use of ATV/UTV to access locations.

A complete description of the tasks and deliverables will be further explained below.

C.2 DEFINITIONS

C.2.1 General Definitions

ACCEPTABLE QUALITY LEVEL (AQL). Maximum deviation from the performance standard.

PERFORMANCE BASED ACQUISITION. A contracting method intended to ensure that required performance quality levels are achieved and that the Contractor’s total payment is related to the degree services meet contract performance standards.

PERFORMANCE STANDARD. Standard of performance required by the Government.

PERFORMANCE WORK STATEMENT (PWS). Specific requirements the Contractor must meet in performance of the contract. The PWS contains required services (tasks/critical subtasks), performance standards, acceptable quality levels, and incentives/disincentives.

QUALITY ASSURANCE. Actions taken by the Government to assure services meet contract requirements

QUALITY CONTROL. Those actions taken by a Contractor to control the performance of services to ensure services meet the requirements of the PWS.

C.2.2 Technical Definitions

None

C.3 GOVERNMENT-FURNISHED PROPERTY

C.3.1

GIS Shapefile or KML of Greater Sage Grouse Lek Locations will be provided to the contractor.

Encrypted Flash Drive to upload data in the event that data cannot be shared via Microsoft Teams (BLM no longer uses Google Drive).

C.4 CONTRACTOR FURNISHED ITEMS

Equipment may include 4-wheel drive (4X4) vehicle for transportation, UTVs/ATVs, GPS for recording lek locations and a digital camera/phone with theodolite application. Contractor is responsible for all other equipment and incidentals necessary to complete the Sage-Grouse Site-Scale Habitat Suitability Worksheet-Breeding Habitat (Leks).

C.4.1 Quality Control

The Contractor shall establish and maintain a Quality Control Program to ensure the requirements of the contract are achieved. One copy of the Contractor’s Quality Control Plan shall:

|X| Be provided to the Contracting Officer in the bid package.

C.5 TASKS/CRITICAL SUBSTASKS AND STANDARDS

C.5.1 Task 1:

Follow the instructions on page 77 in the 2020 guidelines concerning all aspects of the collection and management of data such as photos and completed Sage-Grouse Site-Scale Habitat Suitability Worksheet-Breeding Habitat (Leks) forms. The contractor will strictly follow the procedures and do not deviate from the procedures.

Standard/AQL: Habitat suitability study will be completed when Greater Sage-Grouse are not on the lek. Hours when Greater Sage-Grouse are not on the lek are from 11 am to 5 pm. If contractors want to observe the lek (sunrise to 10 am) to confirm the occupancy/unoccupied/undetermined status of the lek, this is strictly voluntary and not required for this study.

C.5.2 Task 2:

100% of data, including photos, associated with each lek will be provided to the BLM via Microsoft Teams (BLM no longer uses Google Drive) or data uploaded to an encrypted flash drive provided by the BLM, on or before July 1, 2021. This task must be completed from April 13, 2021 to May 15, 2021. Provide copies of all photos to the Cody Field Office.

BLM will have 15 business days to review data for accuracy before final payment will be made.

Standard/AQL: 100% of all forms and photographs are completed accurately and timely. Final determination of Site Scale Suitability will be determined by BLM.

C.5.2 Task 3

In conjunction with BLM ensure that all forms are properly filled out, including the “Anthropogenic Noise Description” and “Rational for Overall Suitability Rating”.

C.6 SPECIFICATIONS

Field work shall be started no earlier than April 13, 2021 and shall be completed no later than May 15, 2021.

All lek locations will be provided to the contractor and lek locations. The Form S-2: Sage-Grouse Site Scale Habitat Suitability Worksheet – Breeding Habitat (Leks) including photos, will be collected following the procedures in the 2020 guidelines. In addition the following specifications apply:

a. Photograph of the four cardinal locations (North, East, South and West) of each lek location (Example below showing theodolite application).

b. Completion of “Anthropogenic Noise Description” and “Rationale for Overall Suitable Rating”. Final Determination of Site-Scale Suitability will be decided by BLM.

Confidentiality and Nondisclosure Contractor-generated preliminary and final deliverables, all associated working papers, and other materials relevant in the performance are the property of the U.S. Government and must be submitted to the Contracting Officer with copy to the designated COR.

All documents produced as deliverables for the project are the property of the U.S. Government and cannot be reproduced, or retained by the Contractor. All project documentation (deliverables, not contractor working papers unless specifically required) will be provided as required.

Personnel working on any of the described tasks, at the Government’s request, will be required to sign formal nondisclosure and/or conflict of interest agreements to guarantee the protection and integrity of Government and/or Contractor information and documents. The Contractor shall not release, communicate or otherwise disseminate information to any other parties without the written consent of the Contracting Officer.

PERFORMANCE WORK STATEMENT

SECTION L

INSTRUCTIONS, CONDITIONS, AND NOTICES TO OFFERORS

L.1 TECHNICAL PROPOSAL CONTENTS

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE OF KEY PERSONNEL: (40 Points) Offertory’s shall submit a one-page resume of all key personnel proposed for this contract

PAST PERFORMANCE: (40 Points) Offertory’s shall submit a list of clients for past and present similar projects covering the past three (3) years. Past Performance completing the Form S-2: Sage-Grouse Site Scale Habitat Suitability Worksheet – Breeding Habitat (Leks) is preferred but not required. Provide: contact name, address, phone number, fax number, e-mail address. The Government will survey these clients to obtain past performance information (quality, timeliness, cost control, business relationships) related to Offeror’s current and past work.

PRICE: (20 Points)

SECTION M

EVALUATION FACTORS FOR AWARD

M.1 TECHNICAL EVALUATION FACTORS

Listed in no particular order:

Experience and Qualifications of key personnel (40 Points) Past Performance (40 Points) Price (20 Points)

M.2 ORDER OF IMPORTANCE

Technical factors, when combined, are considered:

|X| Significantly more important than price

|_| Approximately equal to price

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