UTTR_ PWS_Archaeological_12Aug2025.docx

PERFORMANCE WORK STATEMENT (PWS)

FOR, SURVEY / INVENTORY UPDATE, CULTURAL RESOURCES, ARCHEOLOGY

HILL AIR FORCE BASE (AFB), UTAH

FY25

Contents

PART 1

General Information

General The over-all goal of this Project is to provide cultural resource support to Hill AFB, Utah for a cultural inventory and site recordation of up to 5,000 acres (see Technical Exhibit 5 – project area may be subject to minor changes). The project will be conducted at the Utah Test and Training Range (UTTR) located in Western Utah approximately 80 miles west of Salt Lake City. The project area has been determined to have a moderate to high probability of containing significant archaeological resources and is located within the unique Paleoindigenous Old River Bed Delta landscape.

The project is being conducted in order to fulfill requirements outlined in the Hill AFB Integrated Cultural Resource Management Plan (ICRMP) under the authority of 36 Code of Federal Regulation (CFR) Part 800, which implements Section 306108 (formally Section 106) and Section 110 of the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA), as amended.

Tasks shall be performed in compliance with all applicable Federal and State regulatory requirements and in collaboration with the installation Cultural Resources Manager (CRM), the Installation Tribal Liaison Officer (ITLO), AFCEC CR Specialists (as needed), and any other relevant party.

In accordance with FAR 7.503€, projects provided by the Air Force Civil Engineer Center (AFCEC) for execution by the Contractor do not include any functions to be performed that are inherently governmental (OMB General Memorandum 11-117, Section 3). This determination is made with the assessment that places emphasis on the degree to which conditions and facts restrict the discretionary authority, decision-making responsibility, or accountability of the U.S. Government officials using contractor services or work products.

Description of Services/Introduction The Contractor shall furnish to Hill AFB all personnel, supplies, facilities, transportation, tools, supervision, services, labor, materials, and equipment necessary to perform a cultural inventory of up to 5,000 acres in an area determined to have a moderate to high probability of containing significant archaeological resources and conduct NRHP evaluations on any sites identified within the project area. The Contractor shall perform services to the standards, quantities, and schedules described in this contract, and in accordance with general standards identified in Part 5. This contract may be modified as needed in response to authorizing legislation.

Background The UTTR is a Department of Defense (DoD) Major Range and Test Facility Base and provides an ideal location for operational test and evaluation for weapons requiring a large safety footprint. The UTTR is also the only location capable of supporting overland testing of cruise missiles. The UTTR is used in a training capacity for air-to-air-combat, air-to-ground inert and live practice bombing and gunnery training by DoD aircrews. The UTTR provides a vast area of realistic terrain for world-class test and training scenarios to ensure the war fighter is prepared to deploy at a moments’ notice to win any conflict with decisive air and space power.

As a military installation, the UTTR has a long history of use beginning in 1940 when Congress appropriated funds for the acquisition of land for bombing and gunnery ranges. During World War II (WWII) and the Cold War, the area that is now the UTTR was a test range for bombers and fighters. Today the UTTR continues to operate primarily as a world class test range, while also serving as a great training range which supports Air Force, Army, Navy, and Marine units as well as a host of foreign countries.

The majority of the UTTR lies within the Great Salt Lake Desert of the Basin and Range physiographic province. The UTTR is characterized by variable desert terrain that includes undulating sand dunes, mountains rising abruptly from the desert floor, and rolling hills building up to mountain ranges. Except for a few small mountain ranges, the land is generally quite flat, as it is comprised of lacustrine deposits of the Pleistocene-aged Lake Bonneville. Elevations in the valley floors range between 4,200 and 4,300 feet, while mountain elevations can exceed 6,000 feet.

Major periods and events in the non-native history of Utah included early exploration and immigration, fur trapping, westward migration and subsequent displacement of American Indian populations, the Gold Rush, expansion of the railroads, the Great Depression, and the increasingly prominent military presence. Within the theme of westward migration is the important and unique history of the Mormon settlement of Utah.

People have been a part of the Great Salt Lake Desert landscape and the UTTR for more than 13,000 calendar years. Archaeologists working in the eastern Great Basin divide the prehistoric record into distinct cultural eras that emphasize similarities in adaptive strategies documented across western North America. Great Basin peoples have lived primarily as mobile hunter-gatherers throughout prehistory, adapting through time to changing environmental conditions and population densities. On the UTTR, the archaeology of the earliest Great Basin inhabitants dominates with the identification of over 1,000 Western Stemmed Tradition (WST) Projectile Points, hearth sites and human footprints which are representative of the Paleoindian Period.

Native American Tribes that claim ancestral ties to installation lands include: the Northern Arapaho Tribe, Blackfeet Tribe, Confederated Tribes of the Goshute Indian Reservation, Crow Nation, Duckwater Shoshone Tribe, Eastern Shoshone Tribe, Ely Shoshone Tribe, Hopi Indian Tribe, Little Shell Tribe of the Chippewa Indians of Montana, Navajo Nation, Northwestern Band of the Shoshone Nation, Paiute Indian Tribe of Utah (Koosharem Band, Shivwits Band, Kanosh Band, Indian Peaks Band, Cedar Band), Pueblo of Zuni, San Juan Southern Paiute Tribe, Shoshone-Bannock Tribes of the Fort Hall Reservation, Shoshone-Paiute Tribes of the Duck Valley Indian Reservation, Skull Valley Band of Goshute Indians, Te-Moak Tribe of Western Shoshone, Ute Indian Tribe, Ute Mountain Ute, Wells Band of Western Shoshone, and the Confederated Salish & Kootenai Tribes of the Flathead Nation.

Objectives Hill AFB is responsible for compliance with the National Historic Preservation Act and corresponding regulations within the Project area.

The objective of this contract is to comply with Sections 106 and 110 of the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA) of 1966, as amended.

Scope The Government will identify specific tasks and deliverables in Part 5 of this PWS.

Period of Performance The period of performance shall be for one Base Year of 24 months. This contract is to be completed in full within two (2) years of the date of award.

General Information Quality Control

All draft technical deliverables shall be submitted to the government with completed QC, to include technical review, editing, and formatting. Deliverables submitted without appropriate QC will be rejected under the task order. If the draft report is rejected, the Government shall require one copy of a revised draft report that corrects the deficiencies identified in the Government review. Additional drafts shall be required until an acceptable draft is received.

Quality Assurance

The Government shall evaluate the Contractor’s performance under this contract in accordance with the Quality Assurance Surveillance Plan. This plan is primarily focused on what the Government must do to ensure that the Contractor has performed in accordance with the performance standards. It defines how the performance standards will be applied, the frequency of surveillance, and the minimum acceptable defect rate(s).

Recognized Holidays

The Contractor is not required to conduct work on the following Federal holidays:

Independence Day Hours of Operation

The Contractor is responsible for coordinating with the Hill AFB CRM to determine an appropriate schedule to access the project area. The Contractor should plan for mission related contingencies such as pull backs and changing range closures, requiring flexibility within the scheduling process. The Contractor must at all times maintain an adequate workforce for the uninterrupted performance of all tasks defined within this PWS when the Government facility is not closed for the above reasons. When hiring personnel, the Contractor shall keep in mind that the stability and continuity of the workforce are essential.

Place of Performance

Work to be performed under this contract will be performed at Hill AFB, the UTTR, and at the Contractor’s facilities.

Type of Contract

The government will award a firm fixed price contract.

Security Requirements

All documentation required for security certification shall be the responsibility of the Contractor. No foreign nationals shall be employed for any Call Order issued under this contract without prior approval of the Government. All costs associated with obtaining necessary investigations and clearances shall be borne by the Contractor.

The Contractor shall verify that identification credentials presented by all Contractor and sub-Contractor employees are current and correct in order to obtain security badges, passes, cards, or decals used during the duration of the tasks on Hill AFB/UTTR.

As a minimum, verification should be conducted with the Social Security Administration (http://www.ssa.gov/employer/ssnv.htm), the Federal Bureau of Investigations Criminal Justice Information Services, (304-625-5590) and the Form I-9 Employment Eligibility Verification (https://www.uscis.gov/i-9-central). The Contractor shall monitor its employees to ensure all information remains current and to ensure all security badges or passes are returned to the base POC upon expiration, completion of the project, or when possession of the badge is no longer authorized.

Access to Hill AFB/UTTR will be coordinated with the installation CRM or ITLO. All Contractor and all associated sub-contractors’ employees shall comply with applicable installation, facility and area commander installation/facility access and local security policies and procedures (provided by Hill AFB CRM/ITLO). The Contractor shall also provide all information required for background checks to meet installation/facility access requirements to be accomplished by installation security office. The Contractor workforce must comply with all personal identity verification requirements (FAR clause 52.204-9, Personal Identity Verification of Contractor Personnel) as directed by DOD or Hill AFB policy. In addition to the changes otherwise authorized by the changes clause of this contract, should the Force Protection Condition (FPCON) at any installation or facility change, the Government may require changes in Contractor security matters or processes.

The Contractor shall not give any news releases or conduct media interviews concerning the work performed or results thereof without prior review and approval of the CRM, installation security, and Public Affairs Office. All information for public release will be released and/or approved by the installation Security and Public Affairs Offices.

Special Qualifications

The Contractor shall adhere to the specifications concerning personnel, which are listed in 36 CFR 61, AFI 32-7065 and meet the permitting and reporting requirements outlined by the Utah Public Lands Policy Coordinating Office (https://publiclands.utah.gov/archaeology-2/). All Contractor personnel must meet the industry standards for minimum qualifications at time of award (as demonstrated with supporting documentation such as copies of training certificates, letters, license, etc.) to conduct cultural resources studies at Hill AFB. This includes qualifications published by the Secretary of the Interior (SoI), the Utah State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO) and/or in the Hill AFB ICRMP.

The contractor shall demonstrate proficiency with Eastern Great Basin archaeology including a demonstrated expertise in Old River Bed Delta Archaeology and Paleoindian archaeology including experience with human footprints. In addition, the contractor shall demonstrate an understanding and adherence to Hill AFB/UTTR CR policy, provide a bibliography of previous work in the region, and shall have direct experience with and adherence to UTTR security protocols.

Post Award Kick-off Meeting/Monthly Progress Meetings

A kick–off meeting will be held within 14 days of the date of award that will include at a minimum the contractor’s key project personnel, the Contracting Officer (KO), and the installation CRM. The kick-off meeting will be held in order to facilitate cohesion among the group and to ensure that the contractor understands the expectations, goals, objectives of the project as outlined in the PWS.

In order to ensure continued cohesion between the contractor and government personnel monthly meetings will be held unless otherwise agreed upon by all parties The contractor will provide meeting minutes within 10 days after each meeting.

Contracting Officer Representative (COR)

The COR will be identified by separate letter. The COR monitors all technical aspects of the contract and assists in contract administration. The COR is authorized to perform the following functions: assure that the Contractor performs the technical requirements of the contract; perform inspections necessary in connection with contract performance; maintain written and oral communications with the Contractor concerning technical aspects of the contract; monitor the Contractor's performance and notifies both the KO and the Contractor of any deficiencies; coordinate availability of government furnished property; and provide site entry of Contractor personnel as needed. A letter of designation issued to the COR, a copy of which is sent to the Contractor, states the responsibilities and limitations of the COR, especially with regard to changes in cost or price estimates, and changes in delivery dates. The COR is not authorized to change any of the terms and conditions of the resulting order.

Key Personnel The Contractor will submit the CVs of all key personnel to the Government. The following personnel are considered key personnel by the Government:

· Principal Investigator: The Principal Investigator will meet the Secretary of the Interior’s standards for professional archeology, defined in 36 CFR 61, and meet the permitting and reporting requirements outlined by the Utah Public Lands Policy Coordinating Office (http://publiclands.utah.gov/archaeology/). The Principal Investigator shall have a proficiency in Eastern Great Basin archaeology including a demonstrated expertise in Old River Bed Delta Archaeology and Paleoindian archaeology including experience with human footprints. The Principal Investigator will also be the contract manager and will be responsible for the performance of the work. The name of this person and an alternate who shall act for the Contractor when the manager is absent shall be designated in writing to the KO. The Principal Investigator or alternate shall have full authority to act for the Contractor on all contract matters relating to daily operation of this contract.

· Technical Staff: Individuals shall meet qualifications appropriate to each tasking.

· Team/Field Lead: The Team/Field Lead will meet the Secretary of the Interior’s standards for professional archeology, defined in 36 CFR 61, and meet the permitting and reporting requirements outlined by the Utah Public Lands Policy Coordinating Office (http://publiclands.utah.gov/archaeology/). Have at least 2 years’ experience working in the Eastern Great Basin (preferably with experience within the Old River Bed Delta) and experience supervising a field crew, conducting test pits/shovel probes, and coordinating activities and resolving work related problems in the field.

· Archaeological staff: Staff shall meet minimal qualifications: staff in the field shall have 12 months of cumulative experience in field and/or laboratory during which time they have been supervised by a professional archeologist meeting the Secretary of Interior qualifications set forth in the Federal Register. Staff shall have demonstrated ability to carry out archeological field and laboratory data recording procedures. Staff responsible for preparing reports must have regional experience and demonstrated ability to carry projects to completion.

Identification of Contractor Employees

All Contractor personnel attending meetings, answering Government telephones, and working in other situations where their Contractor status is not obvious to third parties are required to identify themselves as such to avoid creating an impression in the minds of members of the public that they are Government officials. They must also ensure that all documents or reports produced by Contractors are suitably marked as Contractor products or that Contractor participation is appropriately disclosed.

Contractor Travel

The contractor is responsible for all travel expenses incurred as part of the contract or for completion of work required by the contract.

Other Direct Costs

NOT APPLICABLE

Data Rights

The Government has unlimited rights to all documents/material produced under this contract except for objects affected by the Native American Grave Protection and Repatriation Act of 1990. All documents and materials, to include the source codes of any software, produced under this contract shall be Government owned, and are the property of the Government with all rights and privileges of ownership/copyright belonging exclusively to the Government. These documents and materials may not be used or sold by the Contractor without written permission from the AF. All materials supplied to the Government shall be the sole property of the Government and may not be used for any other purpose. This right does not abrogate any other Government rights.

Organizational Conflict of Interest

Contractor and subcontractor personnel performing work under this contract may receive, have access to or participate in the development of proprietary or source selection information (e.g., cost or pricing information, budget information or analyses, specifications or work statements, etc.) or perform evaluation services which may create current or subsequent Organizational Conflict of Interests (OCI) as defined in FAR Subpart 9.5. The Contractor shall notify the KO immediately whenever it becomes aware that such access or participation may result in any actual or potential OCI, and shall promptly submit a plan to the KO to avoid or mitigate any such OCI. The Contractor’s mitigation plan will be determined to be acceptable solely at the discretion of the KO. In the event the KO unilaterally determines that any such OCI cannot be satisfactorily avoided or mitigated, the KO may affect other remedies as he or she deems necessary, including prohibiting the Contractor from participation in subsequent contracted requirements which may be affected by the OCI.

Phase In /Phase Out Period

NOT APPLICABLE

Publicity

The Contractor shall not release for publication any sketch, photograph, report of other material of any nature pertaining to the work for which services are performed under the terms of this contract unless approved by the AF and which has been reviewed through the publication protocols. The provisions of this article shall extend also to the release of any such material to any person not so authorized by the AF.

Billing Procedures Invoices for payment shall be submitted upon completion of tasks, as outlined in the negotiated Payment Schedule of this task order. The Government shall pay the Contractor upon submission of proper invoices for services delivered and accepted for the portion of the work actually performed under the contract. Payment shall be made for deliverables as indicated for each task, not on percentage of completion. Payment shall be made for deliverables invoiced in accordance with the agreed upon schedule. Deliverables must be accepted by the Government before payment will be made.

General Technical Standards Measurements

The Contractor shall use the metric system for all measurements in describing materials and dimensions, except for historic artifacts with dimensions traditionally expressed in English units (ceramics, glass, lumber.). In the latter instances, the Contractor shall note metric equivalents in text at least once for each different instance.

Records

Contractor shall maintain written, graphic and electronic records on all aspects of the work, including but not limited to: field notes; drawings and photographs of sites, features, artifacts and environmental and geological observations; and electronic digital versions of the foregoing. Records produced for this Contract and maintained by the Contractor may not be shared with the public without the express permission of the Government to do so. Locations of historic properties are sensitive data points and are not to be publicly circulated. The Contractor will deliver all field notes, photographs, and records produced in the course of the contract to the Government.

Reporting

Written reports shall adhere to the following general standards:

· Format: All reports shall follow the Society for American Archaeology style guide. Draft texts shall be on good quality 8-1/2 by 11-inch white bond paper. The Contractor shall set up all documents for printing on front and back. The Contractor shall submit all draft deliverable documents in both hard copy and on appropriate digital storage media in Microsoft compatible, text- and/or object-editable format. Body text and related tables shall be provided as current versions of Microsoft Word for Windows™ (.docx) or Rich Text Format (.rtf) format files; large data files may be provided in either spreadsheet (.xlsx) or relational database (.mdb) format; and graphics shall be in file formats specified below. All final forms, documents, and support materials must meet UT SHPO requirements for submission.

· Draft Reports: Draft reports are manuscripts in a form that, to the best estimate of the Contractor, require only minor editorial attention before printing. The draft report should be submitted digitally in both Word and Pdf formats.

· Graphics: All figures, maps, illustrations, etc. representing physical entities shall have titles, scales, and directional indicators. All graphics shall be submitted in digital format and hard copy; digital file formats shall be appropriate to the subject and shall be universal export forms compatible with current versions of Microsoft Windows™ (.wmf, .tif, etc.). The Contractor shall box all tables. Maps should be developed in ESRI mapping programs, and two copies of the resulting ESRI geodatabase and .pdf maps shall be provided to the Government on two separate compact disks with the final reports. Photographs shall be provided as .tif and .jpg files. The .tifs shall not be produced by converting .jpg or other file types to .tif, but should originate as .tif when produced. The only permissible exception is if files are produced as camera .raw files and converted from .raw to .tif for delivery to the Government. The .jpg files shall be created by converting a copy of each .tif file to .jpg. Two copies of the photographs in .tif and .jpg, along with an accompanying photo log, shall be provided to the Government on two separate compact disks.

· Final Reports: Once the draft report is approved, the final report shall be submitted and include one hard copy of the final report, one hard copy of any associated data forms (i.e. Utah Site Forms or Historic Building), and all collected spatial data. In addition, the Contractor shall submit all report text, figures, tables, and appendices in their native format (i.e. Excel, Word, Microstation, etc.). The Contractor shall provide all documents in Adobe Acrobat Archival format (pdfA). Deliverables shall include one or more pdf files, which collectively contain a complete representation of the printed documents. If documents are split into two or more pdf files, then the Contractor shall also submit a pdf file that links all the pdf files together. The Contractor shall create hierarchical bookmarks for each section and sub-heading so that each section is accessible from the bookmark column in Adobe Acrobat Reader. One pdf file for each document is preferred. However, where possible, the pdf files should not exceed 100 Mbytes. The Contractor must ensure that all items noted on the current UT SHPO Cultural Resource Compliance Guide Submission Materials Checklist are included in the deliverables in the proper format. The Contractor shall submit one hard copies of the final report and Utah Site Forms. In addition, all data and final documents will be submitted electronically on two archival quality Compact Disks or through an AF approved digital exchange service (i.e. DoD SAFE).

In addition, copies of all field notes, photos and other associated documentation will be provided with the final report.

· Schedules: Report submission, review, and approval schedules are specified in Section 5.

· Editorial Policy: The Contractor shall prepare comprehensive documents in both content and presentation. The contractor shall establish a consistent editorial policy for all final technical reports to promote brevity, clarity, and precision in reporting. The Contractor shall use technical language only when needed to prevent conceptual confusion. The Contractor shall use active phrasing whenever practical. Text, maps, figures, charts, and illustrations shall be error-free. The Contractor shall place extensive descriptions or tables in appendices if they do not contribute to flow of presentation in the main body of a report. Any report that may be available to the general public shall not specify site locations.

Non-Circulated Reports

Reports or report sections and appendices that this contract stipulates are not for public circulation. Contractor shall mark such reports "Confidential—Not for Public Release."

Report Quantities

The Contractor will provide the installation CRM two (1) electronic copy of the draft reports and site forms. The contractor shall provide to the installation CRM one (1) hard copy and one (1) electronic copy of final reports and site forms.

Data Sample and Records Processing

Collection of cultural materials will be determined in accordance will HAFB policy after coordination with the installation CRM.

Probing an archaeological site may be necessary in order to determine significance or site dimensions. Shovel probes (50 cm square) should be used judiciously to establish the presence or absence of subsurface artifacts or features, to define the horizontal extent of a site’s boundaries, or to evaluate site significance. Only the minimum necessary probing will be undertaken to determine eligibility. The methods may vary, however, depending upon the nature of the site, the deposits, its location, and other factors. Should probing be required, guidance shall be provided by the Hill AFB CRM to determine if artifacts should be collected, catalogued, and curated.

The Contractor may clean and shall catalog any retained cultural materials to facilitate analysis and prepare processed materials for storage. Cleaning of artifacts shall not be so drastic as to remove all potential residues for later analyses until it has been determined that such residues are not present. Brushing with a soft bristle brush, such as a camel hair, squirrel hair, or synthetic watercolor brush, may be acceptable if deemed necessary. Records of all cleaning actions taken, date undertaken, and equipment used shall be kept with each artifact’s data. The contractor will be required to prepare the artifact(s) for curation adhering to the Natural History Museum of Utah (NHMU) Standards. The contractor will not be required to pay any curation or repository fees but shall be responsible for ensuring the artifacts, and all required associated records, are delivered safely to the NHMU in coordination with the Hill AFB CRM.

Photo Credits

The Government retains sole copyright of all photographs and deliverables produced as a result of activity under this contract. Permission must be sought from the Government in order to reproduce any photographs and/or deliverables produced as a result of activity under this contract.

PART 2

Definitions and Acronyms Definitions and Acronyms Definitions Archaeological Collection: Composite of all archaeological, historic, and/or scientific materials and associated records, or discrete subdivisions thereof, which have been or will be recovered in connection with the areas affected by the Project and are being, or will be, stored and curated.

Associated Documentation: Items of personal property such as drawings, maps, field notes, color slides, relevant photographs, reports, and other records associated with a given archaeological collection.

Contractor: A supplier or vendor awarded a contract to provide specific supplies or service to the Government. The term used in this contract refers to the prime.

Contracting Officer (KO): A person with authority to enter into, administer, and or terminate contracts, and make related determinations and findings on behalf of the government. Note: The only individual who can legally bind the Government.

Contracting Officer's Representative (COR): An individual, including a contracting officer’s technical representative (COTR), designated and authorized in writing by the contracting officer to perform specific technical or administrative functions.

Cultural Materials: Actual objects removed from sites as a part of the cultural resources management program in connection with areas affected by the Project.

Defective Service: A service output that does not meet the standard of performance associated with the Performance Work Statement.

Deliverable: Anything that can be physically delivered, but may include non-manufactured items such as meeting minutes or reports.

General Public: All persons who are not affiliated with accredited academic institutions or governmental agencies and acting in official capacity; or who are not independent scholars working on cultural resource investigations with the official approval of the Tribe or Government.

Historic Property: A legal term which means any prehistoric or historic district, site, building, structure or object included on, or eligible for inclusion on the National Register of Historic Places. Historic properties also include artifacts, records, and material remains related to such a property or resource (54 U.S. Code § 300308 - Historic property).

Key Personnel: Contractor personnel that are evaluated in a source selection process and that may be required to be used in the performance of a contract by the Key Personnel listed in the PWS. When Key Personnel are used as an evaluation factor in best value procurement, an offer can be rejected if it does not have a firm commitment from the persons that are listed in the proposal.

Physical Security: Actions that prevent the loss or damage of Government property.

Quality Assurance: The Government's procedures to verify that services being performed by the Contractor are performed according to acceptable standards.

Quality Control: All necessary measures taken by the Contractor to assure that the quality of an end product or service shall meet contract requirements.

Subcontractor: One that enters into a contract with a prime Contractor. The Government does not have privity of contract with the subcontractor.

Work Day: The number of hours per day the Contractor provides services in accordance with the contract.

Work Week: Monday through Friday, unless specified otherwise.

Acronyms

PART 3

Government Furnished Property, Equipment, and Services Government Furnished Items and Services:

Services

NOT APPLICABLE

Facilities

NOT APPLICABLE

Utilities

NOT APPLICABLE

Equipment The Government may provide available equipment to the Contractor if the Contractor so requests. The equipment shall remain the property of the Government. The Contractor shall keep equipment in good working order.

Materials On request, the Government will provide the Contractor with prepared materials pertinent to studies under this contract, including lists of references, references, maps, aerial photographs, digital data and files and other information to the extent required to support study requirements. The Contractor shall return these materials to the installation CRM upon completion of the study and before final payment. The Contractor will not keep digital or physical copies of these materials created during the process of the Contract, and will destroy any copies made. The Government will provide maps of the acreage to be surveyed, both in .pdf and ESRI .shp file formats.

PART 4

Contractor Furnished Items and Services Contractor Furnished Items and Responsibilities General The Contractor shall furnish all supplies, equipment, facilities and services required to perform work under this contract that are not listed under Section 3 of this PWS.

Secret Facility Clearance

NOT APPLICABLE

Materials The Contractor shall furnish all materials, supplies, and equipment necessary to meet the requirements under this PWS.

Equipment The Contractor shall provide all equipment needed to meet the requirements under this PWS.

PART 5

Specific Tasks Specific Tasks

All tasks outlined below are ordered for delivery to the Government. The Contractor shall provide a GIS database, cultural resource inventory with a project report and new or updated site reports that provide recommended management strategies, including possible research designs, and proposed mitigation measures for all cultural resources located within the survey area.

GIS Records Management

The Contractor shall prepare and maintain a GIS database for cultural resources and survey within the project area. GIS data will be collected and arranged to the standards set in Technical Exhibit 2 – GIS Standards. GIS data accompanying the draft final and final report must include polygons indicating the area surveyed, lines depicting placement of transects within the area surveyed, point data indicating auger test locations and differentiating between positive and negative tests, and polygons or points, as appropriate, indicative of sites and/or structures encountered.

Work Plan The Contractor will provide a project specific Work Plan for the designated inventory area. The WP will include the expected start and end of fieldwork, include task specific research designs, note installation access requirements, procedures, all POC names, emails, and numbers, outline the general area of study for each task, including previously recorded sites/historic buildings, and include summary resumes for the proposed labor categories by task. The research designs will be developed in coordination with the installation CRM and be specific to the Cultural Resource Inventory. Additionally, the WP will provide a schedule for field work and deliverables as well as note how the Contractor will meet required timelines. The Draft WP will be submitted within 21 days after the kick-off meeting. The Final WP will be submitted no later than 10 days after receipt of Government Comments.

Cultural Resource Inventory

The Contractor shall carry out systematic pedestrian cultural resource survey at 15–30 meter interval or less transects identifying all cultural resources that can reasonably be detected from an inspection of the ground surface. Condition and site assessments will be conducted on all sites previously identified. The Contractor may utilize additional technology such as Ground Penetrating Radar and Magnetometry to help identify sites and features. Professionals undertaking this work must have direct experience recording and interpreting features within and on the ORB Delta cultural landscape due to the uniqueness of the soils and geology which can impact results.

Records and Literature Review

Prior to beginning field work the Contractor shall conduct a records review of the survey area. The records review shall include a review of Hill AFB and Utah State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO) records. The Contractor shall also endeavor to examine early photographs, illustrations, historical maps and other documentation that improves the understanding of the history or prehistory of the survey area, cultural sites, and use by Indian Tribes.

Inventory Methods

· Pedestrian Surface Survey: The Contractor shall conduct a systematic visual inspection of the ground surface for cultural materials. The Contractor shall conduct survey using parallel transects spaced from 15 - 30 meters apart or less. Transects may meander if required by vegetation or topography at the discretion of the Contractor’s best professional judgment.

· Pedestrian Subsurface Survey: Probing an archaeological site may be necessary in order to determine significance or site dimensions. Shovel probes (50 cm square) should be used judiciously to establish the presence or absence of subsurface artifacts or features, to define the horizontal extent of a site’s boundaries, or to evaluate site significance. Only the minimum necessary probing will be undertaken to determine eligibility. The methods may vary, however, depending upon the nature of the site, the deposits, its location, and other factors. Auger testing may be utilized in and around identified sites to help determine the age of a site(s) and or potentially associated landscape features.

· All sediments and soils removed during shovel probe testing should be screened for cultural materials in ¼” screens prior to return to the test pit from which they were removed.

· For each shovel probe, a description of depth, justification for depth, description of soil and sediment characteristics, and Munsell soil colors observed throughout the auger test column should be recorded.

· Up to 5,000 acres will be surveyed in the project area. A map with the areas to be surveyed will be provided.

End of Fieldwork Letter Report The Contractor will submit an end-of fieldwork letter report within 14 days of the completion of fieldwork. The end-of fieldwork letter report will contain notification and description of survey completed, number and description of new sites identified, number and description of sites updated, number and description of isolated finds, and any other relevant or significant observations.

Site Recording

A site is defined by the Hill AFB Integrated Cultural Resources Management Plan as:

The Contractor shall review and inspect all previously recorded sites within the survey area. Sites will be updated with new information including but not limited to: new site boundaries, current site condition, environmental and human caused impacts, observed archaeological materials, provide recommended management strategies, including possible research potential, and propose mitigation measures. The Contractor shall record all newly discovered cultural resources—archaeological sites, archaeological isolates, and historic structures. This includes but is not limited to: delineating site boundaries, characterizing artifacts and features, evaluating if the site is eligible for inclusion to the National Register of Historic Places, making recommendations on site eligibility, provide recommended management strategies, including possible research potential, and propose mitigation measures.

Sites will be marked with a permanent datum consisting of 18-inch rebar or PVC pipe with site numbers impressed on caps or tags attached to the rebar/pipe. All prehistoric and historic archaeological sites will be recorded on the latest version of the Utah Archaeological Site Form. Previously recorded unevaluated or eligible sites recorded more than 10 years ago will also be re-recorded using the Utah Archaeological Site Form. A short memo regarding the current status of all sites will be included in the project report. Isolated Finds (IFs) will be briefly described, map plotted, recorded on an isolate form, and included in the report text.

All updated sites and newly recorded sites shall be documented on Utah Archaeological Site Forms and shall meet Utah State Department of Archaeology and Historic Preservation standards as defined in the latest version of the Utah State Standards for Reporting of Cultural Resources Reporting, available online.

· Cultural Materials: Identify and characterize all archaeological materials located during survey. When performing subsurface survey this should include a description of the soil matrix to include description of soil and sediment characteristics and Munsell soil colors observed throughout the auger test column. The depth, soil or sediment character, and Munsell color at which archaeological materials are located should be specifically and clearly described, including a list of which archaeological materials were found at that depth. Artifacts and features should be photographed with a scale and north arrow, and thoroughly described. At least two overview photographs will be taken of any archaeological sites or features encountered, as feasible in order to meet UTTR Headquarters photography protocols.

· Artifact Retrieval: Hill AFB has a minimal collection policy for archaeological resources. It is anticipated that few to no artifacts will be collected during this survey. In the event that an extremely rare artifact type with potential to greatly enhance the known archaeological record for the area is encountered, the Contractor will cease survey and contact the Hill AFB CRM. If instructed to do so, the Contractor will collect the artifact. All other artifacts should be reinterred within the shovel or auger tests from which they came or left on the surface where found.

· Curation: Any collected archaeological materials and associated documents will be collected, catalogued, and curated in accordance with guidance provided by the Hill AFB CRM in accordance with NHMU Standards. The contractor will not be required to pay the curation or repository fees but will be responsible for ensuring the collected artifacts are delivered safely to the NHMU. Documentation to accompany artifacts may include but is not limited to: location maps, field notes, stratigraphic records, photographs, digital images, and illustrations.

Vandalism Recording

The Contractor will notify the installation CRM or ITLO if any vandalism is observed on archaeological sites. The Contractor will work with Hill AFB CRM to ensure proper law enforcement agencies are notified of all recorded vandalism incidents.

GIS Data The Contractor shall collect and arrange GIS data to the standards set in Technical Exhibit 2.

Management Recommendations The Contractor shall furnish the Government with recommendations concerning newly recorded and previously recorded cultural resources encountered during survey.

· Recommendations for Site Monitoring: The Contractor shall provide a list of sites within the survey area that the Contractor believes should be monitored.

· Recommendations for National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) Eligibility: For each new cultural resource encountered, the Contractor shall provide a recommendation on whether or not the resource is eligible for inclusion on the NRHP. This recommendation shall include analysis of eligibility Criterion A through D for each cultural resource encountered. This analysis should include the reasoning behind the eligibility recommendation and why the resource does or does not meet each criterion. For any previously recorded cultural resource, the Contractor shall concur or not concur with the previous eligibility determination including a clear justification as to the determination in accordance with the National Register eligibility criteria.

· Recommendations for Site Treatment and Stabilization and/or Site Monitoring: The Contractor shall provide a list of cultural resources which it recommends as eligible for inclusion on the NRHP and which it believes need treatment and/or stabilization as a result of any adverse effect. The list should include the site name, number, treatment and stabilization recommendations, and the reasoning behind the selected treatment recommendation. Treatment recommendations are not limited to on site activities, and the Contractor may explore off site treatment options. In addition, the Contractor shall provide a list of sites recommended for regular site monitoring. Recommendations shall include frequency of site monitoring, justification for monitoring recommendation, and any other consideration to help guide AF land managers in effective site stewardship.

· Recommendation of research potential: The Contractor shall provide a list of sites that have a high potential for answering research design questions and recommended research opportunities (Ground Penetrating Radar, Lidar, Magnetometry, Photogrammetry, etc).

Final Archaeological Inventory Report and Associated Documentation The Contractor will provide a report detailing cultural resource inventory efforts and provide recommended management strategies, including possible research potential, and proposed mitigation measures. This report will meet the requirements of style listed in Section 1.7.3 of this PWS and the technical standards listed in Technical Exhibit 3. An accompanying GIS database and digital photographs will be required with the submission of the draft and final report.

The final report shall be submitted and include one hard copy of the final report, one hard copy of any associated data forms (i.e. Utah Site Forms or Historic Building Intensive Level Survey Form), and all collected spatial data.