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US ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS FORT WORTH

819 TAYLOR ST, RM 2A17

FORT WORTH TX 76102-0300

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SOLICITATION

6. REQUISITION/PURCHASE NO.

W45XMACULTURALMATOC

5. DATE ISSUED

01 Jul 2013

4. TYPE OF SOLICITATION

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3. SOLICITATION NO.

W9126G-13-R-0009

Section B - Supplies or Services and Prices

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Cultural Resources Services

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FFP IDIQ for support of military and civil works cultural resources compliance programs in the United States and its Territories.

FOB: Destination

PURCHASE REQUEST NUMBER: W45XMACULTURALMATOC

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OPTION Option Yr. 1 Cultural Resources Services

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FFP IDIQ for support of military and civil works cultural resources compliance programs in the United States and its Territories.

UNIT UNIT PRICE MAX AMOUNT

0003 UNDEFINED

OPTION Option Yr. 2 Cultural Resources Services

FFP

FFP IDIQ for support of military and civil works cultural resources compliance programs in the United States and its Territories.

Section C - Descriptions and Specifications

PERFORMANCE WORK STATEMENT

PERFORMANCE WORK STATEMENT (PWS)

DESCRIPTION/SPECIFICATIONS/STUDIES

CULTURAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT PLANNING AND ARCHEOLOGICAL, HISTORICAL,

AND ARCHITECTURAL STUDIES WITHIN THEUNITED STATES, ITS TRUST TERRITORIES, AND

OTHER HOLDINGS AND PROJECT AREAS OUTSIDE THE CONTINENTAL UNITED STATES

1. GENERAL: This is a non-personal services IDIQ MATOC contract to provide various Cultural Resources functions & activities for the Fort Worth District Army Corps of Engineers for CONUS & territories for various DoD agencies including but not limited to the Army, Air Force, Navy & other agencies. The Government shall not exercise any supervision or control over the contract service providers performing the services herein. Such contract service providers shall be accountable solely to the Contractor who, in turn is responsible to the Government.

1.1 Description of Services/Introduction: The contractor shall provide all personnel, equipment, supplies, facilities, transportation, tools, materials, supervision, and other items and non-personal services necessary to perform all aspects of Cultural Resources work & studies for DoD as defined in this Performance Work Statement except for those items specified as government furnished property and services. The contractor shall perform to the standards in this contract.

1.2. Scope: All Cultural Resources compliance activities as required under individual Task Order Performance Work Statements. The contractor shall accomplish

1. PROJECT LOCATION AND BACKGROUND

(a) The project areas covered under this Scope of Work are within the United States, its trust territories, other holdings, and project areas outside the continental United States.

(b) Facility construction, waterways projects, military maneuvers, weapons tests, building rehabilitations, building demolitions, base closures, and other actions could affect important cultural resources in the above mentioned areas.

Constricted schedules often necessitate very rapid responses in order to protect cultural resources.

2. AUTHORITIES

This work is to be conducted in accordance with and in partial fulfillment of Federal obligations under the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 (PL 96-515) as amended, the Archeological and Historical Preservation Act of 1974 (PL 93-291) as amended, Executive Order Number 11593, "Protection and Enhancement of the Cultural Environment"; & all DoD regulations; National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) as amended, Engineering Regulations (ERs)- "Procedures for Implementing NEPA"; Archeological Resources Protection Act of 1979; the Housing and Community Development Act; the Dept. of Transportation Act of 1966; the American Indian Religious Freedom Act (AIRFA); and the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA) & all related legislation.

3. CONTRACTOR RESPONSIBILITIES

(a) The Contractor may be requested to prepare technical reports, popular reports, exhibits, research designs, Cultural Resources Management Plans, Historic Preservation Plans, Historic American Buildings/Historic American Engineering Record Plans, comprehensive historic structure maintenance guidelines for historic buildings and associated properties, literature reviews and searches, GIS activities, create computerized information systems for historic properties management, prepare written histories & historic overviews, and draft mitigation plans. Field tasks required will include archeological & architectural surveys and reconnaissance, archeological site testing, data recovery (mitigation) by excavations and architectural recording, DOD installation, agency, & individual histories & film documentaries, project monitoring, photography, archival researches, and archeological, ethnohistorical, and historical studies in a wide array of locations and environments. In this work, the Contractor shall adhere and follow established DoD & professional guidelines (Army Regulation AR’s; U.S. Dept. of the Interior, U.S. Air Force, various State regulations, & Register of Professional Archeologists among others).

(b) The Contractor shall provide full cooperation with the CE Technical Representative, military personnel, and various State Historic Preservation Officers (SHPO). The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (CE) Technical Representative is the only lead contact for technical matters and compliance issues, and the CE Contracting Officer or the Authorized Representative of the Contracting Officer are the only responsible contacts for contractual matters. Consequently, the Contractor shall not take any action relating to this contract at the direction of any party other than the CE. The CE is solely responsible for the coordination with other agencies as necessary (SHPO, Advisory Council for Historic Preservation (ACHP), etc.).

(c) Changes in specifics of the work required under Item 4 below, may be made at the discretion of the CE within individual Delivery Orders.

4. GENERAL WORK REQUIREMENTS: Contractor must exhibit familiarity & experience with all facets & varieties of Cultural Resources compliance work.

(a) Fieldwork---General

(1) Sufficient time and qualified personnel shall be allocated to assure that all work will proceed on schedule and be accomplished in accordance with an established and approved research design as appropriate.

(2) The Principal Investigator (PI) is required by this contract to perform regular field inspection and direction.

The PI is expected to devote appropriate time to project management during field and lab analysis and report write-up periods. PI participation will be documented in the appropriate monthly management reports. Field Supervisors (FS) shall be in the field at least 80% of the time. It should be noted that PI's, Project Archeologists/Architects (PA), Project Historian (PH), and Field Supervisors (FS) are selected for their archeological/historical/historic architectural skills and that management abilities are considered to be an important, but not primary, aspect of these skills. PI's, PA's, and FS's should spend the majority of their time directing research and insuring sound data collection.

(3) A daily log of activities shall be kept which will include a summary of the work accomplished and general observations. The usual specific record forms will also be kept, in duplicate, with one copy of the log and of each form completed the previous week, being submitted weekly for storage in a building separated from where the originals are housed. The separate storage of copies is a safety measure to protect the results of studies from total destruction. The Government may inspect for the separate storage of these materials at any time. In addition, the Contractor may be required to submit copies of logs and forms for a given week or weeks to the CE within 5 days.

(4) Any deviation from the established and approved research design, including specific methods and techniques, must be proposed in writing by the Contractor and approved by the Contracting Officer prior to implementation.

Deviations, however, shall not result in any additional costs to the Government. Contractor proposed changes shall be proposed by the Contractor in writing, copies of which must be initialed by the CE Archeologist to signify approval prior to written approval of the Contracting Officer.

(5) Upon completion of each field investigation, the Contractor shall backfill all excavations unless otherwise specified.

(6) Access. Projects may occur in access-controlled areas. The Contractor shall coordinate with the particular military base, plant, installation, or field to meet security requirements of the particular facility. In other cases, the

Contractor is responsible for gaining access to tracts of land. In all cases, the Contractor shall be responsible for the courteous use of access. The mission of some installations will cause the timing of access to be coordinated with the facility. In such cases, the Contractor may be responsible for such coordination, as directed by the CE. Any employee whose presence is considered by the Government to be detrimental will be replaced at the direction of the CE Contracting Officer.

(7) The Contractor shall be required to provide a record of all significant conferences, meetings, discussions, verbal directions, telephone conversations, etc., with the Government representative(s) relative to this contract in which the Contractor and/or designated representatives have participated. These records shall be dated and shall identify the contract number, Delivery Order number, and Modification number, if applicable, participating personnel, subject(s) discussed, and conclusions reached. The Contractor shall forward to the Technical Representative within fourteen (14) calendar days a reproducible copy of the records.

(8) The Contractor shall be required to provide a record of requests for and/or receipt of Government furnished data, documents, information, etc., which if not furnished in a timely manner would significantly impair the normal progression of work under this contract. The records shall be dated and shall identify the contract number, Delivery Order number, and Modification number if applicable. The Contractor shall forward to the Government Technical Representative within fourteen (14) calendar days a reproducible copy of the record of receipt.

(b) Fieldwork --- Survey

(1) Cultural resources are defined as any building, site, district, structure, object, data, or other material possibly important in history, architecture, science, archeology, or human culture. All historic properties, as defined by 36 CFR 800.2(e) and 36 CFR 60.4 are included.

(2) During any survey performed under this contract, the Contractor shall locate and identify known cultural resources sites and any previously undiscovered cultural resources. The survey shall identify cultural resources within the area defined, present a preliminary evaluation of their significance, and assess both primary and secondary impacts to these resources. All sites identified, including those previously recorded, shall receive a preliminary assessment.Eligibility of sites for the National Register of Historic Places shall be determined whenever possible within the Scope of Work for the individual delivery order(s). If sites are clearly ineligible for the NR, the Contractor shall so state and present reasons why this recommendation was made.

(3) Archeological survey shall generally consist of intensive, on-the-ground pedestrian coverage conducted by crews of two or more archeologists or relevant professionals. The area to be surveyed and the intensity of the survey shall be specified in the individual Delivery Orders. Detailed notes shall be kept by the survey crews indicating specific areas covered each day, descriptions of survey area soils, topography, geology, vegetative cover; the number, spacing, location, and depth of any shovel and auger test holes, and findings. In addition, a detailed daily journal of all project activities shall be kept by the Field Supervisor. These daily journals shall be considered property of the U.S. Government and be fully available to the CE for inspection. All notes, site forms, and journals must be legible and intelligible to future researchers. A maximum of two scale sizes shall be consistently used in depicting sites on field maps. Although pencils may be used temporarily, all field records (including maps) shall be made with insoluble black ink.

(4) A complete photographic record shall be kept and used to record identified cultural remains and architecture, the general topography and situation and condition of the area at the time of survey, and the field techniques and methodology employed by the contractor. Permits for photography required on military areas and installations shall be obtained by the Contractor where necessary. All photographs shall be documented as to date, location, reference direction, and subject of photograph. Digital photographs shall be used to record the work conducted under this contract. Each site shall be photographed from at least two viewpoints, including in the images any damage evident to the cultural resources through vandalism, construction, or natural factors of any kind. On some military installations, the use of cameras by archeological crews is prohibited. In such cases, the Contractor shall be responsible for arranging for and coordinating with the appropriate military photographic personnel to provide this service upon direction of the CE.

(5) Any cultural features identified shall be recorded with scaled photographs and separate plan and profile drawing. Included on any drawings shall be a list of any collected samples. The provenience of any samples shall be clearly marked on any plan and/or profile drawings.

(6) The Contractor shall record for each site in the survey area the nature and extent of disturbances, variables of the local environment (e.g. slope, soils, geological and topographical situation, upper and lower site elevations, proximal drainages, drainage type, etc.), local landmarks to aid in site relocation, identification of artifacts located on the site surface, density and type of artifacts, and other relevant data as needed to complete the relevant State cultural resources site form in current use. The Contractor shall complete the State site form for each cultural resources site discovered or relocated (noting an updated status etc.). New State site forms shall be filled out for relocated sites indicating date of revision and the new information on the site. If no new information is available on the site, the Contractor shall so specify on the most recent site form indicating the date of the revision/revisit. The Contractor shall use official trinomial site numbers on all site forms, letter reports, draft reports, final reports, letters, and correspondence where applicable.

(7) Artifact analyses shall be the same as specified in paragraph 4(g), "Analysis" and in the CE approved research design and/or as directed in individual Delivery Orders.

(8) The Contractor shall be required to revisit and update information on previously recorded sites in specific survey areas. A maximum of 1 person per day will be used in the search for each previously known site unless the site is known to have been completely destroyed. Failure to relocate a site will be noted, the search procedure area recorded, and available data gathered and synthesized. It is required that on all revisited sites a set of maps will be prepared exhibiting the site boundaries, photographs of the site (from 2 directions or views), and information on the site's potential in terms of local and regional potential research questions. Other data shall be gathered that will make information on the revisited site commensurate with that required on sites discovered under this contract.

(c) Fieldwork--Testing and Excavation

(1) The Contractor may be called upon to perform formal subsurface testing excavations to evaluate located archeological sites. The purpose of this testing will be to provide recommendations to the CE on site significance.

Significance shall be expressed in terms of a site's eligibility to the NR. If the resource is significant because it contains information important to science, the specific problems that the data may address are to be specified. These problems or questions should be of local, regional, national, or international in importance, including questions under the general headings of culture history, subsistence, cultural process and paleoclimate, among others.

Research questions to be addressed will be previously approved by the CE. Sufficient information shall be obtained from tested sites to evaluate the resources in terms of eligibility to the NR. Draft NR forms shall be completed by the Contractor for any site that may meet the criteria, and these forms and all accompanying documentation (photographs, etc.) shall be submitted in triplicate to the CE Archeologist. Testing will be terminated immediately, upon approval of the CE Archeologist, at sites that have failed to produce cultural data to warrant continued testing.

The Contractor shall clearly specify in subsequent reports of results reasons, with regard to the NR criteria, for recommending termination of testing excavations.

(2) The Contractor may be called upon to perform intensive tests at archeological sites to gather additional evaluative data or as part of a mitigation program.

(3) In the case that either, or both C.4(c)1 and C.4(c)2 are required, the Contractor shall excavate following the Secretary of the Interior's Standards. In addition to these standards, the Contractor may use heavy machinery such as backhoes and scrapers as appropriate pending CE approval, and may conduct magnetometer and other remote sensing studies.

(d) Fieldwork--Monitoring

(1) The Contractor may be required to monitor construction and related activities and other activities which may disturb cultural resources sites (surficial and buried).

(2) If monitoring is required, the Contractor shall provide a crew of at least two specialists for each activity requiring monitoring.

(3) Should construction activities disclose previously unknown cultural material, work shall cease pending analysis of the find. The Contractor performing monitoring shall assess the find and notify the CE Technical Representative for further direction.

(4) All diagnostic artifacts encountered in buried sites shall be documented and an estimate of the originating horizon or strata will be made. Any features encountered shall be mapped showing a planview and profile if possible. Collection of all archeological samples, including but not limited to, pollen, macrobotanical, & flotation materials,fine screening samples, and C14 shall be conducted under CE Archeologists direction in a case by case basis as specified in individual Delivery Orders. The elevation of all features encountered shall be noted and recorded.

(e) Fieldwork--Architectural

The Contractor may be required to provide historic architectural expertise, including, but not limited to:

- Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS), Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) documentation

- Photographic documentation of historic structures (large format and digital)

- Archival research \

- Existing condition assessment,

- Eligibility evaluations for National Register of Historic Places individually and districts

- Historic building maintenance plans and manuals

- Historic Structure Reports

- Instruction and application of preservation and conservation methods and practices and other architectural assistance as specified in individual Delivery Orders. Specific requirements will be issued in the individual Delivery Orders and shall adhere to the Secretary of the Interior's Standards.

Existing Condition Assessments shall include a review of all available building reports and records for each relevant building to ascertain past alterations, repairs, and any maintenance issues. This data will be used to assist in identification of maintenance problems and identification of necessary repair and proper maintenance procedures.

This shall include:

(1) Examination of existent original drawings where available to assist in determining remaining historic fabrics etc.

(2) Exterior inspections shall be performed to determine remaining historic fabrics and evidence of deterioration, incompatibility of building materials, and past repairs which have damaged historical or functional integrity (include gutters, downspouts, splash blocks, roofing, masonry, masonry pointing, foundations, verandas, windows, door frames, doors, hardware, cornices, fascia boards, all exterior trim, painting, etc.).

(3) Interior inspections shall be performed to determine remaining historic fabrics and evidence of deterioration, incompatibility of building materials and past repairs which have damaged historical or functional integrity (walls, ceilings, floors, plaster, woodwork, stairways, balustrades, newels, drops, molded baseboards, architraves, wainscoting, cabinet work, plumbing fixtures, mantles, fireplaces and accessories, architectural trim, fixtures, paint and finishes, hardware, structural systems, etc.).

(4) Site inspection shall include drainage and water control or any other condition which may have damaged the historical and/or functional integrity of the building(s), relationship of building(s) to landscape, setting, and associated buildings as appropriate.

(5) The Contractor shall describe areas on the interior and exterior where the historic fabric has been removed, altered, or damaged.

(6) Where deterioration of building fabric has been found in the course of records review or building inspection, the Contractor shall identify and describe the cause of the deterioration.

(7) Based on the results of the inspection, the Contractor shall recommend and perform as approved, any testing required to establish the presence or extent of a suspected problem and should concentrate in areas relating to problems common to a number of buildings.

(8) The Contractor shall identify all items which require special conservation techniques, such as special mortar, masonry deterioration, or plaster decorative detail, and any special materials which may be unavailable or costly to obtain, such as slate or hand-crafted wooden decorative features.

(f) Fieldwork--HISTORY

(1) When historical, archival, and oral history/information searches are required by the Government, the Contractor shall fully utilize existing studies, publications, pertinent maps, records, institutional data, local inhabitant/informant interviews, and other sources to obtain the necessary information. These studies may include installation histories, individual histories, District/Division DOD histories, MAJCOM histories & related research as necessary.

(2) When informant interviews are required by the Government, the Contractor shall develop and use an interview form that deals with historic and historic architectural research questions and shall obtain a release waiver from the subject. The data from interviews is to be integrated with archeological and architectural data and historical research. Interviews will be recorded. Verbatim and edited transcripts shall be prepared for each interview. As with other records collected under this contract, both tapes and transcripts shall be duplicated and copies housed in separate facilities until the time when they are accessioned in a permanent, Government approved, repository.

(3) Archival research is to be conducted to augment information obtained from informants and from the architectural and archeological data recovery program. The focus of archival information recovery is to be guided by the research objectives of an established and approved research design. Delivery orders may specify detailed lists of archival sources that shall be researched.

(4) Histories for individuals, installations, DOD agencies, US Govt agencies, & Corps districts & divisions shall utilize all available & accessible archival & other materials as required in individual Delivery Orders. These documents shall follow the currently available standards for historical documentary production for both written research reports & film documentaries.

(g) Native American Coordination & NAGPRA

(1) The Contractor shall be prepared to conduct all varieties of Native American coordination to include but not limited to hosting project meetings, coordination of field visits, & related activities.

(2) The Contractor may also be tasked with assisting Fort Worth District CE in various NAGPRA related activities where appropriate.

(h) Analyses

(1) The Contractor shall use the most current standard laboratory procedures to accomplish all analyses necessary to implement the established and approved research design (lithic, ceramic, soils, lithic sourcing, archaeometric dating, pollen, macrobotanical, etc.). The analyses and research design are basic to the successful completion of the various Delivery Orders and must be accomplished following the highest professional standards.

(2) All material, including artifacts, maps, files, notes, forms, and photographs held in temporary storage during analysis and preparation of the report must be clearly marked as U.S. Government property. Materials must be surrendered to the CE with the final report or as otherwise directed by the CE.

(3) Laboratory procedures, analysis, and special studies include, but are not limited to: cleaning (when appropriate), stabilizing, repairing and cataloging cultural, organic and inorganic specimens; organizing, filing, preparation, and accessioning of field notes, maps, photographs, artifacts, and other forms of data, including materials from previous research efforts; archaeometric studies such as obsidian hydration, archaeomagnetic studies, C14, and thermoluminescence studies; artifactual cross-dating studies; analyses and descriptions of artifacts by an established and accepted plan that includes attribute coding for computer manipulation; studies of such features as hearths, pits, cultural floors, structural remains and middens etc.; chemical and physical analyses of soil, middens, geological strata, paint, mortar, and feature constituents; botanical, macrofloral, palynological, faunal, and other identifications and analyses of samples of midden, ash, and other suitable material as required to meet research objectives; palynological analysis of samples of features, cultural deposits, and relevant noncultural sites; and, other analytical or statistical studies as indicated by management plans or incorporated within CE accepted research designs.

(4) For stone (lithic) artifacts, analysis will obtain information, among other considerations, on the general technological processes utilized by the inhabitants. Information will include, but is not limited to: debitage, flakes, and chips analyses including information on size, cortex retention, material type, and platform type as available, and more detailed attribute analyses of valid samples of lithic debris; lithic tool analyses including general metric information (length, width, thickness, weight, etc.), cortex retention, areas and amount of modification, stylistic analyses, retouch type and location, material type, shape, wear analysis; ceramic analysis including current techniques such as temper type, metric analysis (rim thickness and diameter, percent of temper, etc.), stylistic-design analysis, vessel shape, etc. Thin sectioning and trace element analyses may be required on selected samples of sherds that would be selected in consultation with the CE Archeologist if such studies are determined important to historic preservation planning and appropriate to the CE accepted research design and research interests.

(5) Laboratory records shall include a journal recording the materials processed each day and the names of workers responsible for the analyses of specific lots. Special treatment of artifacts such as stabilization of bone shall be recorded. A copy of the laboratory journal entries will be made each week. These copies will be stored in a separate structure from the originals and must be made available to the CE when requested.

(6) Historic and other artifacts shall receive similar, appropriately detailed analyses designed both for descriptive purposes and to resolve research questions approved by the CE. Artifact attributes shall be recorded, including metric variables when appropriate (e.g. window glass thickness, brick size, tin can size, etc.) that describe manufacturing techniques, country of origin, color, material, and shape. Detailed standards shall be in a research design accepted by the CE, but in general will be similar in intensity to prehistoric analyses and oriented to resolving research questions.

(7) Artifacts and materials collected as part of this contract shall be clearly labeled as property of the U.S.

Government from the moment of acquisition. All Contractor obtained bags and boxes containing such material shall contain the words "PROPERTY OF THE U.S. GOVERNMENT: DO NOT DESTROY OR DISCARD". All files, maps, notes, notebooks, audio and video tapes, and computer files shall also be clearly identified as U.S.

Government property. Any or all such material shall be turned over to the CE upon demand of the Contracting Officer or Contracting Officer's Representative.

(8) The Contractor shall develop where required solutions to problems identified at significant buildings due to deterioration, incompatibility of materials, or structural weakness.

(9) The Contractor shall develop where required, maintenance schedules for significant buildings and shall include explanations, list of procedures to be followed, ideal and acceptable alternative solutions, merits of alternatives, and type of expertise required and sources of unusual or rare materials.

(10) For specific selected buildings, the Contractor may be requested to incorporate within the maintenance process a gradual restoration of facades following these steps:

(a) Consult original plans and photographs (if available) to determine buildings original appearance

(b) Compare original with present conditions noting changes and determine which if any changes should remain based on length of time in place, feasibility of restoration, compatibility of modification with historic fabric and function, and aesthetic quality.

(c) Given this comparison, develop appropriate actions for rehabilitation and preservation.

(d) Create recommendations of how specific buildings may be restored more approximate to original appearance which shall be appended to the maintenance program for each specific selected structure.

(e) Create drawings of missing and/or altered details of architectural features (doors, windows, etc.) as they appeared originally in appropriate facades or contexts.

(f) Accessioning. All records and artifacts accumulated as part of this contract will be stored in an accredited and approved location/repository for accessioning. The CE shall be responsible for selecting the location (to be specified in each Delivery Order) and shall coordinate with any other agencies for comments on this matter. The accessioned material will preferably be located in the geographic region of the project. Materials presented for accessioning at the repository must be prepared by the Contractor as required for acceptance by that facility. The Contractor shall propose in writing the materials recommended for accessioning. The CE shall notify the Contractor of the selected accessioning facility and the Contractor shall inform the CE by letter as to the date of material transferal. All material collected by the Contractor shall be itemized in a specific inventory document to be supplied to the CE. Any change in these accessioning procedures will be specified in individual Delivery Orders.

(i) Technical Reports. The Contractor shall prepare reports to meet the following conditions and requirements, as applicable. Reports are to be delivered in the quantity specified below and by the date indicated within each Delivery Order. All reports and drafts are to be submitted to the CE Technical Representative at CESWF-EV-EC U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Ft. Worth District, P.O. Box 17300, Ft. Worth, Texas 76102-0300. All final reports shall be accompanied by at least 5 original disk copies of the report unless otherwise specified in individual Task Orders.

(1) General Report Requirements. The following reports may be required through individual Delivery Orders;

written progress reports, preliminary letter reports, initial draft reports, final draft reports, synthetic reports, and final reports.

(a) Written Progress Reports. Written progress reports shall be submitted beginning within 30 calendar days of the date of issue of each Delivery Order, and submitted every month thereafter, unless otherwise specified in each Delivery Order. This report shall include at a minimum:

1. Description of work accomplished to date and a quantitative statement of progress on each task.

2. Description of any problems and suggested corrective actions.

3. Description of work to be performed in the future.

(b) Preliminary Letter Report. Three copies of this report may be required and will be a means to report to the CE the early results of a completed task.

(c) Initial Draft Report. Three hard copies & 2 disks of the initial draft report shall be delivered to the CE Archeologist for review and comments by the CE, State Historic Preservation Officer (SHPO), and military and civilian authorities. The CE must approve, in writing, the initial draft report prior to production of the final draft report, and may request any changes necessary to meet contract or professional requirements. Additional copies or changes in this scheme may be made in individual Delivery Orders. The reports must be clean type and complete with all figures, tables, and sections of the report.

(d) Final Draft Report. The CE must approve the final draft report, in writing, prior to production of the final report, and may request any changes necessary to meet contract or professional requirements. More than one draft of the Final Draft Report may be required, at the Contractor's expense, before acceptance of the Final Draft Report.

The Final Draft Report, submitted for CE review, must be clean type and complete with all figures, tables, and sections of the report.

(e) Final Report. Three disk copies and a number specified within the individual Delivery Orders of perfect-bound, offset-printed (front and back) copies of the Final Report shall be delivered to the CE (see paragraph 4(j)), General Report Content and Standards, (below).

(f) Integrated Cultural Resources Management Plans. Cultural Resources Management Plans (ICRMP) may be required in particular Task Orders. Ten (10) copies of draft CRMP's shall be submitted to the Contracting Officers Technical Representative when required in individual Delivery Orders. Ten (10) copies of a CE accepted revised version responding to CE, State Historic Preservation Officer (SHPO), and other reviewer's comments shall be delivered to the CE for use as a working draft. The draft CRMP shall follow the guidelines in Chapter 2 of AR 200- 4 "Historic Preservation" (see Section J) and shall be prepared in a format appropriate for supplementation and revision. At a time specified by the CE, up to 50 copies of the HRMP shall be published. These plans are to be working documents for historic architectural, historic archeological, and prehistoric archeological resources.

Historic structure dossiers are to be incorporated as part of the plan. They are to be clear, concise, and efficiently produced and organized for the purpose of management.

(g) Historic Structure Reports. Each report on an individual structure shall include:

(1) A separate maintenance program/plan.

(2) Past maintenance records.

(3) Record of remaining historic fabric.

(4) Detailed listing of problems affecting each building and a copy of material prepared for solution of the problem.

(5) Test procedures or special personnel required for long-term maintenance.

(6) List of hard-to-find materials, source of procurement, and acceptable substitutions and source(s) of procurement.

(7) List of areas appropriate for future restoration or remodeling.

(8) General statement of each building's current condition.

(9) When specified, copies of drawing and historic photographs showing original appearance or established appropriate appearance if different from original.

(10) When specified, include a description of original established appropriate appearance if different from original.

(11) When specified, include detailed instructions for a maintenance program to bring appearance closer to original established appropriate appearance if different from the original.

(j) General Report Content and Standards

(1) Written Progress Reports: These reports shall contain at a minimum:

(a) Description of the work performed and a quantitative statement of overall progress, including percentage of work accomplished on each task specified by current Delivery Orders.

(b) Description of the current problems that may impede performance and suggested corrective actions.

(c) Discussion of work to be performed during the next months.

(2) Preliminary Letter Reports: Letter reports shall provide the CE with progress at the end of specified tasks (fieldwork, survey, etc.).

(3) Draft Reports: Draft reports shall be submitted prior to the Final Report for CE review, comments, and approval. Copies of the draft may be furnished by the CE to the SHPO and the Advisory Council for Historic Preservation (ACHP) and military and/or civil authorities for their comments. The draft report shall be typed or computer printed on numbered pages in either double- spaced manuscript form or double-spaced justified column form. All figures and tables shall be included, although they need not be in final drafted form as long as they are legible. Draft reports shall be in polished professional form and will not be acceptable for review if, in the opinion of the Contracting Officer or their representative, they are not a complete draft, if they have not been properly edited, or if they do not conform to professional standards. Should the draft report not be acceptable, any additional costs to bring the report to acceptable standards will be at the Contractor's own expense, and if delayed beyond the due date for an acceptable draft which causes damage to the Government, the Contractor shall be liable for those damages. The final draft must be accepted in writing by the CE prior to publication of the Final Report and shall be a single-spaced (unless otherwise specified in the individual Delivery Orders), complete document.

(4) Final Reports

(a) Conciseness, accuracy, brevity, efficiency, and style are important qualities in a body of reports, whereas data completeness is an essential quality of the appendices.

(b) Final reports will be rejected if they do not conform to specifications, or if there are editorial or typographic errors, production flaws, format discrepancies, or any other problems that cause the reports to be less than a professional manuscript. Any additional costs to review the report or bring it to acceptable quality will be at the Contractor's own expense.

(c) Final reports shall conform to the following format specifications: The body of the report shall be single-spaced typed or typeset, justified, double or triple column, offset printed front and back, pages numbered, and no more than 500 pages (250 sheets) can be bound in any single volume; appendices shall be single-spaced typed or typeset, offset printed front and back, pages numbered, and may be bound separately if body and appendices together exceed 500 pages (250 sheets); drafting must be professional in appearance; binding must be perfect bound with title printed on the spine, cover shall include a photographic or drafted representation of a cultural resources topic and the title of the report. The CE logo or appropriate DoD sponsoring logo shall appear on the cover of the Final Report and shall be larger in size than the Contractor's logo; photographs shall be produced in the highest digital quality; a copy of the final report will be produced in at least 5 media disk copies along with specific requirements outlined in individual Task Orders; drafted figures shall be reduced and in the correct page position; gutter margin shall be 1/2 inch wider than outside margin; deviations from these format requirements that result in a more highly polished publication may be submitted by the Contractor for the CE Archeologist's approval.

Each copy of the Final Report shall contain, as its first page, DD Form 298, REPORT DOCUMENTATION PAGE (supplied by the Government with each Delivery Order).

(5) NR Forms. The Contractor shall, in consultation with the CE, prepare NR forms for designated sites. Draft forms shall be submitted as specified in Section C, paragraph 4(b)(2). Forms shall consist of three copies of: the basic form with continuation sheets as necessary, maps of the site(s) boundary indicated, written description of the site's boundary, photocopies or xeroxes of 5x7 inch black-and- white photographs, and problem statements detailing the important information remaining in the site. For all sites originally considered eligible but that are not currently, a detailed explanation of the reasons the site is no longer eligible is required. The Contractor shall submit this material in draft form for review and approval by the CE Archeologist prior to the final submittal. Two copies of the final form, each with original 5 x 7 inch black-and-white photographs and associated material, will be required.

(6) GIS: GIS site mapping & related studies will also be required for occasional individual Task Orders.

5. QUALIFICATIONS AND OTHER REQUIREMENTS

(a) Personnel requirements: The Contractor shall employ either directly or through subcontract, personnel adequate in numbers, skills, and qualifications to successfully accomplish and complete the work required in conformance with the Scope of Work and schedule. At least 50% of all key personnel shall be employed directly by the Contractor. AR 420-40 shall be used as a guide for personnel qualifications .

(1) Professional Personnel: The professional aspects of the entire program shall be under the direct control of a Principal Investigator(s) (PI), who possesses adequate qualifications and experience to conduct research and resource management programs. ". The PI shall be responsible for all data recovery, study, analysis, and reporting undertaken as a result of this solicitation. The administrative and management aspects inherent in this solicitation shall be the responsibility of the PI, but his charged time shall be devoted to scientific responsibilities.

(a) The PI shall be assisted by a Project Director (PD), trained in the primary area of specialization required by the Delivery Order.

(b) Historic architectural expertise must be performed by a registered architect with a minimum of 5 years experience in the field of historic preservation.

(c) All other personell must meet the Sectretary of the Interior’s Professional Qualifications for their respective field of expertise.

(b) Safety: The Contractor shall continually conduct operations in a safe manner and in accordance with a field safety plan. This plan shall be prepared by the Contractor. It will conform to relevant passages of the CE Safety and Health Requirements Manual EM 385-1-1 (Revised October 1992). The Contractor shall submit this plan within 20 days following award of contract or before initiation of field work, whichever comes first.

(c) Supervision: During the course of the contract, the following situations shall require prior written approval by the Contracting Officer:

(d) Other Requirements.

(1) The Contractor shall furnish all labor, materials, supplies, and equipment as necessary to complete the field work required, reports, and other deliverables as specified in individual Delivery Orders.

(2) During the progress of work, the Contractor can be called upon by the Government to produce preliminary study data and information that is deemed necessary to satisfy Government needs. The Contractor shall provide data from this project to the extent that such requests do not detract from the contractual objectives of the study.

(3) The Contractor shall be responsible for the accuracy and validity of the data. In the event of controversy or court challenge of the report(s), the PI(s) may be placed under contract by the Government to testify on behalf of the Government in support of the report(s) findings. During the life of this contract the Contractor shall be paid for these services at the rates set forth in this contract.

(4) Neither the Contractor nor their representatives shall release or publish any sketch, photograph, report, or other material of any nature obtained or prepared under this contract without specific written approval of the Contracting Officer/COTR/COR & the sponsoring DoD agency except as is specifically provided for in the Scope of Work or individual Delivery Orders.

(5) Copyright shall not be claimed by the Contractor for any materials produced under this contract. All such materials are to remain in the public domain.

(6) It is expected that the Contractor and those in their employ may, during the term of this contract, present reports of the work to various professional societies and publications. Abstracts and copies of reports dealing with work sponsored by the CE shall be submitted to the CE Archeologist/Technical Representative and shall contain credit that the work was performed under this contract and giving the contract number and Delivery Order number.

Professional courtesy is requested to extend this credit to all reports, articles, and papers resulting from CE sponsored work after expiration of this contract. Any DoD report dissemination shall require Ft Worth & sponsoring DoD agency approval.

1.3 Period of Performance: Three years from date of Contract award.

1.4 General Information

1.4.1 Quality Control : The contractor shall develop and maintain an effective quality control program to ensure services are performed in accordance with this PWS.