Solicitation Amendment W9127S25QA0100001 SF 30.pdf

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W9127S25QA0100001

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US Army Corps of Engineers Little Rock District Performance Work Statement:

FORESTRY MANAGEMENT SERVICES

MOUNTAIN HOME PROJECT OFFICE,

BULL SHOALS, & NORFORK LAKES

BAXTER COUNTY, ARKANSAS

2025 – 2030

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Description / Specifications / Work Statement

Forestry Services

Mountain Home Project Office Bull Shoals and Norfork Lakes

1. Part 1 - General Information.

2. Part 2 - Definitions and Acronyms.

2.1 Definitions.

2.2 Acronyms.

3. Part 3 - Government Furnished Property, Equipment, and Services.

4. Part 4 - Contractor Furnished Items and Services.

5. Part 5 – Performance Standards for Providing Forestry Services.

6. Part 6 – Applicable Publications.

7. Part 7 - Technical Documents, Exhibits, And Other Attachments.

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Performance Work Statement

Mountain Home Project Office Bull Shoals and Norfork Lake Forestry Services

Part 1

1. General: This is a non-personnel services contract to provide bareroot tree planting, large tree planting (1 to 3 gallon size), balled and burlap tree planting, cut and drop treatment, hack and squirt treatment, glade restoration, cedar mulching, brush mulching, permanent fire-line establishment, permanent fire-line preparation, hand line installation and preparation on Norfork and Bull Shoals Lakes in Baxter, Boone, Marion, and Fulton Counties in Arkansas and Ozark and Taney Counties in Missouri. 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 Service/Introduction: The contractor shall provide all personnel, equipment, supplies, facilities, transportation, tools, materials, supervision, and other items and non-personal services necessary to perform bareroot tree planting, large tree planting (1-to-3 gallon size), balled and burlap tree planting, cut and drop treatment, hack and squirt treatment, glade restoration, cedar mulching, brush mulching, permanent fire-line establishment, permanent fire-line preparation, hand line installation and preparation on Norfork and Bull Shoals Lakes in Baxter, Boone, Marion, and Fulton Counties in Arkansas and Ozark and Taney Counties in Missouri 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 Background:

- Bareroot Tree planting: To reforest large areas that have been cleared for previous uses.

- Large Tree planting (1 to 3-gallon size): To plant trees in food plots to provide additional wildlife forage.

- Park Tree planting (5-gallon size): To plant trees in parks to replace hazardous trees that must be removed for camper safety.

- Balled and burlap tree planting: To plant trees in parks that have had excessive tree removal due to tree mortality.

- Cut and Drop treatment: To thin forested stand of trees to increase herbaceous forage on the ground.

- Hack and Squirt treatment: To thin forested stand of trees to increase herbaceous forage on the ground.

- Glade restoration: To restore glade habitat that has been encroached on by Eastern Red Cedar and Ashe Juniper.

- Cedar mulching: To remove Eastern Red Cedar trees from upland hardwood stands.

- Brush mulching: To clear understory brush and reclaim wildlife openings from encroaching saplings.

- Permanent Fire-Line establishment: To form a permanent lane as a fire barrier for prescribed burns and wildfire suppression.

- Permanent Fire-Line preparation: To remove fuels from pre-existing permanent fire lanes as a fire barrier for prescribed burns and wildfire suppression.

- Hand-Line installation and preparation: To form a lane as a fire barrier for prescribed burns and wildfire suppression where a permanent fire lane is not wanted or cannot be established.

Bidders should be aware of the remote locations and rough service roads accessing many of these areas and that the contractor may be required to cut or remove downed trees, overhangs, logs, large rocks, or other debris that might have fallen across roads or fields to access these areas.

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1.3 Objectives:

- Provide wildlife with increased forage opportunity on Project lands.

- Improve wildlife management and wildlife viewing opportunities for the public.

- Provide fire lanes to protect areas from unintentional burning and to contain prescribed fires.

- Improve forest health.

- Control and/or eradicate unwanted plant species such as pest and invasive species.

1.4 Scope: The contractor shall provide all personnel, equipment, supplies, facilities, transportation, tools, materials, supervision, and other items and non-personal services necessary to perform bareroot tree planting, large tree planting (1-to-3 gallon size), balled and burlap tree planting, cut and drop treatment, hack and squirt treatment, glade restoration, cedar mulching, brush mulching, permanent fire-line establishment, permanent fire-line preparation, hand line installation and preparation, and cleanup of debris that cannot be mulched, on Norfork and Bull Shoals Lakes in Baxter, Boone, Marion, and Fulton Counties in Arkansas and Ozark and Taney Counties in Missouri as defined in this Performance Work Statement. The contractor shall accomplish all services to exact specifications, and methods no later than deadlines given (as directed in Part 5: Specific tasks), unless otherwise directed.

1.5 Period of Performance: The period of performance shall be for one (1) Base Year of 12 months and four (4) 12 - Month option years. The Period of Performance reads as follows:

Base Year – June 1, 2025/ (award date if later) - May 31, 2026 Option Year I – June 1, 2026 - May 31, 2027 Option Year II – June 1, 2027 - May 31, 2028 Option Year III – June 1, 2028 - May 31, 2029 Option Year IV – June 1, 2029 - May 31, 2030

1.6 General Information

1.6.1 Quality Control: The Contractor shall develop and maintain an effective quality control program to ensure services are performed in accordance with this PWS. The contractor shall develop and implement procedures to identify, prevent, and ensure non-recurrence of defective services. The contractor’s quality control program is the means by which he assures himself that his work complies with the requirement of the contract. The Quality Control Plan (QCP) shall be submitted to the Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR) at the Mountain Home Project Office. The plan must be submitted and approved within 2 weeks of award of the contract. When changes are made thereafter, a copy must be submitted to the COR within 5 days. After acceptance of the quality control plan the contractor shall receive the notification in writing of any proposed change to his QC system. (See Technical Exhibit 5)

1.6.2 Daily Report: Record of all daily inspections conducted by the Contractor and necessary corrective action taken shall be prepared. A report should be prepared for each service performed, and each service inspected by the contractor’s Quality Control Inspector. The written daily reports shall be submitted weekly and shall contain the following items as a minimum:

A. Contractor's name.

B. Service date, starting time and ending time.

C. Contract number.

D. Statement and description of services performed.

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E. Location of services performed.

F. Description of services not performed and reasons for non-performance.

G. Statements that all services performed were in accordance with the specifications.

H. Accidents/damages to property.

I. Man-hours worked on Government property.

J. Signature of the Contractor's quality control representative.

1.6.3 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).

1.6.3.1 Inspections of the contractor’s work will be completed by the Government Quality Inspector upon completion. If the work has not been performed, or has not been performed satisfactorily, the inspector will notify the contractor of that fact within one working day of the inspection. Work may be performed or re-performed within one working days of notice of nonperformance or unsatisfactory performance. If the contractor fails to perform or to re-perform work within one working day of notice of nonperformance or unsatisfactory performance, the contractor has failed to promptly perform the services again, and the defects cannot be corrected by reperformance. Deductions will be made for nonperformance or failure to reperform.

1.6.4 Recognized Holidays: The Contractor will not be required to perform Forestry Managment services on holidays but will be required if requested to perform the scheduled service on alternate days as approved in advance by the COR. The Project Office may require an alternate day for Memorial, Independence, and Labor days.

New Years Day Labor Day Martin Luther King Jr.’s Birthday Columbus Day Presidents Day Veterans Day Memorial Day Thanksgiving Day Juneteenth Day Christmas Day Independence Day

1.6.5 Hours of Operation: The Contractor is responsible for conducting business, at various times according to location and services required, except when the Government facility is closed due to local or national emergencies, administrative closings, or similar Government directed facility closings. The Contractor will not be reimbursed when the Government facility is closed for the above reasons. The Contractor must always maintain an adequate workforce for the uninterrupted performance of all services 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.

1.6.6 Schedule of Work: The Contractor shall commence services within 7 calendar days of the notification date specified on the delivery order and/or coordinated with the COR or Government Representative. The Delivery Order or work request shall indicate areas where services are required.

Work shall be completed within the time limits stated on the delivery order or work order.

1.6.6.1: The Contractor shall develop a work schedule identifying all contract work and locations. The Contractor shall submit the work schedules to the COR for review and approval prior to beginning work. The Contractor’s schedule shall include all items of work required by the delivery order or work order. It shall set forth the item of work, locations, and the time/date

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1.6.6.2: When the Contractor cannot complete services due to construction debris or Government interference, the Contractor shall report in writing to the COR the reason for failure to complete the services within 24 hours (verbal notification should be made within 4 hours). The report shall identify type or interference, location, and date of interference.

1.6.6.3: Work delays due to federal holidays, inclement weather, and/or other causes beyond the Contractor’s control will not constitute any requirement not being completed as specified herein.

When the Contractor experiences delay due to circumstances beyond his control, the Government may allow the Contractor to work additional hours beyond normal duty hours (7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday) and on non-scheduled days, i.e., federal holidays, and weekends, with prior approval from the COR or Government Representative on a case-by-case basis. In the event that weather or other conditions, over which the Contractor has no control, prevent the Contractor from completing an item of work as required by these specifications, the Contractor shall notify the COR or Government Representative of such conditions as soon as they arise. The Contractor may request a weather time extension.

1.6.7 Place of Performance: The work to be performed under this contract will be performed on various locations on Bull Shoals and Norfork Lakes of the Little Rock District of the Corps of Engineers in Baxter, Boone, Marion, and Fulton counties in Arkansas and Ozark and Taney Counties in Missouri.

Specific locations of work areas and maps will be provided by the COR or Government Representative as work requests are issued. Work areas will be scattered around Norfork and Bull Shoals Lakes in remote locations which may require considerable travel. Project personnel will provide specific site maps for scheduled work. Specific field locations may be marked with one or more of the following:

vinyl flagging, wire flags, wood stakes, paint marks, or by “on-the-ground” instructions prior to work.

1.6.8 Type of Contract: The Government will award a Firm Fixed Priced Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) Service Contract. This contract type provides an estimate of the work required to be performed over the contract period. The actual quantities of services ordered under this contract may be less than the contract quantity. Estimated quantities and /or the work to be performed are described herein as Contract Line Items (CLINS) and listed on the Bid Schedules. These quantities are provided only for the Contractor’s information to assist in preparation of bids. They are not guaranteed, and the actual quantities may be less than shown. Variations in these estimated quantities shall not be justification for or request for additional payment. If awarded, the Contractor may be required to perform multiple service line items concurrently, within specified time periods.

1.6.9 Physical Security: The contractor shall be responsible for safeguarding all government equipment, information and property provided for contractor use. At the close of each work period, government facilities, equipment, and materials shall be secured.

1.6.9.1 Key Control: The Contractor shall establish and implement methods of making sure all keys/key cards issued to the Contractor by the Government are not lost or misplaced and are not used by unauthorized persons. NOTE: All references to keys include key cards and access codes.

Keys issued to the Contractor by the Government shall not be duplicated. The Contractor shall develop procedures covering key control that shall be included in the Quality Control Plan. Such procedures shall include turn-in of any issued keys by personnel who no longer require access to locked areas. The Contractor shall immediately report any occurrences of lost or duplicate keys/key cards to the Contracting Officer’s Representative.

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1.6.9.2: In the event keys, other than master keys, are lost or duplicated, the Contractor shall, upon direction of the Contracting Officer, re-key or replace the affected lock or locks; however, the Government, at its option, may replace the affected lock or locks or perform re-keying. When the replacement of locks or re-keying is performed by the Government, the total cost of re-keying or the replacement of the lock or locks shall be deducted from the monthly payment due the Contractor. In the event a master key is lost or duplicated, all locks and keys for that system shall be replaced by the Government and the total cost deducted from the payment due the Contractor. All contractor assigned keys, or key cards shall be accounted for and returned to the Government before the Contractor’s final invoice will be accepted and processed for payment and the Contractor shall be responsible for any additional costs for re-keying.

1.6.9.3: The Contractor shall prohibit the use of Government issued keys/key cards by any persons other than the Contractor’s employees who have met all security requirements. The Contractor shall prohibit the opening of locked areas by Contractor employees to permit entrance of persons other than Contractor employees engaged in the performance of assigned work in those areas, or personnel authorized entrance by the Contracting Officer.

1.6.9.4: The Contractor shall take particular care to protect Government Property including buildings, grounds, roads, and any other surfaces from materials not intended. Return areas damaged as a result of work under this contract to their original condition, to include painting, refinishing, or replacement, as necessary. The Contractor shall report all damages of Government property on the Contractor’s Quality Control Daily Report. The contractor shall be liable for any and all damages or losses, public or private, caused through fault or negligence of his agents, subcontractors and/or employees.

1.6.9.5: The Contractor shall establish and implement methods of ensuring that all lock combinations are not revealed to unauthorized persons. The Contractor shall ensure that lock combinations are changed when personnel having access to the combinations no longer have a need to know such combinations. These procedures shall be included in the Contractor’s Quality Control Plan if applicable.

1.6.10 Post Award Conference/Periodic Progress Meetings: The Contractor agrees to attend any post award conference convened by the contracting activity or contract administration office in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation Subpart 42.5. The Contracting Officer, Contracting Officers Representative (COR), and other Government personnel, as appropriate, may meet periodically with the Contractor to review the Contractor's performance. At these meetings, the Contracting Officer will apprise the Contractor of how the Government views the Contractor's performance and the Contractor will apprise the Government of problems, if any, being experienced. Appropriate action shall be taken to resolve outstanding issues. These meetings shall be at no additional cost to the Government. The post award meeting shall take place within 2 weeks of award of the contract.

1.6.11 Contracting Officer’s 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: issue written interpretations of technical requirements, including Government drawings, designs, specifications: monitor Contractor's performance and notifies both the Contracting Officer and Contractor of any deficiencies; coordinate availability of government furnished property, and provide

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1.6.12 Special Qualifications: The Contractor must be able to show that operators of any mechanized equipment are qualified and properly trained to safely operate the equipment. The Contractor shall maintain a file containing the qualifications of each employee and subcontractor. These files shall be submitted to the Contracting Officers Representative (COR) and will be used as part of the basis for determining the qualifications of personnel. In the event the Contractor does not have a qualified employee to perform the specific work, the Contractor will be required to immediately provide qualified personnel or to subcontract the work to a specialist familiar with the type of work to be accomplished see contract clause 52.219-14 LIMITATIONS ON SUBCONTRACTING.

1.6.13 Key Personnel: The follow personnel are considered key personnel by the government:

Contract manager/ Alternate contract manager. The contractor shall provide a contract manager who shall 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 contracting officer. The contract manager or alternate shall have full authority to act for the contractor on all contract matters relating to daily operation of this contract. The contract manager or alternate shall be available between 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday thru Friday except Federal holidays or when the government facility is closed for administrative reasons.

1.6.14 Communication: The Contractor must communicate daily with the designated Government representative assigned to this contract between the hours of 8:00 and 9:00 a.m. Monday through Friday, excluding Federal Holidays while work is being performed. Communications shall cover work accomplished, on-going work and issuance of new work orders and/or delivery orders. Daily communication is extremely important and must be either by telephone or E-mail, although in person visits may be required in order to exchange or discuss paperwork associated with the performance of this contract.

1.6.15 Identification of Contractor Employees: All contract 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.

1.6.16 Conduct: All individuals involved in operations shall not be under the influence of drugs or alcoholic beverages. The Contractor shall, at all times, be responsible for the conduct and discipline of his/her employees and all subcontractors and their employees. Contractor personnel shall present a neat appearance and shall conduct themselves in a proper manner at all times during the performance of this contract. All individuals involved in services shall be dressed neatly and fully to include shoes (safety toed shoes, as required), pants, shirt with sleeves that shall be closed or buttoned. Personal Protective Equipment shall fully comply with the current edition of EM-385-1-1 at the time of award. Since a significant portion of the work will be performed in the presence of the public, the conduct of all employees and/or subcontractors is critical and will be closely monitored. No individual will be permitted entry to the Government facilities without prior written approval of the COR.

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1.6.17 Removal of Contractor's Employees: The Contracting Officer may require the Contractor to immediately remove from the work site any employee who endangers persons or property, disrupts the project, or whose physical or mental condition would impair the employee's ability to satisfactorily perform the required work. Notification to the Contractor will be verbal and in writing if time and circumstances permit. Otherwise, notification shall be verbal or by telephone and shall be in writing as soon as possible. No such removal, however, shall reduce the Contractor’s obligation to perform all work required under this contract, and immediate replacement shall be made as required. This requirement shall not be the basis of any claim for compensation or damages against the Government.

1.6.18 Organizational Conflict of Interest: The 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 a current or subsequent Organizational Conflict of Interests (OCI) as defined in FAR Subpart 9.5. The Contractor shall notify the Contracting Officer 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 Contracting Officer to avoid or mitigate any such OCI. The Contractor’s mitigation plan will be determined to be acceptable solely at the discretion of the Contracting Officer and in the event the Contracting Officer unilaterally determines that any such OCI cannot be satisfactorily avoided or mitigated, the Contracting Officer 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.

1.6.19 Environment and OSHA: Comply with the current edition of the US Army Corps of Engineers, EM 385-1-1, Safety and Health Requirements manual, as well as all Federal, state, and local environmental and occupational safety laws, rules, and regulations. Any apparent conflict between compliance with such Federal, State, and local laws, rules, and regulations and compliance with the requirements of the contract shall be immediately brought to the attention of the Contracting Officer or the COR for final resolution. The Contractor shall notify the Contracting Officer or COR in writing, in addition to any verbal notification, of such conflicts. The Contractor shall be liable for all fines, penalties, and costs which result from violations of, or failure to comply with, all such Federal, State, and local laws, rules, and regulations. All unsafe acts or conditions fostered by the Contractor or Contractor personnel may be grounds for the Contracting Officer or COR to halt any and all Contractor performance with a commensurate deduction of monies due the Contractor until such unsafe conditions are corrected. Take due caution not to endanger personnel during performance of this contract.

1.6.19.1 Herbicide Operations: Contractor shall comply with all applicable state and federal laws pertaining to the application of herbicide on public grounds and/or near waterways. Only trained and properly licensed Commercial Licensed applicators for Arkansas and or Missouri shall be in control of herbicide application operations. This person shall be designated in writing and evidence of qualifications shall be provided to the COR before any herbicide work is performed. This competent person shall be onsite anytime herbicide is being handled, mixed, applied, or during the cleaning or maintenance of the application equipment. Within two weeks of award an environmental protection plan shall be prepared evidencing the analyst of environmental impacts if improper use or accidental release shall occur. Plan shall address drift, concentration, application methods, waterways, PPE, mixing locations, non-target vegetation, and spill response methods to be utilized in case of accidental release. A licensed competent authority shall sign this report and indoctrinate all employees prior to beginning work. This competent individual shall remain onsite during all herbicide operations.

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1.6.19.2: The Contractor will be responsible for providing a list of chemicals, product labels, Safety Data Sheets (SDS), and proposed application rates of all products proposed for use to the COR for review within two weeks of award of the contract. Changing conditions or other factors may result in the Contractor’s desire to use chemicals other than those previously submitted and approved by the COR. The use of other chemicals in combination with, or instead of those previously approved must be approved by the COR at least thirty (30) working days prior to their use. MSDS/SDS sheets shall be maintained according to OSHA standards

29CFR1910.

1.6.20 Safety Requirements: The Contractor shall develop an Accident Prevention Plan in accordance with the US Army Corps of Engineers, Safety and Health Requirements Manual, EM 385-1-1, Appendix A. The plan must be submitted and approved by the date of the pre-work conference meeting. In order to provide safety control for protection to the life and health of employees and other persons; for prevention of damage to property, materials, supplies, and equipment; and for avoidance of work interruptions in the performance of this contract, the Contractor shall comply with Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA) regulations and all pertinent provisions of the current edition of Safety and Health Requirements Manual, EM 385-1-1.

1.6.20.1: If the Contractor fails or refuses to promptly comply with the safety requirements as specified herein, the COR or their representative may stop all or part of the work until satisfactory corrective action has been taken. No part of the time lost due to any such stop shall be made subject to claim for extension of time or for excess costs or damages to the Contractor. Also, the Contractor will not be paid for work not performed as a result of work stoppage due to failure to comply with safety requirements.

1.6.20.2: The Contractor shall perform work requirements in a manner to protect buildings, vehicles and Government and public personal property from damage, and employees and project visitors from any harm or injury. Work shall be scheduled and completed to afford this protection.

1.6.20.3: The Contractor shall maintain an accurate record of, and shall report to the COR, all accidents within 24 hours of the occurrence. All serious accidents (those resulting in death or injury requiring medical attention) shall be reported to the COR immediately.

1.6.20.4: The Contractor shall immediately correct all safety deficiencies upon notification of the deficiencies by the Quality Assurance Representative and shall notify the COR of the corrective action to be taken. Such notice when delivered to the Contractor or his representative at the site of work shall be deemed sufficient for this purpose. The Government assumes no responsibility or duty to inspect. The Contractor is responsible for ensuring that the equipment is in a safe operating condition, that it is used in a safe manner, and that it is used in a safe environment and condition.

1.6.20.5: The Contractor shall have competent personnel trained and capable of dealing with minor personnel injuries. In addition to this, each crew of workers shall be provided with first aid kits complying with OSHA, EM 385-1-1, and other Federal and State requirements. Along with a minimum of two crew members trained and certified in first aid and CPR to care for minor injuries normally sustained in the type of work required.

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1.6.20.6: All work crews, office personnel, and the COR shall be provided with information pertaining to the Contractor’s arrangements for emergency medical treatment. This information shall include the following:

Local Hospital: Name Phone No.

Local Ambulance: Name Phone No.

Local Doctor: Name Phone No.

1.6.20.7: The Contractor shall survey the work areas for hazardous conditions. The Contractor shall flag, mark, or identify and report to the COR any hazardous areas that he/she discovers. The Contractor shall determine and use alternate methods and equipment to perform work in these areas in a safe manner.

1.6.20.8: The Contractor shall conduct safety meetings with all personnel before a new service is performed and at a minimum of weekly intervals to discuss potential safety hazards, etc. The COR shall be notified 24 hours in advance and allowed to attend each safety meeting. A report of the agenda and attendees for each safety meeting shall be submitted to the COR weekly if requested.

When a new employee is hired, the Contractor shall furnish a statement, signed by the new employee and the Contractor’s Safety and Occupational Health Officer, which states that the new employee was briefed on all safety procedures.

1.6.20.9: The Contract will be performed in areas that are open to the public and accessible by Government personnel and vehicular traffic. Barricades, warning signs or any other means necessary are to be used in accordance with OSHA and EM 385-1-1 policies, regulations, and procedures to prevent accidents and make members of the public and Government personnel aware of hazards and prevent pedestrians from entering work areas.

1.6.21 Payment: The Contractor shall submit an invoice for completed and approved work. Deductions shall be made for work not completed or performed. The total number of hours worked on each delivery order for the month shall be listed on the invoice or submitted on the Monthly Exposure Report. No payment shall be processed without this information reported. The Contractor will be paid for completed and approved work accomplished after submittal of an invoice (See Technical Exhibit 9). Invoices for payment shall be submitted to the Mountain Home Project Office each month, or upon completion of a work request, for services rendered under this contract and shall not contain charges for services not yet performed or completed. As a minimum, the invoices shall contain the Contractor’s name, contract number, bid item number(s) and description, unit price, quantity of services performed per bid item, and total price. Upon receipt of the invoice, the Project Office shall verify the quantities and make any deductions from the total amount invoiced for work not performed or not in compliance with the contract specifications. Deductions shall be computed in accordance with the payment computation attachment to these specifications. A copy of the payment deduction computation shall be provided to the Contractor.

1.6.22 Lost and Found: All articles found by Contractor personnel to whom a reasonably prudent person would assign monetary, personal, or other value (including possible contraband items) shall be turned into the COR. The Contractor shall obtain receipts for articles turned into the COR.

1.6.23 Contractor Recommendations: It is the intent of these specifications to provide a contract in accordance with the best industry standards. The Contractor may recommend alternative work methods that will improve the quality. If accepted, the Contractor, upon written approval, shall use those methods

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1.6.24 Changes to Frequencies or Quantities: The Government reserves the right, should it become necessary, to decrease or increase service frequencies or quantities in any or all parks or portions of parks or work areas. The Government may also, at any time during the duration of this contract, close any park or portion of a park or work areas and delete any subsequent services.

1.6.24.1: If parks/facilities or portions of parks/facilities are closed due to maintenance, winter closing, administrative decisions, or any other reason including observed Federal holidays or a government shutdown, work will not be requested, and payment will not be made to the contractor for services not completed prior to closure.

1.6.25 Required Insurance:

1.6.25.1 Minimum Insurance: Any successful bidder under this solicitation shall procure and maintain the minimum insurance requirements during the entire period of the Contractor’s performance under this contract.

1.6.25.2 Comprehensive General Liability Insurance: Comprehensive General Liability Insurance for bodily injury is the minimum limit of $500,000 per occurrence. No property damage liability insurance is required.

1.6.25.3 Comprehensive Vehicle Liability Insurance: Comprehensive Vehicle Liability Insurance covering the operation of all vehicles used in connection with the performance of this contract is the minimum limits of $200,000 per person and $500,000 per occurrence for bodily injury and $20,000 per occurrence for property damage.

1.6.26 Contractor Management Reporting (CMR): Not required.

1.6.27 Permits and Licenses: The Contractor shall, at their own expense, obtain any licenses or permits required to perform the contract. The Contractor shall comply with all current federal, state, and local laws and regulations and shall comply with any subsequent changes.

1.6.28 Other Contracts: The Government may undertake or award other contracts or have lessees, Government employees, or volunteers performing certain work, and the Contractor shall fully cooperate with such other Contractors, lessees, volunteers, and Government employees. The Contractor shall not commit or permit any act that will interfere with the performance of work by another Contractor, by a lessee, by volunteers or by Government employees. The COR can alter the work schedules of the Contractor to avoid possible conflicts. Any such change or failure to make such a change by the COR shall not be the basis for a claim by the Contractor.

1.6.29. Title 36- Rules and Regulations: While performing work under this contract, the Contractor and his/her employee’s vehicle operation and conduct shall conform to Title 36, Code of Federal Regulations, and other applicable state regulations. Specifically, no vehicles shall be operated off developed roadways (unless directed to do so), or in excess of posted speed limits and directional signs, or in a careless, reckless, or negligent manner.

1.6.30. Contractor Travel: All travel to complete the contract is to be included in contractors bid. Note to bidders: Locations for this work are scattered around Norfork and Bull Shoals Lakes in remote

13 | P a g e locations in Baxter, Boone, Marion, and Fulton Counties in Arkansas, and Ozark and Taney Counties in Missouri which require considerable travel.

1.6.31 Other Direct Costs: All costs to complete this contract shall be included in the contractors bid.

1.6.32 Data Rights: The Government has unlimited rights to all documents/material produced under this contract. 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 Contracting Officer. 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.

1.6.33 Right of Entry: Right of entry on government owned land in the lake area is available to the Contractor. The Contractor shall obtain permission for right of entry across any privately owned land if required for access to government owned land.

1.6.34: The Contractor shall, prior to starting work, provide a list of names, addresses, telephone numbers and of those employees who will be performing work under this contract and provide an updated copy of the list prior to allowing new employees to perform work on this contract. All Contractor employees shall be eighteen (18) years of age or older and a US Citizen and/or legal to work in the United States. Foreign Nationals must be cleared by the Department of State prior to being granted access to the USACE site.

1.6.35: The Contractor shall provide an adequate number of qualified personnel to perform the work specified herein and in the time frame specified. The Contractor shall include all labor, travel time and transportation costs to and from the work site, administrative costs, tools, overhead and profit.

1.6.36 Delivery Order: All work under this contract shall be ordered by issuance of Delivery Order (Standard Form 1449, see Technical Exhibit 11). Delivery orders may be issued for any line item or combination of line items. The Delivery Order shall list those items from the bid schedule that are to be performed or used to perform scopes of work. No work shall be performed without the Contractor receiving a hard copy of a Delivery Order. Upon receipt of the Delivery Order, all work/line items listed will be defined and coordinated with the COR or Government Representative for exact timing and locations and may include completion dates earlier than the Delivery Order overall completion date.

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Part 2

Definitions and Acronyms

2. Definitions and Acronyms:

2.1 Definitions

2.1.1 Contractor: The prime Contractor and all contractor employees and personnel. The prime Contractor shall be responsible for ensuring all employees and subcontractors comply with the provisions of this contract.

2.1.2 Contracting Officer (KO): A person duly appointed with the authority to enter into and administer contracts on behalf of the Government.

2.1.3 Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR): An individual designated in accordance with subsection 201.602-2 of the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement and authorized in writing by the Contracting officer to perform specific technical or administrative functions.

2.1.4 Defective Service: A service output that does not meet the standard of performance associated with it in the Performance Requirements Summary (PRS).

2.1.5 Deliverable: Anything that can be physically delivered but may include non-physical things such as safety meeting minutes.

2.1.6 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.

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

2.1.8 Quality Assurance (QA): The government procedures to verify that services being performed by the Contractor are performed according to acceptable standards. Those actions taken by the Government Quality Assurance Evaluator (QAE) to evaluate the Contractors Quality Control program against the contract specifications and requirements to assure services meet the requirements of the Performance Work Statement (PWS) and ensure that the contractor maintains control of service delivery quality.

2.1.9 Quality Assurance Surveillance Plan (QASP): An organized written document specifying the surveillance methodology to be used for surveillance of contractor performance.

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

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

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

2.1.13 Work Week: Is defined as Monday through Friday, unless specified otherwise.

2.1.14 Acceptable Quality Level (AQL): The AQL is the maximum percent defective that, for purposes of sampling inspection can be considered satisfactory.

2.1.15 Random Sampling: A sampling method in which each service output in a lot has an equal chance of being selected.

2.1.16 Sample: A sample consists of one or more service outputs drawn from a lot. The number of outputs in the sample is the sample size. 2.1.17 Sampling Guide: The part of the surveillance plan which contains all the information needed to perform surveillance of the service output(s) by the random sampling method of surveillance (Exhibit C).

2.1.17. Sampling Guide: The part of the surveillance plan which contains all the information needed to perform surveillance of the service output(s) by the random sampling method of surveillance (Exhibit C).

2.1.18 Defect: An instance of noncompliance with a service requirement. A defect may be caused by either non-performance or unsatisfactory performance.

2.1.19 Contractor’s Representative: A foreman or superintendent assigned to represent the interests of the Contractor with regards to all matters included in this contract.

2.1.20 Customer Complaint: A Government program that is explained to every organization that receives service under this contract which is used to evaluate a contractor’s performance, and a means of documenting certain kinds of contract service problems.

2.1.21 Inspection: The examination and testing of supplies or services to determine whether the supplies or services conform to contract requirements. Inspecting is the process of measuring, examining, testing, or otherwise comparing the unit or service with the requirements.

2.1.22 Government Property: All property owned by or leased to the Government or acquired by the Government under the terms of the contract.

2.1.23 Lot: The total number of service outputs in a surveillance period, as defined in the Performance Requirements column of the Performance Requirements Summary (PRS).

2.1.24 Performance Requirement: The point that divides acceptable and unacceptable performance. In the case of surveillance by random sampling, the performance requirement is the maximum number of defectives in a random sample chosen that may occur before the government will affect the price computation system in accordance with the Performance Requirements Summary and the Inspection of Services clause. When the method of surveillance is other than random sampling, the performance requirement is the number of defectives or

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2.1.25 Performance Work Statement (PWS): The Performance Work Statement is the contract requirements document which describes the technical, functional and performance characteristics of the work to be performed, identifies essential functions to be performed, determines performance factors, including the location of the work, the units of the work, the quantity of work units, and the quality and timeliness of the work units. It serves as the scope of work and is the basis for all costs. It accurately describes the contract service requirements, including the standards to be used to determine whether the requirements have been met.

2.1.26 Performance Requirements Summary (PRS): Identifies the key service outputs of the contract that will be evaluated by the Government to assure contract performance standards are met by the contractor.

2.1.27 Performance Standard: A desired condition, value, or measure by which a service or product is judged to meet a specification or requirement.

2.1.28 Planned Sampling: A sampling method in which work outputs are selected in…