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Section SF 1449 - CONTINUATION SHEET

PERFORMANCE WORK STATEMENT

ARCHEOLOGICAL GEOPHYSICAL TESTING, NATIONAL REGISTER: TESTING, EVALUATION

AND NOMINATION FORMS

OF CULTURAL RESOURCE SITES AT FORT PECK LAKE, MT, LAKE SHARPE SD, LAKE FRANCIS

CASE, SD AND LEWIS AND CLARK LAKE SD

April 19, 2021

1. General:

This is non-personal services contract to provide the following cultural resource services on lands currently owned by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), at Ft. Peck Lake MT, Lake Sharpe SD, Lake Francis Case SD and Lewis and Clark Lake SD:

Base

- National Register Testing, Evaluation and Nomination Form preparation for two (2) Cultural Resource Sites at Ft Peck Lake, MT

- Ground-Based Geophysical Testing on twelve (12) cultural resource sites at Lewis and Clark Lake, SD and Lake Sharpe, SD

Option 1 - Ground-Based Geophysical Testing on two (2) Cultural Resource Sites at Lake Francis Case, SD Option 2 - Ground-Based Geophysical Testing on one (1) Historic Property at Lake Francis Case, SD

The Government shall not exercise any supervision or control over the contract service provider performing the services herein. Such contract service provider shall be accountable solely to the contractor who, in turn is responsible to the Government.

The contractor shall provide all personnel, equipment, supplies, facilities, transportation, tools, materials, supervision, and other items to perform the activities defined in this Performance Work Statement (PWS), except for items specified as government-furnished property and services. The contractor shall perform to the standards identified in this PWS.

2. Description of Service:

A) Base Contract:

i) National Register Testing, Evaluation, and National Register Nomination Form Preparation -

The contractor shall perform National Register Testing, Evaluation, and National Register Nomination Form Preparation (if applicable) for two (2) cultural resource sites at Ft. Peck Lake, MT, see Table 1.

The total acreage of these two (2) cultural resource sites is approximately 10.1 acres. After award of the contract, the USACE will provide the contractor shape file(s) that will identify the locations of the sites. The National Register Testing will involve excavating several one meter by one-meter square test units. The contractor shall provide the COR a Testing Strategy Summary for each site that will include methodologies, specify the number of excavation units, and a brief rationale for each. It is expected that Testing Strategy Summaries will be brief, and the USACE’ COR will review them. The contractor can simply email the Testing Strategy Summaries and (if necessary) attachments to the

COR.

National Register Nomination forms shall only be prepared for sites recommended eligible by the contractor and approved by the USACE. The contractor shall submit draft and final National Register Nomination forms to the COR.

B) Ground-based Geophysical Testing - The contractor shall conduct ground-based geophysical testing on twelve (12) cultural resource sites at Lewis and Clark Lake, SD and Lake Sharpe SD, see Table 1. The total acreage of these twelve (12) cultural resource sites is approximately 50 acres. After award of the contract, the USACE will provide the contractor with information that specifically identifies the locations of the sites. Geophysical testing will include both gradiometer and soil resistivity methods; additional methods that are best suited to identifying archeological features in varying sediment types in the project area may be proposed by the contractor.

Table 1

Lake

Site Number

Work Type NRHP Status Site area (acres)

Access Information

Ft. Peck Lake, MT

24VL0025

National Register Testing, Evaluation, and Nomination

Form Preparation (if applicable).

Unevaluated 1.6 acres easy

Ft. Peck Lake, MT

24GF0373

National Register Testing, Evaluation, and Nomination

Form Preparation (if applicable).

Unevaluated 8.5 easy

Lake Sharpe, SD

39ST0421

The geophysical testing will include gradiometer plus an additional method, i:e:

ground penetrating radar, resistivity, or magnetometer

Unevaluated 2.4 Off-road, moderate terrain

Lake Sharpe, SD 39HU0210

(McKay Ranch)

The geophysical testing will include gradiometer plus an additional method, i:e:

ground penetrating radar, resistivity, or magnetometer

Listed as part of Fort George

Creek Archeological

District

13.7 easy

Sharpe, SD

39BF0221

The geophysical testing will include gradiometer plus an additional method, i:e:

ground penetrating radar, resistivity, or magnetometer

Not eligible on site form

HOWEVER

not tested to cultural level.

3.1 easy

Lake Sharpe, SD

39ST0126

The geophysical testing will include gradiometer plus an additional method, i:e:

ground penetrating radar, resistivity, or magnetometer

Unevaluated 6.8 Off-road, moderate terrain

Lewis and Clark Lake, SD 39BO0040

The geophysical testing will include gradiometer plus an additional method, i:e:

ground penetrating radar, resistivity, or magnetometer

Unevaluated 6.82 acres easy

Lewis and Clark Lake, SD 39BO0043

The geophysical testing will include gradiometer plus an additional method, i:e:

ground penetrating radar, resistivity, or magnetometer

Unevaluated .2.07 acres easy

Lewis and Clark Lake, SD 39BO0049

The geophysical testing will include gradiometer plus an additional method, i:e:

ground penetrating radar, resistivity, or magnetometer

Unevaluated .56 acres easy

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Work Type NRHP Status Site area (acres)

Access Information

Lewis and Clark Lake, SD 39BO0051

The geophysical testing will include gradiometer plus an additional method, i:e:

ground penetrating radar, resistivity, or magnetometer

Unevaluated .01 acre easy

Lewis and Clark Lake, SD 39BO0205

The geophysical testing will include gradiometer plus an additional method, ie: ground penetrating radar, resistivity, or magnetometer

Unevaluated 1.03 acres easy

Lewis and Clark Lake, SD 39BO0206

The geophysical testing will include gradiometer plus an additional method, ie: ground penetrating radar, resistivity, or magnetometer

Unevaluated 1.87 acres easy

Lewis and Clark Lake, SD 39BO0207

The geophysical testing will include gradiometer plus an additional method, ie: ground penetrating radar, resistivity, or magnetometer

Unevaluated 1.56 acres easy

Lewis and Clark Lake, SD 39BO0209

The geophysical testing will include gradiometer plus an additional method, ie: ground penetrating radar, resistivity, or magnetometer

Unevaluated 9.61 acre easy

i) Option One: Ground-based Geophysical Testing - The contractor shall conduct ground-based geophysical testing on two (2) cultural resource sites at Lake Francis Case, SD, see Table 2. The total acreage of these two (2) cultural resource sites is approximately 15 acres. After award of the contract, the USACE will provide the contractor with information that specifically identifies the locations of the sites. Geophysical testing will include both gradiometer and soil resistivity methods, additional methods that are best suited to identifying archeological features in varying sediment types in the project area may be proposed by the contractor.

Table 2

Lake Site Number Work Type

NRHP

Status

Site area (acres)

Access Information

Lake Francis

Case, SD 39LM0054

The geophysical testing will include gradiometer plus an additional method, i:e: ground penetrating radar, resistivity, or magnetometer

Unevaluated 5.5 Easy

Lake Francis

Case, SD

39BR0039

(Site currently overlaps with

39BR0010)

The geophysical testing will include gradiometer plus an additional method, i:e: ground penetrating radar, resistivity, or magnetometer

Unevaluated 9.2 Easy

ii) Option Two - Ground-based Geophysical Testing - The contractor shall conduct ground-based geophysical testing on one (1) Historic Property at Lake Francis Case, SD, see Table 3. The total acreage of this historic property is approximately 25 acres. After award of the contract, the USACE will provide the contractor with information that specifically identifies the locations of the sites.

Geophysical testing will include both gradiometer and soil resistivity methods, additional methods that are best suited to identifying archeological features in varying sediment types in the project area may be proposed by the contractor.

Table 3

Number Work Type

NRHP

Status

Site area (acres)

Access Information

Lake Francis

Case, SD 39GR0015

The geophysical testing will include gradiometer plus an additional method, i:e:

ground penetrating radar, resistivity, or magnetometer

Listed Area A: 25 acres

Easy

3. Background:

The purpose of this work is to meet the Department of the Army's federal preservation legislation and associated implementing regulations. The most pertinent for this investigation are the following: Public Law 74- 292, Historic Sites Act of 1935, as amended; Public Law 89-665, National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 as amended; Public Law 91-190, National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 as amended; Public Law 95-341, American Indian Religious Freedom Act; implementing regulations 36 CFR Parts 60 and 61 Appendix A; and 36 CFR Part 800. Persons working under this contract are considered to be carrying out official agency duties under federal direction, associated with the management of archeological resources, and therefore are exempt from obtaining an Antiquities Permit per Section 5(c) of 32 CFR Part 229 - Protection of Archaeological Resources Uniform Regulations.

4. Objectives/Deliverable

A) Base Objectives/Deliverables: National Register Testing, Evaluation, and National Register Nomination Form Preparation and Ground-Based Geophysical Testing

i) Kick-Off Meeting

ii) Work Plan

iii) National Register Testing, Evaluation, and National Register Nomination Form Preparation Literature

Review

(1) National Register Testing and Evaluation Field Work

(2) National Register Testing and Evaluation Draft Report, electronic files/data

(3) National Register Testing and Evaluation Final Report, electronic files/data and hard copies (2)

(4) If applicable, Draft and Final Nomination Forms and hard copies (2 sets)

iv) Ground-Based Geophysical Testing

(1) Geophysical Field Work

(2) Geophysical Investigative Draft Report and electronic files/data

(3) Geophysical Investigative Final Report, electronic files/data and hard copies (3)

B) Option One Objectives/Deliverables: Ground-Based Geophysical Testing

i) Kick-Off Meeting

ii) Work Plan

iii) Ground-Based Geophysical Testing

(1) Geophysical Field Work

(3) Geophysical Investigative Final Report, electronic files/data and hard copies (2)

C) Option One Objectives/Deliverables: Ground-Based Geophysical Testing

i) Kick-Off Meeting

ii) Work Plan

iii) Ground-Based Geophysical Testing

(1) Geophysical Field Work

(3) Geophysical Investigative Final Report, electronic files/data and hard copies (2)

5. Scope:

A) Base Contract: National Register Testing, Evaluation, and National Register Nomination Form Preparation - The contractor shall perform National Register Testing, Evaluation, and National Register Nomination Form Preparation (if applicable) for two (2) cultural resource sites at Ft. Peck Lake, MT, see Table 1. The total acreage of these two (2) cultural resource sites is approximately 10.1 acres. After award of the contract, the USACE will provide the contractor shapefiles that identify the locations of the sites.

The contractor shall provide the COR a Testing Strategy Summary for each site, which will include methodologies, including the number of excavation units and a brief rationale for each. It is expected that Testing Strategy Summaries will be brief, and the USACE’s COR will review them. The contractor may email the Testing Strategy Summaries and (if necessary) attachments to the COR.

Site 24VL0025 is an undated prehistoric camp consisting of approximately 11 rock rings situated on a ridge. It has previously been considered potentially significant under Criterion D only and that “to adequately determine the significance of this site, detailed mapping of the stone circles and subsurface testing would need to be undertaken” (Ferris 2004). Subsurface testing should be by one-meter by one-meter test units, though auger testing may be appropriate in determining the location of these units.

Site 24GF0373, Bay Stud Site, is an historic period homestead. Features associated with the site include a dugout, remains of a cabin, remains of a corral, swales associated with a wagon trail, several small depressions presumed to be privies, and scattered historic-period debris. The site was previously recommended not eligible due to integrity (Ferris 2004). Privies are well documented sources of important data regarding under-documented aspects of life. Detailed mapping of this site and identification and assessment of the data potential of the potential privies is necessary to determine significant under Criterion D. The contractor shall provide a detailed and justified subsurface testing strategy Testing Strategy Summary and Work Plan.

National Register Nomination forms shall only be prepared for sites recommended eligible by the contractor and approved by the USACE. The contractor shall submit draft and final National Register Nomination forms to the COR.

i) Deliverables

(1) Work Plan - The draft and final work plan will provide a detailed schedule for the background research, tentative field work, and report preparation. These detailed schedules will have an estimated date for deliverables. In addition to the detailed schedules, the draft and final work plan will have the resumes of personnel assigned to this contract, descriptions of any off-site or specialized testing to be used in assessing site data potential and the conditions for their use, and an outline of research questions and data requirements appropriate to the two sites.

After the award of the contract, the contractor shall have 30 calendar days to complete a draft work plan. The Government will have a maximum of 20 calendar days to review and comment.

The Contractor shall have 10 calendar days to correct and submit a final work plan. The Government will have 10 calendar days to review and accept the final work plan. The contractor shall submit the draft and final work plan electronically to the USACE’s Project Manager and

COR.

(2) Literature Review - The contractor shall perform a search of all pertinent historical and archaeological background literature for the project areas, to ensure that the contractor is familiar with the previous work conducted in the area. Excessive travel for the literature review will not be permitted. The contractor shall submit a list of all records and documents consulted during the literature review to the COR. After fieldwork begins, this initial list can be expanded as necessary.

(3) National Register Testing and Evaluation Field Work – If human remains are discovered during field work, all work will stop immediately. The contractor shall secure the site and immediately contact the Human Remains Discovery hotline 1-888-761-2772 as well as the COR and the Project Archeologist. The COR or the Project Archeologist will provide further instructions.

No fieldwork may begin until the USACE accepts a work plan. The contractor shall conduct National Register Testing and Evaluation of the two cultural resource sites identified in the Base.

The goal of the National Register Testing and Evaluation is to help the USACE determine if the two cultural resource sites are eligible under Criterion D (National Register Bulletin 15: How to Apply the National Register Criterion for Evaluation).

The contractor shall submit a Testing Strategy Summary to the COR for each cultural resource site. The Testing Strategy Summary shall include, but not be limited to, the number of auger or shovel tests, the number of excavation units, an explanation of test placement criteria, a brief description of the testing method, and if applicable a map of planned test locations. Auger or shovel testing and excavation units may be permitted, provided ground disturbing actions avoid disturbance to any surface stone features. It is expected site summaries will be brief and the COR will review them. The contractor can simply email summaries and (if necessary) attachments to the COR.

To conduct comprehensive National Register Testing, the contractor shall use their professional judgment to select test locations and quantities at each site. The contractor shall consider previous research at each site when planning testing strategies. The contractor shall excavate to a depth adequate to determine if there is potential to yield data (Criterion D). All excavation units will be excavated to the extent of the known cultural horizon. The depth of excavation units must meet and/or exceed beyond the cultural component(s) identified in the literature review. Once the contractor has the adequate amount of data for a national register eligibility recommendation, they will document the cultural resource site’s stratigraphic profile and the test units will be back filled.

Limited collection of soils for flotation, sediment analysis, or similar testing is allowable under the conditions described in an approved workplan. If the contractor choses to collect soil samples for flotation, sediment analysis, or similar off-site testing any artifacts found during off-site testing shall be recoded and treated as artifacts approved for collection, as described below.

The USACE does not ordinarily allow collection of artifacts from cultural resource sites.

However, in some circumstances, the collection of artifacts may be necessary. The COR and the Project Archeologist will make these decisions on a case-by-case basis as needed.

With the exception of any artifacts approved for collection, all artifacts identified will be documented in the field and back filled in the same test unit from which they were recovered.

Any artifacts approved for collection will be documented and provided to the COR and or the Project Archeologist as soon as practicable. The curation, cataloguing, and storage of approved artifacts is the responsibility of the USACE.

The contractor shall keep clear and legible field records. The contractor shall keep such field records up to date and make them available upon request. These records will include, but are not limited to, field notebooks, field maps, and photographs.

All test units will be mapped with sub-meter horizontal accuracy and 10-centimeter or better vertical accuracy. Site mapping may be conducted using optical survey equipment, in such cases the prime site datum will be established to 50-centimeter accuracy and all mapped features will be at sub-meter accuracy relative to the prime site datum. Site mapping may also be conducted using sub-meter accurate GPS. The contractor-prepared site forms and production maps will reflect that the cultural resource sites were plotted using a geographic information system (GIS). The method of spatial data collection and its projection and datum will be documented. The site forms will be electronically recorded using writing software equipment (ex: Microsoft Word, Word Perfect, Adobe Acrobat, etc.). All required site form fields will be filled out.

During the National Register testing, the contractor shall record, photograph, GPS, and obtain measurements on all diagnostic artifacts (projectile point bases, ceramics, glass bottles, and etc.).

The contractor shall record the level and test unit that a diagnostic artifact was identified in.

The contractor shall record the total number and type of non-diagnostic artifacts identified within each excavation level within each test unit.

If a subsurface cultural feature is identified during excavation, the contractor shall record the feature, record the stratigraphic layer the feature was identified in, and photograph, and measure the feature. The contractor is not required to fully excavate identified cultural features that extend beyond the excavation unit. The contractor shall collect a representative column soil sample of the cultural feature’s fill which will not exceed a volume of 10 liters. Samples will be clearly identified according to site number, feature number, feature type, depth, and volume when turned into the office at the end of the fieldwork. The contractor is not responsible for the curation of these samples.

The contractor shall perform the identification and analysis of artifacts at the site. Identification and analysis of artifacts will be performed by qualified personnel of appropriate discipline.

The contractor shall submit weekly field progress reports to the COR and the Project Archeologist, examples can be provided if necessary. These progress reports will detail the activities completed during the week and the proposed activities for the upcoming week. The contractor shall submit the progress report by the close of business every Friday.

The contractor shall comply with all federal, state, and local laws. All vehicular traffic within the project area shall be restricted to existing roads. If the contractor would like to utilize an Off- Highway Vehicle (OHV), they must request a permit from the Project Office.

The contractor will coordinate with the COR and the Project Archeologists to avoid any threatened, endangered, or protected species’ critical propagation periods, which are typically early April to mid-August. Coordination will be necessary because some area may be closed or inaccessible during this period.

For this contract, project area travel is defined as the distance from the contractor’s lodging accommodations to the cultural resource sites listed.

(4) National Register Testing and Evaluation Draft Report and electronic data - The Contractor shall prepare a comprehensive Draft Report, which will detail the work completed, the investigation results, site descriptions, National Register recommendations, updated site forms for previously identified cultural resource sites, and excavation forms. The contractor shall format the report to the standards identified below. The contractor shall submit the Draft Report to electronically to the Project Manager and COR.

(a) Title Page. This will contain the title, study type, location, project name, name of county(s), report date, name of Contractor, author/Principal Investigator, and USACE contract number.

This page will also state whether the report is a draft or final.

(b) CRABS Form. Required MT SHPO Report form.

(c) Abstract. This is a brief synopsis not to exceed 150 words, of the work conducted, number and types of cultural resources identified, overall significance of the cultural resource sites, and a summary of the management recommendations.

(d) Introduction. Identify the USACE and the Contractor, the purpose for the investigation, the type of investigation performed and location, and indicate the disposition of original records or other data. Discuss the report organization.

(e) Regional Location and Environment. This is a description of the cultural resource site locations, including physical features and terrain, past and present vegetation and fauna, field conditions, and past and present land uses. The cultural resource sites must be discussed within the larger framework of the physical region.

(f) Historic Context. This section should provide a broad regional overview appropriate to the themes of prehistoric camps and historic-period homesteading. This section should provide the cold reader with a cursory understanding of what is known about these themes and justify the importance of the following section’s Research Questions.

(g) Research Questions. Define regionally appropriate research questions and the data requirements necessary to provide answers to them. This section establishes the requirements for eligibility under Criterion D and should be scientifically defensible and not prejudiced to the eligibility or non-eligibility of the two sites.

(h) Methods. Present the procedures used to accomplish the work. Discuss how the fieldwork was organized and scheduled. Detail the methods used to analyze the data examined in the field. The contractor shall include a discussion of why certain testing strategies were chosen.

The Contractor shall also explain why test units were stopped at a certain level below the ground surface (i.e.: sterile level, bedrock, and etc.).

(i) Results. The information provided in this section will include, but will not be limited to: site names, site numbers, site types (lithic scatter, farmstead, mound, etc.), component(s) or probable component(s), elevation, a verbal description of the topographic position of the site, site size (horizontal and vertical), present vegetation, ground surface visibility at the time of the field investigation (in percent), condition (discuss the known past, present, or projected impacts), a discussion of the analyses performed, description of features and their distribution by component, and display site and important feature maps. A discussion of the soils and sediments within the cultural resource sites. Color photographs shall be of good composition and identified as to subject, location, and date.

(j) Discussion. This section will include a discussion about how the cultural resource sites fit into a larger regional context. This discussion will consider the location of sites, the density of artifacts, historical records, diagnostic artifact types, and etc.

(k) Recommendations. The results of the recommendations will be used to help the USACE make determinations about the integrity of the cultural resource site(s) and supplement what is presently known.

(l) References. Use the American Antiquity format for every publication, work, or interview cited in the report.

(m) Appendices. Completed site update forms (MT CRIS Forms) resulting from the investigation, maps, photographs, any other required state forms (e.g., MT Stone Circle Attribute Form), artifact catalogues, and profiles of each excavation unit. Additionally, include an appendix that contains copies of the completed National Register Nomination Forms for the applicable cultural resource sites (i.e.: cultural resource sites recommended eligible for listing on the National Register).

(5) Electronic and Hardcopy Data Requirements

(a) Electronic Data: Collected and generated geospatial raster/vector data will comply with

Federal Geospatial Data Standards, including the Spatial Data Standards for Facilities, Infrastructure, and Environment (SDSFIE) and National Standard for Spatial Data Accuracy (NSSDA) where applicable. Associated metadata will comply with Federal Geographic Data Committee Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata. All raw geospatial raster/vector data collected shall be delivered in its collected coordinate system. All processed geospatial raster/vector data collected shall be delivered in UTM NAD 1983 Zone 13. Both raw and processed geospatial data will be provided in a format compatible with Esri ArcGIS Desktop version 10.x. All information and data shall be submitted on an archival quality disc, which will become USACE property.

(b) Hard Copy(s): The reports will be prepared using word processing software. The reports will be divided into easily discernible chapters, with appropriate page separations and headings.

The report text will be printed single spaced on good quality bond paper, 8.5 inches by 11.0 inches, with 1.5 left and bottom margins and 1 inch top and right margins. The month and year of the report shall be reflected in a footer on each page of the report. In addition, the footer will also reflect the Chapter number and name. The main reports shall be produced in one volume and shall boldly and clearly indicate that the document is not for public release.

Maps shall be produced in separate volume and shall boldly and clearly indicate that the volume contain protected sensitive information and are not for public release. The reports will use correct English grammar, and there will be no typographical errors. The documents will be edited for major spelling and grammatical errors before submittal for review and comment or it will be returned for correction. All pages will be numbered consecutively, including the bibliography and attachments. Any illustrations that might be done must be clear, legible, self-explanatory, and of sufficiently high quality to be reproduced easily by standard photocopy equipment. All photographs should be clear, distinct prints or copies with captions and a bar scale. Maps shall be clean, clear, and easily reproducible. Maps must be labeled with a caption/description, north-oriented to the top of the page, and will contain a scale, north arrow, legend, township and range, map size and date, and map source (USGS quad name or published source). The features to be illustrated, such as anomalies, shall stand out clearly against the other features on the map.

The reports shall be organized in such a way that sensitive maps and information are contained in the appendix and can be removed from the report for review by the general public. Any photographs that might be taken shall be of good composition and identified as to subject, location, and date. The contractor shall reproduce all graphics for the report, such as maps, drawings, pictures, etc. in standard graphics formats such as .GIF, tiff, jpeg, .bmp, etc.

The contractor shall produce two final copies of the report.

All fieldwork information will undergo appropriate quality control before submission for inclusion in the USACE archeological database. The information will be accessible via ArcMap and will be transmitted on an archival quality compact disc or other electronic media that is compatible with the USACE database. All collected and generated GIS data will comply with federal geospatial data standards, including the Spatial Data Standards for Facilities, Infrastructure, and Environment. All associated metadata will comply with the Federal Geographic Data Committee Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata.

The Contractor shall have 120 calendar days after completing fieldwork to complete a Draft Report. The contractor shall submit the Draft Report to the USACE’s Project Manager and COR by email or similar electronic means. The USACE will have 30 days to review the Draft Report. The contractor shall have 30 days to address any comments on the Draft Report. The contractor shall submit the Final Report to the USACE on physical media to include two (2) bound copies on archival bond paper and final electronic copies on optical disc.

(6) National Register Testing and Evaluation Final Report and Electronic Data - The USACE will have 10 days from receipt to accept or reject the National Register Testing and Evaluation Final Report.

(7) Draft and Final Nomination Forms - National Register Nomination Form(s) shall be completed for each site the USACE determines eligible for listing on the National Register. The Contractor shall have 30 calendar days after the USACE acceptance of the Final Report to complete draft Nomination Forms. The USACE will have 30 days to review the draft Nominations Forms. The contractor shall have 30 days to address any comments on the draft Nomination Forms. After the contractor addresses the USACE’s comments, the contractor shall submit final Nomination Forms for review. The USACE will have 10 days to either accept or reject the contractor’s final Nomination Forms.

B) Base Contract: Ground-based Geophysical Testing - The contractor shall conduct ground-based geophysical testing on twelve (12) cultural resource sites at Lewis and Clark Lake, SD and Lake Sharpe SD, see table 1. The total acreage of these twelve (12) cultural resource sites is approximately 50 acres.

After award of the contract, the USACE will provide the contractor with information that specifically identifies the locations of the sites. Geophysical testing will include both gradiometer and soil resistivity methods, additional methods that are best suited to identifying archeological features in varying sediment types in the project area may be proposed by the contractor.

If needed, the contractor may be permitted to perform small soil probes on a cultural resource site to determine the location of the ground based geophysical testing area. All soil probes will be documented and backfilled. The collection of soil samples is not permitted. The placement of soil probes will be coordinated with the COR.

(1) Kick-Off Meeting - The contractor shall attend a virtual kick-off meeting with the COR and

Project Archeologists. The focus of this meeting will be the ground-based geophysical testing strategies and methods.

(2) Work Plan - The draft and final work plans will provide a detailed schedule for the background research, tentative fieldwork, and report preparation. This detailed schedule will include an estimated date for each of the deliverables. In addition to the detailed schedule, the draft and final work plans will include the resumes of the personnel assigned to this contract and geophysical testing strategies.

After the award of the contract, the contractor shall have 30 calendar days to complete a draft work plan. The Government will have a maximum of 20 calendar days to review and comment on the plan. The Contractor shall have 10 calendar days to make any corrections and submit a final work plan. The Government will have 10 calendar days to review and accept the final work plan.

The contractor shall submit the draft and final work plan to the Project Manager and COR via email.

(3) Geophysical Field Work – No fieldwork may begin until the USACE accepts the work plan. The geophysical testing will include gradiometer plus an additional method that is appropriate to the sediment types in the project area. The Contractor shall identify the location of any sub-surface anomalies within the twelve (12) cultural resource sites at Lewis and Clark Lake, SD and Lake Sharpe SD, see table .1.

Normally, the USACE does not collect artifacts from cultural resource sites. However, special circumstances may arise where the collection of artifacts would be permitted on a case-by-case basis. Any such collection of artifacts will need to be coordinated with the Archeologists.

The contractor shall keep clear and legible field records. The contractor shall keep the field records available and current. These records will include, but not be limited to, field notebooks, field maps, and photographs.

The contractor shall seek permission from private property owners to cross their lands, if needed.

The contractor shall submit weekly field progress reports to the COR and to the Project Archeologists. These progress reports will detail the activities completed during the week, and will state the proposed activities for the upcoming week. The contractor shall submit the progress report by the close of business every Friday.

For this contract, project area travel is defined as the distance from the contractor’s lodging accommodations to the cultural resource sites listed in Table 1.

All vehicular traffic within the project area shall be restricted to existing roads.

If human remains are discovered, all work will stop. The contractor shall immediately contact the

Human Remains Discovery hotline at 1-888-761-2772. The contractor shall contact the COR and the Archeologists. The COR or the Project Archeologist will provide further instructions.

(4) Geophysical Investigative Draft Report and Electronic Files/Data - The contractor shall prepare comprehensive draft and Final Reports for the ground based geophysical testing work.

The report will detail the work completed, provide detailed descriptions of the processes, and provide methodologies that the contractor used. The contractor shall state the confidence and accuracy of the data for any subsurface anomalies identified during the geophysical testing. The contractor shall explain any limitations encountered in the field or with the software/hardware used. The contractor shall interpret the post-processed data and explain what causes certain subsurface anomalies. The contractor shall suggest areas within each of the cultural resource sites where additional research and/or testing could occur. The contractor shall submit the Draft Report to the Project Manager and COR via electronic means. The report shall generally follow the format described in Appendix G of the South Dakota Guidelines for Compliance with the National Historic Preservation Act and South Dakota Codified Law 1-19A-11.1 of 2012 and include the following divisions.

(a) Title Page. This section will contain the title, study type, location, project name and counties, report date, name of contractor, author, and USACE contract number.

(b) Abstract. This is a brief synopsis, which will not exceed 150 words, of the work conducted, number and types of anomalies encountered, overall importance of the anomalies, and a summary of the management recommendations.

(c) Introduction. This section will discuss the purpose of the project, summarize the work performed, fieldwork dates, acreage, and study locations. This section will also outline the organization of the report.

(d) Background Research. This shall include a summary of previous work at the sites, a brief environmental history, and a brief cultural history. The environmental history shall include a description of the site locations, including physical features and terrain, past and present vegetation and fauna, field conditions, and past and present land uses.

(e) Methods. Present the procedures used to accomplish the work. Discuss how the fieldwork was organized and scheduled. Detail the methods used to analyze the data examined in the field.

(f) Results. This will present the results of the project, a description of findings including dimensions and depths, and location of findings, preferably listed in tabular form and also displayed on map(s). Color photographs shall be of good composition, and identified as to subject, location, and date.

(g) Recommendations. This will discuss any recommendations for further field work.

(h) References. This will cite every publication, work, and/or interview referenced in the report in American Antiquity format.

(i) Appendices. Maps identifying anomalies and cultural resource site locations.

(5) Electronic Files/Data and Hardcopy Requirements

(a) Electronic Files/ Data: Collected and generated geospatial raster/vector data will comply with Federal Geospatial Data Standards, including the Spatial Data Standards for Facilities, Infrastructure, and Environment (SDSFIE) and National Standards for Spatial Data Accuracy (NSSDA) where applicable.

Associated metadata will comply with Federal Geographic Data Committee Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata. All raw geospatial raster/vector data collected shall be delivered in its collected coordinate system. All processed geospatial raster/vector data collected shall be delivered in UTM NAD 1983 Zone 14. Raw and processed geospatial data will be provided in a format compatible with esri ArcGIS Desktop version 10.x. All information and data shall be submitted on an archival quality disc(s), which will become USACE property.

(b) Hardcopy: The reports will be prepared using Microsoft Word. The reports will be divided into easily discernible chapters, with appropriate page separations and headings. The report text will be printed single spaced on good quality bond paper, 8.5 inches by 11.0 inches, with

1.5 left and bottom margins and 1 inch top and right margins. The month and year of the report shall be reflected in a footer on each page of the report. In addition, the footer will also reflect the chapter number and name. The main reports shall be produced in one volume and shall boldly and clearly indicate that the document is not for public release. Maps shall be produced in separate volume and shall boldly and clearly indicate that the volume contain protected sensitive information and are not for public release. The reports will use correct English grammar, and there will be no typographical errors. The documents will be edited for major spelling and grammatical errors before submittal for review and comment or it will be returned for correction. All pages will be numbered consecutively, including the bibliography and attachments. Any illustrations that might be done must be clear, legible, self-explanatory, and of sufficiently high quality to be reproduced easily by standard photocopy equipment. All photographs should be clear, distinct prints or copies with captions and a bar scale. Maps shall be clean, clear, and easily reproducible. Maps must be labeled with a caption/description, north-oriented to the top of the page, and will contain a scale, north arrow, legend, township and range, map size and date, and map source (USGS quad name or published source). The features to be illustrated, such as anomalies, shall stand out clearly against the other features on the map.

(c) The reports shall be organized in such a way that sensitive maps and information are contained in the appendix and can be removed from the report for review by the general public. Any photographs that might be taken shall be of good composition and identified as to subject, location, and date. The contractor shall reproduce all graphics for the report, such as maps, drawings, pictures, etc. in standard graphics formats such as .GIF, tiff, jpeg, .png, etc.

The contractor shall produce three final copies of the Base Geophysical report.

(d) The Contractor shall have 120 calendar days after completing fieldwork to submit a Geophysical Investigation Draft Report to the COR. The USACE will have 30 days to review the Draft Report. The contractor shall have 30 days to address any comments on the Draft Report and submit the Final Report.

(e) Geophysical Investigative Final Report and Electronic Files/Data –The USACE will have 10 days to accept or reject the Final Report. The contractor shall submit the Final Report to the Project Manager.

C) Option One Contract: Ground-based Geophysical Testing - The contractor shall conduct ground-based geophysical testing on two (2) cultural resource sites at Fort Randall, SD, see table 2. The total acreage of these two (2) cultural resource sites is approximately 19.3 acres. After award of the contract, the USACE will provide the contractor with information that specifically identifies the locations of the sites.

Geophysical testing will include both gradiometer and soil resistivity methods, additional methods that are best suited to identifying archeological features in varying sediment types in the project area may be proposed by the contractor.

If needed, the contractor may be permitted to perform small soil probes on a cultural resource site to determine the location of the ground based geophysical testing area. All soil probes will be documented and backfilled. The collection of soil samples is not permitted. The placement of soil probes will be

Project Archeologist. The focus of this meeting will be the ground-based geophysical testing estimated date for each of the deliverables. In addition to the detailed schedule, the draft and final work plans will include the resumes of the personnel assigned to this contract and geophysical testing strategies.

After the award of the contract, the contractor shall have 30 calendar days to complete a draft work plan. The Government will have a maximum of 20 calendar days to review and comment on the plan. The Contractor shall have 10 calendar days to make any corrections and submit a final work plan. The Government will have 10 calendar days to review and accept the final work plan.

sediment types in the project area. The Contractor shall identify the location of any sub-surface anomalies within the two (2) cultural resource sites at Fort Randall, SD, see table .2.

Normally, the USACE does not collect artifacts from cultural resource sites. However, special circumstances may arise where the collection of artifacts would be permitted on a case-by-case basis. Any such collection of artifacts will need to be coordinated with the Archeologists.

The contractor shall keep clear and legible field records. The contractor shall keep the field records available and current. These records will include, but not be limited to, field notebooks, field maps, and photographs.

The contractor shall seek permission from private property owners to cross their lands, if needed.

The contractor shall submit weekly field progress reports to the COR and to the Project Archeologist. These progress reports will detail the activities completed during the week, and will state the proposed activities for the upcoming week. The contractor shall submit the progress report by the close of business every Friday.

For this contract, project area travel is defined as the distance from the contractor’s lodging accommodations to the cultural resource sites listed in Table 2.

All vehicular traffic within the project area shall be restricted to existing roads.

If human remains are discovered, all work will stop. The contractor shall immediately contact the

The report will detail the work completed, provide detailed descriptions of the processes, and provide methodologies that the contractor used. The contractor shall state the confidence and accuracy of the data for any subsurface anomalies identified during the geophysical testing. The contractor shall explain any limitations encountered in the field or with the software/hardware used. The contractor shall interpret the post-processed data and explain what causes certain subsurface anomalies. The contractor shall suggest areas within each of the cultural resource sites where additional research and/or testing could occur. The contractor shall submit the Draft Report to the Project Manager and COR via electronic means. The report shall generally follow the format described in Appendix G of the South Dakota Guidelines for Compliance with the National Historic Preservation Act and South Dakota Codified Law 1-19A-11.1 of 2012 and include the following divisions.

(a) Title Page. This section will contain the title, study type, location, project name and counties, report date, name of contractor, author, and USACE contract number.

(b) Abstract. This is a brief synopsis, which will not exceed 150 words, of the work conducted, number and types of anomalies encountered, overall importance of the anomalies, and a summary of the management recommendations.

(c) Introduction.