13-T-0054_Sheyenne_Study_Combined_Syn-Sol.doc

Department of the Army

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i) This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items/services prepared in accordance with the format in FAR PART 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; quotes are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued.

ii) Solicitation Number: W912ES-13-T-0054, this is being issued as a request for quotes (RFQ). Quotes are due no later than 17th of April 2013 at 03:00 pm CDT.

iii) The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through the Federal Acquisition Circular.

iv) This procurement is being posted with a 100% Small Business set-aside under the NAICS Code 541720 with a size standard of $19,000,000.00.

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vi) Requirements are defined as follows:

SCOPE OF WORK

ARCHEOLOGICAL TESTING TO VERIFY A

REPORTED GRAVE SITE (32CSX362) AT THE SHEYENNE RIVER CROSSING OF

THE FARGO-MOORHEAD METRO FLOOD RISK MANAGEMENT PROJECT,

CASS COUNTY, NORTH DAKOTA

1.00 INTRODUCTION

1.01 The Contractor will undertake archeological testing to verify a reported grave site (32CSX362) on the east side of the Sheyenne River where the Fargo-Moorhead Metro Flood Risk Management Project’s proposed diversion channel will cross that river.

1.02 This cultural resources investigation will fulfill the Corps of Engineers (Corps) obligations as set forth in Stipulation F – Burials in the Programmatic Agreement Among the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, the North Dakota State Historic Preservation Officer, and the Minnesota State Historic Preservation Officer Regarding the Fargo-Moorhead Metro Flood Risk Management Project, Cass County, North Dakota and Clay County, Minnesota (signed June-July 2011). This stipulation requires the Corps and its contractors to comply with North Dakota Century Code (NDCC) Section 23-06-27, “Protection of Human Burial Sites, Human Remains, and Burial Goods,” and North Dakota Administrative Code (NDAC) Chapter 40-02-03, “Protection of Prehistoric and Historic Human Burial Sites, Human Remains, and Burial Goods” for all burials potentially affected by the Project on non-Federal and non-tribal lands in North Dakota.

1.03 Specifically, the archeological testing covered under this contract is to comply with NDAC Section 40-02-03-06 Planned disinterment – Notification, which states in part: “If a person, who plans to undertake any of the development activities enumerated in subsection 7 of North Dakota Century Code section 23-06-27, knows or has reason to believe that a human burial site may be disturbed by a development activity but does not have sufficient information to design the development to preserve the site or to prepare a scope-of-work for disinterment of human remains and burial goods, the person shall conduct archaeological tests.”

2.00 PROJECT DESCRIPTION

2.01 The Fargo-Moorhead Metro Flood Risk Management Project (FMM Project) consists of a diversion channel with a low-flow channel, a connecting channel that diverts water from the Red River and Wild Rice River to the diversion channel, an upstream staging area, and various associated structures, non-structural features, recreation features, and environmental mitigation measures. The connecting channel starts on the north-flowing Red River of the North approximately four miles south (upstream) of the confluence of the Red and Wild Rice Rivers and extends west and north, crossing the Wild Rice River, to the diversion inlet structure that is located just south of Horace, North Dakota. The diversion channel extends from its inlet, around the cities of Horace, Fargo, West Fargo and Harwood. It ultimately re-enters the Red River north of the confluence of the Red and Sheyenne Rivers near the city of Georgetown, Minnesota. The 36-mile-long path of the connecting channel and diversion channel will cross the Wild Rice, Sheyenne, Maple, Lower Rush, and Rush rivers. The purpose of the FMM Project is to provide 500-year level of flood protection to the cities of Fargo and Moorhead and adjacent portions of Cass County, North Dakota and Clay County, Minnesota. The Sheyenne River crossing structure for the proposed diversion channel will be located in Section 25, Township 138 North, Range 50 West, Cass County (Figure 1). High water flows in the Sheyenne River will be diverted into the diversion channel while a low flow will be maintained in the Sheyenne River between the diversion channel and the Sheyenne River’s confluence with the Red River.

2.02 In June 2011, during the field visit portion of the Traditional Cultural Properties (TCP) study for the FMM Project, a local resident showed the TCP Study team a possible grave location, which the resident stated was, according to local lore, that of a “chief” who chose to be buried there, i.e., above the right bank of the Sheyenne River. This possible burial site is located in the NE¼NE¼NW¼SE¼, Section 25, Township 138 North, Range 50 West, Cass County, North Dakota (Figure 1). The possible burial feature shown to the TCP Study team is located just within the wooded strip along the east side of the Sheyenne River and immediately adjacent to an actively cultivated field and three-row tree planting at GPS coordinates of 96 55’ 52.689 W Longitude and 46 44’ 20.686 N Latitude (Figure 2). The ground surface of the wooded area is hummocky and covered with various size trees, grass, and other floodplain vegetation (Figures 3, 4 and 5). No obvious burial mound or grave depression is present. The feature shown to the TCP Study team could be archaeological in nature, but could also be due to flood-related uplift or deposition. No documentary evidence for a burial at this location was encountered during the literature search portion of the TCP Study. No cultural resources were observed in the immediately adjacent cultivated field during the TCP Study field visit. This possible burial site is briefly mentioned on pages 28 and 29 in A Traditional Cultural Property Survey of the Fargo-Moorhead Metro Area Flood Risk Management Project, Cass County, North Dakota and Clay County, Minnesota, by Kade M. Ferris, Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians, Belcourt, North Dakota. The title page and these two pages of the TCP report are included as Attachment A to this scope of work.

2.03 A Phase I cultural resources investigation of the Sheyenne River crossing area had been conducted by URS archeologists in July 2010 (ref. Tucker et al., September 2012, The Fargo-Moorhead Flood Risk Management Project, Cass County, North Dakota and Clay County, Minnesota: Results of Phase I Cultural Resources Investigations, 2010-2011, URS Corporation, Denver, Colorado). No cultural resources were observed either in the wooded area along the east side of the Sheyenne River or in the adjacent cultivated field during the URS archeologists’ pedestrian survey of this area. Surface visibility in the field at the time of the survey was greater than 30 percent. No shovel testing or deep coring was conducted in the immediate vicinity of the reported burial site during that survey work.

2.04 As part of cleanup following the 1993 flood, University of North Dakota archeologists investigated log piles along the Sheyenne River which were to be burned (ref. Kordecki, 1996, Log Piles of Cass, McHenry, Ransom, and Walsh Counties, North Dakota, Cultural Resources Inventory, University of North Dakota, Department of Anthropology, Grand Forks, North Dakota, NDSHPO Ms. 6565). Log pile CS19 was located near the reported burial location, but had already been removed by the time UND archeologists checked its location for cultural resources. They saw no evidence of cultural resources at the former log pile location. Applicable pages from this report are included as Attachment B to this scope of work.

2.05 According to the U.S.D.A. Natural Resources Conservation Service’s Web Soil Survey, the soils in the reported grave site location consist of Fairdale-Fluvaquents, channeled complex, wooded, 0 to 6 percent slopes, frequently flooded, in the wooded strip along the Sheyenne River and Fairdale silt loam, clayey substratum, 0 to 3 percent slopes, rarely flooded, in the adjacent agricultural field (http://websoilsurvey.nrcs.usda.gov/ Accessed 07/27/2012). Fairdale series soils formed in stratified, loamy recent alluvium on low terraces and flood plains. Fairdale series soils have the following profile (http://soils.usda.gov/technical/classification/osd/index.html. Accessed 07/27/2012):

The actual soil type and its associated horizon depths at the reported burial site may vary from the above information.

3.00 RESEARCH DESIGN

3.01 The purpose of the archeological testing to be conducted under this contract is to determine if there is a burial present at the reported location of a “chief’s grave” which is based on local lore. Excavation and testing at the reported burial location (site lead 32CSX362) will be limited to the minimum necessary to determine if a human burial is present at this location and the horizontal extent of its associated burial pit or mound feature. Actual removal or relocation of any human remains discovered and any associated grave goods will not be conducted under this contract.

3.02 Remote sensing – Due to the hummocky, overgrown nature (grass, other plants, and various size trees) of the reported burial location, remote sensing in the form of resistivity or magnetometry surveys may not work. A metal detector scan of a 20-meter by 20-meter area centered on the reported burial location might help pinpoint the burial if the individual was interred with iron or other metal materials. If a metal detector is used, all positive hits should be flagged and field checked by digging a shovel test hole.

3.03 Soil probing – A close-interval grid of 1-inch-diameter hand-pushed soil probes should be placed within a 20 meter by 20 meter area centered on the reported burial location. Spacing between the probe locations should be 2 meters or less (a 2 meter grid = 121 probes). The soil probes should extend to at least 1 meter deep. Soil profiles from the probes would provide information on soil deposition or disturbance in the area and may indicate the presence of a burial pit feature or mound fill. Shovel tests should be hand dug at all positive or suspicious soil probes to check for the reported burial feature.

3.04 Excavation unit – If evidence of the reported burial is encountered either by metal detecting or soil probing and subsequent shovel testing in the 20 meter by 20 meter area, a 1-meter by 1-meter excavation unit (XU) should be hand dug in 5-cm levels at that location to confirm that it is indeed a human burial and the burial’s orientation and depth below the surface. If no evidence of a burial is encountered during metal detecting or soil probing and subsequent shovel testing, a 1-meter by 1-meter excavation unit should be hand dug at the reported burial location in 5 cm levels. Excavation of the XU should stop if a human burial is encountered or after excavating 20 cm into the natural undisturbed C horizon layer, which would indicate there is no burial at that location. The excavation unit should be expanded only if needed for determining the orientation and thus approximate horizontal extent of the burial.

3.05 Photography – Overview and close-up photographs should be taken of the reported burial location prior to the start of any fieldwork and again after backfilling all subsurface test holes.

3.06 GPS coordinates -- GPS readings should be taken of the boundaries of the metal detected area (if used), at all soil probe locations, at all shovel test locations, and at the corners of any excavation unit. The Corps’ preferred GPS data format is UTM (Projection), NAD 83 (Horizontal Datum), and Meters (Units).

3.07 Site map -- The Contractor should prepare a site map, to scale, showing the horizontal extent of any burial feature encountered in relation to permanent landscape features and subsurface tests.

3.08 If a burial is discovered, the Contractor will complete and submit an official site form to the Archaeology and Historic Preservation Division of the State Historical Society of North Dakota (SHSND) for an official SITS number. The burial is currently site lead 32CSX362 (see Attachment C for site lead form).

3.09 Per the ND SHPO Manual for Cultural Resource Inventories (2012:3):

“In the event that human remains are discovered on state and private lands in North Dakota the following procedure must be followed:

(1) Leave everything in place; do not remove or collect anything. If a burial is discovered, all ground disturbing activities in that location must cease. It is very important for law enforcement personnel and representatives from the SHSND or

North Dakota Department of Health to examine the location as it was found.

(2) Notify the appropriate local law enforcement office and the SHSND. The

SHSND will notify the North Dakota Department of Health and Consolidated

Laboratories. If the burial is believed to be American Indian, the North Dakota

Intertribal Re-interment Committee will be notified by the SHSND.”

3.10 Should human remains or a burial feature or associated or unassociated funerary objects be discovered during the archeological testing, the Contractor should notify the Corps’ Technical Representative as soon as possible after the discovery.

3.11 Backfilling – Care will be taken in backfilling any excavation unit or subsurface test hole where a burial was encountered so as to disturb it as little as possible.

4.00 TESTING REPORT

4.01 The Contractor will prepare a detailed report on the results, positive or negative, of the archeological testing to field verify the reported “chief’s grave.”

4.02 The report will include information on any burial discovery, its location, and any information on the nature of the discovery, including items found and their apparent age and condition.

4.03 The report will include figures showing the area where a metal-detector or other remote sensing device was used and all positive hit locations, all soil probe and shovel test locations, and any excavation units, as well as the probable extent of any human burial located, in relation to the edge of the cultivated field and other permanent landmarks.

4.04 If a burial is discovered, a copy of the completed site form will be included as an appendix to the testing report.

5.00 GENERAL PROJECT REQUIREMENTS

5.01 The Contractor will conduct field verification of a reported grave site (32CSX362) at the FMM Project’s Sheyenne River crossing in accordance with the Research Design section 3.01-3.11 of this scope of work.

5.02 The Contractor’s work will be subject to the review and approval of the Corps’ Technical Representative. The Corps’ Technical Representative for this contract is Ms. Virginia Gnabasik, St. Paul District archeologist, at (651) 290-5262 or virginia.r.gnabasik@usace.army.mil.

5.03 If the Contractor has questions regarding any aspect of the required work, conditions or provisions of this scope of work, the Contractor will contact the Corps’ Technical Representative and resolve the confusion before proceeding. The Contractor will not proceed with work that is or appears to be beyond this scope of work. If additional work is required, it must be authorized in a contract modification signed by a warranted contracting officer prior to performance.

5.04 Information on buried utilities is available from the appropriate utility companies. The North Dakota One Call Excavation Notice System number utility information is main office at (701) 223-9380 and hotline at (800) 223-9380.

5.05 The Contractor will employ a systematic, interdisciplinary approach in conducting the project, using techniques and methods that represent the current state of knowledge for the appropriate disciplines. The Contractor will provide specialized knowledge and skills as needed, including expertise in prehistoric and historic archeology, physical anthropology, human anatomy, history, geomorphology, and other social and natural sciences.

5.06 The Contractor’s key personnel for this project must meet the professional qualification standards for prehistoric and historic archeologists as given in the Secretary of the Interior’s Standards and Guidelines for Archeology and Historic Preservation (as amended and annotated), which is available at http://www.cr.nps.gov/local-law/arch_stnds_9.htm. Key personnel include the Contractor’s principal investigator and field director.

5.07 The Contractor is required by North Dakota Century Code 55-03-01 to obtain a cultural resources permit or archeological license from the Archaeology and Historic Preservation Division of the State Historical Society of North Dakota prior to the start of any field work. Contact Mr. Paul Picha, Chief Archaeologist, at (701) 328-3574, for information and a permit application. Mr. Picha is also the point of contact for burial sites information. All permit fees are the responsibility of the Contractor and will not be subject to remuneration.

5.08 The Contractor will provide all materials and equipment necessary to perform the required services expeditiously.

5.09 The Contractor will screen all subsurface tests through ¼-inch mesh or smaller hardware cloth.

5.10 The Contractor will backfill any excavation units or other subsurface test holes dug during the field work. Care will be taken in backfilling any excavation unit where a burial was encountered so as to disturb it as little as possible. Care should be taken to minimize crop damage in agricultural fields.

5.11 For safety reasons, the Contractor must place safety barriers around any open test units that have to be left unattended during the day or open overnight.

5.12 The Contractor must keep standard records that include field notes and maps, subsurface testing forms, photographs, plan maps and profiles of excavation units and features, distribution maps of soil probes and shovel tests, tables, charts, and any other records made for the purposes of reporting on the results of the archeological testing.

5.13 The Contractor should use a global positioning system (GPS) or total station device to prepare site maps showing the boundaries of any burial feature encountered, the location of excavation units, shovel tests, soil probes, the extent of metal detecting, etc., so that the burial location and any subsurface test locations can be more easily relocated. The Corps’ preferred GPS data format is UTM (Projection), NAD 83 (Horizontal Datum), and Meters (Units). See Section 9.02 below for additional details.

5.14 A state site form will be prepared for the reported burial feature if a burial is encountered during the archeological testing under this contract. A state site form will also be prepared if only a non-burial archeological site is encountered at the reported burial location. Data should be included on the present condition of the site and on the types and locations of testing at the site. The Contractor will submit the site form(s) to the Archaeology and Historic Preservation Division of the State Historical Society of North Dakota for an official site number(s). The UTM location of the site(s) shall be noted on the state site form(s).

5.15 The reported burial location is on private lands. The Fargo-Moorhead Metro Diversion Authority Board, the local sponsor of the FMM Project, has acquired temporary easements from the landowners to allow rights-of-entry for the purpose of archeological testing to verify the reported grave site. These easements end on May 13, 2013. These access permissions will be provided to the Contractor upon award of this contract. The rights-of-entry point of contact for the Board is Mr. Lee Beauvais, Moore Engineering, who can be reached at (701) 499-5809 or (701) 282-4692. If the ground is expected to remain frozen through the second week of May, or if flooding prevents completion of the field work prior to the easements expiring, the contractor shall notify the Government no later than the 1st of May 2013 to request an extension of the final report deadline.

6.00 GENERAL REPORT REQUIREMENTS

6.01 The Contractor will submit the following documents, described in this section and Section 7.00: field notes, a field report, a draft contract report, and a final contract report.

6.02 The Contractor’s field report will be a brief summary of the nature, extent and results of the field work conducted. It may be in the form of a letter or email to the Corps’ Technical Representative.

6.03 The Contractor’s field notes will include legible copies of important notes and records kept during the investigation. Especially important are the daily field journal of the Principal Investigator or field director, excavation forms, plan and profile drawings, and the final map of testing and excavations. One copy of these notes should be submitted to the Corps’ Technical Representative with the draft contract report, but should not be bound into the report.

6.04 The draft contract report will detail the approach, methods, and results of the investigation and make recommendations for further work. It will be submitted to the Corps’ Technical Representative, who will review it and forward it to the State Historic Preservation Office and possibly other agencies for review. This review will be done to insure that project facts are complete and that the manuscript fulfills the intent of the archeological testing to field verify a reported burial per NDAC Section 40-02-03-06. Comments will be provided to the Contractor, who will make the necessary revisions and submit the final contract report.

6.05 The Contractor’s draft and final reports will include at least the following sections, as appropriate to the study. The length of each section depends on the level of detail required of the study and the amount of information available. While the contents of the draft and final contract reports will be subject to the information inherent in the data, at a minimum, these reports should describe the results of the field work and an interpretation of the site within the historical context of its period(s) of significance.

a. Title page: The title page will provide the following information: the type of study; the type of cultural resources assessed; the project name and location (county and state); the date of the report; the Contractor’s name; the contract number; the name of the author(s) and/or Principal Investigator; the signature of the Principal Investigator; and the agency for which the report is being prepared.

b. Abstract: This section will provide a concise summary of the work. This information will include the reason the work was undertaken, who the sponsor was, a brief summary of the scope of work, a summary of the field work, the geomorphology of the site area, the limitations of the study, the results, the significance of the results, recommendations for further work, and the repository for records.

c. Table of contents

d. List of figures (includes photographs)

e. List of tables

f. Introduction: This section will identify the sponsors (Corps of Engineers) and their reason for the study and present an overview of the study with each site located on USGS topographic quadrangle maps. It will also define the location and boundaries of the study area (using regional and area-specific maps); define the study area within its regional cultural and environmental context; reference the scope of work; identify the institution that did the work and the number of people and person-day/hours involved; give the dates when the various phases of work were completed; identify the repository of records; and provide a brief outline of the report and an overview of its major goals.

g. Previous archeological and historical studies: This section will briefly summarize and evaluate previous archeological and historical research in the study area including the researchers, dates, extent, adequacy, and results of past work and any cultural/behavioral inferences derived from it.

h. Environmental background: This section will briefly describe the current and prehistoric environment of the study area, including its geology, vegetation, fauna, climate, topography, physiography, and soils. The relationship of the environmental setting to the area’s prehistory and history should be stressed. The level of detail in this section will be commensurate with that of the other report sections.

i. Theoretical and methodological overview: This section will state the goals of the sponsor and the researcher, the theoretical and methodological orientation of the study, and the research strategies that were applied to achieve the goals.

j. Field methods: This section will describe all field methods, techniques, and strategies and the reasons for using them. It will also describe field conditions, relevant topographic and physiographic features, vegetation conditions, soil types, stratigraphy, and general results.

k. Results: This section will describe the results of the field work, including any oral interviews. As background, it will include the site’s description, location, environmental setting, and current condition. It will discuss in depth the quantity, types, and distribution of remains, artifacts, and features found during the testing. It will also discuss the physical integrity of any burial feature located during the testing.

l. Conclusions: This section will formulate conclusions about the location, size, condition, and distribution of any cultural resources encountered; their relationship to other sites in the area; and their possible importance in terms of local and regional prehistory, protohistory, and history. It will also relate the results of the study to the stated goals of the research design.

m. Recommendations: This section will recommend any further work deemed necessary. It will describe the recovery measures that would be necessary to excavate the burial for relocation. If the Contractor concludes that no further work is needed, the evidence and reasoning supporting this recommendation will be presented.

n. References: This section will provide bibliographic references (in American Antiquity format) for every publication cited in the report. References not cited in the report may be listed in a separate “Additional References” section.

o. Appendices: This section will include the Scope of Work, resumes of key project personnel, copies of all correspondence relating to the study, the state site form for the site if a burial is located, and any other pertinent information referenced in the text.

q. Figures: The location of the reported burial site and other features discussed in the text will be shown on legibly photocopied USGS 7.5’ topographic quadrangle maps bound into the report. In addition, the locations of all subsurface tests, including soil probes, shovel tests, and excavation units, and the boundaries of the metal detected area (if used) will be indicated on maps of appropriate scale and detail, and keyed to the subsurface testing forms included with the field notes. Other recommended figures are regional and project maps, photographs of the project area, and unit or feature planview and profile drawings.

7.00 FORMAT SPECIFICATIONS

7.01 There are no specific format requirements for the field report. A letter report or an email message is usually sufficient.

7.02 There are no format requirements for the field notes; however, they must be legible. If the original handwritten notes are illegible, they should be typed.

7.03 Formats for both the draft and final contract reports are as follows:

a. The Contractor will present information in whatever textual, tabular, or graphic forms are most effective for communicating it.

b. The draft and final reports will be divided into easily discernible chapters, with appropriate page separations and headings.

c. The final report text will be typed single-spaced (the draft report should be space-and-one-half or double-spaced), on 20 lb. bond paper, 8.5 inches by 11.0 inches, with 1.5-inch binding and bottom margins and 1-inch top and outer margins, and may be printed on both sides of the paper. All pages will be numbered consecutively, including plates, figures, tables, and appendices. Text font should be no smaller than 11 point.

d. All illustrations must be clear, legible, self-explanatory, and of sufficiently high quality to be reproduced easily by standard xerographic equipment, and will have margins as defined above. All maps must be labeled with a caption/description, a north arrow, a scale bar, township and range, maps size and dates, and map source (e.g., the USGS quad name or published source). All photographs or drawings should be clear, distinct prints or copies with captions and a bar scale.

8.00 MATERIALS PROVIDED

8.01 The Corps’ Technical Representative will furnish the Contractor with access to any publications, records, maps, or photographs that are on file at the St. Paul District headquarters that are appropriate to the study being undertaken.

8.02 At the Contractor’s request, the Corps’ GIS coordinator (Mr. Keith LeClaire, phone: 651-290-5491) will provide a Federal Geographic Data Committee (FGDC) compliant Metadata package to generate the required metadata files.

9.00 SUBMITTALS

9.01 The contractor is responsible for scheduling all field work so that the draft report is received NLT June 12, 2013. The Contractor will contract the Corps’ Technical Representative at least 7 days before the field work begins to discuss the field work schedule and plans.

9.02 All geospatial data produced under this work order must be provided to the Corps. This includes all source data used to generate digital products.

a. All spatial data will be shipped in ESRI Shapefile or personal Geodatabase format.

b. All spatial data will reference the appropriate UTM Zone, NAD 83, Meters.

c. Locational referencing must be accomplished using a Global Positioning System (GPS) that must produce a horizontal accuracy of +/- 2 meters.

d. All GPS data must be post-processed to remove atmospheric and systematic errors. The log file produced in the processing of the data must accompany the data.

9.03 All geospatial data provide must include a metadata file compliant with the Federal Geographic Data Committee (FGDC) Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata. The Corps will provide a FGDC compliant Metadata package to generate these files upon the request of the Contractor (see 8.02 above).

a. Metadata must be delivered at the same time as the final contract report.

b. Metadata compliant files must be submitted as an email attachment to the following address: mvpgismetadata@mvp.usace.army.mil.

c. The metadata file must include a description of any digital data acquisition including GPS specifications, i.e., unit manufacturer, model, date and time of collect.

9.03 The Contractor will submit reports according to the following schedules:

a. Field report: A brief letter report or email message summarizing the field work and its results will be submitted to the Corps’ Technical Representative within five (5) business days after the completion of field work.

b. Draft contract report: Five (5) copies of the draft contract report will be submitted no later than 31 days after completion of the field work (NLT June 12, 2013). The draft contract report will be reviewed by the Corps of Engineers, the North Dakota State Historic Preservation Office, and possibly other reviewers. The draft contract report will be submitted according to the report and contract specifications outlined in this scope of work.

c. Project field notes: One legible copy of all the project field notes will be submitted with the draft contract report.

d. Final contract report: The original (on CD) and 6 hard copies (on paper) of the final report will be submitted no later than 30 days after the Contractor receives the Corps of Engineers comments on the draft contract report (final report will be due on or before August 12, 2013). The final report will incorporate all the comments made on the draft report. The original copy of the final report should be submitted to the Corps on a CD. The original copy will consist of the entire final report, including all text, figures, tables, plates, and appendices in a .jpg file. A legible copy of the project field notes should also be included on this CD as a separate .jpg file.

10.00 CONDITIONS

10.01 Failure of the Contractor to fulfill the requirements of this scope of work may result in rejection of the Contractor’s report and/or termination of the contract.

10.02 Neither the Contractor nor his representative shall release any sketch, photograph, report, or other materials of any nature obtained or prepared under this contract without specific written approval of the Corps’ Technical Representative prior to the acceptance of the final report by the Government. Professional discretion should be used in releasing information on site locations where publication could result in damage to cultural resources.

10.03 All materials, documents, collections, notes, forms, maps, etc., that have been produced or acquired in any manner for use in the completion of this contract shall be made available to the Corps’ Technical Representative upon request.

10.04 Principal investigators will be responsible for the validity of material presented in their reports. In the event of controversy or court challenge, the principal investigator(s) may be placed under separate contract to testify on behalf of the Government in support of the findings presented in their reports.

10.05 The Contractor will be responsible for adhering to all State laws and procedures regarding the treatment and disposition of human skeletal remains. Any human remains encountered will be treated with respect.

11.00

ATTACHMENTS

11.01 Figures accompanying scope of work:

a. Figure 1: General location map and U.S.G.S. 7.5’ topographic quadrangle showing reported burial location to receive field verification through archeological testing.

b. Figure 2: Air photos showing reported burial location at Sheyenne River crossing of FMM Project’s diversion channel alignment.

c. Figure 3: Reported burial location on east side of Sheyenne River, looking westerly.

d. Figure 4: Reported burial location on east side of Sheyenne River, looking southwesterly.

e. Figure 5: Close-up of reported burial location on east side of Sheyenne River.

11.02 Attachment A – Applicable pages from Ferris, 2011, A Traditional Cultural Property Study of the Fargo-Moorhead Metro Area Flood Risk Management Project, Cass County, North Dakota and Clay County, Minnesota, Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians, Tribal Historic Preservation Office, Belcourt, North Dakota.

11.03 Attachment B – Applicable pages from Kordecki, 1996, Log Piles of Cass, McHenry, Ransom, and Walsh Counties, North Dakota, Cultural Resources Inventory, University of North Dakota, Department of Anthropology, Grand Forks, North Dakota (NDSHPO Ms. 6565).

11.04 Attachment C – Site Lead form for 32CSX362, page 1

viii) FAR 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors – Commercial applies to this solicitation.

Addendum to 52.212-1(b)(5)

Terms of Express Warranty

1. The Contractor shall provide the standard commercial warranty or the warranty terms the Contractor offers to its most favorable customers, whichever is greater; however, the minimum warranty shall be one year. This excludes acts of Government negligence, acts of war and acts of nature. Any warranty offered shall be incorporated into the contract. The warranty shall include all parts, labor, transportation, and installation.

2. The contractor shall ensure each warranty includes details of the warranty duration and warranty coverage. Repairs required during the warranty period that are covered under the terms of the express warranty shall be the responsibility of the contractor providing the warranty. The Contractor and its suppliers may offer extended warranties in its quote, which may be accepted at the Government’s discretion and included in the contract award. However, the offer of additional warranties will not affect technical acceptability or favor one contractor over another.

3. The contractor’s terms of express warranty shall be incorporated into the contract award.

ix) FAR 52.212-2, Evaluation – Commercial Items does apply to this solicitation.

Evaluation of Offers

A vendor must provide a price on all items in this solicitation to be eligible for award. The Government will award on an “All or None” basis.

Offers shall be evaluated IAW FAR Part 13 – Simplified Acquisition Procedures. Offers will be evaluated using simplified acquisition procedures of FAR 13.106-2. The Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible contractor whose offer, conforming to the solicitation, will be most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered. Award will be made to the lowest priced technically acceptable offer.

The following factors will be used to evaluate offers:

(i) Technical capability of the items and service quoted to meet the Government’s requirement; and

(ii) Price inclusive of options (the Government will evaluate offers for award purposes by adding the total price for all options to the total price for the basic requirement; evaluation of options shall not obligate the Government to exercise the option(s)) if applicable.

In order for the offer to be considered technically acceptable, the Government will make a determination of technical acceptability by evaluating the following:

(i) Product description conforming to specifications in the scope of work.

For services the offeror shall not simply rephrase or restate the Government’s requirements, but shall provide convincing rationale to address how the Offeror intends to meet these requirements. For products a description matching the specifications of the Government requirement is acceptable. Options (if applicable). The Government will evaluate offers for award purposes by adding the total price for all options to the total price for the basic requirement. The Government may determine that an offer is unacceptable if the option prices are significantly unbalanced. Evaluation of options shall not obligate the Government to exercise the options.

To be considered for evaluation, all Contractors may submit an electronic offer to the following email addresses no later than the stated due date and time in block 8 of the SF 1449. Submit an electronic offer to Jesse.L.Onkka@usace.army.mil and Kevin.P.Henricks@usace.amy.mil. You may also deliver hand carried offers to 180 5th St East, Suite 700, St Paul, MN 55101-1678 and must be time stamped no later than the stated due date in block 8 of the SF 1449. Submission of offers via fax will not be accepted.

Late Offers

Offers that are received late in accordance with FAR 52.212-1(f) will not be considered for award.

Late offers will be considered late.

Addendum to 52.212-1(b)(5)

Terms of Express Warranty

1. The Contractor shall provide the standard commercial warranty or the warranty terms the Contractor offers to its most favorable customers, whichever is greater; however, the minimum warranty shall be one year. This excludes acts of Government negligence, acts of war and acts of nature. Any warranty offered shall be incorporated into the contract. The warranty shall include all parts, labor, transportation, and installation.

2. The contractor shall ensure each warranty includes details of the warranty duration and warranty coverage. Repairs required during the warranty period that are covered under the terms of the express warranty shall be the responsibility of the contractor providing the warranty. The Contractor and its suppliers may offer extended warranties in its quote, which may be accepted at the Government’s discretion and included in the contract award. However, the offer of additional warranties will not affect technical acceptability or favor one contractor over another.

3. The contractor’s terms of express warranty shall be incorporated into the contract award.

Exchanges with Offerors after Receipt of Offers/Quotes/Proposals

Contractors may be asked to clarify certain aspects of their offer/quote/proposal. Clarification conducted to resolve minor or clerical errors will not constitute discussions and the Contracting Officer reserves the right to award a contract without the opportunity for revision. The Government intends to award a contract without discussions with respective contractors. The Government, however, reserves the right to conduct discussions if deemed in its best interest.

x) Offerors must submit with their offer a completed clause 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications or indicate current registration with the online representations and certifications application (ORCA). Clause 52.212-3 may be found in the attached document or at http://farsite.hill.af.mil/.

xi) Clause 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial applies to this acquisition.

xii) Clause 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders-Commercial Items applies to this acquisition, the following FAR clauses cited in the 52.212-5 are applicable: 52.219-6, 52.219-28, 52.222-3, 52.222-19, 52.222-21 52.222-26, 52.222-36, 52.222-41, 52.223-18, 52.225-1, 52.225-13, 52.232-33.

The following FAR and DFARS clauses cited in 252.212-7001 are applicable: 252.203-7000, 252.232-7003, 252.247-7023 Alt III.

xiii) Other applicable clauses, 52.204-7, 52.225-25, 52.252-1, 52.252-2, 252.203-7002, 252.204-7003, 252.204-7004 Alt A, 252.232-7010, 252.243-7001

xiv) Defense Priorities and Allocations System (DPAS) – not applicable.

xv) Offers are due – not later than 17th of April 2013 at 03:00 pm CDT.

xvi) INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS

To assure timely and equitable evaluation of quotes, contractors must follow the instructions contained herein. The quote must be complete, self sufficient, and respond directly to the requirements of this solicitation. Quoters are encouraged to ask any questions regarding this solicitation. Technical related questions will be accepted up to 72 hours prior to the close of the solicitation. This requirement is for the acquisition of commercial items and/or services.

Submit an electronic offer to Jesse.L.Onkka@USACE.army.mil and/or Kevin.p.Henricks@usace.army.mil You may also deliver hand carried offers to 180 5th St East, Suite 700, St Paul, MN 55101-1678 and must be time stamped no later than the stated due date stated above.

Quote Preparation Instructions NOTE: All Contractor quotes with company identifying information (name, logo, stamp, etc…) shall be limited to the cover page only on all submitted information, including technical submittals and schedules provided with the quote.

1. Contractors shall complete blocks 12 (if applicable), 17a, 30a, 30b, and 30c on page 1 of the SF 1449 or submit alternate document(s) containing comparable information sufficient to allow for a determination of technical sufficiency and price acceptability. In doing so, the contractor accedes to the contract terms and conditions as written in the Solicitation, with attachments.

2. Contractors shall insert proposed unit (“UNIT PRICE”) and extended prices (“AMOUNT”) in Pricing Schedule. Please note that a price must be entered on all CLINS as partial quotations will not be accepted.

3. Offerors shall complete the fill-ins and certifications in the provisions as necessary. Specifically, the provision FAR 52.212-3 shall be returned with the offer or acknowledge that Annual Representation and Certification at Online Representations and Certifications Application (ORCA) are complete. Submission of the first page of ORCA is also acceptable.

4. Quoters shall provide all technical submittals and information as requested in these specific instructions.

5. Provide detailed warranty information in accordance with Addendum to 52.212-1(b)(5) in these specific instructions.

6. Prior to award contractor must be registered with the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) database at http://www.ccr.gov.

7. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, as part of the Federal Government, is tax exempt. Federal Tax ID#62-1642142.

Electronic Quote Format All quote information shall be provided on, or formatted to, standard paper size.

Electronic offers provided via e-mail shall be submitted in Microsoft Word or Excel format or Adobe Acrobat (.pdf) as applicable. WINZIP (.zip) files cannot be accepted as they are routinely blocked by the domain firewall. It may be necessary to send multiple emails to keep the e-mail within the firewall size of 8MB. Quotes sent in multiple e-mails shall be numbered to include the total sent, for example “E-mail 2 of 6.”

For any questions regarding this solicitation, e-mail is the preferred method. E-mail questions to, Jesse.L.Onkka@usace.army.mil and Kevin.P.Henricks@usace.army.mil.

WD 05-2407 (Rev.-12) was first posted on www.wdol.gov on 06/19/2012

REGISTER OF WAGE DETERMINATIONS UNDER | U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

THE SERVICE CONTRACT ACT | EMPLOYMENT STANDARDS ADMINISTRATION

By direction of the Secretary of Labor | WAGE AND HOUR DIVISION

| WASHINGTON D.C. 20210

| Wage Determination No.: 2005-2407

Diane C. Koplewski Division of | Revision No.: 12

Director Wage Determinations| Date Of Revision: 06/13/2012

State: North Dakota

Area: North Dakota Statewide

**Fringe Benefits Required Follow the Occupational Listing**

OCCUPATION CODE - TITLE FOOTNOTE RATE

01000 - Administrative Support And Clerical Occupations

01011 - Accounting Clerk I 12.65

01012 - Accounting Clerk II 14.20

01013 - Accounting Clerk III 15.88

01020 - Administrative Assistant 18.37

01040 - Court Reporter 18.26

01051 - Data Entry Operator I 11.34

01052 - Data Entry Operator II 12.37

01060 - Dispatcher, Motor Vehicle 16.93

01070 - Document Preparation Clerk 13.29

01090 - Duplicating Machine Operator 13.29

01111 - General Clerk I 10.60

01112 - General Clerk II 11.57

01113 - General Clerk III 12.98

01120 - Housing Referral Assistant 17.54

01141 - Messenger Courier 9.92

01191 - Order Clerk I 12.53

01192 - Order Clerk II 13.67

01261 - Personnel Assistant (Employment) I 13.58

01262 - Personnel Assistant (Employment) II 15.19

01263 - Personnel Assistant (Employment) III 17.73

01270 - Production Control Clerk 19.50

01280 - Receptionist 10.94

01290 - Rental Clerk 9.35

01300 - Scheduler, Maintenance 14.06

01311 - Secretary I 14.06

01312 - Secretary II 15.73

01313 - Secretary III 17.54

01320 - Service Order Dispatcher 15.13

01410 - Supply Technician 18.37

01420 - Survey Worker 11.28

01531 - Travel Clerk I 11.35

01532 - Travel Clerk II 12.01

01533 - Travel Clerk III 12.69

01611 - Word Processor I 11.65

01612 - Word Processor II 13.08

01613 - Word Processor III 14.63

05000 - Automotive Service Occupations

05005 - Automobile Body Repairer, Fiberglass 18.32

05010 - Automotive Electrician 16.27

05040 - Automotive Glass Installer 15.57

05070 - Automotive Worker 15.57

05110 - Mobile Equipment Servicer 14.21

05130 - Motor Equipment Metal Mechanic 16.90

05160 - Motor Equipment Metal Worker 15.57

05190 - Motor Vehicle Mechanic 16.90

05220 - Motor Vehicle Mechanic Helper 13.36

05250 - Motor Vehicle Upholstery Worker 14.93

05280 - Motor Vehicle Wrecker 15.57

05310 - Painter, Automotive 16.27

05340 - Radiator Repair Specialist 15.57

05370 - Tire Repairer 13.50

05400 - Transmission Repair Specialist 16.90

07000 - Food Preparation And Service Occupations

07010 - Baker 10.49

07041 - Cook I 10.51

07042 - Cook II 11.83

07070 - Dishwasher 7.62

07130 - Food Service Worker 10.33

07210 - Meat Cutter 11.33

07260 - Waiter/Waitress 8.09

09000 - Furniture Maintenance And Repair Occupations

09010 - Electrostatic Spray Painter 18.16

09040 - Furniture Handler 12.30

09080 - Furniture Refinisher 18.16

09090 - Furniture Refinisher Helper 14.41

09110 - Furniture Repairer, Minor 16.14

09130 - Upholsterer 17.59

11000 - General Services And Support Occupations

11030 - Cleaner, Vehicles 8.70

11060 - Elevator Operator 10.06

11090 - Gardener 13.00

11122 - Housekeeping Aide 10.08

11150 - Janitor 10.88

11210 - Laborer, Grounds Maintenance 11.82

11240 - Maid or Houseman 8.71

11260 - Pruner 10.50

11270 - Tractor Operator 12.66

11330 - Trail Maintenance Worker 11.82

11360 - Window Cleaner 12.00

12000 - Health Occupations

12010 - Ambulance Driver 13.29

12011 - Breath Alcohol Technician 16.48

12012 - Certified Occupational Therapist Assistant 16.52

12015 - Certified Physical Therapist Assistant 16.25

12020 - Dental Assistant 15.12

12025 - Dental Hygienist 26.36

12030 - EKG Technician 19.18

12035 - Electroneurodiagnostic Technologist 19.18

12040 - Emergency Medical Technician 13.29

12071 - Licensed Practical Nurse I 14.73

12072 - Licensed Practical Nurse II 16.48

12073 - Licensed Practical Nurse III 18.38

12100 - Medical Assistant 13.39

12130 - Medical Laboratory Technician 15.25

12160 - Medical Record Clerk 13.29

12190 - Medical Record Technician 14.87

12195 - Medical Transcriptionist 13.25

12210 - Nuclear Medicine Technologist 32.84

12221 - Nursing Assistant I 9.80

12222 - Nursing Assistant II 11.01

12223 - Nursing Assistant III 12.10

12224 - Nursing Assistant IV 13.58

12235 - Optical Dispenser 12.67

12236 - Optical Technician 14.21

12250 - Pharmacy Technician 14.02

12280 - Phlebotomist 13.58

12305 - Radiologic…