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SCOPE OF WORK

PHASE III CULTURAL RESOURCES MITIGATION OF ARCHEOLOGICAL SITE 21CP68

AT THE CITY OF MONTEVIDEO, CHIPPEWA COUNTY, MINNESOTA

1.00 INTRODUCTION

1.01 The Contractor will prepare a Data Recovery Plan and undertake Phase III mitigation of the prehistoric component of archeological site 21CP68 on the floodplain of the Minnesota River just downstream of its confluence with the Chippewa River on the south side of the City of Montevideo in Chippewa County, MN (Figure 1). Data recovery will take place at this site to mitigate direct impacts from excavation of the Gatewell 2 outlet ditch associated with the Montevideo Section 205 Flood Control Project (Figures 2 - 4).

1.02 This cultural resources investigation partially fulfills the obligations of the Corps of Engineers (Corps) regarding cultural resources, as set forth in the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 (Public Law [PL] 98-665), as amended; the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (PL 91-190); the Archeological and Historical Preservation Act of 1974 (PL 93-291); the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation’s “Regulation for the Protection of Historic Properties” (36 CFR Part 800); and the applicable Corps regulations. Curation of recovered materials and associated records will be at a facility meeting the requirements of 36 CFR Part 79, Curation of Federally-owned and Administered Archeological Collections.

1.03 This cultural resources investigation will serve several functions. The report will be a comprehensive, scholarly document that not only fulfills federally mandated requirements, but also serves as a scientific reference for future professional studies. Thus, the report must be analytical, not just descriptive.

2.00 PROJECT DESCRIPTION

2.01 The Corps has been designing and constructing the Montevideo Section 205 Flood Control Project (Project) at the City of Montevideo, MN in stages since 2009 as funding has become available. In 2010, the Corps selected an alternative alignment for the Gatewell 2 outlet ditch, which follows westward along the outside toe of an existing levee on the south side of the city and empties into the Minnesota River in the NE¼NW¼, Section 19, Township 117 North, Range 40 West, Chippewa County, MN (Figure 1). The City of Montevideo is the non-Federal sponsor for the project. The outlet ditch will be excavated to a depth of approximately 6.5 feet (2.0 meters) below the present ground surface.

2.02 A Phase I cultural resources survey of the alternative alignment was conducted in 2010 and prehistoric and historic archeological site 21CP68 was located in the alignment (ref. Harvey and Eichmann, 2010, Phase I Cultural Resources Investigation of Borrow Areas and Alternate Gatewell 2 Outlet Alignment at the City of Montevideo, Chippewa County, Minnesota. Great Lakes Archaeological Research Center, Milwaukee, Wisconsin) (Figure 2). The historic component of the site was determined to be not eligible to the National Register of Historic Places as a result of that investigation. Applicable pages from this report are included as Attachment A with this scope of work.

2.03 Phase II testing to evaluate the National Register eligibility of the prehistoric component of site 21CP68 was conducted in 2011 (ref. Haas, Picard, Friewald and Eichmann, 2012, Phase II Evaluation of 21CP68, Alternate Gatewell 2 Outlet Alignment at the City of Montevideo, Chippewa County, Minnesota. Great Lakes Archaeological Research Center, Milwaukee, Wisconsin) (Figure 3). Testing at site 21CP68 identified a series of Terminal Woodland (Lake Benton) and Plains Village (Great Oasis, Cambria, and Big Stone) occupations at the site, with prehistoric cultural materials present at four buried A horizons located between 50 and 130 cm below the surface (cmbs). Historic / modern artifacts were found from 0 to 50 cmbs. The artifact assemblage includes high quantities of faunal remains and ceramic sherds and very low quantities of chipped stone tools and flaking debris. In one test unit, a dense concentration of mussel shell was found below the plow zone at 60 cmbs. In another test unit, a basin-shaped pit was associated with fish remains at 93 cmbs. Shovel testing to the south and east of the Gatewell 2 outlet alignment confirmed that site 21CP68 extends beyond the outlet’s proposed construction work limits, so impacts to the site cannot be avoided. Based on the Phase II testing results, site 21CP68’s prehistoric component was evaluated as eligible to the National Register under Criterion D, the potential to provide important data on the prehistory of the region. The Phase II testing report is included as Attachment B with this scope of work.

2.04 A Memorandum of Agreement Between the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District and the Minnesota State Historic Preservation Office Regarding Data Recovery Mitigation at Archaeological Site 21CP68 In Connection With the Montevideo Section 205 Flood Control Project, Chippewa County, Minnesota was signed in March and April 2015 by the St. Paul District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the Minnesota State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO), with the City of Montevideo and the Tribal Historic Preservation Officers for the Lower Sioux Indian Community, the Sisseton-Wahpeton Oyate, the Upper Sioux Community, and the Spirit Lake Tribe as concurring parties.

2.05 The prehistoric component of archeological site 21CP68 within the construction work limits for the Gatewell 2 outlet ditch covers an area of approximately 80 meters east-west by 35 meters north-south, totaling 2800 square meters or approximately 0.7 acre. Artifacts were recovered to a depth of 130 cmbs in excavation units during Phase II testing, with additional faunal and ceramic materials recovered from shovel tests placed in the bottom of the Phase II excavation units to a depth of 180 cmbs. The water table was reached at approximately 100 cmbs.

2.06 According to the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service’s Web Soil Survey, soils in the site area consist of Du Page loam and Calco silty clay loam (http://websoilsurvey.nrcs.usda.gov/app accessed December 2, 2014). Soil profiles from the seven excavation units dug at site 21CP68 in 2011 (Haas et al. 2012) show that soils at the site consist of silty sandy loam, silty clayey loam, silty loam and sandy loam. There is a plow zone (Ap) horizon between the surface and 50 cmbs, then over bank deposits (C horizons) alternating with one to five paleosols (Ab horizons) between 50 and 130 cm below the surface.

3.00 DEFINITIONS

3.01 Cultural Resources include any building, site, district, structure, object, data, or other material relating to the history, architecture, archeology, or culture of an area.

3.02 Phase III Mitigation is the mitigation of the direct or indirect impacts of construction upon National Register of Historic Places listed or eligible sites through the systematic removal of data. It typically includes the excavation of either complete cultural deposits or a systematic sample of them and the thorough analysis and interpretation of the data recovered. The excavation, analysis, and interpretation methods must be adequate to address the important research questions based on which the property was determined eligible. In addition, because the mitigation process destroys the resource, data shall be recovered that may be needed to address future research questions.

4.00 DATA RECOVERY PLAN

4.01 Prior to beginning any of the field work for this project, the Contractor will prepare a Data Recovery Plan for mitigation of adverse effects to the prehistoric component of archeological site 21CP68 within the Project’s Gatewell 2 outlet construction work limits.

4.02 The Data Recovery Plan for mitigation of adverse effects to archeological site 21CP68 will specify, at a minimum:

a. The property or portion of property where data recovery is to be carried out;

b. The research questions to be addressed through the data recovery, with an explanation of their relevance;

c. The methods to be used for both the geomorphological study and the archeological excavation, with an explanation of their relevance to the research questions;

d. The methods to be used in artifact and sample analysis, data management, and dissemination of data, including a schedule;

e. The proposed disposition of recovered materials and records;

f. The proposed methods for involving the interested public in the data recovery and/or for disseminating results of the data recovery to the interested public;

g. The methods to be used if human remains, associated or unassociated funerary items or items of cultural patrimony are encountered during data recovery field work; and

h. A proposed schedule for field work, artifact analyses, and report preparation and submittal.

4.03 The Data Recovery Plan shall consider the following factors in connection with site

21CP68:

a. Data recovery at site 21CP68 shall consist of two parts: a geomorphological study of the site area and archeological excavation of a portion of the site area within the Project’s construction work limits.

b. The Data Recovery Plan will discuss research questions relevant to the significance of the historic property being mitigated, and how the data to be collected will assist in answering these questions. The prehistoric component of site 21CP68 was determined eligible to the National Register of Historic Places under Criterion D. The site has the potential to fill important data needs regarding settlement patterns, subsistence pursuits, inter-regional interaction, and technological adaptations during the Terminal Woodland (Lake Benton), and Plains Village (Great Oasis, Cambria, and Big Stone) occupations in the upper Minnesota River Valley region.

c. Research Questions. Potential research questions for the data recovery to focus on include, but are not limited to:

(1) What were the environmental conditions in the Minnesota River-Chippewa River confluence area at the time of occupation for each component at 21CP68?

(2) What are the site formational processes and depositional environment at 21CP68? Can the components at the site be differentiated by vertical patterning and provenience?

(3) What do datable organics and/or diagnostic artifacts from 21CP68 tell about the cultural chronology for the Minnesota River-Chippewa River confluence area and the surrounding region?

(4) What do ceramic and lithic analyses tell about the chronological, cultural, and regional affiliations of the site?

(5) What activities can be inferred from the horizontal distribution of artifacts and other materials and features at 21CP68? Does the site have a similar function through time or is there evidence for different site activities during each occupation?

(6) What plant and animal resources were used at 21CP68 and how does their use vary through time or by occupation? Is there any evidence for seasonal use for any occupation at 21CP68?

(7) Are there non-local materials present in the artifact assemblages at 21CP68 and what do they indicate about regional interaction through time?

d. Geomorphological Study. Geomorphological information pertaining to the site and the landform it is located on will be obtained prior to and concurrent with the archeological data recovery efforts. A truck-mounted soil coring rig shall be used to reach below 150 cmbs to determine the maximum vertical extent of buried A horizons, and thereby the maximum depth of Holocene deposits likely to contain archeological materials at site 21CP68. All geomorphological soil cores will be monitored by both a geomorphologist familiar with the region and an experienced archeologist. The geomorphologist shall provide an analysis of the geomorphology and assist with the analysis of any archeological stratigraphy exposed. The cores may reveal evidence of buried features and similar deposits that can guide the placement of formal excavation units. The location of each core shall be documented using GPS instruments.

All soil cores shall be recorded in a manner that details the lithology, sedimentology, pedology, geomorphology, and stratigraphic units. All soil cores will be backfilled after any data recordation, sample collection, and screening for artifacts are completed.

Additional data on sediments and microstratigraphy at the site may be derived by the geomorphologist from analysis of soil columns or continuous cores lifted from the profile of selected archeological excavation units.

e. Archeological Data Recovery.

1. Approximately 2800 square meters (0.7 acre) of the prehistoric component of site 21CP68 are located within the Project’s Gatewell 2 outlet ditch construction work limits and will be adversely affected by outlet ditch construction (Figures 2- 4). Based on Phase II testing in 2011, prehistoric artifacts are generally located at buried topsoil horizons between 50 and 130 cm below the surface (cmbs), with faunal remains to 180 cmbs. The Gatewell 2 outlet ditch will be excavated to an average depth of 6.5 feet (2.0 meters) below the present ground surface. Field, laboratory, and reporting guidelines for Phase III Treatment Activities in the SHPO Manual for Archaeological Projects in Minnesota shall be followed.

2. A minimum of 56 one-meter by one-meter excavation units (XUs) shall be excavated for archeological data recovery purposes. Excavation shall be confined to that portion of the site within the Project’s Gatewell 2 outlet ditch construction work limits.

3. Consideration shall be given to mechanical removal of the soil from the ground surface to just above the uppermost buried topsoil horizon (i.e., from 0 to 50 cmbs) to expose any cultural features.

4. Excavation units (XUs) shall be dug by hand in natural or 5 cm or 10-cm levels using shovel skimming and trowels. All excavated site matrix shall be dry-screened through ¼-inch or smaller hardware cloth.

5. Due to the depth of the prehistoric cultural deposits, XUs shall be excavated in blocks of four test units or larger groupings for safety reasons.

6. Features shall be isolated and excavated as discrete entities. All features shall be cross-sectioned, recorded in profile and plan view, and sampled for processing by flotation and water screening through 1/8-inch mesh. Samples for radiocarbon (C14) dating shall be collected, as appropriate. Costs for up to 5 radiocarbon dates shall be included as part of the initial quote for this contract.

7. Phytolith analysis may be possible considering the number of ceramic sherds present at the site.

8. Based on Phase II testing in 2011, groundwater control may be an issue at 100 cmbs or deeper, when groundwater may start seeping into open excavation units.

Dewatering may be necessary below one meter’s depth.

9. During the course of the data recovery, excavation records will be maintained by the field supervisor, principal investigator, geomorphologist, and field crew chiefs. Such records will include excavation unit and level forms, daily notes, photographs, maps, profiles, plan views, and feature notes.

10. All artifacts will be sorted into standard analytical categories and analyzed by the appropriate technical specialists. A data base will be produced that will compile all of these data into an easily queried format. All of the specialists’ analytical reports will be returned to the principal investigator. Provided the landowner(s) agrees to donate the artifacts, all artifacts will be processed, catalogued, and packaged for curation at the Minnesota Historical Society in St.

Paul; otherwise they will be returned to their respective landowner(s) after analysis is complete.

f. Burials. Although there are no known burials in the site area, the Data Recovery Plan will outline a strategy for dealing with the recovery and disposition of any human remains identified during the course of excavation. Any burials encountered shall be handled in accordance with Minnesota burial law. The Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA) does not apply as no federal or tribal land is involved.

g. Examples of public involvement and reporting that may be utilized in connection with this mitigation contract include local presentations, an open house at the site, local newspaper articles, use of social media, and notifying the local historical society of the excavations. Tribal representatives, in particular the Tribal Historic Preservation Officers from the Lower Sioux Indian Community (Morton, MN), the Sisseton-Wahpeton Oyate (Sisseton, SD), the Upper Sioux Community (Granite Falls, MN), and the Spirit Lake Tribe (Fort Totten, ND) shall be invited to visit and observe the data recovery field work.

5.00 PROJECT REQUIREMENTS

5.01 The Contractor will conduct Phase III Mitigation of the prehistoric component at archeological site 21CP68 in accordance with the approved Data Recovery Plan.

5.02 The Contractor’s work will be subject to the review and approval of the Contracting Officer.

5.03 If the Contractor has questions regarding any aspect of the required work, conditions, or provisions of this scope of work, the Contractor shall contact the Corps and resolve the confusion before proceeding. The Contractor will not proceed with work that is or appears to be beyond this scope of work.

5.04 Information on buried utilities in the site vicinity is available from the appropriate utility companies. The Minnesota One Call Excavation Notice System number for utility information in the outstate area is (800) 252-1166.

5.05 The Contractor will employ a systematic, interdisciplinary approach in conducting the study, 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, history, geomorphology, and other social and natural sciences.

5.06 The Contractor’s proposed principal investigator, field director / field supervisor, laboratory supervisor, and crew chiefs 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 .

5.07 The Contractor is required by Minnesota Statutes 138.31-138.42 and 307.08 to obtain a Major Investigation / Phase III Archaeological License from the Office of the State Archaeologist prior to the start of any field work on state and non-federal public lands. Contact Dr. Scott Anfinson, Minnesota State Archaeologist, at (612) 725-2411 for information and a permit application. Dr. Anfinson is also the point of contact for burial site information.

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

5.09 The Contractor will implement the approved Data Recovery Plan, using the methods specified therein for excavation, analysis, and interpretation. Any departure from the approved Data Recovery Plan must be approved in advance.

5.10 The Contractor will screen all excavated material through ¼-inch or smaller mesh hardware cloth. Representative soil samples from features, levels, or zones shall be processed by water screening and flotation and examined for floral and faunal remains and other small artifacts.

5.11 The Contractor shall backfill any excavation units and other subsurface test holes dug during the field work. All areas shall be returned as closely as practicable to pre-testing conditions, i.e., return subsoil to hole first then topsoil.

5.12 For safety reasons, the Contractor shall erect fencing or other barriers around any excavation units that have to be left unattended during the day or open overnight.

5.13 The Contractor must keep standard records that include excavation forms, photographs, plan maps, profiles of excavation units and features, distribution maps, tables, charts, and any other records made for the purposes of analysis and reporting.

5.14 The Contractor shall use a global positioning system (GPS) or total station device to prepare site maps showing the location of excavation units, site features, geomorphological soil cores, etc. The Corps’ preferred GPS data format is UTM (Projection), NAD 83 (Horizontal Datum), and Meters (Units).

5.15 The portion of site 21CP68 to be mitigated is on land that is privately owned, but has an easement for the City of Montevideo’s Gatewell 2 outlet ditch. Access permission to conduct Phase III mitigation field work (geomorphological soil coring and archeological excavation) for the site area within the Project’s construction work limits will be provided to the Contractor along with the notification that their Data Recovery Plan has been accepted for field work.

5.16 All cultural artifacts located during the course of the field work belong to the respective property owner(s). Reasonable efforts will be made by the Contactor to contact the property owner(s) and ask them to donate the material for curation to a facility meeting the requirements of 36 CFR Part 79 (Curation of Federally-owned and Administered Archeological Collections), so that these artifacts are available to future researchers. The Contractor shall have the property owner(s) willing to donate items sign a release form or donation agreement to the selected curation facility indicating such. Property owner(s) desiring to keep the artifacts shall have these returned to him / her after inventory, cleaning, analysis, and photography have been completed.

5.17 The Contractor is responsible for making all curatorial arrangements with the Minnesota Historical Society (MHS) or another institution in MN that meets the requirements of 36 CFR Part 79. The curation facility must be able to ensure the preservation of the artifacts and associated records and have procedures for making them available for research and public viewing. The Contractor is responsible for processing the artifacts recovered under and associated records prepared as part of this contract for accessioning into the curation facility’s collections and for delivering the processed artifacts and associated records to the facility. MHS charges a curation fee for archeological collections (approximately $475 for the first 1-cubic-foot box of the accession group and $285 per box for boxes 2-15 of that accession group). Contact Dan Cagley at (651) 259-3253 or by email at daniel.cagley@mnhs.org or go to http://www.mnhs.org/collections/archaeology/curation.php for details. The Contractor shall include an amount to cover the curation fees for 10 boxes of materials and records in preparing their quotation for this contract. The Government may exercise options within the contract to cover the curation fees for any additional boxes of archeological materials recovered from site

21CP68.

5.18 If human remains or burial goods are encountered during the excavation, the Contractor will suspend work in that area of the site and Minnesota Statute 307.08 will be followed. The Minnesota State Archaeologist will be notified immediately of the find. An on-site meeting will be convened involving the Minnesota State Archaeologist, Indian tribal representatives, the Corps of Engineers, the City of Montevideo, and the project archeologist to determine the procedures for completing the excavation, treatment of human remains, and final disposition of the human remains and associated artifacts. Within 30 days following the meeting, a written plan of action will be established for analysis of the remains and reburial according to MN law.

No further activity shall be allowed in the area of the discovery until the Corps completes the consultation process with the appropriate Indian tribes.

6.00 GENERAL REPORT REQUIREMENTS

6.01 The Contractor will submit the following reports, described in this section and Section 7.00 to the Government for review:

a. Data Recovery Plan: This plan will be submitted to the Government for review and approval. The Corps will submit the plan to the Minnesota State Historic Preservation Office, the non-Federal sponsor, and any THPOs signing the MOA as a concurring party, for review.

b. Field Notes: 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, the notes and records of the geomorphologist, excavation forms, plan and profile drawings, and the final map of excavations. One copy of these notes shall be submitted to the Government with the draft contract report, but shall not be bound into the report.

c. Draft Contract Report: The draft contract report will be submitted to the Government, who will review it and submit it to the Minnesota SHPO, the non-Federal sponsor, and the THPOs signing the MOA as concurring parties, for review. This review will be done to insure that project facts are complete and that the manuscript fulfills the intent of the Section 106 process. Comments will be returned to the Contractor, who will make the necessary revisions and submit the final contract report.

d. 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 shall describe the results of the field work, the geomorphology of the site area, a descriptive analysis of materials recovered from the site, and an interpretation of the site within the historical context of its periods of significance.

6.02 The draft and final contract reports shall include the following sections, as appropriate:

a. Title page: The title page will provide the following information: The type of study;

the types of cultural resources mitigated; 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 and lab analysis, the limitations of the study, the results, the significance of the results, and the repository for records and artifacts.

c. Table of contents

d. List of figures (includes plates)

e. List of tables

f. Introduction: This section will identify the sponsors (Corps of Engineers, City of Montevideo) and their reason for the study and present an overview of the study with the site located on a USGS topographic quadrangle. 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-days involved; give the dates when the various phases of work were completed; identify the repository of records and artifacts; 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 shall be stressed. The level of detail in this section shall 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, general results, and the reasons for eliminating any uninvestigated area.

k. Laboratory and analysis methods: This section will explain the laboratory methods employed and the reasons for selecting them. It will reference accession or catalog numbers of any collections, photographs, or field notes obtained during the study and state where these materials are permanently housed. It will also describe and justify the specific analytical methods used, including any quantitative analysis of the data, and discuss limitations or problems with the analysis.

l. Geomorphology study results: This section will describe the results of the geomorphological study of the site area. It shall include a discussion of the landform the site is located on, changes to that landform over time and how they affected the development and preservation of the site, the relationship of the Chippewa River and Minnesota River to the site over time, and any other insights the study provides regarding the archeological stratigraphy exposed. The results of any sediment or microstratigraphic analyses will be presented here.

m. Archeological excavation results: This section will describe the cultural resources found during the study. It will include at a minimum: a site description (size, depth, and artifact density); its location (USGS quadrangle, legal description and UTM coordinates, and elevation); the amounts and types of cultural resources recovered; any features encountered; its environmental setting; its current condition; the direct and indirect impacts of the project upon it; and any additional interpretations (e.g., site type, cultural components, and human behavioral information).

n. Artifact analysis results: This section will describe the various artifact categories recovered (e.g., lithic tools, chipped stone debitage, ground stone, ceramics, faunal, floral, firecracked rock) and the results of the analyses performed upon them.

o. Conclusions: This section will formulate conclusions about the location, size, condition, and distribution of the resources found; the site’s relationship to other sites in the area; and its possible importance in terms of local and regional prehistory, protohistory, and history. It will also relate the results of the study to the stated research questions and assess the reliability of the artifact analyses.

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

q. Appendices: This section will include the Scope of Work, the Data Recovery Plan, a copy of the archeological license, resumes of key project personnel, an updated state site form for site 21CP68, artifact catalog sheets, and any other pertinent information referenced in the text.

r. Figures: The location of the site and other features discussed in the text will be shown on legible copies of USGS 7.5’ topographic quadrangle maps bound into the report. In addition, the locations of all subsurface tests and geomorphological soil cores 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 line drawings or photographs of diagnostic artifacts, and unit or feature profiles and planviews.

s. Tables: The report shall include tables of cultural materials by provenience (for example, excavation unit and level). Information that may require more detailed tabulation includes lithic tool types and raw materials, ceramic attributes, and floral and faunal remains.

7.00 FORMAT SPECIFICATIONS

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

7.02 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 in 12-point font, single-spaced (the draft report shall 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 shall be printed on both sides of the paper. All pages will be numbered consecutively, including plates, figures, tables, and appendices.

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 shall be clear, distinct prints or copies with captions and a scale bar.

8.00 MATERIALS PROVIDED

8.01 The Government 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 project being undertaken.

8.02 At the Contractor’s request, the Corps’ GIS coordinator will provide a Federal geographic Data Committee (FGDC) compliant Metadata package to generate the required metadata files.

9.00 SUBMITTALS

9.01 The Contractor will submit the Data Recovery Plan within 20 days of the award of the contract. The Corps will coordinate the contractor’s Data Recovery Plan with the Minnesota SHPO, the non-Federal sponsor, and any THPOs signing the MOA as concurring parties, for a 30-day review period. Upon acceptance of the Data Recovery Plan by the Corps and the Minnesota SHPO as the basis for mitigation at site 21CP68, the Corps will inform the Contractor that their plan is acceptable and to begin field work.

9.02 The field work completion date for this project is 60 calendar days after being notified by the Corps that their Data Recovery Plan is acceptable. The Contractor will contact the Government before the field work begins to discuss the actual field work dates and plans.

9.03 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.

9.04 All geospatial data provided 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 comliant files must be submitted as an email attachment to the following address: mvpgismetadata@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.

9.05 The Contractor will submit reports according to the following schedule:

a. Draft contract report. Five paper copies and one copy on CD of the draft report will be submitted to the Government no later than 120 calendar days after completion of the field work. The draft contract report will be reviewed by the Corps of Engineers, the Minnesota SHPO, the non-Federal sponsor, and any THPOs signing the MOA as concurring parties. The draft contract report will be submitted according to the report and contract specifications outlined in this scope of work.

b. Project field notes: One legible copy of all the project field notes, both archeological and geomorphological, will be submitted with, but not bound into, the draft contract report.

c. Final contract report: Three copies of the final report on CD and six paper copies of the final report will be submitted to the Government no later than 30 calendar days after the Contractor receives the Corps of Engineers’ comments on the draft contract report.

The final report will incorporate all the comments made on the draft report. Copies of the final report on CD will consist of the entire final report, including all text, figures, tables, plates, and appendices. A legible copy of the project field notes and any geospatial data collected as part of the field work shall also be included on one of the final report CDs.

d. Curation documents: No later than three (3) months after the final contract report is submitted to the Corps, the Contractor will provide the Government with a copy of the signed curation agreement, copies of artifact inventory sheets with associated accession numbers, and a signed letter from the curation facility stating that all curation accession requirements have been satisfactorily completed. At this same time, the Contractor will also submit to the Government a signed and date receipt from each property owner to whom artifacts recovered under this contract were returned.

10.00 CONDITIONS

10.01 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 prior to the acceptance of the final report by the Government.

Dissemination of excavation results through papers at professional meetings or publication in professional journals is encouraged. However, professional discretion shall be used in releasing information on site locations where publication could result in damage to cultural resources.

10.02 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 Government upon request.

11.00 SUBMISSION OF QUOTATION AND SUPPLEMENTARY MATERIALS

11.01 In responding to the Request for Quotations, the Contractor will prepare and submit a quotation (see pricing schedule).

11.02 The following task list and schedule shows when the Contractor will perform the various parts of work required under this contract.

TASKS CALENDAR DAYS

Contract award Award date

Submission of Data Recovery Plan (DRP) No later than (NLT) 20 days after award

Corps coordination of Data Recovery Plan with Minnesota SHPO and others Up to 30 days

Notice of acceptability of Data Recovery Plan NLT 30 days after submission

Geomorphological study – soil coring Archeological data recovery excavation Completion of field work 60 days after notified of DRP acceptability

Artifact analyses and preparation of draft report Up to 120 days after complete field work

Draft report submittal 120 days after complete field work

Draft report review period Up to 30 days

Final report submittal 30 days after receive review comments

Curation documents submittal NLT 3 months after final report submittal

11.03 The Contractor will submit the resumes of key personnel who will work on this project, e.g., principal investigator, field supervisor, laboratory supervisor, field crew chiefs, geomorphologist, lithic analyst, ceramic analyst, and faunal analyst (see evaluation criteria in FAR 52.212-2). Resumes shall contain references to previous work conducted at the position or in the technical specialty that individual will be occupying for this Project. The Contractor will also provide a summary of similar data recovery mitigation projects their company has completed, including their location.

NOTES TO OFFERORS

NOTES TO OFFEROR

PLEASE E-MAIL ALL QUESTIONS to Justin Rose, Contract Specialist, at Justin.H.Rose@USACE.Army.mil

The Contractor’s quote shall contain sufficient information so that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) can determine that the vendor has a clear understanding of the requirements. The Contractor should be prepared to defend any discrepancies between the price quoted and a fair and reasonable estimate prepared by the Government.

NOTE: THE LAST DAY FOR SCOPE OF WORK QUESTIONS ON THE SOLICITATION WILL BE:

16 FEBRUARY 2016.

All pricing (unit, total, subtotal, grand total, etc.) must be in whole penny amounts.

It is preferred that the quote is e-mailed to:

Justin Rose, Contract Specialist, Justin.H.Rose@USACE.Army.mil

The offeror may also submit the quote by mail / courier to the following:

USACE – ST PAUL

CONTRACTING DIVISION

ATTN: JUSTIN ROSE

180 5TH STREET EAST, SUITE 700

ST. PAUL, MN 55101-1678

NAICS CODE: 541720

OFFEROR SHALL BE REGISTERED IN SAM (System for Award Management) https://www.sam.gov to include the FAR and DFARS Reps and Certs sections with the NAICS code applicable to the solicitation. For assistance with SAM, contact information is below:

SAM by GSA Hours of Operation: Monday – Friday 8am to 8pm ET, U.S. Calls 866-606-8220, Service desk website: http://www.fsd.gov/

Minnesota PTAC (Procurement Technical Assistance Center), www.mnptac.org

612-332-6332, mnptac@mnptac.org

PLEASE E-MAIL ALL QUESTIONS to Justin Rose, Contract Specialist, at Justin.H.Rose@USACE.Army.mil

Section SF 1449 - CONTINUATION SHEET

ITEM NO SUPPLIES/SERVICES QUANTITY UNIT UNIT PRICE AMOUNT

0001 1 Job Preparation of Data Recovery Plan

FFP

FOB: Destination

MILSTRIP: W81G6750271812

PURCHASE REQUEST NUMBER: W81G6750271812

NET AMT

0002 1 Job Geomorphology Field Work

FFP

FOB: Destination

0003 1 Job Archeological Field Work

FFP

FOB: Destination

0004 1 Job Artifact Analyses (inc dating)

FFP

FOB: Destination

0005 1 Job Preparation of Final Report

FFP

FOB: Destination

0006 1 Job Artifact Curation

FFP

FOB: Destination

0007 10 Unit OPTION Additional Excavation Units

FFP

Additional 10 units (57 - 66) FOB: Destination

0008 10 Unit OPTION Additional Excavation Units

FFP

Additional 10 units (67 - 76)

0009 10 Unit OPTION Additional Excavation Units

FFP

Additional 10 units (77 - 86)

0010 5 Unit OPTION Additional Radiocarbon Dating

FFP

Additional 5 units (6 - 10)

0011 5 Unit OPTION Additional Radiocarbon Dating

FFP

Additional 5 units (11 - 15)

0012 5 Unit OPTION Additional Radiocarbon Dating

FFP

Additional 5 units (16 - 20)

0013 10 Unit OPTION Additional Curation Fees

FFP

Additional 10 units (11 - 20)

0014 10 Unit OPTION Additional Curation Fees

FFP

Additional 10 units (21 - 30)

0015 10 Unit OPTION Additional Curation Fees

FFP

Additional 10 units (31 - 40)

CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY FULL TEXT

52.203-3 GRATUITIES (APR 1984)

(a) The right of the Contractor to proceed may be terminated by written notice if, after notice and hearing, the agency head or a designee determines that the Contractor, its agent, or another representative--

(1) Offered or gave a gratuity (e.g., an entertainment or gift) to an officer, official, or employee of the Government;

and

(2) Intended, by the gratuity, to obtain a contract or favorable treatment under a contract.

(b) The facts supporting this determination may be reviewed by any court having lawful jurisdiction.

(c) If this contract is terminated under paragraph (a) of this clause, the Government is entitled--

(1) To pursue the same remedies as in a breach of the contract; and

(2) In addition to any other damages provided by law, to exemplary damages of not less than 3 nor more than 10 times the cost incurred by the Contractor in giving gratuities to the person concerned, as determined by the agency head or a designee. (This subparagraph (c)(2) is applicable only if this contract uses money appropriated to the Department of Defense.)

(d) The rights and remedies of the Government provided in this clause shall not be exclusive and are in addition to any other rights and remedies provided by law or under this contract.

(End of clause)

52.204-4 Printed or Copied Double-Sided on Postconsumer Fiber Content Paper (May 2011)

(a) Definitions. As used in this clause--

Postconsumer fiber means—

(1) Paper, paperboard, and fibrous materials from retail stores, office buildings, homes, and so forth, after they have passed through their end-usage as a consumer item, including: used corrugated boxes; old newspapers; old magazines; mixed waste paper; tabulating cards; and used cordage; or

(2) All paper, paperboard, and fibrous materials that enter and are collected from municipal solid waste; but not

(3) Fiber derived from printers' over-runs, converters' scrap, and over-issue publications.

(b) The Contractor is required to submit paper documents, such as offers, letters, or reports that are printed or copied double-sided on paper containing at least 30 percent postconsumer fiber, whenever practicable, when not using electronic commerce methods to submit information or data to the Government.

52.204-7 SYSTEM FOR AWARD MANAGEMENT (JULY 2013)

(a) Definitions. As used in this provision--

Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS) number means the 9-digit number assigned by Dun and Bradstreet, Inc.

(D&B) to identify unique business entities.

Data Universal Numbering System +4 (DUNS+4) number means the DUNS number assigned by D&B plus a 4-character suffix that may be assigned by a business concern. (D&B has no affiliation with this 4-character suffix.)

This 4-character suffix may be assigned at the discretion of the business concern to establish additional System for Award Management records for identifying alternative Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT) accounts (see the FAR at Subpart 32.11) for the same parent concern.

Registered in the System for Award Management SAM…