Amendment_1_W912HN13T0014.pdf

AMENDMENT OF SOLICITATION/MODIFICATION OF CONTRACT

Except as provided herein, all terms and conditions of the document referenced in Item 9A or 10A, as heretofore changed, remains unchanged and in full force and effect.

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Solicitation W912HN-13-T-0014, FY13 Timber Cruise Inventory, J Strom Thurmond A. This Amendment is hereby made to correct Statement of Work, Section TP-3.2.3.

The f irst sentence in section TP-3.2.3 currently reads "Tree selections for cut volume shall be made using criteria in paragraphs TP-3.4. This stament has been corrected and currently reads: "Tree selections for cut volume shall be made using criteria in sections TP-3.5 through TP-3.5.3.

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100 WEST OGLETHORPE AVE.

SAVANNAH GA 31401-3640

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W912HN-13-T-0014

SECTION SF 30 BLOCK 14 CONTINUATION PAGE

SUMMARY OF CHANGES

SECTION SF 1449 - CONTINUATION SHEET

The following have been modified:

STATEMENT OF WORK

TIMBER CRUISE, J. STROM THURMOND

TECHNICAL PROVISIONS

SECTION 1

GENERAL

TP-1.0 Purpose: The purpose of this contract is to perform forest inventory (cruising) services on U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Land at Thurmond Lake Project. The majority of timber inventory work will be performed in natural pine stands; however, some work will be required in mixed pine hardwood stands.

TP-1.1 Scope: Task to be performed shall include the inventory of timber stands to determine cut volume, residual stand volume estimates, age, pine basal area, and growth data.

TP-1.2 Applicable Documents and References: The following individual standards and codes, manuals, and other documents shall apply to performance:

a. ER 1130-2-540 “Environmental Stewardship Operations and Maintenance Guidance and Procedures.”

b. EM 385 -1-1 "Safety and Health Requirements Manual" (Latest Edition)

c. "Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA) Standards"

d. EP 715-1-2 “A Guide to Effective Contractor Quality Control (CQC)”

TP-1.3 Pre-Work Conferences: The contractor shall attend a pre-work conference prior to contract award at which time the lines of authority and Government procedures for contractual, administrative, and work matters will be established. A review of critical aspects of the contract will be conducted as well as attention brought to specific FAR, Technical and Special Contract Clauses. The contractor shall attend a pre-work conference prior to award of the options, if exercised, at which time the lines of authority and Government procedures for contractual, administrative, and work matters will be reviewed.

TP-1.4 Contractor Items: The contractor shall submit at the pre-work conference the following items:

a. Certificate of Insurance

b. Letter of Appointment for Superintendent

c. Accident Prevention Plan http://140.194.76.129/publications/eng-regs/ER_1130-2-540/toc.htm

d. List of Proposed Subcontractors

e. Registered Forester Certification

f. Resume of forestry experience in Southeastern United States (including references).

g. Quality Control Plan

TP-1.5 Location: The work during the Base Period (Item 0001) shall be performed on U.S.

Army Corps of Engineers lands, J. Strom Thurmond Lake Project, in Columbia County, Georgia.

List of stands and site maps for the base period can be found in Exhibit “A” of these specifications. The work during Option Period 1 (Items 0002AA and 0002AB), if exercised, shall be performed on U.S. Army Corps of Engineers lands, J. Strom Thurmond Lake Project, in Columbia County, Georgia and McCormick County, South Carolina. The work during Option Period 2 (Items 0003AA and 0003 AB) shall be performed on U.S. Army Corps of Engineers lands, J. Strom Thurmond Lake Project, in McCormick County, South Carolina. List of stands and site maps will be provided to the contractor when these options are exercised.

TP-1.6 Work and Services: The contractor shall furnish all labor, equipment, flagging tape, and other supplies to provide forest inventory services as described.

TP-1.7 Normal Working Days: Normal work days shall be Monday through Friday. Weekend work will be allowed if the Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR) is notified no later than 4:00 p.m. on the preceding Thursday. To avoid unnecessary inspection, the contractor shall notify the COR at least 24 hours in advance if he will not be working on the contract for a period longer than two (2) working days.

SECTION 2

MANAGEMENT

TP-2.0 Scope of Work: The contractor shall provide management services for all tasks related to the operation and work included in this contract.

TP-2.1 Supervision: The contractor shall give his personal superintendence to the work or appoint a competent superintendent to be on site at all times. The superintendent must have the authority to act on behalf of the contractor in matters of quality of work, direction of work or scheduling changes. Appointment of supervision must be documented and a letter of appointment provided at the pre-work meeting.

TP-2.2 Technical Supervision: All work performed under the terms of this contract shall be controlled and managed by at least one professional Forester possessing a Bachelor of Science degree in Forestry. This supervisor is not required to be at the job site at all times, but is responsible for ensuring that all work is performed in accordance with contract specifications.

TP-2.2.1 At the pre-work meeting, the contractor shall submit a qualification statement and credentials for Technical Supervision personnel. These credentials shall be revised in the event contractor personnel changes occur during the life of the base contract or option periods.

TP-2.3 Records: With the submission of each payment request, the contractor shall provide the COR the following records for the work performed:

TP-2.3.1 Inventory tally data: Tally summaries gathered for pulpwood, chip and saw, and sawtimber on each stand shall be recorded in a digital format compatible with Two Dog Software for Microsoft Windows version 2.1.

TP-2.3.2 Age and growth data on each stand shall be recorded in a digital Microsoft Excel compatible format.

TP-2.3.3 Pine basal area and plot coordinates on each plot shall be recorded in a digital shape file compatible with ArcMap 10.

TP-2.3.4 With the submission of the final payment request, the contractor shall provide the COR with a CD or DVD containing all required data for the entire contact.

TP-2.4 Method of Payment: An invoice for work performed may be submitted by the contractor on a monthly basis. Invoices will itemize work with corresponding stand numbers.

TP-2.5 Order of work: The contractor shall determine the order of work. Detailed maps, GIS produced USGS quad sheets, and GIS produced aerial photographs for timber inventorying will be provided during the prework meeting. The Government reserves the right to change the order of work where immediate tree removal may be required.

TP-2.6 Schedule of work

TP-2.6.1 Item 0001 Base Period: Within 5 working days following the pre-work meeting, and prior to beginning actual field work, the contractor shall provide to the COR for approval a work progress schedule demonstrating a progressive approach to completing all work within the established performance period. Target dates for completing the work and submitting survey data in stages (33%, 66%, and 100%) will be established by the contactor for approval by the

COR.

TP-2.6.2 Item 0002 Option Period 1: Subject to the availability of funds, it is anticipated that either Item 0002AA OR 0002AB will be exercised. Within five working days of receiving the modification exercising the option, the contractor shall provide to the COR for approval, a work progress schedule demonstrating a progressive approach to completing all work within the established performance period. Target dates for completing the work and submitting survey data in stages (33%, 66%, and 100%) will be established by the contactor for approval by the COR. List of stands and site maps will be included in the amendment similar to Exhibit A of base year.

TP-2.6.3 Item 0003 Option Period 2: Subject to the availability of funds, it is anticipated that either Item 0003AA OR 0003AB will be exercised. Within five working days of receiving the modification exercising the option, the contractor shall provide to the COR for approval, a work progress schedule demonstrating a progressive approach to completing all work within the established performance period. Target dates for completing the work and submitting survey data in stages (33%, 66%, and 100%) will be established by the contactor for approval by the COR. List of stands and site maps will be included in the amendment similar to Exhibit A of base year.

TP-2-6.3 The contractor shall also provide to the COR by Monday of each week, work schedules that indicate locations where cruising will be performed and number of personnel expected to be performing the work.

SECTION 3

Timber Inventory Requirements

TP-3.1 Estimated Quantities:

TP-3.1.1 For the Base Period (Item 0001), a total of 1,140.24 acres will be inventoried in Compartment 8, Columbia County, Georgia. The work areas consist of 48 stands from 1.02 to

102.97 acres in size. A list and map of stands to be inventoried is found in Exhibit A.

TP-3.1.2 For the Option Period 1 (Item 0002), Item 0002AA for a minimum of 500 acres up to a maximum of 800 acres; OR Item 0002AB for a minimum of 800 acres up to a maximum of 1200 acres will be inventoried in Compartment 2, Columbia County, Georgia and/or McCormick County, SC. Depending on funds available, if exercised, either 0002AA OR 0002AB may be awarded. List of stands and site maps will be included in the modification similar to Exhibit A.

TP-3.1.3 For the Option Period 2 (Item 0003), Item 0003AA for a minimum of 500 acres up to a maximum of 800 acres; OR Item 0003AB for a minimum of 800 acres up to a maximum of 1200 acres will be inventoried in Compartments 2 and 3, McCormick County, SC. Depending on funds available, if exercised, either 0003AA OR 0003AB may be awarded. List of stands and site maps will be included in the amendment similar to Exhibit A.

TP-3.2 Inventory Methods: Inventory work shall be done in stands needing thinning to determine cut and residual volumes. The Government reserves the right to change inventory methods on particular stands when an alternative method is advantageous.

TP-3.2.1 The contractor shall establish a baseline in each stand from which a line-plot system shall be laid out for taking 1/10 acre fixed plots. Plots shall be spaced as evenly as practical to provide a 5% survey of all merchantable pine trees and hardwood trees. Plots shall be 37 feet,

2.8 inches in diameter.

TP-3.2.2 The contractor shall record GPS coordinates for each plot center. GPS coordinates must be accurate to within 30 feet of the plot center. GPS data shall be collected and submitted using the following datum: UTM, NAD 83, Zone 17 North.

TP-3.2.3 Tree selections for cut volume shall be made using criteria in paragraphs TP-3.4 section TP-3.5 through TP-3.5.3. All remaining merchantable trees shall be tallied as residual volume in the same diameter classes as required for the cut volume.

TP-3.3 Cruise Line and Plot Identification: Cruise lines and plots shall be identified by the placement of bright pink or bright red flagging in the following manner.

TP-3.3.1 The contractor shall establish and number cruise lines which shall run perpendicular to ridges if possible. The contractor shall also number plots. The line azimuth shall be written on baseline/cruise line intersect streamer's which shall be placed at each base line/cruise line intersect. Contractor shall provide stand maps containing stand numbers and the above mentioned information to the government upon completion.

TP-3.3.2 A separate tally shall be completed for each plot and numbered with the established line/plot number. Plot information shall be recorded and submitted in a digital format compatible with Two Dog Software for Microsoft Windows version 2.1. The COR will establish a number for each stand for identification. The stand, line and plot number shall be recorded for each plot tally.

TP-3.3.3 A one foot square area of soil at the plot center shall be cleared of debris, down to mineral soil and a short piece of plastic flagging pinned in place at the plot center with a minimum 16d nail. The line/plot number shall be written on each plot center ribbon. A streamer ribbon with line/plot number shall be attached to nearest tree or shrub limb for easy spotting.

TP-3.3.4 Streamer ribbons will be tied to the nearest tree or shrub to mark two opposite sides of the plot boundary.

TP-3.4 Volume Determinations: Scribner Decimal C/Form Class 78 table shall be used for estimating sawtimber volumes. The Government will furnish Two Dog method files.

TP-3.5 Selection Criteria: Stands in need of thinning, typically have a basal area (BA) ranging from 80-140 plus sq. ft. In most stands the desired residual stand BA will be 50 to 70 sq. ft. Cut volume shall be determined on the following criteria:

TP-3.5.1 Cut volumes shall be determined based on stands being over stocked. In overstocked stands trees tallied for removal shall primarily include diseased, suppressed, crooked, or forked trees. Slower growing, co-dominant trees shall be tallied for harvest when additional tree removal is warranted to bring the BA down to between 50 and 70 sq. ft.

TP-3.5.2 In stands in areas where trees are under stocked; badly diseased, crooked, or forked trees shall be tallied for removal regardless of the BA.

TP-3.5.3 All elm, cottonwood, poplar and sweet gum in excess of 6" DBH shall be tallied as hardwood pulpwood. All other hardwoods of merchantable size will be surveyed and tallied as residual hardwood volume.

TP-3.6 Pine Sawtimber and Chip and Saw Tallies:

TP-3.6.1 All tree diameter measurements shall be taken using a professional grade forester’s diameter tape measure. The use of calipers will not be allowed under this contract.

TP-3.6.2 Sawtimber and chip and saw tallies shall be made in one-inch numbered diameter classes and totaled for each class and shall be tallied by logs and half logs. The minimum sawtimber tally size is 14" DBH by one 16' log to an 8" top of the log inside the bark. The minimum pine chip and saw size is 10” dbh with a minimum 24' length to 5" inside bark, top diameter. Straight trees 10” to 13.9" DBH shall be tallied as chip and saw.

TP-3.7 Pine Pulpwood Tallies: These tallies shall be made by the cord measured in 5' bolts.

Pulpwood tallies shall be made in 1" classes.

TP-3.7.1 Minimum pulpwood tally size for pine is 5" DBH with a minimum height of 20 ft. with a minimum top diameter of 4" inside the bark.

TP-3.7.2 Minimum size for hardwood pulpwood is 6" DBH with a minimum height of 20 ft. to a 5" top.

TP-3.8 Growth and age data collection: Age and growth data shall be collected on all stands.

TP-3.8.1 Selection Criteria: No more than five and no less than one sample tree/s per stand shall have age and growth data collected. Only one sample tree per plot shall be allowed. The sample trees shall be chosen by random by the contractor. The chosen tree must be a co-dominant pine within the 1/10 ac plot. Flagging shall be placed around the tree and marked “DATA TREE”.

TP-3.8.2 Collection of data: The age of the tree, the thickness of the bark, total tree height, radial growth for the last 5 years in inches shall be recorded on digital format compatible with Microsoft Excel.

TP-3.8.3 Collection of Pine Basal Area: Pine basal area shall be collected and recorded from the center of each plot using a factor 10 prism. Data shall be recorded as an attribute with the corresponding GPS coordinate.

SECTION 4

Quality Control and Assurance

TP-4.1 Contractor Quality Control (CQC): The contractor shall be responsible for assuring that all work is accomplished in accordance with the contract specifications. If the contractor does not provide personal supervision of the contract field work, the contractor shall develop and maintain an effective Quality Control Plan. The plan must contain the proposed methods of quality control performance structured around the three-phase inspection concept contained in EP715-1-2 - A Guide to Effective Contractor Quality Control (CQC) and as follows:

Preparatory - where advance planning, checks, and reviews of contract specifications are performed prior to beginning each phase of work, to determine contract performance requirements.

Initial - where the first inspection of a representative portion of each phase of work is conducted to determine contract performance.

Follow-Up - periodic inspections performed to ensure continued contract performance as determined and demonstrated through the first two inspection phases.

TP-4.1 Government quality assurance (QA) personnel will ensure that QC is complete and effective, but the presence or absence of QA personnel will not relieve the contractor of his responsibility for the proper execution of work in accordance with the Contract Specifications.

TP-4.2 If recurrent deficiencies indicate that the quality control system is inadequate corrective action shall be taken as directed by the COR.

TP-4.3 A copy of the contractor’s proposed plan for Quality Control will be furnished to the Contracting Officer’s Representative for approval at the Pre-work Conference. Any changes to the approved QC program must be submitted to the COR for approval prior to implementation.

TP-4.2 Government Quality Assurance (QA): The COR is responsible for conducting random inspections of the work performed to determine if the forest inventory has been accomplished in accordance with the contract specifications.

TP-4.2.1 Fieldwork: The Government will, at its convenience, make periodic inspections of the work to assure itself of contract compliance and to perform Quality Assurance Inspections to confirm that the Contractor is performing quality control in accordance with the Quality Control Plan and that the Contractor is monitoring results in quality performance of contract objectives All required data submitted for these plots will be verified in the field by QA personnel with an emphasis placed on tree tally information and GPS locations.

TP-4.2.2 Submittals: The COR and/or qualified forestry personal will verify that all submittals are made in accordance with contract specifications.

TP-4.3 Performance Indicators and Acceptable Quality Levels:

TP-4.3.1 The following describes performance indicators to be measured and their acceptable quality levels.

a. Submittals must be provided in the required format (100% compliant).

b. GPS coordinates provided must be inside of the plot boundary when verified in the field with a Trimble GeoXH GPS unit and/or entered into ArcGIS (95% compliant).

c. Cruise baselines and plot centers must be properly flagged and labeled (100% compliant).

d. The contractor must count all merchantable trees within the plot boundary where the center of the tree is no greater than 37 feet, 2.8 inches from the plot center (99% compliant).

e. Trees outside of the plot boundary where the center of the tree is greater than 37 feet, 2.8 inches from the plot center shall not be included in the tally (99% compliant).

f. The trees must be measured correctly, both diameter and height (97% compliant).

g. Trees must be correctly identified by species (hardwood or pine) and product designation

(pulp or sawtimber) (99% compliant).

h. Contractor will provide all labor and equipment necessary to successfully complete tree count and cruise data as specified in work statement. (100% compliant)

i. The contractor will provide weekly work schedules as described in TP 2.6.3. (97% compliant).

TP-4.3.2 The COR will notify the contractor in writing or by email of unacceptable work detailing findings and deficiencies. Within 5 working days, the contractor shall submit a written plan and work schedule for correcting noted deficiencies. Data for these timber stands will only be accepted by the COR once it is determined that contract requirements and acceptable quality levels are met. Repeated failure to perform work in accordance with contract requirements may be considered cause for contract termination and default action.

Exhibit A

STAND

# Acres

STAND

# Acres

8-152 35.08 8-176 8.11 8-153 9.98 8-177 87.56 8-154 39.34 8-178 0.72 8-155 10.85 8-179 0.37 8-156 12.66 8-180 6.90 8-157 33.40 8-181 21.39 8-158 60.88 8-182 19.73 8-159 20.31 8-183 4.43 8-160 61.91 8-184A 17.88 8-161 98.71 8-184B 5.78 8-162 102.97 8-184C 7.51 8-163 32.75 8-185 18.13 8-164 2.32 8-186 20.68 8-165 4.24 8-187 5.09 8-166 3.58 8-188 59.16 8-167 4.86 8-189 7.04 8-168 4.59 8-190 10.00 8-169 1.02 8-191 57.44 8-170 29.29 8-192 29.14 8-171 27.65 8-193 2.68 8-172 16.18 8-194 40.56 8-173 53.44 8-195 8.17 8-174 1.33 8-196 2.85 8-175 20.84 8-197 10.76

Total 1140.24

Map 1

Map 2

QUALITY ASSURANCE SURVEILLANCE PLAN (QASP)

FOR

TIMBER CRUISE SERVICES, 1,140.24 ACRES

FOR THE J. STROM THURMOND PROJECT, CLARKS HILL, SC

1. Purpose. This plan is established to provide quality assurance to see that the contract standards are achieved. Under the purchase order for Timber Cruising at the J. Strom Thurmond Project, Clarks Hill, South Carolina, there will be one contractor.

2. Roles and Responsibilities.

a. Contracting Officer Representative (COR). The COR is responsible for quality assurance guidance and to ensure contract quality requirements, standards, and thresholds are defined, practical, enforceable, necessary, and verifiable.

b. Contracting Officer (KO). The KO delegates authority for inspection and/or acceptance in accordance with the contract terms. The KO will inform the contractor(s) of the names, duties, and limitations of authority for all quality assurance personnel assigned to the contract.

c. Technical Point of Contact (TPOC): A government employee designated by the requiring activity to provide oversight of the Contractor’s performance and to accept services on the activity’s behalf. For this purchase order for Timber Cruising at the J. Strom Thurmond Project, the TPOC is the District Forester, in the Forest, Fish and Wildlife Section, at the J. Strom Thurmond Project.

3. Description of Services. The contractor shall provide timber cruising services on the U.S.

Army Corps of Engineers Land at the J. Strom Thurmond Project, Clarks Hill, SC/GA. Task to be performed shall include the inventory of timber stands to determine cut volume, residual stand volume estimates, age, pine basal area, and growth data. Services will comply in accordance with the regulations and standards of the ER 1130-2-400 “Management of Natural Resources and Outdoor Recreation at Civil Works Water Resource Projects”, EP 715-1-2 “A Guide to Effective Contractor Quality Control (CQC)” and the standards particular to the Statement of Work for the contract.

4. Quality Requirements. Contractor will provide the following at the pre-work conference:

Certificate of Insurance, Letter of Appointment for Superintendent, Accident Prevention Plan, List of Proposed Subcontractors, Registered Forester Certification, Resume of forestry experience in Southeastern United States and a Quality Control Plan. Contractor will be compliant with the standards and requirements within the Technical Provisions under this contract. All work performed under the terms of this contract shall be controlled and managed by at least one professional Forester possessing a Bachelor of Science degree in Forestry.

TP-2.6.1 Item 0001 Base Period: Within 5 working days following the pre-work meeting, and prior to beginning actual field work, the contractor shall provide to the COR for approval a work progress schedule demonstrating a progressive approach to completing all work within the established performance period. Target dates for completing the work and submitting survey data in stages (33%, 66%, and 100%) will be established by the contactor for approval by the

COR.

TP-2.6.2 Item 0002 Option Period 1: Subject to the availability of funds, it is anticipated that either Item 0002AA OR 0002AB will be exercised. Within five working days of receiving the modification exercising the option, the contractor shall provide to the COR for approval, a work progress schedule demonstrating a progressive approach to completing all work within the established performance period. Target dates for completing the work and submitting survey data in stages (33%, 66%, and 100%) will be established by the contactor for approval by the COR. List of stands and site maps will be included in the amendment similar to Exhibit A of base year.

TP-2.6.3 Item 0003 Option Period 2: Subject to the availability of funds, it is anticipated that either Item 0003AA OR 0003AB will be exercised. Within five working days of receiving the modification exercising the option, the contractor shall provide to the COR for approval, a work progress schedule demonstrating a progressive approach to completing all work within the established performance period. Target dates for completing the work and submitting survey data in stages (33%, 66%, and 100%) will be established by the contactor for approval by the COR. List of stands and site maps will be included in the amendment similar to Exhibit A of base year.

The contractor shall establish a baseline in each stand from which a line-plot system shall be laid out for taking 1/10 acre fixed plots. All GPS coordinates must be accurate to within 30 feet of the plot center and GPS data shall be collected using the following UTM, NAD 83, Zone 17 North.

The contractor will have the capacity to perform the Government's estimated need for services in the quantities and time responses specified.

5. Surveillance. Submittals must be provided in the required format with 100% compliant. The contractor shall be responsible for assuring that all work is accomplished in accordance with the contract specifications. The contractor shall maintain an effective Quality Control Plan around the three-phase inspection concept contained in EP715-1-2, to include preparatory, initial and follow-up inspections.

6. Unacceptable Performance. Evaluation of contractor performance will be a continuous process by the District Forester, and the Natural Resource Manager at the J. Strom Thurmond Project. The District Forester/Natural Resource Manager will continually check performance indicators, which are in the Scope of Work, to include TP-4.3.1, a. thru i., which references the percentages on GPS coordinates, cruise baselines and plot centers, correct measurements, both diameter and height, to ensure the contractor is in compliance. The District Forester/Natural Resource Manager will notify the contractor in writing or by email, as stated in the Scope of Work, in TP-4.3.2, if any work is found to be unacceptable or has any deficiencies. In the event a contractor becomes non-performing on this contract, the District Forester/Natural Resource

Manager shall document the non-performance and work with that contractor for a reasonable time to correct the deficiency. Should the deficiency be incurable under this contract, the District Forester/Natural Resource Manager/COR will notify the Contracting Officer of the ongoing deficiency and recommend that no further services be performed under this contract.

7. Documentation Requirements.

QASP

Contractor’s Quality Control Plan Purchase Order Corrective Action Request

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