MIDDLE KYLE CANYON HAND TREATMENT 2010

This project involves the following work. 1.) The cutting to specifications of 76.7 acres of vegetation, including trees and shrubs, in preparation for treatment by Hand Treatment Methods. Trees and cut material over 1-inch in diameter and 3 feet in length, will be treated by Chip-in-Place methods, or removed from the unit and be further treated by chipping into bins and transported to a Process and Storage Area provided by the Forest Service. Materials removed from the units may also be cut to firewood lengths or logs to 25 feet in length or less, and transported to the Process and Storage Area, and neatly stockpiled. Materials stockpiled in the Process and Storage Areas are the property of the Contractor until the Project is Final Accepted, at which time ownership transfers to the Forest Service, which may issue permits allowing the Public to remove the materials at a later date. The contractor may allow the public to remove materials from the units prior to Final Acceptance if removal can be done safely. The Forest Service will write a Work Order stating the conditions of removal and the contractor can have the public attach the Work Order to the load prior to the materials leaving the Unit. 2.) The cutting, pruning, or limbing, of trees to specification and chipping into bins, or transported to a Process and Storage Area, unless Chipped-in-Place. 3.) The cutting to specification of Shrubs and their treatment by chipping-in-Place or Chipping into bins and transported to a Process and Storage Area. Shrubs not listed in preferred species specifications will require cutting to specification also. 4.) Specific Unit prescriptions follow in this project description. 5.) In Units selected by the Contractor to be treated as Chip-in-Place, all cut materials and materials scheduled for treatment, will be chipped-in-place using a chipper deemed most appropriate by the contractor and described in the Request for Proposal (RFP). If contractor proposes to take the chipper into the unit or off an existing road or skidtrail, the machinery must be of the Low Ground or Low Tire Pressure type. The specifications of these machines should be submitted with the RFP. In all units and acreage Skid Steers, Bobcats or similar equipment will be limited to ground slopes of 25% or less. This type of equipment may be used on steeper slopes if used for limited entry to transport chipping machinery. No Skid Steers or Bobcats may be used to transport material to the chipping unit if the grade is greater than 25% or if the Forest Service observes excessive ground disturbance. The Forest Service reserves the right to decide when excessive ground disturbance is occurring. 6.) There may be polygons flagged in some units which require special treatment. These polygons are flagged in red or other colors and will be designated on the ground and reviewed with the contractor by the Contracting Officer prior to work beginning in each unit. See Specific Unit prescriptions. Flagged polygons under 1/10 of an acre may be left untreated if flagged in red. Flagged Polygons larger than 1/10 acre or flagged in colors other than red are to be hand treated. Hand treatment is hand cut, hand carry all cut materials outside the flagged polygon and treated as described in the Schedule of Items. Contractor will not pile any materials inside of these polygons, but chipped materials may be chipped into the polygons if agreed to by the Contracting Officer. 7.) Polygons are shown on the unit maps provided in the contract or described in the Specific Unit Prescriptions, but others may only be flagged on the ground. There is no separate pay item in the Schedule of Items for these areas. 8.) Trees and Shrubs are defined in the Contract Specifications. 9.) Units which require cutting to specification if Quaking Aspen is present are identified in the Specific Unit Prescriptions. 10.) Units may contain one or more dry washes. In dry washes, avoid treating Riparian vegetation in and on the banks. No piling of cut vegetation is permitted in on the banks of dry washes. The Contracting Officer will walk units with the contractor prior to work beginning in units containing dry washes. 11.) Riparian Vegetation does not include Conifer Species. 12.) Residential Housing is present in many of the units in this project and: H 4 Table 1. Specified defensible zone space distances are applicable to these areas. 13) Units will not be released for treatments all at one time, but instead will be released as previously worked in units have been completed. Contractor should indicate on the submitted work schedule the sequence of unit release and completion dates at the time of submission of the RFP. 14.) Unless otherwise agreed to by the Contracting Officer prior to award of this contract, contracts awarded on the Spring Mountain Natural Recreation Area will be considered concurrent with previously awarded contacts. Awarded contracts will not be worked on consecutively. The Notice to Proceed will be issued shortly after award of contract and completion date will not be extended. 15) Units are bordering or are near Developed Recreational Areas. Contractor should be aware of need to work with Forest Service Recreation Workers and the Concessionaires to the extent that greater volumes of recreational users are expected on weekends, Holidays, and during the project work period. Traffic control will be needed in and outside of these Developed Recreational Areas and Safety is the responsibility of the Contractor. A Traffic Safety Plan and work schedule indicating how contractor plans on completing the work during the contract time period and how signage and personnel can be used to best eliminate conflicts between work and recreational users in the area. 16.) At the Prework meeting, the contractor will submit a work schedule. The work schedule will be reviewed weekly and updated. If the work schedule indicates that the project will not be completed on time, contractor will adjust the workforce or methodology to complete the project prior to the contract time. The project area is located on the Spring Mountains National Recreation Area, Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest; Clark County, Nevada. The Project is approximately 21 Air Miles Northeast from Las Vegas on Highway 157. The Project starts at approximately 0.5 miles east of the intersection of Highways 157 and 158 then east for approximately 1.25 miles on Highway 157. The project can be reached by motor vehicle by leaving Las Vegas on Highway 95 North to the intersection with Highway 157 East. Highway 157 leads to Highway 158. The project area is 76.7 acres. The work requires the pruning to specification of trees, the cutting of trees not scheduled for pruning, and the cutting to specification of shrubs scheduled for removal. All cut materials will be chipped-in-place, or after processing, transported to a Process and Storage area. The contractor has ownership of all cut materials until final acceptance of Unit or Project. At Final acceptance of the Unit or Project, ownership transfers to the Forest Service. The material to be pruned, cut and piled or chipped-in-place is shrubs and small trees. Most trees are less than 14 diameter measured at 4.5 feet above the ground (DBH). The contract period will be contiguous, and will occur at between May15 and June 1, depending upon snow conditions. This pre-solicitation notice is for a unit-based performance service contract on approximately 76.7 acres, plus mobilization. The contract requires the Contractor to furnish all labor, equipment, transportation, supplies, supervision, and incidentals necessary to achieve the objectives. All work shall be performed during daylight hours, and shall not exceed 10 hours in one day. SOLICITATION will be posted at this site on or around 03/15/2010 unless a further note is made to the announcment with a later publication date. Due date will be 30 days from publication of the solicitation. TECHNICAL POINT OF CONTACT - SCHEDULE SITE VISITS WITH, AND ASK ANY PROJECT RELATED QUESTIONS: BOB EMLEY +1 (555) 000-0000 OR contact@example.gov cc all E-mails and contact with questions on the administrative process and contracting oriented matters - STEVE ROEHR contact@example.gov (prefer E-mail), otherwise +1 (555) 000-0000