Penman Mark and Cruise

Combined Solicitation & Synopsis AG-9JGP-S-16-0060 The Department of Agriculture, US Forest Service, Central California Acquisition Services Area, Plumas National Forest requires services for Marking and Cruising Timber on 762 Acres on the Beckwourth Ranger District. This is a combined / solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in Subpart 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. It is the contractor's responsibility to be familiar with the applicable clauses and provisions. The clauses may be accessed in full text at these addresses: https://acquisition.gov/far. This is solicitation no.AG-9JGP-S-16-0060, a Request for Quotations (RFQ) and is a 100% Total Small Business Set-Aside. The NAICS code is 115310 Support Activities for Forestry. The size requirement for this NAICS code is $7.5 million. The government intends to award a Firm Fixed Price Contract. Closing date of Solicitation is: April 15, 2016. Projected Award Date is: April 19, 2016 B.1Sawtimber Marking and Cruising 762 Acres: $______________ Biomass Cruising 762 Acres: $ _______________ Total: $ _______________ AS PER THE GENERAL SPECIFICATIONS IN ATTACHMENT 1 AND THE FOLLOWING ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS: Contractor Responsibility: Except as otherwise specified under 1.2 and 1.4, the contractor shall furnish the necessary personnel, supplies and transportation to perform the services and insure that the designated areas present a clean, healthy, orderly and well-kept appearance. Estimated Start Date & Contract Time: Date/Time Start April 25, 2016 Contract Time 90 Days Licenses & Insurance The contractor shall obtain the insurance and licenses listed here; (see also Section L, Notices to Offerors and Respondents). Other: Worker's Compensation Insurance: The Contactor shall provide evidence of Worker's Compensation Insurance or a written explanation as to why the Contractor is exempt from the requirement. NOTE: The Contractor working alone is not required to carry the insurance. B.2 Definitions: DESCRIPTION OF WORK: The purpose of this task order is to secure timber marking and cruising on the Beckwourth Ranger District of the Plumas National Forest located in Blairsden, CA. This contract will involve two primary items: 1. SAWTIMBER MARKING and CRUISING - This item is for units 9, 9A, 9B, 13, 44, 47, 48, 75, 76, 77, 84, 94, 95, 44A, and 108. This item will utilize a Cut Tree Mark (CTM) and cruise of sawtimber material, which includes trees 11.0"-29.9" Diameter at Breast Height (DBH) on ~762 ac. 2. BIOMASS CRUISING - This item is for units 9, 9A, 9B, 13, 44, 47, 48, 75, 76, 77, 84, 94, 95, 44A, and 108. This item will cruise biomass trees from 3.0"- 10.9" DBH on ~762 ac. All conifers designated with white paint will be leave trees. Tracer paint will be given weekly and amount needed will be estimated by the Contractor. All acreages have been GPS'd and a contract map 2 of 2 will be provided to the contractor with areas of "flag and avoid" for cultural, hydrological, and botanical locations. All thinning unit boundaries have been previously painted with orange tracer paint and flagged with orange boundary tags and flagged with blue ribbon. The Contractor shall furnish all labor, equipment, supervision, transportation, supplies, materials, services, and any incidentals necessary to perform the work in accordance with the attached specifications. 2. PROJECT LOCATIONS: The Penman MP Thin Project is located on the Beckwourth Ranger District, Plumas National Forest, ~3.3 miles west of the town of Portola, CA and is located in all or portions of T23N, R12E, S25 and 36; T23N, R13E, S30-32; T22N, R13E, S5. Mt. Diablo Meridian. 3. SPECIFIC WORK REQUIREMENT: This task order consists of approximately 762 acres of sawtimber marking and cruising and biomass cruising. Contractor shall document paint batch numbers used in each unit and complete unit summary sheets on information specific to each unit (See Appendix). 3.1 Sawtimber Marking and Cruising and Biomass Cruising. The objective of the cruise design is to design a cruise that is efficient and cost effective and will meet or exceed all of the design requirements as described in the following documents. USDA Forest Service Timber Cruising Handbook (FSH 2409.12, Ch. 10, 20, 30 and 40) and all applicable Region 5 Supplements and the Plumas National Forest Timber Theft Detection and Prevention Plan. Silviculture prescription for each unit will be provided to the Contractor (See Appendix for sample silviculture prescription). All units have been flagged in blue ribbon with orange boundary signs and orange painted boundaries. The contractor shall design a timber cruise that meets USFS approval for marking and cruising of sawtimber and biomass within the 762 acre Penman MP Thin project. The cruise will be cruisied in cubic feet and will meet or exceed USFS Region 5 tree measurement standard. The maximum sawlog sampling error for this sale (95 Percent Confidence Level- t-value of 2) is 10%. The biomass cruise will have a sampling error of 25%. Refer to USFS Timber Cruising Handbook 2409.12 Chapter 30 and 40. Regional direction effective 8/30/2012 (2409.12 chap. 40) states "that for sawlog cruises, each major species or species group shall have at least 20 measured trees. A major species is defined as one that comprises 10% or more of the sale value. The contract shall provide data collection equipment that is capable of running FS Cruiser Version 2. Contract shall use Version 2 dated 2015.03.10 or later for this project. Contract shall provide USFS with a final processed cruise .cruisefile. free of errors, using cruise processor version dated 2015.10.23 or later. FS Cruiser Version 2 and Cruise Processor Version 2 software is available for download at http://www.fs.fed.us/fmsc/measure/cruising/index.shtml. Minimum Utilizable Top Diameter (MUTD) will be 6 inches for all conifers 10.0 to 20.0 inches DBH, and for conifers larger than 20.0 inches DBH the MUTD will need to be calculated. The Average Scaling Cull (ASC) will need to be calculated and entered in to the final .cruise file. Final inspection will involve a USFS check cruise. Final inspection will involve a USFS check cruise. A check cruise will be conducted by the USFS Quality Control Group and must pass with 80 percent for each element and 85 percent overall or better. Check cruise that does not pass with 85 percent or better will need to be re-cruised at the contractor's expense. Refer to USFS Timber Cruising Handbook 2409.12 Chapter 60 for specific requirements. Final check cruise will be completed within 10 business days of receiving written request form contractor. This sale will utilize a cut tree mark for sawtimber 11.0 to 29.9 inches DBH. All marked trees will be designated by a 3"-4" wide paint stripe completely encircling the tree at DBH. Two painted stump marks shall be placed in the furrows of the bark at ground level, one mark on the downhill side and one on the uphill side of the tree. The minimum stump mark dimension will be 3 inches by 4 inches or easily visible from a distance of 30 feet. Blue tracer paint will be used for this sale. Each timber cruiser/timber marker is required to have their own personalize butt mark which is required on the uphill side. Stream courses will be identified on the contract area map with corresponding buffer distances. No timber marking will occur within these buffers. Control areas will be identified on contract map 2 of 2 and will be given to the contractor at the time of contract award. If additional stream courses or archeological sites are located during contract implementation, contractor is to notify Contracting Officers Representative (COR) as soon as possible. When utilizing a tree based cruise method, cruise trees will be designated/numbered with blue aerosol tracer paint. All cruise trees will be designated by two blue tracer paint stripes encircling the tree at DBH, cruise tree number and cruiser's initials. All cruise trees will be well flagged with red/white polka dot ribbon. All cruise trees will be located on a unit map as accurately as possible and GPS'd. When utilizing an area based cruise for sawtimber and biomass, cruise plots shall be GPS'd and designated on the ground with tracer paint and an orange pin flag indicating plot number, cruisers initials and cruising date written on the flag along with hanging two white attention flags over or near the plot center. Biomass cruise/measure trees shall be painted near DBH with blue aerosol tracer paint facing plot center. Refer to USFS Timber Cruising Handbook 2409.12 Chapter 50 for area base determination. Use Timber Cruising Handbook R5 Supplement Chapter 10, 2409.12-2011-1, 14.12d guidelines that apply to Eastside forests for determining taper. For incense-cedar, use taper of 4 inches per 8 feet of length. All other species use taper of 2 inches for 8 feet of length. Use cruiser's judgment and document it. 3.2 Marking Guidelines/Silviculture Prescription See item 10 for sample silviculture prescriptions. Final prescriptions will be very similar to sample prescriptions utilizing a Variable Density Thinning (VDT) approach for mixed conifer and pine dominated stands. 3.2 Paint Security The Contracting Officer's Representative (COR), or inspectors, shall provide boundary marking paint containing registered tracer(s). Tree marking paint is USDA Forest Service accountable property and shall be kept secured at all times. Access to paint shall be limited to the Contractor and/or designated representative. All Government-issued paint, aerosol and quarts, shall be securely locked when stored or transported in a vehicle. Paint shall be removed from any vehicle when someone uses the vehicle other than the Contractor or designated representative to whom the tracer paint was issued. The Forest Service may inspect Contractor's security of paint and accountability records at any time. The Contractor shall notify the Government of the quantity of paint needed each week prior to commencing work. The paint needed for one week at a time will be transferred only to the Contractor, or designated representative at the designated US Forest Service office during normal business hours. The Contractor shall maintain a daily inventory of all paint cans. All cans received, used, and returned by the Contractor must be accounted for. The inventory will be signed and submitted to the COR on a weekly basis. All aerosol paint cans will be returned to the Forest Service with all propellant out of the can for drying purposes. All empty quart paint cans will be returned to the Forest Service on a weekly basis, emptied and dribble for drying purposes. Failure to maintain adequate safeguards and security over the paint, or loss of tracer paint, will result in a law enforcement investigation and/or may result in Contractor liability for damages (i.e. fine $1500.00 per can and up), and/or default of the contract. 4. COMMENCEMENT PROSECUTION, AND COMPLETION OF WORK (FAR 52.211-10) (APR 1984) The Contractor shall be required to (a) commence work under this contract within 5 calendar days after the date the Contractor receives the notice to proceed, (b) prosecute the work diligently, and (c) complete the entire work ready for use not later than July 27, 2016. The time stated for completion shall include final data package consisting of a complete FS Version 2 .cruise data file, complete with biomass cruise data and sawtimber cruise data, GPS cruise tree/plot data, MUTD and ASC entered, all paper copies and Contract Map 2 of 2. Work is estimated to begin April 25, 2016. 5. CONTRACTOR FURNISHED CRITICAL ITEMS: The Contractor shall provide all labor, housing, supervision, transportation, tools, and material (except Government-furnished Property) necessary to perform the requirements of the contract. Specifically, but not necessarily inclusive, the Contractor shall furnish: 1. Compass with azimuth settings calibrated in 2-degree increments, set to local declination. 2. Clinometers or other device enabling one to measure slope in percent and/or tree height. 3. Diameter tape/loggers tape for measuring tree diameter to the nearest tenth of an inch and calculating slope distance. 4. GPS unit, capable of receiving GIS datafiles and collecting data points. 5. A field data recorder capable of running FS Cruiser Version 2, and keeping the data secure. 6. Red and white polka dot and white ribbon. 7. Orange wire pin flags for plot centers. 8. Paint marking guns capable of utilizing quart size paint cans. 6. GOVERNMENT FURNISHED PROPERTY: The Government will deliver to the Contractor the following listed materials, supplies, property, and/or services (hereinafter referred to as "Government-furnished property"). The Contractor shall be liable for all loss or damage of such Government-furnished property until completion and final acceptance of all work required under the contract. The Contractor shall sign a Transfer of Government property receipt upon acceptance of Government-furnished property. All Government-furnished property will be available at the pre-work meeting. Description Location Remarks Tracer Paint Beckwourth Ranger District, Blairsden, CA Issued on a pre-scheduled basis once a week from the Beckwourth Ranger District during normal business hours M- F, 8-4:30. Project Aerial Photo Copies Beckwourth Ranger District, Blairsden, CA Available at Pre-work USGS quad map of Project Area Beckwourth Ranger District, Blairsden, CA Available at Pre-work GIS layers Beckwourth Ranger District, Blairsden, CA Available at Pre-work Timber Cruising Handbook, 2409.12 Chapters 10-60 Beckwourth Ranger District, Blairsden, CA Available at Pre-work 7. Work Timing The Contractor shall begin work within ___5_______ calendar days after the effective date of the Notice to Proceed and shall prosecute the work at a rate that will result in completion of all work within the following time frame: Item No. Estimated Start Work Date Contract Time (Calendar Days) 1 April 25 90 days 2 April 25 90 days Failure to begin work on schedule will make the contract subject to immediate termination for default. Delays due to normal adverse weather, weekends, and holidays have been included in the calculation of contract time. The Government reserves the right to set the priority of items or subitems. Contractor shall complete all work on one sub-item before proceeding to another. If this solicitation has more than one numbered item, award of more than one item to one contractor will not change the start work dates or the amount of contract time; times will run concurrently. 8. Winter Shutdown When winter weather sets in and the continuation of work is impractical, the Contracting Officer may authorize a total suspension until such time as work can proceed. During the period of total suspension, the calendar days elapsed will not be charged against the contract time. 9. Inspection and Acceptance FAR 52.252-2 Clauses Incorporated by Reference (FEB 1998) This contract incorporates one or more clauses by reference, with the same force and effect as if they were given in full text. Upon request, the Contracting Officer will make their full text available. Also, the full text of a clause may be accessed electronically at this/these address(es): www.acquisition.gov/far/ FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION (48 CFR CHAPTER 1) CLAUSES 52.246-4 Inspection of Services--Fixed-Price (AUG 1996) 10. QUALITY CONTROL PLAN - The Contractor shall conduct inspections on all units in accordance with his/her Quality Control Plan (QCP). The Contractor's Quality Control Plan shall be submitted and accepted by the Government prior to any work starting. 11. GOVERNMENT INSPECTIONS Government inspections are for the purpose of satisfying the Government that the services are acceptable and do not relieve the Contractor of the responsibility for maintaining quality control. The Contracting Officer's Representative or designated inspector will conduct all inspections. The Contractor (or designated representative) is encouraged to be present to observe inspections. Summary results will be made available on request. Compliance Inspections. Visual compliance inspections will be made on a periodic basis. Such inspections are not final and do not constitute acceptance by the Government. Final Inspections. Final (formal) inspections for payment will be made on completed sub-items only. Contractor shall request final inspections in writing and give the Forest Service at least four working days advanced notice. Inspections will be completed within four working days after the notice is received. If the work is not ready for inspection at the time specified by the Contractor, the cost associated with the inspection attempt may be charged to the Contractor. Final inspection will involve a USFS check cruise. A check cruise will be conducted by the USFS Quality Control Group and must pass with 80 percent for each element and 85 percent overall or better. Check cruise that does not pass with 85 percent or better will need to be re-cruised at the contractor's expense. Refer to USFS Timber Cruising Handbook 2409.12 Chapter 60 for specific requirements. Final check cruise will be completed within 10 business days of receiving written request form contractor. Disputed Inspection. The Contractor may request reinspection without rework if the results are unacceptable. Reinspection must be requested in writing within 48 hours after receiving written notice of the inspection results. Reinspection will be accomplished within five working days after receipt of the contractor's written request. The same sampling and inspection procedures will be used, but new samples will be taken. The inspection pattern will be shifted so that new samples will not overlap previously inspected samples. Results will be rounded to the nearest whole percent. If reinspection results are within five percentage points of the first inspection, the original inspection result will be used in determining acceptability and payment. If reinspection results are greater than five percentage points above or below the first inspection, the reinspection results will be used. If the reinspection results are within five percentage points of the first inspection, the Contractor shall pay the actual costs of the reinspection. Reinspection after Rework. Where rework after a failed inspection may improve the inspection results, the Contractor may rework the area and request (in writing) a second inspection. The Government will charge to the Contractor the cost of this additional inspection. Reinspection will be accomplished within five working days after the notice is received. The results of the second inspection will be final, and no further rework will be permitted. Areas not ready for reinspection at the time specified by the Contractor will not be reinspected, and the results of the first inspection will be final. 12. Sampling (Government's inspection system) Plots. At least one percent of each treatment area (unit) will be sampled by a random series of plots distributed over the entire area. Plot size will be: 20 BAF variable plots 13. Specific Inspection Procedures Compliance Inspections for Timber Marking A. Walk-throughs: Compliance inspections shall be held throughout the performance of the contract. Inspections may be in the form of "walk-throughs" to visually confirm the proper application of the contract specifications. The Government reserves the right to perform formal inspections for verification of compliance to contract specifications. B. Formal Inspections: The Government will inspect marking to determine compliance with specifications. Formal inspection plots will be located randomly throughout each unit to obtain at least a 1% sample of the area marked. Each inspection plot will use a 20 BAF variable radius plot and will determine the following: A=Total number of trees marked B=Number of trees marked that do not meet the marking guidelines. C=Number of trees not marked that meet the marking guidelines. Contract compliance for each unit will be calculated as follows: (A-B) X 100= % COMPLIANCE (A+C) Stump Marks: Any plot that contains one or more marked trees without a proper stump mark will cause that plot to fail. If three or more plots in a unit fail due to improper stump marks, that unit will be remarked at no additional cost to the Government. Attention marks: Any live tree in a plot that is marked with a paint band <2" in width will be considered an unmarked tree, and recorded as such during inspections. Inspection results for each unit will stand on their own, and will not be combined with the results from any other unit. Upper limit DBH: Any tree over 30.0" DBH in a plot or anywhere in the unit that is marked for cut, will result in automatic rework of the unit. 14. Acceptance 14-a. Acceptance Level Work on this contract will be deemed acceptable when: For all units, determination of acceptability of the work performed will be based on the Government inspections and shall be considered conclusive except as otherwise provided in the Contract. The inspection results of each unit will not be averaged with the results of any other unit. The Contractor or a designated representative is encouraged to observe inspections while they are underway. 15. Quality Assurance Plan Acceptance of Timber Marking: For all units, the Government will inform the Contractor or a designated representative of marking inspection results with 2 working days of completion. Unacceptable work will not be accepted and shall be corrected by the Contractor at no additional cost to the Government. The contractor shall complete all corrections of unacceptable work within 10 calendar days following notification of unacceptable work. Unless otherwise agreed, each unit shall be at a satisfactory level of acceptance before the Contractor can start marking another unit. Payment for marking work completed will be based on the following inspection results: Inspection score % payment 90 -100% 100% 89 98 88 96 87 94 86 92 85 90 84 88 83 86 82 84 81 82 80 80 <80% = UNACCEPTABLE. 16. Pre-work Pre-work conference. Before work begins on service contracts, a pre-work conference is normally held to discuss the contract--especially the specifications, labor provisions, plan of work, and selected standard clauses. The pre-work meeting should be attended by an officer of the firm or someone designated in writing to act on behalf of the firm. The pre-work meeting may be waived at the discretion of the Contracting Officer. Notice to Proceed. No work may begin on this contract until the Contracting Officer has issued a Notice to Proceed. 17. Measurement Methods of Measurement: Acreage was measured on a horizontal plane using a Global Positioning System Remeasurement. Unless otherwise indicated by this contract, the contractor may request remeasurement of any quantities in Part B, when the units are acres or any linear measurement. The request must be made in writing and must be made within 10 calendar days of completing work on the unit in question. If remeasurement indicates a variance of five percent or less from the stated quantity, the Contractor shall pay for the actual cost of remeasurement and no adjustment will be made in the quantity as stated in Part B. If remeasurement indicates a variance more than five percent from the stated quantity, payment will be based on the remeasured quantity, and the Contractor will not be liable for the costs of remeasurement. All remeasurements will be done by the Government. Remeasurement of acreage will be done with two people using a hand compass and ground measurement or by means of a Global Positioning System. This clause is not applicable to quantities listed as estimated quantities. 18. Payment Payments and Deductions. Payment will be made for fully acceptable work at the prices bid in the schedule of items. In the event of extended non-work periods because of adverse weather, the Contracting Officer may authorize progress payments for partially completed sub-items on a case-by- case basis. In accordance with the inspection clause, payment may be made for less than fully acceptable work at a reduced price. Other exceptions are noted below: Payment will be made in full if inspection results are 90 percent or higher. If inspection results are below 90 percent, a deduction will be made equal to 2 percent for every 1 percent below 90. For example, if inspection results are 87 percent, the bid price would be reduced by 6 percent. No payment will be made if results are less than 80 percent. 19. Liquidated Damages Liquidated damages will be charged as follows: Crop trees found to have been damaged or removed by the Contractor's operations will be assessed to the Contractor at the rate of $5.00 per seedling. 20.Contract Release. The following supplements the Payments clause in Section I: Before final payment will be made the Contractor shall sign a release of all claims against the Government arising by virtue of this contract, other than claims, in stated amounts, that the Contractor has specifically excepted from the operation of the release. A release may also be required of the assignee if the Contractor's claim to amounts payable under this contract has been assigned under the Assignment of Claims Act of 1940 (31 U.S.C. 3727 and 41 U.S.C. 15). Invoices. Payment will be made from Contractor's invoice submitted through The Invoice Processing Platform (IPP). RETAINAGE (applicable to service contracts where work accomplishments are measured in units other than time) The following supplements Clause 52.232-1, Payments: The Contracting Officer may retain up to 10 percent of the invoiced amount if the contractor is behind schedule at the time the invoice is presented. "Behind schedule" means that the percentage of work completed is less than the percentage of time used. 21. Emergencies Fire Plan See Section J, Fire Plan Area of Responsibility for Fire. Unless otherwise noted elsewhere in the contract, the following define the limits of a contractor's area of responsibility for fire under the terms of the Fire Plan (Section J): Silviculture Projects - 70 meters around the perimeter of the unit being worked in 22. Superintendence by Contractor The name and the specific authorities of the foreman or superintendent must be designated in writing to the Contracting Officer. The Contractor may use his/her own prepared letterhead stationery or a "Designation of Contractor's Representative" form available from the Contracting Officer. If the Contractor or the designee is not present when work is being performed on the contract, a Suspend Work Order may be issued with contract time continuing to run. The Contractor shall have a person on-site that is fully conversant in the English language. 23. Camping Permit Compliance Contractor shall comply with all terms and conditions of any camping permit issued to allow use of premises. Any non-compliance will result in suspension of work until compliance is achieved. 24. Archaeological and Historic Sites Location of known archaeological, historic, or pre-historic materials--such as Amerind artifacts and/or historic mining, logging, or fur trapping remains protected by the American Antiquities Act (l6 USC 433)--will be identified for the contractor before work commences. 25. Spill Plan If the total oil or oil products storage exceeds 1,320 gallons or if any single container exceeds a capacity of 660 gallons, the Contractor shall prepare and implement a Spill Prevention and Countermeasures (SPCC) Plan. Such plan shall meet applicable EPA requirements (40 CFR 112), including certification by a registered professional engineer. The Contractor under the direction of the Contracting Officer, or in the absence of said officer, acting independently, shall immediately take action to contain and clean up, without expense to the Government, all petroleum products spills on or in the vicinity of the project which are caused by the Contractor's employees directly or indirectly as a result of contract operations. The Contractor may be held liable for all damages and costs of additional labor, subsistence, equipment, supplies, and transportation deemed necessary by the Government for the containment and clean up of petroleum products spills caused by Contractor's employees or resulting from contract operations. The Contractor shall immediately report all petroleum products spills to the Contracting Officer. 26. Equipment Cleaning All off-road equipment used on this project shall be washed before moving into the project area so that the equipment is free of soil, seeds, vegetative material, or other debris that could contain or hold seeds of noxious weeds. "Off-road equipment" includes all logging and construction equipment and such brushing equipment as brush hogs, masticators, and chippers; it does not include log trucks, chip vans, service vehicles, water trucks, pickup trucks, and similar vehicles not intended for off-road use. Equipment will be considered clean when visual inspection does not reveal soil, seeds, plant material, or other such debris. Disassembly of equipment components or specialized inspection equipment is not required. Contractor shall notify the Contracting Officer at least five days in advance of moving equipment in so that arrangements can be made for inspection. If the project area is known to contain noxious weeds, the equipment shall be cleaned before moving to other Forest Service system lands which do not contain noxious weeds. 27. LIST OF ATTACHMENTS The following attachments are made a part of this solicitation and any resultant contract and are included below. Title Pages Penman MP Thin Silviculture Prescription Attachment 1 5 Penman MP Thin Unit Summary Table Attachment 2 1 Penman MP Thin Unit Summary Sheet Attachment 3 1 Penman MP Thin Map (Separately attached) Attachment 4 1 Fire Plan Attachment 5 9 SCA Wage Determination Attachment 6 4 C. PERSCRIPTIONS SAMPLE Penman MP Thin Marking Guidelines/Perscription SAMPLE SILVICULTURAL Rx Forest: Plumas District: Beckwourth NEPA Project: Penman Project Name: Penman MP Thin Acres: Rx1: Rx2: Est.MBF: Resource Allocation: Non-WUI Objectives: Fuels/Forest Health - Topographic Influences Stand Number: Forest Types: SMC3/4M Post Treatment: Site Index: FSS III Rx Logging Method: Ground Based - Whole Tree Cutting Method: Mechanical Harvester Prepared By: PRC Soil Types: Waca-Woodseye families complex 0 - 30% slopes SE/BA: Date: 9/16/2015 Stand Prescriptions: Rx2 - Variable Density Thinning (VDT) Rx3- Pine Conversion/Maintenance Existing Conditions: Species composition: white fir, Jeffrey pine, Douglas-fir, sugar pine and incense cedar. Existing basal generally ranges from 150ft2/ac - 300ft2/ac. A mosaic; clumps/groups of various sizes, some dominated by small trees (11.0"-24.0" dbh), pole trees (6.0"-11.0" dbh) with pockets of sapling size regeneration. Majority of unit previously harvested, those areas treated more intensely now dominated by incense cedar saplings and white fir poles. Pockets of heavy white fir fuel loading are present, the appearance of a major wind event/down burst. Dwarf mistletoe infected white fir and Jeffrey pine can be found within the stand to varying degrees (isolated pockets). Also, scattered white fir has dead/spiked tops. Skid trails from previous entries are present. Slope is approximately 10-25% with more steep areas (30-35%) top slope and <10% lower slope. Portion of unit precommercial thinned with slash piles, some of which have been burned. Desired Post Harvest Conditions Rx1: Stand dominated by a mixture of tree species. Stand structure resembles a VDT approach with "skips" and "gaps". Residu...