Cultural Resource Surveys on the Monongahela National Forest.

Cultural Resource Surveys IDIQ STATEMENT OF WORK DIVISION 100 - GENERAL SPECIFICATIONS 110 - Scope of Services. The Contractor shall provide all services, equipment, facilities, materials, and supplies required for the performance and completion of the function outlined herein. 111 - Project. The project is a Cultural Resource Survey on the Monongahela National Forest. The project may be located in any of the following ten county area in West Virginia: Barbour, Grant, Greenbrier, Nicholas, Pendleton, Pocahontas, Preston, Randolph, Tucker, and Webster. The objectives of the project shall be: (1) to locate and identify all cultural resources judged to be at least 50 years old (2) to provide a complete cultural resource inventory of the area, and (3) to make a preliminary evaluation of the significance of identified historic properties according to the National Register of Historic Places eligibility criteria (https://home.nps.gov/subjects/nationalregister/upload/NRB-15_web508.pdf). To accomplish these objectives, the Contractor shall review existing sources of information on cultural and natural resources in the project area, conduct a complete coverage field reconnaissance, analyze the results of this investigation, and prepare a cultural resource report documenting this information. 120 - Location. Areas to be inventoried will be identified on 7.5’ topographic maps. All National Forest System (NFS) lands designated within the Monongahela National Forest are included in this contract. 130 - Government-Furnished Property. The Government shall deliver to the Contractor the following listed materials, supplies, property or services (hereinafter referred to as "Government-furnished property") at the places and time specified below. The Contractor shall be liable for all loss or damage of such delivered Government-furnished property until completion and final acceptance of work required under this contract. If the Government fails to make timely delivery of such Government- furnished property suitable for its intended use, and upon written request from the Contractor, the Contracting Officer shall make an equitable adjustment of contract delivery or performance dates or contract price, or both, pursuant to the "Changes" clause of the General Provisions of this contract. 131 - Property, Data and Services. The Forest Service shall allow the Contractor to review such information in its possession as the Forest Service deems pertinent to the project, including archaeological and historical inventory data, environmental data and reports, early aerial photos, maps, land records, and other relevant information. This shall include the availability of Forest Service personnel and resource specialists for technical consultation as needed for the orderly and efficient development of the project. 132 - The Forest Service shall provide the Contractor with one (1) set of Forest Service topographic maps of the area of undertaking, showing ownership and major features after the award of each task order. 133 - Profestional Qualifications. The following requirements are those used by the National Park Service, and have been previously published in the Code of Federal Regulations, 36 CFR Part 61. The -- 1 of 7 -- qualifications define minimum education and experience required to perform identification, evaluation, registration, and treatment activities. In some cases, additional areas or levels of expertise may be needed, depending on the complexity of the task and the nature of the historic properties involved. The minimum professional qualifications in archeology are a graduate degree in archeology, anthropology, or closely related field plus: 1. At least one year of full-time professional experience or equivalent specialized training in archeological research, administration, or management; 2. At least four months of supervised field and analytic experience in general North American archeology, and 3. Demonstrated ability to carry research to completion. In addition to these minimum qualifications, a professional in prehistoric archeology shall have at least one year of full-time professional experience at a supervisory level in the study of archeological resources of the prehistoric period. A professional in historic archeology shall have at least one year of full-time professional experience at a supervisory level in the study of archeological resources of the historic period. DIVISION 200 - TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS 210 - Cultural Resource Survey Requirements. This contract is intended to provide the U.S. Forest Service with technical services related to cultural resource inventory on NFS lands. These technical services will assist in compliance by the Monongahela National Forest with the National Historic Preservation Act, as amended (54 U.S.C. 300101) https://www.achp.gov/sites/default/files/2018-06/nhpa.pdf and the Archaeological Resources Protection Act, as amended (16 U.S.C. 470aa-mm) and its uniform regulations at Title 36, Code of Federal Regulations, Part 296 – Protection of Archaeological Resources. https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/granule/CFR-2011-title36-vol2/CFR-2011-title36-vol2-part296 Potential vendors must evidence familiarity with these Acts and the Forest Service's compliance program. Information about the Forest Service Heritage Program can be found in the Forest Service Manual (FSM 2360) and the Forest Service Handbook (FSH 2309.12). Specifically, the Pedestrian Survey Option is meant to assist the Forest Service with identifying and analyzing potential effects to above ground cultural resources for planning of low to moderate controlled prescribed fire with no ground disturbing activities. Pedestrian survey transects shall be spaced at 10- 15m intervals to ensure proper ground surveillance. As survey is conducted, photographs of the survey area should be taken, and any above ground resources will be mapped and documented using the appropriate forms described below. The Contractor shall: 211 …