Non-Commercial Thin/Sectioning - Deer Thin Sectioning #2 - Wallowa Whitman National Forest

1 US Department of Agriculture (USDA) Performance Work Statement Non-Commercial Thin/Sectioning Service for the Wallowa Whitman National Forest Deer Thin Sectioning #2 -- 1 of 6 -- 2 Contents Project ........................................................................................................................................................................................................ 3 General Information ................................................................................................................................................................................... 3 1.0 Scope of Work.................................................................................................................................................................................. 3 Contractor Requirements ............................................................................................................................................................................ 3 3.0 Performance Tasks ........................................................................................................................................................................... 3 4.0 Property ............................................................................................................................................................................................ 4 4.1 Government Furnished ..................................................................................................................................................................... 4 4.2 Contractor Property .......................................................................................................................................................................... 5 5.0 Deliverables / Schedule .................................................................................................................................................................... 5 6.0 Travel. Not used ............................................................................................................................................................................... 5 7.0 Contractor’s Key Personnel .............................................................................................................................................................. 5 8.0 Security Requirements. Not Used ..................................................................................................................................................... 6 9.0 Data Rights. Not Used ...................................................................................................................................................................... 6 10.0 Section 508 – Electronic and Information Technology Standards. Not Used.................................................................................. 6 Attachments ............................................................................................................................................................................................ 6 -- 2 of 6 -- 3 Project Deer Thin Sectioning #2 Non-Commercial Sectioning Service for the Wallowa Whitman National Forest General Information 1.0 Scope of Work The Wallowa Whitman National Forest requires Non-Commercial Thin/Sectioning Service over approximately 737 acres in the Deer Thin Sectioning #2 project units of the Whitman Ranger District to reduce hazardous fuels. Specific performance tasks are listed in paragraph 3. 2.0 Background 2.1 Project Location The project is located on the Whitman Ranger District. 1550 Dewey Avenue Baker City, OR 97814-3825 541-523-6391 Attn: Trevor Lewis, Desk 541-523-1394, Cell 541-403-0759 trevor.j.lewis@usda.gov . 2.2 Period of Performance Base Period: June 15th, 2026 to November 30 th , 2026. Contractor Requirements 3.0 Performance Tasks 3.1 General: 3.1.a. This is a non-Personnel Services Contract. The Contractor shall furnish all labor, supervision, equipment, transportation, (except those designated as Government-furnished), and incidentals for Fuels reduction activities within the Wallowa Whitman National Forest within the scope of this contract. 3.1.b. Objective: The overall objective of this project is to alter the continuity of the fuel bed in open ponderosa pine stands; 1) natural buildup of woody debris on the forest floor, and 2) hazardous live fuels (ladder fuels). The end result of activities performed under this call order would produce areas that have pockets of slash where future planned prescribed fire will be applied to the landscape to reduce the overall fuel loading and hazardous live fuels (ladder fuels). This will provide a safer working environment for firefighters in the future and to improve their probability of success in suppressing wildfires on Forest Service lands, produce less damage to natural resources, and to reduce the impact of wildfire to adjacent private citizens property, structures, and other values at risk. 3.1.c. Contractor Work Plan: The contractor shall submit a work plan for acceptance to the COR within 14 calendar days of award. (Deliverable 01). At a minimum the work plan shall include: 1) project milestone plan depicting 35%, 70% and 100% dates. 2) Key Personnel. 3) Safety Plan. 4) Fire Plan. 5) Contractor’s Quality Control Plan iaw FP-03 153.02 and 6) FS Overload Permits. 7) Contractor equipment storage request. 3.2 Project Area. Deer Thin/Sectioning #2, 737 acres in the Deer Project Area consisting of Deer units S5, S7, S8, S10, S10A, and S11. See Deer Thin Sectioning #2 map. 3.2.a Area Description. Open Ponderosa Pine stands, scattered pockets of natural Ponderosa Pine regeneration, with some scattered pockets of mixed conifer regeneration. 3.2.b Tasks: The contractor shall be required to non-commercially section 737 acres of open Ponderosa Pine stands, scattered pockets of natural Ponderosa Pine regeneration, with some scattered poc…