SOLICITATION NOTICE
F -- Ketchikan Northern Trails Survey
- Notice Date
- 11/21/2002
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- Contracting Office
- Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, R-10 Tongass National Forest, Federal Building, 648 Mission St. Acquisition Management, Ketchikan, AK, 99901
- ZIP Code
- 99901
- Solicitation Number
- KTN-03-04
- Point of Contact
- Tonya Rymer, Procurement Technician, Phone 907-228-6244, Fax 907-228-6254, - Robert Jaeger, Contracting Officer, Phone 907-228-6231, Fax 907-228-6254,
- E-Mail Address
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trymer@fs.fed.us, rjaeger@fs.fed.us
- Small Business Set-Aside
- Total Small Business
- Description
- PART: U.S. GOVERNMENT PROCUREMENTS SUBPART: SUPPLIES, EQUIPMENT AND MATERIAL CLASSCOD: F - Natural resources and conservation services OFFADD: USDA Forest Service, Ketchikan Area, Tongass NF, Federal Building, Ketchikan, AK 99901 SUBJECT: F - Natural resources and conservation services SOL KTN-03-04 DUE 112902 POC Tonya Rymer, 907.228-6244 DESC: The Tongass National Forest is seeking quotes for furnishing 11.40km of preliminary survey of forest trails near Ketchikan, Alaska as described in this notice.. Ketchikan is located on Revillagigedo Island in Southeast Alaska. This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in FAR Subpart 12.6 as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This notice constitutes the only solicitation. Quotes are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. This solicitation is issued as Request for Quotes (RFQ) KTN-03-04. The following Federal Acquisition Regulation clauses are incorporated by reference: 52.212-1 "Instructions to Offerors-Commercial Items"; 52.212-4 "Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial Items"; 52.212-5 "Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders (the following clauses are checked as included: 52.222-26, 52.222-35, 52.222-36, 52.222-37, 52.225-3 and 52.232-34). This solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2001-09. This acquisition is totally set-aside for small business concerns, NAICS 541370. The small business size standard for this acquisition is $4.0 million. Submission of a quote constitutes a representation that the quoter is a small business. Item 1: Preliminary Survey of 11.4 kilometers of forest trails. (Maps are available as a separate attachment under Solicitation KTN-03-04) There are three segments to this project: The first segment can be reached by proceeding north from Ketchikan along State highway 7 to the end of the highway. From there a person must hike along an existing survey line running adjacent to Lunch Cr. The existing survey ends at station 1+080, which will be the start of the new survey. (est. 7.3km) The second segment can be reached by driving to the end of Canyon Road within the city limits of Ketchikan. From there, hike up the existing gated road to the south end of the KPU Carlanna Lake dam, where the line to be surveyed begins. (est. 3.2km) The survey of segment three begins where the existing Perseverance Trail ends. The Perseverance Trail can be reached by driving along State highway 7 from Ketchikan to the Revilla Road junction at Ward Cove. From there one proceeds 1.00 mile to the Ward Lake road and turns right towards the day use area. The trailhead is located on the left hand side, just beyond the Ward Creek bridge. (est. 0.9km) Survey lines are flagged florescent orange and the beginning and ending points are marked in the field. Description Work. Complete the preliminary route survey (P-line) for a forest trail and provide survey notes for trail design. Furnish all labor, equipment, instruments, materials, transportation, lodging, and other incidentals necessary to complete the survey in accordance with these specifications and acceptable engineering practice. Conduct the preliminary survey under the direction of a professional engineer, land surveyor, forester, or civil engineering technician familiar with forest road P-line surveys. Proof of the previous accomplishment of at least 10 km of forest P-line survey will be required if requested by the CO. Materials Stakes. Provide stakes that have the nominal dimensions of 25 mm x 50 mm x 460 mm. Paint the top 50 mm of all stakes with fluorescent red paint. Other dimensions, materials, and marking may be used if approved in writing by the CO. Survey Notes. Furnish field notebooks with covers that will protect the contents and retain the pages in numerical sequence during field use. Use moisture-resistant paper for field notes. When using electronic data collectors, provide electronic and hard copy notes in a format approved by the CO before the start of work. Government-Furnished Documents. A topographic map and photocopies of aerial photos showing the location of the routes to be surveyed will be furnished by the Government. Survey Requirements Precision. Perform all work under this specification to meet the accuracy and precision requirements as follows: Augular accuracy _ 1 set direct/reverse 2 degree rejection limit Closure _ 3000 mm/km (by GPS acceptable) Vertical _ 500 mm/km Marking Stakes. Legibly mark all stakes with a stake pencil that leaves an imprint or with waterproof ink. Mark in conformance with the format and nomenclature specified by the CO. Survey Notes Format. All survey notes will become the property of the Government. Use the survey note format furnished by the CO. Other formats may be used if approved by the CO. Print all manually recorded survey notes in characters at least 4 mm high, and make them legible at a distance of 750 mm. Delete errors by lining out. Record project identification and survey activity on the cover and first page of each notebook to identify the contents. Consecutively number notebooks as book number _ of _. At the beginning of each day's work, record in the notes the date, crew names and positions, instrumentation, and weather. Consecutively number electronically recorded survey notes, and use headings to identify the contents. Support and accompany the electronic notes with a bound notebook that records the project name and, for each day, the date; crew names and position; instrumentation; weather; type of survey; stationing of survey sections performed; and survey data or sketches that cannot be electronically recorded. Record the station where the P-line enters and leaves muskegs, wet areas, clearcuts, differing timber types, and where the P-line crosses roads, surveys, property boundaries, timber unit boundaries, and any unusual physical features. Measure and record all stream information including width and depth of existing water, composition of stream bottom material, and estimate width and depth of maximum high water. Record sketch showing stream and P-line relationship, any unusual features, and direction of stream flow. P-Line Survey and Marking. A flag line has been established on the ground for the survey route and is marked with fluorescent plastic flagging. If there are skips in the flagging or the flagline appears to be incomplete, survey the route based on the flagging that is present and promptly notify the CO of any discrepancies. Clearing. Locate the survey line to avoid cutting timber greater than 150mm dbh. Clear vegetation along the survey line to facilitate safe travel and surveying. Remove clearing brush slash from the travel or work area. Brush slash shall not be deposited in streams. Cut all brush and trees as near to the ground as practicable. Survey Ties. Establish survey ties to existing trails or existing P-line surveys. When the new survey starts from an existing road or trail, begin the survey at the centerline of the existing road or trail. Measure and record the distance and magnetic azimuth for 50 m along the existing road or trail centerline in all directions from the new survey beginning point. When the new survey starts from an existing P-line survey, begin the survey at an existing survey point. Measure and record the distance and magnetic azimuth for 50 m along the existing P-line survey in all directions from the new survey beginning point. Horizontal Traverse. Follow the established flag line and establish and stake the horizontal alignment on the ground as a series of tangent lines and angle points (PIs) at the intersection of adjacent tangents. Establish and stake intermediate points at all significant vertical ground breaks of 1 m or more along the survey line, at drainages and streams, physical features, and all significant ground breaks within the cross section limits. Do not vary the survey line from the flag line more than 1 m unless approved by the CO. Set stakes no more than 20 m apart. Stake all curves of 20 degrees or more every 5 m. Stake all other curves every 15 m. Do not place stakes on logs, root wads, or stumps. Establish and stake intermediate points for streams at the top and bottom of each bank, edges of water, and center of each stream. When survey stakes fall in an existing roadway, trail, or obstruction offset the stakes left or right from centerline (perpendicular to tangents and on the bisectors of angle points) clear of the roadway, trail, or obstruction and mark the offset distance on the side of the stake facing the survey line. Measure and record horizontal distance between survey points. Stake and measure points to the nearest 200 mm. Measure bearings between angle points as a magnetic azimuth bearing. Record a bearing ahead and a bearing back at each angle point. Measure bearings to the nearest degree. Allowable deviation between bearing ahead and reciprocal bearing back between two angle points is 2 degrees. Do not exceed 30 degrees deflection between tangents. Vertical Profile. Use a method to measure the vertical profile along the horizontal traverse that conforms to one of the METHODS described below, as DESIGNATED in the SCHEDULE OF ITEMS. (a) Method I - Percent Slope. Measure and record the percent slope between each centerline survey point Record the percent slope ahead and percent slope back at each centerline survey point. Measure slope to the nearest one percent. Allowable deviation between percent slope ahead and percent slope back between two survey points is (+/-) one percent. (b) Method II - Profile Levels. Locate permanent benchmarks as directed by the CO, and construct them to allow a level rod to stand vertically and squarely on the mark. Record the location and description of each benchmark in the level notes. Use appropriate survey equipment between benchmarks to determine ground elevations at each centerline survey point, to the nearest 300 mm, by leveling between them. Determine the elevation of each benchmark by running level loops between benchmarks. The accuracy requirement for vertical closure on benchmarks is (+/-) 500 mm/km. Cross Sections. Measure and record cross sections at each survey point. Take cross sections on each side of the survey line, at right angles to tangents and on the bisectors of angle points. Record cross sections right and left determined by looking ahead on survey line. Record ground shots for these cross sections in terms of percent slope plus or minus from ground at the survey line and slope distance from the survey line. Extend cross sections 5 m from the survey line when the ground side slope is less than 30 percent, 7 m from the survey line when the ground side slope is 30 to 50 percent, and 10 m from the survey line when the ground side slope is over 50 percent. Measure cross sections and record them to the nearest one percent slope and 200 mm slope distance. Allowable deviation of cross section line projection from a true right angle to tangents or a true bisector of angle points is 3 degrees. Measure and record all significant breaks in topography of 10 percent and more along the cross section line. Extend cross section lines to adequately depict drainages. Describe in the notebook all existing features such as streams, bridges, drainage structures, buildings, fences, rock bluffs, property or timber boundaries, existing monuments, or other physical features within or adjacent to the cross section. When streams are not perpendicular to the survey line, measure and record the vertical profile of the stream centerline and the magnetic azimuth of the stream centerline. Measurement Method. Use the method of measurement that is DESIGNATED IN THE SCHEDULE OF ITEMS. Preliminary trail survey includes all work necessary to establish the trail survey line and to mark, measure, and record survey ties, horizontal traverse, vertical profile, and cross sections. The quantity will be the number of kilometers of survey completed and accepted, measured along the survey centerline to the nearest 10 m. Survey ties will be considered incidental to preliminary trail survey, and no separate payment will be made. Payment Basis. The accepted quantities will be paid for at the contract unit price for each PAY ITEM DESIGNATED IN THE SCHEDULE OF ITEMS. Payment will be made under: Pay Item Pay Unit Item 1 Preliminary trail survey, method ___ I.................................Kilometer AGAR 452.236-73 ARCHAEOLOGICAL OR HISTORIC SITES (FEB. 1988) If an archaeological or historic site(s) is encountered, the contractor shall discontinue work in the general area of the site(s) and notify the Contracting Officer immediately. LANDSCAPE PRESERVATION Do not cut any vegitation with a diameter breast high (dbh) greater than 150mm. Do not place any brush or debris that results from in streams or stream channels. Do not discharge pollutants such as raw sewage, and other harmful materials into or near rivers, streams, and impoundments or into natural or manmade channels leading thereto. Do not allow wash water or waste water from concrete or aggregate operations to enter live streams prior to treatment by filtration, settling, or other means sufficient to reduce the sediment content to not more than that of the stream into which it is discharged. Collect and return waste motor oils, fuels, lubricants, bitumens and similar hydrocarbons to the supplier. Comply with the requirements of 40 CFR 279, Standards for the Management of Used Oil. Do not discharge hydrocarbon products on the ground, use them for road oiling, or bury them in a landfill. Do not operate mechanized equipment in live streams without written approval of the Contracting Officer. USE OF PREMISES No camp or shop area will be permitted on Government property. EMERGENCY CONTROL (a) Immediately extinguish without expense to the Government all fires on or in the vicinity of the project which are caused by the Contractor's employees, whether set directly or indirectly as a result of construction operations, with or without direction by the Forest Service. The Contractor may be held liable for all damages and costs of additional labor, subsistence, equipment, supplies, and transportation deemed necessary by the Government resulting from fires set or caused by Contractor's employees or resulting from construction operations. (b) Contractor's Responsibility for Controlling Other Emergencies - When requested by the Contracting Officer, allow the Forest Service to temporarily use employees and equipment for emergency control work. Payment will be made at not less than the current area rate established by the Forest Service. (c) Fire fighting equipment will be required during the fire season from May 10 to August 31, and during any other period of fire danger designated by the Contracting Officer. Furnish rust-free fire tools to equip all workers employed in Contractor's operations at each separate work site. Maintain tools in serviceable condition and keep tools in one or more weather-tight fire tools boxes. Paint fire tools boxes red, mark "tools for Fire Only" with letters at least 75 mm high, and keep sealed. Post a list of the contents inside each fire tool box so as to be visible when opened. Kind of Tool No. of People Working in Area 1-4 5-9 10-15 16-20 Axe, d.b chopping, 32-inch min. handle 1 1 2 3 Shovels, L.H. R.P., No. 0 or larger 1 3 6 7 Pulaski, 32-inch min. handle 2 3 7 10 File, 10-inch mill bastard 1 1 1 2 Pumps, backpack cans, 5-gal filled with water 1 2 2 3 Equip each internal combustion engine with a spark arrester qualified and rated USDA-Forest Service, Standard 5100-1, unless it is: (a) Equipped with a turbine-driven exhaust supercharger such as the turbocharger. There shall be no exhaust bypass. (b) A multi-position engine, such as on a chain saw, which is equipped with screen arrester, as described in the Forest Service Spark Arrester guide. A spark arrester, which does not meet the requirements in this guide may be approved upon submission of acceptable proof that the arrester is at least 80 percent efficient in retention, attrition, or destruction of carbon particles. Such arrester may be required to meet higher standards as improvements in design and efficiency are discovered. (c) A passenger-carrying vehicle or light truck intended primarily for use on roads, and equipped with a factory designed muffler and exhaust system. (d) A heavy duty truck, such as a dump or log truck, or other vehicle used for commercial hauling, used only on roads and equipped with a factory designed muffler and with a vertical stack exhaust system extending above the cab. Properly install and constantly maintain in serviceable condition all exhaust equipment described in this Subsection, including spark arresters and mufflers. Equip each unit of mobile or stationary power equipment, including trucks, with one shovel, and at least one fire extinguisher meeting one of the following specifications: 1. 2-1/2 pound size or larger dry chemical type. 2. 4-pound size or larger carbon dioxide type. Test or check each extinguisher for proper functioning prior to the beginning of fire precautionary period. Provide each gasoline power saw with one chemical-pressurized fire extinguisher of not less than 8-ounce capacity by weight. Maintain the extinguisher in good working order at all times. Do not burn camp refuse, brush, slash, or debris such as that resulting from clearing around camps or on rights-of-way, without the written approval of the Contracting Officer. Submit written requests for burning to the Contracting Officer at least 48 hours in advance of intended burning. The Contracting Officer will approve routine camp refuse disposal incineration in the camp development proposal. CONSTRUCTION STAKES, LINES, AND GRADES Contractor's Responsibilities: mantain all Forest Service staking and marking. Item 1 shall be accomplished within 60 days of Contract Award. Quotes may be submitted on vendor's letterhead stationary and may be mailed to Tongass National Forest, Federal Building, 648 Mission St. Ketchikan, AK 99901, sent via FAX to 907.228.6254 or emailed to trymer@fs.fed.us. Quotes must be submitted not later than 3:00 p.m. (Alaska time) on November 29, 2002. Quotes must also include a completed copy of FAR 52.212-3, "Offeror Representation and Certifications-Commercial Items." This provision is available on-line at www.arnet.gov/far/. An offer will be made for the entire item to the quoter whose quote presents the best overall value to the Government price, past performance, and technical expertise considered. The quoter is expected to submit a brief resume outlining past jobs and experience related to this type of work. Please also provide contact names and current telephone numbers of past job and experience reference firms or persons. The quoter should also provide a telephone number where they can be reached should there be any additional questions. EMAILADD: trymer@fs.fed.us EMAILDESC: Tonya Rymer, Contract Specialist
- Place of Performance
- Address: Tongass National Forest, near Ketchikan Alaska
- Zip Code: 99901
- Zip Code: 99901
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