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COMMERCE BUSINESS DAILY ISSUE OF SEPTEMBER 16,1997 PSA#1931Winema National Forest, 2819 Dahlia Street, Klamath Falls, Oregon
97601 F -- SNAG TOPPING/CREATION, COMMERCIAL ITEM SOL RFQ R6-20-97-46 ML DUE
092397 POC Contracting Officer, Michael Long 541/883-6740 or Jeannette
541/883-6804 This is a combined synopsis/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. The
solicitation number is R6-20-97-46 and issued as a Request for
Quotations. This solicitation document and incorporated provisions and
clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular
90-46. This solicitation is set-aside for Small Business for the
Standard Industrial Code of 851, Forestry Services, and has a small
business size standard of 5 Million. This is a Indefinite Quantity
contract with a minimum quantity of 250 trees with a estimated quantity
of 300 trees, and a maximum quantity of 400 trees. Award will be made
on the minimum quantity. Contractor shall supply a quote for the
minimum quantity of 250 trees. The unit of measure shall be trees. The
quote will be evaluated for similar contracts using, past performance
for the past 3 years, price, experience in this field, safety history
over the past 3 years, and equipment. The project location is on the
Chiloquin Ranger District of the Winema National Forest, Klamath Falls,
Oregon. The Chiloquin Ranger District is located in Northern Klamath
County. The Quick project area is approximately 15 air miles north east
of Chiloquin. The John T.S. project area is approximately 20 air miles
north east of Chiloquin. Both project areas consist of several harvest
units. Work areas may be reached by Forest roads that may require a
four wheel drive vehicle if the ground is wet. Motorized vehicles in
excess of 1000 lbs will be restricted to numbered and maintained Forest
Service roads. The contractor will confine motor vehicle routes of
travel, when off Forest Service roads, to and from trees to be topped.
Walking may be required to reach individual trees. The Forest Service
assumes no obligation to plow snow or do special maintenance to keep
roads open. The Contractor shall furnish all equipment, tools,
transportation, labor, supplies, materials, supervision, and
incidentals necessary to perform services for topping both live and
dead standing pine and/or fir trees. Topping will be accomplished by
cutting with chain saw or hand saw. The Contractor shall remove the
tops of 50-200 live trees in the John project area and 200 fire killed
snags in the Quick project area to enhance wildlife habitat. Live
trees to be topped are within the John Ponderosa Timber Sale which is
snag deficit. Trees to be treated in the John project area will range
in diameter from 12 to 24 inches. Green trees to be topped in the John
project area will be identified by the government with blue/black
striped flagging. Within the John project area a minimum of 50 and
maximum of 200 trees will be identified within three sale areas for
topping. Fire killed trees died as a result of the Quick Fire in June
of 1994. Within the Quick project area 200 fire killed snags are to be
selected for topping within the sale area boundary. Fire killed snags
to be topped shall be operation. Snags to be topped shall be at least
100 feet from any open road unless otherwise requested by the C.O.R.
or project inspector. The top of each snag will be removed at a height
between 40 and 50 feet above ground level. All limbs below the removal
height will be left, unless safety concerns otherwise dictate. No snag
or tree shall be topped that has a raptor (hawks, eagles, owls) nest.
Any raptor nests found shall be reported to the Contract Inspector.
The Contractor shall nail a wildlife sign on all topped snags. The
signs shall be nailed on the north side of the tree with at least two
nails. The Contractor shall remove the bark beneath the sign before
nailing the sign to the snag. The C.O.R. will make periodic visual
inspections while work is in progress to determine acceptability of
work. A minimum of 25 percent of the topped snags will be inspected.
The inspection of snags will be determined by the items listed below:
Topping heights meet specifications. Snag diameter (dbh) meets
specifications. All topped snags have debris resulting from the
Contractor's operation is on roads or improvements, the C.O.R. will
immediately notify the Contractor in writing and order him/her to
improve the quality of his/her topping and/or return and place the hung
top on the ground, and/or remove debris from roads or improvements and
repair damage. When inspection results show that there are hung tops
or tops in roadways or on improvements which constitute any part of the
deficiency, acceptance will not be made until these hung tops are
placed on the ground or debris is removed from the road or improvement.
Inspections after rework will be made in the same manner as the first
inspection. The Contractor shall pay for inspections necessitated by
the rework. If the original inspection results are unacceptable to the
Contractor and a second inspection is requested without rework, that
request for reinspection must be made in writingand the same inspection
procedure will be used. If the second inspection shows less than five
percent variance from the original inspection, the Contractor shall pay
the cost of the second inspection, and the result of the first
inspection will be used in determining the acceptability of the work.
The following clauses are incorporated by reference 52.212-1,
Instructions to Offerors-Commercial; 52.212-2, Evaluation-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-Commercial Items, the following FAR clauses are
applicable 52.216-18, Ordering; 52.216-19, Delivery-Order Limitations;
52.216-21, Requirements; AGAR 452.237-70, Loss, Damage, wildlife signs
correctly placed. Tops are lying completely on the ground. Snags boles
are completely severed. The Contractor shall provide information as to
work location and progress on a scheduled basis as agreed at the
prework conference. The Contractor shallprovide a final report which
lists the project unit number, size and number of snags topped, and a
map showing approximate locations of each topped snag. When inspection
results show the height of topped snags varies by more than 10 percent
from that described above, or that tops are not laying completely on
the ground, or are unacceptable to the Contractor and a second
inspection is requested without rework, that request for reinspection
must be made in writing and the same inspection procedure will be used.
If the second inspection shows less than five percent variance from the
original inspection, the Contractor shall pay the cost of the second
inspection, and the result of the first inspection will be used in
determining the acceptability of the work. The following clauses are
incorporated by reference 52.212-1, Instructions to
Offerors-Commercial; 52.212-2, Evaluation-Commercial Items; 52.212-4,
Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial Items; 52.212-5, Contract
Terms and Conditions Required to ImplementStatutes or Executive
Orders-Commercial Items, the following FAR clauses are applicable
52.216-18, Ordering; 52.216-19, Delivery-Order Limitations; 52.216-21,
Requirements; AGAR 452.237-70, Loss, Damage, Destruction and Repair.
Representations and Certifications, clause 52.212-3 will be provided to
quoters that respond to this solicitation and shall be submitted in
hard copy after quotes are received, but prior to award of a purchase
order. Quoters can call (541) 883-6740 to have Representations and
Certifications mailed or faxed. Quotes can be submitted in writing on
Contractor's business letterhead to the above address or FAX to (541)
883-6709. Quotes will be accepted at the above address until close of
business, September 23, 1997.< < (0255) Loren Data Corp. http://www.ld.com (SYN# 0047 19970916\F-0003.SOL)
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