SOLICITATION NOTICE
F -- Hazardous Fuel Reduction
- Notice Date
- 8/23/2004
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- Contracting Office
- SER - National Park Service Contracting & Property Mgt. 100 Alabama St., SW Atlanta GA 30303
- ZIP Code
- 30303
- Solicitation Number
- N5023040015
- Response Due
- 9/2/2004
- Archive Date
- 8/23/2005
- Point of Contact
- Sharon Y. Carson Contracting Officer 4045623163557 sharon_carson@nps.gov;
- E-Mail Address
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- Description
- This is a COMBINED SYNOPSIS/SOLICITATION FOR COMMERCIAL ITEMS prepared by the National Park Service in accordance with the format in FAR 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. Solicitation No N5023040015. is issued as a Request for Proposal (RFP) and will be awarded as single award contract . SITE VISIT will Be Aug. 25, 2003 @ 10:30 am . The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) is 115310 the size standard is 15 million dollars. The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 01-05. The solicitation item is as follows: Scope of Work: Horseshoe Bend National Military ParkFirebreak ? Scope of Work I PROJECT SUMMARY Horseshoe Bend National Military Park is located in northeastern Tallapoosa County, at the junction of the Tallapoosa River and State Highway 49. The park consists of 2,040 acres, much of which is dense timber stands and thick understory, with a moderately heavy accumulation of duff and ground fuels. The park is surrounded by commercial forest land and fields. There are nine homes within one-half mile of the park boundary. This project is to create a fuel break around the park which will protect the park in the event of wildfire on neighboring property, as well as to provide protection to adjacent property in the event of a fire on park lands. This break will provide a defensible space to apply prescribed fire activities as part of the park's fuel and vegetation management program. This project will create a mechanically cleared firebreak along approximately 7 linear miles of park boundary (see attached map). The firebreak will be 15 feet in width (see Project Specifications, Section II) and will be constructed by cutting or mulching, not by pushing over or pulling vegetation, in order to minimize ground disturbance. The vegetation must be cut using chainsaws, hand saws, and/or mechanical-hydraulic shearing equipment or mechanical mulching machines such as a Gyro-Trac or similar equipment. Vegetation must be cut or crushed, not pushed over or pulled up, in order to minimize ground disturbance. This project requires herbicide treatment to all newly cut woody stumps within the 15 feet firebreak. This will be a direct application to all stumps using blue or green bark oil to insure application to all stumps. This application will exclude all pine stumps. The approved herbicide for this project is Garlon4 or equal. As with any chemical application, the contractor is required to read and follow all label instructions. The label is the LAW. Follow all instructions concerning safety gear requirements and first-aid. Where the firebreak crosses intermittent drains, the vegetation will be cut only by hand. Heavy mechanical equipment will be allowed to cross the drainages only at locations directed by the park, utilizing materials supplied by the contractor, to minimize impacts to the drainages. SITE VISIT: Each bidder is strongly encouraged to visit the site prior to bidding. On-site evaluations are needed for accurate appraisal of work. II PROJECT SPECIFICATIONS 1. The contractor shall furnish all equipment, fuel, labor, materials, transportation, etc. necessary to create a 15 foot wide firebreak along the boundary of the park, except for those areas where a dirt road is already adjacent to the park boundary (see attached map). The total linear distance is approximately 7 miles. 2. Contractor will cut all brush and small trees (trees less than 10" dbh) within 15 feet of the marked/flagged NPS boundary. (Note: the firebreak will not follow the boundary at the highways - see Map and Section III) Additionally, the contractor will remove all trees, regardless of size, within a 10 foot wide lane within the center of the firebreak to allow the passage of a park tractor and fire equipment. All trees and brush cut by the contractor will be cut at ground level and will be dragged into the park and scattered. Cut trees do not become the property of the contractor and will not be removed from the park. 3. All dead trees, both standing and fallen, will be cut and removed from the firebreak. Large limbs reaching into the firebreak from outside the break will be cut and removed, to a height of 8 feet off the ground. Pruning cuts should be clean and smooth, at the trunk of the tree whenever possible. 4. If the contractor chooses to use mechanical mulching machines such as a Gyro-Trac or similar equipment that chips and/or mulches the wood, that material may be scattered within the firebreak and does not have to be removed, however this material must not be left in piles or mounds. 5. All trees and shrubs cut, chipped, or mulched shall be removed at ground level. 6. The contractor will not cut any trees or shrubs within 15 feet of the river banks. 7. The use of bulldozers or other equipment to push or pull vegetation over is not allowed in this contract. 8. Where the firebreak crosses drainages, vegetation will be cut only by hand. When crossing drainages with tracked or wheeled equipment, the contractor will be required to supply and use steel mats, sections of plastic-road (info available from park), temporary bridging material, or other devices which will spread the weight/impact of the equipment and minimize damage to the soils, vegetation and bank profiles. These devices must be removed at the conclusion of the contract. 9. Access to the firebreak will be via existing paved or dirt roads. No roads or other access points shall be constructed, no matter how temporary in nature. 10. In the event the contractor's wheeled or tracked equipment can not safely navigate the steep slopes of the firebreak, the contractor is required to notify the park, and the park will select and mark/flag an alternate route for the equipment to take. 11. Contractor will apply direct application of Garlon4 or equal to all stumps using blue or green bark oil to insure application to all stumps. This application will exclude all pine stumps. 12. The park is responsible for marking/flagging the boundary and the areas of the firebreak immediately adjacent to drainages where work must be accomplished by hand. 13. The park will make minor modifications in the path of the firebreak in order to protect sensitive natural areas and historical resources. These modifications will be marked with flagging and will be verbally communicated to the contractor. 14. Contractor will complete firebreak clearing along the north side of the river prior to beginning work on the south side of the river. III Firebreak Locations and Lengths - (See Attached Map) 1. Hwy 49 (North Boundary), west to NW Corner - Approx. 3000 ft in length. The first 2000 feet consists of generally rolling terrain; the last 1000 feet are generally steeper. Moderately thick fuels. Crosses three steep drainages. Note: at the highway, the fuel break will be angled to the southwest and then back to the northwest, so as to form a forested corner, blocking a view of a long firebreak from the highway. 2. NW Corner, south to River - Approx. 1800 ft in length. Much of this is moderately steep, with a relatively heavy mix of hardwood shrubs and mixed trees; at one point it crosses a dense thicket of immature pine. Crosses one drainage. Note: the contractor will not cut any trees or shrubs within 15 feet of the river banks. 3. Wilson's Rock, north to River - Approx. 1000 feet in length. generally rolling terrain; fairly thick small diameter fuels. Crosses one drainage. Note: the contractor will not cut any trees or shrubs within 15 feet of the river banks. 4. Wilson's Rock Road, south to Hwy 49 - Approx. 2000 feet in length. Moderately steep; moderately thick fuels. Crosses four drainages. Note: at the highway, the fuel break will be angled to the southeast, so as to form a forested corner, blocking a view of a long firebreak from the highway. 5. Hwy 49 (South), south to SW Corner - Approx. 3500 feet in length. Much of this section is relatively steep. Moderately thick fuels. Crosses four drainages. Note: at the highway, the fuel break will be angled to the southeast and then back to the southwest, so as to form a forested corner, blocking a view of a long firebreak from the highway. 6. SW Corner, east to Walnut Creek Corner - Approx. 1 mile (5280 feet). Much of this section is relatively steep. Fuels are moderately thick. Crosses four drainages. 7. Walnut Creek Corner, north to Coon Creek Corner - Approx. 1/2 mile (2640 feet). Most of this section is generally rolling terrain. Fuels are upper elevation pine and mixed hardwood. Crosses two drainages. 8. Coon Creek Corner, east to Lower SE Corner - Approx. 1/4 mile (1320 feet). Relatively steep. Moderately thick, small diameter fuels. Crosses two drainages. 9. Lower SE Corner, north to Wildcat Creek Corner - Approx. 1/4 mile (1320 feet). Most of this section is generally rolling terrain, but drops off steeply at northern end. Fuels are upper elevation pine and mixed hardwood. 10. Wildcat Creek Corner, east to Middle SE Corner - Approx. 1/4 mile (1320 feet). Most of this section is generally rolling terrain. Fuels are upper elevation pine and mixed hardwood. Crosses one drainage. 11. Middle SE Corner, north to Knight's Corner - Approx. 1/4 mile (1320 feet). Most of this section is generally rolling terrain. Fuels are upper elevation pine transitioning into thicker lower elevation mixed scrub. Note: contractor will not clear boundary north of River Road on this section. 12. Knight's Corner, east to Upper SE Corner - Approx. 2300 feet. Most of this section is generally rolling terrain. Fuels are a mix of scrub, pine, and mixed hardwood. Crosses two drainages. Note: contractor will begin this section on the east side of Old Shepherd Road Cutoff. Note: the park will mark/flag the ruins of an old barn which the firebreak will go around. 13. Upper SE Corner, north to Beaver Pond - Approx. 2400 feet. Most of this section is generally rolling, with a very steep drop-off on the north end and then a pond. Fuels are primarily brushy scrub. Crosses four small drainages. 14. River Road, south to Beaver Pond - Approx. 200 feet. Relatively flat terrain, ending in pond. Vegetation is primarily thick brush, with scattered large water oaks. 15. North Ridge Road, north to NE Corner - Approx. 500 feet. Moderately steep, with a relatively heavy mix of hardwood shrubs and mixed trees. Crosses one drainage. 16. NE Corner, west to Hwy 79 - A little over 1 mile (approx. 5700 feet). The first third is relatively steep; the remainder is generally rolling. Fuels are upper elevation pine and mixed hardwood. Crosses four drainages; one is a large, year-round wet drainage with extensive river-cane. Contractor will not cross this drainage with tracked or wheeled equipment. Note: at the highway, the fuel break will be angled to the southwest and then back to the northwest, so as to form a forested corner, blocking a view of a long firebreak from the highway. 17. Hwy 79, west to Hwy 49 - Approx. 1400 feet. This section is relatively flat. Fuels are upper elevation pine and mixed hardwood. Note: the fuel break will be angled at each end, so as to form a forested corner, blocking a view of a long firebreak from the highway. Note: the park will mark/flag the ruins of an old home site which the firebreak will go around. IV INSPECTION, SAFETY & CONTROL OF WORK Terrain in this project is very steep in some locations. There are deep ravines and drainages. There are at least two marshy areas or ponds. Trees may contain rot that is difficult to detect. Insects, snakes and other animals live within the forest. Hunting takes place immediately adjacent to the park. This type of project contains risks specific to lumbering, forestry, and land clearing. Other risks may be present. The contractor must take appropriate steps to mitigate these risks for his/her personnel. All employees of the contractor shall work in a safe and prudent manner. Proper personal protection equipment (PPE) shall be worn at all times. PPE for chainsaw work shall include boots, chaps, gloves, hearing and eye protection and a hardhat. Equipment will have all designed safety guards in place and operational. The park representative will have the authority to shut down the operation if any safety violations or concerns are noted. A park employee will be assigned the responsibility to perform inspections of work completed and will make determinations on any question of boundary location and tree/brush removal. Operational questions will determined by this park representative. Contractual questions will be determined by the Contracting Officer. The following FAR provisions and clauses are applicable to this acquisition: FAR 52.212-01 Instructions to Offerors-- Commercial Items, FAR 52.212-02 Evaluation of Commercial Items, FAR 52.212-03 Offeror Representations and Certifications - Commercial Items FAR 52.212-04, Contract Terms and Conditions-- Commercial Items, FAR 52.212-05, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders-- Commercial Items, FAR 52.222-21 Prohibition of Segregated Facilities FAR 52.222-26 Equal Opportunity FAR 52.222-36 Affirmative Action for Workers with Disabilities, FAR 52.225-11 Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases FAR 52.232-34 Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer-Other than Central Contractor Liability Insurance-Department of Interior 1452.228-70 EVALUATION OF COMMERCIAL ITEMS: The Government will award to the responsible offeror based on 1. Experience/ Past performance and 2. Price Reasonableness. Contractors wishing to respond to this RFP should provide this office with the following: A price quote on company letterhead for the requested services showing price, References, including names, addresses, and phone number of past projects of this type performed within the past five years, proof of insurance, payment terms, correct remittance address; and a completed copy of FAR Clause 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications - Commercial Items. This form may be requested from the Contracting Officer by FAX or email. NO TELEPHONE REQUESTS WILL BE ACCEPTED. The offeror agrees to hold the prices in the offer firm for 30 calendar days from the date specified for the receipt of offers. Quotes are due Close of Business (4:00pm EST) Sept 5, 2003 and can be sent to NATIONAL PARK SERVICE, ATTN: SHARON CARSON, 100 ALABAMA STREET, SW, ATLANTA GEORGIA 30303. Quotes may be faxed to (404) 562-3256.
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- Place of Performance
- Address: Horseshoe Bend National Military Park, Daviston, AL
- Zip Code: 36256
- Country: USA
- Zip Code: 36256
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