Forestry Contract - Request For Quotes

Quotes are requested to update USDA-NRCS-MA and MA-DCR forestry related practice standards and guidance documents until 4:00 PM, July 7, 2008.

A contract is being sought for a consulting forester to update conservation practice standards, and revise or develop new specification guides and other guidance materials for forestry practices used in Massachusetts and supported by USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), and the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation, Bureau of Forest Fire Control and Forestry (DCR).

Please download the following PDF documents for more information:

These documents require Adobe Acrobat:
Request For Quotes
Summary of documents for review

Contact Information:

For questions about the project:
Deborah K. Johnson	Asst. State Resource Conservationist	413-253-4368	deb.johnson@ma.usda.gov
Barbara Miller	State Resource Conservationist	413-253-4380	barbara.miller@ma.usda.gov
To request a complete packet on submitting quotes:
Douglas Brown	Contract Specialist	413-253-4357	douglas.brown@ma.usda.gov

Forestry Standards and Guides for Review

Documents for review, updating and creation:

Each Conservation Practice has a corresponding Standard, Specification Guide, Job Sheet, Statement of Work and Payment Schedule. The below table contains links to the existing documents needing revision or review.

Some documents posted below do not need revision or updates. These documents have been posted as reference materials, and are noted in the below table with the phrase, "No work needed".

These documents require Adobe Acrobat

Conservation Practice Name	Code #	Standard	Specification Guide (SG)	Job Sheet (JS)	Statement of Work (SOW)	Payment Schedule (PS)
Access Road	560	Access Roads Standard 560  No work needed	Create SG*	Create JS*	Access Roads SOW_560	Create PS
Early Successional Habitat Development/Management	647	Early Successional Habitat           Standard 647  No work needed	Early Successional Habitat SG_647	Early Successional Forest/OldField JS_647	Early Sucessional Habitat SOW_647   No work needed	Create PS
				Early Successional Shrubland Habitat JS_647
Firebreak	394	Firebreak Standard_394	Create SG	Create JS	Firebreak  SOW_394	No work needed
Forest Stand Improvement	666	Forest Stand Improvement Standard_666	Create SG	Create JS	Forest Stand Improvement SOW_660	Create PS
Forest Trails and Landings	655	Forest Trails and Landings Standard_655	Create SG	Forest Trails and Landings JS_655	Create SOW	Create PS
Pest Management	595	Pest Management Standard_595 No work needed	Barberry Pest Management SG_595	Invasive Plant Control JS_595	Pest Management SOW_595	Create PS
			Buckthorn Pest Management SG_595
			Honeysuckles Pest Management SG_595
			Pest Management SG_595
Restoration and Management of Rare or Declining Habitats	643	Restoration of Declining Habitat Standard_643      No work needed	Oak Guide Pest Management SG_643	Restoration of Declining Habitat JS_643	Restoration Declining Habitats_ SOW_643	Create PS
				Restoration of Declining Oak Habitat JS_643
Riparian Forest Buffer	391	Riparian Forest Buffer Standard_391	Create SG	Create JS	Riparian Forest Buffer  SOW_391	Create PS
Tree/Shrub Establishment	612	Tree and Shrub Establishment Standard_612	Create SG	Tree and Shrub Establishment JS_612	Tree/Shrub Establishment SOW_612	Create PS
Tree/Shrub Pruning	660	Tree and Shrub Pruning Standard_660	Tree and Shrub Pruning SG_660	Create JS	Tree/Shrub Pruning SOW_660	Create PS
Tree/Shrub Site Preparation	490	Forest Site Preparation Standard_490	Create SG	Forest Site Preparation JS 490	Forest Site Preparation SOW_490	Create PS

*Create Job Sheet and Specification Guide for erosion control on existing forest access roads with erosion concerns.

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