Common use of Welding Clause in Contracts

Welding. Welding and use of cutting torches or cutoff saws will be permitted only in areas that have been cleared or are free of all material capable of carrying fire. Flammable debris and vegetation must be removed from within a minimum 10-foot radius of all welding and cutting operations. A shovel and a 5-gallon standard backpack water container filled and with handpump attached shall be immediately available for use in the event of a fire start. C7.21 - WATER HANDLING EQUIPMENT (3/21). The following requirements shall apply during the period stated in A12 and during other such periods as specified by the Forest Service. Purchaser shall provide at a location satisfactory to Forest Service, a serviceable truck or trailer equipped with a firefighting tanker unit to be kept ready for instant use for fire suppression. The unit shall consist of a tank of not less than 100-gallon capacity upon which shall be mounted a live hose reel or live hose basket with 250 feet of a least 3/4-inch inside diameter heavy-duty rubber hose; a portable or power takeoff pump with discharge capacity of at least 20 gallons per minute at 70 P.S.I. pressure. Pumps shall be provided with a bypass or pressure relief valve so the hose nozzle may be shut while the pump is operating. Each tanker unit shall have a hose nozzle of the shut-off type, adjustable for straight stream, spray or fog, an additional 250 feet of 3/4-inch heavy-duty rubber hose or 1-inch cotton jacket rubber-lined or linen hose to be carried on the unit for use as needed. Tools, adapters, accessories and fuel necessary to operate the pump and truck or trailer shall be provided. If a trailer is used, a serviceable vehicle with the proper trailer tow hitch shall be located at a point satisfactory to Forest Service. Where water is available, a supply sufficient for rapidly filling the water tank shall be agreed upon at one or more accessible points along or adjacent to the main truck roads. Water pump intakes shall have at least 12 feet of 1-inch suction hose with an intake screen less than our equal to 3/32 inch in pore size. Skidders, dozers, pumper cats, and engines with mounted or quick connect tanks, meeting current NRCG minimum standards will be an acceptable substitute to a pump and trailer except the use of a Type 7 engines. Type 7 engines may not be used as a substitute for pump and trailer. NORTHERN ROCKIES CCOORDINATING GROUP (NRCG) minimum standards can be found at: xxxxx://xxxx.xxxx.xxx/nrcc/nrcg/committees/business/nr%20supplements/NR_Chapter20.pdf C8.212 – MARKET-RELATED CONTRACT TERM ADDITION (11/08). The term of this contract may be adjusted when a drastic reduction in wood product prices has occurred in accordance with 36 CFR 223.52. The Producer Price Index used to determine when a drastic reduction in price has occurred is stated in A20. Purchaser will be notified whenever the Chief determines that a drastic reduction in wood product prices has occurred. If the drastic reduction criteria specified in 36 CFR 223.52 are met for 2 consecutive calendar quarters, after contract award date, Contracting Officer will add 1 year to the contract term, upon Purchaser’s written request. For each additional consecutive quarter such a drastic reduction occurs, Contracting Officer will, upon written request, add an additional 3 months to the term during Normal Operating Season, except that no single 3-month addition shall extend the term of the contract by more than one year. Contracting Officer must receive Purchaser’s written request for a market-related contract term addition before the expiration of this contract. No more than 3 years shall be added to a contract's term by market-related contract term addition unless the following conditions are met:

Welding. Welding and use of cutting torches or cutoff saws will be permitted only in areas that have been cleared or are free of all material capable of carrying fire. Flammable debris and vegetation must be removed from within a minimum 10-foot radius of all welding and cutting operations. A shovel and a 5-gallon standard backpack water container filled and with handpump attached shall be immediately available for use in the event of a fire start. C7.21 - WATER HANDLING EQUIPMENT (3/21). The following requirements shall apply during the period stated in A12 and during other such periods as specified by the Forest Service. Purchaser shall provide at a location satisfactory to Forest Service, a serviceable truck or trailer equipped with a firefighting tanker unit to be kept ready for instant use for fire suppression. The unit shall consist of a tank of not less than 100-gallon capacity upon which shall be mounted a live hose reel or live hose basket with 250 feet of a least 3/4-inch inside diameter heavy-duty rubber hose; a portable or power takeoff pump with discharge capacity of at least 20 gallons per minute at 70 P.S.I. pressure. Pumps shall be provided with a bypass or pressure relief valve so the hose nozzle may be shut while the pump is operating. Each tanker unit shall have a hose nozzle of the shut-off type, adjustable for straight stream, spray or fog, an additional 250 feet of 3/4-inch heavy-duty rubber hose or 1-inch cotton jacket rubber-lined or linen hose to be carried on the unit for use as needed. Tools, adapters, accessories and fuel necessary to operate the pump and truck or trailer shall be provided. If a trailer is used, a serviceable vehicle with the proper trailer tow hitch shall be located at a point satisfactory to Forest Service. Where water is available, a supply sufficient for rapidly filling the water tank shall be agreed upon at one or more accessible points along or adjacent to the main truck roads. Water pump intakes shall have at least 12 feet of 1-inch suction hose with an intake screen less than our equal to 3/32 inch in pore size. Skidders, dozers, pumper cats, and engines with mounted or quick connect tanks, meeting current NRCG minimum standards will be an acceptable substitute to a pump and trailer except the use of a Type 7 engines. Type 7 engines may not be used as a substitute for pump and trailer. NORTHERN ROCKIES CCOORDINATING COORDINATING GROUP (NRCG) minimum standards can be found at: xxxxx://xxxx.xxxx.xxx/nrcc/nrcg/committees/business/nr%20supplements/NR_Chapter20.pdf C8.212 – MARKET-RELATED CONTRACT TERM ADDITION (11/08). The term of this contract may be adjusted when a drastic reduction in wood product prices has occurred in accordance with 36 CFR 223.52. The Producer Price Index used to determine when a drastic reduction in price has occurred is stated in A20. Purchaser will be notified whenever the Chief determines that a drastic reduction in wood product prices has occurred. If the drastic reduction criteria specified in 36 CFR 223.52 are met for 2 consecutive calendar quarters, after contract award date, Contracting Officer will add 1 year to the contract term, upon Purchaser’s written request. For each additional consecutive quarter such a drastic reduction occurs, Contracting Officer will, upon written request, add an additional 3 months to the term during Normal Operating Season, except that no single 3-month addition shall extend the term of the contract by more than one year. Contracting Officer must receive Purchaser’s written request for a market-related contract term addition before the expiration of this contract. No more than 3 years shall be added to a contract's term by market-related contract term addition unless the following conditions are met:

Welding. Welding and use of cutting torches or cutoff saws will be permitted only in areas that have been cleared or are free of all material capable of carrying fire. Flammable debris and vegetation must be removed from within a minimum 10-foot radius of all welding and cutting operations. A shovel and a 5-gallon standard backpack water container filled and with handpump attached shall be immediately available for use in the event of a fire start. C7.21 - WATER HANDLING EQUIPMENT PUMP AND TRAILER (3/217/71). The following requirements shall apply during the period stated in A12 and during other such periods as specified by the Forest Service. Purchaser shall provide at a location satisfactory to Forest Service, a serviceable truck or trailer equipped with a firefighting tanker unit to be kept ready for instant use for fire suppressionsuppressing forest fires. The unit shall consist of a tank of not less than 100-gallon capacity upon which shall be mounted a live hose reel or live hose basket with 250 feet of a least 3/4-inch inside diameter I.D. heavy-duty rubber hose; a portable or power takeoff pump with discharge capacity of at least 20 10 gallons per minute at 70 150 P.S.I. pressure. Pumps Gear type pumps shall be provided with a bypass or pressure relief valve so the hose nozzle may be shut while the pump is operating. Each tanker unit shall have a hose nozzle of the shut-off type, adjustable for straight stream, spray or fog, at least 12 feet of 1-inch suction hose with an intake screen, an additional 250 feet of 3/4-inch heavy-duty rubber hose or 1-inch cotton jacket rubber-lined or linen hose to be carried on the unit for use as needed. Tools, adapters, accessories and fuel necessary to operate the pump and truck or trailer shall be provided. If a trailer is used, a serviceable vehicle with the proper trailer tow hitch shall be located at a point satisfactory to Forest Service. Where water is available, a supply sufficient for rapidly filling the water tank shall be agreed upon provided at one or more accessible points along or adjacent to the main truck roads. Water pump intakes shall have at least 12 feet of 1-inch suction hose with an intake screen less than our equal to 3/32 inch in pore size. Skidders, dozers, pumper cats, and engines with mounted or quick connect tanks, meeting current NRCG minimum standards will be an acceptable substitute to a pump and trailer except the use of a Type 7 engines. Type 7 engines may not be used as a substitute for pump and trailer. NORTHERN ROCKIES CCOORDINATING GROUP (NRCG) minimum standards can be found at: xxxxx://xxxx.xxxx.xxx/nrcc/nrcg/committees/business/nr%20supplements/NR_Chapter20.pdf C8.212 – - MARKET-RELATED CONTRACT TERM ADDITION (11/08). The term of this contract may be adjusted when a drastic reduction in wood product prices has occurred in accordance with 36 CFR 223.52. The Producer Price Index used to determine when a drastic reduction in price has occurred is stated in A20. Purchaser will be notified whenever the Chief determines that a drastic reduction in wood product prices has occurred. If the drastic reduction criteria specified in 36 CFR 223.52 are met for 2 consecutive calendar quarters, after contract award date, Contracting Officer will add 1 year to the contract term, upon Purchaser’s written request. For each additional consecutive quarter such a drastic reduction occurs, Contracting Officer will, upon written request, add an additional 3 months to the term during Normal Operating Season, except that no single 3-month addition shall extend the term of the contract by more than one year. Contracting Officer must receive Purchaser’s written request for a market-market- related contract term addition before the expiration of this contract. No more than 3 years shall be added to a contract's term by market-related contract term addition unless the following conditions are met: (i) The sale was awarded after December 31, 2006; and (ii) A drastic reduction in wood product prices occurred in at least ten of twelve consecutive quarters during the contract term, but not including the quarter in which the contract was awarded. For each qualifying quarter meeting the criteria in paragraphs (i) and (ii) of this provision, the Forest Service will, upon the Purchaser's written request, add an additional 3 months during the normal operating season to the contract, except no single 3-month addition shall extend the term of a contract by more than 1 year. In no event shall a revised contract term exceed 10 years as a result of market-related contract term addition. Additional contract time may not be granted for those portions of the contract that have a required completion date or for those portions of the contract where Contracting Officer determines that the timber is in need of urgent removal or that timber deterioration or resource damage may result from delay. C8.66# – USE OF TIMBER (Option 1) (4/04). (a) This contract is subject to the Forest Resources Conservation and Shortage Relief Act of 1990, as amended (16 USC 620, et seq.). (b) Except for None determined pursuant to public hearing to be surplus, unprocessed Included Timber shall not be exported from the United States nor used in direct or indirect substitution for unprocessed timber exported from private lands by Purchaser or any person as defined in the Act (16 USC 620e). (c) Timber in the following form will be considered unprocessed: (i) Trees or portions of trees or other roundwood not processed to standards and specifications suitable for end product use; (ii) Lumber, construction timbers, or cants intended for remanufacturing not meeting standards defined in the Act (16 USC 620e); and

Welding. Welding and use of cutting torches or cutoff saws will be permitted only in areas that have been cleared or are free of all material capable of carrying fire. Flammable debris and vegetation must be removed from within a minimum 10-foot radius of all welding and cutting operations. A shovel and a 5-gallon standard backpack water container filled and with handpump attached shall be immediately available for use in the event of a fire start. C7.21 - WATER HANDLING EQUIPMENT PUMP AND TRAILER (3/217/71). The following requirements shall apply during the period stated in A12 and during other such periods as specified by the Forest Service. Purchaser shall provide at a location satisfactory to Forest Service, a serviceable truck or trailer equipped with a firefighting tanker unit to be kept ready for instant use for fire suppressionsuppressing forest fires. The unit shall consist of a tank of not less than 100-gallon capacity upon which shall be mounted a live hose reel or live hose basket with 250 feet of a least 3/4-inch inside diameter I.D. heavy-duty rubber hose; a portable or power takeoff pump with discharge capacity of at least 20 10 gallons per minute at 70 150 P.S.I. pressure. Pumps Gear type pumps shall be provided with a bypass or pressure relief valve so the hose nozzle may be shut while the pump is operating. Each tanker unit shall have a hose nozzle of the shut-off type, adjustable for straight stream, spray or fog, at least 12 feet of 1-inch suction hose with an intake screen, an additional 250 feet of 3/4-inch heavy-duty rubber hose or 1-inch cotton jacket rubber-lined or linen hose to be carried on the unit for use as needed. Tools, adapters, accessories and fuel necessary to operate the pump and truck or trailer shall be provided. If a trailer is used, a serviceable vehicle with the proper trailer tow hitch shall be located at a point satisfactory to Forest Service. Where water is available, a supply sufficient for rapidly filling the water tank shall be agreed upon provided at one or more accessible points along or adjacent to the main truck roads. Water pump intakes shall have at least 12 feet of 1-inch suction hose with an intake screen less than our equal to 3/32 inch in pore size. Skidders, dozers, pumper cats, and engines with mounted or quick connect tanks, meeting current NRCG minimum standards will be an acceptable substitute to a pump and trailer except the use of a Type 7 engines. Type 7 engines may not be used as a substitute for pump and trailer. NORTHERN ROCKIES CCOORDINATING GROUP (NRCG) minimum standards can be found at: xxxxx://xxxx.xxxx.xxx/nrcc/nrcg/committees/business/nr%20supplements/NR_Chapter20.pdf C8.212 – - MARKET-RELATED CONTRACT TERM ADDITION (11/08). The term of this contract may be adjusted when a drastic reduction in wood product prices has occurred in accordance with 36 CFR 223.52. The Producer Price Index used to determine when a drastic reduction in price has occurred is stated in A20. Purchaser will be notified whenever the Chief determines that a drastic reduction in wood product prices has occurred. If the drastic reduction criteria specified in 36 CFR 223.52 are met for 2 consecutive calendar quarters, after contract award date, Contracting Officer will add 1 year to the contract term, upon Purchaser’s written request. For each additional consecutive quarter such a drastic reduction occurs, Contracting Officer will, upon written request, add an additional 3 months to the term during Normal Operating Season, except that no single 3-month addition shall extend the term of the contract by more than one year. Contracting Officer must receive Purchaser’s written request for a market-market- related contract term addition before the expiration of this contract. No more than 3 years shall be added to a contract's term by market-related contract term addition unless the following conditions are met: (i) The sale was awarded after December 31, 2006; and (ii) A drastic reduction in wood product prices occurred in at least ten of twelve consecutive quarters during the contract term, but not including the quarter in which the contract was awarded. For each qualifying quarter meeting the criteria in paragraphs (i) and (ii) of this provision, the Forest Service will, upon the Purchaser's written request, add an additional 3 months during the normal operating season to the contract, except no single 3-month addition shall extend the term of a contract by more than 1 year. In no event shall a revised contract term exceed 10 years as a result of market-related contract term addition. Additional contract time may not be granted for those portions of the contract that have a required completion date or for those portions of the contract where Contracting Officer determines that the timber is in need of urgent removal or that timber deterioration or resource damage may result from delay. C8.66# – USE OF TIMBER (Option 1) (4/04). (a) This contract is subject to the Forest Resources Conservation and Shortage Relief Act of 1990, as amended (16 USC 620, et seq.). (b) Except for None determined pursuant to public hearing to be surplus, unprocessed Included Timber shall not be exported from the United States nor used in direct or indirect substitution for unprocessed timber exported from private lands by Purchaser or any person as defined in the Act (16 USC 620e). (c) Timber in the following form will be considered unprocessed: (i) Trees or portions of trees or other roundwood not processed to standards and specifications suitable for end product use; (ii) Lumber, construction timbers, or cants intended for remanufacturing not meeting standards defined in the Act (16 USC 620e); and (iii) Aspen or other pulpwood bolts exceeding 100 inches in length. (d) Unless otherwise agreed in writing, unprocessed Included Timber shall be delivered to a domestic processing facility and shall not be mixed with logs intended for export.

Welding. Welding and use of cutting torches or cutoff saws will be permitted only in areas that have been cleared or are free of all material capable of carrying fire. Flammable debris and vegetation must be removed from within a minimum 10-foot radius of all welding and cutting operations. A shovel and a 5-gallon standard backpack water container filled and with handpump attached shall be immediately available for use in the event of a fire start. C7.21 - WATER HANDLING EQUIPMENT PUMP AND TRAILER (3/217/71). The following requirements shall apply during the period stated in A12 and during other such periods as specified by the Forest Service. Purchaser shall provide at a location satisfactory to Forest Service, a serviceable truck or trailer equipped with a firefighting tanker unit to be kept ready for instant use for fire suppressionsuppressing forest fires. The unit shall consist of a tank of not less than 100-gallon capacity upon which shall be mounted a live hose reel or live hose basket with 250 feet of a least 3/4-inch inside diameter I.D. heavy-duty rubber hose; a portable or power takeoff pump with discharge capacity of at least 20 10 gallons per minute at 70 150 P.S.I. pressure. Pumps Gear type pumps shall be provided with a bypass or pressure relief valve so the hose nozzle may be shut while the pump is operating. Each tanker unit shall have a hose nozzle of the shut-off type, adjustable for straight stream, spray or fog, at least 12 feet of 1-inch suction hose with an intake screen, an additional 250 feet of 3/4-inch heavy-duty rubber hose or 1-inch cotton jacket rubber-lined or linen hose to be carried on the unit for use as needed. Tools, adapters, accessories and fuel necessary to operate the pump and truck or trailer shall be provided. If a trailer is used, a serviceable vehicle with the proper trailer tow hitch shall be located at a point satisfactory to Forest Service. Where water is available, a supply sufficient for rapidly filling the water tank shall be agreed upon provided at one or more accessible points along or adjacent to the main truck roads. Water pump intakes shall have at least 12 feet of 1-inch suction hose with an intake screen less than our equal to 3/32 inch in pore size. Skidders, dozers, pumper cats, and engines with mounted or quick connect tanks, meeting current NRCG minimum standards will be an acceptable substitute to a pump and trailer except the use of a Type 7 engines. Type 7 engines may not be used as a substitute for pump and trailer. NORTHERN ROCKIES CCOORDINATING GROUP C8.4 – PERFORMANCE BY OTHER THAN PURCHASER (NRCG) minimum standards can be found at: xxxxx://xxxx.xxxx.xxx/nrcc/nrcg/committees/business/nr%20supplements/NR_Chapter20.pdf C8.212 – MARKET-RELATED CONTRACT TERM ADDITION (11/084/04). The term This Section adds subparagraph (b)(iii) to B8.4 as follows: A. Specifically assumes in writing the obligations of this contract may be adjusted when Purchaser as listed in Small Business Certification executed by Purchaser and attached to and made a drastic reduction in wood product prices has occurred in accordance with 36 CFR 223.52. The Producer Price Index used to determine when a drastic reduction in price has occurred is stated in A20. Purchaser will be notified whenever the Chief determines that a drastic reduction in wood product prices has occurred. If the drastic reduction criteria specified in 36 CFR 223.52 are met for 2 consecutive calendar quarters, after contract award date, Contracting Officer will add 1 year to the contract term, upon Purchaser’s written request. For each additional consecutive quarter such a drastic reduction occurs, Contracting Officer will, upon written request, add an additional 3 months to the term during Normal Operating Season, except that no single 3-month addition shall extend the term of the contract by more than one year. Contracting Officer must receive Purchaser’s written request for a market-related contract term addition before the expiration part of this contract. No more than 3 years C8.64 – DEBARMENT AND SUSPENSION CERTIFICATION (3/18). Pursuant to 2 CFR 180 and 2 CFR 417, Purchaser shall certify and obtain certifications from its Subcontractors regarding debarment, suspension, ineligibility, and voluntary exclusion, including additional Subcontractors obtained after award of this contract. “Subcontractors” are participants in lower tier covered transactions. Purchaser may rely upon a certification of a prospective Subcontractor that it is not proposed for debarment under 48 CFR 9.4, debarred, suspended, ineligible, or voluntarily excluded from participating in covered transactions or timber sales, unless Purchaser knows that the certification is erroneous. Purchaser shall keep the certifications of its Subcontractors on file until timber sale Termination Date and any extensions thereof, and will provide a copy at the written request of Contracting Officer. Nothing contained in the foregoing shall be added construed to require establishment of a system of records in order to render in good faith the certification required by this Subsection. The knowledge and information of Purchaser is not required to exceed that which is normally possessed by a prudent person in the ordinary course of business dealings. If Purchaser knowingly enters into a timber sale transaction with a person who is proposed for debarment under 48 CFR 9.4, suspended, debarred, ineligible, or voluntarily excluded from participation in covered transactions or timber sales, in addition to other remedies available to the Government, Forest Service may pursue available remedies, including suspension and/or debarment. Contracting Officer shall provide a copy of Forms AD-1047 Certification Regarding Debarment, Suspension and Other Responsibility Matters – Primary Covered Transactions and AD-1048 Certification Regarding Debarment, Suspension, Ineligibility and Voluntary Exclusion – Lower Tier Covered Transactions to the Purchaser. Purchaser shall complete form AD-1047 and provide to the Contracting Officer upon request. Purchaser shall require each subcontractor to complete form AD-1048 and provide to the Contracting Officer upon request. C8.66# – USE OF TIMBER (Option 1) (4/04). (a) This contract is subject to the Forest Resources Conservation and Shortage Relief Act of 1990, as amended (16 USC 620, et seq.). (b) Except for NONE determined pursuant to public hearing to be surplus, unprocessed Included Timber shall not be exported from the United States nor used in direct or indirect substitution for unprocessed timber exported from private lands by Purchaser or any person as defined in the Act (16 USC 620e). (c) Timber in the following form will be considered unprocessed: (i) Trees or portions of trees or other roundwood not processed to standards and specifications suitable for end product use; (ii) Lumber, construction timbers, or cants intended for remanufacturing not meeting standards defined in the Act (16 USC 620e); and (iii) Aspen or other pulpwood bolts exceeding 100 inches in length. (d) Unless otherwise agreed in writing, unprocessed Included Timber shall be delivered to a contract's term by market-related contract term addition unless the following conditions are met:domestic processing facility and shall not be mixed with logs intended for export.

Welding. Welding and use of cutting torches or cutoff saws will be permitted only in areas that have been cleared or are free of all material capable of carrying fire. Flammable debris and vegetation must be removed from within a minimum 10-foot radius of all welding and cutting operations. A shovel and a 5-gallon standard backpack water container filled and with handpump attached shall be immediately available for use in the event of a fire start. C7.21 - WATER HANDLING EQUIPMENT (3/21). The following requirements shall apply during the period stated in A12 and during other such periods as specified by the Forest Service. Purchaser shall provide at a location satisfactory to Forest Service, a serviceable truck or trailer equipped with a firefighting tanker unit to be kept ready for instant use for fire suppression. The unit shall consist of a tank of not less than 100-gallon capacity upon which shall be mounted a live hose reel or live hose basket with 250 feet of a least 3/4-inch inside diameter heavy-duty rubber hose; a portable or power takeoff pump with discharge capacity of at least 20 gallons per minute at 70 P.S.I. pressure. Pumps shall be provided with a bypass or pressure relief valve so the hose nozzle may be shut while the pump is operating. Each tanker unit shall have a hose nozzle of the shut-off type, adjustable for straight stream, spray or fog, an additional 250 feet of 3/4-inch heavy-duty rubber hose or 1-inch cotton jacket rubber-lined or linen hose to be carried on the unit for use as needed. Tools, adapters, accessories and fuel necessary to operate the pump and truck or trailer shall be provided. If a trailer is used, a serviceable vehicle with the proper trailer tow hitch shall be located at a point satisfactory to Forest Service. Where water is available, a supply sufficient for rapidly filling the water tank shall be agreed upon at one or more accessible points along or adjacent to the main truck roads. Water pump intakes shall have at least 12 feet of 1-inch suction hose with an intake screen less than our equal to 3/32 inch in pore size. Skidders, dozers, pumper cats, and engines with mounted or quick connect tanks, meeting current NRCG minimum standards will be an acceptable substitute to a pump and trailer except the use of a Type 7 engines. Type 7 engines may not be used as a substitute for pump and trailer. NORTHERN ROCKIES CCOORDINATING GROUP (NRCG) minimum standards can be found at: xxxxx://xxxx.xxxx.xxx/nrcc/nrcg/committees/business/nr%20supplements/NR_Chapter20.pdf C8.212 – MARKET-RELATED CONTRACT TERM ADDITION (11/08). The term of this contract may be adjusted when a drastic reduction in wood product prices has occurred in accordance with 36 CFR 223.52. The Producer Price Index used to determine when a drastic reduction in price has occurred is stated in A20. Purchaser will be notified whenever the Chief determines that a drastic reduction in wood product prices has occurred. If the drastic reduction criteria specified in 36 CFR 223.52 are met for 2 consecutive calendar quarters, after contract award date, Contracting Officer will add 1 year to the contract term, upon Purchaser’s written request. For each additional consecutive quarter such a drastic reduction occurs, Contracting Officer will, upon written request, add an additional 3 months to the term during Normal Operating Season, except that no single 3-month addition shall extend the term of the contract by more than one year. Contracting Officer must receive Purchaser’s written request for a market-related contract term addition before the expiration of this contract. No more than 3 years shall be added to a contract's term by market-related contract term addition unless the following conditions are met: (i) The sale was awarded after December 31, 2006; and (ii) A drastic reduction in wood product prices occurred in at least ten of twelve consecutive quarters during the contract term, but not including the quarter in which the contract was awarded. For each qualifying quarter meeting the criteria in paragraphs (i) and (ii) of this provision, the Forest Service will, upon the Purchaser's written request, add an additional 3 months during the normal operating season to the contract, except no single 3-month addition shall extend the term of a contract by more than 1 year. In no event shall a revised contract term exceed 10 years as a result of market-related contract term addition. Additional contract time may not be granted for those portions of the contract that have a required completion date or for those portions of the contract where Contracting Officer determines that the timber is in need of urgent removal or that timber deterioration or resource damage may result from delay. C8.64 – DEBARMENT AND SUSPENSION CERTIFICATION (3/18). Pursuant to 2 CFR 180 and 2 CFR 417, Purchaser shall certify and obtain certifications from its Subcontractors regarding debarment, suspension, ineligibility, and voluntary exclusion, including additional Subcontractors obtained after award of this contract. “Subcontractors” are participants in lower tier covered transactions. Purchaser may rely upon a certification of a prospective Subcontractor that it is not proposed for debarment under 48 CFR 9.4, debarred, suspended, ineligible, or voluntarily excluded from participating in covered transactions or timber sales, unless Purchaser knows that the certification is erroneous. Purchaser shall keep the certifications of its Subcontractors on file until timber sale Termination Date and any extensions thereof, and will provide a copy at the written request of Contracting Officer. Nothing contained in the foregoing shall be construed to require establishment of a system of records in order to render in good faith the certification required by this Subsection. The knowledge and information of Purchaser is not required to exceed that which is normally possessed by a prudent person in the ordinary course of business dealings. If Purchaser knowingly enters into a timber sale transaction with a person who is proposed for debarment under 48 CFR 9.4, suspended, debarred, ineligible, or voluntarily excluded from participation in covered transactions or timber sales, in addition to other remedies available to the Government, Forest Service may pursue available remedies, including suspension and/or debarment. Contracting Officer shall provide a copy of Forms AD-1047 Certification Regarding Debarment, Suspension and Other Responsibility Matters – Primary Covered Transactions and AD-1048 Certification Regarding Debarment, Suspension, Ineligibility and Voluntary Exclusion – Lower Tier Covered Transactions to the Purchaser. Purchaser shall complete form AD-1047 and provide to the Contracting Officer upon request. Purchaser shall require each subcontractor to complete form AD-1048 and provide to the Contracting Officer upon request.

Welding. Welding and use of cutting torches or cutoff saws will be permitted only in areas that have been cleared or are free of all material capable of carrying fire. Flammable debris and vegetation must be removed from within a minimum 10-foot radius of all welding and cutting operations. A shovel and a 5-gallon standard backpack water container filled and with handpump attached shall be immediately available for use in the event of a fire start. C7.21 - WATER HANDLING EQUIPMENT (3/21). The following requirements shall apply during the period stated in A12 and during other such periods as specified by the Forest Service. Purchaser shall provide at a location satisfactory to Forest Service, a serviceable truck or trailer equipped with a firefighting tanker unit to be kept ready for instant use for fire suppression. The unit shall consist of a tank of not less than 100-gallon capacity upon which shall be mounted a live hose reel or live hose basket with 250 feet of a least 3/4-inch inside diameter heavy-duty rubber hose; a portable or power takeoff pump with discharge capacity of at least 20 gallons per minute at 70 P.S.I. pressure. Pumps shall be provided with a bypass or pressure relief valve so the hose nozzle may be shut while the pump is operating. Each tanker unit shall have a hose nozzle of the shut-off type, adjustable for straight stream, spray or fog, an additional 250 feet of 3/4-inch heavy-duty rubber hose or 1-inch cotton jacket rubber-lined or linen hose to be carried on the unit for use as needed. Tools, adapters, accessories and fuel necessary to operate the pump and truck or trailer shall be provided. If a trailer is used, a serviceable vehicle with the proper trailer tow hitch shall be located at a point satisfactory to Forest Service. Where water is available, a supply sufficient for rapidly filling the water tank shall be agreed upon at one or more accessible points along or adjacent to the main truck roads. Water pump intakes shall have at least 12 feet of 1-inch suction hose with an intake screen less than our equal to 3/32 inch in pore size. Skidders, dozers, pumper cats, and engines with mounted or quick connect tanks, meeting current NRCG minimum standards will be an acceptable substitute to a pump and trailer except the use of a Type 7 engines. Type 7 engines may not be used as a substitute for pump and trailer. NORTHERN ROCKIES CCOORDINATING GROUP (NRCG) minimum standards can be found at: xxxxx://xxxx.xxxx.xxx/nrcc/nrcg/committees/business/nr%20supplements/NR_Chapter20.pdf C8.212 – MARKET-RELATED CONTRACT TERM ADDITION (11/08). The term of this contract may be adjusted when a drastic reduction in wood product prices has occurred in accordance with 36 CFR 223.52. The Producer Price Index used to determine when a drastic reduction in price has occurred is stated in A20. Purchaser will be notified whenever the Chief determines that a drastic reduction in wood product prices has occurred. If the drastic reduction criteria specified in 36 CFR 223.52 are met for 2 consecutive calendar quarters, after contract award date, Contracting Officer will add 1 year to the contract term, upon Purchaser’s written request. For each additional consecutive quarter such a drastic reduction occurs, Contracting Officer will, upon written request, add an additional 3 months to the term during Normal Operating Season, except that no single 3-month addition shall extend the term of the contract by more than one year. Contracting Officer must receive Purchaser’s written request for a market-related contract term addition before the expiration of this contract. No more than 3 years shall be added to a contract's term by market-related contract term addition unless the following conditions are met: (i) The sale was awarded after December 31, 2006; and (ii) A drastic reduction in wood product prices occurred in at least ten of twelve consecutive quarters during the contract term, but not including the quarter in which the contract was awarded. For each qualifying quarter meeting the criteria in paragraphs (i) and (ii) of this provision, the Forest Service will, upon the Purchaser's written request, add an additional 3 months during the normal operating season to the contract, except no single 3-month addition shall extend the term of a contract by more than 1 year. In no event shall a revised contract term exceed 10 years as a result of market-related contract term addition. Additional contract time may not be granted for those portions of the contract that have a required completion date or for those portions of the contract where Contracting Officer determines that the timber is in need of urgent removal or that timber deterioration or resource damage may result from delay. C8.4 – PERFORMANCE BY OTHER THAN PURCHASER (4/04). This Section adds subparagraph (b)(iii) to B8.4 as follows: A. Specifically assumes in writing the obligations of Purchaser as listed in Small Business Certification executed by Xxxxxxxxx and attached to and made a part of this contract. C8.64 – DEBARMENT AND SUSPENSION CERTIFICATION (3/18). Pursuant to 2 CFR 180 and 2 CFR 417, Purchaser shall certify and obtain certifications from its Subcontractors regarding debarment, suspension, ineligibility, and voluntary exclusion, including additional Subcontractors obtained after award of this contract. “Subcontractors” are participants in lower tier covered transactions. Purchaser may rely upon a certification of a prospective Subcontractor that it is not proposed for debarment under 48 CFR 9.4, debarred, suspended, ineligible, or voluntarily excluded from participating in covered transactions or timber sales, unless Purchaser knows that the certification is erroneous. Purchaser shall keep the certifications of its Subcontractors on file until timber sale Termination Date and any extensions thereof, and will provide a copy at the written request of Contracting Officer. Nothing contained in the foregoing shall be construed to require establishment of a system of records in order to render in good faith the certification required by this Subsection. The knowledge and information of Purchaser is not required to exceed that which is normally possessed by a prudent person in the ordinary course of business dealings. If Purchaser knowingly enters into a timber sale transaction with a person who is proposed for debarment under 48 CFR 9.4, suspended, debarred, ineligible, or voluntarily excluded from participation in covered transactions or timber sales, in addition to other remedies available to the Government, Forest Service may pursue available remedies, including suspension and/or debarment. Contracting Officer shall provide a copy of Forms AD-1047 Certification Regarding Debarment, Suspension and Other Responsibility Matters – Primary Covered Transactions and AD-1048 Certification Regarding Debarment, Suspension, Ineligibility and Voluntary Exclusion – Lower Tier Covered Transactions to the Purchaser. Purchaser shall complete form AD-1047 and provide to the Contracting Officer upon request. Purchaser shall require each subcontractor to complete form AD-1048 and provide to the Contracting Officer upon request. C8.66# – USE OF TIMBER (OPTION 1) (4/04). (a) This contract is subject to the Forest Resources Conservation and Shortage Relief Act of 1990, as amended (16 USC 620, et seq.). (b) Except for none determined pursuant to public hearing to be surplus, unprocessed Included Timber shall not be exported from the United States nor used in direct or indirect substitution for unprocessed timber exported from private lands by Purchaser or any person as defined in the Act (16 USC 620e). (c) Timber in the following form will be considered unprocessed: (i) Trees or portions of trees or other roundwood not processed to standards and specifications suitable for end product use; (ii) Lumber, construction timbers, or cants intended for remanufacturing not meeting standards defined in the Act (16 USC 620e); and (iii) Aspen or other pulpwood bolts exceeding 100 inches in length. (d) Unless otherwise agreed in writing, unprocessed Included Timber shall be delivered to a domestic processing facility and shall not be mixed with logs intended for export. (e) Prior to award, during the life of this contract, and for a period of 3 years from Termination Date, Purchaser shall furnish to Forest Service, upon request, records showing the volume and geographic origin of unprocessed timber from private lands exported or sold for export by Purchaser or affiliates. (f) Prior to delivering unprocessed Included Timber to another party, Purchaser shall require each buyer, exchangee, or recipient to execute an acceptable agreement that will: (i) Identify the Federal origin of the timber; (ii) Specify domestic processing for the timber involved; (iii) Require the execution of such agreements between the parties to any subsequent transactions involving the timber; (iv) Require that all hammer brands and/or yellow paint must remain on logs until they are either legally exported or domestically processed, whichever is applicable; and (v) Otherwise comply with the requirements of the Act (16 USC 620d). (g) No later than 10 days following the execution of any such agreement between Purchaser and another party, Purchaser shall furnish to Forest Service a copy of each such agreement. Purchaser shall retain, for 3 years from Termination Date, the records of all sales, exchanges, or dispositions of all Included Timber. (h) Upon request, all records dealing with origin and disposition of Included Timber shall be made available to Contracting Officer. (i) For breach of this Section, Forest Service may terminate this contract and take such other action as may be provided by statute or regulation, including the imposition of penalties. When terminated by Forest Service under this Section, Forest Service will not be liable for any Claim submitted by Purchaser relating to the termination. C8.73 – REQUIREMENT FOR SMALL BUSINESS PROCESSING (4/04). To meet the requirements of the small business timber sale set-aside program, Purchaser shall not sell, trade, exchange, or otherwise convey for processing more than 30 percent (50 percent in Alaska) of the advertised sawtimber volume of this sale to a concern that is not a small business within the meaning of the small business size regulations found in 13 CFR 121.507. Purchaser shall, at the time of execution of this contract, complete the “Small Business Certification” (SBA form 723) and submit it to Contracting Officer. The completed certification together with its provisions pertaining to the disposition, manufacturing, and record keeping requirements of Included Timber by Purchaser and other small business concerns is hereby made a part of this contract. Upon request of Contracting Officer or an officer of the Small Business Administration, Purchaser shall furnish all records sufficient to verify eligibility and compliance with the requirements of this program. Such records may include employee payroll records, disposition of Included Timber records, and other documents as necessary. Failure to provide records upon request, filing false information, or making false statements relating to SBA size status or failing to comply with the disposition and manufacturing requirements of Included Timber shall be considered a breach of this Subsection and may result in termination of this contract pursuant to B9.31.