Attachment 2: Statement of Work Lowline Fence

US Department of Agriculture (USDA)

Statement of Work

Lowline Burned Area Rehabilitation Fence Construction & Supplies 2026 Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre, Gunnison National Forest

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Project
Lowline Burned Area Rehabilitation Fence Construction & Supplies General Information

1.0 Scope of Work

Provide labor and materials to rehabilitate range fences in the Lowline Fire area, to include removal of existing damaged fences, material and installation of new fence with a wildlife friendly fence type.

2.0 Background

Lowline Fire started on July 26, 2023, growing up to a fire perimeter of around 1, 899 total acres, from which 1, 264 acres (around 67% of the fire area) fall under National Forest Land (GMUG-Gunnison). To record fire effects to current environment and other infrastructures (under, permitted and applicable within forest service land) a no treatment 2500-8 Burn Area Report was reported and submitted to the regional office January 29, 2024. On September 1, 2023, an internal BAER team (lead by Lizandra Nieves-Rivera – GMUG Watershed Program Manager) visited the fire area to recheck areas, take general soil burn intensity observations, correlate them with vegetation intensity, and complete the estimated soil burn severity map and burn area report analysis. The main objective of the Burn area report completion was to provide soil burn severity conditions within the fire perimeter and to record a No treatment report recommendation, as the submission of the report is a requirement for potential BAR funding Requests. During mapping and report development it was found that allotment fence areas were damaged, therefore potential Fence repair would be surveyed and monitored for additional requests. Per Gunnison Range Specialists on the ground fence inventory, it was found that the fire affected in different levels (high to low) the range structures. Based on the field inventory it was determined that even within low effect areas the integrity of the fence has been compromised overall. The compromised fence structure is part of a complex of 4 allotments permitted between two individual permittees. February 11, 2025, a Burn Area Rehabilitation Funding Request (BAR) was requested as a structural range improvement activity. During April 2026 GMUG national Forest received the Fiscal Year 2026 Burned Area Rehabilitation Allocations – Region 2, official letter stating the allocation of $200,000 for the Lowline Burned Area Rehabilitation Fence Construction & Supplies
Through the inventory and BAR request it was stated that the Fence needs replacement as was destroyed or