Statement of Work 1

STATEMENT OF WORK

Hurricane Helene Storm Debris Removal and Hazard Tree Mitigation Cumberland Gap National Historical Park | PMIS 344858 | PEPC 133738 SERVICE CONTRACT — STATEMENT OF WORK | 27 October 2026 | CONTRACTING OFFICER ISSUANCE VERSION This SOW incorporates the signed PEPC categorical exclusion and compliance letter, the approved 2026 Wilderness Minimum Requirements Analysis (MRA), and the 280-feature GIS shapefile. This document states the required tasks, locations, materials, methods, deliverables and acceptance criteria for the proposed service contract.

1. PURPOSE AND SCOPE OF WORK

The Contractor shall furnish all necessary labor, supervision, contractor-furnished ISA Certified Arborist services, access, equipment, transportation, safety controls, supplies, field documentation and quality control to selectively treat remaining storm-generated woody debris and authorized hazard trees on four designated trails. The purpose is to maintain safe trail function and drainage while minimizing wilderness, ecological, cultural, soil and visual impacts. The Contractor shall not interpret the 40-foot trail corridor as requiring blanket vegetation clearing. Only qualifying debris, documented hazards and locations impairing trail function/drainage shall be treated in the wilderness in accordance with MRA Alternative 4. Work on other trails must remain within the approved PEPC action and be coordinated with Park resource staff.

2. SERVICE LOCATIONS AND ACCESS

Trail
Original SOW length
Operational assumptions
Ridge Trail: Pinnacle Overlook–White Rocks Overlook

16.0 miles

Wilderness; selective Alternative 4; Ridge-only authorized UTV/compact tracked equipment on existing tread White Rocks Connector (footpath)

0.3 miles

Foot-only; peregrine falcon noise restrictions may apply Gibson Gap Trail

4.6 miles

Wilderness; selective Alternative 4; foot-only; hand tools and authorized chainsaws Ewing Trail incl. lower footpath

3.8 miles

Park-authorized equipment access subject to approved routes and resource restrictions; no unapproved off-trail operations under current PEPC

TOTAL

24.7 miles

Work only in Park-identified segments
Park may coordinate vehicular access to Hensley Settlement via Shillalah Creek Road as referenced in the original SOW; this is not approval for off-tread equipment operations.

3. EXISTING CORRIDOR AND SELECTIVE WORK REQUIREMENTS

Typical corridor is 40 feet wide centered on trail: trail tread 6 feet; mow zone 3 feet on each side; brush-free zone 14 feet on each side. These dimensions define treatment zones, not continuous clearing quantities.