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FOREST SERVICE MANUAL
PACIFIC NORTHWEST REGION (REGION 6)
PORTLAND, OREGON
FSM 2400 – TIMBER MANAGEMENT
CHAPTER 50 – TIMBER SALE CONTRACT ADMINISTRATION
Supplement No.: R6-2400-2006-3
Effective Date: June 15, 2006
Duration: Effective until superseded or removed
Approved: M. Ruth Voltz
For the Regional Forester
Date Approved: 06/13/2006
Posting Instructions: Supplements are numbered consecutively by Title and calendar year.
Post by document name. Remove entire document and replace with this supplement. Retain this
transmittal as the first page of this document. The last R6 Regional Supplement to this manual
was R6 Supp No. 2400-2006-2 to Chapter 30.
New Document(s):
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Superseded Document(s):
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R6 Supp. 2400-2001-2 dated 5/25/2001
4 Pages
Digest:
Updates Regional direction for responsibilities, designations, and minimum requirements for
timber and product contracts and permits.
R6 SUPPLEMENT 2400-2006-3
EFFECTIVE DATE: 6/15/2006
DURATION: Effective until superseded or removed
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
2450.4 – RESPONSIBILITY ........................................................................................... 3
2450.44 – Forest Supervisor ....................................................................................................... 3
2450.46 – Timber Sale Contract Administration Team, ............................................................ 3
-- Contracting Officer’s Responsibilities: ..................................................................... 3
2452 – CONTRACT ADMINISTRATION FUNDAMENTALS. ........................................ 4
2452.4 –Minimum Requirements and Certification for Timber Sale Administration ................ 4
2452.41 – Minimum Requirements for Contracting Officers. ................................................ 4
2452.42 – Minimum Requirements for Forest Service Representatives. ............................... 4
2452.43 – Minimum Requirements for Timber Sale Administrators. .................................... 5
2452.44 – Minimum Requirements for Harvest Inspectors. ................................................... 5
2452.45 – Minimum Requirements for Forest Officers. ......................................................... 5
2452.46 – Additional Considerations ..................................................................................... 5
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DURATION: Effective until superseded or removed
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2450.4 – RESPONSIBILITY
Authority to enter into contracts and permits to sell and dispose of timber and forest products is
described in FSM 2404.2.
Regional direction for nominations and delegations of responsibility is detailed in the Regional
Supplement of FSM 2404.
Regional policy for administration of forest products contracts and permits is described in the
R-6 Supplement of FSH 2409.15, Chapter 10.
2450.44 – Forest Supervisor
4. Implement the Region 6 Certification Program for Contracting Officers of the FS2400-4 contracts, as described in FSH 2452.41.
2450.46 – Timber Sale Contract Administration Team
Contracting Officer’s Responsibilities:
a. Assign qualified individuals to administer contracts, including Forest Service
Representative, Sale Administrator, Harvest Inspector, Engineering Representative, and
Construction Inspector. Assigned individuals shall be designated in writing by name and by sale.
The Contracting Officer and Forest Supervisor shall assure that individuals that are assigned
responsibility in sale or product permit and contract administration meet or exceed the minimum
requirements and certification process, as described in FSH 2452. Individuals not meeting the
described minimum training and certification requirements may be designated, by name, to work
as trainees under the direct supervision of a certified individual.
b. Implement the Region 6 certification program for Forest Service Representatives and
Harvest Inspectors, as described in FSH 2452.
c. Monitor, mentor and closely supervise the Harvest Inspector and trainee Sale
Administrator, with the assistance of the Certified Sale Administrator and the Forest Service
Representative. This provides on-the-job training for the Harvest Inspector and trainee Sale
Administrator.
d. Award a contract or permit only after an affirmative determination of purchaser
responsibility, per 36 CFR 223.101 – Determination of Purchaser Responsibility.
e. Assure that contracts and permits are administered fully, consistently and fairly.
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f. Assure that all individuals involved with the administration of forest product
contracts and permits, including Collection Officers, will be appropriately designated, in
coordination with the Forest Supervisor.
2452 – CONTRACT ADMINISTRATION FUNDAMENTALS.
2452.4 –Minimum Requirements and Certification for Timber Sale Administration
Personnel
2452.41 – Minimum Requirements for Contracting Officers.
3. Regional Certification Program for Contracting Officers.
a. FS-2400-6, FS-2400-4, FS-2400-3, FS-2400-2 and FS-2400-13 series contracts: The
Regional Forester will evaluate the nominated candidate’s documented knowledge, skills,
abilities and training against the minimum requirements as stated in FSM 2452, as
amended and supplemented.
b. FS-2400-4 series contracts: The Forest Supervisor will evaluate the nominated
candidate’s documented knowledge, skills, abilities and training against the minimum
requirements as stated in FSM 2452, as amended and supplemented.
Documentation of the successful evaluation and written designation of the individual as
Contracting Officer constitutes certification as Contracting Officer.
2452.42 – Minimum Requirements for Forest Service Representatives.
7. Regional Certification Program for Forest Service Representatives. The
Contracting Officer, with the authority to designate a specific individual as Forest Service
Representative, will evaluate the nominated candidate’s documented knowledge, skills, abilities
and training against the minimum requirements as stated in FSM 2452, as amended and
supplemented.
In addition to the Minimum Requirements for Forest Service Representatives (FSR) located in
the parent text (FSM 2452), the FSR must have passed the timed written Sale Administration
examination. Certification as Forest Service Representative consists of the documentation of the
successful evaluation and written designation of the individual as Forest Service Representative.
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2452.43 – Minimum Requirements for Timber Sale Administrators.
5. Regional Certification Program for Timber Sale Administrators. Timber Sale
Administrators must be certified as described in the Regional Supplement to FSM 2409.15,
Chapter 12. The sale administration certification includes the following:
a Pass the timed written Sale Administration examination.
b Pass the Sale Administrator Field Exam.
c Complete the formal Basic Sale Administration Training session.
2452.44 – Minimum Requirements for Harvest Inspectors.
6. Regional Certification Program for Harvest Inspectors. The Contracting Officer
with the authority to designate a specific individual as Harvest Inspector shall evaluate the
nominated candidate’s documented knowledge, skills, abilities and training against the minimum
requirements as stated in FSM 2452.4, as amended and supplemented.
Documentation of the successful evaluation and written designation of the individual as Harvest
Inspector constitutes certification as Harvest Inspector.
2452.45 – Minimum Requirements for Forest Officers.
3. Regional Certification Program. The official with the authority to designate a
specific individual as Forest Officer shall evaluate the nominated candidate’s documented
knowledge, skills, abilities and training against the minimum requirements as stated in FSM
2452.4, as amended and supplemented.
Documentation of the successful evaluation and written designation of the individual as Forest
Officer constitutes certification as Forest Officer.
a
Only designated Forest Officers shall sign permits.
b
Only designated Collection Officers (FSM 6532.3) shall collect money.
2452.46 – Additional Considerations
Requirements for Engineering Representatives and Construction Inspectors are located in
FSH 7109.17.