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FOREST SERVICE MANUAL
ALASKA REGION (REGION 10)
JUNEAU, ALASKA
FSM 2400 – TIMBER MANAGEMENT
CHAPTER 2450 – TIMBER SALE CONTRACT ADMINISTRATION
Supplement No.: R-10 2400-2013-1
Effective Date: June 18, 2013
Duration: This supplement is effective until superseded or removed.
Approved: /s/ Beth G. Pendleton
Regional Forester
Date Approved: 06/14/2013
Posting Instructions: Supplements are numbered consecutively by title and calendar year.
Post by document; remove the entire document and replace it with this supplement. Retain this
transmittal as the first page(s) of this document. The last R-10 supplement to this title was 24002011-1 to chapter 30.
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This supplement updates regional certification requirements for timber sale administration.
R-10 SUPPLEMENT 2400-2013-1
EFFECTIVE DATE: 06/18/2013
DURATION: This supplement is effective until superseded or removed.
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CHAPTER 2450 - TIMBER CONTRACT ADMINISTRATION
2452 – CONTRACT ADMINISTRATION FUNDAMENTALS
2452.4 – Minimum Requirements and Certifications for Timber Sale
Administration Personnel
2452.43 – Minimum Requirements for Sale Administrators
Only certified individuals may perform independently as Sale Administrators. Apprentices may
be assigned to work under the supervision of a certified Sale Administrator Forest Service
Representative or Contracting Officer.
Certified individuals transferring into the Alaska Region must provide adequate documentation
of certification and training. Upon completion of this requirement those individuals shall
continue to be certified until a maintenance review can be completed, but for no longer than one
year without subsequent review.
In addition to the National minimum requirements for certification, the following combination of
training and experience is also required for certification in the Alaska Region:
1. Successful completion of Qualified Cruiser training. Certification as a Qualified
Cruiser must accompany Sale Administration Certification.
2. Successful completion of Utilization Scaler training. Certification as a Utilization
Scaler must accompany Sale Administration Certification.
3. Complete the national Timber Sale Administration Self Study Guide (recommended).
4. Complete the national Timber Sale Financial Management training.
5. Successful completion of the Inter-Regional Sale Administration Examination,
achieving a passing score of 75%.
6. Satisfactory completion of a one-year apprenticeship designed by the Forest or by
Regional Office Forest Management Staff, to include experience in sale preparation and to serve
as a Harvest Inspector on at least one active timber sale contract.
7. Pass a field examination that demonstrates the proficiency needed for certification as a
Sale Administrator.
The certification period shall be three years. A certification maintenance inspection and review
is required every three years. Certified Sale Administrators are expected to attend continuing
education training in contract administration to maintain and improve skills throughout the
certification period. At any time during the certification period, performance may be evaluated
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EFFECTIVE DATE: 06/18/2013
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on the incumbent’s actions and ability to administer timber sale contracts. A qualified Regional
Forester’s Representative shall assemble and lead the review team. The Regional Forester’s staff
shall periodically evaluate program effectiveness. If certification expires or is cancelled, the
Forest Supervisor shall initiate the appropriate retraining.