Major Actions Taken to Date
USDA awarded a $2,524,626.82 million design contract for the next phase of modernization to Shalom Baranes Associates, P.C./Syska & Hennessy Joint Venture on March 31, 2010. (AG-3142-D-10-0264)
The Secretary of Agriculture utilized his statutory authority to interchange up to 7 percent of WIC Contingency ($28 million) and transferred to CAP/The Emergency Feeding Assistance Program.
The contract (AG-3142-C-10-0061) was awarded to Meltech Corporation to provide Court 2 and 3 Waterproofing and Cafeteria Terrace Re-roofing to USDA Headquarters
The contract (AG-3142-C-09-0028) value to date totals- $16,875,720.00. USDA awarded a $16.575 million construction contract to Grunley Construction Company, Incorporated of Rockville, Maryland on September 21, 2009. The project is about 50% complete. To date, total outlays are $8,322,030.00 for construction activities. USDA is in the process of evaluating the five bids received on July 7, 2010 for replacement of a 350 ton Chiller. Award is expected for late August, 2010. USDA is in the process of evaluating the one bid received on July 15, 2010, for the roof replacement for the East and West arches. Award is expected for late August, 2010. USDA received eight bids on July 22 to waterproof Courts 2/3 and the Cafeteria Patio Roof. Award is expected by September 30, 2010.
The ARS Obesity and Metabolism Research Lab in Davis, CA, has received a Grant from the NIH, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases in support of the Identification of Muscle Specific Biomarkers of Fatty Acid beta-oxidation; $294,293.
NEPA for Poa/Sud IslandsPoa Island - habitat restorationSud Island - habitat restorationKanaga Island - habitat resoration
ITS, 09IAFAD75, Maintenance Support, 6/2/2009, $232,509ITS, 09IAFAD76, Software Purchase, 6/2/2009, $542,509ITS, 10IAFAD18, Software Purchase, 10/21/2009, $35,402ITS, 10IAFAD19, Operations and Maintenance Support, 10/26/2009 updated 9/14/10, $5,431,263
ITS provided contract procurement services on behalf of FSA IT S&EFY 2009 Expenses - Fully Expensed in November 2009 --2 contracts(Carasoft Technology & Merlin International, Inc.)FY 2010 Expenses --Fully Expensed $103,595 for 2-Contracts(Immix Technology and FCN, Inc); Remaining Ouststanding balances to be billed Monthly for 4 contracts (Unisys Corp, Carasoft Technology & 2-Natek, Inc.)
FNS - SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) benefits are issued to participants in every state on an ongoing basis, and this issuance is reflected in the increased obligations and outlays. Obligations for the Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations are being made to Indian Tribal organizations (ITOs) and state agencies. These obligations are for budget amendments to their current agreements to reflect the use of ARRA funds for the purchase of equipment or for facilities upgrades.
Continuing with the execution of the ARRA Program. To date, 286 contract actions have been processed for a cumulative total of $171,235,197.
Approved Projects û The Forest Service continued implementing the projects approved by Secretary Vilsack under the Recovery Act. These projects total $1.15 billion for wildland fire management, construction and maintenance of facilities, roads and trails, and abandoned mine mitigation. The Agency obligated $1,148 billion (99.8 percent of allocated funds) through September 30, 2010. Expenditures total $1,094 million through May 1, 2013, and the Forest Service has completed 667 of its 705 approved projects.Forest Service Confirms Recipient Reporting 2013 First Quarter Job Numbers û The Forest Service confirmed just over 580 jobs were reported through the calendar year 2013 first quarter Recovery Act recipient reporting period that ended January 14. The total number of jobs created with recovery act funds for the 1st quarter of 2013 is just over 226. Over 104 jobs were created through the performance of contracts and over 122 jobs were created through the performance of grants. A project to reduce wildfire threat in central and southwest Oregon on the Deschutes, Ochoco, Rogue River-Siskiyou, and Umpqua national forests produced 42 jobs, the most reported for the quarter. The second highest job number reported was 27 for a hazardous fuels reduction project encompassing over 14,000 acres on the Dixie National Forest near the wildland-urban interface area on Cedar Mountain in Utah. Capital Improvement and Maintenanceò Recovery Act Capital Improvement and Maintenance (CIM) allocations to date are $650 million of which $639 million has been expended through April 30, 2013.ò The Forest Service monitors program accomplishments achieved through Recovery Act funding using measures such as ômiles of trail maintained to standard.ö Over 9,100 miles of trail and 14,850 miles of roads have been maintained through March 14, 2013.ò The Forest Service continues to implement more than $341 million in funding announced for Capital Improvement and Maintenance û trails and facilities. ò The Agency continues to implement 120 Recovery Act roads maintenance and associated watershed and ecosystem restoration projects on Forest Service lands in 31 states totaling over $272 million. ò The Roadside Proofing/Maintenance Project involved the maintenance, and reconstruction of Forest Service roads throughout California. Forest Service roads provide important access to public lands and create recreational opportunities. Many of these roads were unpaved, and storms caused erosion or even road failure. This project utilized local workers for water drainage improvement on road surfaces and they removed brush out of ditches and replaced undersized road culverts. Small culverts under the roads were replaced with larger sized culverts so that storm drainage safely passed from one side to the other without damaging the road or surrounding environment. Larger culverts also help fish and aquatic wildlife such as toads and frogs pass through the culvert. Habitat connections were re-established for these fish and animals. This project also improved downstream water quality through reduction of erosion and sedimentation which protect threatened, endangered, and sensitive species habitat. The work also improved public safety by making critical road repairs and reduced the risk of catastrophic road failure during storm events.It is possible for Spanish Broom to grow up to 15 feet. This plant re-sprouts after cutting and burning and re-establishes quickly after disturbances such as road maintenance and wildfires. It is rated and managed by the California Department of Food and Agriculture as a noxious weed. Safety along the mountain highway evacuation route is compromised because Spanish broom plants encroach into the roadway and reduce road width, reducing visibility. It also grows within cracks in the asphalt and destabilizes guardrails. The protection of evacuation routes is important to public and emergency personnel safety in the event of wildfire or other emergencies.Local workers cut and removed Spanish Broom and applied herbicide to prevent re-growth. State and federal regulations were followed to protect workers, the public, water quality and the environment. Low growing native vegetation was also re-established in priority locations. Treatments will continue annually on National Forest lands until the broom plants are controlled within the road prism. Long-term monitoring and management of treated areas will be necessary to prevent re-establishment because of seed in the soil, long life of seed and how it is dispersed.Wildland Fire Managementò Recovery Act Wildland Fire Management (WFM) allocations to date are $500 million of which $476 million has been expended through April 30, 2013.ò FS monitors program accomplishments achieved through Recovery Act funding using measures such as "the number of acres treated to reduce the risk of catastrophic wildfire." As a result of the Recovery Act, over 510,670 acres have been treated to reduce wildfire risk and 847 fuels reduction projects have been funded on nonfederal lands through March 14, 2013.ò The Forest Service continues to implement projects supported by $306.5 million of Recovery Act funds to reduce hazardous fuels.ò The Forest Service continues to support wood-to-energy grants and woody Biomass utilization projects totaling over $58 million in Recovery Act funds.ò The intent of the Capitan Hazardous Fuels project was to support and protect communities or critical areas at risk of fire. The project, located in Capitan New Mexico, on non-federal lands, decreased the possibility of ash and other fire related contaminants entering the Canadian River during a wildfire. The treatment methods for the project included the crushing of standing dead trees. Then chemical herbicide was used to treat the re-growth of Russian olive and other non-native species. In addition to the creation of jobs the project has enhanced the habitat of species near rivers, streams, lakes and bays. The crushing of the heavily stocked stands that were treated has encouraged new growth of grasses and plants that are beneficial to wildlife. The project also provided landowners along the Canadian River and others with information and education through field trips and presentations on those treatment methods. Landowners have become self reliant in implementing their own treatments and others can become more aware on the need for treatment and restoration.Approved Projects û The Forest Service continued implementing the projects approved by Secretary Vilsack under the Recovery Act. These projects total $1.15 billion for wildland fire management, construction and maintenance of facilities, roads and trails, and abandoned mine mitigation. The Agency obligated $1,148 billion (99.8 percent of allocated funds) through September 30, 2010. Expenditures total $1,094 million through May 1, 2013, and the Forest Service has completed 667 of its 705 approved projects.Forest Service Confirms Recipient Reporting 2013 First Quarter Job Numbers û The Forest Service confirmed just over 580 jobs were reported through the calendar year 2013 first quarter Recovery Act recipient reporting period that ended January 14. The total number of jobs created with recovery act funds for the 1st quarter of 2013 is just over 226. Over 104 jobs were created through the performance of contracts and over 122 jobs were created through the performance of grants. A project to reduce wildfire threat in central and southwest Oregon on the Deschutes, Ochoco, Rogue River-Siskiyou, and Umpqua national forests produced 42 jobs, the most reported for the quarter. The second highest job number reported was 27 for a hazardous fuels reduction project encompassing over 14,000 acres on the Dixie National Forest near the wildland-urban interface area on Cedar Mountain in Utah. Capital Improvement and Maintenanceò Recovery Act Capital Improvement and Maintenance (CIM) allocations to date are $650 million of which $639 million has been expended through April 30, 2013.ò The Forest Service monitors program accomplishments achieved through Recovery Act funding using measures such as ômiles of trail maintained to standard.ö Over 9,100 miles of trail and 14,850 miles of roads have been maintained through March 14, 2013.ò The Forest Service continues to implement more than $341 million in funding announced for Capital Improvement and Maintenance û trails and facilities. ò The Agency continues to implement 120 Recovery Act roads maintenance and associated watershed and ecosystem restoration projects on Forest Service lands in 31 states totaling over $272 million. ò The Roadside Proofing/Maintenance Project involved the maintenance, and reconstruction of Forest Service roads throughout California. Forest Service roads provide important access to public lands and create recreational opportunities. Many of these roads were unpaved, and storms caused erosion or even road failure. This project utilized local workers for water drainage improvement on road surfaces and they removed brush out of ditches and replaced undersized road culverts. Small culverts under the roads were replaced with larger sized culverts so that storm drainage safely passed from one side to the other without damaging the road or surrounding environment. Larger culverts also help fish and aquatic wildlife such as toads and frogs pass through the culvert. Habitat connections were re-established for these fish and animals. This project also improved downstream water quality through reduction of erosion and sedimentation which protect threatened, endangered, and sensitive species habitat. The work also improved public safety by making critical road repairs and reduced the risk of catastrophic road failure during storm events.It is possible for Spanish Broom to grow up to 15 feet. This plant re-sprouts after cutting and burning and re-establishes quickly after disturbances such as road maintenance and wildfires. It is rated and managed by the California Department of Food and Agriculture as a noxious weed. Safety along the mountain highway evacuation route is compromised because Spanish broom plants encroach into the roadway and reduce road width, reducing visibility. It also grows within cracks in the asphalt and destabilizes guardrails. The protection of evacuation routes is important to public and emergency personnel safety in the event of wildfire or other emergencies.Local workers cut and removed Spanish Broom and applied herbicide to prevent re-growth. State and federal regulations were followed to protect workers, the public, water quality and the environment. Low growing native vegetation was also re-established in priority locations. Treatments will continue annually on National Forest lands until the broom plants are controlled within the road prism. Long-term monitoring and management of treated areas will be necessary to prevent re-establishment because of seed in the soil, long life of seed and how it is dispersed.Wildland Fire Managementò Recovery Act Wildland Fire Management (WFM) allocations to date are $500 million of which $476 million has been expended through April 30, 2013.ò FS monitors program accomplishments achieved through Recovery Act funding using measures such as "the number of acres treated to reduce the risk of catastrophic wildfire." As a result of the Recovery Act, over 510,670 acres have been treated to reduce wildfire risk and 847 fuels reduction projects have been funded on nonfederal lands through March 14, 2013.ò The Forest Service continues to implement projects supported by $306.5 million of Recovery Act funds to reduce hazardous fuels.ò The Forest Service continues to support wood-to-energy grants and woody Biomass utilization projects totaling over $58 million in Recovery Act funds.ò The intent of the Capitan Hazardous Fuels project was to support and protect communities or critical areas at risk of fire. The project, located in Capitan New Mexico, on non-federal lands, decreased the possibility of ash and other fire related contaminants entering the Canadian River during a wildfire. The treatment methods for the project included the crushing of standing dead trees. Then chemical herbicide was used to treat the re-growth of Russian olive and other non-native species. In addition to the creation of jobs the project has enhanced the habitat of species near rivers, streams, lakes and bays. The crushing of the heavily stocked stands that were treated has encouraged new growth of grasses and plants that are beneficial to wildlife. The project also provided landowners along the Canadian River and others with information and education through field trips and presentations on those treatment methods. Landowners have become self reliant in implementing their own treatments and others can become more aware on the need for treatment and restoration.
Loan level obligations: Water and Environmental Loans/Grants: $3,087,525,601
/ Business and Industries Loans - Guaranteed: $1,478,416,084
/ Rural Business Enterprise Grants: $18,534,184
/ Community Facilities Direct Loans/Grants: $1,263,813,050
/ SFH - Direct: $1,378,999,228
/ SFH - Guaranteed: $10,042,193,746
/ Broadband Direct Loans/Grants: $3,229,071,148
Loan level obligation: Water and Environmental Circuit Rider Contract Modifications: $13,921,176.14
USDA has provided addition information regarding timing of construction activities related to water and waste disposal loans and grants awarded Recovery Act Funds. To access this information go to the following web location:
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Major Planned Actions
Phase 4 b design is expected to be completed û December 2010.
ADD work associated with RFI 127 - Addition of Furniture Feeders as previously indicated in RFI response on I-Manage system and SKE 05-09 ADD work associated with RFI 128 - 3rd Floor Coordination as previously indicated in RFI response on I-Manage system;ADD work associated with RFI 130 - 2nd Floor Coordination as previously indicated in RFI response on I-Manage system;ADD work associated with RFI 72 - EAC Unit Condensate Piping & Drains as previously indicated in RFI response on I-Manage system;ADD work associated with providing the electrical rough-in for future hand dryers installed by USDA will include new homeruns pulled from nearby panelbox's and modifying existing marble and masonry walls in order to provide a wall box with cover plate.
- NEPA for Poa/Sud Islands- Poa Island - habitat restoration- Kanaga Island - habitat resotration- Sud Island - habitat restoration
Continue with the administration of ongoing construction contracts.
Capital Improvement and Maintenanceò Continued posting of major Recovery Act communicationsò Continued implementation of approved projects ò The Non Motor / Non Wilderness Trails Project was performed through various projects throughout National Forests in California and Nevada. Local workers were enlisted in the replacement of two timber trail bridges along the Pony Express and Caples Trails in the El Dorado National Forest. These projects repaired cracks, potholes and resurfaced trails to enhance visitor recreational experiences. Forest thinning restoration opened up trails and increased the view of Eagle Lake.Rehabilitation to trails were performed by workers from the California Conservation Corp in the Stanislaus National Forest. They were enlisted to construct several miles of trails and to rehabilitate existing trails on the Calaveras Ranger District in San Domingo Canyon. The project added a few miles to the Arnold Rim Trail, connecting Hathaway Pines to White Pines Lake. These are non-motorized multiple use trails for walkers, hikers, bicyclists and horseback riders. The crew built stream crossings, drainage structures and other trail stabilizing features to protect trail tread. The workers also corrected existing and potential damage from erosion and sedimentation on trails. Economic Recovery Project Details.All the work performed in the Non Motor Wilderness Trails Project involved trail repair and reconstruction of heavily used, non-motorized trails. These trails provide a gateway for Americans, both young and old, to experience the outdoors and connect with nature through their National Forests. The work is greatly needed because trails in poor condition erode to the point of being impassible, causing sedimentation in nearby streams and prevent access to public lands. The much needed trail repair work, on this project, was completed by a variety of local workers. Some of these young adults developed trade skills and were educated about conservation. The project entailed making trails accessible to people with disabilities. In the future, the public will benefit from improved trail access and the health benefits associated with hiking and connecting to the outdoors.Wildland Fire Managementò Continued posting of major Recovery Act communications ò Continued implementation of approved projectsò In California, the Airborne Remote Sensing and Fuels Mapping project t used the same technology to map forest health conditions and forest mortality. The FireMapper thermal-imaging radiometer has been under development by the Forest Service Pacific Southwest Research Station (PSW) and its partners for several years. It provided rapid response fire intelligence in support of fire suppression operations on several large fires, including the Poomacha, Corral, Harris, Rice, Slide, and Santiago fires, during Santa Ana wind events in 2007. PSW also imaged the Summit, Basin, Indian, Clover, Oliver, North Mountain, and Piute fires during the California fire emergency in June and early July 2008. Thermal-infrared images were transmitted by satellite communications from the PSW Airborne Sciences Aircraft; assembled into mosaics; and displayed in near time at http://www.fireimaging.com/ for use by incident management teams. The forest condition maps will help the forest health community with an important layer of information for their fuels management decisions.
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