Stewardship Contracting -Section 323 of Public Law 108-7 (16 USC 2104 Note) made permanent through September 30, 2013 in the use of stewardship authorities.
Stewardship Contracting Proposal Form- (updated June 2011). Complete this form and submit to the Regional Forester with a letter requesting approval for the use of stewardship authorities.
Region 6 Forest Stewardship Contact List - (updated January 12, 2011). List of personnel by Forest with knowledge of and reporting responsibility for stewardship projects.
Forest Service Handbook on Stewardship Contracting
Washington Office Data Collection Letter - Letter dated December 21, 2006, asking for biomass information to be collected and entered into Corporate Data Warehouse (CDW) at time of award of a Stewardship Contract.
The following spreadsheets are required to be used for each approved stewardship projects in tracking monthly and total to date of service work completed, stewardship credits earned, and product volume and value removed. The spreadsheets facilitate financial auditing of projects. The spreadsheets contain a sample stewardship project.
Alternate Stewardship Contracting Formats (March 2012) - User Guide containing Region 6 Policy and Direction on the Design and Implementation of Alternate Stewardship Contracting Formats Applicable to Integrated Resource Service Contracts. Addresses how-to's on the use of Multiple Contractors-Multiple Buyers (MCMB) contract format.
Stewardship and TIM
Region 6 approved forms to replace their TIM generated counterparts in 2400-13(T) contracts:
Stewardship Contracting - Internet site listing stewardship projects and maps, reports, direction, authorities, etc.
Stewardship Training - Nationally produced tutorial with individual modules to lead the user through the use and understanding of stewardship authorities and contracts.