SOURCES SOUGHT
C -- Indefinite Delivery Contract for Photogrammetric Mapping, Remote Sensing, and Geographic Information Systems (GIS) services
- Notice Date
- 1/10/2003
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- Contracting Office
- U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Detroit - Civil Works, 477 Michigan Avenue, Detroit, MI 48226
- ZIP Code
- 48226
- Solicitation Number
- DACW35-03
- Archive Date
- 4/11/2003
- Point of Contact
- William Bruss, (313) 226-3648
- E-Mail Address
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Email your questions to U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Detroit - Civil Works
(William.L.Bruss@usace.army.mil)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- 8a Competitive
- Description
- NA INDEFINITE DELIVERY CONTRACT SERVICES FOR PHOTOGRAMMETRIC MAPPING, REMOTE SENSING, AND GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS (GIS) SERVICES FOR AREAS SELECTED BY THE DETROIT DISTRICT, US ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS, POC William L. Bruss, (313) 226-3648. 1. CONTRAC T INFORMATION: A-E services are required for an Indefinite Delivery Contract (IDT) procured in accordance with PL 92-582 (Brooks A-E Act) and FAR Part 36 for Aerial Photography, Photogrammetric Mapping, GPS and Airborne GPS Surveying, Geographic Informatio n System (GIS), and Remote Sensing services. This IDT to support various civil works projects primarily within the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Great Lakes & Ohio River Division boundaries and services in the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence River watersheds. This announcement is a competitive 8(a). The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this action is 541990. The contract will be awarded for $3,000,000 over a term not to exceed a total of three years. Work under this contract t o be subject to satisfactory negotiation of individual task orders. Selection of A-E firms is not based upon competitive bidding procedures, but rather upon the professional qualifications necessary for the performance of the required services. The wages and benefits of service employees (see FAR 22.10) performing under these contracts must be at least equal to those determined by the Department of Labor under Service Contract Act. All interested Architect-Engineers firms are reminded that limitations on Subcontracting are in accordance with the provisions of Clause 52.219-14. 2. PROJECT INFORMATION: The selected firm will be required to perform surveying and mapping, Geographic Information System (GIS), and remote sensing services. Services required in clude: (a) aerial photography and remote sensing data collection, (conventional and digital photography and other remote sensing systems, including multispectral and hyper spectral scanners, Light Detection and Ranging (LIDAR) both bathymetric and topo, et c.); (b) mapping survey support including conventional and GPS ground control, airborne GPS, Inertial Measurement Unit (IMU), and quality control field studies; (c) soft copy capability for photogrammetric mapping, image processing, aerotriangulation, orth ophotography production, stereo compilation, terrain modeling, image registration, image enhancement, classification and interpretation services (both aerial photography and remote sensing data for land use/cover and wetland compilations); (d) perform wetl and, landuse, utilities and parcel mapping (e) GIS development, implementation plans, database design, attribution, population, encoding, (scanning, and digitizing), and analytic modeling; (f) product output, including generation of hard copy (photos, plo ts, reports, etc.) and digital files in specified formats, including but not limited current versions of ESRI, Microstation, Intergraph, AutoCad products and USGS specifications for DEM, DOQQ, DLG and Spatial Data Transfer Standards (SDTS); and, (g) traini ng and technical on-site support, for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) and other local, state, Indian nations and federal agencies such as, but not limited to USACE, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Department of the Interior, NOAA, DOT, etc. The primary area of service for this contract is within the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Great Lakes & Ohio River Division boundaries and services in the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence River watersheds. 3. SELECTION CRITERIA: See Note 24 for general A/E sel ection process. The selection criteria listed below in descending order of importance (first by major criterion and then by each sub-criterion). Criteria a-d is primary. Criteria e-g is secondary and will only be used as ?tie-breakers?, if necessary, in ra nking the most highly qualified firms. (a) SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE AND TECHNICAL COMPETENCE: (1) Experience in photogrammetric production both analytical and d igital, experience in remote sensing production both aerial and satellite, image processing, elevation data development, and image interpretation and manipulation of terrain data; experience in GIS development, perform parcel mapping for county and city go vernments, implementation planning, Web based GIS development, database design, attribution, population, encoding, and spatial modeling; experience in production of USGS DEM, DOQQ, and DLG; (2) Equipment including owning or leasing airworthy aircraft equip ped with airborne GPS instrumentation and Inertial Measurement Unit (IMU) instrumentation, currently certified precision aerial mapping cameras, scanners, profilers, etc., photographic lab for reproducing aerial photographic and mapping products. The hard ware / software to perform; digital aerotriangulation, softcopy stereoplotters for collection of planimetric and topographic features, DTM-DEM data collection, softcopy data editing facilities, digital image processing, and digital orthophotography product ion; (3) Ground survey control planning, and acquisition for photogrammetric map compilation including conventional (transit, EDM systems and levels) measuring system and Global Positioning System (GPS); (4) Technical production expertise consistent with utilization of softcopy photogrammetric equipment and software, surveying equipment and software, Image processing equipment and software, and GIS software applications and database designs; perform dataset translations between software systems and coordin ate systems, develop metadata; (5) Ability to perform wetland, landuse, utility, and parcel mapping databases; (6) Ability to acquire, utilize, process and deliver: remotely sensed data (i. e. LIDAR, IFSAR, hyperspectral & multispectral data, high resoluti on satellite data, and thermal sensors); and/or incorporate into existing mapping databases and/or GIS databases generating thematic outputs; (7) Capability to gather historical photos from hardcopy and/or digital sources and perform image interpretation t o detect bluff line recession, land use and change analysis utilizing manual and softcopy techniques; to collect and deliver digital data in 2D and/or 3D properly formatted on appropriate media; (8) Contractor facilities must have capability to deliver dig ital data on CDROM, DVD, optical rewritable disks, 8mm tapes, and 3.5? floppy disks; must have capability to deliver digital data readable and fully operational with U.S. Geological Survey DLG-v3.6, AutoCAD, Bentley Microstation, Intergraph software, Envir onmental Systems Research Institute (ESRI) software, ERDAS software, and Microsoft Office Suite, formats. (9) Experience in providing appropriate technical training, technical on-site support, and implementing quality control procedures. (b) CAPACITY TO AC COMPLISH THE WORK: (1) Capacity to perform approximately $1,000,000 - $3,000,000 in work of the required type in a three-year period. The evaluation will consider the availability of an adequate number of personnel in key disciplines; (2) Capacity of firm to furnish equipment and personnel to accomplish work as required to maintain delivery of a quality product on a timely schedule; (3) Ability to provide necessary survey equipment and personnel to perform ground survey control (GPS and conventional) and a irborne global positioning system (ABGPS) controlled photogrammetry on a timely schedule; (4) Extent of in-house facilities verses subcontracting needs. (c.) PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS: The evaluation is to consider education, training, registration, cert ificates, overall and relevant experience, longevity with the firm and personnel strength. (d.) PAST PERFORMANCE: Past performance on DOD and other contracts with respect to cost control, quality of work and compliance with performance schedules. (e.) GEOG RAPHICAL PROXIMITY: Location of the firm in the general geographical area of the Detroit District. (g.) EQUITABLE DISTRIBUTION OF DOD CONTRACTS: Volume of DOD c ontracts awarded in the last 12 months as described in government-wide numbered note 24. 4. SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS: See Note 24 for general submission requirements. Interested firms having the capabilities to perform this work must submit two copies of SF 255 (11/92 edition), and two copies of SF 254 (11/92 edition) for the prime firm and all subcontractors, to the above address not later than the close of business on the 30th day after the date of this announcement. If the 30th day is a Saturday, Sunda y, or Federal holiday, the deadline is the close of business of the next business day. Include the firm?s ACASS number in SF 255, Block 3b. For ACASS information, call (503) 326-3459. In SF 255, Block 10, describe owned or leased equipment that will be used to perform this contract, as well as all related capabilities to meet the project requirements as outlined above. Solicitation packages are not provided. This is not a request for proposal.
- Place of Performance
- Address: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Detroit - Civil Works 477 Michigan Avenue, Detroit MI
- Zip Code: 48226
- Country: US
- Zip Code: 48226
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