SOURCES SOUGHT
R -- OMB Circular A-76 Commerical Activities Study of Soil Mapping Services fro USDA, Natural Resources Conservation Service
- Notice Date
- 3/14/2003
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- Contracting Office
- Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service, Maryland State Office, 339 Busch's Frontage Road, Suite 301, Annapolis, MD, 21401-5534
- ZIP Code
- 21401-5534
- Solicitation Number
- NRCS-7-MD-03
- Archive Date
- 4/15/2003
- Point of Contact
- Deborah Hepburn, Contract Specialist, Phone 443-482-2917, Fax 410-757-0687,
- E-Mail Address
-
dhepburn@md.nrcs.usda.gov
- Description
- THE POINT OF CONTACT FOR THIS REQUIREMENT IS -- RHONDA TYNDALL, Contract Specialist, Address: USDA, NRCS, 1203 College Park Drive, Dover, DE 19904, Telephone: 302-678-4163 -- This is a Sources Sought Notice for an Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Circular A-76 Commercial Activities Study of Soil Mapping Services presently being performed by the U. S. Department of Agriculture-Natural Resources Conservation Service (USDA-NRCS) in Maryland. Please read this entire synopsis. OFFERORS MUST RESPOND TO THE QUESTIONS CONTAINED IN THIS SYNOPSIS. This is NOT a request for proposal and in no way obligates the Government to award a contract. The USDA, NRCS is seeking sources capable of providing Soil Mapping Services in Maryland. This includes soil investigation, soil classification, soil correlation and soil mapping in order to provide guidance to field soil scientists and others in map unit design, electronic map compilation, application of Soil Taxonomy in classification of soils, and interpreting the soils for many uses. Offerors must have basic understanding of soil surveying principles including use of appropriate field equipment and be able to interpret aerial photography and geomorphology/landscape analysis. Offerors must have basic skills in computer word processing, spreadsheets, databases, and Geographic Information Systems. The services provided include the ability to communicate orally and in writing to explain soil geomorphology, soil properties, and soil classification and interpretation in order to complete work according to USDA, NRCS technical standards. Must be able to collect, organize, and interpret data in order to provide soils information to USDA, NRCS staff, conservation district staff, and other partner agencies. Currently, the Government in-house workforce performs these services. The requirement will fall under the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code is 541370, Surveying and Mapping (except Geophysical) Services. If you are interested in competing for this requirement, please indicate your interest by sending an email to Rhonda Tyndall, Contract Specialist at RHONDA.TYNDALL@DE.USDA.GOV -- NO LATER THAN March 31, 2003. Please include a brief description of your qualifications and capacity to perform this work. Responses without the aforementioned information will not be recognized as valid. All valid e-mail responses from prospective offerors must provide the return e-mail address, mailing address, telephone number, and facsimile number. In addition, please specify the following based on NAICS 541370: (1) Is your business large or small? (2) If small, does your firm qualify as a small emergent business, a small disadvantaged business, a veteran-owned small business or a service-disabled veteran-owned small business? (3) If disavantaged business, specify under which disadvantaged group, and whether your firm is certified under Section 8(a) of the Small Business Act. (4) Is your firm a certified Hubzone small business? (5) Is your firm a woman-owned small business? NO SOLICITATION EXISTS AT THIS TIME. The solicitation will be made available on the Federal Business Opportunities site A solicitation may be released in late April 2003. ALL PROSPECTIVE OFFERORS MUST USE E-MAIL TO RESPOND TO THIS SYNOPSIS. TELEPHONE AND FACSIMILE RESPONSES TO THIS SOURCES SOUGHT WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED. It is recommended that you respond to this notice, including all of the information above. It is the responder's responsibility to provide an e-mail address that is current and valid through the time of notification. Any expected or actual changes to this address should immediately be send via e-mail to the Contract Specialist. The Government is not responsible for inability to deliver e-mail.
- Place of Performance
- Address: Throughout the state of Maryland
- Country: USA
- Country: USA
- Record
- SN00279577-W 20030316/030315000920 (fbodaily.com)
- Source
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