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FBO DAILY ISSUE OF DECEMBER 03, 2009 FBO #2931
SOLICITATION NOTICE

76 -- HALS PHOTOGRAPHIC DOCUMENTATION OFWORLD WAR I AMERICAN CEMETERIES IN EUROPEAMERICAN BATTLE MONUMENTS COMMISSION

Notice Date

12/1/2009
 

Notice Type

Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
 

Contracting Office

WASO - WCP - Denver Contracting & Procurement P.O. Box 25287MS WCP Denver CO 80225
 

ZIP Code

80225
 

Solicitation Number

Q2270100006
 

Response Due

12/21/2009
 

Archive Date

12/1/2010
 

Point of Contact

Samuel F. Crow Contract Specialist 3039692468 Samuel_crow@contractor.nps.gov;
 

E-Mail Address

Point of Contact above, or if none listed, contact the IDEAS EC HELP DESK for assistance
(EC_helpdesk@NBC.GOV)
 

Small Business Set-Aside

Total Small Business
 

Description

THIS IS A COMBINED SYNOPSIS/SOLICITATION FOR COMMERICIAL ITEMS PREPARED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FORMAT IN SUBPART 12.6, AND THE TEST PROGRAM OUTLINED IN FAR 13.5, AS WELL AS SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION PROVIDED HEREIN. THIS ANNOUNCEMENT CONSTITUTES THE ONLY SOLICITATION; REFERENCES ARE BEING REQUESTED AND A WRITTEN SOLICITATION WILL NOT BE ISSUED. THE SOLICITATION NUMBER IS Q2270100006 AND IS BEING ISSUED UNDER FAR PART 13 AS A REQUEST FOR QUOTES. THIS IS A TOTAL SMALL BUSINESS SET-ASIDE PROCUREMENT. THE SMALL BUSINESS SIZE STANDARD IS $7M. THE NORTH AMERICAN INDUSTRY CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM (NAICS) FOR THIS PROCUREMENT IS 541922. THE CONTRACT WILL BE AWARDED AS A SINGLE PURCHASE ORDER FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROVIDING THESE SERVICES ON A FIRM FIXED- PRICE BASIS. THE PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE IS FOR ONE YEAR (12 MONTHS). HALS PHOTOGRAPHIC DOCUMENTATION OF WORLD WAR I AMERICAN CEMETERIES IN EUROPE AMERICAN BATTLE MONUMENTS COMMISSION PROJECT CONTRACTOR SHALL PROVIDE ALL LABOR, EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES FOR LARGE - FORMAT BLACK AND WHITE AND SELECT COLOR PHOTOGRAPHIC DOCUMENTATION TO HISTORIC AMERICAN BUILDINGS SURVEY (HALS) STANDARDS OF EIGHT WORLD WAR I CEMETERIES IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS: BELGIUM1.FLANDERS FIELD AMERICAN CEMETERY, WAREGEM (55 MILES WEST OF BRUSSELS) ENGLAND2.BROOKWOOD AMERICAN CEMETERY (28 MILES SOUTHWEST OF LONDON) FRANCE3.AISNE-MARNE AMERICAN CEMETERY, BELLEAU (40 MILES SOUTHWEST OF REIMS)4.MEUSE-ARGONNE AMERICAN CEMETERY, ROMAGNE-SOUS-MONTFAUCON (26 MILES NORTHWEST OF VERDUN)5.OISE-AISNE AMERICAN CEMETERY, FERE-EN-TARDENOIS (27 MILES SOUTHWEST OF REIMS)6.SOMME AMERICAN CEMETERY, BONY (120 MILES NORTHEAST OF PARIS)7.ST. MIHIEL AMERICAN CEMETERY, THIAUCOURT (23 MILES SOUTHWEST OF METZ)8.SURESNES AMERICAN CEMETERY, SURESNES (4 MILES WEST OF PARIS) BACKGROUND UNDER THE AUTHORITY OF THE 1935 HISTORIC SITES ACT AND THE 1966 NATIONAL HISTORIC PRESERVATION ACT, AS AMENDED IN 1980, THE HISTORIC AMERICAN LANDSCAPES SURVEY (HALS) ASSISTS IN THE PRESERVATION OF SIGNIFICANT RESOURCES BY RECORDING LANDSCAPES AND THEIR CORRESPONDING STRUCTURES AND TRANSMITTING THE DOCUMENTATION TO AN ARCHITECTURAL AND ENGINEERING ARCHIVE AT THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS. DOCUMENTATION OF RESOURCES BY HALS PROVIDES BASELINE DATA WHICH ASSISTS IN DIRECTING PLANNING EFFORTS FOR MAINTENANCE, REHABILITATION, AND RESTORATION, AS WELL AS HISTORIC LANDSCAPE REPORTS AND CAN FACILITATE IN THE INTERPRETATION OF THE RESOURCES. SCOPE OF WORK: THE PHOTOGRAPHS WILL CAPTURE DOCUMENTARY AND ILLUSTRATIVE VIEWS OF EACH CEMETERY INCLUDING PRINCIPAL AXIAL AND PERSPECTIVE VISTAS, LANDSCAPE AND ARCHITECTURAL DETAILS. MINIMAL INTERIOR VIEWS OF CORRESPONDING STRUCTURES ARE REQUIRED AS PART OF THIS CONTRACT. IT IS ESTIMATED THAT ONE WEEK OF FIELD TIME WILL BE REQUIRED TO PHOTOGRAPH EACH CEMETERY WITH APPROXIMATELY 36 VIEWS PER CEMETERY. HE IS TO USE HIS PROFESSIONAL JUDGMENT WITHIN THE CONTEXT OF THE GENERAL REQUIREMENTS OUTLINED ABOVE TO DETERMINE THE INDIVIDUAL VIEWS NECESSARY TO ADEQUATELY REPRESENT THE SUBJECT. ALL PHOTOS WILL HAVE INDIVIDUAL GPS LOCATION DATA. DUE TO THE NUMBER AND RANGE (BOTH TYPE AND GEOGRAPHIC) OF THE CEMETERIES TO BE DOCUMENTED, THE EUROPEAN LOCATIONS THAT NECESSITATE EXCESSIVE PER DIEM COSTS, IT IS PROPOSED THAT THE CONTRACT BE HANDLED BY AN INDIVIDUAL WITH SIGNIFICANT EXPERIENCE. PRIOR EXPERIENCE IN PRODUCING PHOTOGRAPHIC DOCUMENTATION TO HABS/HAER/HALS STANDARDS IS ALSO REQUIRED. DELIVERABLES: THE DELIVERABLES WILL CONSIST OF APPROXIMATELY 280-300 LARGE-FORMAT PHOTOGRAPHIC IMAGES (4" X 5" OR 5" X 7). WHEN APPROPRIATE, IMAGES MAY BE DUPLICATED IN COLOR FOR ILLUSTRATIVE PURPOSES. THIS SHOULD BE LIMITED TO APPROXIMATELY 6 PER SITE. DELIVERABLES INCLUDE THE ORIGINAL NEGATIVES PROCESSED TO ARCHIVAL STANDARDS AND CONTACT PRINTS (2 PER) OR HIGH-RESOLUTION SCANS ON HALS PHOTO MOUNT CARDS AND ELECTRONIC SCANS ON A CD. EACH PICTURE IS TO BE NUMBERED AND CAPTIONED ACCORDING TO HALS STANDARDS. THE PHOTOGRAPHIC IDENTIFICATION FORMS (CONTAINING THE CAPTIONS) WILL BE SUBMITTED IN ELECTRONIC FORMAT COMPATIBLE WITH EITHER MICROSOFT WORD OR WORDPERFECT. THE FOLLOWING FAR PROVISIONS AND CLAUSES ARE APPLICABLE TO THIS ACQUISITION: FAR 52.204-7 CENTRAL CONTRACT REGISTRATION [NOTE BEFORE AWARD CAN BE MADE THE CONTRACTOR SHALL BE REGISTERED IN CCR https://www.bpn.gov/ccr/default.aspx]; FAR 52.212-01, INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS-COMMERCIAL ITEMS APPLIES TO THIS ACQUISITION; QUOTATIONS SUBITTED IN RESPONSE TO THIS RFQ MUST INCLUDE: CLIN NUMBER AND PRICING AS SHOWN ABOVE, AND CONTRACTORS FULL NAME, ADDRESS, AND TELEPHONE NUMBER; FAR 52.212-2**, EVALUATION - COMMERCIAL ITEMS IS APPLCIABLE TO THIS RFQ: FACTORS FOR EVALUATION WILL INCLUDE PRICE AND FACTORS FOR ACCEPTABILITY (SEE BELOW); FAR 52.212-3, OFFEROR REPRESENTATIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS - COMMERICIAL ITEMS. OFFERORS SHALL PROVIDE A COMPLETED COPY WITH ITS SUBMISSION; FAR 52.212-4, CONTRACT TERMS AND CONDITIONS - COMMERICIAL ITEMS; FAR 52-212-5, CONTRACT TERMS AND CONDITIONS REQUIRED TO IMPLEMENT STATUES OR EXECUTIVE ORDERS - COMMERICIAL ITEMS; FAR 52.232-33 PAYMENT BY ELECTRONIC FUNDS TRANSFER - CENTRAL CONTRACTOR REGISTRATION. QUOTATIONS ARE DUE BY 4:00 PM MST, DECEMBER 21, 2009 AND SHALL BE EMAILED TO SAMUEL_CROW@CONTRACTOR.NPS.GOV WITH THE SUBJECT "QUOTE IN RESPONSE TO Q2270100006.". CONTRACTORS MAY SUBMIT THEIR PROPOSALS ON COMPANY LETTERHEAD WITH A SIGNATURE OF AN AUTHORIZED COMPANY OFFICIAL IN PDF FORMAT. SUBMITTED QUOTES SHALL HAVE THE CONTRACTOR'S DUNS NUMBER. QUESTIONS SHALL BE E-MAILED TO SAMUEL_CROW@CONTRACTOR.NPS.GOV. TELEPHONE QUESTIONS OR REQUESTS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED OR ACKNOWLEDGED. **FAR 52.212-2, EVALUATION - COMMERCIAL ITEMS IS APPLCIABLE TO THIS RFQ: FACTORS FOR EVALUATION WILL INCLUDE PRICE AND ACCEPTABILITY STANDARDS AWARD WILL BE MADE TO ONE FIRM ON THE BASIS OF THE LOWEST EVALUATED PRICE OF PROPOSALS MEETING OR EXCEEDING THE ACCEPTABILITY STANDARDS FOR NON-COST FACTORS. BEST VALUE SHALL BE BASED ON ALL PRICE AND NON-PRICE FACTORS. EVALUATION FACTORS FOR ACCEPTABILITY PROPOSALS WILL BE EVALUATED FOR ACCEPTABILITY USING THE FOLLOWING NON-COST/PRICE FACTORS: "SIGNIFICANT AND PROVEN EXPERIENCE WITH HABS/HAER/HALS LARGE-FORMAT PHOTOGRAPHIC DOCUMENTATION AND STANDARDS."SIGNIFICANT AND PROVEN EXPERIENCE WITH LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURAL DOCUMENTATION."EXPERIENCE WITH GEO-REFERENCING PHOTOGRAPHIC LOCATIONS. TO MEET THE ABOVE CRITERIA, THE QUOTER SHALL PROVIDE WITH ITS QUOTE, A LIST OF HABS/HAER/HALS PROJECTS UNDERTAKEN IN THE PAST THAT DEMONSTRATE THE ABOVE FACTORS. INTERESTED FIRMS WILL RESPOND WITH SUFFICIENT INFORMATION, NOT EXCEEDING 2 PAGES IDENTIFYING THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION. AWARDED CONTRACT (OR PROJECT) NUMBERAWARDED DOLLAR AMOUNTAGENCY * LARGE-FORMAT PHOTOGRAPHIC DOCUMENTATION AND STANDARDS* LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURAL DOCUMENTATION.* EXPERIENCE IN GEO-REFERENCING PHOTOGRAPHIC LOCATIONS.CHECK (X) ALL THAT APPLY PRICE THE GOVERNMENT WILL EVALUATE PRICE BASED ON THE TOTAL PRICE. TOTAL PRICE CONSISTS OF THE BASIC REQUIREMENTS(CONTRACT LINE ITEM NUMBERS (CLIN)). ANALYSIS WILL BE PERFORMED BY ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING TECHNIQUES TO ENSURE A FAIR AND REASONABLE PRICE:(1) COMPARISON OF PROPOSED PRICES RECEIVED IN RESPONSE TO THE RFP.(2) COMPARISON OF PROPOSED PRICES WITH THE IGE. END OF ANNOUCEMENT.
 

Web Link

FBO.gov Permalink
(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/DOI/NPS/APC-IS/Q2270100006/listing.html)
 

Place of Performance

Address: See the announcement for specifics. Work will occur in Belgium, England and France for:WASO Heritage Documentation Programs.

Zip Code: Deliverables will be sent to WASO
 

Record

SN02013515-W 20091203/091201235126-2a2b33d22e65efed7c36d436af85929e (fbodaily.com)
 

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