SOURCES SOUGHT
R -- Cadastral Surveying Services – Kisatchie National Forest - Kisatchie NF Cadastral Survey Specifications
- Notice Date
- 8/2/2013
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 541370
— Surveying and Mapping (except Geophysical) Services
- Contracting Office
- Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, R-8 Acquisition Zone West (AZW), 100 W Capitol ST, STE 1141, Jackson, Mississippi, 39269, United States
- ZIP Code
- 39269
- Solicitation Number
- AG-447U-S-13-0044
- Archive Date
- 8/31/2013
- Point of Contact
- Gemaa M. Pelch, Phone: 601/965-1671
- E-Mail Address
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gpelch02@fs.fed.us
(gpelch02@fs.fed.us)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- Total Small Business
- Description
- Kisatchie NF Cadastral Survey Specifications The Kisatchie National Forest has a requirement for Cadastral Surveying Services. Work will include, but is not limited to: measuring and marking of property lines along Forest Service administered lands; maintenance of previously marked property lines of Forest Service administered lands; identification and verification, restoration, location and monumentation of land and/or property corners; establishing geodetic coordinates of property corners; rights-of-way and easement surveys; rural boundary surveys (new surveys and resurveys) for area and description; preparation of surveyor reports, plats, exhibit drawings and corner records; preparation corner records; and preparation of tract descriptions. Architect-Engineering firms for this project must demonstrate their qualifications with respect to the published evaluation factors for all services. Evaluation factors 1 thru 3 are considered most important and equal; factors 4 and 5 are of lesser importance and will be used as tiebreakers among technically equal firms. Specific evaluation factors include: 1. Location in the general geographical area of the projects and knowledge of the locality of the project provided that application of this criterion leaves an appropriate number of qualified firms, given the nature and size of the project. a. Greater consideration will be given to firms located in or within 50 miles of the Kisatchie National Forest. b. Location of the firm's office or a branch office is within the customary trade area of potential projects. c. A history of prior survey experience indicates a specific knowledge of prior surveys in customary trade areas. Customary trade area is within the Kisatchie National Forest. d. Firms should demonstrate professional knowledge of the geographical area of concern, the ability to successfully perform survey projects in the geographic area being proposed, and the ability to logistically handle projects within the geographic area. This includes demonstrated knowledge of the survey history (local and government), knowledge of local survey records access and where they are maintained (recorded on non- recorded) in the geographic area. 2. Professional qualifications necessary for satisfactory performance of required services. a. Firm should demonstrate a thorough and professional understanding of proper survey methods, laws and procedures to meet State and/or Federal survey requirements. The contract requires that a firm have a Professional Land Surveyor licensed in Louisiana to be in charge and responsible for each project. b. The Professional Land Surveyor designated as being in responsible charge, must demonstrate cadastral survey experience with a professional, complete and thorough understanding of the technical and legal approaches to the proposed work, as defined by the applicable State standards. 3. Specialized experience and technical competence in the type of work required. a. The firm demonstrates specialized experience and technical competence, as evidenced by the successful completion of several PLSS projects. Submit a PLSS plat (suitable for filing in the public record) which identifies a boundary conflict and provides an appropriate resolution. Provide an example of a monument record involving a monument of the PLSS. b. The firm demonstrates an understanding of proper technical procedures, standards, and quality control procedures as shown by knowledge of the following: c. Knowledge and familiarity with Forest Service boundary marking and posting standards. d. The quality control processes or plan used by the firm and the project management approach to be used to perform survey services and to ensure compliance with contract specification should be fully described. Quality control of data collection and knowledge of one or more software packages capable of performing survey closures and error analysis. e. Firm should demonstrate the ability to provide qualified personnel. Personnel will be evaluated based upon type of experience, professional licensing, knowledge of the PLSS, level of formal education, and amount of continuing education. Greater consideration will be given to those firms who have a minimum of five years' experience with service survey contracting, PLSS boundary surveys, and firms with highly qualified field survey staff within the geographic area. f. Provide resumes of licensed Land Surveyors and key personnel to include all PLSS surveying experience, and any prior Forest Service cadastral survey experience as an employee or contractor for the last 10 years. 4. Capacity to accomplish work in the required time. a. The firm indicates the capacity to accomplish work in a specific geographical area with the identified personnel and equipment. Firm should demonstrate the ability to provide a sufficient amount of capital, personnel and survey equipment, including survey grade GPS equipment, to successfully complete various sized projects in the required time. 5. Past Performance on contracts with Government agencies and private industries in regards to cost control, quality of work and compliance with performance schedules. Firm shall demonstrate a successful record of performing similar projects within their allotted contract time. The knowledge of the firm, aided by supporting documentation will be used to determine past similar projects. The Forest Service anticipates award of multiple firm fixed price, indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity contracts. The duration of the contract will be for one year from date of initial award with the option to extend the contract for four additional one-year periods. Individual task orders will be issued against the contract as program needs arise. Estimated time of performance will vary by task order. The government guarantees to purchase a minimum of $2,500 in services over the life of the contract. Maximum contract amount will be $1,000,000. Only firms with Professional Surveyor(s) licensed in Louisiana will be considered. A Louisiana licensed Professional Surveyor must be assigned to each task order. Estimated contract award date is September 2013. Firms qualified and interested in providing professional surveying services of the type listed above are hereby invited to submit Standard Form 330, Architect-Engineer and Related Services Questionnaire. Additionally, firms should submit a supplemental narrative addressing the evaluation criteria previously discussed. Firms responding to this announcement before the closing date will be considered for selection, subject to any limitations indicated with respect to size, geographic location of firm, specialized technical expertise, or other requirements listed. Following an initial evaluation of the qualification and performance data submitted, it is anticipated that one or more firms considered to be the most highly qualified to provide the type of services required, will be chosen for negotiation of unit cost for task items such as corner search, monumentation, traverse line measurement, etc. Negotiations will begin with the most preferred firm. If unit costs cannot be agreed upon with the most preferred firm, negotiations will be terminated and the next most preferred firm will be contacted for negotiation. This acquisition is set-aside for small business concerns. The North American Industry Classification System Code is 541370 and the size standard is $14 million. All interested firms are advised that active registration in the System for Award Management (SAM) database is required prior to award of a contract. For more information, please check the SAM website at www.sam.gov. Solicitation packages are not available. This is not a Request for Proposals. Please submit two (2) complete copies of the SF-330 and other required information noted herein no later than 3:00 p.m. local time, Friday, August 16, 2013, to the following address U.S. Postal Service Mailing Address (EXCEPT FOR COURIER/EXPRESS MAIL DELIVERY): USDA-FS ATTN: Gemaa Pelch 100 W Capitol ST, STE 1141 Jackson, MS 39269 Express/Courier Mail Delivery Address: USDA-FS ATTN: Gemaa Pelch 200 S Lamar ST, Suite 500-N Jackson, MS 39201
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- Place of Performance
- Address: Louisiana, United States
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