SOURCES SOUGHT
R -- Area-wide market analysis services
- Notice Date
- 12/22/2013
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 531320
— Offices of Real Estate Appraisers
- Contracting Office
- Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service, National Headquarters/Management Services Division, 5601 Sunnyside Avenue, Mail Stop 5460, Beltsville, Maryland, 20705-5000
- ZIP Code
- 20705-5000
- Solicitation Number
- AG-3A75-S-14-MARKETANALYSIS
- Archive Date
- 1/23/2014
- Point of Contact
- Janet Holmes, Phone: 501-425-4872, Ralph Broome,
- E-Mail Address
-
janet.holmes@panum.com, ralph.broome@wdc.usda.gov
(janet.holmes@panum.com, ralph.broome@wdc.usda.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- SOURCES SOUGHT ONLY. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR QUOTES OR PROPOSALS. NO SOLICITATION IS AVAILABLE. Funds are not currently available for this procurement. This sources sought is for market research purposes only. The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) is seeking qualified firms capable of preparing Area-Wide Market Analyses for NRCS easement programs for various land types within the United States and Puerto Rico in accordance with the attached Statement of Work (SOW). An estimated quantity of 100 analyses is anticipated annually. Background: NRCS Easement Programs are voluntary programs that provide technical and financial assistance to eligible landowners to address wetland, fish and wildlife habitat, soil, water and related natural resource concerns on private and tribal lands in an environmentally beneficial and cost-effective manner. Purpose: The government will determine a method of procurement based in part on responses to this sources sought request. Area of coverage may be delineated by land type, county, state or region. Any information provided by interested parties will be evaluated and used to determine if competitive small business opportunities exist. Requirements: The work shall be performed by a qualified independent real estate professional. For the purpose of this sources sought, a qualified real estate professional means: (1) a State-certified general real property appraiser meeting the qualifications in the SOW; (2) a college-level professor or researcher of agricultural economics or similar discipline who has specialized expertise in agricultural and rural land values in the area encompassed by the market analysis; (3) an individual employed by a national, State, or local agricultural or rural land statistics service whose job responsibilities require expertise and familiarity with agricultural and rural land values in the area encompassed by the market analysis; or (4) an individual with knowledge, expertise, and familiarity with agricultural and rural land values in the area encompassed by the market analysis. The independent real estate professional shall have at least 5 years experience and be knowledgeable about the dynamics of land sales in the specific area of the market analysis in order to make required judgments based upon available data. Response: The response package is limited to five typewritten sheets and shall be formatted as follows: Page 1 - 2: Cover letter on company letterhead including (a) NRCS sources sought reference number and title, (b) introduction of your company, (c) point of contact with telephone, email address and website address, (d) written narrative outlining your firms capability and expertise in providing the required services, (e) company profile including company size standard (large business, small business, small disadvantaged business, women-owned, HUBZone, service disabled veteran-owned small business), all company NAICS codes and DUNS number(s), and (f) the geographic area(s) where your firm is interested in providing services; and Pages 3 - 5: Recommendations (if any) concerning the procurement process for this service, contract type, and area of coverage. Include pros and cons and concerns and hindrances that would prevent your company from pursuing this type work. Submission: Responses shall be submitted on or before 4:30 p.m. CST, January 8, 2014. Panum Group LLC has been contracted by NRCS to perform this market research. Interested parties should respond by email to janet.holmes@panum.com. Questions should be directed to Mrs. Janet Holmes at 501-425-4872. Disclaimer and Important Notes: This notice does not obligate the Government to award a contract or otherwise pay for the information provided in response to the Sources Sought notice. The Government reserves the right to use information provided by respondents for any purpose deemed necessary and legally appropriate. Any organization responding to this notice should ensure that its response is complete and sufficiently detailed to allow the Government to determine the organizations qualifications to perform the work. Respondents are advised that the Government will not acknowledge receipt of the information received or provide feedback to respondents with respect to any information submitted. Telephone inquiries will not be accepted or acknowledged. A submission for this sources sought will not affect a company's ability to submit proposals once a procurement is advertised by the government. RESPONSES TO THIS NOTICE WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED ADEQUATE RESPONSES TO A SOLICITATION.
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