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R -- PROFESSIONAL SURVEYING, MAPPING AND PHOTOGRAMMETRIC SERVICES IN SUPPORT OF VARIOUS CIVIL WORKS PROJECTS IN THE SAN FRANCISCO DISTRICT SOL DACW07-95-R-0003 POC Betty Sanderson, Contract Specialist, (415)744-3306. Indefinite Delivery Order Contract for professional surveys of construction and planning projects located within the San Francisco District Corps of Engineers jurisdictional boundaries which include San Francisco north to the Oregon border and south to San Luis Obispo. Services shall include all types of land surveys, hydro surveys, photogrammetry, mapping and plotting of survey results, computation of earthwork quantities, and other related survey services. Approximately 70% of the work will be hydrosurveys. All hydrographic survey work shall be performed to Class I specific standards in Corps of Engineers Hydrographic Survey Manual, EM 1110-2-1003. The applicable SF 254 experience profile code is 102. Item 4 of Form 255 shall indicate personnel strength of the principal firm at the office where work is to be accomplished. Additional personnel strength, including consultants, may be indicated parenthetically. In order to be considered for selection, you must note in Block 10 of the SF 255 all DOD contracts awarded to your firm and all affiliates (do not include consultants) during the last 12 months along with the dollar amount of the awards and the total amount awarded. The A-E Pre-Selection Board will use a numercial scoring system to establish maximum scores for each firm on each of the six evaluation criteria stated in relative order of importance in Note 24 including the following sub-criteria: 1. Professional Qualifications: (a) Documented competence, experience and specific expertise in land and hydrographic surveying techniques; (b) knowledgeable and capable in the operation of state-of-the-art automated surveying systems and all associated equipment; (c) Principal of firm and field operations party chief must hold a valid professional surveyors licence and/or be registered as a civil engineer authorized to practice land and hydrographic surveying in the State of California; (d) Officers and crew shall be in possession of a current valid USCG license or correctly endorsed document as required by the USCG. 2. Specialized Experience: (a) Documented experience in land and hydro surveying utilizing state-of-the-art automated equipment and methods such as differential GPS, photogrammetry, digital terrain models, total stations and computerized earthwork volume computations and cross section plotting. (b) Survey vessel(s) must be properly equipped to perform contracted mission assignments. Vessel(s) must comply with all U.S. Coast Guard safety regulations and operate in restricted maneuvering areas, close quarter situations, estuaries and rivers, open bay waterways and offshore entrance bars; (c) automated hydrographic survey systems (up-to-date) to include as a minimum computerized system interfaced with the following equipent: electronic positioning equipment (x,y,z data collection in real-time); digital/analog depth recorder; hull mounted, dual frequency (28 khz and 200 khz), 4 degree or less beam width, transducer(s); on-board plotter; automatic tide gage update display; and line track indicator; (d) navigation software capable of plotting vessel location once each second, record 10 soundings per second, process the hydrographic data in ''real-time'', review cross sections immediately after completing each survey line, and update tide readings; (e) post plot software capable of accurately editing field survey data and producing quality plan plots, cross section plots and reliable volume quantity comptations; (f) Differential Global Positioning System (DGPS) to be used as the primary navigation system, capable of achieving Class I (sub-meter) accuracy. Coventional (meter level accuracy) laser range-azimuth and range-range systems to be available as backup, secondary positioning systems; (g) all survey data must be formatted and submitted as file extension ''.DFX/dwg''. 3. Capacity to Accomplish the Work in the Required Time: (a) Capable of initiating mobilization on a moments notice to specified sites and be ready to commence survey operations within three calendar days of issuance of work order; (b) capacity to accomplish all required work in a timely manner. 5. Geographic location: Location of the essential staff for this project (or a commitment to locate) in the general geographical area of the projects and knowledge of the locality of the projects. The A-E Selection Board will use the same numerical scoring system as A-E Pre-Selection Board. Firms desiring consideration must subit SF 254 (if not already on file), and a SF 255 within 30 calendar days from the date of this notice. An indefinite delivery order contract is expected to be awarded for a 12 month period starting on or about 95 June 01. Cumulative total for all work orders will not exceed $750,000 for the term of the contract and each work order will not exceed $150,000. The Government obligates itself to obtain no less than $2,500 in services during the terms of the contract. This contract may be renewed for an additional one year period with an additional ceiling of not to exceed $750,000.00. At the time a specific requirement becomes known, a scope of work will be provided to the Contractor and a final price for the particular work may be negotiated in accordance with the contract terms. Further information may be obtained by contacting Keiso Morimoto at (415) 744-3297. Firms desiring consideration shall submit appropriate data as described in numbered Note 24. This is not a request for proposal. (0038)

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