USDA-Forest Service, Monongahela National Forest, 200 Sycamore Street, Elkins, West Virginia 26241-3962

B -- ARCHAEOLOGICAL PHASE I SURVEY Sol R9-21-95-14. Due 051995. Contact Mary E. Saint Louis, Contracting Officer, 304/636-1800. The Monongahela National Forest anticipates contracting for the furnishing of professional services to conduct Phase I Archaeological Surveys on the Greenbrier, Potomac and Marlinton Ranger Districts in West Virginia. There are approximately 2750 acres of visual examination and 130 acres for shovel test anticipated in the contract. The Draft report will be due the end of September and the Final report in mid-November. Offerors will be evaluated on the following factors, with the criteria listed in decending order of importance: 1. Qualifications of Principal Investigator(s) and project team; 2. Experience in related work, in the general vicinity; 3. Understanding of problems and appropriateness and soundness of proposal; 4. Organizational capabilities (available support staff and facilities, demonstrated project management capabilities); 5) Past performance on similar contracts; 6) Location approximately 350 miles from the project areas. This procurement is a 100 percent Small Business-Labor Surplus Area Set-Aside. (086)

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