National Park Service, New England System Support Office, 15 State Street, Boston, MA 02109-3572

C -- INDEFINITE QUANTITY CONTRACT FOR PLANNING SERVICES SOL 1443-AE-1600-95-002. POC Richard J. Armenia, Contract Specialist, 617/223-5155. The National Park Service (NPS), Northeast Region (NER), is seeking the services of a firm or non-profit organization to undertake an indefinite quantity contract for heritage resource-based and community-based conservation assistance projects in Maine, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, West Virginia, and Virginia. Projects include but are not limited to: A. Development of partnerships and implementation strategies to carry out heritage resource preservation, trail development, regional greenway, and river protection proposals, B. All types of National Park Service planning studies or their components including general management plans; concept/schematic plans; special resource studies; river and trail protection and management plans; cultural landscape studies; transportation studies; metropolitan and regional greenway assessments; socioeconomic studies; visitor use surveys; interpretive and exhibit planning; educational program planning; visual assessment; visual landscape management; title I, II, III design services; historical, archaeological, cultural, and natural resource studies. C. Preparation of compliance documents (environmental assessments and environmental impact statements) to meet the requirements of the National Environmental Protection Act, the National Historic Preservation Act, and related state laws. Required disciplines include planning (community, outdoor recreation, interpretive, transportation, environmental, etc.), landscape architecture, historic preservaton, non-profit management, organizational development, natural resource management, and cultural resource management; and graphic and mapping skills. Professional services may also be required in architecture, urban/regional planning; land protection planning; economic development; real estate analysis; tourism; and museum and collections management. All services will be provided under an indefinite quantity contract. The total of work per year will not exceed $1,000,000 and each work order will not exceed $500,000. The contracting firm/non-profit is guaranteed a minimum amount of $10,000 during the life of the contract. The term of the contract shall be one year with four one-year options. All work will be guided by NPS policies and directives, and applicable laws and requlations. Proposals will be evaluated against the following criteria, which are stated in descending order of importance: 1. Demonstrated ability, technical expertise, and successful past performance (within the geographical limits described above) in community outreach, constituency building, and establishing and managing partnerships in support of heritage resources, such as parks, regional trail systems, greenway networks and river corridors (30%). 2. Demonstrated ability, technical expertise and successful past performance (within the geographical limits described above) in conducting the aforementioned planning for land conservation entities and public land managers in naturally and culturally sensitive areas (25%). 3. Professional qualifications of the firm/non-profit and staff proposed for the performance of desired services in the specialized areas described above and demonstrated experience working effectively as a team (25%). 4. Capacity to accomplish more than one project at a time within the desired time schedule (15%). 5. The ability to communicate orally, in writing, and in person in a timely manner with the professional planning and conservation assistance staff located at the New England System Support Office (Boston), Chesapeake System Support Office (Philadelphia), or the New York Project Office (New York City) (5%). This procurement is open to small and large businesses and non-profit groups and is subject to Public Law 100-656. Firms/non profits that meet the requirements described in this announcement are invited to submit a Letter of Interest and completed Standard Forms 254 for the prime and each consultant firm and a team Standard Form 255 which must be received no later than 30 days from the date of this publication at National Park Service, Contracting - 1443AE1600950002, 15 State Street - 7th Floor, Boston, Massachusetts 02109-3572. Standard Forms 254 and 255 should be accompanied by a letter which provides the following: a summary list of all team disciplines, a summary list of all team members, and proximity of the closest full service office to Boston, MA, Philadelphia, PA, and/or New York, NY. Submissions of office brochures is encouraged only to the extent that they graphically (via drawings and photographs) substantiate the relevant work specifically described on the Standard Forms 254/255. The National Park Service reserves the right to make multiple awards. This is not a Request for Proposals. (158)

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