USDI, National Park Service, Southwest Regional Office, P.O. Box 728, Santa Fe, New Mexico, 87504-0728

C -- SURVEY, VILLAGE, AND BIG SANDY CREEK CORRIDOR UNIT, BIG THICKET NATIONAL PRESERVE, BEAUMONT, TEXAS SOL 1443RP700095003 DUE 080895 POC Contact, Max J. Garcia, Contracting Officer, 505-988-6852 Professional cadastral survey services are required to perform a boundary survey of the Big Thicket National Preserve, Village Creek Corridor Unit, Hardin County, Texas; Big Sandy Creek Corridor Unit, Hardin County, Tyler County, and Polk County, Texas; Administration/Visitor Center Tract Nos. 217-01 and 217-02, Hardin County, Texas; the Village Creek-Winifred Turner Sanctuary, Hardin County, Texas; Lance Rosier Unit Tract Nos. 158-49, 158-50, and 158-51, Hardin County, Texas; Beech Creek Unit Tract No. 102-09, Tyler County, Texas; and Little Pine Island Bayou Tract Nos. 176- 22, 176-23, 176-24, and 176-25, Jefferson County, Texas. The work involves surveying and computation of boundary line closures and monumenting approximately 94 miles of boundary. An additional approximate 142 miles of boundary along Village Creek will require painting. The work must be performed under the supervision of a Registered Professional Land Surveyor licensed by the State of Texas. Interested firms which meet the requirements described in this announcement must follow the procedures outlined in Note 24. Only firms that respond to this synopsis filling a current SF-254 and SF-255 will be considered. All firms who have standing SF- 254's on file in our office must respond to this announcement with current SF-254/255 relative to the referenced solicitation. This is not a request for proposal. Specific criteria used in evaluating proposals submitted in response to this announcement in descending order of importance include: (1) The firm must have a Registered Professional Land Surveyor licensed by the State of Texas employed to supervise the boundary survey. (2) The firm must be capable of presenting evidence of experience in successfully performing boundary surveys in timberlands and in areas of Spanish and Mexican land grant surveys in the State of Texas. (3) The firm must have sufficient number of qualified personnel experienced in performing boundary survey work and adequate plant and equipment to accomplish the work in the required time. (4) The firm must be able to show evidence of past satisfactory performance on contracts with respect to quality of work, and compliance with performance schedules. (5) Firm should possess familiarity with the project area and the Technical Standards established by the Texas Board of Professional Land Surveying, pursuant to the Professional Land Surveying Practices Act, effective September 1, 1991, to facilitate timely completion of the project without extensive and detailed supervision by the designated technical representative or inspector. (6) Volume of work previously awarded the firm when combined with this project will not significantly affect the objective of the National Park Service. Estimated contract period is 365 days. Firms are invited to submit a letter of interest and completed Standard Forms 254 for each firm and a Standard Form 255 for this project. This procurement is open to small and large businesses in accordance with PL 100-656. If the apparent successful offeror is a large business, it will be required to submit a sub-contracting plan which will separate percentage goals for using small businesses, and small disadvantaged businesses concerns as sub-contractors. Responses must be received on or before August 8, 1995 in order to be considered for selection. See Commerce Business Daily numbered Note 24 giving consideration to the requirements of this announcement. (0187)

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