Tahoe National Forest, P.O. Box 6003, Nevada City, CA. 95959-6003

R -- SLEIGHVILLE CADASTRAL SURVEY SOL RFP-R5-17-95-54. DUE 090595. Contact Point: D. Jones (916) 478-6125; Contracting Officer: Henry R. Hansen Sleighville Cadastral Survey #RFP R5-17-95--54. Project consists of Corner Search 9 each, Control Survey 13.3 miles, Monumented Corners 23 each, Boundary Lines Marked and Posted 7.8 miles, Maintenance of Corners 9 each, and Recording of Plats 2 each. Project is located approximately 1.5 air miles northeast of Camptonville and 9.5 air miles west of Alleghany in Section 25, T.19 N, .R.8 E. an Section's 30, 31, 32, T.19 N., R.9 E., M.D.M. and portion of Mineral Survey No 6328. Project elevations range from 2,7000 to 4,3000 feet. Estimated start date is Sept. 18, 1995. Contract Time is 156 days. Firms having a current (Submitted after Jan. 1, 1995) SF-254 on file with the Tahoe National Forest need not file again, but must submit a completed SF-255 for this project by Sept. 5, 1995, C.O.B., to the Tahoe National Forest, P.O. Box 6003, Nevada City, CA 95959-6003 Attn: Contracting. All other firms must submit both a completed SF-254 and SF-255 by the above due dates. To obtain forms call (916) 478-6125. In order for a firm to be qualified they must show proof of qualification for the professional('s) in charge by providing the following: States registered in, state registration numer, date of registration and registration expiration date. In evaluating firms, the following criteria and descriptors will be applied in descending order of importance: (1) Specialized experience and technical competence in the type of work required. Specialized qualifications and experience of professionals and other key personnel assigned to this project, including technical skills, management skills, and project coordination in completing projects similar to the type and size of work solicited herein. (2) Professional qualifications necessary for satisfactory performance of required services. The firm's and subcontractor's capacity, technical competence and qualifications for satisfactory performance of projects similarto the type and size of the projects solicited, including the percent of time the professionals will be in the field, assigned to the project. (3) Past performance on contracts with Government agencies and private industry in terms of cost control, quality of work, and compliance with peformance schedules. Greater consideration will be given to firms demonstrating previous performance on contracts similar to the type and size of the project solicited herein. (4) Capacity to accomplish the work in the required time. Firm's ability to demonstrate that previous contracts of record, similar to the project herein, have been completed within contract time and have met contract requirements with initial effort. (5) Location in the general geographical area of the project and knowledge of the locality of the project; given the nature and size of the project. Greater consideration will be given to firms demonstrating previous performance on contracts performed in central Sierra Nevada Mountains (within or adjacent to the Tahoe National Forest) similar to the project herein, knowledge of historical local surveying practices, record repositories, land ownership patterns and proximity of the firm to the project area. (6) The volume of work previously awarded within the past five years by the Forest Service in California will be evaluated with the objective of effecting an equitable distribution of the contracts among qualified A & E firms, including minority, 8 (a), or small disadvantaged firms that have not had prior Forest Service contracts. (7) Additional points may be assigned or credit given to potential contractors that are or will subcontract with certified 8(a) or other small disadvantaged businesses. 100 percent set aside for LSA concerns. (208)

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