Natural Resources Conservation Service, 1835 Assembly Street, Rm. 950, Columbia, SC 29201

R -- WETLANDS RESERVE PROGRAM: BOUNDARY SURVEYS/RELATED SERVICES SOL NRCS-28-SC-96 DUE 011996 POC Contact Point, Frank Killian, (803)253-3974, Contracting Officer, Frank Killian, (803)253-3974, Additional Contact, Robert Taylor, (803)253-3973 The contractor or contractors shall furnish the necessary personnel, equipment, labor, materials, transportation, space, and related support facilities to perform the following services: 1) Boundary surveys of easement areas proposed to be acquired by the agency in connection with the Wetlands Reserve Program; 2) Installation of permanent markers at each corner and at intermediate locations; 3) Preparation of easement boundary plats; and 4) Preparation of legal descriptions for areas surveyed. The Natural Resources Conservation Services has an indefinite requirement for boundary surveys of up to fifty tracts ranging in size from 2 acres to 1,000 acres located throughout South Carolina expected to be performed during fiscal year 1996. Selection will be made of up to ten firms determined to be the most highly qualified. A contract will be negotiated for each specified requirement and award shall be made to the highest ranked firm that can perform the work for a reasonable price within the required performance time. Contracts for specific requirements are expected to include one or more surveys and range from $1,500 to $100,000. There is no guarantee that any selected firm will receive an award. Firms will be evaluated with respect to the following factors: 1) Professional qualifications for satisfactory performance of required services, including a surveyor registered in the State of South Carolina (30%); 2) Past experience and performance on projects in rural, agricultural and wooded terrain, expecially where experience includes the establishment, monumentation, and marking of boundaries (20%); 3) Capacity for completion of requirements on a timely basis (30%); 4) Specialized qualifications of key personnel, including technical skills, project coordination, and management skills (20%). Both large and small business will be considered for awards that exceed $25,000. Awards of $25,000 or less are restricted to emerging small businesses, i.e., those with average annual receipts of $1.25 million or less. 0335)

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