U.S. Army Engineer District, Chicago, Corps of Engineers, 111 North Canal St., Chicago, Illinois 60606-7206

C -- INDEFINITE DELIVERY ARCHITECT ENGINEER CONTRACT FOR AERIAL PHOTOGRAMMETRIC MAPPING SERVICES WITHIN THE CHICAGO DISTRICT, U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS POC Contact Janet Hancks, (309)794-5443/ Contracting Officer Don Grskovich (312)353-6400 Ext. 1700 Indefinite Delivery A/E contract for Aerial Photogrammetric Mapping Services within the Chicago District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Estimated contract award date is June 1996. Contract will consist of individually negotiated work orders not toexceed $150,000.00 per delivery order, with a cumulative total not to exceed $750,000.00 during a one year period, with an option to extend for an additional year. The Contractor is guaranteed no less than $15,000.00 for the basic contract, and $7,500for the option one year period. Commencement and completion of work is subject to the requirements of individual work orders. Selection will be based on the following criteria which are listed in order of importance. 1) Specialized Experience andTechnical Competence in: (a) Large scale photogrammetric mapping in accordance with the standards set in EM 1110-1-1000 (Photogrammetric Mapping Manual) to include (1) planimetric/topographic mapping, (2) orthophoto mapping, and (3) digital orthophotomapping. (b) Ability to conduct field surveys in accordance with the standards set in EM 1110-1-1004 (Control Survey Manual), EM 1110-1-1003 (NAVSTAR Global Positioning System Surveying), EM 1110-1-1005 (Topographic Surveying), and EM 1110-1-1002(Survey Markers and Monumentation) to include (1) control (horizontal/vertical), (2) topographic field, and (3) property/boundary surveys. (c) Production of digital surveying and mapping data and digital files in Microstation Version 5.0.95 or highercompatible .DGN, .DXF, and ASCII formats. (d) Prepare final right-of-way drawings and legal descriptions. 2) Professional Qualifications; The firm must have (a) a Certified Photogrammetrist, (b) an Illinois and/or Indiana Registered ProfessionalLand Surveyor, (c) an Illinois and/or Indiana Registered Professional Engineer on Staff, (d) qualified supervisory office and field personnel, and (e) qualified photo lab, CADD, and computer personnel. 3) Capacity to accomplish the work (minimum twowork orders); The firm must have (a) an adeqate number of qualified surveying and photogrammetric compilation personnel, including field party chiefs, pilots, stereoplotter operators, and drifters, (b) specialized equipment consisting of (1) aircraft,(2) aerial mapping cameras with forward motion compensator (FMC), (3) analytical stereoplotting instruments, (4) orthoscanner, (5) photogrammetric processing and plotting equipment, (6) automated plotters, (7) rectification instruments, and (8) surveyequipment necessary to accomplish third order of better accuracy surveys. 4) Past Performance: (a) Past performance on contracts with Government agencies and private industry regarding cost control, quality of work and compliance with performanceschedules. 5) Knowledge of Locality: Firms with a good general knowledge of the locality and of the projects in Illinois and Indiana. See also Note 24. No additional project information will be given to AE firms. Phone calls are discouraged unlessabsolutely necessary. (0355)

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