Lassen National Forest, 55 So. Sacramento St., Susanville, CA 96130

R -- BOGARD CADASTRAL SURVEY Sol. RFQ-06-96-27. Due 052996. Contact the Contracting Section, 916/257-2151, Extension 6620 or 6622. Architect-Engineer Services - Project consists of 10.57 miles of control survey; 2 each line tree search; 2 each corner search; 19 each corner monumentation; 6.50 miles of marking and posting; and filling a ``Record of Survey'' in Shasta County, California. This project is located approximately 25 miles northwest of Susanville, California in Lassen County. All work shall be completed within 60 calendar days after the effective date of the Notice to Proceed with an estimated starting date of July 1, 1996. Firms having experience in the above type work should responds if interested. Firms must submit a completed SF-254 and SF-255 no later than May 29, 1996 to Lassen National Forest, Attn: Contracting, 55 So. Sacramento Street, Susanville, CA 96130. To obtain forms call (916) 257-2151, Ext. 6622. In evaluating firms, the following criteria will be applied: (1) Professional qualifications necessary for satisfactory performance of required services; (2) Specialized experience and technical competence in the type of work required; (3) Capacity to accomplish the work in the required time; (4) Past performance on contracts with Government agencies and private industry in terms of cost control, quality of work and compliance with performance schedules; (5) Location in the general geographical area of the project and knowledge of the locality of the project; (6) Availability of additional contractor personnel or consultants to support expansion or acceleration of the project; (7) The volume of work previously awarded by the Forest Service 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; and (8) 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. This last procedure will be allowed until units have met their small business goals. Item No. (7) will be considered more important for this project and will he rated considerably higher. The remaining evaluation criteria will be rated equally. This project is set-aside for Small Emerging Business. A Small Emerging Business is one whose annual receipts do not exceed $1,250,000.00 per year. (123)

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