Natural Resources Conservation Service, 3737 Government Street, Alexandria, LA 71302

C -- LAND SURVEYS IN THE COASTAL MARSH AREA OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA SOL NRCS-6-LA-232 DUE 071696 POC Marilyn C. Rabalais, Contract Specialist, (318)473-7754, Patti Daye, Contracting Officer, (318)473-7645. The purpose of this advertisement is to solicit surveying services for USDA-Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) for surveying projects mainly in the coastal area of the state of Louisiana. The work will consist of providing deliverables determined on a project by project basis. Deliverables include topographical maps, cross sections of channels, levees, bridges, plugs and water control structures, profiles of existing and proposed channels, levees bridges, plugs and water control structures, spot elevations in interior marsh areas, setting of at least one permanent benchmark with a maximum of three permanent benchmarks, identify location of benchmarks and items surveyed on an aerial photograph, copy of all field notes, (digital and hard). Survey data set on 3.5 inch computer disk (in DXF Format, Real World Dimensioning), description of all benchmarks used and set with their elevation in NGVD and date of last correction, verify gage zero referenced to NGVD for any continuous recording tidal gages in or near the project area (maximum of four gages), provide five written technical reports of survey according to specifications provided by NRCS. PRESELECTION CRITERIA: Contractor must have in-house a minimum of two civil engineers and two land surveyors. One of the engineers must be a Registered Professional Engineer in the State of Louisiana and one land surveyor must be a Registered Professional Land Surveyor in the State of Louisiana. SELECTION CRITERIA: Professional qualifications necessary for satisfactory performance of the required service. Specialized experience and technical competence in the type of work required. Capacity to accomplish the work in the required time. Past performance on contracts with Government agencies and private industry in terms of quality of work and compliance with performance schedules. Location in the general geographical area of the project and knowledge of the locality of the project. EXPLANATIONS OF SELECTION CRITERIA AND PERCENTAGES: Professional qualifications necessary for satisfactory performance (30%). Evaluation will be based on Professional Engineer Registerations, civil engineering technician certifications and Professional Land Surveyor Registerations. Please disclose all personnel work experience, educational background and recognitions associated with surveying. Specialized experience and technical competence (25%). Evaluation will be based on the extent of directly related experience in surveying, specialized education from universities and accreditation as Registered Professional Engineer and/or Registered Professional Land Surveyor with a minimum of five years experience. Capacity to accomplish the work (15%). Evaluation will be based on the number of personnel available in the discipline described above, whether or not the discipline is employed in-house, the quantity of existing work under contract and the schedules for completion of existing work under contract. Past performance on contracts with Government agencies and private industry (15%). Evaluaation will be based on the quality and timeliness of performance under previous contracts. Location in the general geographic area and knowledge of the locality (15%). Evaluation will be based on the proximity to Alexandria, LA, which is close to the center of the state and the extent of previous work performed in the state of Louisiana. Services will be calculated on a per hour basis. This will be a fixed-price indefinite delivery order contract with a maximum total contract award amount of $100,000. and a minimum fee of $20,000. is guaranteed under the basic contract. INTERESTED AND QUALIFIED FIRMS SHOULD SUBMIT A COMPLETED SF-254 AND SF-255 TO THIS OFFICE BY 3:00PM CST, JULY 16, 1996. ONLY THOSE FIRMS RESPONDING BY THIS TIME WILL BE CONSIDERED FOR SELECTION. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS. (0163)

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