U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 300 Westgate Center Drive, Hadley, MA 01035-9589

C -- A/E SERVICES FOR LAND SURVEYING Contact Contracting Officer - Gary M. Dupuis, (413) 253-8240. Architect and Engineering Services to provide land surveying services for the Northeast Region of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Region 5 intends to issue approximately (8) indefinite quantity contracts with a not-to-exceed limitation of $100,000 each for the following areas 1) states of Maine and New Hampshire; 2) states of New York and Vermont; 3) states of Massachusetts, Rhode Island and Connecticut; 4) state of Pennsylvania; 5) state of New Jersey and The Tinicum Area, Pennsylvania; 6) state of Virginia; 8) states of Maryland and Delaware. Individual contracts will be awarded for each of the eight areas. State land surveying registration will be mandatory for at least one (1) experienced land surveyor of the firm selected for each state listed within the contract area. Required services include the furnishing of all labor, equipment, materials, and supplies to complete land surveys, prepare individual reports and plats for acquisition, marking of the tract boundaries and corner monumentation within the state listed, including but not limited to: a) controlled survey and required monumentation of each tract; b) all necessary research, ground control and reports; c) all mapping, tract description and contract requirements will be accomplished by the contractor; d) GPS horizontal and vertical control; and e) digital mapping experience. Period of performance will be October 1, 1996 through September 30, 1997 with four (4) option years. Proposals shall include the following sections for Government use in the evaluation of firms in order of descending importance: 1) specific relevant qualifications of those persons listed to perform under the contract including individual licensing and experience related to the area of consideration (30%); 2) specific experience and familiarity with local conditions having possible effects on scheduling, cost, and complexity of contractual procedures in the areas covered by this contract (25%); 3) specific performance records on previous survey work performed for the U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service, other Federal, state and local governmental agencies, and private industry, illustrating the quality of the firm's work and ability to meet performance schedules and cost estimate (20%); 4) specific type and amount of applicable field and office equipment available for this contract (15%); and 5) specific survey expertise in application to photogrammetric and aerial photo control problems, GPS experience and computer aided drafting compatible with AutoCad v.12 (10%). Firms desiring consideration should submit two copies of standard forms 254 and 255 specifying area(s) of consideration and all other appropriate information as described above to: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 300 Westgate Center Drive, Hadley, MA 01035-9589, Attn: Gary M. Dupuis, Contracting Officer, not later than close of business July 30, 1996. (180)

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