USDA, Farm Service Agency, 4440 NW 25th Place, Suite 1, PO Box 141030, Gainesville, Florida 32614-1030

C -- ARCHITECT-ENGINEERING LAND SURVEYING SERVICES Contact Emily McLeod, Contracting Officer, 352-379-4510. USDA, Farm Service Agency requires the services of professional surveying individuals/firms, licensed to do business in the State of Florida, for cadastral surveys and conservation easements of farm properties located throughout Florida covering seven individual areas established as District 1 - Escambia, Santa Rosa, Okaloosa, Walton, Holmes, Washington and Bay Counties; District 2 - Jackson, Calhoun, Gulf, Gadsden, Liberty, Franklin, Leon, Wakulla and Jefferson Counties; District 3 - Madison, Taylor, Lafayette, Suwannee, Hamilton, Columbia, Baker, Union, Nassau and Duval Counties; District 4 - Dixie, Gilchrist, Levy, Alachua, Marion, Bradford, Clay, Putnam, Flagler and St Johns Counties; District 5 - Citrus, Hernando, Pasco, Sumter, Lake, Polk, Volusia, Seminole, Orange, Osceola and Brevard Counties; District 6 - Pinellas, Hillsborough, Manatee, Sarasota, Hardee, DeSoto, Highlands, Glades, Okeechobee, Indian River, St Lucie and Martin Counties; District 7 - Charlotte, Lee, Hendry, Collier, Monroe, Palm Beach, Broward and Dade Counties. This notice is for requirements contracts with a base year plus four (4) option years subject to availability of funding. The three top ranked firms for each district will be selected for award of a contract. The Government estimate for each district is $25,000 to $50,000 for base year and $25,000 to $50,000 for each option year. Qualified individuals/firms interested in providing professional surveying services of the type listed above are hereby invited to submit Standard Forms 254 and 255. If interested in more than one district, submission of a SF 254 and 255 will be required for each district with the district number identified in the submission. The selection criteria set forth in FAR 36.602-1 will be used in conjunction with the specialized selection criteria to assess your qualifications for this project. Selection of firms for negotiation shall be through an order of preference based on the following criteria presented in descending order of importance: (1) Professional qualifications necessary for satisfactory performance of required services and a description of the role of the registered land surveyor in all phases of the project. (2) Specialized experience and technical competence in retracement procedures for section subdivision, proportioning corners and rules of evidence applied to original corner searches and a description of the approach used to resolve problems resulting from conflicts of surveys, possession or title. (3) Capacity to provide adequate and appropriately skilled personnel to complete the work, and an estimate of the average time to complete the work (assuming weather is not a factor). (4) Past performance on contracts with Government agencies and private industry in terms of quality of work (provide a sample of similar survey), cost control (provide an explanation of the relevant factors used in establishing price of sample survey submitted), and compliance with performance schedules. (5) Geographical location of firm, district(s) in which work is desired, and knowledge of each designated district. The Government intends to negotiate with selected A-E firms on the short list, a fixed-price contract to cover the base year twelve-month period, plus four option years. Surveyors must meet the licensing requirements of the State of Florida prior to the award of a contract. All responsible sources meeting the licensing requirements described in this notice and who wish to be considered for this contract should submit a SF-254 and SF-255 (one for each district) to be received in this office on or before close of business thirty (30) calendar days after the appearance of this announcement in the Commerce Business Daily (should the date fall on a weekend or holiday, the SF-254 and SF-255 will be due the first workday thereafter). Indicate this number, 09-7-001Q in Block 1 of the SF-254. This is not a request for proposal. Orders placed during base year and option year, if any, are subject to appropriation funds by the US Congress for this program. Orders placed against this contract will not exceed $25,000 for any single order, any single order with multiple projects. See Note 24. (260)

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