2649 Chestnut Street, Montgomery, AL 36107-3010

R -- CADASTRAL SURVEY SOL RFP R8-1-97-3 DUE 012397 POC Cornelia B. Robinson, (334) 241-8153 This procurement is a requirements contract for cadastral survey work. It will consist of three separate contract as follows: 1. The National Forests in Alabama anticipates awarding a requirements contract for Cadastral Survey work in rural areas of the Conecuh National Forest, Covington and Escambia Counties, AL. The work to be performed is as follows: Item 0001--Cadastral Survey of individual tracts or boundaries as shown below for sub-items 0001A through 0001C. It is estimated there may be from zero to five separate tracts or jobs annually which will require delivery dates of approximately 30 to 90 days. These tracts or jobs will be identified and delivery orders issued as needed. 0001A 3130.1 Monumented Corners 0001B 3140.1 Boundary Line Marked 0001C 3220.1 Maintained Corners: Item 0002--Refurbish landlines and corners. It is estimated that there may be zero to three separate jobs the first year of the contract involving 80 to 124 miles of boundary. It is estimated there may be zero to three separate jobs in the following years of the contract involving approximately 45 miles each. Separate delivery orders will be issued when quantities and locations are known. 0002A 3220.1 Maintained Corners ; 0002B 3230.1 Boundary Line Maintained 2. The National Forests in Alabama anticipated awarding a requirements contract for Cadastral Survey work in rural area of the Bankhead National Forest in Franklin, Winston and Lawrence Counties, and in the Talladega National Forest on the Talladega and Shoal Creek Ranger Districts in Calhoun, Clay, Cherokee, Cleburne, and Talladega Counties. The Work to be performed is as follows: Item 0001 Cadastral Survey of individual tracts on the Bankhead District as shown below for sub-items 0001A through 0001C. It is estimated there will be from zero to five separate jobs or tracts that may require delivery dates of 30 to 90 days. 0001A 3130.1 Monumented Corners; 0001B 3140.1 Boundary Line Marked; 0001C 3220.1 Maintained Corners; Item 0002 Refurbish landlines and corners on the Bankhead District. It is estimated there may be zero to three separate jobs with a maximum of 86 miles annually. Separate delivery orders will be issued when quantities are known. 0002A 3220.1 Maintained Corners; 0002B 3230.1 Boundary Line Maintained; Item 0003 Cadastral Survey of individual tracts on the Talladega and Shoal Creek Ranger Districts as shown below for items 0003A through 0003C. It is estimated there may be zero to five separate jobs that may require delivery dates of 30 to 90 days. 0003A 3130.1 Monumented Corners; 0003B 3140.1 Boundary Line Marked; 0003C 3220.1 Maintained Corners; Item 0004 Refurbish landlines and corners on the Talldega and Shoal Creek Ranger Districts. It is estimated there may be zero to six separate jobs with a maximum of 77 miles annually. Separate delivery orders will be issued as needed. 0004A 3220.1 Maintained Corners; 0004B 3230.1 Boundary Line Maintained. 3. The National Forests in Alabama anticipates awarding a requirements contract for Cadastral Survey work in rural areas of the Talladega National Forest, Oakmulgee Ranger District, in Bibb, Chilton, Dallas, Hale, Perry and Tuscaloosa Counties, Alabama. The work to be performed is as follows: Item 0001--Cadastral Survey of individual tracts or boundaries as shown below for sub-items 0001A through 0001C. It is estimated there may be from zero to five separate jobs which will require delivery dates of 30 to 90 days. These tracts will be identified and delivery orders issued as needed. 0001A 3130.1 Monumented Corners; 0001B 3140.1 Boundary Line Marked; 0001C 3220.1 Maintained Corners; Item 0002 Refurbish landlines and corners. It is estimated there may be zero to three separate jobs involving a maximum of 72 miles annually. Separate delivery orders will be issued as needed. 0002A 3220.1 Maintained Corners; 0002B 3230.1 Boundary Line Maintained. The projects will have a ''base'' of one (1) year and two (2) ''option years.'' SF-254's and SF-255's are requested and based upon the established criteria, the evaluation process will select a qualified firm for each project (contract). Interested offerors should indicate on their submitted SF-255, that contract (area) or contracts (areas) for which they wish consideration. Selection of firms will be determined by an evaluation process based upon the following criteria listed in order of importance. Your SF-255 should specifically address these areas: (1) Certification as a surveyor, licensed to survey in the state of Alabama. (2) Firm's capacity, technical competence and qualifications for satisfactory performance of the project. (3) Specialised qualifications and experience ofkey personnel including technical skills, project coordination, and management skills. (4) Past performance on contracts performed in rural, wooded, mountainous terrain similar to the project area with government agencies and/or private firms in terms of cost control, quality of work, and compliance with performance schedules where experience includes the establishment, monumentation and marking of boundaries. (5) Knowledge of local surveying historical practices, records repositories, and land ownership patterns. (6) Proximity of the firm to the local project area. (Any firm more than 150 miles from the project area will not be considered.) (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 firms, including minority or disadvantaged firms. NOTE TO INTERESTED FIRMS: Firms will be evaluated only on information provided in the SF-254's and SF-255's. Please provide information which is thorough and pertinent to the evaluation criteria given. (0332)

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