USDA, Farm Service Agency, 4440 NW 25th Place, Suite 1, P.O. Box 141030, Gainesville, FL 32614-1030

C -- ARCHITECT-ENGINEERING LAND SURVEYING SERVICES SOL 09-7-001Q POC Contracting Officer: Emily M. McLeod, (352) 379-4513. USDA, Farm Service Agency (FSA) requires the services of professional land surveyors licensed to do business in the State of Florida to stake and describe by survey of record legal descriptions for cadastral surveys, conservation easements and homestead protection rights on FSA Custodial and inventory properties throughout the State of Florida. Surveys may also be required in conjunction with loan servicing actions. Selection of short list of firms shall be on a per district basis based upon demonstrated competence and qualifications necessary for the satisfactory performance of the type of professional services required. Firms submitting qualifications shall have on staff at least one surveyor licensed by the State of Florida. No attempt will be made to measure a land surveyor or firm in terms of length of time as a surveyor, years in operation, nor affiliation with professional societies through membership or publication. A&E selection criteria include (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) Geographical location of firm, district(s) in which work is desired, and knowledge of each designated district. Provide list of counties in which boundary surveys have been completed in the last five (5) years. (3) 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. (4) Capacity to provide adequate and appropriately skilled personnel to complete the work in the required thirty-day performance period per order issued (single task or multiple task). (5) Past performance on contracts with Government agencies and private industry in terms of cost control, quality of work, and compliance with performance schedules (provide sample of similar survey). FSA established districts are 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. To be considered, firms shall submit a SF-254 and SF-255 and supplementary information as identified above for each district desired. Thosefirms who previously submitted in response to notice published Wednesday, September 18, 1996, need not resubmit. This is a modified announcement. The estimated number of surveys needed for a twelve month period is estimated to be ten; therefore, it is anticipated that each survey will be procured under an individual contract. All responsible sources meeting the licensing requirements described in this notice and who wish to be considered 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 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). This is not a request for proposal. Submissions shall be addressed to Emily M. McLeod, USDA, Farm Service Agency, P.O. Box 141030, Gainesville, Florida 32614-1030. See Note 24. (0028)

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