U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Bishop Henry Whipple Federal Building, 1 Federal Drive, Fort Snelling, Minnesota 55111-4056

C -- FWS3, INDEFINITE DELIVERY-INDEFINITE QUANTITY CONTRACT FOR BOUNDARY SURVEYS AT VARIOUS U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE AREAS IN THE SOUTHERN HALF OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS SOL FWS3-97-RFP-39 DUE 031297 POC Contact Richard L. Schreifels, Contracting Officer at 612-725-3580, extension 277 The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Region 3, Fort Snelling, Minnesota, is seeking the submittals of Standard Form 254, "Architect-Engineer and Related Questionnaire," and Standard Form 255, "Architect-Engineer and Related Services Questionnaire for Specific Project," along with written expression of interest, and information supporting the qualifications listed below. The service being sought is the performance of land surveys for various properties on National Wildlife Refuges, National Fish Hatcheries and tracts being considered as additions to those entities. The services to be performed will be in the Southern Half of the State of Illinois but the contractor may be required to perform services in states adjoining Illinois or the remainder of Illinois. The resulting contract will be primarily for boundary surveys, but will not be limited only to boundary surveys. The contract will be an indefinite delivery-indefinite quantity type, not to exceed $100,000 per year. The term of the contract will be for a one-year period from date of award, with four 1-year options to extend the term of the contract at the Government's discretion. The services to be provided include labor, equipment, material, services and supplies required to complete land surveys, prepare reports and maps for acquisition, and mark tract boundaries. This includes all necessary research, ground control and reports. All record maps, record descriptions and recording processes will be accomplished by the contractor. The following criteria in relative order of importance will be used in the evaluation of the surveying firms: (1) Professional qualifications of designated staff to perform rural boundary surveys. (Includes licensing and experience). (2) experience in performing boundary surveys on rural properties in the Southern Half of the State of Illinois. (3) Past performance on contracts with government agencies and private industry in relation to cost control, quality of work and compliance with performance schedules on rural boundary surveys. (4) Specific types and amounts of field and office equipment available for this project. (Computer-aided drafting capability is desired). (5) Location of the contractor's office that will be performing the work. (Preference for location is in the following descending order: (a) Firms located in the Southern Half of the State of Illinois; (b) All other locations. The qualification statement shall clearly indicate the office location through which the work will be performed. Submit an original, and two copies of your submittals no later than 3:30 p.m., (CST) on March 12, 1997. This is not a request for proposal. (0035)

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