USDA Forest Service, Homer Garrison Federal Building, 701 N. First St., Lufkin, Texas 75901

R -- ROAD SURVEY, DESIGN & CONTRACT PREPARATION SOL RFP R8-13-97-11 DUE 032697 POC Sherra Taylor, (409) 639-8523 The National Forests and Grasslands in Texas plans to contract approximately 40 to 110 miles of road survey, design and contract preparation from Fiscal Year 1997 to Fiscal Year 2000 (one year with three year option) to renew. The work shall include the survey, design, drawings, specifications, contract preparations, construction estimates and construction staking for timber sale low volume roads, recreation, administrative, pre-haul maintenance, forest highways and Forest Service co-operative roads and other system roads including the related survey, traffic analysis, design, drawings, specifications, contract preparation with construction estimates and construction staking of bridges, culverts, rights-of-ways, utilities (gas, electrical, water, oil, sewage, cable and telephone systems), boat ramps, camping spurs, parking lots and topographic surveys. The work including but not limited to site investigations, engineering soil analysis, traffic engineering analysis, State legal signing requirement and analysis; inspection and structural analysis of bridges, culverts and other drainage structures as required by the NBIS, and construction inspection of system roads, bridges, culverts and other facilities.The scope of the work including but not limited to survey mapping; developmental design, plans, site investigations, and topographic surveys for roads, parking lots, buildings, dams, culverts, bridges, boat ramps, floating boat docks, earth retaining walks, marine docks, water and wastewater systems; trail facilities including hunter camps, horse-trail, camping areas, recreational and administrative areas and facilities; surveying, design, specifications and drawings and construction cost estimates; project boundary control; topographic contour maps; site plans and transportation and facility design. Metric dimensions shall be required in some surveys, designs, drawings, computations, specifications and unit costs for transportation and facility projects.Project areas are on the Angelina Ranger District, Angelina National Forest; Sam Houston Ranger District, Sam Houston National Forest; Sabine Ranger District, Sabine National Forest; Davy Crockett Ranger District, Davy Crockett National Forest; and the Caddo/LBJ National Grasslands. The counties these are listed in are Sabine, Shelby, San Augustine, Angelina, Jasper, Montgomery, Walker, San Jacinto, Houston, Trinity, Fannin, and Wise Counties, Texas.RFP R8-13-97-11 will be issued using the Brooks Act negotiation procedures. To be considered parties are to submit SF-254 (Architect-Engineer and Related Services Questionnaire) and a SF-255 (Architect-Engineer and Related Services Questionnaire for Specific Project).Responding firms must demonstrate the ability, either on-staff or through association with qualified consultants to provide the following registered surveyor and engineers in the State of Texas: Cad astral Surveyor, Civil, Structural and Geo-Technical Engineers, and an adequate staff to perform one or more Delivery Orders at one time.All work must be by or under the direct supervision of a licensed professional engineer and surveyor registered in the State of Texas.Selection of firms for negotiation will be determined by an evaluation process based upon the following criteria. Your SF-255 form should specifically address these areas: Evaluation Factors -- The significant evaluation factors are as follows: (1) The firm's professional personnel qualifications and experience including technical skills, project coordination and management skills necessary for the satisfactory performance of the work required. (2) Specialized qualifications, experience and technical competence for the satisfactory performance of the work required of key personnel including technical skills, project coordination and management skills. (3) Capacity to accomplish the work in the required time. (4) Past performance on contracts performed in rural, wooded 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. (5) Ability to use electronic and typical basic survey instruments and this computer design equipment, such as hand levels, wheel and electronic measuring devices and computer aided design drafting systems, to develop metric project drawings for low volume timber sale roads to more complex site and topographic plans. (6) Location in the general geographical area of the project and knowledge of the locality of the project. (7) The volume of work previously awarded by the Forest Service will be evaluated with the objective of effecting and equitable distribution of the contracts among qualified A&E firms, including women, minority, SBA 8(a) or other small disadvantaged businesses. When submitting the SF-254 and SF-255, please submit and original and three (3) copies to: USDA Forest Service, Homer Garrison Federal Building, 701 N. First St., Room 207, Lufkin, Texas 75901. Estimated contract time: Work will begin in May, 1997 and contract time will vary with individualproject requirements. Closing Date for SF-254 and SF-255 is March 26, 1997. (0055)

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