US Department of Commerce/National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Acquisition Management Division (OFA512:GNS), 1305 East West Highway, SSMC4/07604, Silver Spring, MD 20910-3281

R -- HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEYING AND RELATED SUPPORT SERVICES SOL 52-DGNC-7-90062 DUE 050297 POC Greg Smith, 301-713-0823 x118, or by fax at 301-713-0806, or through the Internet at "Gregory.N.Smith@NOAA.gov" or John O. Thompson, Contracting Officer. E-MAIL: US Department of Commerce/National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), at "Gregory.N.Smith@NOAA.gov" or John O. Thompson, Contracting Officer.. NOAA has a requirement for hydrographic surveying services to support nautical charting within Cook Inlet, Alaska. One two-year indefinite delivery contract, at an estimated $990,000 per year, is scheduled for award in 1997 with performance of task orders commencing immediately thereafter. Work orders under this contract will consist of but are not limited to: 1) the acquisition of shallow water multibeam sounding data; 2) the acquisition of side scan sonar data; 3) the acquisition of vertical beam echosounder data; 4) determining positions and least depths on hazards to navigation; 5) installing water level gauges; 6) acquiring related supporting data (e.g. water level correctors, velocity of sound in the water column, vessel motion correctors, bottom sediment samples, etc.); 7) the processing of the data including applying water level, vessel motion, and velocity of sound correctors to determine the true depths, marking and correlating sonar targets, compiling reports, final smooth sheets, and digital data; and 8) the delivery of the data, reports, and sheets to the Government for archival and application to the nautical charts and associated nautical products. All work shall be performed to NOAA specifications and the data provided in NOAA specified formats. This contract will permit that a Government COTR or observer be present during shipboard operations. If the contractor conducts vessel operations overnight, the contractor will be required to provide meals and accommodations to the Government COTR or observer. Firm must provide sufficient surveying vessel(s) and equipment and sufficient technical, supervisory, and administrative personnel to ensure expeditious prosecution of work assignments. To be considered for selection, a firm must demonstrate surveying experience in the types of surveys stated above and have on payroll at least two hydrographers, each with a minimum of three years experience in hydrographic surveying and demonstrated experience in surveying using vertical beam echosounder, shallow water multibeam system, and side scan sonar system and interpreting the data. Firms must show: the availability of a suitable survey vessel(s) that complies with applicable U.S. Coast Guard, EPA, OSHA, and other federal regulations; data acquisition and processing systems; vertical beam echosounder system(s); shallow water multibeam sonar system(s); side scan sonar system(s) with the capability to record data digitally; GPS surveying equipment for establishing horizontal control; differential GPS equipment for vessel positioning; and equipment for determining velocity of sound in the water column. Firms must show that they have management and quality control plans appropriate for the scope of work. Evaluation factors are: (1) Professional qualifications necessary for satisfactory performance of required services; (2) Specialized experience and technical competence in the type of work required; (3) Capacity to accomplish the work in the required time (personnel and equipment); (4) Past performance on contracts with Government agencies and private industry in terms of cost control, quality of work and compliance with performance schedules; (5) Location in the general geographical area of the project and knowledge of the locality of the project. For evaluation factor (3) Capacity, a list of key personnel and major equipment available for project assignment must be provided along with other pertinent data. The operating specifications of the shallow water multibeam system must be included. A quality control plan will be a contract requirement. Firms should submit three copies each of SF254 and SF255. The five evaluation factors must be addressed in block 10 of the SF255. All responsible sources may submit a response for consideration by NOAA. Facsimile responses are not authorized. Responses (SF254/255's) are due to the following address no later than 4:00 pm, local time, May 2, 1997: US Department of Commerce/NOAA, National Ocean Service (N/CS3x3), Attn: C. Brian Greenawalt, 1315 East-West Hwy., SSMC#3 Station 6730, Silver Spring, Maryland 20910-3282. This procurement is being conducted as a Small Business Set-Aside; the standard for which is based on average annual receipts over the past three fiscal years of $2.5 million or less. See Numbered Notes 1, 24, and 26. (0088)

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