Department of Army, New England District, Corps of Engineers, 696 Virginia Road, Concord, Massachusetts 01742-2751

T -- PRODUCTION OF DIGITAL ELEVATION DATA ALONG THE COAST OF NEW HAMPSHIRE POC Robert MacDonald, 978/318/8718 E-MAIL: A-E Coordinator, robert.macdonald@usace.army.mil. Firm fixed-price contract for the performance of aerial surveys to obtain digital elevation data along the coast of New Hampshire. This announcement is open to all businesses regardless of size. The firm will be responsible for production of digital elevation data for the New Hamsphire coastal area. Data is required from the water line up to the 20-foot contour. The data must be delivered in ASCII files in the Arc/Info point and line-generate format. The data must be of sufficient accuracy to produce 5-foot contours meeting the ASPRS Class 1 accuracy standard. All horizontal ground control shall be to an accuracy of FGCS Second Order Class II or better, tied to the NAD83/96 horizontal datum. The horizontal units shall be feet. All vertical control shall be to an accuracy of FGCS Third Order or bettr, tied to the NGVD 1929 vertical datum. Vertical elevation units shall be feet. General Selection Criteria are given in Note 24. Specialized Selection Criteria for this contract, in descending order of importance, are: a. Contractor's demonstrated experience in producing digital elevation data in the required format to the required degree of accuracy; b. If the contractor proposes to fly the study area to obtain the elevation data for this contract, the contractor must demonstrate the ability to do so this Spring while there is a minimum of vegetation, and not later than May 16, 1998; c. If the contractor proposes to produce the data from existing sources, the study area must have been flown after November 1, 1993. In addition, the study area must have been flown at a time when vegetation and snow cover were at a minimum, so that vegetation and snow cover did not reduce the accuracy of the elevation data; d. Contractor's capacity to perform all work, exclusive of aerial flights and ground control, in-house; e. The development of all digital elevation data must be performed under the direct supervision of a Certified Photogrammetrist; f. The contractor must demonstrate the ability to deliver, in final form, the required elevation data not later than 15 July 1998. SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS: See Note 24 for general submission requirements. Interested firms having the capabilities to perform this work must submit two copies of Standard Form (SF) 255 (11/92 Edition) and two copies of SF 254 (11/92 Edition) to the above address not later than the close of business on the 30th day after the date of this announcement. Two copies of SF 254 are also required for each proposed consultant. (It should be noted that SF255s are not required from proposed consultants). If the 30th day is a Saturday, Sunday, or Federal holiday, the deadline is the close of business the next business day. Include ACASS number in Section 3 of the SF255. Call the ACASS Center at 503-808-4591 to obtain a number. In section 10 of the SF255, describe the firm's overall design quality management plan, including management approach, coordination of disciplines and subcontractors, and quality control procedures which must include an independent technical review. Solicitation packages are not provided. This is not a request for proposal. (0086)

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