USDA -- Forest Service, Huron-Manistee National Forest, 1755 South Mitchell Street, Cadillac, MI 49601

R -- CADASTRAL SURVEY SOL R9Z-98-12-HM DUE 051198 POC For perspective information regarding submission requirements contact Becky Dunlavy 616-775-2421; Technical questions call Michael Lange 616-775-2421; Contractual questions: Dennis Drangstveit at 715-362-1177. USDA -- Forest Service, Region 9, Huron-Manistee National Forest, plans to award one or more contracts for various types of land survey work under an Indefinite Delivery contract. contracts will be for one year from date of award with option to renew for two one year periods. Projects will include retracing and subdivision of regular and fractional sections. Selected contractors may be required to conduct corner search, corner monumentation, marking and posting of the National forest boundaries, preparation and recording of plats and corner records. Estimated start date is May 30, 1998. Firms interested in this solicitation should submit a SF-254 and a SF-255. The following criteria will be used in the evaluation of firms. 1) Professional qualifications for satisfactory performance of required services including land surveyor licensing for the State of Michigan by the project leader and professional surveying qualifications of the survey team assigned to the project. 2) Specialized experience and technical competence in the type of work required: The Professional Surveyor (PS) shall demonstrate a complete and thorough understanding of the technical and legal approach needed to perform projects in woodland and rural-land areas. 3) Past performance: demonstrated satisfactory performance on contracts with government agencies and/or the private sector in terms of cost control, quality of work, and compliance with performance schedules. 4) Capacity to perform the proposed work: the firm must demonstrate that they possess a configuration of equipment and personnel sufficient to the proposed work. 5) Geographic location: a firm with significant cadastral survey experience in northern lower Michigan or the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, will be considered advantageous to the Government. In addition to the above, the firm must submit two cadastral survey plats and Land Corner Recordation Certificates. These documents shall demonstrate cadastral survey work conducted and sealed by the PS designated as the proposed project leader for this project. The anticipated expenditures under these contracts will range from $10,000 to $50,000 for the fiscal year. Note that this is an "Emerging Small Business set-a-side. The size standard of which is $1.25 million. (0091)

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