USDI, Bureau of Reclamation, 125 South State Street, Room 6107, Salt Lake City, Utah 84138-1102.

C -- ARCHITECT AND ENGINEERING SERVICES, RESOURCE MANAGEMENT PLANS SOL 98-SP-40-0270 DUE 052098 POC Evelyn Doussard, Contract Specialist at (801) 524-3645 or Mike C. Ward, Contracting Officer at (801) 524-3761 WEB: Acquisition Office, Upper Colorado Region, Bureau of Reclamation, http://www.uc.usbr.gov/acquisition/acquisitions.html. E-MAIL: Evelyn Doussard, edoussard@uc.usbr.gov. The Bureau of Reclamation, (Reclamation),Upper Colorado Region, will review Standard Forms (SF) 254 and 255's, for qualified firms with expertise in preparing comprehensive Resource Management Plans (RMP's) on Reclamation lands and reservoirs. These services are anticipated to be used primarily in the Northern and Central Utah and southern Wyoming geographic location; however, RMP's may also be required elsewhere within the boundaries of the Upper Colorado Region.. This is not anticipated to be a multiple award contract. This shall be an Indefinite Quantity Contract with requirements issued through Delivery Orders. The Contract shall be for five years, with one performance year (Schedule I) and four options years, (Schedule II, Schedule III, Schedule IV and Schedule V). It shall not exceed a total of five years. The contractor(s) shall be prepared to provide technical and professional services for the following tasks: 1) provide a plan that guides future resource management decisions; 2) define the contractual and legislative responsibilities, authorities, and rights, of agencies involved in the management of the lands and resources; 3) determine and designate land use management zones; 4) establish monitoring and evaluation requirements; 5) identify and evaluate land use suitability and capability; 6) inventory and analyze the resources of the area; evaluate alternative management strategies and determine recommended land use policies, direction, goals, objectives, responsibilities and guidelines; and 8) identify and address problems, issues and opportunities associated with Reclamation lands and resources. Standard Forms 254 and 255 will be accepted at the above address and will be accepted until the evaluation process begins. Firms submitting forms SF-254 and SF-255 will be evaluated in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation 36.602-1 for Architect-Engineer services; (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; (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 primary known projects ; (6) Capability to obtain reliable, responsible, registered subcontractors to perform work in accordance with the specifications contained in the solicitation, and (7) Capability to use Computer Aided Design (CAD), Geographic Information System (GIS), and Global Positioning System (GPS) methods in data gathering and presentations. This procurement is a Total Small Business Set-Aside. When calling, be prepared to state name, address, and solicitation number. All responsible sources (small businesses)may submit an offer which will be considered. All sources responding to this synopsis shall submit information relating to business status, including identification as to whether small, large, minority-owned, and/or woman-owned. For this acquisition the small business size standard is $2.5 million and the Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) code is 8711. This is NOT a request for proposals. (0092)

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