USDA Forest Service, 2222 West 2300 South, Salt Lake City, Utah 84119

C -- GIS DATA SERVICES SOL RFP 51-99-012 DUE 030199 POC Contracting Officer Carolyn J. Lippire, 801/975-3444 WEB: nmontgom/wo_gsc@fs.fed.us, nmontgom/wo_gsc@fs.fed.us. This project will consist of a base year and four option years. Contractors are to submit their Standard Forms 254 and 255 covering the selection criteria to this office by March 1, 1999, 4 P.M. MST. STATEMENT OF WORK: To provide Geographic Information Systems (GIS) data services for the USDA Forest Service to meet critical ecosystem management needs nationwide. The technical services include: 1) data conversion, processing, and integration in accordance with the Forest Service's GIS Core Data Standards; 2) linking of Oracle databases to the GIS spatial data; and 3) generation of related metadata to Federal Geographic Data Committee Standards. Digital data and hardcopy source materials provided to the contractor may vary in format, scale and other characteristics, and must be returned to the Forest Service in ArcInfo format. It is our intention that there will be multiple awards, and that collectively, the contracts have the potential to reach multi-million dollar levels over the course of the contract. Please address the following evaluation criteria in preparing your Forms 254 and 255: 1) professional qualifications and availability of the Program Coordinator and other personnel necessary for satisfactory performance of the required services; 2) specialized experience and technical competence in GIS and data intergration and processing as mentioned above, especially using ArcInfo systems; 3) capacity of resources to accomplish the work; 4) demonstrated performance on relevant contracts, both past and present with Government agencies and private industry in terms of cost controls, quality of work, and compliance with performance schedules.***** Posted 01/25/99 (W-SN291017). (0025)

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