USDA-FSA-Aerial Photography Field Office, 2222 West 2300 South, Salt Lake City, Utah 84119-2020

T -- COLOR INFRARED DIGITAL ORTHOPHOTOGRAPHY SOL USDA-HI-DOQ-99 DUE 061699 POC W.Geoffrey Gabbott, 801-975-3500 ext.207 E-MAIL: E-Mail Link, contracts@apfo.usda.gov. (1) This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in FAR Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; proposals are being requested and a written solicitaion will not be issued. (2) This solicitation, number USDA-HI-DOQ-99, is issued as a request for proposal (RFP). (3) This solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 97-11. (4) This acquisition is unrestricted, not set-aside for business type or size. The standard industrial classification code is 7389, Aerial Image Mapping, with a business size standard of $3.5 million. (5) CLIN 01: 558 Color Infrared Digital Orthophoto Quarter Quadrangles (DOQQs) of the entire state of Hawaii (eight (8) islands); Price proposal must include: Unit Price per DOQQ $____, and Total Price $____ (unit price times 558 = total price). (6) Technical proposalmust address acquisition, processing, and production of georeferenced, orthorectified color infrared digital orthoimagery coverage of Hawaii, in standard DOQQ format (3.75 x 3.75 minute geographic cells). DOQQs must meet National Map Accuracy Standards for 1:12,000 scale (+or- 33 feet), and National Digital Orthophoto Program (NDOP) Specifications including keyword header information. Resolution requirements must meet or exceed a minimum 1.0 meter ground sample distance. Performance period for image acquisition is July 1, 1999 through November 30, 1999. (7) DOQQs are to be delivered on CD-ROM with final shipment delivery due on or before December 30, 1999. Deliveries are FOB Destination to: Contracting Officer, USDA-FSA-Aerial Photography Field Office, 2222 West 2300 South, Salt Lake City, Utah 84119-2020. Acceptance/Rejection will be determined within thirty (30) days of product receipt. (8) Provision 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors -- Commercial, is applicable to this acquisition. (9) Provision 52.212-2, Evaluation -- Commercial Items, is applicable with the following evaluation criteria inserted in paragraph (a): Price, Technical Capability, Past Performance. Technical and past performance, when combined, are equal when compared to price. (10) Offerors shall include a completed copy of provision 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications -- Commercial Items, with its proposal. (11) Clause 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions -- Commercial Items, is applicable. (12) Clause 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required To Implement Statutes or Executive Orders -- Commercial Items, is applicable including the following clauses: 52.203-6, Restrictions on Subcontractor Sales to the Government, with Alternate I; 52.203-10, Price or Fee Adjustment for Illegal or Improper Activity; 52.219-8, Utilization of Small Business Concerns and Small Disadvantaged Business Concerns; 52.219-9, Small, Small Disadvantaged and Women-Owned Small Business Subcontracting Plan; 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity; 52.222-35, Affirmative Action for Special Disabled and Vietnam Era Veterans; 52.222-36, Affirmative Action for Workers with Disabilities; 52.222-37, Employment Reports on Special Disabled Veterans and Veterans of the Vietnam Era; 52.225-9, Buy American Act -- Trade Agreements Act -- Balance of Payments Program; 52.222-41, Service Contract Act of 1965, As Amended; 52.222-42, Statement of Equivalent Rates for Federal Hires. (13) Additional contract terms and conditions include: (a) All rights to data contained in DOQQs are transfered upon acceptance, for placement in public domain, and (b) Weekly progress reports are required to monitor contract performance. (14) Proposals are due at close of business (4:30pm MDT) on June 16, 1999, Room 10, Aerial Photography Field Office, 2222 West 2300 South, Salt Lake City, Utah 84119-2020. (15) Proposals shall be submitted in two parts: (a) Price proposal including unit price and total price, and (b) Technical proposal including technical capability (approach, key personnel, equipment, etc.) and past performance record. (16) Copies of National Map Accuracy Standards, NDOP Specifications, Instructions to Offerors, Evaluation, Offeror Representations and Certifications, Solicitation Provisions and Contract Clauses, are available upon request. (17) To request supporting documents or additional information, please contact Geoff Gabbott 801-975-3500 ext.207, or Cindy Sessions 801-975-3500 ext.208. Posted 05/13/99 (W-SN331258). (0133)

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