USDA, Forest Service, 100 West Capitol Street, Suite 1141, Federal Building, Jackson, MS 39269

C -- CADASTRAL SURVEY WORK ON THE MARK TWAIN NATIONAL FOREST SOL FS-WOC-99-453 DUE 082399 POC Julia B. Cain, 601/965-4391 E-MAIL: ERROR --, JuliaCain/r8,ms@fs.fed.us. The USDA Forest Service is seeking to contract cadastral survey services, on an indefinite-delivery basis, to determine boundaries of the Mark Twain National Forest, Missouri. The required professional services include retracements, corner search and determination, monumentation of recovered and established/re-established corner positions, measurements by ground traverse and GPS, measurement and marking of property lines, furnish working drawings and notes, preparation of final plats and field notes of completed surveys for recordation, preparation of tract descriptions and other miscellaneous work incidental to the survey profession. The Forest Service is soliciting the submission of a Standard Form 254 (SF-254, Architect/Engineer Related Servcies Questionnaire) and a Standard Form 255 (SF-255, Architect/Engineer Related Service for Specific Project). information from the SF-254 and 255's will be evaluated according to "Selection Criteria" that emphasize ability and experience in conducting dependent resurveys, section subdivisions, and property boundary surveys in rural areas according to the proper laws, regulations and standards. To be considered for this work, a firm must have in its employ a Missouri Registered Land Surveyor and said surveyor is to be in responsible charge of all work awarded to said firm. The Selection Criteria for the cadastral survey services are: (A) Professional qualifications necessary for the satisfactory performance of the required services. (B) Specialized experience and technical competence in dependent resurveys in rural areas. (C) Location in the general geographic area of the project and knowledge of the locality of the project; PROVIDED, that application of this criterion leaves an appropriate number of qualified firms. (D) Capacity to accomplish work within the required time. (E) past performance on contracts with Governmental agencies and private industry in terms of cost control, quality of work, compliance with performance schedules and customer satisfaction. The Mark Twain National Forest has been divided geographically into nine (9) contract Areas located in southern and central Missouri (see below for area location by township and range). Based upon the established criteria, an evaluation process will select a "pool" consisting of at least three of the best qualified firms for each of the nine Areas. individual site specific contracts will then be negotiated and awarded to one of the firms in the pool of top rated firms for that Area. This is unlike the previous cadastral survey services contract where one firm was selected for each Area to conduct all surveys in that Area. Prospective offerors should indicate by transmittal letter and on the SF-255 (Item 1) the Areas for which they wish to be considered. Firms are encouraged to apply for all Areas. Interested firms should request a detailed copy of the Selection Criteria from the Contracting Officer, R8/R9 Western Operations Center, 100 W. Capitol, Suite 1141, Jackson, MS 39269, BEFORE submitting Standard Forms 254 & 255 to ensure each of the criteria are fully addressed in the submissions. If your firm has submitted an SF-254 within the past 12 month period, you do not have to resubmit unless changes are required. SF-255 MUST be submitted. A meeting will be held in the Forest Supervisor's Office, Mark Twain National Forest, 401 Fairgrounds Road, Rolla, MO, at 10:00 AM, August 4, 1999. The purpose of this meeting is to answer any questions prospective offerors may have regarding the procedures for the upcoming cadastral survey work on the Forest. Present will be the Mark Twain Surveyors and the Contracting Officer. The nine contract areas are as follows: (1) Cedar Creek District -- T45N, R11, 12W; T46N, R10, 11W; T47N, R10, 11W; T48N, R10, 11W. (2) Rolla/Houston District -- T31`N, R12, 13W; T32N, R10, 11,12, 13W; T33N, R9,10,11,12,13W; T34N, R9,10,11,12,13W; T35N, R8,9,10,11,12,13W; T36N, R8,9,10,11W; T37N, R8,9,10W. (3) Salem/Potosi District -- T31N, R2 and 3W; T32N, R1,2,3,4W and R1E; T33N, R1,2,3,4W, & R1E; T34N, R1,2,3,4W, & R1, 2E; T35N, R1,2,3W, & R1, 2E; T36N, R1,2,3W, & R1E; T37N, R1,2,3W, & R1E; T38N, R1,2,3W, & R1E. (4) Fredericktown District -- T32N, R4,5,6,7,8E; T33N, R4,5,8E; T34N, R4,7,8E; T35N, R7,8E; (5) Poplar Bluff District -- T25N, R4,5,6,7E; T26N, R3,4,5,6,7E; T27N, R3,4,5,6,7E; T28N, R4,5,6E. (6) Doniphan District -- T22N, R2W; T23N, R1,2E & R1, 2W; T24n, R1,2E& R1, 2, 3W; T25N, R1,2E & R1, 2,3,4,5W; T26N, R1E, & R1, 2,3,4,5W; T27N, R1,2,3,4W; (7) Willow Springs District -- T24N, R10, 11W; T25N, R9,10,11W; T26N, R9,10,11,12W; T27N, R10, 11W; (8) Ava District -- T22N, R17, 18W; T23n,r15,16,17,18w; t24n, r15, 16, 17,18,19w; t25n, r17,18,19,20w; t26n, r18, 19,20w. (9) cASSVILLE dISTRICT -- t21n, r23,24,25,26,27w; t22n, r23,24,25,26w; t23n,r23,24,25,26w. As some of the projects may be less than $50,000 in value, these individual procurements are reserved for Emerging Small Business Development Program established by Public Law 100-656. An Emergin Small Business for these purposes, is a concern, including its affiliates, whose average annual gross receipts for the preceding three fiscal years do not exceed $2.50 million. The business size representation and certifications will be obtained prior to individual negotiations. The SF-254 and SF-255 are due by close of business, CST, August 23, 1999 to the R8/R9 Western Operations Center in Jackson, MS. Envelopes should be marked with the caption "FS-WOC-99-453". Posted 07/13/99 (W-SN353349). (0194)

Loren Data Corp. http://www.ld.com (SYN# 0021 19990715\C-0002.SOL)