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C -- CLASS D BOUNDARY SURVEYS -- ARKANSAS SOL NRCS-18-AR-99 DUE 082699 POC Patti D. Woods, Contracting Officer (318) 473-7645 or Steve Young (501) 301-3154 This is source selection procurement for Architect-Engineering Services. The contractors selected will provide a Class D, Rural Survey of Wetland Reserve easement areas as set forth by the Arkansas State Board of Registration for Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors in paragraph 2509. Easement areas are located predominately in Eastern Arkansas, but may be in any area of the state. The survey plat will include the route of ingress and egress, as well as the easement itself. The surveyor will provide a legal description of both the easement area and access route. Descriptions shall be of the metes and bounds type. The surveyor will provide an original and one copy (36x24) and four copies of the survey plat, 17 x 11 in size. The following statement will be included on each plat: "This is to certify that this survey was done by the undersigned that the survey was done on the ground in accordance with the most recent minimum standards for property boundary surveys, as set forth by the State of Louisiana, Board of Registration for Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors, and the accuracy specification and position tolerance are in accordance with rural area surveys." (Signature). The surveyor will be required to install monuments and witness posts at the time the survey is completed and prior to delivery of the plat of survey and legal description. Standard Type III monuments will be set at all angle or traverse points. Witness posts will be set at the corners and every 500 ft along a tangent. A 3 X 41/2 boundary marker will be attached to the witness post. Contractor may also be required to provide topographic surveys as requested. PRESELECTION will be based on a firm having 1) one or more licensed registered surveyors in the State of Arkansas; 2) current capacity to operate a field party consisting of three members; 3) performed at least 20 Boundary Surveys in accordance with Chapter 25 Minimum Standards for Property Boundary Surveys within the last two years. SELECTION will be based the following criteria (weight values are expressed as percentages after each criterion: 1)Professional Qualifications (15%)- registration and license of land surveyor to perform work; survey party personnel, their knowledge of and experience in survey requirements; the qualifications and experience of key personnel who will be responsible for administering the work required. 2) Specialized Experience & Technical Competence (15%)- Evaluation will be based on experience and technical competence in boundary surveys in accordance with Minimum Standards for Property Boundary Surveys as set forth in Arkansas statues; 3) Capacity (25%)- based on ability to satisfactorily accomplish the work required within the established performance period; 4) Past Performance (25%)- Evaluation will be based on previous experience on contracts with Government agencies and private industry in terms of quality of deliverables, cost control, compliance with the required delivery schedule, and the contractors' experience with providing expert testimony regarding boundary surveys; 5) Location (20%) -- Evaluation will be based on the proximity and knowledge of the locality of the easement areas. The government may select up to the top five ranked firms to award an indefinite-delivery, requirement type, multiple award contract. Individual task orders will be competed among the selected firms. Award of each task order will be based on the contractors' past performance in terms of quality of deliverables, cost, and compliance with the required delivery schedule. Each individual Task Order will have a period of performance of 30 calendar days for parcels of less than 640 acres and 45 calendar days for parcels of 640 or more. The estimated total annual value of orders to be placed under this contract is $50,000. The term of contract is one year with a three year option. Interested and qualified firms must submit a completed SF 254 and SF 255 to the address above by close of business 4:00 p.m., August 26, 1999. Only those firms responding by that date will be considered for selection. This is not a Request for Proposals. Posted 07/27/99 (W-SN359403). (0208)

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