Inactive Total Small Business Set-Aside (FAR 19.5)

Contracting Office Address Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, R-9 Allegheny National Forest Supervisor's Office, 4 Farm Colony Drive, Warren, PA 16365 Description This contract is being procur... Contracting Office Address Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, R-9 Allegheny National Forest Supervisor's Office, 4 Farm Colony Drive, Warren, PA 16365 Description This contract is being procured in accordance with the Brooks Act as implemented in the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Subpart 36.6. This acquisition a total small business set-aside. This NAICS code for this procurement is 541370 with a size standard of $15M. One, but not more than two Indefinite Delivery/ Indefinite Quantity contracts for professional surveying services for landline surveying on or near the Allegheny National Forest, located in Pennsylvania. The work will include: surveying to establish, retrace, mark, post and/or rehabilitate National Forest or Forest Legacy Program property and/or easement boundaries, including monumentation and/or perpetuation of property and controlling corners; and may also include rural boundary and right-of-way surveys for description, topographic surveys, geodetic control, mapping and other incidental work normally associated with the survey profession. The work may also include site surveys. To be eligible for contract award, a firm must have a Land Surveyor licensed in the state where the work will be conducted. Over the total life of the contract, the Government will guarantee to purchase a dollar amount of $5,000 minimum and $350,000 maximum. There is no minimum or maximum yearly guarantee. The life of the contract includes one base year and four one-year option periods. All task orders under a resulting IDIQ contract will be firm-fixed price. Contractors will be evaluated based on the evaluation factors listed below. Evaluation Factors The selection criteria for this solicitation is listed below in descending order of importance. Criteria (1) (2) are considered most important and of equal importance; Criteria (3) and (4) are of lesser importance than the first two, but equal to each other. Evaluation Factors (1) Proximity of the firm to local project area, and knowledge of the locality of the project. - Indicate where your nearest office is in relation to the project area. If not within 50 mile radius of the Forest, indicate how you plan to provide service in a cost-effective manner. - Indicate your firm's knowledge of local survey practices, records research and the approach you have used on previous surveys to resolve problems resulting from conflicting title or physical evidence. - Submit a sample surveyor's report accompanied by a plat (suitable for filing in the public record), which identifies a boundary conflict and provides an appropriate solution or conclusion. (2) Specialized experience and technical competence in the type of work required. - Show years of experience and number of miles in rural boundary surveys and property line marking of the key personnel that will be assigned to the project. - Include field procedures and self-inspection plan. - Include office procedures and self-inspection plan. (3) Past performance on contracts with government agencies and private industry in terms of quality of workmanship, customer satisfaction, and timeliness of performance. Include projects on the SF330 that are similar in scope to rural boundary surveys and property line marking. (4) Capacity of the firm to provide the required services in the required time. - Provide firm's equipment list - Provide list of personnel available - Identify procedures used to ensure deadlines are met. Include any proposed subcontractor and specify what duties they would perform. (5) Professional qualifications necessary for satisfactory performance of required services. Evaluation of professional qualifications will consider education, training, certifications, registration, relevant experience and longevity with the firm of key technical personnel. Include the following: - Firm's Registered Professional Surveyor's experience in rural surveys - Anticipated level of involvement of each RPS on this project Location Warren, McKean, Elk, and Forest Counties in Pennsylvania. Instructions The proposed specifications and additional information is attached for information only. Pricing is not requested and will not be accepted at this time. Qualified Firms desiring consideration shall submit a current Standard Form 330 (Architect-Engineer Qualifications, Parts I & II), addressing the above mentioned evaluation factors. Submit one copy of the SF-330 to North East Acquisition Team, Contracting Officer Ashley Witmer via email ashley.a.witmer@usda.gov by the due date. No faxed, hardcopy mailed, telegraphic, or telephonic submittals will be accepted. Only those SF 330 forms received by the due date will be accepted. The Forest Service intends to offer a formal solicitation and enter into negotiations with the highest rated technical offeror(s) based on SF-330 submissions. If a mutually agreed to contract price cannot be reached, the Contracting Officer will hold negotiations with the second highest technically rated offeror, etc. To be eligible for consideration, a firm must be registered in www.sam.gov prior to submitting the SF-330. This is a free registration.