Description
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), Region IV, in accordance with the Brooks Act and Part 36.6 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR), is seeking a qualified firm to provide Land Survey Services (primarily rural surveys) for the States of Arkansas, Louisiana and Mississippi. Tasks to be accomplished include, but are not limited to, (a) provide geodetic control ties to all surveyed boundaries; (b) research deeds, prior surveys, survey notes for subject tract(s) and adjoining parcels; (c) run ties to controlling property corners; (d) traverse, mark boundaries and monument corners; and (e) prepare plats, legal descriptions and reports of survey. To be considered for evaluation, you must be licensed in the States of Arkansas, Louisiana and Mississippi, or you will be considered non-responsive. ONE (1) INDEFINITE DELIVERY, INDEFINITE QUANTITY (IDIQ) CONTRACT WILL BE AWARDED. The number and magnitude of projects to be undertaken are dependent upon priority and availability of funds at the time of issuance of individual task orders. The FWS will consider the immediate past 10 years as the period of time for evaluation. The following evaluation factors will be used for evaluation of submittals, and are in descending order of importance: (1) Geographical location and familiarity with the area; (2) Professional qualifications and experience; (3) Rural boundary survey experience; (4) Past performance in terms of cost control, quality of work and related experience; (5) Type of field and office equipment available, include the version of the equipment, i.e., CADD Ver. 12, etc; and, (6) Capacity to accomplish the work within the required performance period. Firms responding to this notice shall submit a Standard Form 254 and Standard Form 255, along with any information they deem to be of benefit to their firm. Additional information shall be limited to two 8 ½ x 11 pages. Information in excess of this will not be considered. FIRMS SHALL SUBMIT THREE COPIES OF THEIR QUALIFICATIONS DIRECTLY TO: R4 - Division of Contracting and General Services, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, ATTN: Anita Wender, 1875 Century Boulevard, Suite 310, Atlanta, Georgia 30345, not later than April 15, 2004, 4:00 p.m., EST. Offerors are cautioned that qualifications received after the specified closing date may be considered late. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR QUOTATIONS (RFQ). The term of the contract shall be from the Date of Award through December 15, 2004, with four one-year options. It is anticipated that RFQ No. 401814Q053 will be issued on or about May 31, 2004, with a closing date of June 30, 2004. In order to view and download a copy of the solicitation when issued, all prospective offerors must be registered at the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) website, http://www.ccr.gov. You must have a valid Dun and Bradstreet (DUNS) number and e-mail address to register. If you do not have a DUNS number, you may contact Dun and Bradstreet at either http://dnb.com/us or call 1.888.814.1435. This is a small business set-aside. To be classified as a small business, a firm will have to show their average annual receipts are $4.0 million or less. The NAICS Code is 541370. See Note # 1, Small Business Set-Aside.*****