RECOVERY - Geospatial Product and Services/Architect and Engineering Services - IDIQ

In compliance with the transparency and accountability requirements associated with the supplemental appropriations provided by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (the 'Act'), Public Law 111-5, this notice is provided for INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY. The Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), intends to modify Announcement No. 09CR14-NoSolicitation to include Act related provisions, which will be incorporated into the solicitation. The project description below is within scope of the statement of work/performance work statement. The maximum total dollar amount to be awarded for all contracts under this IDIQ shall not exceed the threshold of $250,000,000.00 over the five year period. Services include collection of elevation data and digital orthophoto quadrangles (DOQ) for coverage in areas subject to flooding, storm damage, earthquake damage, coastal erosion, and other science needs. Elevation data are digital representations of ground surface terrain. A DOQ is a computer generated image of an aerial photograph in which image displacement caused by terrain relief and camera tilts has been removed. It combines the image characteristics of a photograph with the geometric qualities of a map. The data will become part of USGS databases that are available to the public and that are suitable for various purposes including, but not limited to, critical infrastructure management, vector data updates, land use analysis, natural resource inventory, and extraction of data by means of photogrammetric measurements. The data will also be included in the The National Map, thus making it available to the public, Federal, State, and other government organizations. Each contract will consist of a base 12-month ordering period with four 12-month option periods. Place of performance is throughout the United States, its territories, and possessions. Task Orders will be issued on a firm fixed priced basis. Full or partial funding for requirements to be completed by resultant contract award(s) may utilize funds provided by the American Recover and Reinvestment Act of 2009. Inclusion of unique provisions required to implement the Act, including those for significant reporting and transparency requirements by the successful offeror(s), will be required in any resultant contract.