SOURCES SOUGHT
R -- Technical Review Appraisal Services for the Grassland Reserve Program (GRP), Wetlands Reserve Program (WRP) and the Farm and Ranch Lands Protection Program (FRPP)
- Notice Date
- 5/19/2006
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 531320
— Offices of Real Estate Appraisers
- Contracting Office
- Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service, Colorado State Office, 655 Parfet Street, Room E200C, Lakewood, CO, 80235-5221
- ZIP Code
- 80235-5221
- Solicitation Number
- AG-8B05-S-6-04
- Response Due
- 6/30/2006
- Archive Date
- 9/30/2006
- Description
- CONTRACT INFORMATION: The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) in Colorado requires the services of an appraiser for the performance of technical reviews and possibly appraisal services in the acquisitions of easements under the Grassland Reserve Program (GRP), Wetlands Reserve Program (WRP) and the Farm and Ranch Lands Protection Program (FRPP). This announcement is for potential sources of qualified technical review appraisers. Qualified persons responding to this announcement will also be used in our pool of real property appraisers. All technical appraisal reviews completed for this program shall comply with Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice (USPAP), Uniform Appraisal Standards for Federal Land Acquisitions (UASFLA a/k/a ?Yellow Book?) and Supplemental Standards as issued by NRCS. UASFLA and USPAP Conflicts: Conflicts between UASFLA and USPAP are minimal. When there is conflict, UASFLA takes precedence. It may be necessary to invoke the Jurisdictional Exception Rule to USPAP to meet certain standards of the UASFLA. Invocation of the Jurisdictional Exception Rule should never be invoked lightly and must include citation of the over-riding Federal policy, rule, or regulation that requires it. PROJECT INFORMATION: NRCS anticipates needing approximately ten (10) technical reviews on easement acquisitions in the state of Colorado during the remainder of 2006. TECHNICAL REVIEW APPRAISER QUALIFICATIONS Technical review appraisers under this program shall be a State Certified General Real Property Appraiser in conformance with Title XI of the Financial Institution?s Reform, Recovery and Enforcement Act of 1989 (FIRREA) and be in good standing with the licensing authority where the credential was issued. The review appraiser must have demonstrated competency in compliance with USPAP in conducting and reviewing appraisals of agricultural properties with and without conservation easements of the requested type. The review appraiser must provide documentation of appraisal education courses attended such as eminent domain or conservation easements, UASFLA course and at least 40 classroom hours of training in performing technical appraisal reviews to the authorized official. PURPOSE OF THE TECHNICAL APPRAISAL REPORTS The purpose of the technical appraisal review is to provide an opinion of the acceptability of the appraisals that provide a market value of the whole subject property (larger parcel) before acquisition of an easement (before value) and an opinion of market value of the entire subject property remaining after the proposed easement has been placed (after value) as of a current date of value, minus any adjustments for excess irrigation water to arrive at the effect on value of the easement. The appraisals, technical review(s) and technical review report(s) must be completed in compliance with Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice, Uniform Appraisal Standards for Federal Land Acquisitions and Supplemental Standards issued by NRCS. The purpose of two opinions of value is to establish the effect on value resulting from imposition of a conservation easement. A key concept in this appraisal process is defining the larger parcel which is required to begin the appraisal process. The market value definition that will be stated and used in developing and reporting this assignment is the definition as stated in UASFLA which is, ?Market value is the amount in cash, or in terms reasonably equivalent to cash, for which in all probability the property would have sold on the effective date of the appraisal, after a reasonable exposure time on the open competitive market, from a willing and reasonably knowledgeable seller to a willing and reasonably knowledgeable buyer, with neither acting under any compulsion to buy or sell, giving due consideration to all available economic uses of the property at the time of the appraisal.? This definition makes no linkage between the estimated market value and exposure time. A specific exposure time shall not be cited in an appraisal report prepared under UASFLA standards. Invoke the Jurisdictional Exception Rule to avoid a violation of USPAP standards, which require a specific exposure time. No other definition of market value is acceptable. SCOPE OF WORK The scope of work is a desk technical review to assure the appraisal meets the definition of an appraisal, examine the appraisals to assure that they meet applicable appraisal requirements which include Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice (USPAP), Uniform Appraisal Standards for Federal Land Acquisitions (UASFLA), supplemental standards issued by NRCS, and appraisal instructions. The technical appraisal review will be in compliance with USPAP Standard 3, UASFLA, and supplemental standards, and will be type-written, dated and signed by the reviewer. All items contained in Standard 3 of USPAP must be documented by the review appraiser in the technical appraisal review report. The appraisal reviewer will be required to make a determination as to the acceptability of the appraisal in accordance with instruction provided to the appraiser and these instructions. The review appraiser may be instructed to express their own opinion of value. This determination will be made on a case by case basis by the authorized official and will be included in any work order. The review appraiser will determine if the appraisal is recommended (as the basis for establishment of the amount believed to be just compensation), or not accepted. The review appraiser must obtain a copy of the listed standards at their own expense and have them available during any technical review for reference. The review appraiser shall clearly identify the timeframe, not to exceed 12 months, within which the technical appraisal review report is useable for the intended purpose. The expiration date of all NRCS approved appraisals shall be based upon the market trends as reflected in the appraisal report. No appraisal report shall be used as the basis of any transaction if it does not represent current market conditions and values as of the date of the decision. The review appraiser shall prominently state in the review report any crop base acres and allotment history that are located in the easement area and if it was included in the appraisal. The technical review report will be attached to the appraisal. If the review appraiser determines the appraisal report is recommended, the review appraiser will set forth in the review report the recommended value, if the appraisal report complies with the assignment standards and adequately supports the value estimate, and specifically document any damages or benefits to any remaining property. A copy of the appraisal and technical review will be submitted to the National Headquarters (NHQ) staff appraiser for review and monitoring upon receipt. If the review appraiser determines the appraisal report is not acceptable, the review appraiser will provide NHQ staff appraiser with the reasons the appraisal report was not acceptable in the appraisal review report. NHQ staff appraiser will make a determination if the appraiser should be contacted, by whom and determine if the appraisal report should be returned for corrections or if a new appraisal should be ordered. The review appraiser may be instructed to work with the appraiser to obtain an acceptable appraisal in an advisory role. If the technical review appraiser does not recommend or accept the appraisal report, the Option to Purchase will not be signed until an acceptable appraisal report is obtained for the offered property. SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS: All interested sources are requested to submit a resume and credentials to clearly demonstrate qualifications. Credentials submissions should be sent to Bethany Mills, Natural Resources Conservation Service, 655 Parfet Street, Lakewood, CO 80215. Submissions can also be emailed to bethany.mills@co.usda.gov or faxed to (720)544-2962. Submissions will be accepted until 30 June 2006 with an initial cutoff for submissions will be 31 May 2006.
- Place of Performance
- Address: At Contractor's Place of Business
- Record
- SN01053643-W 20060521/060519220335 (fbodaily.com)
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