SOLICITATION NOTICE
C -- Cadastral Surveying
- Notice Date
- 2/12/2009
- Notice Type
- Modification/Amendment
- NAICS
- 541370
— Surveying and Mapping (except Geophysical) Services
- Contracting Office
- Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, R-2 Rocky Mountain Region, 740 Simms Street, Regional Office, Golden, Colorado, 80401
- ZIP Code
- 80401
- Solicitation Number
- AE-R2-0002
- Response Due
- 2/23/2009 4:00:00 PM
- Archive Date
- 3/6/2009
- Point of Contact
- Kirk Roegner,, Phone: 3032755288
- E-Mail Address
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kroegner@fs.fed.us
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- Forest Service A-E IDIQ – Synopsis Number AE-R2-0002, Amendment 0002 Synopsis Adjustments, Questions and Answers The Contracting Officer is issuing amendment two to Synopsis AE-R2-0002. This amendment is to clarify, add to, or adjust some portions of the synopsis. 1.) Question: Per Solicitation Number: AE-R2-0002, I have two questions: 1.Is this a small business set aside? 2.Is this a request for proposal? Answer: No, as stated in the synopsis (synopsis, not solicitation) this is full and open, not a small business set-aside. This is not a request for proposal. 2.) Question: Under Agency Specific Qualifications are interested firms required to have experience with Mineral Surveys to be considered, as mentioned by example in Criteria #1? Answer: Yes, except for Nebraska and Kansas where there are no mineral surveys. Criteria 2(a): Is the interested firm required to have experience with obtaining azimuths by solar observations, worked in mountainous terrain and use of OPUS procedures? Answer: Yes, firms are expected to be fully qualified to perform all aspects for land surveying including conventional methods and GPS. Criteria 2(e): Is the interested firm required to have experience working in a timbered environment? Answer: Yes, The work requested is in the National Forests where timber is the primary vegetation which affects the work environment. 3.) Question: After reviewing the subject synopsis we have the following questions/clarifications we would appreciate your feedback on: 1. Please clarify that you are requiring that firms have State Licensed Surveyors in the various States listed by Zone only and that you are not requiring these State Licensed Surveyors to live in and/or have offices in these States as well. Answer: In order to perform surveys in the particular zone the firm must have a State Licensed surveyor perform the work. The FS does not require the firm to have an office in the state unless this conflicts with State Board requirements regarding firms practicing within the State. If that is the case then the firm would have to have an office in the State. Firms which are located in or within 100 miles of the perimeter are given more consideration during the evaluation process (see the solicitation) 2. If a firm decides it wants to be considered for more than one Zone or all Zones. Answer: A firm may apply for one or more zones, however licensing requirements must be met and again having an office within 100 miles of the perimeter or in the zone greater consideration is given. This would mean that it could be chosen for one or more of the Zones it requested this consideration. Answer: Yes that is a possibility if qualified in more than one zone. It would not be a situation where you would be chosen for all you requested to be considered in or none at all. Answer: Firms are evaluated for each zone in which they have applied as well as on the overall. So each zone carries the same weight regardless or not if the firm has applied for all. They are not disqualified for proposing on more than one zone, they must be qualified in each. 3.Please confirm that the page limit includes resumes and example plats. Answer: The 60 double sided page limit includes resumes and example plats. 4.) Question: Has the USDA, Forest Service, utilized private surveyor(s) in the past 10 years to accomplish survey needs in the 5 Zones? Answer: Yes, except in Nebraska Were there contract(s) vehicles in place during the last 10 years similar to the subject solicitation? Answer: Yes If so, please quantify by Zone: 1. Number of survey contracts? Answer: One contract per zone in the past, but could be one contract for multiple zones 2. Dollar value of surveys by year? Answer: it varies from year to year, usually greater than $100,000 per year 3. Names of Contractors? Answer: Not available at this time. Will the USDA, Forest Service, issue more than 1 contract per Zone? Answer: It is possible, but unlikely. 5.) Question: The notice says everything should be presented on 8˝” x 11” sheets. Does this include the maps of the example projects you are requesting? Can the maps be full size and folded and inserted in a pouch that is bound in the proposal? Answer: Yes, folded is an acceptable format. We have a teaming agreement with a firm in Colorado that could propose on several zones. Will the selection team look more favorably on a larger team that could work in several zones or on a small team that could cover on zone very well? We are trying to determine if it would be in our best interest to team up and propose on a larger area, or stay smaller and propose on just one area. Answer: There isn’t a preference one way or another regarding team size and number of zones covered. 6.) Question: It is clear in the "Agency Specific Qualifications" that the solicitation is asking for a separate narrative on the listed topics as well as map copies. Should firms also submit a separate narrative and separate resumes for the "Basic Qualifications" items, or is it intended for this information be included within the Standard 330 Form? Answer: You need to address Basic Qualifications, this is part of how you will be evaluated; offerors are free to provide as much or as little information as they deem appropriate within established page limits. SF 330's are required; we are aware there is some overlap between Basic Qualifications and the SF 330. Failure to include a response to Basic Qualifications Evaluation Factors will be disqualified. 7.) Question: Do all of the zones use the same Cad platform? If so, what platform is used? Answer: Yes, or they have the ability to read.dwg or.dxf files. Is there a preferred earthwork and coordinate geometry package? i.e. Geopak, Inroads, or Civil3D. The contractor may use whatever COGO package they prefer. If we decide to submit a proposal for more than one zone, how will the proposal be scored. Will it be the same score applied to each zone, or will we get a different score that is based on how strong we are in each particular zone? Answer: All proposals for each zone are evaluated based on the qualification of the submitting firm. The firm will receive a rating and will be used in all zones for which they applied for. I didn't see any requirement for disadvantage business enterprise (8a Company) for a certain percentage of the work. Will extra points be awarded for utilizing an 8a company? 8.) Question; In clarifying that 'Firms must be licensed in the State(s) if bidding on more than one sub zones or in all States if Bidding on Zone 5 as a whole.' When you state 'Firms must be licensed' are you referring to the 'surveyor' being licensed in that zone? Answer: A firm which is proposing for a zone, multiple zones or a sub zone as in Zone 5. The Surveyor responsible for the work must be licensed as a Registered Professional Land Surveyor in the State or States in which the zone is located. 9.) Question: in your synopsis you make mention of many of the items addressed in the SF330. Are you listing these items to make certain they are included in our SF330 or do you wish to have a broader view included per item in documentation outside of the SF330? If so would you like these in an individual narrative format? Answer: Firms must complete the SF330 form, and they must answer the Basic Evaluation Criteria, and the Specific Evaluation Criteria, there is a requirement for a narrative under the Specific Criteria. If a firm desires to add more in a narrative that is acceptable. (i.e. resume for surveyor in charge to include... Are you specifying information you wish to be within their SF330 resume or would you like a more detailed and explicit resume sent of the individual? Answer: Firms are expected to submit in the SF330 the requested information and if necessary a detailed resume of the State Registered Land Surveyor in responsible charge of the requested work and who will be the signing land surveyor. 10.) Question: Does each firm of the proposed team (prime and sub-contractor) need to provide items 1 and 2 as separate firms under the Agency Specific Qualifications? Or, as a team (prime with subcontractors), should the proposal have a single item 1 & 2 encompassing both prime & all subcontractors? Answer: If a firm is proposing to use a subcontractor as part of their proposal, then the primary firm and the subcontractor must both submit a full package as to their qualifications. The subcontractor must meet all the qualifications as would any of the perspective firms.
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- Place of Performance
- Address: 740 Simms, Golden, Colorado, 80401, United States
- Zip Code: 80401
- Zip Code: 80401
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