SRCSGT | T | The US Fish & Wildlife Service is seeking to purchase existing high-resolution LIDAR (Light Distancing & Ranging) data for an area totaling 87 square miles including and surrounding the Quivira National Wildlife Refuge in Stafford County, KS.

FBO DAILY ISSUE OF JANUARY 21, 2011 FBO #3345
SOURCES SOUGHT

T -- The US Fish & Wildlife Service is seeking to purchase existing high-resolution LIDAR (Light Distancing & Ranging) data for an area totaling 87 square miles including and surrounding the Quivira National Wildlife Refuge in Stafford County, KS.

Notice Date: 1/19/2011
Notice Type: Sources Sought
Contracting Office: US Fish and Wildlife Service, CGS Contracting and General Services134 Union Blvd Lakewood CO 80228
ZIP Code: 80228
Solicitation Number: F11PS00308
Response Due: 1/23/2011
Archive Date: 1/19/2012
Point of Contact: Scott E Rogers Contracting Officer 3032364335 scott_rogers@fws.gov;
E-Mail Address: Point of Contact above, or if none listed, contact the IDEAS EC HELP DESK for assistance
(EC_helpdesk@NBC.GOV)
Small Business Set-Aside: N/A
Description: (I) SOURCES SOUGHT FOR THE US FISH & WILDLIFE SERVICE, REGION 6, MOUNTAIN & PRAIRIE REGION, CONTRACTING & GENERAL SERVICES. THIS IS NOT A PRE-SOLICITATION OR A SOLICITATION ANNOUNCEMENT. THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE ONLY. THE PURPOSE OF THIS SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE IS TO GAIN MARKET KNOWLEDGE OF POTENTIAL BUSINESS SOURCES AND THEIR SIZE CLASSIFICATIONS, EITHER OTHER THAN SMALL BUSINESS, SMALL BUSINESS (SBD, HUBZONE, 8(a), OR SERVICE DISABLED VETERAN OWNED BUSINESSES (SDVOB) RELATIVE TO PROVIDING THE FOLLOWING PROFESSIONAL SERVICES: The US Fish & Wildlife Service (Service) is seeking to purchase high-resolution LIDAR (Light Distancing and Ranging) data for an area totaling 87 square miles including and surrounding the Quivira National Wildlife Refuge in Stafford County, Kansas. LIDAR data is typically captured with sensors mounted in an aircraft and processed and calibrated within an office setting to meet required specifications and produce the deliverable products. Data will be used to provide highly accurate vertical topographic information for use in detailed hydrologic modeling, wetland volume estimation, and analysis of vegetation structure. The data requirements for the Service for LIDAR data should follow, at a minimum, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) National Geospatial Program LIDAR Guidelines and Base Specifications Version 13.0 (February 22, 2010) found at http://lidar.cr.usgs.gov/. Specifications exceeding those found in Version 13 would be acceptable. As such, the vertical and horizontal accuracy of the data should follow the guidelines of the National Digital Elevation Program Version 1.0 standards as outlined in May 2004. Deliverables to the Service will include the raw point cloud, a classified point cloud (as defined in Version 13), a 1-meter Bare Earth grid, a 1-meter First Return grid, and metadata associated with each of these products. The data should be delivered to the Service contact via external hard disk or DVD media format. The data must be compatible on government computers operating Windows operating Systems. The data must be certified to be free of known viruses. The delivery date for the above mentioned products is no later than December 31, 2011. (II) WORK TO BE PERFORMED UNDER A FIRM FIXED PRICE CONTRACT. THE VENDOR WILL PROVIDE ALL NECESSARY PLANT, LABOR, TOOLS, TRANSPORTATION, MATERIALS AND INCIDENTALS NECESSARY TO PERFORM THE WORK DESCRIBED IN PARAGRAPH (I). (III) THE NAICS FOR THIS ACQUISITION IS: 541370, WITH A SIZE STANDARD OF 500. (IV) YOU MAY PROVIDE A BRIEF (NO MORE THAN TWO PAGES) STATEMENT OF CAPABILITIES REGARDING THE WORK INDICATED. RESPONSES TO THIS NOTICES SHALL INCLUDE: COMPANY NAME; ADDRESS; POINT OF CONTACT; AND SIZE OF BUSINESS. PLEASE RESPOND TO THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS: 1. IS YOUR FIRM A SMALL BUSINESS UNDER NAICS CODE 541370?2. IS YOUR FIRM CERTIFIED UNDER SECTION 8(a) OF THE SMALL BUSINESS ACT?3. IS YOUR FIRM A CERTIFIED HUBZONE BUSINESS?4. IS YOUR FIRM A SERVICE DISABLED VETERAN OWNED BUSINESS?5. IS YOUR FIRM AN OTHER THAN SMALL BUSINESS? (V) THIS IS NOT A SOLICITATION AND REPONSES WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED AS PROPOSALS TO PERFORM THE WORK AN IN NO WAY OBLIGATES THE GOVERNMENT TO AWARD A CONTRACT. THIS IS MARKET RESEARCH INFORMATION ONLY. RESPONSES TO THIS SOURCES SOUGHT ANNOUNCEMENT WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED AS A RESPONSE TO ANY SOLICITATION, OR A REQUEST TO BE ADDED TO PROSPECTIVE BIDDERS LIST, OR TO RECEIVE A COPY OF ANY SOLICITATION. NO SOLICITATION IS CURRENTLY AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME. (VI) PLEASE PROVIDE RESPONSES TO THIS SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE TO MR. SCOTT ROGERS: SCOTT_ROGERS@FWS.GOV. TELEPHONE RESPONSES WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED. PROVIDE RESPONSES IN WRITING NO LATER THAN 4PM JANUARY 23, 2011. (VII) ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: NONE
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Place of Performance: Address: Vendor Facility; Zip Code: 802250486
Record: SN02362810-W 20110121/110119234426-6ca3c3b8af53f961ba083447751fd0d8 (fbodaily.com)
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T -- The US Fish & Wildlife Service is seeking to purchase existing high-resolution LIDAR (Light Distancing & Ranging) data for an area totaling 87 square miles including and surrounding the Quivira National Wildlife Refuge in Stafford County, KS.