Wallowa-Whitman National Forest, P.O. Box 907, Baker City, OR 97814

C -- LAND SURVEYING SERVICES SOL R6-16-96-25 DUE 060396. Contact Contracting Section, 541-523-1209. Professional land surveying services are required for cadastral surveys, mineral surveys, right-of-way surveys, wilderness boundary, and site surveys. Work may include control survey, corner monumentation, marking and surveys. Work may include control survey, corner, monumentation, marking and posting, records and reports, corner maintenance, and corner search. Contract time will be determined when task orders are issued. This notice is for multiyear, multi-award, indefinite-quantity contracts. The tree top ranked firms will be selected for award. When projects become available task orders will be issued. Each contract will have a minimum of $50,000.00, an estimate of $150,000,00, and a maximum of $300,000.00 over a three year contract period. Orders may be issued from award date through September 3, 1998. Qualified firms interested in providing professional surveying services of the type listed above are hereby invited to submit Standard Forms 254 and 255. The criteria set forth in the FAR 36.602-1 will be used in conjunction with the specialized selection criteria to assess your firm's qualifications for this project. Selection of firms for negotiation shall be through an order of preference based on the following criteria: (1) Professional qualifications necessary for satisfactory performance of required services. (2) Specialized experience and technical competence in the type of work required, with primary emphasis on cadastral surveys. (3) Capacity to accomplish the work in the required time. The maximum quantity will be used for evaluation over a three year period. (4) Past performance on contracts with Government agencies and private industry in terms of cost control, quality of work, and compliance with performance schedules. (5) Location in the general geographical area of the project and knowledge of the locality of the project; provided the application of this criterion leaves an appropriate number of qualified firms, given the nature and size of the project. (6) Availability of additional contractor personnel or consultants to support expansion or acceleration of the project. (7) The volume of work previously awarded by the Forest Service will be evaluated with the objective of effecting and equitable distribution of the contracts among qualified A & E firms, including minority 8(a), or small disadvantaged firms that have not had prior Forest Service contracts; (8) As prescribed in FSAR 4G15.605(f) additional points may be assigned or credit given to potential contractors that are subcontracting or will subcontract with certified 8(a) or small disadvantaged businesses. This procedure will be allowed until units have met their small disadvantaged business goals (GAO B - 223059, B-223243). Submit forms to the Contracting Officer, Wallowa-Whiteman National Forest, P.O. Box 907, Baker City, OR 97814. Materials will be accepted through June 3, 1996. See Note 24. (107)

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