USDA, Forest Service, Huron Manistee National Forest, 1755 S. Mitchell St., Cadillac, MI 49601

R -- CADASTRAL SURVEY Sol R9Z-97-02-HM. Due 121596. POC For solicitation package contact Rebecca Dunlavy (616) 775-2421; for technical questions call Michael Lange (616) 775-2421; for contractual questions call Contracting Officer: Thomas V. Gadzalinski (715) 362-1176. USDA - Forest Service, Region 9, Huron-Manistee National Forest, plans to award two contracts for various types of land survey work under a one-year Indefinite Delivery Contract. Projects will include retracement and subdivision of regular and fractional sections. Selected contractors may be required to conduct corner search, corner monumentation, marking and posting of the National Forest boundaries, preparation and recordation of plats and corner records. Estimated start date is February 20, 1997. Firms interested in this solicitation should submit a SF-254 and SF-255. The following criteria will be used in the evaluation of firms. 1). Professional qualifications for satisfactory performance of required services including land surveyor licensing for the State of Michigan by the project leader and professional surveying qualifications of the survey team assigned to the project. 2). Specialized experience and technical competence in the type of work required: The professional surveyor (PS) shall demonstrate a complete and thorough understanding of the technical and legal approach needed to perform projects in woodland and rural-land areas. 3). Past performance: demonstrated satisfactory performance on contracts with government agencies and/or the private sector in terms of cost control, quality of work, and compliance with performance schedules. 4). Capacity to perform the proposed work: the firm must demonstrate that they possess a configuration of equipment and personnel sufficient to the proposed work. 5). Geographic location: a firm with significant cadastral survey experience in northern lower Michigan or the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, will be considered advantageous to the Government. In addition to the above, the firm must submit two cadastral survey plats and Land Corner Recordation Certificates. These documents shall demonstrate cadastral survey work conducted and sealed by the PS designated as the proposed project leader for this project. The anticipated expenditures under these contracts will range from $10,000 to $50,000 for the fiscal year. Note that this is an ``Emerging Small Business'' set-a-side. The size standard of which is $1.25 million. (317)

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