The Texas USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service is seeking Appraisal Services to provide Technical Appraisal Review of Real Property for the Farm and Ranch Lands Protection Program (FRPP) in Hays County, Texas. SUMMARY: Contractor shall furnish all labor, equipment, materials, and incidentals to complete the Technical Appraisal Review of Real Property for the Farm and Ranch Lands Protection Program (FRPP). All work shall be done in accordance with the attached Statement of Work (SOW). SCOPE OF WORK: The scope of work is a desk technical review to assure the appraisal meets the definition of appraisal as required, 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 report 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. All appraisal reviews completed for this program shall comply with Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice (USPAP), Uniform Appraisal Standards for Federal Land Acquisitions (UASFLA), contracting and supplemental standards issued by NRCS. The technical appraisal review reports will be completed consistent with USPAP and UASFLA. REVIEW APPRAISER QUALIFICATIONS: Review Appraisers shall be State Certified General Real Property Appraiser 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 appraisal reviews of agricultural properties with and without conservation easements of the requested type. Documentation of appraisal education courses attended including UASFLA (Yellow Book) and eminent domain or conservation easements courses and at least 40 hours of training in conducting technical reviews shall be provided by the review appraiser in the review report. PURPOSE OF THE APPRAISAL REVIEW REPORTS: The purpose of the technical appraisal review report is to provide an opinion of the acceptability of the appraisals that provide a market value of the subject property (larger parcel) before acquisition of an easement (before value) and an opinion of market value of the subject property remaining after the proposed easement has been placed (after value) as of a the date of execution of the cooperative agreement between the entity and USDA/NRCS minus any adjustments for excess irrigation water to arrive at the effect on value of the easement. The appraisals and technical review must be completed in compliance with Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice, Uniform Appraisal Standards for Federal Land Acquisitions and NRCS instructions. For the purpose of these appraisal reviews, the Federal Rules for acquisition will be used. NOTE: See attached Statement of Work for full details. NOTE: IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN SUBMITTING A BID, PLEASE CALL Danny Mandell, at
+1 (555) 000-0000 TO RECIEVE THE ATTACHMENT, THE FILE THAT YOU WILL BE REQUIRED TO REVIEW. (FILE IS TOO LARGE TO ATTACH TO THIS POSTING AND TOO LARGE TO SEND BY EMAIL). WE WILL FEDEX A COPY OF THE FILE IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN SUBMITTING A BID. TIME FRAMES/DATE. Performance time is 20 business days. PRICE. The Government estimated price range for the project is under $25,000. This acquisition is being conducted in accordance with FAR Subpart 6.1. The Small Business size standard is based on the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code 531320, Offices of Real Estate Appraisers, which is $1.5 million average annual income. BID PREPARATIONS: In order to receive complete consideration for award of a contract, prospective contractors are requested to submit bids consisting of the following: - COMPLETED STANDARD FORM (SF) 1449 (One Original Copy Signed) - ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF ALL AMENDMENTS ON STANDARD FORM 30, (One Orignal Signed Copy. - COMPLETED BID SCHEDULE (PAGE 3) - COMPLETED REPRESENTATIONS, CERTIFICATIONS, AND OTHER STATEMENTS OF OFFERORS - PROVIDE DUNS NUMBER ON THE FRONT OF THE SF 1449. SUBMITTAL REQUIREMENTS. Interested and qualified firms must submit their bid no later than 4:00 pm (CST), September 8, 2009 to the attention of Danny Mandell, Contracting Officer, 101 S Main Street, Temple, Texas 76501. Bids may be hand-carried in and must arrive no later than 4:00 pm CST, September 8, 2009. DUNS NUMBER. Please include your DUNS Number in Block 17a of the Standard Form 1449. NOTE: When mailing bids, please ensure that the Solicitation No. AG-7442-S-09-0048 is written on the front cover of the package or envelope. THIS IS A SMALL BUSINESS SET-ASIDE. NO BIDS SUBMITTED BY FACSIMILE (FAX) OR EMAIL WILL BE ACCEPTED. All responsive bids will be considered. CCR REGISTRATION: All prospective contractors must register in the Central Contractor's Registration database at www.ccr.gov. to be considered for an award of a federal contract. The CCR Customer Assistance Center can be contacted toll free at:
+1 (555) 000-0000. The first step to registering is to obtain a Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS) number, which is a unique nine-character identification number provided by the commercial company Dun and Bradstreet (D&B). To request a DUNS number call D&B at the toll free number 1-866-05-5711 or register on-line at http://www.dnb.com/ccr/register.html. This process is free of charge. It is the offeror's responsibility to check the FEDBIZOPSS website at: http://www.fedbizopps.gov for any revisions to this announcement or other notices. Email address for inquires is:
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