NRCS Land Surveys-South Dakota Easement Programs

This is a Request for Qualifications announcement for Architect-Engineering Services. Location: Surveying services will directly support Agricultural Conservation Easement Program -Wetland Reserve Easement Programs (ACEP-WRE) located in South Dakota. Scope of Services Required: The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Natural Resources Conservation Services (NRCS), South Dakota, has a requirement for professional surveying services in support of ACEP-WRE Easement Programs. The USDA, Farm Production and Conservation (FPAC) Business Center is requesting professional qualification statements (SF 330s) from qualified firms for architect and engineering (A-E) services for professional Land Surveyors which are licensed or registered in the State where the surveys will be conducted. Surveyors must complete all legal easement boundary surveys, including ingress and egress routes for the NRCS easement programs. The work will consist of performing all surveys, measurements, computations, drawings, descriptions, monumentation, and markings required by this specification. NRCS will provide the surveyor with a deed, preliminary title search, location map and aerial photograph of the proposed easement area. The map will include the area to be surveyed, the ingress and egress routes or points of access, and any other applicable descriptive information. The surveyor must furnish plat maps, written descriptions of the easement area, suitable electronic media of the survey information, and other items as required in the attached Scope of Work (SOW). Note: The NRCS map is only a general estimate of the proposed boundary lines. The boundary survey will reveal the landowner's actual easement boundary lines. Type of Contract: This office anticipates awarding a Firm Fixed Price Indefinite Delivery-Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) Contract for these services. All task orders under the resulting IDIQ contract will be firm-fixed price. Set-Aside Status: This acquisition is being solicited as a total small business set-aside. This NAICS code for this procurement is 541370, Surveying and Mapping Services with a size standard of $15M. To be eligible for contract award, a firm must have a Land Surveyor licensed in the state where the work will be conducted. Estimated Start and Completion Date: Over the total life of the contract, the Government will guarantee to purchase a dollar amount of $7,000 minimum and $150,000 maximum. There is no minimum or maximum yearly guarantee. The life of the contract includes one base year and four one-year option periods. Evaluation Criteria: This acquisition is for A-E services and is procured in accordance with the Section of Architects and Engineers statute as implemented in Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Subpart 36.3 and the Brooks Act as implemented in the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Subpart 36.6. A-E firms meeting the requirements described in this announcement are invited to submit the documentation required in this notice. Firms responding to this announcement before the closing date will be considered for selection, subject to any limitation indicated with respect to business size or any other limitations listed in this notice. PLEASE READ THE ENTIRE SCOPE OF WORK (SOW) BEFORE RESPONDING. Contractors will be evaluated based on the evaluation factors listed below. (1) Proximity of the firm to local project area, and knowledge of the locality of the project. - Indicate where your nearest office is in relation to the project area. If not within 150 mile radius of the NRCS State Offices (Huron, South Dakota), indicate how you plan to provide service in a cost-effective manner. - Indicate your firm's knowledge of local survey practices, records research and the approach you have used on previous surveys to resolve problems resulting from conflicting title or physical evidence. - Submit a PDF sample surveyor's report accompanied by a plat (suitable for filing in the public record), which identifies a boundary conflict and provides an appropriate solution or conclusion. ***This PDF report may be included as part of the SF330 submission or as a separate PDF. (2) Specialized experience and technical competence in the type of work required. - Show years of experience and number of miles in rural boundary surveys and property line marking of the key personnel that will be assigned to the project. - Include field procedures and self-inspection plan. - Include office procedures and self-inspection plan. (3) Past performance on contracts with government agencies and private industry in terms of quality of workmanship, customer satisfaction, and timeliness of performance. Include projects on the SF330 that are similar in scope to rural boundary surveys and property line marking. (4) Capacity of the firm to provide the required services in the required time. - Provide firm's equipment list - Provide list of personnel available - Identify procedures used to ensure deadlines are met. Include any proposed subcontractor and specify what duties they would perform. (5) Professional qualifications necessary for satisfactory performance of required services. Evaluation of professional qualifications will consider education, training, certifications, registration, relevant experience and longevity with the firm of key technical personnel. Include the following: - Firm's Registered Professional Surveyor's experience in rural surveys - Anticipated level of involvement of each RPS on this project Submission Requirements/Instructions: RESPONSES ARE REQUIRED NO LATER THAN 5:00 PM, EASTERN STANDARD TIME (EST), 31 July 2019. ALL RELEVANT INFORMATION MUST BE SUBMITTED ELECTRONICALLY. Send responses to Contract Specialist, Vickie Grant, Vickie.grant@usda.gov AND Contracting Officer, Ryan Lorimer, Ryan.lorimer@usda.gov. Please ensure that the Subject line lists 12FPC319Q0047, NRCS Land Surveys - South Dakota. Firms responding to this notice are expected to submit PDF versions of the SF 330 Part I and SF 330 Part II. (A separate PDF document may be submitted for the sample surveyor's report) Do not submit cover letters, binders, elaborate coverings, spiral bound material, or company brochures/pamphlets, etc. Submit only what is requested by email with a minimum of 11-pitch font. The proposal submittal, including the SF 330 Parts I and II, shall not exceed 100 pages in length (includes all attachments, subcontractor, consultant information, etc.). The instructions are not required to be submitted as part of the SF 330 and are not included in the 100-page limit. Offers exceeding the maximum page limitations may not be considered. The SOW and additional information are attached for information only. Pricing is not requested and will not be accepted at this time. Qualified Firms desiring consideration shall submit a current Standard Form 330 (Architect-Engineer Qualifications, Parts I & II), addressing the above evaluation factors. Submit one copy of the SF-330 via email to Contract Specialist, Vickie Grant, Vickie.grant@usda.gov AND Contracting Officer, Ryan Lorimer, Ryan.lorimer@usda.gov by the due date. No faxed, hardcopy mailed, telegraphic, or telephonic submittals will be accepted. Only those SF 330 forms received by the due date will be accepted. This is a Request for Qualifications only, DO NOT SUBMIT A PRICE PROPOSAL. Any questions regarding this solicitation must be issued in writing NLT 10AM EST, 25 July 2019. Any inquiries after this time may or may not receive a response. In the interest of maintaining transparency and fairness to all interested parties, an aggregate Q & A will be posted before the closing of this announcement. A modification to this announcement will be posted when any issues which substantially alters the performance or scheduling of this requirement the event that any substantial issue in the event. Offerors are responsible for downloading all documents from the FBO website. It is the contractor's responsibility to check the website frequently for the solicitation and any posted changes to the announcement. The Farm Production and Conservation (FPAC) Business Center intends to offer a formal solicitation and enter negotiations with the highest rated technical offeror(s) based on SF-330 submissions. If a mutually agreed to contract price cannot be reached, the Contracting Officer may hold negotiations with the second highest technically rated offeror, etc. All contractors must be registered and in an "active" status in the System for Award Management (SAM) prior to submitting the SF-330 to be eligible for an award of a Federal contract. For information regarding registration, visit the SAM website at www.sam.gov. This is a free registration.