R5 A & E Professional/Cadatsral Surveying Services

This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for Professional Land and/or Cadastral Survey Services. This commercial services requirement is prepared in accordance with the format in Subpart 12.603 as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation. Proposals are requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. The solicitation number is AG-91S8-S-17-0002. This solicitation document incorporates provisions and clauses in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2005-92 effective 18 Nov 16. This is a total small business set-aside. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 541370, Surveying and Mapping (except Geophysical), with a size standard of $15 million dollars average annual receipts for the preceding three fiscal years. The Forest Service anticipates award of four to six Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity contracts for a five-year period. Individual task orders will be issued against a contract as program needs arise. Estimated time of performance will vary by task order. The government guarantees to purchase a minimum of $5,000 in services over the life of the contract. The minimum order is $2,500 and the maximum order is $500,000. The maximum combined amount for awarded contracts for the entire contract period will not exceed $5,000,000. Estimated contract award date is on or about February 15, 2017. Work will include but not limited to surveying and posting the legal property boundaries of National Forest System Lands. Tasks may include, but are not limited to project records research, notification of adjoining landowners, corner search, monumentation and perpetuation of property and controlling corners, and boundary posting or maintenance of previously posted boundary lines. The projects performed under this contract will primarily focus on the Public Land Survey System surveys of USA acquired/owned parcels. Some work could include describing Congressionally Designated Wilderness area boundaries, marking and posting of National Forest boundaries, monumentation of new obliterated or lost boundary controlling corners, maintenance of previously marked boundary lines, general control surveys, preparation of Plats of Survey and Monument Records, Rights of Way and easement surveys, preparation of surveyor's reports and tract descriptions, and other miscellaneous work incidental to the survey profession. These services are broken into three California Service Areas. Area 1, Northern California Service Area is comprised of the following forests: Six Rivers, Mendocino, Shasta-Trinity, Klamath, Modoc, and Lassen National Forests. Area 2, Central California Service Area is comprised of the following forests: Plumas, Tahoe, Eldorado, Lake Tahoe Basin, Stanislaus, and Inyo National Forests. Area 3, Southern California Service Area is comprised of: Los Padres, Angeles, Sierra, Sequoia, San Bernardino, and Cleveland National Forests. Only firms with Land Professional Surveyor(s) (LSP) licensed/registered in the covered state will be considered. A state registered Land Professional Surveyor must perform the field work associated with each task order including but, not limited to corner establishment and measurements. Award of contract(s) will not restrict the Government from having cadastral surveying services performed by Government employees or others during the contract period. Task orders issued against awarded contract(s) will include a specific statement of work, a period of performance, and will be negotiated as individual projects using Brooks Act procedures. The Government makes no representation as to the number of task orders or the actual amount of work to be ordered. Contractors are not guaranteed work in excess of the minimum guarantee. If contracts are awarded to more than one firm, in addition to technical evaluation criteria, the Forest Service may administratively elect to consider the volume of work previously awarded to an A&E firm when determining which firm should be awarded a new task order. Professional Land and/or Cadastral Survey firms, which meet the requirements described in this announcement are instructed to submit one (1) hard copy and an electronic copy (CD/DVD/USB) preferably in .pdf format, of items 1, 2, 3, and 4 below. 1. SF-330 Part II, General Qualifications, 2. SF-330 Part I, Contract Specific Qualifications, and 3. All requested supplemental data listed in items 1-5, below. 4. A completed copy of FAR Provision 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications - Commercial Items (OCT 2016). The offeror must have completed their annual representations and certifications electronically via the System for Award Management (SAM). Web site accessed through http://www.sam.gov/portal Selection of firms for negotiation shall be made through an order of preference using Brooks Act procedures, based on demonstrated competence and qualifications for the work, that include the following evaluation criteria in descending order of importance: 1. Professional qualifications: For satisfactory performance of required services. Include registered professional surveyors' (RSP) experience in forested/steep mountain land surveys and anticipated level of involvement of each RPS on this project. The completed SF-330 form will suffice. State what degree of involvement your firm's registered professional surveyor will have with task orders issued for: a. Retracement of boundary lines, b. Establishment of boundary lines, and c. Refurbishment/rehabilitation of previously marked boundary lines. 2. Specialized Experience: State your firm's experience with and technical competence in Forest Service or Federal land surveying. Include amount of forested, steep mountain land experience of key personnel that will be assigned to this project. Include an outline of field and office procedures. State how you would approach boundary line establishment and retracement. 3. Capacity: To accomplish the work in the required time. Include an equipment list, personnel available, and procedures used to ensure deadlines are met for your firm and/or proposed subcontractors. If using subcontractors for any part of the project work, specify what duties they would perform. 4. Past performance: On contracts for Federal, State, City/County and private work, with respect to customer satisfaction, quality of work and timely compliance with performance schedules. Provide three references for projects that are similar in scope to forested, steep mountain land boundary survey and property line marking. 5. Geographic Location: Proximity to the project area and knowledge of local practices, records, and research; and your firm's approach to problem resolution on previous surveys resulting from conflicting title or physical evidence. If your firm's office is not located within a 50 miles radius of the administrative Service Area boundaries (see attachment #2, pg. 5 for California Service Areas), indicate how you plan to provide services in a cost-effective manner. Submit a sample surveyor's report accompanied by a plat (suitable for filing in the public record) showing work performed on steep and/or forested mountain land, or other rural land. The FAR provisions 52.212-1, 52.212-2, 52.212-3 and its addendums apply to this solicitation. Additionally, FAR clause 52.212-4, its addenda, and FAR clause 52.212-5 and any additional FAR clause cited within 52.212-5 apply to this solicitation. Firms responding to this announcement before the closing date will be considered for selection, subject to any limitations indicated with respect to size, geographic location of firm, specialized technical expertise, or other requirements listed. Mid-Term Changes: During the 5-year term of the contract, the Contracting Officer may determine a need to reduce or augment the original pool of awarded contracts. Exiting Contracts: Contractors who repeatedly fail to accept an offer of a task order due to lack of capacity, or who repeatedly fail to complete task orders within the allotted contract time, may not receive any new task orders for the remainder of the contract term. Entering Contracts: Following completion of year one, the Government reserves the right to solicit for a limited number of additional contractors to be included in this multiple-award contract. The solicitation, terms and conditions, and source selection procedures will be the same as under this original solicitation. The period of performance for the new awardees will not exceed the overall maximum term of the original IDIQ contract. Questions/clarifications regarding the solicitation shall be submitted to Dindo Laxamana, Contract Specialist, dindolaxamana@fs.fed.us with courtesy copy to Al Belin, Contracting Officer, abelin@fs.fed.us no later than January 6, 2017. Please ensure questions/clarifications are received before the suspense date. Questions/clarifications received after the suspense date may not be honored. All offerors shall mail their proposal to: USDA Forest Service Attention: Dindo L. Laxamana Solicitation #AG-91S8-S-17-0002 1323 Club Drive, Vallejo, CA 94592-1110 The due date and time specified for receipt of offers is January 20, 2017, 4:00 p.m. Pacific Time. Electronic (email, facsimile, etc.) submissions are not authorized. Late proposals will be processed in accordance with FAR 52.212-1(f) "Late Submission, Modifications, Revisions, and Withdrawals of Proposals." Attachment #1 - SF-330 Attachment #2 - Specifications and Exhibits