USDA -- Forest Service, Nicolet National Forest, 68 South Stevens Street, Rhinelander, WI 54501

R -- CADASTRAL SURVEY SOL R9Z-98-22-N DUE 061598 POC For contractual information please contact Thomas Gadzalinski at 715-362-1176. USDA -- Forest Service, Region 9, Nicolet national Forest, plans to award a contract or contracts for various types of land survey work under a one year indefinite delivery contract with option years. Project will include retracement and subdivision of regular and fractional sections. Selected contractors may be required to conduct corner search, corer monumentation, marking and posting of the National Forest boundaries, preparation and recording of plats and corner records. Estimated start date is August 1, 1998. Firms interested in this solicitation should submit forms 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 licensing by the State of Wisconsin of the project leaders; and professional surveying qualification of the survey team assigned to the project, 2) Specialized experience and technical competence in the type of work required. The Professional Surveyor (PS) shalldemonstrate 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 perform the proposed work. 5) Geographic location: a firm with significant cadastral survey experience in northern areas of Wisconsin or Michigan's upper peninsula, 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 $0 to $15,000 per contract period. Note that this is an "Emerging Small Business set-aside". The size standard of which is $1.25 million. (0132)

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