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A&E Synopsis

REVISED Request for Qualifications_v10

Solicitation Number: 140G0225R0022

Date: 01/15/2026

Geospatial Product and Services Contract v5 (GPSCv5), Architect and Engineering

Services Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity contract(s) request for SF330 due January

30, 2026, by 5:00 pm ET.

The United States Geological Survey (USGS), National Geospatial Technical Operations Center

(NGTOC), has a requirement for multiple architect and engineering (A-E) Indefinite Delivery

Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contracts to perform professional mapping services throughout the

United States, its territories, possessions, and other areas for projects within the USGS science mission. In no case will any projects be performed in areas considered hostile or where there are current U.S. Department of State travel restrictions in place. Each IDIQ contract will consist of either a 5-year period or a base 12-month ordering period with four 12-month option periods. It is anticipated that a maximum of ten awards will be awarded to the most highly qualified firms.

A partial Small Business set-aside is applicable to this requirement. The Government estimates awarding the maximum, not-to-exceed threshold of $850,000,000.00 that will be applied across all the awarded IDIQs, not per contract, over the five-year period. This threshold is contingent upon full funding of USGS programs, including the National Geospatial Program 3D Elevation

Program (3DEP). The minimum guarantee for each IDIQ Contract will be set at $100,000.00.

All funding obligations will be at the Task Order level. These services will be procured in accordance with Public Law 92-582 (Brooks Act) and FAR 36.6 – Architect-Engineer Services.

This is a two-part process:

Part I Request for Qualifications - Offerors will submit their SF330 Architect - Engineer

Qualifications by the response due date. The government will have a pre-selection committee of experience professionals that will evaluate and rate each submission. The same pre-selection committee will have a separate evaluation and rating process that will take place for the SB award(s). A maximum of 10 of the most highly qualified firms (estimated six (6) large businesses and four (4) small businesses) will then be slated for consideration under Part II

Request for Proposal.

Part II Request for Proposal - Only the most highly qualified firms will be provided a Request for Proposal (RFP), with responses required by the date indicated in the RFP. The proposals received will each be evaluated by the Source Selection Committee, comprised of highly qualified individuals. The most highly qualified firms will be ranked in numerical order for award. A separate ranking and technical evaluation will take place for the SB award(s) by the same Source Selection Committee that will rate and rank the Small Business Firms based on all the evaluation factors listed in the synopsis, except for the Small Business Participation (which is an evaluation factor only for Large Businesses).

This announcement is open to all firms regardless of size. The NAICS codes are 541330 -

Engineering Services with a size standard of $25.5 million, 541360 – Geophysical Surveying and

Mapping Services with a size standard of $28.5 million, or 541370 – Surveying and Mapping

(except Geophysical) Services with a size standard of $19 million. Firms shall have either one or all NAICS codes in their SAM.gov Representation and Certifications. The size of the small business firm includes all parents, subsidiaries, affiliates, etc. (See 13 CFR 121.103 https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-13/chapter-I/part-121/subpart-A/subject-group-

ECFRd133f03f6d8398b/section-121.103 and 13 CFR 121.108 https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-

13/chapter-I/part-121/subpart-A/subject-group-ECFRd133f03f6d8398b/section-121.108 ). All firms should be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) Home | SAM.gov.

QUALIFICATIONS MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS: All services provided shall be performed under the supervision of the key personnel: licensed professional engineer(s) (in one or more states), certified mapping scientist(s), certified photogrammetrist(s), or registered land surveyor(s) (in one or more states) with demonstrated proficiency and proven past performance on similar completed projects, specifically in services listed in this announcement.

The required services include remotely sensed data acquisition from multiple platforms, including manned airborne (fixed wing and helicopter-based), uncrewed systems (small and large; air- and water-borne), and vessel-based platforms, as well as the ability to utilize space-based data sources. Demonstrated capabilities in manned airborne acquisition of remotely sensed data for multiple simultaneous large-scale completed projects of at least 1,500 square miles are necessary to meet the needs of the government.

For Large Business: Types of data to be collected include, but are not limited to, topographic and bathymetric lidar; sonar; hydrographic data; radar; natural and four band, multispectral and hyperspectral imagery; and airborne geophysical data to include aeromagnetic, radiometric, and airborne electromagnetics; other ancillary sources (additional supporting datasets that are not part of the primary data acquisition but are used to enhance, validate, or interpret the main remotely sensed data); and high-resolution processing of remotely sensed data from space-borne and airborne sources. Data acquisition must drive the creation of topographic, bathymetric, geophysical, and other geospatial products including orthoimagery, and the extraction of

Hydrographic Data from Elevation source data for products such as Elevation Derived

Hydrography, Hydro-Enforced break lining or other hydrographic networks. The scale of projects requires the ability to manage multiple simultaneous projects of at least 1,500 square miles or larger efficiently.

For Small Business: Types of data to be collected include, but are not limited to, topographic and bathymetric lidar; sonar; natural and four band imagery; hydrographic data; other ancillary sources; and high-resolution processing of remotely sensed data from space-borne and airborne sources. Data acquisition must drive the creation of topographic, bathymetric, geophysical, and other geospatial products including orthoimagery, and the extraction of Hydrographic Data from

Elevation source data for products such as Elevation Derived Hydrography, Hydro-Enforced break lining or other hydrographic networks. The scale of projects requires the ability to manage multiple simultaneous projects of at least 1,500 square miles or larger efficiently.

https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-13/chapter-I/part-121/subpart-A/subject-group-ECFRd133f03f6d8398b/section-121.103 https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-13/chapter-I/part-121/subpart-A/subject-group-ECFRd133f03f6d8398b/section-121.103 https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-13/chapter-I/part-121/subpart-A/subject-group-ECFRd133f03f6d8398b/section-121.108 https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-13/chapter-I/part-121/subpart-A/subject-group-ECFRd133f03f6d8398b/section-121.108 https://sam.gov/

Products and services to be provided include high resolution topographic and geophysical data and map products; extraction of hydrographic data from lidar, radar, imagery and other ancillary sources; quality assurance and quality control of geospatial data and products both internally developed products and for 3rd party services; emergency acquisition and geospatial product generation for disaster response and recovery, and survey and control services including cadastral surveying.

When it is determined by the Contracting Officer and the technical staff that a particular project substantially or to a dominant extent requires performance or approval by a licensed professional engineer, certified mapping scientist, certified photogrammetrist, or registered land surveyor, then other services may be acquired such as; thematic mapping, land characterization, Structure-from-Motion (SfM), geospatial or map product generation, geographic information systems

(GIS) services, feature extraction from remote sensing data, acquisition of ancillary data, image manipulation and interpretation, map digitization, metadata creation, image scanning and processing, product validation, and creation of standard USGS and partner geospatial products, including maps and derived products.

Task order statements of work may include both A&E and other types of incidental services necessary to complete the projects and will be specific regarding the type of work. Work shall be performed with a quality system that complies with ANSI/ISO/ASQC 9001:2015 family of standards, and products required as deliverables under task orders shall meet quality standards based on defined specifications and both formal and informal standards.

Products may encompass the full spectrum of cartographic and geographic products, including emerging technologies that become available subsequent to award.

Furthermore, no work will be performed under these contracts by a subcontractor unless the subcontractor's qualifications have been approved by the government prior to performance. This contract may be utilized for emergency response or recovery tasking, requiring rapid acquisition and processing of remotely sensed data. On occasion, specific product types may necessitate licensed data, for which the contractor shall be responsible for signing any license agreements.

Ownership of Data and Photographic Materials: Government shall receive copyright and ownership to all data and photographic materials delivered under this contract upon formal acceptance. No distribution of the original or derived works shall be made prior to acceptance by the government unless specified in the contract or authorized by the Contracting Officer.

Government shall receive the rights to derive additional products from the data and photographic materials delivered under this contract. The government shall receive unlimited data rights to all data captured during the performance of this contract and may order products from the captured data using the contractor's established rates minus any charge for data capture. The contractor may maintain copyright and ownership of all original or derived works which are not required submittals under this contract. If specified in a task order, all data captured must be retained in accordance with 52.215-2, Audit and Records - Negotiation. The contractor shall contact the

NGTOC (phone number to be provided at time of award) before destroying any data captured under such a task order.

Technology Refreshment: Government shall have the right to acquire, at any time during the performance of this contract, the benefits of new design enhancements or new technological advances to be utilized in producing the services or products required by the contract. Such refreshed services or products shall meet or exceed the functional capabilities and performance characteristics of the services or products originally contracted for.

Auditing Requirements: In accordance with FAR Clause 52.215-2 the Contracting Officer, or an authorized representative of the Contracting Officer, in order to evaluate the accuracy, completeness, and currency of the certified cost or pricing data, shall have the right to examine and audit all of the Contractor’s records, including computations and projections, related to-

(1) The proposal for the contract, subcontract, or modification;

(2) The discussions conducted on the proposal(s), including those related to negotiating;

(3) Pricing of the contract, subcontract, or modification; or

(4) Performance of the contract, subcontract or modification.

Emergency Tasks: This contract may be utilized for emergency response tasking for specific product types potentially including licensed data. If licensed data is required, the contractor shall be responsible for signing any license agreements. The contractor shall indicate their interest in

Section H, providing priority service for new data captured under a state of emergency as flying conditions permit. These services are defined as shipment of processed products from the contractor within a few hours of collection. Specific details for each emergency will be provided in the task order.

PRICING: A current wage determination will be incorporated in each contract. All wages and benefits of service employees performing under the contracts must be at least equal to the applicable wage rate. Large business firms will be required to submit a subcontracting plan.

There is a mandatory 23% minimum acceptable small business goal for each large business contract awarded. A full subcontracting plan will be required prior to award in accordance with

FAR 52.219-9 Small Business Subcontracting Plan, and other appropriate regulations listed in the RFP. Specific details for each category will be included in the RFP.

EVALUATION CRITERIA: Part 1- The evaluation criteria are listed in descending order of importance, factors A and B are equal; and within factor B, subfactors 1 and 2 are equal. Factor

C is less important than factors A & B and more important than factors D and E. Factors D and E are equal. Factor F (large businesses only) is least important.

FACTOR A. Past performance on similar prior contracts for the USGS, and other Federal and

State agencies, relating to the required services as described in this announcement Contract

Requirements. Demonstration of the capability of the firm through the submitter’s SF330 Part 1, Section F, Key project examples. CPARS will be pulled by the Contracting Officer and accessed by DOI/USGS to support the evaluation. CPARS does not need to be submitted in Section H.

CPARS Reports that shall be evaluated must have a Period of Performance that falls within the last ten years starting on or after January 1, 2016, and ending on or before December 31, 2027.

For an active Federal IDIQ or IDIQ type Contract that may not end prior to December 31, 2027, may be submitted if there are Interim CPARS reports available to evaluate. Interim CPARS reports are only acceptable for Active Federal IDIQ’s.

For active IDIQ-type contracts that are not federal and where there are no CPARS, offers may list projects for Section F, as long as a PPQ is submitted by the state agency. If an active IDIQ does not have an interim or final rating in CPARS, a PPQ must be submitted.

IDIQ’s and Task Order’s may be submitted separately. Note: If an IDIQ contract is listed as a

Section F project, a Task Order issued under that IDIQ may be submitted as a separate Section F project, as long as it meets the period of performance criteria listed above and below and it is not referenced or described in the IDIQ’s Section F submission.

IDIQ’s must have a period of performance that falls within the last ten years starting on or after

January 1, 2016, and ending on or before December 31, 2027. (e.g. 2018 – 2023, or 2022 – 2027, etc.)

Fully completed Task Orders or Individual Projects that are submitted must have a Period of

Performance that falls within the last ten years starting on or after January 1, 2016, and ending on or before December 31, 2027. (e.g. 2018 – 2023, or 2022 – 2027, etc.) If a Task Order or

Individual Projects has a period of performance that extends beyond December 31, 2027, but is fully completed and accepted, the Task Order or Individual Project may be submitted as a Key

Project example in Section F.

Completed Task Orders must have a final rating in CPARS or a PPQ submitted.

Offeror is responsible for ensuring that the customer references cited in Section F of the SF330 receive, complete, and return the Attachment 1 Past Performance Questionnaire (PPQ) (provided with the synopsis). A maximum of ten (10) projects for (Active and Completed IDIQ’s, and

Completed Task Order’s/Individual Projects) must be listed in Section F. A PPQ must be accompanied by each project listed in Section F. If a project or IDIQ has an interim or final

CPARS rating, the PPQ does not need to be submitted. Projects and PPQs submitted must be for projects (Active and Completed IDIQ’s and Completed Task Order’s/Individual Projects) that have a Period of Performance that falls within the last ten years starting on or after January 1, 2016, and ending on or before December 31, 2027. A PPQ will be acceptable for an Active

IDIQ that will not have a completed Period of Performance prior to December 31, 2027, if the

CO is notified in the email submission of the PPQ that the PPQ is for an Active IDIQ. If a PPQ has already been submitted (prior to RFP Amendments by the client, offeror may notify the CO via email regarding the active projects. PPQ’s must be submitted to the Contracting Officer no later than January 26, 2026, 5:00 PM ET via email to GPSC5@usgs.gov. PPQ’s must be submitted individually, NOT with the SF330 submission.

FACTOR B. Specialized Experience and Technological Competence:

Subfactor (1) Demonstration of the Current capability of the firm to provide the following services: remotely sensed data acquisition from multiple platforms, including manned airborne fixed wing and helicopter based, manned vessel borne, unmanned systems (small and large; air-and water-borne), ability to access to data from space borne platforms, and the ability to mobilize throughout the United States of America. This information shall be submitted in Section H of the

SF330 Part I, and title the information pertaining to this as “FACTOR B” Specialized Experience and Technological Competence (Subfactor 1). Section H requires a narrative response from

Factor B, Sub-Factor B-1.

For Large Business: Types of data to be collected include: topographic and bathymetric lidar;

radar; natural color, 4-band, multispectral and hyperspectral imagery; magnetic, radiometric, gradiometric, electromagnetic and other geophysical data. Products and services to be provided include high resolution topographic and geophysical data and map products; extraction of hydrographic data from lidar and radar data; Quality assurance and quality control of geospatial data and products both of internally developed products and/or 3rd party services; emergency acquisition and geospatial product generation for disaster response, and survey and control services including cadastral surveying. Current capacity to manage multiple simultaneous projects of at least 1,500 square miles in area.

For Small Business: Types of data to be collected include: topographic and bathymetric lidar;

radar; natural color and 4-band imagery. Products and services to be provided include high resolution topographic and geophysical data and map products; extraction of hydrographic data from lidar and radar data; Quality assurance and quality control of geospatial data and products both of internally developed products and/or 3rd party services; emergency acquisition and geospatial product generation for disaster response, and survey and control services including cadastral surveying. Current capacity to manage multiple simultaneous projects of at least 1,500 square miles in area.

Subfactor (2) Photogrammetric Equipment owned or leased: airworthy aircraft (including unmanned systems) with airborne GPS capability for navigation and sensor control; current precision aerial mapping camera; current precision elevation (including bathymetric) mapping sensors; current airborne precision digital sensor systems; control survey equipment (GPS, conventional, and cadastral); hardware and software for data collection of planimetric and topographic features, including elevation data; state-of-the-art hardware and software to edit and manipulate digital data, and the ability to provide digital aerial imagery and orthoimagery products including hardcopy. This information shall be submitted in Section H of the SF330 Part

I, and title the information pertaining to this as “FACTOR B” Specialized Experience and

Technological Competence (Subfactor 2). Section H requires a narrative response from Factor B, Sub-Factor B-2.

FACTOR C. Professional Qualifications: Certified photogrammetrist(s), registered/licensed professional engineer(s) and registered land surveyor(s), as permanent staff of the prime or prime clearly demonstrates the management of these professionals in teaming and subcontracting arrangements in order to complete projects throughout the United States of America. Please include a breakdown of the total number of certifications held by type. The evaluation will consider certifications, education, training, registration, overall and relevant experience, ability to keep pace with evolving technology and product specifications, longevity with the firm, and personnel strength. Total team shall be submitted to Section H and titled “Additional Information

Factor C. In addition, Key Personnel shall be submitted to Section E of the SF330 Part I.

Government shall review SF330 Part 1, Section E and H for Factor C. Note: If an IDIQ contract is listed as a Section E project, a Task Order issued under that IDIQ may be submitted as a separate Section F project, as long as it meets the period of performance criteria listed above and below and it is not referenced or described in the IDIQ’s Section E submission.

FACTOR D. Quality Assurance and Quality Control: Adequacy of in-house quality control procedures to successfully complete all services required by the contract. Demonstrate ability to work within a quality system that meets or exceeds ANSI/ISO/ASOC 9001:2015 provisions.

Additionally, the firm shall provide information on quality certification and awards. This information shall be submitted in Section H of the SF330 Part I, and title the information pertaining to this as “FACTOR D”. Submission can be in tabular form. The Government shall review SF330 Part I, Section H Factor D.

FACTOR E. Project Management/Coordination: Availability of, and ability to mobilize, additional contractor personnel or consultants to support project expansion or acceleration.

Demonstrate project coordination, management skills, and experience in working together as a team and maintaining delivery of a quality product on a timely schedule. This information shall be submitted in Section H of the SF330 Part I, and title the information pertaining to this as

“FACTOR E”.

FACTOR F. Small Business Participation: Extent of participation of SB, SDB, VOSB, WOSB, HUBZone, and SDVOSB small business in the proposed contract team. The statutory minimum goal for small business participation must be no less than 23% of the total value of prime contract awards in accordance with FAR 52.219-9 Small Business Subcontracting Plan.

In accordance with FAR 52.219-9, Small Business Subcontracting Plan, the following government-wide statutory small business goals will be used as the basis for establishing subcontracting goals for this contract:

• Small Business (SB): 23% of total prime contract dollars

• Small Disadvantaged Business (SDB): 5% of total prime contract dollars and 5% of the total value of subcontract awards.

• Women-Owned Small Business (WOSB): 5% of total prime contract dollars and 5% of the total value of subcontract awards.

• HUBZone Small Business: 3% of total prime contract dollars and 3% of the total value of subcontract awards.

• Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB): 3% of total prime contract dollars and 3% of the total value of subcontract awards.

These statutory targets represent the minimum levels of small business participation that the

Government seeks to achieve and serve as the foundation for the subcontracting goals proposed for this contract. This information shall be submitted in Section H of the SF330 Part I, and title the information pertaining to this as “FACTOR F”.

NOTE: Prior to award, the slated firms may be required to demonstrate at their facility the capability to perform the services required by this contract.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: The Federal Government will host a VIRTUAL

INDUSTRY DAY from 9:00 am to 12:00 pm MT on December 17, 2025.

RSVP is required to GPSC5@usgs.gov with the Subject Line: GPSC5 Industry Day RSVP no later than December 8, 2025, by 5:00 pm MT.

The following information is required with the RSVP:

-Name of Company

-Number of Individuals Attending

-Name of Each Individual and Title

-Email addresses for each individual that would like an invite to Industry Day

The agenda and other pertinent details will be issued in an amendment to this synopsis a minimum of five (5) days prior to Industry Day.

Industry Day Questions shall be submitted to GPSC5@usgs.gov by 5:00 pm ET on December

31, 2025. A Question and Answer amendment will be posted at least once prior to response date.

SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS: Firms having the capability to perform this work and desiring to be considered shall submit an SF330 completed in its entirety. All subcontracting or teaming arrangements must be included in the SF330. Include the business size and estimated percentage of involvement of each firm (prime, subcontractors, teaming partners). Address all items in the selection criteria paragraph above. Describe the leased or owned equipment that will be used in the performance of the contract. Other than small businesses, firms must indicate their intent to subcontract and the proposed goals in Block 30 of the SF330. Submittals from consortium/teaming arrangements are permitted, but only one submittal by any one member of that consortium/teaming arrangement as prime will be considered. Teaming agreements shall be submitted as a table or list in Section H and titled “Consortium/Teaming Arrangement”. Teaming agreements shall be available upon request.

Submit all questions no later than 5:00pm ET on January 15, 2026. Once this date and time passes, no further questions will be answered.

Submit SF330 via Email to GPSC5@usgs.gov by 5:00pm ET on January 30, 2026.

All offerors must submit a complete SF330, which includes:

Part I: Section A through I

Part II: for each firm involved, including the prime and subcontractors.

Section H shall be submitted as a separate document

Instructions for Section H – Evaluation Criteria Response mailto:GPSC5@usgs.gov mailto:GPSC5@usgs.gov mailto:GPSC5@usgs.gov

In addition to completing the standard SF 330 Part I and Part II format, offerors must clearly and specifically address each of the evaluation factors listed in the solicitation within Section

H. The following instructions apply:

• Section H must be submitted as a separate attachment, titled: Section H Attachment.

• Section H must include narrative responses for the following evaluation factors:

o Factor A – Summary of Past Performance listed in Section F and any additional information o Factor B – Summary of Specialized Experience and Technological Competence and any additional information o Factor C – Summary of Professional Qualifications and any additional information o Factor D – Quality Assurance and Quality Control o Factor E - Project Management/Coordination o Factor F - Small Business Participation (Only for Large Businesses)

• Page Limit:

Section H is limited to a total of 75 pages. This is a cumulative page limit for all evaluation factors combined—not 75 pages per individual evaluation factor.

• Excess Pages:

Any content in Section H that exceeds the 75-page limit will not be evaluated.

• Font Size:

Font size shall be no less than 10 in Times New Roman Font. Font size requirement applies to all documents including tables, captions and infographics. Font size for SF330

Parts I and II shall remain at the default setting.

• File Size:

Files sizes shall be no more than 25MB per email. If more than one email needs to be sent to accommodate file size, please send multiple emails with the files and reference how many emails shall be received for the complete SF330 package.

• File Type:

Files shall be submitted as pdf’s.

Offerors are advised that failure to follow these instructions may result in rejection of the submission or a lower evaluation rating.