Evaluation_Criteria_For_Abandoned_Mine_Inventory_2_0003.doc

Evaluation Factors For Inventory of Abandoned Mining Features Across the State of New Mexico Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Socorro Field Office The Government intends to award the contract to a responsible party whose proposal is responsive to the solicitation process for the inventory of abandoned mining features across the state of New Mexico and provides “Best Value to the Government” on a Lowest Priced Technically Acceptable (LPTA) basis. The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has developed a database of Abandoned Mining Features on BLM Lands throughout the State of New Mexico. In support of this effort, the BLM is requesting a full inventory of Mining Features within Mining Districts, this project calls for the ground truth and inventory of not previously known features, mapping of the sites, development of a digital GIS database of the features inventoried.

The feature ground truth and inventory require the use of a hand held GPS unit (Supplied by Company) to record and confirm feature location(s) in the form of lines, points and polygons. Attributes to be collected are the type of feature, depth, danger level, access, etc., Each GPS unit is “loaded” with a data dictionary that informs the operator of what kind of information is required during inventory. Each feature will need to have at a minimum of three photos; the larger features such as waste rock piles will require more photos. As the feature inventories are collected, the electronic information will be uploaded into the Abandoned Mining Feature Database. The transfer of data will have to be on a weekly basis as to not lose any data.

A technical Evaluation Panel consisting of no less than three members will conduct the initial evaluation. Upon completion of the evaluation period, the panel will review each proposal and make their final award recommendation to the Contracting Officer. Provide your bid in two separate volumes: Volume 1 – Pricing. Volume 2 – Non-pricing, which includes information of evaluation factors.

All evaluation factors other than price, when combined will be weighted equally. The evaluation factors listed below will be used to select the contractor that offers the BLM the LPTA offer.

FACTOR 1 – EXPERIENCE

The Contractor must be working in the Abandoned Mining Inventory Industry. Provide a list of at least three (3) projects completed in the past five (5) years in which you Inventoried abandoned mine sites for physical safety issues. Each project description must contain the following information:

· The name of the project

· The project start and end dates

· A brief description of project (no more than one (1) page)

· The owner of project

· The owner’s contact information

· The project performance evaluation

FACTOR 2 – PAST PERFORMANCE

The Contractor shall submit at least two (2) references for each project listed in its response to Factor 1, Experience. The identified reference should be able to address the following aspects of the contractor’s past performance regarding mine site oversight as well as the technical capabilities to write the accompanying manual, projects that are similar in nature. No more than one sheet is to be filled out for each reference.

FACTOR 3 – CREDENTIALS

The Contractor must have the following credentials to be eligible for this contract.

· Contractor must be Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) Certified and the field personnel must possess a current 5000-23 certificate.

· Contractor Must be Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Certified for General Industry and Construction.