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Request for Qualifications

Document No.

140P1219R0006

Document Title Survey and Mapping Engineering Services (Brooks Act) – National Park Service – Intermountain Region

(NPS-IMR)

Architect/Engineering (A&E) Survey and Mapping Services – National Park Service - Intermountain Region (NPS – IMR)

REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS

This Request for Qualifications (RFQ) represents Stage I of a two Stage Solicitation process. Based on a review of qualifications in this stage of the solicitation process, NPS-IMR will select a shortlist of highly qualified Offerors who will be invited to participate in Stage II. In the second stage of the solicitation process, Offerors deemed highly qualified in Stage I will be asked to submit proposals for Survey and Mapping Services.

NOTE: This is not a Request for Proposal, should not be construed or interpreted as a contract or a commitment of any kind, nor does it commit NPS-IMR to pay for any costs incurred by Offerors in the submission of qualifications.

DESCRIPTION:

The NPS-IMR, Denver, Colorado is seeking qualified firm(s) or organization(s) to provide Brooks Act, professional-engineering services for Survey and Mapping services under an Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) Contract for a variety of projects within NPS to be performed predominantly in the States of Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, Utah, Wyoming, Montana, Texas, and Oklahoma (primary coverage area).

NOTE: Firms shall explicitly identify whether they are able to perform in all 8 states, the northern 4 states (Colorado, Utah, Wyoming, and Montana), or the southern 4 states (Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, and Oklahoma).

The work will principally be for surveys for predesign topographic mapping needed in support of the engineering, design, and development of future construction improvement projects. Survey activities will generally consist of the following types of preliminary surveys: control traverses, topographic, planimetric, cadastral service (with approval from the Bureau of Land Management); GPS control, subsurface utility research and mapping and aerial and ground control. The work may also consist of construction stakeout surveys, boundary surveys and the use of ground penetrating radar for information on utilities, materials and potential obstructions. Photogrammetric facilities must be capable of producing topographic mapping that conforms to the ASPRS Accuracy Standards. Preliminary site surveys typically range from 1 to 20 acres in size, and utility and road surveys are usually less than 4 miles in length. All work will generally be associated with Federal and locally owned roads on, or leading to Federal land. All work will be guided by a statement of work for each task order plus related NPS policies and directives. Firms must be able to submit survey and mapping data in the formats requested by the Government. These formats include but are not limited to AutoCAD 2013, Autodesk Civil 3D 2013 Arc Info, Arc View, Arc GIS version 10.2.1, and ASCII. The files may be requested on CD ROM, DVD, external hard drives, or electronic transfer.

The topographic survey projects include, but are not limited to; mapping for water and waste water projects, building projects, drainage and hydraulic issues, surface and underground utility installation, road and trail improvements, and campground construction. Underground utility location will be required in preparation for many mapping projects. Project control shall be referenced in State Plane Coordinates, NAD 1983, and NAVD 1988 or may be based on a local coordinate and elevation system. Project control shall be determined on a

Document No.

140P1219R0006

Document Title Survey and Mapping Engineering Services (Brooks Act) – National Park Service – Intermountain Region project by project basis. UTM coordinates may be required for all points on some projects. The NPS will provide existing control information for projects, if available. For some projects, the contractor shall establish control by an industry accepted method. Contractor may be required to set new monuments and prepare NPS Survey Monument Record Sheets. Most projects are located in remote areas. Work will be submitted in hard copy format and electronic file format. Drawings shall be prepared in compliance with NPS CADD Standards, the Guidelines for Preparation of Design and Construction Drawings, Director's Order 10A and the standard survey sheet which can be accessed at https://www.nps.gov/dscw/ds-cad-drafting.htm. Electronic files shall be compatible with AutoCAD V. 2010 and Civil 3D 2010 software. Disciplines required include Topographic Surveying and CADD Proficiency. Work will be performed generally at the NPS Intermountain Units (or in other designated agency areas) located in Colorado, Utah, Wyoming, Montana, Arizona, Texas, New Mexico, and Oklahoma.

This acquisition is a Total Small Business Set-Aside.

Work performed under an IDIQ task order as contemplated in this RFQ must be performed by individuals licensed or certified in the state(s) in which the work is to be performed. Therefore firms, either on their own or in combination with subcontractors, provided compliance with the limitation on subcontracting is met, must have or be eligible to acquire professional qualifications, including licenses and certifications, in any of the required disciplines in the States identified above as necessary for the completion of a task order within 30 days of being notified of most highly qualified status. This requirement is necessary to meet licensure and certification requirements as well as to avoid undue delay in meeting agency requirements as they arise while taking into consideration concerns for human health and safety. As such, firms must demonstrate that they are or are capable of being or are eligible to be licensed or certified in the States identified in any of the required disciplines within 30 days of being notified of most highly qualified status.

The NAICS code for this requirement is 541370.

Active registration in System for Award Management (SAM) at https://www.sam.gov is required in order to conduct business with the Federal Government.

The Government intends to award multiple-award IDIQs to the offerors that have been determined to be among the most highly qualified firms and meets or exceeds the requirements of this solicitation, in addition to meeting a fair and reasonable price. More than one award will be made to ensure economic and complete coverage of the NPS-IMR states. The maximum award threshold for all contracts combined for the life of the contract is $2,500,000.00 (inclusive of base & all options). The Government reserves the right to award contract(s) based on the Source Selection Authority’s final selection of firms considered most highly qualified to perform the work. Each selected firm shall be provided a fair opportunity to be considered for task orders to be issued. The Government will use such factors as experience, qualifications, past performance, quality of deliverables, timeliness, geographic location, and other factors (i.e. knowledge of local construction methodologies and practices, natural and cultural compliance, permitting, etc.) that the Contracting Officer, in the exercise of sound business judgment, believes are relevant to the placement of orders.

These IDIQs contract will be awarded and administered by the NPS-IMR. In accordance with Service First Initiative, other NPS, US Fish and Wildlife, Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management agencies may https://www.sam.gov/

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Document Title Survey and Mapping Engineering Services (Brooks Act) – National Park Service – Intermountain Region utilize the contract with prior written approval from the Contracting Officer. Contracting activities outside IMR must first obtain permission from IMR personnel authorized to review and authorize such requests before a request for proposal is issued. All task orders must be within this contract’s scope and must comply with the terms, conditions and intent of the IDIQ contract. In addition, contracting activities outside IMR must provide IMR copies of the task order issued, the Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR) appointment letter for the task order and any task order modifications executed.

CONTRACT PERIOD/ORDERING LIMITATION

All services will be provided under an IDIQ contract. The base contract period will be for one year with options to extend for four additional one-year periods. Work will be ordered by issuance of firm fixed price type task orders. The maximum ordering limitation will be $2,500,000.00 for the life of the contract. Each task order will not exceed $500,000.00. The guaranteed minimum for the life of the contract, which includes the base period and all options exercised, is $3,000.00.

TECHNICAL EVALUATION CRITERIA

The following criterion is descending order of importance and will be used in the evaluation of the prospective firms. Firms must not submit excessive and unrelated information. As determined by the Contracting Officer, a firm’s submittal of high (excessive) volumes of unrelated information may render the response unresponsive and therefore will not be considered for possible selection as a most highly qualified firm. To be responsive, a firm’s response to this notice must contain the information required, be timely, responsible and convey an understanding of the requirement. Information required and submitted on the SF 330 shall be inclusive of the following information--

A. Prior Experience in projects considered similar to the projects that will be performed under this contact as described above. Evaluation will consider relevance of the experience. Those firms with more experience will be rated higher.

B. Professional Qualifications of the firm and staff proposed for performance of this contract. Evaluation will consider key personnel of the primary firm and subcontractors to be used in the contract in terms of--

• Professional registration - professional surveyor licensure is required, however, separate registration in each state listed in this contract is not required for topographic surveying. Registration or access to a professional surveyor through partnerships (i.e. subcontract, Joint Ventures, teaming agreements etc.), is required for each state listed in this contract for boundary services;

• Availability of an adequate number of personnel in the key disciplines (described above) to ensure that the firm can meet the potential of working on multiple task orders; and

• Education, training, relevant experience.

Firms showing the most qualifications for work of this type described above will be rated higher.

C. Past Performance will be evaluated in accordance with the following and Federal Acquisition Regulation 42.1502(f), Contractor Performance Information, Policy, on projects considered relevant to the work to be

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140P1219R0006

Document Title Survey and Mapping Engineering Services (Brooks Act) – National Park Service – Intermountain Region

(NPS-IMR)

performed under this contract with respect to management, cost control, quality of work, and compliance with performance schedules, as determined from the Government's Past Performance Information Retrieval System (PPIRS) (to the maximum extent possible) and other sources deemed necessary by the Contracting Officer to properly assess your firm. Evaluation will consider the success of the identified relevant experience and proposed personnel. Include valid references information for 5-10 projects performed recently (within 6 years from the date the solicitation was issued), of comparable scope (reference the DESCRIPTION above) and of comparable magnitude (price – see Historical Data). This information is inclusive of the information listed in Section F of the SF 330 and must include firm’s role (i.e. prime contractor, subcontractor, consultant etc.), project owner’s agency/company, a valid email address, project key number (i.e. project number, contract number, task order number etc.), and the date the work was completed (or the percent complete if it is in work).

In the case of a firm without a record of relevant past performance or for whom information on past performance is not available, the firm will not be evaluated favorably or unfavorably on past performance and will receive a neutral rating. Firms that demonstrate more than satisfactory past performance on relevant projects will be rated higher.

D. Capacity to perform orders for a combination of 6 orders in 6 different states, requiring 6 crews and a capacity to perform approximately $500,000.00 in work in one year. Firms that demonstrate meeting and exceeding this capacity will be rated higher.

E. Knowledge coordinate systems and boundary laws in states within the boundaries of the IMR (i.e. Colorado, Utah, Wyoming, Montana, Arizona, Texas, New Mexico, and Oklahoma). Firms that demonstrate greater knowledge of the areas within the region will be rated higher.

F. Inventory of equipment or ability to obtain equipment necessary to perform the work described above. Firms that demonstrate the appropriate resources to meet the requirements of working on and in multiple locations at a time will be rated higher.

G. Provide the firms overall Quality Control Plan which includes ensuring the technical accuracy, completeness, and correctness of the work, and all topographic surveying aspects and details, including coordination of all subcontractors with each other. Firms that demonstrate plans that clearly meet the requirements of the projects will be rated higher.

SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS

Firms that fully meet the requirements described in this announcement are invited to submit:

A. A Letter of Interest, which must include a prime and alternate Point of Contact (full name, phone and email address) authorized to negotiate on behalf of the firm;

B. A validation of the submittal for no less than 180 calendar days;

C. A completed Standard Form 330 for the proposed team (including Parts I and II);

D. A completed Standard Form F330 Part II (A-G) for each firm (prime and sub-consultants);

E. An organization chart of the team. The organization chart shall include the names of the key personnel, firms, disciplines, roles and responsibilities and the professional licensure/certification of key personnel.

F. Documentation of the internal Quality Control Program.

Document No.

140P1219R0006

Document Title Survey and Mapping Engineering Services (Brooks Act) – National Park Service – Intermountain Region

(NPS-IMR)

Submission of any additional supporting material is required, in order to substantiate the relevant project work specifically described on SF330. Additional information should not exceed 20 double-side pages.

REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS - Due May 29, 2019 at 3:00 PM MT. Offerors shall submit Electronic PDF Version via email by no later than the date and time listed above. The proposal package must include the

1) Solicitation Number/Title, 2) Due Date, 3) Closing Time, and be submitted to:

Primary Contacts:

NPS-IMR

Contracting Officer Pam Moody Pamela_Moody@nps.gov

NPS-IMR

Contracting Specialist Saki Beswick Rasaki_Beswick@nps.gov

Ensure all the appropriate information is included. Submissions received by any method other than email will NOT be accepted. All questions are due by May 7, 2019 at 1500 MT and should be submitted via email to the POC’s listed above. The Government reserves the right not to answer questions submitted after this date/ time.

mailto:Pamela_Moody@nps.gov mailto:Rasaki_Beswick@nps.gov