2.14_Solicitation_UPforests_Cadastral_17.doc

Synopsis:

Provide Cadastral Surveying Services within the Hiawatha and Ottawa National Forests in Upper Michigan.

This work will include delineation and marking the legal property boundary of National Forest System Lands. Professional services required may include, but are not limited to, corner search, monumentation and perpetuation of property corners and controlling corners associated with the surveys, control measurements, section subdivision, and boundary line marking. Work will range from small lot surveys to multi-sectional work.

The Forest Service anticipates award of up to three (3) Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity basic contracts for a period not to exceed five years. Individual task orders will be issued against a contract as program needs arise. The yearly task order totals may not necessarily be divided evenly among the awardees. The government guarantees to purchase a minimum of $5,000.00 in services for the contract period. During the period specified the Government shall place task orders totaling a minimum of $5,000.00, but not in excess of $100,000.00 per individual task order.

Contracts may be awarded specifically for Zone 1 which is the Ottawa National Forest, Zone 2 which is the west side of the Hiawatha National Forest or Zone 3 which is the east side of the Hiawatha National Forest. Submissions must specify consideration for Zone 1, Zone 2, Zone 3 or any combination thereof. A map delineating the Zone 1, Zone 2 and Zone 3 areas of work is attached separately. Only firms with an office located within Michigan and with a Professional Surveyor(s) licensed in Michigan will be considered. A Michigan licensed Professional Surveyor must be assigned to each task order. Estimated contract award date is on or about May 1, 2017.

Firms qualified and interested in providing professional surveying services of the type listed above are hereby invited to submit Standard Form 330, Architect-Engineer and Related Services Questionnaire. Please include a listing of other certifications obtained and continuing education attended over the last 5 years under Section E. “Resumes of Key Personnel Proposed for this Contract” item 18 “Other Professional Qualifications”. Additionally, firms should submit a supplemental narrative and samples addressing the following:

1. Describe the methods and techniques your firm will use to perform the type of work required under this solicitation.

2. Describe your search process for both PLSS and section subdivisional corners.

3. Describe the approach you will use to make decisions regarding conflicting evidence/monumentation at both PLSS and section subdivisional corners.

4. Describe how a control survey will be accomplished, including field procedures when using GPS as a measuring tool.

5. Describe the quality control measures your firm uses to ensure all work complies with established legal and professional standards.

6. Submit copies of 2 rural land cadastral certificates of survey and 2 land corner recordation certificates prepared and/or signed within the last 5 years by the professional surveyor proposed as the project leader for this announcement.

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. Following an initial evaluation of the qualification and performance data submitted, two or more firms that are considered to be the most highly qualified to provide the type of services required, will be chosen for negotiation of unit cost for task items such as corner search, monumentation, control measurement, etc.

Please submit two (2) complete copies of the above information to: USDA Forest Service, Karie Linn, 500 Hanson Lake Rd, Rhinelander, WI 54501. All questions must be in writing. Please submit all questions to Karie Linn at klinn@fs.fed.us Questions and answers will be posted to FBO so please check back often as it is the contractor’s responsibility to remain up to date on all available Q&A’s as well as any potential resulting modifications. All questions must be received NLT three (3) days prior to the solicitation close date.

Selection of firms for negotiation shall be made through an order of preference based on demonstrated competence and qualifications as documented on submitted Standard Form 330 that include the following evaluation criteria:

1. Professional qualifications for satisfactory performance of required services. Include licensing, other certifications and continuing education.

2. Specialized experience and technical competence in rural land cadastral surveying.

3. Geographic location and knowledge of the local survey history and records of the project zone for which you have requested to be considered.

4. Past performance on similar work performed with respect to cost control, quality of work, and timely compliance with performance schedules.

5. Capacity to accomplish the work in the required time, including current and future workloads.

This is a total small business set-aside. The associated North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code is 541370 and the small business size standard is $15M.

(viii) Provision at 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors -- Commercial, applies to this acquisition.

(ix) Selection of firms for negotiation shall be made through an order of preference based on demonstrated competence and qualifications as documented on submitted Standard Form 330 that include the following evaluation criteria:

1.

Professional qualifications necessary for satisfactory performance of required services. Include licensing, other certifications and continuing education.

2.

Specialized experience and technical competence in rural land cadastral surveying.

3.

Geographic location and knowledge of the local survey history and records of the project zone for which you have requested to be considered

4.

Past performance on similar work performed with respect to cost control, quality of work, and timely compliance with performance schedules.

5.

Capacity to accomplish the work in the required time, including current and future workloads.

(x) Offerors shall include a completed copy of the provision at 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications

-- Commercial Items, with its offer. An offeror shall complete only paragraphs (b) of this provision if the offeror has completed the annual representations and certificates elect.ronically via the System for Award Management (SAM) online at www.sam.gov. If an offeror has not completed the annual representations and certifications electronically at the online, the offeror shall complete only paragraphs (c) through (o) of this provision. SAM replaces CCR/FedReg, ORCA, and EPLS.

(xi) The clause at 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions -- Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition.

(xii) The clause at 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required To Implement Statutes Or Executive Orders

-- Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition. The following additional FAR clauses cited in the clause are applicable to the acquisition:

52.203-6, Restrictions on Subcontractor Sales to the Government (Sept 2006), with Alternate I (Oct 1995) (41

U.S.C. 253g and 10 U.S.C. 2402).

52.204-10, Reporting Executive compensation and First-Tier Subcontract Awards (Oct 2016) (Pub. L. 109-282) (31 U.S.C. 6101 note).

52.209-6, Protecting the Government' Interest When Subcontracting with Contractors Debarred, Suspended, or Proposed for Debarment (Oct 2015) (31 U.S.C. 6101 note).

52.219-6, Notice of Total Small Business Aside (Nov 2011) (15 U.S.C. 644).

52.219-8, Utilization of Small Business Concerns (Nov 2016) (15 U.S.C. 637(d)(2) and (3)).

52.219-14, Limitations on Subcontracting (Nov 2011) (15 U.S.C. 637(a)(14)).

52.219-28, Post Award Small Business Program Rerepresentation (Apr 2012) (15 U.S.C. 632(a)(2)). 52.222-3, Convict Labor (June 2003) (E.O. 11755).

52.222-19, Child Labor-Cooperation with Authorities and Remedies (Oct 2016) (E.O. 13126).

52.222-21, Prohibition of Segregated Facilities (Apr 2015).

52.222-26, Equal Opportunity (Sep 2016) (E.O. 11246).

52.222-35, Equal Opportunity for Veterans (Oct 2015) (38 U.S.C. 4212).

52.222-36, Affirmative Action for Workers with Disabilities (Jul 2014) (29 U.S.C. 793). 52.222-37, Employment Reports on Veterans (Feb 2016) (38 U.S.C. 4212).

52.222-40, Notification of Employee Rights Under the National Labor Relations Act (Dec 2010) (E.O. 13496).

52.222-54, Employment Eligibility Verification (Oct 2015). (Executive Order 12989).

52.223-9, Estimate of Percentage of Recovered Material Content for EPA-Designated Items (May 2008) (42U.S.C. 6962(c)(3)(A)(ii)).

52.223-18, Encouraging Contractor Policies to Ban Text Messaging while Driving (Aug 2011). 52.225-13, Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases (Jun 2008)

52.232-33, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer-System For Award Management (Jul 2013) (31 U.S.C. 3332).

(xiii) Additional contract requirement(s) or terms and conditions: **Vendors must be registered in Systems for Award Management prior to receiving a government contract (formerly Central Contractors Registration or CCR). See www.sam.gov for details - this may take up to 2 weeks and requires a DUNS number, so it is highly recommended that interested parties register immediately in order to avoid any delays in award.

The following additional FAR provisions and/or clauses in their most current version are applicable to the acquisition:

52.202-1 Definitions

52.203-10 Price or Fee Adjustment for Illegal or Improper Activity

52.203-12 Limitation on Payments to Influence Certain Federal Transactions 52.203-3 Gratuities

52.203-5 Covenant Against Contingent Fees

52.203-6 Restrictions on Subcontractor Sales to the Government 52.203-7 Anti-Kickback Procedures

52.203-8 Cancellation, Rescission, and Recovery of Funds for Illegal or Improper activity 52.204-10 Reporting Executive Compensation and First Tier Subcontract Awards

52.204-4 Printed or Copied Double-Sided on Postconsumer Fiber Content Paper 52.204-6 Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS) Number

52.204-7 Central Contractor Registration

52.204-8 Annual Representations and Certifications

52.204-99 System for Award Management Registration DEVIATION

52.209-6 Protecting the Government's Interest when Subcontracting with Contractors Debarred, Suspended, or Proposed for Debarment

52.215-2 Audit and Records -- Negotiation

52.215-8 Order of Precedence--Uniform Contract Format 52.216-1 Type of Contract

52.216-18 Ordering

52.216-19 Order Limitations

52.216-22 Indefinite Quantity

52.219-14 Limitations on Subcontracting

52.219-28 Post-Award Small Business Program Representation. 52.219-6 Notice of Total Small Business Set Aside

52.219-8 Utilization of Small Business Concerns 52.222-17 Nondisplacement of Qualified Workers

52.222-19 Child Labor-Cooperation with Authorities and Remedies 52.222-21 Prohibition of Segregated Facilities

52.222-22 Previous Contracts and Compliance Reports 52.222-25 Affirmative Action Compliance

52.222-26 Equal Opportunity 52.222-3 Convict Labor

52.222-35 Equal Opportunity for Special Disabled Veterans, Veterans of the Vietnam Era, and other Eligible Veterans

52.222-36 Affirmative Action for Workers with Disabilities

52.222-37 Employment Reports on Special Disabled Veterans, Veterans of the Vietnam Era, and Other Eligible Veterans

52.222-38 Compliance With Veterans' Employment Reporting Requirements 52.222-4 Contract Work Hours and Safety Standards Act-Overtime Compensation 52.222-40 Notification of Employee Rights Under the National Labor Relations Act 52.222-41 Service Contract Act of 1965, as amended

52.222-42 Statement of Equivalent Rates for Federal Hires 52.222-50 Combating Trafficking in Persons

52.222-54 Employment Eligibility Verification 52.223-1 Biobased Product Certification

52.223-2 Affirmative Procurement of Biobased Products Under Service And Construction Contracts 52.223-18 Encouraging Contractor Policies to Ban Text Messaging While Driving

52.223-6 Drug-Free Workplace

52.223-9 Estimate of Percentage of Recovered Material Content for EPA-Designated Items 52.225-13 Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases

52.227-1 Authorization and Consent

52.227-2 Notice and Assistance Regarding Patent and Copyright Infringement 52.229-3 Federal, State, and Local Truces

52.232-10 Payments Under Fixed-Price Architect-Engineer Contracts 52.232-17 Interest

52.232-23 Assignment of Claims

52.232-26 Prompt Payment for Fixed-Price Architect-Engineer Contracts

52.232-33 Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer - Central Contractor Registration 52.233-1 Disputes

52.233-2 Service of Protest 52.233-3 Protest After Award

52.233-4 Applicable Law for Breach of Contract Claim

52.236-23 Responsibility of the Architect-Engineer Contractor 52.236-24 Work Oversight in Architect-Engineer Contracts 52.236-25 Requirements for Registration of Designers

52.242-13 Bankruptcy

52.242-14 Suspension of Work 52.243-1 Changes--Fixed-Price

52.244-4 Subcontractors and Outside Associates and Consultants (Architect-Engineer Services) 52.244-6 Subcontracts for Commercial Items

52.246-20 Warranty of Services

52.246-4 Inspection of Services--Fixed-Price 52.248-2 Value Engineering--Architect-Engineer

52.249-7 Termination (Fixed-Price Architect-Engineer)

52.252-1 Solicitation Provisions Incorporated by Reference www.arnet.gov/far/ 52.252-2 Clauses Incorporated by Reference www.arnet.gov/far/

52.252-6 Authorized Deviations in Clauses 52.253-1 Computer Generated Forms

The following Agriculture Acquisition Regulations (AGAR) clauses and provisions in their most current version are applicable to this acquisition:

452.204-70 Inquiries

452.211-74 Period of Performance

452.216-73 Minimum and Maximum Contract Amounts 452.236-72 Use of Premises

452.236-73 Archaeological or Historic Sites

452.236-74 Control of Erosion, Sedimentation, and Pollution 452.236-77 Emergency Response

452.236-80 Firms Ineligible -- Construction 452.237-70 Loss, Damage, Destruction or Repair 452.237-74 Key Personnel

452.237-75 Restrictions Against Disclosure

(xiv) N/A.

(xv) The date, time and place offers are due: Please submit two (2) complete copies of the above information to: USDA Forest Service, Karie Linn, LSAT Contracting Officer, 500 Hanson Lake Rd, Rhinelander WI 54501. Proposals are due not later than 2 p.m. EST. No facsimile proposals will be considered.

(xvi) For information regarding the solicitation: All questions must be in writing. Please submit all questions to Karie Linn at klinn@ fs.fed.us. Questions and answers will be posted to FBO so please check back often as it is the contractors responsibility to remain up to date on all available Q&A's as well as any potential resulting modifications. All questions must be received NLT three (3) days prior to solicitation close date.

SF330's can be downloaded from http://www.gsa.gov/portal/forms/download/116486 while extra pages for section E & F and Part 2 can be located by finding the corresponding link at https://www.gsa.gov/portal/forms/type/SF