Architect-engineer (a-E) cadastral survey contract for the USDA/forest service souther region – cherokee national forest (R8-CNF)

The Southern Region – Cherokee National Forest (R8 - CNF) is soliciting for a Non-Personal Architect-Engineer (A-E) Services contract in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Subpart 36.6. 

This announcement is being solicited as a small business set-aside pursuant to FAR 19.  The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this action is 541370 or specifically Cadastral Surveying Services and the small business size standard is $19.0M. 

As a result of this announcement, the Forest Service (R8-CNF) intends to award a minimum of six (6) and a maximum of twelve (12) Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contracts that will be for five (5) years from the date of award to include Options to be exercised at the discretion of the Government. The total amount for the contracts shall not exceed $9M.

These anticipated awarded IDIQ contracts will have a guaranteed minimum of $1,000 within the first three years of the contract. Firm-fixed price task orders will be issued, as the need arises during the course of the contract period.

PROJECT INFORMATION: The Architect-Engineer (A-E) Contractor shall provide A-E services for the United States Department of Agriculture, Forest Service Southern Region – Cherokee National Forest (R8-CNF) on an Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract. The level of work is Professional Land Survey services.  Specific project requirements will be outlined in the individual task order descriptions and in subsequent pre-design meetings, briefings, or informational meetings.

The work required under this IDIQ contract consists of furnishing all services, materials, supplies, support, labor, transportation, and performing all work necessary for various types of projects.  In some cases, when stated in the individual task order description, R8-CNF will supply materials and supplies (Monuments, Signs, Posts, Washers, Nuts, Bolts, etc) for forest-wide consistency. 

The projects performed under this contract will primarily focus on:

• Retracement and/or survey of National Forest Boundary
• Retracement and/or survey of Congressionally Designated Area boundaries, i.e., Wilderness;
• Marking and Posting of National Forest and/or National Grassland Boundaries;
• Monumentation of new, and recovery, reestablishment and remonumentation of lost or obliterated boundary and boundary controlling corners;
• Maintenance or removal of previously marked boundary line;
• Geodetic Control surveys;
• Rights of Way and Easement surveys;
• Engineering and Resource Specific Site and Location Surveys;
• General control surveys;
• Drone mapping
• Preparation of surveyor’s reports, control diagrams, and survey plats
• Preparation of Form 7100-52, Corner Record, for each Forest Service property corner
• Preparation of tract descriptions
• Scanning and indexing of land and survey records
• Any other types of activities or miscellaneous work incidental to the survey profession

All references to “A-E” or “Firm” apply to the architectural, engineering professional surveying and mapping services contractor and all consultants and/or subcontractors hired by the Firm. All other references to the “contractor” refer to the entity that is or will be performing the associated construction efforts. 

The lead firm(s) selected for contract award(s) will be predominantly an architectural-engineering firm specializing in professional surveying and mapping.

LOCATION: Projects will be located within the Southern Region/Cherokee National Forest administrative lands, also referred to as the geographic contract area, within the state of Tennessee Counties: Polk, Monroe, McMinn, Cocke, Greene, Sullivan, Carter, Unicoi, Washington and Johnson Counties; state of North Carolina County: Ashe County; and state of Virginia Counties: Grayson and Washington Counties.