Digital Aerial Imagery of Nebraska NF, NE & SD

United States Forest Service requires aerial imagery services for direct digital acquisition of 30cm resolution, 4-band stereo coverage of approximately 3,900 to 5,000 square miles of the Nebraska National Forest, including Bessey and Pine Ridge Ranger Districts and Buffalo Gap, Ft. Pierre, and Oglala National Grasslands; Samuel R. McKelvie National Forest, Nebraska and South Dakota. Imagery acquisition must be accomplished using a digital sensor that collects four-band multi-spectral natural color (RGB) and color infrared (CIR) simultaneously. The project will have an approximate flying season of June 15, 2014 through October 1, 2014. Upon contract award, the contractor is required to create and submit the proposed flight plan for Government review prior to the notice to proceed. Contract deliverables include: uncompressed 4-band, 16-bits per band GeoTIFFs, project geodatabase, and other data files due 90 days after the end of the flying season. The solicitation will include option item(s) for stereo block files and increased quantity and may also include option items for orthorectified imagery. The solicitation, number (RFP) AG-8447-S-14-0002, will be issued on or about Monday, April 14, 2014, with proposals due on or about Wednesday, May 14 2014. This solicitation is a Total Small Business Set-Aside and will be issued under FAR Part 15, based on potential multiple agency participation. In the event partnering agencies do not participate, the solicitation may be issued as an RFQ under FAR Part 13. All responsible small businesses may submit a response that shall be considered. The small business size standard for NAICS Code 541922 is $7 Million. To obtain a copy of this solicitation, you may download it directly from this site, or by visiting www.apfo.usda.gov, Contract Services, Business Opportunities, on or after April 14, 2014.