Request for Proposal (RFP) _USDA/FSA_NAIP 2018

Added: Mar 12, 2018 4:00 am Modified: Apr 17, 2018 11:58 pmTrack Changes This is a Request for Proposal (RFP), 12314418R0005 for National Agriculture Imagery Program (NAIP) 2018. 

U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is seeking vendor services for vertical, high resolution, direct digital orthorectified imagery to support various Government geographic information system (GIS) programs. The location of the scope of work for the 2018 National Agriculture Imagery Program (NAIP) collection will acquire imagery for approximately one-third of the Continental United States.

National Agriculture Imagery Program (NAIP) imagery is intended to provide current information of agricultural conditions in support of USDA farm programs. For USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA), the imagery provides a base map for activities such as crop compliance, acreage reporting, environmental compliance, Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) compliance, and Farm Records maintenance. The NAIP imagery is generally acquired in projects covering full states in cooperation with partnering agencies, who use the imagery for a variety of purposes, including land use planning and natural resource assessment. NAIP imagery is also used for disaster response, often providing the most current pre-event imagery.

The Government anticipates this solicitation will result in multiple award(s), single year, firm fixed price contract.

Pertinent Due Dates: 

a) Contractor questions on RFP are due electronically, no later than 5:00pm Mountain Standard Time/7:00pm Eastern Standard Time, Tuesday, April 24, 2018; questions shall be sent to tracy.jackson@ftc.usda.gov.

b)The closing date for receipt of all solicitation submissions is no later than 12:30pm Eastern Standard Time, Tuesday, May 15, 2018; solicitation submissions shall be sent to tracy.jackson@ftc.usda.gov.

c)The closing date for receipt of Past Performance Questionnaires (PPQ) is no later than  5:00pm Mountain Standard Time/7:00pm Eastern Standard Time, Tuesday, May 8, 2018; PPQ submissions shall be sent directly to tracy.jackson@ftc.usda.gov.

Added: Mar 12, 2018 4:00 am This is a Synopsis, 12314418R0005, A Request for Proposal (RFP) will be posted on or about the week of March 26, 2018.

U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) intends to issue an RFP for vertical, high resolution, direct digital orthorectified imagery to support various Government geographic information system (GIS) programs. The location of the scope of work for the 2018 National Agriculture Imagery Program (NAIP) collection will acquire imagery for approximately one-third of the Continental United States.

National Agriculture Imagery Program (NAIP) imagery is intended to provide current information of agricultural conditions in support of USDA farm programs. For USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA), the imagery provides a base map for activities such as crop compliance, acreage reporting, environmental compliance, Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) compliance, and Farm Records maintenance. The NAIP imagery is generally acquired in projects covering full states in cooperation with partnering agencies, who use the imagery for a variety of purposes, including land use planning and natural resource assessment. NAIP imagery is also used for disaster response, often providing the most current pre-event imagery.

This requirement shall be a Full and Open Competition, requiring a submission of a Small Business Subcontracting Plan with small business subcontracting participation as an evaluation factor in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 19.708(b). The Primary NAICS code for this procurement is 541922, Commercial Photo with a small business size standard of $7.5M.

The government anticipates multiple award contract(s) with a Period of Performance (PoP) of one (1) year. The selection process will be conducted in accordance with FAR Part 15 source selection procedures. Proposals will be evaluated on Technical, including Past Performance, Proposed Small Business Subcontracting Participation (15 U.S.C. 637(d)(4)(G)(i)) and Price.

The solicitation closing date is scheduled for on-or-about April 24, 2018. Actual dates and times will be identified in the solicitation. All information, amendments and questions concerning this solicitation will be electronically posted at the following web page: http://www.fbo.gov/. Interested offerors must be registered in the System for Award (SAM) database. Firms can register via the SAM Internet site at http://www.sam.gov.

DISCLAIMER: The official plans and specification are located on the official government web page and the Government is not liable for information furnished by any other source. Amendments, if/when issued will be posted to the EBS page http://www.fbo.gov/ for electronic downloading. This will normally be the only method of distributing amendments prior to closing; therefore, it is the offerors responsibility to check the website periodically for any amendments to the solicitation. Websites are occasionally inaccessible due to various reasons. The Government is not responsible for any loss of Internet connectivity or for an offerors inability to access the documents posted on the referenced web pages. The Government will issue no paper copies.