26CRDLWBNSCHM-0001 - Catfish Creek FLP Easement Survey

The Iowa Department of Natural Resources is issuing a Request for Proposal (RFP) seeking qualified licensed land surveyors to provide professional surveying, mapping, and legal description services for a proposed conservation easement located in Dubuque County, Iowa. The primary objective is to precisely define the boundaries of the proposed easement and the associated "Permitted Agricultural Use Area" to facilitate accurate property appraisal and landowner review in support of a US Forest Service Forest Legacy Easement. The project is structured in two phases: Phase 1 requires preliminary delineation and documentation, including establishment of temporary field markings and production of a preliminary Plat of Survey with legal description narrative, standard maps, and aerial-overlay maps; Phase 2 involves conditional finalization of the Plat of Survey, with monumentation and recordation contingent upon formal acceptance and execution of the conservation easement by the landowner. Respondents must be qualified licensed land surveyors and are required to submit separate Technical Proposal and Cost Proposal files, with the option to request confidential treatment of specific information through Form 22. The RFP opened on March 6, 2026 at 5:00 PM CST, with a proposal submission deadline of April 4, 2026 at 9:00 AM CDT. No site visits or bidders' conferences are scheduled. The State reserves the right to award the contract without further negotiation or to negotiate terms with the selected respondent at its discretion, and any exceptions to RFP provisions must be submitted using the provided Exceptions Form, with notation that materially altering terms may result in disqualification.

The RFP documentation does not specify any set-aside designations, restrictions on organizational types, disadvantaged enterprise preferences, incumbent vendors or current contractors, or award values and budget ranges. Respondents should consult the full RFP, IMPACS Project Invitation and Registration documents, and the Cost Proposal form available through the Iowa DNR website at http://www.iowadnr.gov/InsideDNR/RFPBidLettings.aspx for additional details regarding evaluation criteria, pricing terms, and any other specifications not addressed in the event summary. Interested parties may submit exceptions or requests for confidential treatment using the designated forms included in the procurement documentation to ensure compliance with RFP requirements.