Perform cadastral and engineering surveys on each district for the Ozark-St. Francis National Forests in Arkansas, which includes the Big Piney, Pleasant Hill, Boston Mountain, St. Francis, Magazine and Sylamore Ranger Districts. Surveying projects must meet or exceed the Standards of Practice for Surveying in the state of Arkansas. Work may include, but is not limited to: • Public Land Survey System (PLSS) dependent resurveys. • Original Small Tract Act surveys. • Locating, measuring and marking of Forest Service (FS) property boundary lines. • Rehabilitation/Maintenance of previously marked FS property boundary lines and monumented corner positions. • Identification, verification, restoration, location and monumentation of PLSS property corners. • Preparation of surveyors reports, control diagrams, survey plats, and FS corner cards. • Preparation of tract Descriptions. • Rights-of-Way and easement surveys. • Horizontal and vertical control surveys using conventional and/or surveying grade GPS methodology. • Road design surveys that may include centerline and profile, cross sections and staking for the construction of roads. • Miscellaneous work incidental to the surveying profession. The project area is divided into five project zones. Each zone is considered a separate project area and any or all zones of interest must be addressed by proposals to obtain the contract work. The following are identified as the zones in this contract: Only one contract per Zone will be awarded. FIVE (5) GEOGRAPHIC CONTRACT ZONES OZARK-ST. FRANCIS NATIONAL FORESTS ZONE ZONE 1 - SYLAMORE RANGER DISTRICT COUNTIES Searcy, Baxter, Marion, Stone, & Izard TOWNSHIPS T15N, R10, 11, 12, 13W T16N, R10, 11, 12, 13, 14W T17N, R11, 12, 13, 14W T18N, R12, 13, 14W ZONE ZONE 2 - BIG PINEY RANGER DISTRICT AND THE PLEASANT HILL RANGER DISTRICT COUNTIES Searcy, Newton, Pope, Johnson, Van Buren, Conway, Madison, Franklin TOWNSHIPS T09N, R16, 17, 18W T10N, R16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 25W T11N, R16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27W T12N, R17, 18, 19, 20, 21,22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27W T13N, R18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26 ,27W T14N, R18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24 ,25, 26W ZONE ZONE 3 - BOSTON MOUNTAIN RANGER DISTRICT COUNTIES Franklin, Madison, Washington, Crawford, & Benton TOWNSHIPS T11N, R27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33W T12N, R26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33W T13N, R26, 27, 28, 29, 30 ,31, 32, 33W T16N, R32W T17N, R31, 32, 33W ZONE ZONE 4 – MAGAZINE RANGER DISTRICT COUNTIES Logan and Yell TOWNSHIPS T6N, R22, 23, 24, 25, 26W T7N, R22, 23, 24, 25, 26W ZONE ZONE 5 – ST. FRANCIS NATIONAL FOREST COUNTIES Lee and Phillips TOWNSHIPS T01S, R04 AND 05E T01N, R04 AND 05E T02N, R04E The applicable NAICS code for this is 541370 with a corresponding size standard of $4.5 million. This project is 100% set-aside for small business concerns. Firms will be evaluated and ranked in accordance with the terms of the Brooks Act. The contracts will be Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) for a base period plus four one-year option periods. The minimum guarantee per contract will be $2500. Maximum order limitation per task order is $50,000.00. The total dollar value of each contract issued will not exceed $1,000,000. The following factors will be used for the purpose of evaluation and will determine the most highly qualified firms from which the awardees will be selected. Submitted SF 330’s should address these areas specifically: (1) Professional Qualifications: Evaluation will be based upon the number of qualified personnel and their knowledge and level of specialized education at the university level, and all other applicable education, training and certifications together with their availability to perform work on this contract. The minimum requirement is that a “Project Surveyor” must possess a current Arkansas Land Surveyors License. The Project Surveyor is the Registered Land Surveyor assigned to the contract that will be responsible for corner search and evaluations. (2) Specialized Experience and Technical Competence: Highlight projects involving rural boundary surveys that require property line marking performed by the key personnel that will be assigned to work. Also include projects involving the collection of data and the staking of roads for pre-construction and construction staking. (3) Capacity to Accomplish the Work in the Required Time: Include an equipment list, personnel available, and procedures used to ensure deadlines are met for your firm and/or proposed subcontractors. If using subcontractors, specify what duties they would perform. (4) Past Performance on Contracts with Government Agencies and Private Industry: Performance with respect to customer satisfaction, quality of work, and timely compliance with performance schedules. Reference projects that are similar in scope to rural boundary survey and property line marking. (5) Location in the General Geographical Area of the Project and Knowledge of the Locality of the project: Indicate where your nearest office is in relation to the five project zones and the main Project Headquarters (Russellville, Arkansas). This is not a solicitation. Solicitations will only be issued to those that have been selected through the selection process. SF 330’s are to be mailed to Mr. Kim Mortenson, Ozark-St. Francis National Forest, 605 W Main Street, Russellville, AR 72801. For technical questions email Mr. Mortenson at [email protected]. SF 330’s must be received by Mr. Mortenson no later than May SF 330’s received after the thirty day cut off will be returned.

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