SOURCES SOUGHT
R -- OMB Circular A-76 Commercial Activities Study of Soil Mapping Services
- Notice Date
- 4/2/2003
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- Contracting Office
- Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service, Massachusetts State Office, 451 West Street, Amherst, MA, 01002-2995
- ZIP Code
- 01002-2995
- Solicitation Number
- NRCS-03-MA-03(2ndNotice)
- Response Due
- 4/17/2003
- Point of Contact
- Lisa Cichanowicz, Contract Specialist, Phone 413-253-4357, Fax 413-253-4375,
- E-Mail Address
-
lisa.cichanowicz@ma.usda.gov
- Description
- This is a Sources Sought Notice for an Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Circular A-76 Commercial Activities Study of Soil Mapping Services presently being performed by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) in Massachusetts. NRCS is planning a Direct Conversion with Cost Comparison Study of Soil Mapping Services. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL and in no way obligates the Government to award a contract. The USDA, NRCS is seeking sources capable of transferring soil lines to orthophotography, verifying soil map accuracy, and producing final maps which delineate cultural and hydrographic features. Offerors must have basic skills in computer word processing, spreadsheets, databases, and Geographic Information Systems. Offerors are advised that a contract may not be awarded if the cost of contract performance is determined to be greater than the cost of in-house performance by Government personnel. The requirement will fall under the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code 541370. If you are interested in competing for this requirement, please indicate your interest by sending an e-mail (only) to Lisa.Cichanowicz@ma.usda.gov NO LATER THAN April 17, 2003. All valid e-mail responses from prospective offerors must provide the return e-mail address, mailing address, telephone number, and facsimile number in the body of the response. Responses without the aforementioned information will not be recognized as valid. The small business size standard for this NAICS code is $4.0 million. Please include and respond to the following questions: (1) Is your business a large or small business? (2) If small, does your firm qualify as a small emergent business, a small disadvantaged business, a veteran-owned small business or a service-disabled veteran-owned small business? (3) If disadvantaged business, specify under which disadvantaged group, and whether your firm is certified under Section 8(a) of the Small Business Act. (4) Is your firm a certified Hubzone small business? (5) Is your firm a woman-owned small business? ALL PROSPECTIVE OFFERORS MUST USE E-MAIL TO RESPOND TO THIS SYNOPSIS. TELEPHONE AND FACSIMILE RESPONSES TO THIS SOURCES SOUGHT WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED. NO SOLICITATION EXISTS AT THIS TIME. If you responded to the first notice, please do not resubmit your company information. It is anticipated that a solicitation may be released on or around April 21, 2003. The solicitation will be made available on the Federal Business Opportunities web site http://www.fedbizopps.gov when it is released. It is recommended that you respond to this notice, including all of the information above, and to forward any address changes that may take place prior to the posting of the solicitation. The Government is not responsible for inability to deliver e-mails.
- Web Link
-
Link to FedBizOpps document.
(http://www.eps.gov/spg/USDA/NRCS/MASO/NRCS-03-MA-03(2ndNotice)/listing.html)
- Place of Performance
- Address: USDA/NRCS 451 WEST ST. AMHERST, MA
- Zip Code: 01002
- Country: USA
- Record
- SN00294316-F 20030404/030402235428 (fbodaily.com)
- Source
-
FedBizOpps.gov Link to This Notice
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