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FBO DAILY ISSUE OF JULY 28, 2002 FBO #0238
SOURCES SOUGHT

A -- Weather Damage Modification Program

Notice Date

7/26/2002
 

Notice Type

Sources Sought
 

Contracting Office

BUREAU OF RECLAMATION PO BOX 25007, D-7810 DENVER CO 80225
 

ZIP Code

80225
 

Solicitation Number

02FC810810
 

Response Due

8/16/2002
 

Point of Contact

RAY LEWIS CONTRACTING OFFICER RLEWIS@DO.USBR.GOV
 

E-Mail Address

Email your questions to Point of Contact above or IDEASEC HELP DESK
(IDEAS_EC@NBC.GOV)
 

Small Business Set-Aside

N/A
 

Description

The U.S. Department of Interior, Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation), is requesting proposals for Research and Studies sponsored by the Weather Damage Modification Program (WDMP) from state offerors or state government/research entity offerors. Through this program, Reclamation is forming partnerships with states located within Hawaii and the 17 western states served by Reclamation, to address the potential for the mitigation of weather damage through weather modification techniques. The goal of the program is to improve and evaluate physical mechanisms to limit damage due to weather phenomena such as drought and hail, and enhance water supplies through a regional weather modification research program, and to transfer validated technologies for implementation on operational programs. Weather-related natural disasters in the United States annually result in the losses of billions of dollars. Drought, hail, floods, and tornadoes are among the most common causes. The WDMP is consistent with national objectives to strengthen disaster mitigation capabilities of industry, and local, state, and federal governments, and with Reclamation's role as a water resource management agency. Efforts to directly mitigate weather-related losses through atmospheric water management technology (cloud seeding), are presently being conducted in many states. However, local sponsors of these programs fund only the projects themselves, and provide few resources to scientifically evaluate questions on their efficacy, scientific basis, safety, and extra-area effects. While state agencies are charged with the project regulation, and many also provide significant cost-sharing, little is being done to answer the questions that will ultimately determine how these technologies are improved and refined. The WDMP is designed to produce those new technologies by funding scientific, peer-reviewed, research proposals submitted by state entities or state government/research entites having operational programs. For fiscal year 2003, Reclamation is soliciting proposals in three (3) different research and study areas for projects of 12 months duration or less (follow-on funding may be available for additional research studies or future demonstration projects). The areas of study are: Task A - Snowpack Augmentation for Drought Mitigation Studies; Task B - Rain Augmentation for Drought Mitigation Studies; Task C - Thunderstorm Hail Mitigation Studies. State offerors or state government/research entity offerors must be willing to cost-share 50% or more of the project costs, as well as identify an existing operational program (or programs) that will allow the proposed research to be "piggy-backed" onto existing operational cloud seeding activities and/or related research projects. No profit or fee will be allowed. Patent rights for any developments will be retained by the research partner (state offerors or state government/research entitiy offerors) in accordance with provisions contained in the solicitation. The WDMP is authorized in fiscal year 2002 Conference Report 107-258 Title II ... Bureau of Reclamation - Water and Related Resources: "The conference agreement includes $2,582,000 for the Drought Emergency Assistance Program. Within that amount, $2,000,000 is for the Bureau of Reclamation to establish a Weather Damage Modification Program, including a regional weather modification research program..." Also, Section 206(b) of the Reclamation States Emergency Drought Relief Act of 1991 (Public Law 102-250) specifically authorizes Reclamation to fund the WDMP. The specific provision follows:The Secretary is authorized to conduct a Precipitation Management Technology Transfer Program to help alleviate problems caused by precipitation variability and droughts in the West, as part of a balanced long-term water resources development and management program. In consultation with State, Tribal, and local water, hydropower, water quality and instream flow interests, areas shall be selected for conducting cost-shared field studies on a 50-50 basis to validate and quantify the potential for appropriate precipitation management technology to augment streamflows. Validated technologies shall be transferred to non-Federal interests for operational implementation. Offerors interested in this project may request a copy of the solicitation package by providing a written request by facsimile to (303) 445-6345, or a request by regular mail to the address provided herein. TELEPHONE REQUESTS WILL NOT BE HONORED. The solicitation package is scheduled for issuance on or about August 16, 2002 with proposals due on approximately October 16,2002. It is anticipated that awards will be made in the late fall of 2002, with an anticipated project start date of no later than December 20, 2002.
 

Web Link

Please click here to view more details.
(http://ideasec.nbc.gov/ecprod/owa/ec$cbd.sypfirstcount?P_SERVER_ID3=BR142581&P_OBJ_ID1=60593)
 

Place of Performance

Address: Denver, CO

Zip Code: 802250007

Country: USA
 

Record

SN00126577-W 20020728/020726213755 (fbodaily.com)
 

Source

FedBizOpps.gov Link to This Notice
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