U. S. Environmental Protection Agency, Contracts Management Division (NCCM-, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711

A -- ADIRONDACK EFFECTS ASSESSMENT POC Sandra Holland, CONTRACTING OFFICER, 919-541-2213. The U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY INTENDS TO NEGOTIATE A MODIFICATION To CONTRACT NO. 68D20171 WITH RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE (RPI) For ADDITIONAL RESEARCH ON THE EFFECTS OF ACID DEPOSITION On ADIRONDACK LAKE SYSTEMS. THE MODIFICATION WILL (1) EXTEND THE PERIOD Of WET DEPOSITION MONITORING BY 24 MONTHS; (2) EXTEND THE PERIOD Of AQUATIC BIOLOGICAL MONITORING IN 25-30 ADIRONDACK LAKES By 24 MONTHS; (3) INITIATE A MAJOR FIELD STUDY TO EVALUATE N DYNAMICS In ADIRONDACK WATERSHEDS, FACTORS CONTROLLING N RETENTION IN ADIRONDACK WATERSHEDS, And THE ROLE OF N DEPOSITION IN N LEACHING AND ACIDIFICATION Of SURFACE WATERS; (4) PREPARE, AND HAVE APPROVED (BY THE EPA PROJECT OFFICER And EPA QA OFFICER), A QA PROJECT PLAN SPECIFICALLY For THE NITROGEN FIELD STUDIES OUTLINED UNDER (3) ABOVE. THE CONTRACT Was AWARDED TO RPI ON SEPTEMBER 30, 1992. SECTION 901(F) OF THE 1990 CLEAN Air ACT AMENDMENTS DIRECTS THE ADMINISTRATOR OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY To ESTABLISH A PROGRAM TO RESEARCH THE EFFECTS Of ACID DEPOSITION ON WATERS WHERE ACID DEPOSITION HAS BEEN MOST ACUTE. The SECTION ALSO DIRECTS THE ADMINISTRATOR TO CONTRACT For SUCH PURPOSES WITH AN INDEPENDENT UNIVERSITY WHICH HAS a YEAR-ROUND FIELD ANALYTICAL LABORATORY ON A BODY OF WATER Of NOT LESS THAN 25,000 ACRES NOR GREATER THAN 75,000 ACRES WHICH Lies WITHIN A GEOGRAPHIC REGION DESIGNATED AS A BIOSPHERE RESERVE By THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE. THE FACILITY MUST HAVE DEMONSTRATED The CAPABILITY TO ANALYZE RELEVANT DATA ON SAID BODY OF WATER OVER a PERIOD OF 20 YEARS AS WELL AS EXTENSIVE ECOSYSTEM MODELING CAPABILITIES. The ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY Has IDENTIFIED RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE OF TROY, NY, As THE ONLY INSTITUTION WHICH MEETS THE ABOVE SPECIFIED CRITERIA. INTERESTED PARTIES Who CAN MEET THE ABOVE MANDATED SPECIFICATIONS May SUBMIT QUALIFICATION STATEMENTS NO LATER THAN 15 DAYS AFTER THE DATE Of THIS PUBLICATION. NO TELEPHONIC OR FAXED REQUESTS WILL Be HONORED. (0166)

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