Bureau of Indian Affairs, Portland Area Office, Attn: Contracts & Grants, 911 N.E. 11th Ave., Portland, OR 97232

F -- WELL DRILLING AND EXPLORATORY SERVICES Sol 95-5-9-8. Due 090895. Contact Timothy R. Brown, Contracting officer, 503/231-6760. Contractor is to drill a production well and conduct pump/yield tests at the Fort Indian Reservation, Fort Hall, ID. Domestic and municipal wells in and near the Fort Hall Indian Reservation are contaminated with the agricultural pesticide ethylene dibromide. The object of this project is to determine if contamination is present in all elevations of the producing aquifers. Staff from the Bureau of Indian Affairs and the U.S. Geological Survey will monitor the drilling and conduct various chemical and flow tests of water produced from the test well and monitoring well. This is a small business set aside. Section 7(b) of P.L. 93-638, (USC) and 41 CFR 14-1.354 require that preference opportunities in employment and training be given to Indian/Alaska Native individuals and that preference in the award of subcontracts be given to Indian/Alaska Native economic enterprises. Failure by the contractor to submit a plan for doing so prior to award and implement same after award shall be sufficient reason for non-award or termination of contract. (212)

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