U.S. Army Construction Engineering Research Labs. (USACERL), ATTN: Contracts Office, P.O. Box 9005, Champaign, IL 61826-9005

A -- NATIONAL REGISTER ELIGIBILITY ASSESSMENT OF TEN PREHISTORIC ARCHAELOGICAL SITES AT FORT RILEY, KANSAS SOL DACA88-96-R-0013 DUE 052196 POC Ms. Joyce I. Roberts, Contract Specialist, (217)352-6511, ext. 7568, j-roberts@cecer.army.mil; or Ms. Deloras J. Adamson, Contracting Officer, (217)373-7297. USACERL requires research and development services for National Register of Historic Places Eligibility Assessment of Ten Prehistoric Archaeological Sites at Fort Riley, Kansas. The successful contractor shall be responsible for: (1) development of a research design discussing explicit plan for performing test excavations of sites, (2) investigation and testing of ten prehistoric sites which requires preparation of site grids, mapping, field records, test unit excavation, shovel, post hole, and auger tests, special samples for C14 dating, artifact preparation for long term curation, and (3) preparation of a written report. The successful offeror shall be considered to be carrying out official agency duties under the Federal land manager's direction associated with management of archeological resources. No permit is issued under the Archeological Resources Protection Act (ARPA). However, the successful contractor shall meet all requirements necessary to carry out archeological investigations under ARPA guidelines and guidelines of the Kansas Historic Preservation Officer. Award of a fixed price contract is contemplated with the field work to be performed during calendar year 1996 field season. Request for Proposal (RFP) DACA88-96-R-0013 will be issued on or about 4 April 1996 with a closing date of 21 May 1996. Requests for this solicitation shall be made in writing and addressed to USACERL, Attn: Contracts Office, P.O. Box 9005, Champaign, IL 61826-9005. No telephone requests will be accepted. Requests for the solicitation may also be made via e-mail to: j-roberts@cecer.army.mil, or by fax (217)373-6773. All responsible sources may submit a proposal which will be considered by the Government. (0072)

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