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F -- NEOTROPICAL BIRD USE AND REPRODUCTIVE PERFORMANCE SOL FWS-4-96-5002 POC Contact Jo Muratti, Procurement Technician; Lynn Walling, Contract Specialist The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service intends to solicit and negotiate with only one source, Louisiana State University, under the authority of FAR 6.302. The main objectives are to obtain baseline data on the distribution and relative abundance of neotropical and resident birds in the major habitats, determine the nesting species, and reproductive success of the major habitats, determine the effects of forest fragmentation on birds, evaluate the affects of burning on avian abundance and breeding, comparison of bird abundance and reproductive success in stands of different ages, identifying causes of nest and egg loss, locating various habitats and man-altered features, evaluate present land management, and prepare a management plan. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposal. Companies must submit a capability statement and all pertinent information identifying the capability to provide the required effort. Only written responses are acceptable. This information will be considered only if it is clear and convincing documentation, and is received by this office within 15 calendar days after the publication of this notice. No solicitation document is available. A request for documentation will not be considered an affirmative response. The government will not be responsible to pay any cost associated with preparing a response to this notice. A determination by the government not to compete this proposed contract based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the government. Information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. (0163)

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