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A -- SCIENTIFIC ASSESSMENT PERTAINING TO THE EFFECTS OF ACID DEPOSITION ON SURFACE WATERS AND AQUATIC BIOTA IN THE ADIRONDACK REGION OF NEW YORK. POC Donald L. Moses, Contract Specialist, (301) 713-0823, Edward F. Tennant, Jr., Contracting Officer. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), on behalf of the National Acid Precipitation Assessment Program (NAPAP), intends to procure, on an other than full and open competition basis, from E&S Environmental Chemistry Inc., located at 1325 NW 9th Street, Corvallis, OR 97339, summary scientific assessment of the advancements made in the state of science since 1990 of the effects of acid deposition on surface waters and aquatic biota. Information specific to the Adirondack region of New York is required. The assessment will address the policy-relevant issues stated in Title IX of the 1990 Clean Air Act Amendments and will be subject to external peer review and NAPAP agency clearance. Publication in peer reviewed professional journals by the contractor is also desired. This requirement is sole sourced due to the time-sensitive nature of the effort, the very specific nature of the science, and the existing knowledge base that lies within E&S Environmental Chemistry Inc. due to their ongoing work in this field over the last six years and their extensive testing and improvement on the Model of Acidification of Groundwater in Catchments (MAGIC). MAGIC is the principal model used by NAPAP to project changes in lake and stream water chemistry in response to changing future levels of acid deposition. Improvements in MAGIC should include the effects of nitrogen and organic acids and consideration of paleolimnological reconstructions of lake water acid-base chemistry. Firms that believe they can complete these tasks within 120 days of contract award shall submit a written response to be received at this contracting office no later than fifteen (15) days after the date of publication of this notice, clearly showing its ability to provide the required information. There is no solicitation available. (0218)

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