US Department of Commerce/National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 1325 East West Highway - Station 4301, Silver Spring, Maryland 20910-3283

B -- COASTAL MANAGEMENT ANALYSIS SOL 7-4006 POC Sandy Souders (301) 713-0854 The U.S. Dept. of Commerce/NOAA/NOS intends to negotiate on a sole source basis with Blair T. Brown for consultation and advice in the preparation of materials to be used to estimate the economic benefits of integrated coastal management (ICM) and to develop further operational information on the component elements of ICM, especially the financing and monitoring elements. Other offerors that have the ability to provide the above services are invited to submit information as to their capabilities and any other pertinent data to the address above, to be received no later than 15 days after the date of this notice. No solicitation document exists; therefore, a request for such document will not be considered. Award will be made under Simplified Acquisition Procedures. (Reference No. 7-4006) (0284)

Loren Data Corp. http://www.ld.com (SYN# 0016 19961011\B-0006.SOL)