Bureau of Land Management, 1387 Vinnell Way, Boise, ID, 83709

99 -- PROJECT AURORA Sol 1422D910Q972000. Due 103196. POC Julie Lewis, Contracting Officer, 208/373-3909. The goal of Project Aurora is to create an exciting new interactive and educational paradigm describing innovative Bureau of Land Management (BLM) natural resource projects. This will include the production of a CD ROM which can be used as a stand alone product, but which can also be used in conjunction with an Internet site. The CD ROM will provide a rich and fast interactive multimedia experience to the audience, while the Internet will provide the primary source of current information and links to new resources. With this interactive technology, we will target a general population of high school students through adults who are interested in learning about conservation and the management of natural resources. The primary focus will be on streams and their riparian areas as the critical keys to maintaining healthy watersheds. Use of real world examples will stimulate the audience to become actively involved in improving the health of streams and watersheds in or near their communities. Technical creation will include use of sounds, movies, audio visual programs, narratives, 3-D animation, and QuickTime Virtual Reality (QTVR) panoramas. Historical information is easily adaptable from BLM's documents TR1737-9 1993 - Riparian Area Management and the ``50 Year Celebration''. Major topics of this program will include: (1) Riparian Ecosystems - describing wetlands, riparians, uplands, streams, etc.; (2) Historical Perspective - describing land use in the West, origin of BLM, Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, Clean Water Act, 1977, Water Quality Act Amendment, 1987, and BLM - Wetlands-Riparian Initiative, 1990's; (3) Riparian Area Management - describing the process for assessing ``Proper Functioning Condition''; (4) Glossary of Terms; (5) Reporting Tables of Riparian Areas; (6) Channel Evolution Examples; (7) Riparian-Wetland Functional Checklist; (8) Riparian-Wetland Examples illustrating Best Management Practices and local variations in restoration efforts which have been developed by local working groups. The following sites are areas for special focus: (A) Bear Creek, Oregon, (B) Warner Wetlands, Oregon, (C) Trout Creek Mountains drainage, Oregon, (D) Willow and Beaver Creek, Idaho, (E) Coastal example, (F) Forested example, and (G) Agricultural example; (9) Willow Creek Watershed Restoration and Education Project - a partnership project with local citizens and school students with documentation of the monitoring process on the CD ROM and Internet site. This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; proposals are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. This solicitation is issued as a request for quotations (RFQ), number 1422D910Q972000. This solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 90-41. This solicitation is set aside for small business under standard industrial classification code 5999 where number of employees does not exceed 500. The contract line item number is: Item 1, CD ROM and Internet, as per the described project, 1 each. Partial payments may be authorized as project steps are completed. The CD ROM is due 230 days after award of the contract and shall be delivered to the Contracting Officer, BLM, 1387 S. Vinnell Way, Boise, Idaho, 83709. The provision at 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors-Commercial is applicable. The provision at 52.212-2, Evaluation-Commercial Items is applicable, and the following shall be included in paragraph (a) of that provision. Quotes will be evaluated on technical capability, price, and past performance, listed in descending order of importance. A technical evaluation will include and examination of technical features proposed. Past performance will be based on the Contracting Officer's knowledge, contacting provided references, and other reasonable sources. Knowledge of and ability to access Idaho and Oregon BLM riparian areas shall be addressed. Price is estimated at less than $100,000. Selection will be made of the offer that is most advantageous to the Government. Offerors shall include a completed copy of the provision as 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Items, with its offer. The clause 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial Items, is applicable. The clause 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required To Implement Statutes or Executive Orders-Commercial Items, is applicable, and the following additional FAR clauses cited in the clause are applicable: 52.219-14, 52.222-26, 52.222-35, 52.222-36, 52.225-3. See Note 1. Offers are due at the above office by close of business October 31, 1996. For additional information contact the above named contracting officer. (291)

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