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B -- PERFORM LAND-BASED PREDATOR STUDIES IN THE ANTARTIC PENINSULA REGION SOL WASC-7-574 DUE 112596 POC Randall Brown, Telephone number (206) 526-6226. Telephone fax number (206)527-5848. Office days Monday through Friday. Notice of intent to negotiate a sole-source to the Montana State University to conduct predators' effects on krill in the Antarctic. Specifically, study will focus on penguins' effects on krill population and to a lesser extent, seabirds' effects on krill population. Montana State University has an operational presence in the Antarctic as part of its ongoing research. Proposed contract will study the effects of predators on krill population. Term of contract is for one year. All data will be gathered at Cape Shirreff and King George Island in the Antarctic. Sources responding to this notice must do so within 15 day from date of publication and indicate experience and capability in conducting such studies. This is a small purchase action with an estimated amount of less than $100,000. (0313)

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