Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), 888 First Street, NE, Washington, DC 20426

R -- HYDROELECTRIC ENVIRONMENTAL SUPPORT SERVICES SOL FERC97-RFP-70171 DUE 010897 POC Steven A. Shapiro, Contract Specialist, 202-219-1154, FAX 202-208-0987, David F. Orszak, Contracting Officer WEB: n/a, n/a. E-MAIL: n/a, steve.shapiro@ferc.fed.us. The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has a requirement and intends on awarding a contract for an estimated one year, plus four -- one year options. The proposed award is for environmental support services in the area of water resources management relating to licensing and compliance, dam safety and inspections. FERC plans on conducting a pre-solicitation conference on or about January 14, 1997. The purpose of the pre-solicitation is to inform prospective contractors about the FERC's hydroelectric requirements, the major evaluation criteria, and the overall procurement process. Interested offerors should notify Mr. Shapiro prior to January 8, 1997, in writing. All eligible offerors responding to this notice will receive a copy of the draft statement of work at the conference or by mail if unable to attend the conference. No solicitation is available at this time. Responses to this notice will be considered as a request for the solicitation as no further Commerce Business Daily announcements will be issued. Upon issuance of the solicitation all eligible offerors may submit a proposal for consideration to the agency. Note 26 applies. All interested parties should reply by either mail or telefacsimile to the address and number stated above. (0351)

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