U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Reclamation, Arizona Projects Office, P.O. Box 9980, Phoenix, Arizona 85068-0980

B -- SOUTHWESTERN WILLOW FLYCATCHER HABITAT MONITORING, ROOSEVELT LAKE, ARIZONA SOL 1425-97-SP-32-02860 DUE 021497 POC Deborah Talbert, Contract Specialist, (602) 870-2421; Ruth Martin, Contracting Officer, (602) 870-2457. All questions should be referred to the Contract Specialist. The Bureau of Reclamation anticipates awarding a four-year, cost reimbursement type contract for Monitoring of the Southwestern Willow Flycatcher Habitat at Roosevelt Lake in Arizona. The overall objective of the monitoring shall be to collect data which quantifies any spatial, temporal, structural, or botanical changes in existing and potential Willow Flycatcher habitat (riparian) as a result of the operation of modified Roosevelt Dam and Roosevelt Lake. The contractor will be required to (1) collect low-level aerial photography of the monitoring area to quantify baseline and future riparian habitat conditions; (2) analyze and ground-truth aerial photography to develop riparian habitat coverage maps on a Geographic Information System; (3) Monitor and analyze changes in the aerial extent and dimensions of riparian habitat types and habitat patches; (4) monitor and analyze changes in riparian habitat structure at the Tonto Creek and Salt River inflow; and (5) prepare report summarizing the data collected to meet the above objectives. This acquisition is set-aside for small business. The small business size standard is 500 employees. The industrial classification code (SIC) is 8731. (0353)

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