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B -- SOL. WASC 7-1002 SPECIAL STUDIES & ANALYSES SOL WASC7-1002 DUE 031297 POC Bernice Robinson FAX (206) 526-6025 (VOICE (206) 526-6043 Notice of intent to issue a sole-source contract to Department of Oceanography, Dalhousie University. Contractor will produce a report indicating analysis, and interpretation from data collected from florescence and chlorophy11 utilizing optical measurements to explore the influence of mesoscale eddies on the interaction of lower and higher trophic levels in southeast Bering Sea. This project is a follow-on to previous field work completed by Dalhousie University. No other source can complete field work. This is a simplified acquisition with an estimated amount of less than $50,000.*** (0057)

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