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F -- SONOMA BAYLANDS WETLAND DEMONSTRATION PROJECT MONITORING SOL DACW07-97-R-0005 POC Marcus Tikotsky, Contract Specialist (415)-997-8509 This procurement is unrestricted and open for both Small and Large Business participation. This is a Service contract to perform biological and hydrologic monitoring, and elevation and tidal channel surveys at the Sonoma Baylands Wetland Demonstration Project in accordance with the established monitoring plan. Parameters to be monitored include water quality, tide elevations, tidal sedimentation and sediment density, avian distribution and abundance, benthic macroinvertebrate distribution and abundance, and marsh vegetation establishment. Data will be analyzed and submitted in an annual monitoring report. EVALUATION CRITERIA: Offerors shall be evaluated in accordance with the following factors that are listed in order of preference. (a) Demonstrated ability to collect and analyze hydrologic and biological data in San Francisco Bay Area salt marsh habitats including tidal hydrology, ornithological, benthic invertebrate, and marsh vegetation surveys; (b) Demonstrated ability to perform elevation surveys in salt marsh habitat and to survey salt marsh features such as tidal channels. The contractor (or subcontractor) must have in their employ a surveyor licensed to survey in the state of California; Demonstrated ability to gather and interpret data from electrical resistivity staffs to determine sediment density and deposition, and demonstrated knowledge of how physical and chemical variables in the San Francisco Bay affect interpretation of resistivity data; (d) Demonstrated experience and expertise in scientific data interpretation, statistical analysis, and report preparation; (e) Past performance on DOD and other contracts with respect to cost control, quality of work, and compliance with performance schedules. EVALUATION PROCEDURES: Technical proposals will be evaluated by a professional panel in accordance with the above criteria. Evaluation scores will be presented to the Contracting Officer, who serves as the "selection authority". BASIS OF AWARD: Offerors are cautioned to submit initial proposals on their most favorable terms. In regard to both technical merit and to price, an award may be made without discussions. Since technical merit may outweigh price in the determination of which proposal is most advantageous to the government, the lowest priced proposal might not be awarded if another is deemed to be clearly technically superior, solely on the basis of the initial written offer. Firms wishing to receive copies of Solicitation No. DACW07-97-R-0005 may contact this office in writing within 15 days from the date of this advertisement. The tentative date for issuing the Solicitation (Request for Proposal) is March 25, 1997. The contract is expected to be awarded in mid June 1997, the period of performance is approximately eleven months. Information regarding the solicitation may be obtained by contacting Marcus Tikotsky at (415) 977-8509. Technical issues and concerns may be addressed to Eric Jolleffe at (415) 977-8543. The SIC code is 8713, and the FSC is F999. All responsible sources may submit a proposal, which shall be considered by this Agency. (0065)

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