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L -- RURAL WATER CIRCUIT RIDER TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM SOL RP-31ME-7-0011 DUE 052097 POC POC: Deborah Fletcher, Contract Specialist, 202-690-9826, or Elaine Larison, CO, 202-690-9816 The USDA, Rural Utilities Service, has a requirement for one contract to provide services with 52-60 circuit riders to operate a rural water technical assistance program in the 48 continental United States with the possibility of adding Puerto Rico at a later date. Each circuit rider shall have previous experience in operating and maintaining rural water systems serving rural areas or cities/towns with a population of 10,000 or less. They shall provide technical assistance in the following five major areas: operations; treatment; management; potential compliance; and compliance. The rural water circuit rider technical assistance program will provide one to two full-time personnel for each state except for Connecticut, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, Vermont, and New Hampshire which are served by one circuit rider. If Puerto Rico is added it will have one circuit rider. Each circuit rider must be able to travel freely within his/her jurisdiction. The period of performance will be a base year starting October 1, 1997, with four option years. Requests must be submitted in writing (or by fascimile at 202-690-9829) to the attention of the Contract Specialist. Telephone requests will not be accepted. (0098)

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