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R -- DEVELOPMENT OF ARCHAEOLOGICAL PREDICTION MODEL AND MANAGEMENT PLAN SOL 1442-N660-R97-3010 DUE 072297 POC Nancy Thompson 303/236-9437 or Kathleen Shriver, Contracting Officer 303/236-9442 E-MAIL: BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT, INET: kshriver@NC1155WP.SC.BLM.GOV. The Bureau of Land Management has a requirement for the development of a cultural resources management plan derived from an environmentally based model for predicting the nature, location and significance of the prehistoric archaeological resources in northern Railroad Valley, Nye County, Nevada. The Bureau of Land Management is responsible for managing cultural resources and oil and gas development in northern Railroad Valley. Facilitating oil and gas development while protecting the archaeological values in Railroad Valley, can best be done by a planning study to develop an environmentally-based predictive model for northern Railroad Valley. Developing such a model would include (1) synthesizing all available archaeological inventory data in Geographical Information System (GIS) based data themes; (2) creating a GIS based characterization of relevant environmental and natural resource data themes; (3) relating the archaeological and environmental themes to each other through a dynamic model derived from optimal-foraging theory, or other relevant theory, to predict archaeological site location and significance; and (4) using this model to develop a management plan for determining the intensity of inventory and mitigation activities required in specific areas in support of oil and gas exploration and development. The overall approach proposed to meet the requirements of this solicitation shall build on and expand the scope of previous predictive models. All responsible sources may submit an offer which will be considered. The solicitation will be issued on or about June 19, 1997. See Note 1. (0155)

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