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B -- MARINE/FRESH WATER SEDIMENT SAMPLING, WESTERN WA SOL DACW67-97-R-0060 DUE 081597 POC Contract Specialist Dennis H Belcher (206) 764-6804 (Site Code DACA67) Professional non-personal services consist of environmental studies dealing with sediment and biota collection, chemical and biological testing including toxicological interpretation, and oceanographic biological surveys, primarily in Western Washington. Studies will provide primary support for testing of potential dredged material, references areas/sites, and possible dredged material disposal sites existing in Western Washington and other west coast dredging sites. Work will include coordination and consultation with District representatives to design analyses and quality assurance plans, sediment collection, storage and transport; and chain-of-custody for chemical analysis for priority pollutants or the subset of chemicals of concern listed in the Puget Sound Dredged Disposal Analysis (PSDDA) according to methods described in the EPA Office of Coastal Waters Recommended Guidelines for Measuring Selected Environmental Variables in Puget Sound. Tests may require collecting marine benthos and performing taxonomic characterization of such communities. Work will include providing expert toxicological advice in the evaluation to testing results. Oceanographic biological surveys will focus primarily on Dungeness Crab. Firms desiring consideration must request a copy of the solicitation, RFP No. DACW67-97-R-0060 in writing with ten calendar days after the date of this publication. Request may be faxed to (206) 764- 6817, or requested via internet e-mail at plans-room-cenps- ct@nps.usace.army.mil. Confirmation copy need not be mailed. Solicitation will be issued on or about 16 July 1997 with proposals due on or about 15 Aug. 1997. Proposed procurement will result in a fixed price requirements contract for one base year plus one option year. This announcement is not an RFP. This procurement is 100% set aside for Small Business Concerns. A concern is considered small if their average annual receipts over the past 3 years do not exceed $5 million. STD Industrial Classification Code is 8999. (0178)

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