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B -- MONITORING AND SCIENCE PROGRAM SUPPORT, GRAND CANYON MONITORING AND RESEARCH CENTER, ARIZONA DUE 080697 POC Contact Rebecca Williams, Grants Specialist, at (801) 524-3770. WEB: Acquisition Office, Upper Colorado Region, Bureau of Reclamation, http://www.uc.usbr.gov/acquisition/acquisitions.html. E-MAIL: Rebecca Williams, Vonna Ward, rlwilliams@uc.usbr.gov, vward@uc.usbr.gov. In accordance with the responsibilities and authorities of Title XVIII of Public Law 102-575, the Bureau of Reclamation, Upper Colorado Regional Office, Salt Lake City, Utah, is issuing a Request for Proposal (RFP). The RFP is for research and data collection for conceptual modeling, physical, biological, cultural, and socioeconomic resources activities, information management, and scientific advisory services in support of the Grand Canyon Monitoring and Research Center fiscal year 1998 monitoring and research plan. The intent is to award multiple firm-fixed-price actions (grants, cooperative agreements, contracts, etc.) to support the various program needs related to monitoring and developing management program(s) for the Colorado River below Glen Canyon Dam. The solicitation package is available as of July 3, 1997. Awards are anticipated to be in the range of $10,000 to $500,000. The solicitation is available electronically via the address noted below. Proposals are due by 4:00 p.m. MDT on August 6,1997 at Bureau of Reclamation, Attention: UC-450, 125 South State Street, Room 6107, Salt Lake City, Utah 84138-1102 (0184)

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