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R -- FACILITATE DEVELOPMENT OF COMPREHENSIVE MANAGEMENT PLAN SOL FWS-4-97-4135 DUE 081497 POC Point of Contact -- Contact Wanda Purdy, Contract Specialist E-MAIL: Fish and Wildlife Service, Atlanta, GA, 62645052@eln.attmail.com. Facilitate development and preparation of a comprehensive management plan for Bayou Cocodrie National Wildlife Refuge, Ferriday, Louisiana. This is a total small business set-aside. A comprehensive management plan is a document which provides a description of the desired future conditions and long-range guidance for the Refuge Manager to accomplish purposes of the National Wildlife Refuge System and the refuge. These plans establish management direction to achieve refuge purposes. The project site for the plan is approximately 13,168 acres of bottomland hardwoods. Selected contractor will be responsible for completing the following: (1) conduct a preplanning meeting with Fish and Wildlife Service personnel; (2) facilitate planning meeting with planning team; (3) conduct public scoping meeting; (4) coordinate information gathering activities; (5) analyze resource relationships with team support by compiling maps and data, developing objectives, and identifying management and funding strategies; (6) facilitate 2 focus group meetings with other interests (i.e. Farm Bureau, Drainage District); (7) conduct an alternatives workshop with the planning team; (8) assess environmental effects; (9) develop the preferred plan; (10) prepare the draft Comprehensive Management Plan report and NEPA documents; (11) present alternatives and draft plan summary report at a public meeting; and (12) produce the final comprehensive management plan/NEPA document. Performance period shall start on or about September 5, 1997 and all work shall be completed by December 31, 1998. Award of a purchase order will be based on evaluation of technical factors and cost, with both having equal importance. Evaluation factors, in descending order of importance, are as follows: 1. Experience of firm -- must demonstrate at least 5 years experience in planning (environmental, landscape or site); 2. Technical approach -- provide a detailed description of projected approach to comprehensive management plan for refuge. Description not to exceedthree typed pages. and 3. Past performance-provide references (names and telephone numbers) from at least 3 previous similar projects. SIC Code: 8748 Size standard: $5.0 million Estimated issue date of Request for Quotes: July 24, 1997. Requests for RFQ shall be in writing, stating RFQ number FWS-4-97- 4135, complete company name, point of contact, address, area code and phone number, and facsimile number. Telephone requests will not be accepted. Requests can be faxed to 404/679- 4057. A firm fixed price order will be issued; anticipated award date is August 26, 1997. (AC0709015-04) (0190)

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