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R -- SOLE SOURCE SIMPLIFIED ACQUISITION-FEDERAL/NON-FEDERAL CONFERENCE ON PARTNERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES FOR FEDERALLY-ASSOCIATED MUSEUM COLLECTIONS SOL Purchase Order A098697A POC Karen Brooks, Contracting Officer, 202-208-3426 This publication serves as a notice of intent to award a purchase order to the San Diego Natural History Museum for the purpose of procuring facilities and professional services to plan and conduct a Federal/non-Federal conference on Partnership Opportunities for Federally-Associated Museum Collections in partnership with the Department of Interior (DOI) Museum Program. This conference is to further dialogue between Federal agencies and non-Federal repositories that was begun in 1994 through a national survey of Federally-associated collections housed in non-Federal institutions and to foster a spirit of partnership in managing these collections. The Contractor was selected following analysis of the 1994 survey of Federally-associated collections housed in non-Federal institutions. This analysis revealed that the San Diego area has the best required combination of museums and conference facilities, institutions with first-hand experience implementing the Archeological Resources Protection Act (ARPA) and the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), and Federal agencies responsible for Federally-associated collections. Further, San Diego is located in the state with the highest reported number of Federally-assisted collections, and the San Diego Natural History Museum has staff with uniquely specialized knowledge and skills in planning scientific meetings, working with professional associations, and working with Federal agencies in the management of Federally-associated museum collections. San Diego Natural History Museum is the only known source which has the technical qualifications to perform the work described herein, nor will any other services satisfy DOI''s requirements. See Numbered Note 22. (0191)

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