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R -- R -- FORENSIC ENGINEERING SUPPORT FOR WATER RIGHTS LITIGATION POC Judy Vinzant, Contract Specialist, 760-725-8449/Fax 760-725-8445, Beverly J. Hardy, Contracting Officer. Notice of intent to negotiate with Mendev Associates, Ltd. Vista, California for a period of one (1) year with an option for two (2) additional years, for the following: Primary Task: Provide Engineering and water rights advisory and assistance services in support of Camp Pendleton for the Case of United States vs. Fallbrook Public Utility District, et al., Case No.l247 in the Federal District Court for the Southern District of California. Secondary Task: Provide engineering and water rights advisory and assistance services in support of the protection and development of Marine Corps Base, Camp Pendleton's water rights. Consultant must have the following qualifications: (a) A Baccalaureate Degree in hydrologic, geologic or related natural resources field from a nationally and state accredited college or university. An additional degree and/or experience in the legal field is desired but not required. (b) Extensive litigation experience as an expert witness or otherwise in the fields of hydrologic, geologic, or related natural resources engineering. (c) A detailed familiarity with the historical development and current status of the water rights litigation in the Santa Margarita River Watershed. Consultant shall be capable, in-house or otherwise, of providing the coordinated technical and legal review and analysis of complex water rights issues under state and federal law. Consultant's staff shall have knowledge and practical experience with respect to the following: (a) The hydrology and hydrogeology of the Santa Margarita River Watershed. (b) The substansive rights assigned to each party in the Santa Margarita River Watershed under applicable court orders and judgments. (c) The water resources, supply, and consumption at Camp Pendleton. (d) Procedures, facilities, operational requirements, and mission of the Marine Corps at Camp Pendleton. (e) The technical and legal factors involved in the acquisition and distribution of imported water. (f) The technical, legal, and environmental factors involved in devising a physical solution that the water rights issues on the Santa Margarita River Watershed, including, but not limited to, the wheeling of native and imported water and the live stream discharge of treated wastewater from the Murrieta and Temecula Creek sub-basins. (g) The duties and authority of the Watermaster of the Santa Margarita River Watershed, including the factors and considerations upon which such duties and authority were formulated. (h) The effect of the federal reserved rights and Indian trust doctrines on Camp Pendleton's position in the Santa Margarita River watershed litigation. (i) The legal and practical considerations involved in dealing with the various public agencies that have immediate or potential impact on Camp Pendleton's water resources. Soloicitation will be for one year with options. If no affirmative written responses are received within 45 days after publication of this notice, a sole source award will be made to Mindev Associates, Ltd. No soloicitation document exists. No contract award will be made on the basis of offers received in response to this notice. Interested firms shall furnish detained data concering their capabilities to furnish same services, original pricing data and point of contact. The Government will be the sole determiner regarding offeror's ability to meet all requirements. See Note 22. (0195)

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