Nez Perce National Historical Park, Route 1 Box 100, Spalding, Idaho 83540-9715

B -- ETHNOGRAPHIC OVERVIEW & ASSESSMENT SOL RQ9370-97-004 DUE 082597 POC LARRY GLANTZ, Contracting Officer, FAX: (208) 843-2817 The National Park Service (NPS), Nez Perce National Historical Park, is soliciting proposals from qualified anthropological contractors or contract organizations to conduct an Ethnographic Overview and Assessment of American Indian use of resources in Wallowa County, Oregon, and that southern portion of Asotin County, Washington, draining into the Grande Ronde River. Conduct of the Study will require the provision of research services and the production of certain deliverables which are summarized as follows: a) the identification of ethnographic resources through a systematic literature review, including an exhaustive search for published and non-published sources; and, b) the preparation and submittal of a professional quality report that provides a synthetic overview of American Indian ethnographic resources within the studied region. FURTHER DETAILS on required professional research services and required deliverables are available upon request. (See below.) THE FOLLOWING CRITERIA will be used in the evaluation of the prospective contractors and research teams: 1) Experience and expertise in the conduct of anthropological research among North American Indians. 2) Demonstration of success in work with members of contemporary American Indian communities. 3) Specialized experience and technical expertise within the last three years on anthropological projects among tribes in the Southern Columbia Plateau cultural area of North America. 4) Demonstrated success in the management and completion of anthropological research projects. 5) Professional qualifications of the contractor and staff proposed for the performance of the contract, including educational accomplishment and participation in professional associations. 6) Proximity to the geographic region in which the study will take place or demonstrated ability to engage in required travel to engage in all necessary research activities. GOVERNMENT ESTIMATED BID RANGE : $30,000 to $34,000 PER SOLICITATION, PROPOSALS MUST BE RECEIVED BY CLOSEOF BUSINESS, 08-25-97. TO RECEIVE A COMPLETE SOLICITATION PACKAGE INCLUDING ALL SPECIFICATIONS (Telephone Requests Not Accepted) WRITE: Nez Perce NHP, ATTN: Larry Glantz, Route 1, Box 100, Spalding, ID 83540-9715 OR FAX YOUR REQUEST to: Larry Glantz, Contracting Officer, FAX: (208) 843-2817 . In your request, BE SURE to INCLUDE the following INFORMATION: Company Name, to whose "ATTN" to be sent, Mailing Address, Physical Address (if different), Telephone and FAX numbers. (0205)

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