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F -- MARINE HABITAT RESTORATION EFFORTS IN ST. PETERSBURG, FLORIDA SOL NFFN1020700020JAS DUE 090297 POC Jackie Shewmaker 816-426-7129, ext. 221 Sources Sought. The U.S. Department of Commerce, NOAA, National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), Economics & Trade Analysis Division located in St. Petersburg, Florida, is proposing to contract with Eckerd College, in St. Petersburg, Florida, to support ongoing marine habitat restoration projects in St. Petersburg. This project will focus on marine habitat enhancement/restoration, environmental job training, awareness and appreciation of the importance and role of marine habitats and development of a model for building community-based partnerships involving Federal and local government entities and the private sector. All these focus areas are designed to directly or indirectly enhance NOAA trust resources located in the Tampa Bay estuary. The initial enhancements will occur within the next year. Restoration efforts will consist of site clean up, removal of exotics, site preparation and planting of marine and buffer species. Education/Training programs will be scheduled to coincide with restorationefforts and additional classroom training will occur as it can be scheduled. The specific tangible deliverables will include progress and final reports, documentation of educational and training programs, a video and photographic record to cover all aspects of the work, documentation of press coverage and other outreach activities, contributions to site monitoring and maintenance plans and development of a written protocol for gaining cooperation for the successful planning and completion of marine habitat projects. The Government intends to solicit to only one source under the authority of 41 U.S.C. 253(c)(1). This is not a call for proposals. Interested parties are encouraged to respond to this announcement within 15 days of its publication and shall submit in writing, its name, address, point of contact, telephone number, business size and a brief statement regarding its capability to provide the specified services and the names, telephone numbers, and points of contact for businesses or other Government agencies to which it has previously provided similar services. No response will be provided to those inquiries which fail to provide the information requested. This information shall be submitted to the address stated herein or may be faxed to 816-426-7530. This is not a request for proposals and there is no Request for Quotation (RFQ) available at this time. A determination by the Government not to compete is solely within the discretion of the Government. These services will be purchased under the Guidelines of FAR, part 13, Simplified Acquisitions Procedures. (0226)

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