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F -- CONDUCT ECOLOGICAL MONITORING TO ASSESS THE EFFECTS OF VARIOUS RESTORATION OPERATIONS WITHIN THE LONGLEAF PINE SANDHILL ECOSYSTEM SOL F08651-98-Q0069 DUE 090597 POC Contact Brynda New, Contract Specialist, (850) 882-4961, ext 5233, Shawn Roberts, Contracting Officer The Air Force Development Test Center (AFDTC), Eglin AFB, FL, intends to award a contract for ecological monitoring to assess the effects of various restora- tion operations within the longleaf pine sandhill ecosystem to Tall Timbers, Tallahassee, FL 32312-9712. Continue second year post-treatment data collection using the same methods as previous years to measure responses of avian communi- ties to three different hardwood midstory reduction techniques. This study is part of a larger, ongoing, cooperative scientific experiment to evaluate different longleaf pine restoration techniques on Eglin AFB. Specific objectives to be accomplished include collection of information and data on: winter foraging behavior and ecology of birds on experimental treatment areas, species composition and relative abundance of mixed species foraging flocks dur- ing winter, and the abundance of breeding birds on experimental treatment plots. Other work to include assisting in the monitoring of vegetation and insects, and the collection of soil samples in study plots. Collaboration and cooperation with other researchers from The Nature Conservancy, University of Florida and Eglin AFB are also involved in this restoration experiment. The Standard In- dustrial Classification Code (SIC Code) for this acquisition is 0851 ($5.0 million. Please identify whether you are a large or small business based on this SIC Code. Telephone requests for solicitation sets will not be accepted. Written requests may be sent to AFDTC/PKOV, 205 West D Ave., Suite 541, Eglin AFB FL 32542-6862. For those companies with facsimile capability, requests for solicitation sets will be accepted at (850) 882-4916, Attn: AFDTC/PKOV, Brynda New. See Numbered Note 22, this is a Sole Source. (0233)

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