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Y -- EMPLOYEE HOUSING -- GRAND CANYON NP, ARIZONA SOL 1200-8-002 DUE 101597 POC Gordon Plaistad, Contracting Officer, 520 638-7714 The National Park Service, Grand Canyon National Park is investigating the possibility of private sector solutions to Park Service employee housing problems. As the initial step, a meeting will be held at Grand Canyon NP on October 15, 1997, to discuss these possibilities. The agenda is as follows: 9:00 -- Objectives for the day; 9:10 -- Introduction, Grand Canyon's master plan, Who lives at Grand Canyon? Architectural Character; 9:40 -- Pinion Park Site, Size, Infrastructure, Phasing, Neighboring uses; 10:00 -- Omnibus Parks and Public Lands Management Act of 1996, Authorization to enter into agreements to build housing, Guarantees of occupancy; 10:20 -- Break; 10:30 -- 1996 Feasibility Study, Basic parameters used, Results; 11:00 -- Site visit; 12:00 -- Lunch; 1:00 -- Open Discussion; 3:00 -- Adjourn. To sign up for the meeting or for further information, contact the National Park Service Contracting Officer at Grand Canyon NP, Gordon Plaisted, at (520) 638-7714. We are asking interested parties to sign up in advance, so that we will be able to accomodate everyone who is interested in attending. (0275)

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