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F -- ENVIRONMENTAL AND ECOLOGICAL RISK ASSESSMENT AND MODELING SOL DACW39-97-R-0008 DUE 030398 POC Sally Kleinman, Contract Specialist, (601) 634-3902 WEB: click here to download a copy of the RFP, http://www.ebs.wes.army.mil. E-MAIL: click here to contact the contract specialist via e-mail, kleinms@ex1.wes.army.mil. The Ecosystem Modeling Institute (EMI), U.S. Army Engineer Waterways Experiment Station, Vicksburg, Mississippi, has a requirement to provide training, review and technology transfer, research design and implementation, and software development and application work that is part of planned or ongoing Research and Development Programs (R&D) and reimbursable activities. In general, these activities involve the use of highly quantitative ecological modeling techniques to describe the relationship between the ecological components of concern and known sources of stress associated with both military and civil works activities. These activities include: 1. human health risk assessment and environmental risk assessment (ERA); 2. quantitative ecotoxicology; 3. quantitative uncertainty analysis as related to ERA, including the use of Monte Carlo methods, interval analysis, probability bounds analysis and other pertinent methods for propagating uncertainty in a quantitative fashion; 4. development of softwaretools to model the ecological effects caused by environmental contaminants and; 5. Ecological modeling including population modeling techniques, food web modeling, metapopulation modeling, population viability analysis. A partial listing of types of services required by these activities is as follows: A. Organize and conduct onsite training and workshops in the areas of ERA and ecological modeling techniques, including population modeling and food web modeling; B. Develop and/or apply mathematical ecological models, including population models in support of site-specific risk assessments; C. Develop computer programs and software to execute mathematical modeling in support of ERA; D. Develop computer programs and software to execute ecological models in support of environmental/resource management; E. Prepare and/or review draft technical reports and papers for submission to peer-reviewed scientific journals; F. Participate in demonstrations of technology and models for sponsors or others and; G. Participatein meetings with sponsors and assist in the development of scopes of work. The contract shall be in effect for a period of one year with the option to extend for four additional years. It is anticipated that a cost plus fixed fee contract will be awarded as a result of this solicitation. DACW39-97-R-0008 will be issued on or about 26 January 1998. This procurement will only be available via the Internet as printed solicitations will not be available. Also, the Government reserves the right to use only the Internet as notification of any amendments to this solicitation. It is, therefore, the offeror's responsibility to view the website frequently. On or about 26 January 1998 potential offerors may view and/or download the solicitation and all amendments from the following Internet address: http://www.ebs.wes.army.mil. E-mail regarding this solicitation may be addressed to kleinms@ex1. wes. army. mil. A minimum of thirty (30) days from the date of release will be allowed for submission of offers (reference solicitation for actual response date). All responsible small business sources may submit a proposal which will be considered. See numbered Note 1. (0009)

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