Tahoe National Forest, 631 Coyote Street, Nevada City, Ca 95959-2250

R -- PUBLIC COLLABORATION CONSULTANT SOL RFQ-17-98-16 DUE 041698 POC Henry R. Hansen, Contracting Officer, 530-478-6122, FAX 530-478-6126 This project is for a Public Collaboration Consultant to complete the implementation of a process designed to facilitate collaboration between Lake Tahoe Basin Watershed Assessment Team and concerned public stakeholders. The purpose of the assessment is to integrate current available data regarding the physical, biologic and social/cultural components of the Lake Tahoe Basin ecosystem and from an assessment develop an Adaptive Management Strategy and Monitoring Plan to guide land management decision making in the Lake Tahoe Basin. The start work date is anticipated to be the middle of April 98 and end approximately mid December 98. This will be an indefinite quanity contract with 100 hours of service guaranteed. (0068)

Loren Data Corp. http://www.ld.com (SYN# 0069 19980312\R-0001.SOL)