USDA Forest Service, 2222 West 2300 South, Salt Lake City, Utah 84119

U -- INTEGRATION OF REMOTE SENSING-TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER/TRAINING SOL RFP 51-98-021 DUE 033098 POC Contracting Officer Carolyn J. Lippire, 801/975-3444 WEB: nmontgom/wo_gsc@fs.fed.us, nmontgom/wo_gsc@fs.fed.us. This project will consist of a base year and four option years. Contractors are to submit their Standard Forms 254's and 255's covering the selection criteria to my office by March 30, 1998, local time 4 P.M. STATEMENT OF WORK: To provide on-site technical support in technology development, technology transfer and training tasks to the USDA Forest Service, Remote Sensing Applications Center in Salt Lake City, Utah. The technical area includes applications of remote sensing and associated technologies to forest resource management, assisting in developing guidelines, and conducting awareness and training for the integration of remote sensing into resource data collection. Tasks to be done under the guidance of the remote sensing steering committee. Please address the following evaluation criteria in preparing your form 254 and 255. 1. Demonstrated current capability and past performance, at the expert level, in providing operational technical support for following activities in integration of remote sensing into resource data collection: (a) conducting demonstration and development projects, (b) developing guidlines, (c) developing and providing awareness training, (d) coordinating diverse groups at professional and technical level in meeting project work. 2. Knowledge, skills and ability (as expressed in formal education/training and experience) in forest/natural resources management. This applies to the Program Coordinator and other Contractor personnel. 3. Qualifications and availabilty of the Program Coordinator and other personnel to meet the overall technical objectives, emphasizing experience in projects planning and management in the area of applications of Remote Sensing, GIS and associcated technologies to resource management. 4. Communication skills-demonstrated experience in technology transfer or related activities that require frequent written and verbal reports and presentations at management and technical levels. 5. Current qualifications to meet security requirements. 6. Demonstrated knowledge, skills and experience in information management, specially with various geographic information systems.***** (0068)

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