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D -- STATISTICAL ANALYSIS OF ECOLOGICAL DATA SETS SOL R6-98-938 DUE 062998 POC Procurement and Property Management; (503) 808-2581, FAX (503) 808-2365 The Forest Service intends to award a sole source contract to Buffalo Jump, Inc. for continuing development of an ecological data base. Buffalo Jump, Inc. was awarded the initial contract for this service in August 1997. Summary of work: Data sets concerning aquatic and terrestrial systems are to be retrieved from various government and non-government sources and formatted for subsequent satistical analysis. Additionally, data sets are interpreted through various multi-variate and basic statistical analysis procedures to describe linkages between terrestrial and aquatic systems at multiple spatial scales in this project. Deliverables include formatted data modules, multi-variate statistical analysis, and basic statistical analysis. See Numbered Note 22. (0168)

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