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B -- STUDY TO EVALUATE POTENTIAL CONTAMINANT IMPACTS PATHWAYS TO THE ENDANGERED AMERICAN WOOD STORK SOL FWS-4-98-Q-213 POC Point of Contact -- Contact Natasha Y. Rowland, Contract Specialist The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) intends to negotiate on a sole source basis with Savannah River Ecology Laboratory (SREL), P.O. Box Drawer E, Aiken, SC 29802 for Services to conduct a study to evaluate potential contaminant impacts pathways to the endangered American Wood Stork ( Mycteria Americana). The Study is to run through May 1999. Scope of work to involve collection of blood and feather samples from nestling wood storks and feeding behavior of radio tagged adults from the St. Simons Rookery which may have been exposed to contaminants at the Linden Chemical Products (LCP) Site. Samples will be compared with samplings from the Harris Neck Colony, which is a similar, relatively uncontaminated marsh of equal distance to the roosting site. Vendor must provide evidence of knowledge and successful experience in handling of wood storks to prevent excessive stress, injury, or death, and evidence of knowledge and past successful experience in aerially locating wood stork feeding, roost, and nesting sites. Vendor must have the appropriate state and federal permits to conduct this search. Vendors who can provide the required services should submit clear and convincing data in writing substantiating an ability to provide the services. Responses to this notice must be received in writing to the above address within 15 days of the date of publication of this synopsis. If no response is received, an award will be made to Savannah River Ecology Laboratory (SREL). If a response is received that meets the USFWS requirements and analysis of both technical and pricing documentation indicates that a competitive acquisition would be more advantageous to USFWS, then a formal solicitation may be issued. (AC0825042-04) Posted 08/25/98 (I-SN241800). (0237)

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