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COMMERCE BUSINESS DAILY ISSUE OF OCTOBER 27,1998 PSA#2209National Park Service, Midwest Regional Office, 1709 Jackson Street,
Omaha, Nebraska 68102 B -- CULTURAL AFFILIATION REPORT FOR EFFIGY MOUNDS NATIONAL MONUMENT
SOL 1443RQ600099001 POC Karen K. Schultz 402-221-3563 (voice);
402-221-4251 (fax) The National Park Service (NPS), Midwest Support
Office is soliciting quotations from qualified anthropological
contractors and contract organizations to conduct a cultural
affiliation study of Effigy Mounds National Monument. Conduct of the
study will require the provision of research services and the
production of certain deliverables which are summarized as follows:
1)descriptions of American Indian groups who may be determined to be
culturally affiliated with the Monument and its resources, including a
summary of the cultural history of each of these potentially
affiliated groups which describes their occupation and use, past and
present (prehistoric and historic), of the area in and around the
Monument; 2) descriptions of potentially existing rights arising from
treaties, agreements, and laws, if any; 3) the preparation and
submittal of a professional quality report that presents the research
information, in addition to submittal of other required deliverables.
Further details on required professional research services and
mandatory deliverables are available upon request. The following
criteria shall be used in evaluation of prospective contractors and
research teams: a) possession of a doctoral degree in cultural
anthropology or equivalent experience; b) at least 2 years of full-time
professional experience in applied cultural anthropological research;
c) demonstrated ability to carry research to completion, as shown by
completed project reports, conference presentations, and referred
publications in scholarly journals; d) demonstrated knowledge of
American Indian culture, history and archeology within the Upper
Mississippi Region, specifically with mound building cultures and
Woodland traditions, as shown by prior research; e) demonstrated
experience in conducting studies for the purpose of establishing the
cultural affiliation of American Indians with defined units of land;
and f) demonstrated experience in conducting studies for the purpose of
establishing the cultural affiliation of historic andcontemporary
American Indian groups with prehistoric cultures. SIC Code is 8732. The
estimated dollar range of this project is $16,000 to $21,000. The
Request for Quotation No. is 1443RQ600099001. POC is Contract
Specialist Karen Schultz, 402-221-3563. Requests for this solicitation
package must be made in writing citing the solicitation number, point
of contact, company name, address, business size, area code and phone
number, and fax number. Telephone requests will not be accepted. Fax
requests to 402-221-4251, attn: Karen Schultz. Solicitation issue date
is on o/a 11/09/98, with quotations due o/a 12/04/98. This project is
open to all businesses regardless of size. Posted 10/23/98
(W-SN264970). (0296) Loren Data Corp. http://www.ld.com (SYN# 0005 19981027\B-0002.SOL)
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