U. S. Environmental Protection Agency, Contracts Management Division (MD-33), Attn: ORDSC, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711

B -- NANTICOKE WETLAND MONITORING STUDY: COMMUNITY OUTREACH AND FIELD SAMPLING SOL MW0063 DUE 120298 POC Phyllis Roberts, Contracting Officer (919) 541-3564 WEB: Click here to visit the site that has information about, http://www.epa.gov/oam/rtp_cmd. E-MAIL: Click here to contact the Contracting Officer via, roberts.phyllis@epa.gov. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA), National Health and Environmental Effects Research Laboratory, Western Ecology Division, in Corvallis, Oregon is seeking qualified sources to collect and deliver environmental data from field sampling of wetlands located within the Nanticoke River watershed of Delaware and Maryland. Examples of the types of measurements that are likely to be taken as part of this study are: identification and cover estimates of plant species, counts and diameters at breast height of trees in a plot, descriptions of soil characteristics from soil pits, identification of birds, collections of macroinvertebrates, and descriptions of site characteristics such as macrotopography. The contractor shall provide a person to serve as Wetland Monitoring Coordinator. The Wetland Monitoring Coordinator shall recruit, organize, and manage a volunteer workforce of citizens, students, state and federal agency personnel, and research staff to accomplish the tasks. The contractor will not be responsible for the study design and the analysis and reporting of acquired data. The purpose of this procurement is part of a study to assess the ecological condition of wetlands in the Nanticoke River watershed of Delaware and Maryland. The tasks include: (1) Prepare a "Community Outreach Plan" that describes the community outreach strategy to promote the exchange of information about the study with local communities located within the watershed; (2) Prepare a "Field Reconnaissance Plan" that describes how landowner permission will be obtained for entry onto wetlands by field crews; (3) Prepare a "Field Operations Plan" that describes the logistics for deployment of field crews used to survey wetland condition based on protocols provided by EPA. The period of performance is date of award through 21 months. The US EPA anticipates awarding a firm-fixed price purchase order. The SIC code is 8999 with a size standard of $5 million in annual receipts over the preceding three fiscal years. The Request for Quotation (RFQ) is expected to be issued via the Internet on or about 11/12/98 with a quotation due 12/02/98. A copy of the RFQ and any amendments will ONLY be available via the Internet. It will be your responsibility to frequently check the same site where the RFQ is posted for any amendments. The Internet address is http://www.epa.gov/oam/rtp_cmd No telephone or faxed requests will be honored. See Numbered Note 26. Posted 10/29/98 (W-SN266793). (0302)

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