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

B -- FIELD AND OVERHEAD SPECTRAL DATA COLLECTION SOL UUA791 POC Karen Z. Gibson, Contracting Officer, (919)541-4556 E-MAIL: Click here to contact the Contracting Officer via, gibson.karen@epamail.epa.gov. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency intends to negotiate on a sole source basis with Virginia Institute of Marine Science, Gloucester Point, VA 23062 for Digital Multi-Spectral Video (DSMV) Imagery and Field Spectra of 15 contaminated mine drainage sites in the Southern Anthracite Coal Field, Pennsylvania area. The Contractor shall provide DMSV data and ground spectra for the sites once each season for a total of four times during 1999. The Contractor shall also process and analyze the remote sensing and field spectra data and draft a project report of the significant findings. EPA believes that Virginia Institute of Marine Science is the only vendor capable of satisfying the requirements stated above because of their extensive prior research in remote sensing of contaminated mine drainage in the area. The period of performance is expected to be from the date of award through June 30, 2000. No solicitation is available. All interested parties must respond within 15 days of the date of this announcement. Interested vendors shall: 1)include information on the proposed services which clearly supports the requirements outlined above and ; 2) provide itemized pricing that is sufficient to make a determination that competition is feasible. Submit response to the U.S. EPA, Attn: Karen Z. Gibson (MD-33), Contracts Managment Division, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711. No telephonic requests will be honored. See numbered Note 22. Posted 01/20/99 (W-SN289417). (0020)

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