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B -- SPECIAL STUDIES AND ANALYSIS -- NOT R&D SOL 901124 DUE 030899 POC Sally Huber 301-713-0855, Lawrence Frazier 301-713-0851 B -- The U. S. Dept of Commerce/NOAA/NOS/Sustainable Seas Expeditions proposes to negotiate on a non-competitive basis with Christina Claire Johnson, Santa Barbara, CA. To provide project support services for the Sustainable Seas Expeditions Project for partnership effort to use manned submersibles to explore the coastal waters of the United States, with emphasis of the nation's National Marine Sanctuaries. The goals of the program are to create awarness of the inextricable link between human health and ocean health, to inspire an ocean ethic, to assist in the development of ocean monitoring sites. The expeditions project support will include the following activities: 1. Creat and maintain master database and sub databases for research and education project supported by SSE. 2. Creat and maintain database for contact points and mailing list. 3. Design and maintain EXCEL spreadsheets for tracking all NOAA and NGS project expenses independently. 4. Produce and distribute meeting notes. 5. Produce periodic reports in compliance with NGS protocol and NOAA protocol separately. 6. Process request for information of SSE both technical and general in scope. 7. Coordinate conference, and meetings arranging schedules, conferencing facilities and travel for technical advisors and project staff. 8. Serve as initial point of contact for various Federal, State, and local government agencies as well as NGO's non-profit organizations, and the general public regarding SSE. Vendors who believe they can provide the required services are invited to submit information as to their capabilities and any other pertinent data to the address above, to be received no later than 15 days after the data of this notice, for Agency evaluation. No solicitation document exists, therefore, a request for such a document will not be considered. Award will be made under Simplified Acquisition Procedures. (Reference No. 901124. Posted 02/22/99 (W-SN300600). (0053)

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