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B -- CULTURAL RESOURCE INVENTORY SOL NAR990054 DUE 051499 POC Barb Bellio (303)236-9438 or Marty Coffey (303)236-9439 E-MAIL: Click here to contact the contracting officer via, bbellio@blm.gov. The Bureau of Land Management(BLM), Kanab Office, Utah has a requirement to conduct a second and final phase of the Kaiparowits Class II cultural resource inventory of lands managed by the Grand Staircase -- Escalante National Monument in south-central Utah. In 1998 a stratified sample was implemented that completed approximately 50% of the inventory. Five strata were completed: Brigham Plain-Jack Riggs Bench, East Clark Bench, Horse Flat, Horse Mt.-Paradise Bench and Long Flat. Site densities varied from 2.7 per section to 48.5 in the higher elevations with an overall average of 23.2 per square mile. The area that remains to be inventoried includes (but is not restricted to): Fourmile Bench, Nipple Bench, Smoky Mt. And Collet Top. Specific Study Objectives are: 1) to identify and evaluate, based primarily on surface indications, all cultural resources located on lands selected for survey within the project area. 2) Describe land-use patterns for the various environmental zones/localities of the Kaiparowits Plateau. Up to 10% of the contract amount may be made available for testing if funding permits. Period of performance: field work is expected to commence toward the beginning of June 1999, all work, including the final report is to be complete within 360 days. All responsible sources may submit an offer which will be considered. The solicitation is expected to be issued on or about April 23, 1999. Posted 04/13/99 (W-SN319780). (0103)

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