Bureau of Land Management, 6881 Abbott Loop Rd., Anchorage, AK 99507

F -- NATURAL RESOURCES& CONSERVATION SERVICES -PERFORM AERIAL RAPTOR SURVEYS IN THE NATIONAL PETROLEUM RESERVE-ALASKA (NPRA) SOL LAQ99-2018 DUE 060499 POC POC -- Terese Bertini(907) 267-1320 FAX #(907)267-1434 This is a Combined Synopsis/Solicitation using FAR Part 12 Commercial Item Buy no bid packet will be issued. This RFQ is set-aside for Small Business. The Bureau of Land Management Northern Field Office has a requirement for Aerial Raptor Surveys in the National Petroleum Reserve- Alaska (NPR-A). The requirement requires a comprehensive aerial raptor survey, and to organize the data collected and submit with a report. No comprehensive survey of cliff-nesting raptors in NPR-A has been done since 1977(Ritchie, R. 1979. A survey of cliff-nesting raptors and the habitats. Chapter 9 In Lent, P.C.(ed.) Studies of selected wildlife and fish and their use of habitats on and adjacent to NPR-A, 1977-1978. Vol. 2:USDOI 1979 Field Study 3 NPR-A 105 Land Use Study, Anchorage, Alaska). With renewed interest in, and planning for development within the reserve, and the delisting of arctic peregrine falcon in 1994, the BLM needs to renew this effort. The contractor shall survey the below described drainages, ridges andexposures for cliff-nesting raptors. This work shall be accomplished between late June and early August, 1999, using a Supercub or similar aircraft with a cruising speed of approximately 77 mi/hr (65kt) and reducing speed to 35-55 mi/hr for nest inspection. The contractor shall be responsible for procuring the aircraft and pilot. Following the survey, the contractor shall submit a report, with a database and results summarized, and meeting the following specification by November 1,1999. The report shall be submitted in both hardcopy and digital formats. For the latter, WordPerfect, Word or similar software shall be used for the report and a tabular format such as that provided by Excel or Quattro Pro software shall be used for data. The BLM shall furnish aircraft fuel (100LL) in drums, and a hand-pump, at the Inigok and Ivotuk base-camps in NPR-A. Any other use of the facilities at the base-camps by the contractor shall be negotiated by the contractor. The BLM shall pay the contractor 85% of the Total awarded on the contract upon completion of the surveys and receipt of an interim report with raw database. The remainder shall be paid upon receipt and acceptance of final report and database. The BLM shall publish the final report as a BLM Technical Report. The contractor shall furnish an expert raptor biologist and required aircraft, pilot and all fuel acquired elsewhere than Inigok or Ivotuk. The contractor shall be responsible for all logistic needs of the survey other than the aircraft fuel at Ainigok and Ivotuk. Basis for award will be decided on the expert level experience in raptor location and identification from aircraft, based on past experience, and a solid background in biology of cliff-nesting raptors and a proven history of competence in studying those species found north of the Brooks Range in Alaska. The contractor shall have experience in field work in the climate and remote environments of Alaska's North Slope, and then price. The SIC Code for this requirement is 8999. For technical question please contact Dave Yokel at (907) 474-2314. This bid will close June 4,1999 at 2:00p.m. Alaska time. Posted 05/19/99 (W-SN333346). (0139)

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