National Park Service, Death Valley National Park, P.O. Box 579, Death Valley, CA 92328

R -- DEATH VALLEY ADMINISTRATIVE HISTORY REPORT SOL 1443RQ813099002 DUE 073099 POC Raymond D. Brinkerhoff, (760) 786-3276 WEB: Death Valley National Park, http://www.nps.gov/deva. E-MAIL: Death Valley Contracting Office, ray_brinkerhoff@nps.gov. Death Valley National Park is soliciting proposals to produce a comprehensive administrative history of Death Valley National Park. It will be written to professional standards and will provide baseline data on the park's conception and establishment in 1933 and management of the area to the present. It will identify and discuss the persons, events, and policies that led to the park's establishment and that have shaped its subsequent development and management. It will address a number of significant issues related to natural and cultural resources management, Native American relations, concessions operations, interpretation, mining, and the like. It will serve as a key management tool by providing a context for contemporary and future decision-making processes. Preparation of this document requires research and collection of data; organization, synthesis, and interpretation of information; and production of a narrative text with photographs, maps, sketches, and other illustrations as appropriate. The Request for Proposal will be available on or about 7-14-1999. A firm fixed price contract is contemplated. Telephone request for the Request for Proposal will not be honored. Writtem and or faxed requests will be honored. The FAX number is (760) 786-3267. See Note 1 Posted 06/23/99 (W-SN346509). (0174)

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