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B -- SPECIAL STUDIES AND ANALYSIS-NOT R&D SOL 901259 DUE 080599 POC Sally Huber 301-713-0855 Lawrence Frazier 301-713-0851 B The U. S. Dept of Commerce/NOAA/Office of Global Programs intends to negotiate on a sole source basis with University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA to provide a report on the Evaluation of the Effects of Interactions Among Atmosphere, Land Surface, and Groundwater Hydrology over GCIP . To achieve these goals the following will be accomplished, 1. Development of an integrated land surface system (ILSS). 2. Calibration and validations of the (ILSS) 3. Sensitivity studies. 4. Analysis of topographic effects at different spatial scales. This is a notice of intent and cannot be considered a solicitation, therefore no solicitation documents exist. Award will be made using Simplified Acquisition procedures. Reference 901259 Posted 07/22/99 (W-SN357497). (0203)

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