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B -- CULTURAL RESOURCES/ARCHEOLOGICAL INVESTIGATION OF WETLANDS IN MADISON CO., NEW YORK SOL NRCS-01-NY-00 DUE 102699 POC NANCY LEE, Contracting Officer, 315/477-6509 E-MAIL: Cultural Resources, nancy.lee@ny.usda.gov. Work will consist of inventory and analysis survey of prehistoric and historic period cultural resources within the 20,000 acre Canastota Mucklands Wetlands Restoration Focus Area in Madison County, New York and the preliminary development of a stratified settlement model; 1B surveys of 18 proposed projects within the focus area drawing on information obtained in the inventory and analysis phase; and a synthesis of 1B findings with inventory and assessment resulting in recommendations for the settlement model. Evaluation factors for this solicitation are: (1) General Plan of Work; (2) Past performance on contracts with respect to cost control, quality of work, and compliance with performance schedules; (3) Geographical location and professional knowledge of the locality of the project; (4) Professional capabilities; (5) cost. Estimated price range is between $25,000 and $100,000. Request for Quotation packages wil be available on 10/12/99 by fax request to Nancy Lee, CO, 315/477-6550. No telephone requests will be honored. Pre-solicitation Notices have been distributed. SEE NUMBERED Note 1. Posted 10/06/99 (W-SN389484). (0279)

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