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R -- CONSULTING SERVICES FOR THE BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS ON HYDROELECTRIC LICENSING ASSESSMENTS. SOL Reference-Number-PR-00-WPG0001 DUE 011700 POC Claire Cashwell, Contracting Officer, Phone (202) 501-2209, Fax (202) 501-0627, Email Claire.Cashwell@gsa.gov -- Claire Cashwell, Contracting Officer, Phone (202) 501-2209, Fax (202) 501-0627, Email WEB: Visit this URL for the latest information about this, http://www.eps.gov/cgi-bin/WebObjects/EPS?ACode=R&;ProjID=Reference-Num ber-PR-00-WPG0001&LocID=302. E-MAIL: Claire Cashwell, Claire.Cashwell@gsa.gov. The Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) Office of Trust Responsibilities, Division of Water and Land Resources, is the primary agency within the Department of Interior responsible for fulfilling the Department's statutory and trust responsibilities on behalf of Indian Tribes and Indian lands affected by the licensing of hydropower projects by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC). Under the Federal Power Act (FPA), 16 U.S.C. x 791a et seq., the Secretary of the Interior is authorized to mandate conditions for the protection and utilization of Indian lands under his jurisdiction which are occupied by Federal licensed hydroelectric projects pursuant to 16 U.S.C. x 797(e). BIA develops the mandatory conditions on the Secretary's behalf for these projects. The BIA also recommends license conditions for projects affecting Indian resources 16 U.S.C. x803(a). The General Services Administration (GSA), on behalf of the BIA, is conducting a market search for Indian organizations and Indian-owned economic enterprise concerns interested in providing advisory and assistance services to the BIA on hydroelectric licensing assessments for various tasks located throughout the United States. Two potential contract areas will include all states with FERC projects affecting Indian Lands and/or resources. One area will cover the Eastern states. The other area will cover the Western states and Alaska. There are no FERC projects with impacts on Indian Lands and/or resources in Hawaii. The consultant team disciplines at a minimum must include hydrologists, biologists and economists, archeologists/cultural resource specialists, fishery experts, soils scientists/geologists, hydropower engineers, fishery and wildlife biologists, botanists, recreation experts, and realty experts. The consulting team must be capable of providing services in these disciplines and areas as credible expert witnesses for administrative and judicial proceedings. In order to avoid potential conflicts of interest during the term of the contracts, the contractors will not perform services as a consultant regarding FERC matters or as an expert witness, or prepare, assist in the preparation of, or present testimony on behalf of any other party involved in any matter involving the hydroelectric licensing assessment projects covered by the potential contracts without the express written consent of GSA and BIA. Interested parties may submit their letter of interest to the General Services Administration, Public Buildings Service (PRD), 18th & F Streets, N.W., Room 4227, Washington, D. C. 20405; Attention: Claire J. Cashwell, Contracting Officer. All letters of interest must be submitted no later than January 17, 2000; 3:30 p.m. Local Time. (This is not a Request for Proposal.) Your company name will be added to our mailing list to receive potential solicitations relating to the above services. You can also send letters of interest by either FAX No. (202) 501-0627 or e-Mail to Claire.Cashwell@gsa.gov.***** Posted 12/16/99 (D-SN409221). (0350)

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