Bureau of Reclamation, Lower Colorado Regional Office, 400 Railroad Ave, Boulder City, NV 89005-2422

R -- TECHNICAL AND POLICY ADVICE TO THE REGIONAL DIRECTOR, LOWER COLORADO REGIONAL OFFICE, BOULDER CITY, NEVADA SOL 00-SP-30-0025 POC Ms. Caryn Rotheim, Procurement Technician, Tel: (702) 293-8588; E-mail: crotheim@lc.usbr.gov WEB: Visit our web site for the latest project status, http://www.lc.usbr.gov/~g3100/svc0025.html. E-MAIL: Contact us via e-mail, crotheim@lc.usbr.gov. The purpose of this acquisition is to obtain contractor advisory and assistance services for one Base Year and four Option Years. These services will include providing technical and policy advice to the Bureau of Reclamation's Lower Colorado Region Regional Director and his immediate staff on a wide variety of water issues. The contractor will serve as the Regional Director's counsel and technical expert on activities and issues related to Colorado River Law, Indian Water Rights, Water Treaties with Mexico, Water Resources Management Policies and Criteria of the Department of the Interior, and water marketing transactions. The contractor will accompany the Regional Director and his immediate staff to meetings, and will participate in discussions and negotiations pertaining to the water-related activities and issues under the Regional Director's purview. Meetings may be held with power users and water districts, state and local government officials, other federal agencies, tribal representatives, non-governmental organizations, and interested groups and individuals. The standard industrial classification code for this project is 8742 and the small business size standard is $5.0 million average annual receipts for an offeror's preceding 3 fiscal years. This solicitation is unrestricted (that is, full and open competition). We will consider all offers submitted by responsible sources. We will issue a Request for Proposals in the form of a solicitation which will include a description of the work requirements, instructions to offerors, and required certifications. We estimate that we will issue the solicitation on April 14, 2000. Currently, we anticipate that the due date for the receipt of proposals will be May 15, 2000. No documents will be available until the solicitation is issued. There is no charge for one hard copy of the solicitation. After we issue the solicitation, you may obtain a copy of it in one of three ways: (1) Via the Internet from our web site at http://www.lc.usbr.gov/~g3100/svc0025.html; (2) In person, from our office at the Bureau of Reclamation, Management Services Office, Nevada Highway and Park Street, Annex Building, Room AA-104, Boulder City, Nevada 89005; or (3) In writing from the following address: Bureau of Reclamation, Lower Colorado Region, Attention: LC-3116, P.O. Box 61470, Boulder City, Nevada 89006-1470 (or by facsimile at (702) 293-8499). You may place an order for the solicitation before it is issued. In your order, please provide a physical mailing address, contact name, telephone and fax numbers, and an e-mail address (if available). Also, state your company's business size and/or if the business is women- or minority-owned. We will respond to all written requests for a copy of the solicitation by mailing it First Class USPS. If you would like your solicitation package sent via expedited carrier, please include your account number with your request. Posted 03/16/00 (W-SN435238). (0076)

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