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B -- ARCHEOLOGICAL EVALUATION AND FEATURE TESTING, YAKIMA TRAINING CENTER, WASHINGTON SOL DAKF57-00-R-0011 POC Diane Zientek, Contract Specialist, (253) 966-3486 Contractor shall conduct National Register of Historic Places evaluative testing at eight (8) prehistoric period archeological sites on the Yakima Training Center. The work shall entail testing, analysis and reporting as follows: Evaluate four (4) prehistoric period archeological sites to recommend whether these sites retain sufficient integrity, cultural value and research value to be considered eligible for the National Register of Historic Places. Determine the horizontal and vertical extent of the tested sites to assist with proper protection and management of historic properties; Evaluate four (4) other prehistoric period archeological sites to further define the nature of known features. Determine the horizontal and vertical extent of the features and investigate the features to understand their nature in order to assist with proper protection and management of historic properties; Analyze and report on all the test and excavation efforts and prepare all records, collected artifacts, samples and other remains for permanent storage and management. The proposed procurement listed here is 100% set-aside for small business concerns. If adequate interest is not received from small business concerns, the solicitation will be issued as unrestricted without further notice. Therefore, replies to this notice are requested from all business concerns as well as from small business concerns. The size standard is any concern including its affiliates with an average annual sales or receipts for its preceding three fiscal years not in excess of $5 million. SIC Code: 8999. Contractors offering on this project must be registered in the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) database. The website link for accessing the CCR is available through the Fort Lewis website shown below. This solicitation will only be available by downloading it from our website at http://www.lewis.army.mil/doc. Anticipated release date is 17 July 2000. Posted 06/26/00 (W-SN468631). (0178)

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