U.S. Geological Survey, Branch Of Acquisition and Federal Assistance, Box 25046, Denver Federal Center, Denver, CO 80225-0046

B -- COAL RECOVERABILITY AND SOCIO-ECONOMIC IMPACT ANALYSIS DUE 081700 POC POC: Sandie Williamson, 303-236-5900, ext. 332 E-MAIL: USGS, CR, Aquisition and Federal Assistance, slwillia@usgs.gov. The U.S. Geological Survey, Energy Resource Team, has a requirement for coal recoverability analysis. The work is defined as Coal Recoverability and Socio-Economic Impact analysis as outlined in USBM IC 9368 and USBM OFR 09-94 respectively. The Coal Recoverability analysis project can be categorized into four unequal parts: 1)Collection and interpretation of data from the State Geological Survey's Coal Availability Studies; 2)Assimilation of Databases into GRASS/GIS, mine planning routines modified, GRASS/MINEPLAN executed, and total, restricted, and minable resources calculated;3)Minable resources imported from GRASS into LOTUS/COALVAL and reserves determined; 4)Results reported to the USGS. The Contractor shall perform coal recoverability and availability (USGS CIR 1055) analysis, reserve analysis, and socio-economic impact analysis using the coal recoverability (USBM IC 9368 and Coal Recoverability Methodology Flow Chart (available upon request) and impact analysis methodology (USBM OFR 09-94) established by the USGS and the former U.S. Bureau of Mines. The Contractor shall determine and use applicable State-of-the-Art coal mining techniques for determining coal recoverability for specific multi-quadrangle resource areas within the U.S. using GRASS/GIS programs and ARC INFO programs. The Contractor will write and edit GRASS/GIS scripts used in the GRASS/MINEPLAN Program to calculate total coal restricted and minable resource tonnages. The Contractor will use a program named COALVAL to apply mining operation economics to the calculated coal resources. Make program modifications and cost updates to COALVAL whenever necessary. Ability to use the GRASS/GIS program, MINEPLAN, and to modify that program as necessary with "Shell Scrips" (programming macros) especially designed for coal resource and mine analysis. The Contractor shall estimate coal reserves by correlation to present applicable mining operations, determining recoverable resources, and applying operating cost analysis to those resources. The Contractor personnel shall review the State Geological Survey technical and environmental coal resource restrictions in the selected study areas and make any necessary additions to those restrictions to conform with the coal recoverability methodology. The Contractor personnel shall be familiar with coal mine costs and productions rates to accurately modify COALVAL when necessary. The Contractor shall use the Coal Availability Studies and public and confidential data provided by the USGS, State Geological Agency Cooperators, the Bureau of Land Management, US Forest Service, Office of Surface Mining, Bureau of Labor Statistics, and the Energy Information Administration to Construct appropriate data bases, and build a geological model useable for prefeasibility mine planning. The Contractor shall estimate the recoverability of minable resources through the COALVAL Evaluation program and by correlation to present applicable mining operations. Utilize the USGS domestic coal mine evaluation data base for cost comparisons and modeling and make appropriate updates as necessary. The Contractor shall research and build appropriate coal quality databases, containing BTU content, sulfur content, ash content, and moisture content as needed to determine present market values of coal. Evaluate selected coal mines within designated study areas for mine-cost comparisons and modeling. Determine coal reserves for the study areas using the COALVAL program. The reserves will reflect present coal market conditions relative to the coal quality in the study areas. The Contractor will conduct socio-economic impact analysis on selected counties to determine the effects of coal resource depletion on local populations. Ability to conduct coal minability, coverability and economic analyses of coal resources on coal field and basin-wide models containing portions of more than 150, 7.5-minute quadrangles. Those studies will utilize the Coal Availability databases and results developed by the State Cooperatives and NOGA and NCRA in coal basins throughout the U.S. Because of the use of confidential information, research and analysis will be performed at the Central Energy Resource Team Offices of the U.S.Geological Survey (USGS), Building 25, Denver Federal Center, Denver, Colorado. Based on the information available at this time, and in accordance with 41 U.S.C. 253(c)(1), implemented by FAR 6.302-1, the Government considers the services specified as a sole source from DST 7 Associates, Lakewood, CO, and proposes to negotiate a contract with that firm on that basis. However, should additional sources be identified, they will be considered. Firms who feel that they can furnish the required services (based on criteria specified herein) are invited to submit in writing an affirmative response to this announcement. An affirmative response would include literature, brochures and such materials which correspond to the required services stated herein. This information will be evaluated and used to determine if competitive opportunities exist. Since no solicitation document exists, requests for such documents without accompanying information will be considered non-responsive to this request without further consideration. This notice may represent the Government's only official notice of this procurement. See Note 22. Posted 07/03/00 (W-SN471039). (0185)

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