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B -- TECHNICAL SUPPORT SERVICES SOL 01CRSS0001 POC Maureen J. Corbett, Contracting Officer, (303) 236-5900 x337 E-MAIL: click here to contact the Contracting Officer via, mcorbett@usgs.gov. B -- Technical Support Services for the Midcontinent Ecological Science Center (MESC), Ft. Collins, Colorado, the Columbia Environmental Research Center (CERC), Columbia, Missouri and the Northern Rocky Mountain Science Center (NRMSC), Bozeman, Montana. The Centers are research and development facilities for biological research, inventory and monitoring, and information transfer programs managed under the U.S. Geological Survey, Central Region. Currently there are twelve (12) field stations supported by the Science/Research Centers. Technical support services are required to support the activities being conducted by the Centers to accomplish USGS and Department of Interior program goals. Services include, but are not limited to, the acquisition, collection, processing, and analysis of field-gathered and remotely-sensed data; the inventorying and monitoring of biotic resources; principal investigator duties for biologic, hydrologic, physical science research projects (e.g. null hypothesis testing, model development, etc.); information management, such as graphics and illustration, publication preparation, technical writing and editing, curriculum design, surveys of the public (Government and non-Government personnel) and library services; the development, testing, and transfer of methods and models; the application of new and emerging technologies to resource management issues; manual and digital map production; the creation of spatial (geographically-referenced) and non-spatial, digital data bases; the merger or conversion of digital data; the integration of remotely-sensed data (photographic and digital) into digital data bases; user support, training, and technical assistance in GIS, global positioning systems (GPS), and image processing technologies; and the installation, management, and maintenance of computer hardware and software systems. Period of Performance is estimated to be January 1, 2001 through December 31, 2001 with four (4) one year options. Written requests for the RFP must be submittedeither by U.S. mail, e-mail or fax at (303) 236-2710 and must contain the RFP number, and the Requester's Name and Address. Telephone requests for the RFP will not be accepted. RFP 01CRSS0001 will close o/a September 25, 2000. All responsible sources may submit a proposal which shall be considered by the USGS. Posted 07/21/00 (W-SN477705). (0203)

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