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B -- SOCIOECONOMIC ASSESSMENT AND MONITORING SOL 00-0027 DUE 083000 POC Sandra Souders, (301) 713-0854 B -- The U.S. Dept. of Commerce/NOAA/NOS/Special Projects Office intends to negotiate on a sole source basis with Thomas J. Murray & Associates, Inc. to monitor and assess the impact of Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary (FKNMS) regulations and management strategies on commercial fishermen and the commercial fishing industry with special emphasis on the impacts of the Sanctuary Preservation Areas (SPAs), the Sambos Ecological Reserve, and the proposed Dry Tortugas Ecological Reserve. This requirement will further expand the four (4) existing commercial fishing panels to improve coverage of the different type of fishermen and improve statistical reliability of the resulting data analyses while attempting to update and begin assessment for the Tortugas panel, and the future collection of dynamic spatial (grid) information originally retrieved by the proposed contractor for the purpose of completing required Regulatory Impact Review of the Tortugas Ecological Reserve. Period of Performance willbe from September 01, 2000 through August 31, 2001. This is a notice of intent with no solicitation package available. Award will be made using simplified acquisition procedures. (Reference No 00-27) Posted 08/18/00 (W-SN487861). (0231)

Loren Data Corp. http://www.ld.com (SYN# 0007 20000822\B-0001.SOL)

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