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C -- CONFIRMATORY SAMPLING/ECOLOGICAL RISK ASSESSMENT SOL FWS1-97068(TS) DUE 071097 POC For Solicitation Package, Sandra Stevens, (503) 872-2760, Contracting Officer, Tamra Swerdlik, (503) 231-6188 Indefinite-quantity contract for the development and implementation of a work plan for confirmatory sampling and ecological risk assessment (ERA/CS) for the Bolsa Chica lowlands located in Hunting Beach, California. The CS tasks shall be accomplished in a manner that will apply and relate to the requirements of the final ecological risk assessment. The ecological risk assessment shall establish cleanup criteria that will be protective of fish, wildlife, and human health by designing appropriate media sampling and assays, as well as integrating existing data and information. The Contractor shall develop an ERA utilizing established, scientifically sound protocols and methodologies to identify risk to ecological and human receptors and develop protective cleanup criteria for Bolsa Chica lowlands restoration project. The scope of the ERA shall include risk associated with current and future oil production and urban runoff inputs. A final report is required to include all results of the project in hard copy and electronic format, such that spreadsheet data is readable in Microsoft Excel and capable of integrating into ARCINFO/ARCVIEW. Maps are required to be in AUTOCAD format. Selection of firms for negotiation shall be made through an order of preference based on demonstrated competence and qualifications necessary for the satisfactory performance of the specified work that includes (1) specific relevant qualifications of individuals listed to perform under the contract including individual licenses and experience, (2) Specific facts demonstrating the firm's familiarity with local conditions, having possible effects on scheduling, costs and complexity of contractual procedures on a project, (3) Specific facts demonstrating the firm's experience in conducting and evaluating Confirmatory Sampling and Ecological Risk Assessment data in marine/esturine environments, (4) Specific type and amount of applicable field and office equipment available for work under this contract, (5) Specific facts demonstrating the firm's experience conducting the environmental sampling necessary for work under this contract. Interested firms should request the solicitation package prior to submitting SF254's and SF 255's.***** MMMM (0143)

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