U.S. Dept. of Commerce, NOAA, WASC, Acquisition Management Division WC3, 7600 Sand Point Way NE, Bin C15700, Seattle, WA 98115-0070

A -- EVALUATION OF CULVERT/ROAD CROSSINGS FOR SALMON PASSAGE. SOL 52ABNF800082 DUE 090198 POC To request a copy of the solicitation, contact Ms. BJ Huyck at "voice" (206)526-4499 or 'fax' (206)526-6025, or for further information, contact Contract Specialist, Janice Sullivan at (206)526-6032. As part of the Endangered Species Act listing actions, NOAA's National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) has a requirement to evaluate the current culvert systems of road crossings, designed to the existing fish passage standards, to assess their ability to pass adult and juvenile anadromous fish. The objective of this requirement is to: (1) evaluate the current culvert system for passibility using 8-12 selected culverts located in California; (2) identify the causes of lack of successful passage; and (3) devise new standards for crossing evaluation, bridge/culvert design, construction and monitoring which will constitute a new algorithm, providing effective passage in an efficient manner. The primary product of this project will be the following: (1) a summary report of the evaluations; (2) an analyses report of the cause(s) of failure; (3) a manual for road engineers including verified biological and engineering information on fisheries at culverts/road crossings. The period of performance is approximately two years. All responsible sources may submit a proposal which will be considered by this agency. Posted 07/16/98 (W-SN224623). (0197)

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