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A -- FY99 REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS, GRAND CANYON MONITORING AND RESEARCH CENTER SOL 99A DUE 110198 POC C.T. Walsh, Contract Specialist, at (801) 524-3760 or Richard Kerr, Contracting Officer, at (801) 524-3761 WEB: GCMRC Acquisition Office, Upper Colorado Region, Bureau, http://130.118.161.89/gcmrc/gcmrc.html or http://www.uc.usbr.gov/acq. E-MAIL: Tom Walsh, twalsh@uc.usbr.gov. The Grand Canyon Monitoring and Research Center of the U.S. Department of the Interior announces its Fiscal Year 1999 Request for Proposals (RFP) for research and other scientific activities in the Colorado River ecosystem. The Colorado River ecosystem is defined as the Colorado River mainstem corridor and interacting resources in associated riparian and terrace zones located primarily from the forebay of Glen Canyon Dam to the western boundary of Grand Canyon National Park, a distance of approximately 300 river miles. The scope of the definition also includes limited areas of the Little Colorado and Paria Rivers. The RFP solicits proposals for activities related to biological resources associated with the Colorado River ecosystem. In addition proposals are solicited for independent scientists from a range of disciplines for membership on an independent Scientific Advisory Board. Proposals must be received no later than November 1, 1998. Awards made in response to this RFP are dependent upon responsiveness of proposals, the quality of the proposed scientific activity, the cost of the proposal, and other explicit criteria outlined in the RFP. Awards will range in duration from 1 to 2 years. The approximate award amounts are listed in the RFP. Proposals will be evaluated by qualified peer reviewers and program managers. Peer reviewers are experts familiar with the technical aspects of the field of study which the proposal addresses. Upon conclusion of scientific peer review and contract review, meritorious proposals will be awarded through appropriate instrument (e.g. grant, cooperative agreement) by the Contracting Officer. It is anticipated that awards will be made by December 31, 1998. The RFP may be downloaded from the internet by accessing the following web sites: http://130.118.161.89/gcmrc/gcmrc.html or http://www.uc.usbr.gov/acq (click on GCMRC Acquisitons, or click on Available Solicitations). PC-compatible formats available: Adobe Acrobat or WordPerfect. A link is available on the web site for downloading the free Adobe Acrobat Reader software. An electronic copy on disc or paper copy of the RFP may be obtained in person from this address: Grand Canyon Monitoring and Research Center, 2255 N. Gemini Dr., Building 3, Room 341, Flagstaff, Arizona 86001, Phone (520) 556-7094 or (520) 556-7217. Alternatively, a copy is available from: U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, 125 S. State Street Room 7223, Salt Lake City, Utah 84138-1102, Phone (801) 524-3760. The electronic copies are available on 3 1/2 inch diskettes in the following personal computer formats only: Adobe Acrobat (.pdf), or WordPerfect 6/7/8 (.wpd). MacIntosh copies are not available. Hard copies are available for those persons without access to a computer. All parties obtaining a RFP are required to register their name, organization, address, phone, fax and email information. Posted 08/04/98 (W-SN232692). (0216)

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