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B -- NATIONAL STATUS AND TRENDS MUSSEL WATCH PROJECT SOL 52-DGNC-9-90007 POC Donald L. Moses or Edward F. Tennant, Jr. (301) 713-0823 WEB: Click here to download a copy of the RFP, http://www.rdc.noaa.gov/~amd/SOLINDEX.HTML. E-MAIL: Click here to contact contract specialist via e-mail, Donald.L.Moses@agf.noaa.gov. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Ocean Service (NOS), National Status and Trends (NS&T) Program has a requirement for a contractor or contractors to detect contaminants in the estuarine and coastal United States. This is a continuation of the NS&T Mussel Watch Project which commenced in 1986. This solicitation is expected to result in the award of an Indefinite-quantity contract, as described in Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) subpart 16.504, with fixed unit prices. The services to be provided under a resultant contract are for the collection and/or analyzing of bivalve and sediment samples from the East (including the Great Lakes), Gulf (including Puerto Rico) and West (including Alaska and Hawaii) Coasts of the United States. The solicitation is expected to be released in December 1998. See solicitation for actual issuing date and closing/due date for receipt of offers. The resultant contract shall consist of a one-year Base Period and four (4) one-year Option Periods. Field collection must be performed during the fall and winter seasons. The Government may elect to make multiple awards under the solicitation if it deems multiple awards to be in its best interest. At a minimum, offerors must submit a proposal for at least one segment of the project for the five-year period (i.e., the East, Gulf or West Coast segment for the Base Period and each Option Period). Offerors may submit a proposal or proposals for one segment, all segments, or any combination thereof for the Base Period and each Option Period. Parties with Internet capability interested in receiving the Request For Proposal (RFP) should assess it at the Web address indicated in this announcement. Parties without Internet capability interested in receiving a copy of the RFP must submit a written request to the mailing address listed in this announcement. The written request must contain the solicitation number and the name of the Point of Contact (POC) identified in this announcement. Telephone requests will not be honored. Posted 10/27/98 (W-SN265891). (0300)

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