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B -- THREE (3) ITEMS. LITERATURE SYNTHESIS AND RECOMMENDATIONS FOR GENERAL SURVEYS FOR FOREST UNDERSTORY AND CANOPY GAP HERBIVORES, FOREST CANOPY HERBIVORES AND FOREST SOIL AND LITTER ARTHROPODS AND COARSE WOODY DEBRIS CHEWERS SOL R6-99-112 DUE 030599 POC Ron Schilz, (503) 808-2377 or Roger Sandquist, (503) 808-2975 This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared IAW the format in FAR Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; quotes are requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. This is solicited as a request for quotations (RFQ), No. RFQ R6-99-112. This solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 97-09. SIC code 8999 with a small business size of $5.0 million in annual receipts. This solicitation contains three (3) items. Multiple awards may be made from this solicitation; however, the Government reserves the right to award more than one item to a contractor. DESCRIPTION OF ITEMS: ITEM 1. LITERATURE SYNTHESIS AND RECOMMENDATIONS FOR GENERAL SURVEYS FOR FOREST UNDERSTORY AND CANOPY GAP HERBIVORES. SPECIFICATIONS: There are multiple tasks for this highly technical project. (1) Provided is a URL (http://www.fs.fed.us/r6/nr/fid/rfp/) with a bibliography of the published (1978 to the present) literature concerning the families of arthropods listed in Appendix 3. Determine which of the 1473 citations may be pertinent to California, Oregon and Washington for the forest understory and canopy gap herbivore guild. (2) Annotate the citations found pertinent in (1) above: write no more than one page summarizing the important findings in each of the papers. (3) Add additional annotated bibliographic citations for literature published prior to 1978 which provides relevant information on biology or ecology, especially endemism, environmental or ecological requirements of taxa within the forest understory and canopy gap herbivore guild, and the effects of fire, timber harvest or any other forest management practice or disturbance on taxa within the guild. Product: Annotated bibliographic listings for forest understory and canopy gap herbivores found in California, Oregon and Washington alphabetized by last name of principal authorand year of publication submitted on IBM compatible 3.5 inch computer disks or 100 mb Iomega zip disks in Word for Windows or Word Perfect. (4) Determine which species of forest understory and canopy gap herbivore arthropods, identified in the above bibliography, are likely to be found in the area represented as the Southern Range of the Northern Spotted Owl (Oregon Klamath, California Klamath, California Coast Range, and California Cascades terrestrial ecosystem physiographic provinces). (5) Identify the major gaps in information without which land managers in the Southern Range of the Northern Spotted Owl will be unable to effectively protect the ecological functions of forest understory and canopy gap herbivores. Recommend the priority of and locations or habitats (vegetative types or plant associations) and the reasons why you believe general surveys may help to fill the information gaps. Recommend the taxonomic resolution with which to design surveys (species, genus, family, order?) and indicate the relative priority (high, medium, or low) for each taxon. Give your reasons for these recommendations. Product: A report of forest understory and canopy gap herbivore species likely to occur in the Southern Range of the Northern Spotted Owl with recommendations and the rationale for general surveys. Include the taxonomic resolution, priority taxa and habitats suggested to be surveyed. This report to be submitted on IBM compatible 3.5 inch computer disks or 100 mb Iomega zip disks in Word for Windows or Word Perfect. ITEM 2. LITERATURE SYNTHESIS AND RECOMMENDATIONS FOR GENERAL SURVEYS FOR FOREST CANOPY HERBIVORES. SPECIFICATIONS: There are multiple tasks for this highly technical project. (1) Provided is a URL (http://www.fs.fed.us/r6/nr/fid/rfp/) with a bibliography of the published (1978 to the present) literature concerning the families of arthropods listed in Appendix 4. Determine which of the 1454 citations may be pertinent to California, Oregon and Washington for the forest canopy herbivore guild. (2) Annotate the citations found pertinent in (1) above: write no more than one page summarizing the important findings in each of the papers. (3) Add additional annotated bibliographic citations for literature published prior to 1978 which provides relevant information on biology or ecology, especially endemism, environmental or ecological requirements of taxa within the forest canopy herbivore guild, and the effects of fire, timber harvest or any other forest management practice or disturbance on taxa within the guild. Product: Annotated bibliographic listings for forest canopy herbivores found in California, Oregon and Washington alphabetized by last name of principal author and year of publication submitted on IBM compatible 3.5 inch computer disks or 100 mb Iomega zip disks in Word for Windows or Word Perfect. (4) Determine which species of forest canopy herbivore arthropods, identified in the above bibliography, are likely to be found in the area represented as the Southern Range of the Northern Spotted Owl (Oregon Klamath, California Klamath, California Coast Range, and California Cascades terrestrial ecosystem physiographic provinces). (5) Identify the major gaps in information without which land managers in the Southern Range of the Northern Spotted Owl will be unable to effectively protect the ecological functions of forest canopy herbivores. Recommend the priority of and locations or habitats (vegetative types or plant associations) and the reasons why you believe general surveys may help to fill the information gaps. Recommend the taxonomic resolution with which to design surveys (species, genus, family, order?) and indicate the relative priority (high, medium, or low) for each taxon. Give your reasons for these recommendations. Product: A report of forest canopy herbivore species likely to occur in the Southern Range of the Northern Spotted Owl with recommendations and the rationale for general surveys. Include the taxonomic resolution, priority taxa and habitats suggested to be surveyed. This report to be submitted on IBM compatible 3.5 inch computer disks or 100 mb Iomega zip disks in Word for Windows or Word Perfect. ITEM 3. LITERATURE SYNTHESIS AND RECOMMENDATIONS FOR GENERAL SURVEYS FOR FOREST SOIL AND LITTER ARTHROPODS AND COARSE WOODY DEBRIS CHEWERS. SPECIFICATIONS: There are multiple tasks for this highly technical project. (1) Provided is a URL (http://www.fs.fed.us/r6/nr/fid/rfp/) with a bibliography of the published (1978 to the present) literature concerning the families of arthropods listed in Appendices 1 and 2. Determine which of the 1262 citations may be pertinent to California, Oregon and Washington for the forest soil and litter arthropods and coarse woody debris chewers guilds. (2) Annotate the citations found pertinent in (1) above: write no more than one page summarizing the important findings in each of the papers. (3) Add additional annotated bibliographic citations for literature published prior to 1978 which provides relevant information on biology or ecology, especially endemism, environmental or ecological requirements of taxa within the forest soil and litter arthropods and coarse woody debris chewers guilds, and the effects of fire, timber harvest or any other forest management practice or disturbance on taxa within the guilds. Product: Annotated bibliographic listings for forest soil and litter arthropods and coarse woody debris chewers found in California, Oregon and Washington alphabetized by last name of principal author and year of publication submitted on IBM compatible 3.5 inch computer disks or 100 mb Iomega zip disks in Word for Windows or Word Perfect. (4) Determine which species of forest soil and litter arthropods and coarse woody debris chewers, identified in the above bibliography, are likely to be found in the area represented as the Southern Range of the Northern Spotted Owl (Oregon Klamath, California Klamath, California Coast Range, and California Cascades terrestrial ecosystem physiographic provinces). (5) Identify the major gaps in information without which land managers in the Southern Range of the Northern Spotted Owl will be unable to effectively protect the ecological functions of forest soil and litter arthropods and coarse woody debris chewers. Recommend the priority of and locations or habitats (vegetative types or plant associations) and the reasons why you believe general surveys may help to fill the information gaps. Recommend the taxonomic resolution with which to design surveys (species, genus, family, order?) and indicate the relative priority (high, medium, or low) for each taxon. Give your reasons for these recommendations. Product: A report of forest soil and litter arthropods and coarse woody debris chewers species likely to occur in the Southern Range of the Northern Spotted Owl with recommendations and the rationale for general surveys. Include the taxonomic resolution, priority taxa and habitats suggested to be surveyed. This report to be submitted on IBM compatible 3.5 inch computer disks or 100 mb Iomega zip disks in Word for Windows or Word Perfect. Call for a list containing insect class, order, and family for each project. The Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose offer conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered. The following factors shll be used to evaluate offers: (1) Qualifications and experience of key personnel (50 points). (i) Relevant regional experience and expertise of individual(s) responsible for literature synthesis. (ii) Relevant educational background and experience of individual(s) responsible for literature synthesis and recommendations. (2) Cost (50 points). Vendors are required to send resumes of key personnel and list any past and current experience relevant to this request. Quotes shall be received at the following address: Contracting Officer, USDA Forest Service, Procurement and Property Management, ATTN: Ron Schilz, 333 SW First Avenue, Portland, Oregon 97204 by 4:30 p.m. PST, March 5, 1999. All quotes shall be clearly marked with quoters name, telephone number and RFQ number. The following clauses are incorporated by reference into this solicitation: FAR 52.212-1, 52.212-3, and 52.212-4. Posted 02/17/99 (W-SN299464). (0048)

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