U. S. Environmental Protection Agency, Contracts Management Division (MD-33), Attn: ORDSC, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711

B -- STRATEGIC APPROACH FOR INTEGRATING ECOLOGICAL ECONOMICS INTO THE REGIONAL VULNERABILITY ASSESSMENT SOL UJRR35 POC Pamela E. Smith (919)541-0635, Purchasing Agent The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) intends to negotiate sole source procurement with The University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science, P.O. Box 38, Solomons, MD 20688-0038, for the acquisition to provided "Strategic Approach for Integrating Ecological Economics into the Regional Vulnerability Assessment". EPA believes The University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science, is the only vendor that can provided this service. Any firm which feels it is capable of satisfying the requirements stated above should fully explain their capabilities in writing within 15 days of the date of this announcement. No Solicitation is available. All interested parties who believe they can provide the required supplies should fully explain their capabilities in writing within 15 days of the date of this announcement. The intent of this synopsis is to determine if any sources (s) exist and, therefore, no RFP is available. Consequently, any response(s) failing to provide the aforementioned data but instead choosing to merely submit a routine letter requesting a copy of the RFP will be ignored. Submit response to the U.S. EPA, Attn: Pamela E. Smith (MD-33), Contracts Management Division, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711. No telephonic or faxed request will be honored. Posted 11/04/99 (W-SN398403). (0308)

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