Bureau of Reclamation, Lower Colorado Regional Office, 400 Railroad Ave, Boulder City, NV 89005-2422

F -- VEGETATION MAINTENANCE AT BRAWLEY WETLANDS, IMPERIAL COUNTY, CALIFORNIA DUE 021100 POC Ms. Caryn Rotheim, Procurement Technician, Tel: (702) 293-8588, Fax (702) 293-8499; E-mail: crotheim@lc.usbr.gov E-MAIL: Submit information by e-mail, crotheim@lc.usbr.gov. The Bureau of Reclamation is conducting a market survey to determine the commerciality of a future acquisition opportunity. The Bureau of Reclamation will be contracting vegetation maintenance services for the Citizens Congressional Task Force on the New River (Task Force). The services requested include aquatic/emergent vegetation maintenance at two sites that include a total of 8 acres of planting beds in an area along the New River near Brawley, California, in Imperial County. The source water for these two sites is agricultural drain water and the New River. The New River is known to contain contaminants such as human coliform, industrial wastes, and agricultural chemicals. This contract will require the contractor to maintain emergent plants on planting beds within constructed open ponds for a period of 36 months. The work will include planting, maintaining and monitoring bulrush and sedge species and performing necessary tasks to maintain the biological health and diversity of emergent species onthe planting beds within the wetlands. Maintenance activities will include nonchemical/nondamaging removal of undesirable invasive plant species from the planting beds; replacing target emergent plant species which have been degraded; enhancing planting beds to maintain desired species diversity; and performing general cleanup of flotsam. Due to the possible need for additional emergent, as well as aquatic plants, contractor must be able to provide locally grown wetlands species. Additional tasks will include monthly reports assessing potential wetlands vegetation problems and providing recommendations for corrective actions to the Task Force. Contractors will be required to have a current C-27 license from the California State Contractors Board and be experienced in environmental design and riparian/wetland revegetation on public lands. Sources capable, experienced, and interested in performing the above work should submit their name, address, telephone and fax numbers to the above point of contact no laterthan close of business on February 11, 2000. Our mailing address is Bureau of Reclamation, P.O. Box 61470, Boulder City, NV 89006-1470. Posted 01/20/00 (W-SN417236). (0020)

Loren Data Corp. http://www.ld.com (SYN# 0018 20000124\F-0005.SOL)