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R -- CONSULTANT SERVICES TO PROVIDE ADVICE AND ASSISTANCE TO THE BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS ON HYDROELECTRIC LICENSING ASSESSMENTS. SOL GS11P00MAD1001 DUE 030900 POC Claire Cashwell, Contracting Officer, Phone (202) 501-2209, Fax (202) 501-0627, Email claire.cashwell@gsa.gov-- Claire Cashwell, Contracting Officer, Phone (202) 501-2209, Fax (202) 501-0627, Email WEB: Visit this URL for the latest information about this, http://www.eps.gov/cgi-bin/WebObjects/EPS?ACode=P&ProjID=GS11P00MAD100 1&LocID=302. E-MAIL: Claire Cashwell, claire.cashwell@gsa.gov. The General Services Administration (GSA), on behalf of the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), Department of the Interior, Solicitation No. GS11P00MAD1001, intends to procure the services of a consultant to provide advice and assistance to the BIA on hydroelectric licensing assessments. Two contracts will be awarded from this solicitation. The period of performance for each contract is one base year for 12 months with four one-year options of 12 months each. The maximum ordering limitation for each year is $1,000,000 per year. This procurement is also a negotiated procurement with the contract awarded to offerors who submitted a technical and price proposal that are the "best value" for the Government. Competition is set-aside specifically for small business Indian organizations and Indian-owned economic enterprises as subcontractors, as defined at 26.101. The geographical areas of consideration covered by the first contract are (a) Eastern Area -- consisting of all states east of and including North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas, Oklahoma, and Texas; [the States of Maine, New York and North Carolina]; and the second contract (b) Western Area -- consisting of all states west of and including Montana, Wyoming, Colorado, and New Mexico. Alaska is also included in the Western Area. These contract areas include all states with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) projects affecting Indian lands and resources. The consultant team disciplines at a minimum must include hydrologists, biologists, economists, archaeologists/cultural resource specialists, fishery experts, soils scientist/geologists, hydropower engineer, fishery and wildlife biologists, botanists, recreation experts, and realty experts. The consulting team must be capable of providing services in these disciplines and areas as credible expert witnesses for administrative and judicial proceedings. In order to avoid potential conflicts of interest during the term of the contracts, the contractors will not perform services as a consultant regarding FERC matters or as an expert witness, or prepare, assist in the preparation of, or present testimony on behalf of any other party involved in any matter involving the hydroelectric licensing assessment projects covered by these contracts without the express written consent of GSA and BIA. GSA is issuing this solicitation both electronically and in hardcopy. Interested parties may access the solicitation at http://www.eps.gov or by submitting a written request for the Request for Proposal (RFP) to the General Services Administration, Potomac Service Delivery Team (WPG), Public Buildings Service, 7th & D Streets, S.W., Room 6901, Washington, D.C. 20407; Attention: Claire J. Cashwell, Contracting Officer. (Telephone requests for copies of the solicitation will not be accepted; all requests must be in writing.) Solicitation No. GS11P00MAD1001 will be released on or about February 8, 2000. A Pre-proposal Conference for this solicitation will be held Thursday, February 17, 2000; from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 pm local time at the GSA Headquarters Building Auditorium, 1800 F Street, N.W., First Floor, Washington, D. C. If you are unable to attend the Pre-proposal Conference, each company listed on our mailing list will be mailed a copy of the Pre-proposal Conference transcript at their most current address. A copy of the transcript will also be posted on the Electronic Posting System at http://www.eps.gov. Therefore, it is vital that you also submit your request for attendance at the Pre-proposal Conference either by mail, FAX No. (202) 501-0627 or E-Mail to Claire.Cashwell@gsa.gov. The closing date for receipt of all proposals is March 9, 2000; 3:30 p.m. local time; and they must be mailed to the U. S. General Services Administration, 7th & D Streets, S.W., Bid Room 1071, Washington, D. C. 20407. ***** Posted 02/04/00 (D-SN422087). (0035)

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