B -- MANUSCRIPT DOCUMENTING TRADITIONAL FISHING ISSUES IN THE NANA REGION OF ALASKA

Notice Date

March 1, 2001

Contracting Office

National Park Service, AKSO, 2525 Gambell St., Rm 107, Anchorage, AK 99503

ZIP Code

99503

Solicitation Number

R9791BK050

Response Due

March 11, 2001

Point of Contact

Teri Hudgins please utilize the email address as I will not be near a phone

E-Mail Address

click here to contact the contracting officer via (teri_hudgins@nps.gov)

Description

The contract is intended to produce the initial draft of a manuscript detailing processes involved in the procurement a dn preparation of approximately 25 species of fish by the Inupiat residents of villages and towns within the NANA Region of Alaska. The final manuscript, Qaluich Niginaqtuat -- Fish That We Eat, will include photographs, drawings, and bilingual text documenting traditional knowledge of Native Elders. This publication will serve as a reference work for local village residents, resource and land managers, and the broader public. Contractor must also have established rapport with the local villages prior to this contract and be favorable in nature. There are stages to the project; outline and table of contents, photo section, computer format of notes, log information, personal observations which will effect the manuscript content, must contain bilingual references -- Inupiat -- thus must be able to read and speak this language, and a minimum of 6 chapters detailing the procurement, preparation and preservation of at least 6 fish species by September 1, 2001. Currently there is one known source that can produce 35+ years of information and the manuscript. If you feel you can also provide the required services for this contract action, please forward information which qualifies you to the email listed with this Sources Sought Notice

Record

Loren Data Corp. 20010305/BSOL002.HTM (W-060 SN50E9S9)