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U -- DEVELOP CURRICULUM PACKAGE COVERING THE EXTINCT GREAT AUK SOL 52-EANC-5-00075 DUE 041495 POC Contact Gail McDaniel, 804/441-6560/Contracting Officer, William D. Privott, 804/441-6560 The Government intends to solicit and negotiate on a sole source basis with Atlantic Center for the Environment, Ipswich, Massachusetts, to develop a curriculum package covering the extinct Great Auk to support the NOAA Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary. Authority: 41 USC 253(c)(1). The Atlantic Center shall produce a videotape explaining the importance of Stellwagen Bank and other banks in the general marine ecosystem and how they relate to the great auk, right whale, and Atlantic cod. The Atlantic Center shall produce an audiotape about the fate of the great auks and other creatures of the northwest Atlantic banks. The Atlantic Center shall begin production on a teacher workbook in cooperation with WGBH/NOVA and Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary which will cover the issues of species survival and extinction; what is meant by the terms abundant, threatened, endangered and sustainable use; how humankind has looked at species in the wild over the ages; the importance of banks to marine ecosystems; and the intricate marine food web. The workbook shall be interdisciplinary, covering, in addition to environmental issues, topics including geography, charting and navigation and related math, composition, and history of the New England states and Canadian maritimes in relation to local use of the marine resources. The proposed contract action is for supplies or services for which the government intends to solicit and negotiate with only one source under authority of FAR 6.302. Interested persons may identify their interest and capability to respond to the requirement or submit proposals. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals. However, all proposals received within forty-five days after date of publication of this synopsis will be considered by the government. A determination by the government not to compete this proposed contract based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the government. Information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. Period of performance is 365 days from date of contract award. Copies of the solicitation will only be provided in response to written or faxed requests received directly from the requestor. Telephone requests will not be honored. Requests for copies of this solicitation may be faxed to (804) 441-3786. Numbered Note 22 applies.(0059)

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