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B -- EASTWARD HO! BROWNFIELDS PARTNERSHIP: IMPROVING STAKEHOLDER INVOLVEMENT SOL NB0263 DUE 100897 POC Mekeba Brown, Contract Specialist This is a notice of the Governments intent to solicit and negotiate with only source. The source selected is Frank and Audrey Peterman; Earthwise Productions, Inc.; 2001 NW 112th Avenue; Plantation Acres, FL 33323. SEE Note 22. The following is a brief description of the work: The Stakeholder Involvement Strategy will provide the general framework for outreach to and participation of individuals and communities that are likely to be affected by development and redevelopment of brownfields in the Eastward HO! corrideor. The contractor wil work with EPA/OPPE and its contractors/subcontractors, grantees, and cooperatives; the Florida Departments of Community Affairs (FDCA) and the Environmental Protection (FDEP); and the South Florida Regional Planning Council (SFRPC) on a series of activities leading to a preliminary workplan for the Strategy. The contractor will also consult with sociocultural staff expers currently assigned to the Governor's Commission for a Sustainable South Florida, the Eastward HO! Brownfields Partnership, and selected communities within the corridor to deveop, refine, test and improve the Strategy. The following tasks are included; 1) Develop a Visual Template of the Historic Natural Landscape; 2) Develop Overy(s) to depict the Demographics of the Human Communities; 3) Work with EPA, its cooperatives and state and local partners to develop and convene a stakeholder workshop in the fall or winter of 1997; 4) Prepare information Package or Brochure for the Brownfields Partnership; 5) Prepare Preliminary Strategy; 6) Assist in Selecting Appropriate sites for Future Meetings of the Brownfields Partnership; 7) Conduct Outreach, provide information, and promote participation; 8) Prepare a final framework for Stakeholder Involvement; 9) Serve as Liason with the Environmental Justice Community and Interests; 10) Provide Ongoing Assistance and Advice to the Partnership. MANDATORY CRITERIA: The selected vendor must work in the Southeast Florida are, in the area comprised of Dade, Broward, and Palm Beach Counties. The vendor must work directly with the African American community in the area. The vendor must also have a track record of working on environmental topics within the African American community. Any vendor that believe their can satisfy the criteria should submit a capability statement proving the fact. Statements should include any and all documents the firm feel necessary to support their ability to perform. Any questions should be e-mailed to: brown.mekeba@epamail.epa.gov or faxed to: Attn: Mekeba Brown at 202-565-2554 NO PHONE CALLS ACCEPTED IN CONNECTION WITH THIS ANNOUNCEMENT. If no inquiries are made an award will be made on October 9, 1997 to the firm listed above. Due date for inquires is 10/08/97. (0265)

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