U.S. Army Engineer District, Chicago, Corps of Engineers, 111 North Canal Street, Chicago, Illinois 60606-7206

F -- CHICAGO SHIP AND SANITARY CANAL, ELECTRIC FISH BARRIER PROJECT SOL DACW23-99-R-0041 POC For technical information contact Dave Handwerk (312)353-6400 X1805, for contractual information contact Katherine L. McClendon (312)353-6400 X1701. Chicago District intends to negotiate and award a sole source contract to Smith Root, Inc. for furnishing and installing a patented, micro-pulsed direct current electric array and associated equipment and facilities in the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal. This array will be a demonstration project intended to deter the dispersal of aquatic organisms. It is expected that the barrier will affect native as well as invasive species. Pulsed, direct current, electric fields have been shown to deflect the migratory path of fish in a canal. The project will be installed in an area of moderate to heavy barge traffic with some recreational traffic. Interested concerns, must provide evidence of their capability to provide this requirement by September 24, 1999, via e-mail to: katherine.l. mcclendon@usace.army.mil. No written solicitation will be sent as all items are called for in this CBD notice. All vendors shall provide their Cage Code, Dun & Bradstreet Number (DUNS), Tax Identification Number (TIN), and shall be registered in the Central Contractor's Registration database. Posted 09/21/99 (W-SN382857). (0264)

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