B -- WILD AND SCWENIC RIVERS EVALUATION

Notice Date

May 22, 2001

Contracting Office

Bureau of Land Management, WY-951, 5353 Yellowstone Rd., PO Box 1828, Cheyenne, WY 82003

ZIP Code

82003

Solicitation Number

KAQ010050

Point of Contact

Susan Nagel, Contracting Officer, ph 307-775-6056 fax x6317

Description

Contractor to furnish all labor, supervision, equipment, supplies, materials, and other incidentals, to complete a Wild and Scenic Rivers (WSR) Review of Bureau of Land Management (BLM) administered public lands (surface) adjacent to waterway segments within the Field Office, planning areas identified in Wyoming. Private, state and federal lands administered by other federal agencies are not included in this WSR review. This WSR review will determine (1) if the public lands meet the WSR eligibility criteria and what classification (i.e., wild, scenic, recreational) any eligible public lands will have; (2) if any of the eligible public lands meet the WSR suitability factors to be considered for inclusion in the National WSR System; and (3)interim management and protection measures for those public lands meeting the suitability factors until interim management prescriptions are established in Resource Management Plans (RMPs). The review will follow criteria identified in the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act, BLM Manual Section 8351, and the BLM Wyoming, Wild and Scenic River Review Process Policy Statement issued by Instruction Memorandum, on December,31,1992 and revised on June 29,1993. Oversight and guidance will be provided by the BLM, Wyoming State Office, Division of Resource Policy and Management (WY- 930). The WSR review process involves identification of waterways that cross BLM- administered public land surface, select field exams, application of the WSR eligibility criteria, and suitability factors on those public lands, appropriate WSR classification of those lands, and making recommendations for interim protective management of those public lands, determined suitable to be considered for inclusion in the National WSR System. The physical work location will be a combination of the BLM Field Office(s), public lands under review and the contractor=s base location for operations. The review of river and stream segments will follow a multiple step process. This will be a collaborative process with the BLM interdisciplinary (ID) Team(s) for each BLM Field Office. The Project is estimated between $25,000 and $100,000. This is a 100% small business set-aside. A performance period of Milestone chart is in the Statement of Work, total Completion of September 30, 2002. Estimated start date of late August of September time frame. You may request a copy of the solicitation by faxing your request to (307)775-6317, No phone requests please, or access it from our web site at: http://ideasec.usgs.gov. Expected issuance of this solicitation is on or about 8 June, 2001 and a closing date or on or about 8 July, 2001, please refer to actual dates in the solicitation. Also, This will be a rated Technical Proposal. Plan accordingly no fax bids will be accepted. Ensure you reference the solicitation number, title, and enclose your complete mailing address on the "Notice to Offeror" affixed to the outside of the envelope. All responsible sources may request a copy of the solicitation and may submit a proposal which will be evaluated.*****

Record

Loren Data Corp. 20010524/BSOL003.HTM (W-142 SN50M7Z1)