INTENT TO AWARD SOLE SOURCE AWARD TO UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA FOR FISH GENETICS

The US Fish and Wildlife Service, Contracting and General Services, Portland, Oregon intends to award a sole source fixed price purchase order to The Regents of the University of California, Berkley, California for Clear Creek Chinook salmon otolith microchemistry analysis under authority of Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Subpart 6.302-1, Other Than Full and Open Competition and Far 13.105 Simplied Acquistion Procedures. This acquisition is for services of a graduate student researcher from the University of California. The Red Bluff Fish and Wildlife Service, Red Bluff, CA will provide otolith samples from adult Chinook salmon from Clear Creek. The propose work is part of a larger effort funded by CALFED aimed to characterize freshwater rearing strategies of natural spawning salmon populations. Results will be shared in a collaborative manner. A primary goal of the Red Bluff FWO is to determine the stream of natal origin of salmon returning to spawn in Clear Creek from other Central Valley streams. The estimated timeframe of the study will be 18 months. This is not a request for quotes and no written solicitation will be issued. Response to this posting must be submitted in writing via email no later than 8/6/2010. Any questions or comments should be directed to [email protected]