Development of Fish Habitat Condition Models.

Solicitation No. F11PS01544 Region 3, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service intends to award a sole source fixed price purchase order under authority of Federal Acquisition Regulation 6.302-1, other than full and open competition procedures and FAR 13, Simplified Acquisition Procedures for follow-on work from a contract issued by the Midwest Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies and a contract issued through the Plains and Prairie Pothole LLC, of the Fish and Wildlife Service. Under these contracts, Downstream Strategies, LLC, will complete habitat assessments following specific guidelines in collaboration with the fish habitat partnerships, to include The Great Lakes Basin as one of the Partnerships of which the models have been conducted. Award to Downstream Strategies, in partnership with the Great Lakes Fish Habitat, ensures the consistency and standardization of model design through the use of identical protocols as created by Downstream Strategies, LLC. This notice is not a Request for Quotation or a solicitation of offers. Interested organizations shall submit a written statement of meeting the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service requirements described herein no later than 3:00 PM on 08/22/2011. Responses must be submitted by e-mail only. A determination not to compete the described purchase order based on responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Federal Government. Any questions should be directed to Rick Hillard at [email protected].