Bureau of Reclamation, PO Box 36900, Billings, Montana 59107-6900

F -- CULTURAL RESOURCES (ARCHEOLOGICAL) SURVEYS SOL 1425-98-SQ-60-00980 DUE 042298 POC Hart Black Eagle, (406) 247-7803 or Beverly Beckman, Contract Specialist, (406) 247-7807 E-MAIL: Beverly Beckman at Bureau of Reclamation, Great Plains Region, Billings, Montana, bbeckman@gp.usbr.gov. Perform Cultural Resources Surveys of the Tongue River Basin Project, Fish and Wildlife Enhancement Program: Northern Cheyenne, Tongue River Watershed Conservation Program. Surveys include: (A)Class I cultural resources survey of the whole area; and (B) several Class III cultural resources surveys totaling approximately 2657 acres/1076 hectares of land on the Northern Cheyenne Indian Reservation in south-central Montana. The Contractor shall supply all services, materials and supplies, except as specified in the statement of work. Estimated price range of the work is $50,001 to $100,000. The work begins in the spring of 1998 and will be completed in the year 2000. Request for Quotation packages will be available on March 13, 1998. Offers are due on or before April 22, 1998, at the Bureau of Reclamation, Attention: GP-3800 (BBeckman), 316 North 26th Street, Room 2031, Billings, Montana, 59101. This is a 100 percent Small Business Set-Aside. Award will be limited to any firm whose average annual receiptsfor its preceeding three (3) fiscal years do not exceed $2.5 million. The applicable Standard Industrial Code (SIC) is 8713. Award of RFQ will not be based on price alone. Technical merit will be a factor in the determination of award. See Note No. 1.***** (0050)

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