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R -- FORENSIC ENGINEERING SUPPORT, ARBITRATION, & LITIGATION SOL M00681-00-R-0433 DUE 082500 POC Mr Jim Burnham, Contract Specialist, (760) 725-4206 E-MAIL: Mr. Jim Burnham, burnhamjw@mail.cpp.usmc.mil. The Regional Contracting Office at Marine Corps Base, Camp Pendleton, California intends to negotiate a Contract on a sole source basis with Mindiv Associates, Ltd. Vista, California for a period of one (1) year with four (4) additional option years, under 10 USC 2304 (c) (3) and FAR 6.302-3 (a) (2)(iii) for continuing engineering and water right advisory and assistance services in support of Camp Pendleton in the case of United States vs. Fallbrook Public Utility District, et al., Case No. 1247 in the Federal District Court for the Southern District of California. Secondary Task: Provide continuing engineering and water rights advisory and assistance services in support of the protection and development of Marine Corps Base, Camp Pendleton's water rights. No solicitation document exists and no contract award will be made on the basis of offers received in response to this notice. Interested firms are required to furnish detailed data concerning their capabilities to furnish same services, pricing dataand point of contact with telephone number within fifteen (15) calendar days of this notice. The Government will be the sole determiner regarding offeror's ability to meet all requirements. Detailed data shall specifically address the offeror's practical knowledge and experience in the following areas: (a) The hydrology and hydrogeology of the Santa Margarita River Watershed. (b) The substantive rights assigned to each party in the Santa Margarita River Watershed under applicable court orders and judgements. (c) The water resources, supply, and consumption at Camp Pendleton. (d) Procedures, facilities, operational requirements, and mission of the Marine Corps at Camp Pendleton. (e) The technical and legal factors involved in the acquisition and distribution of imported water. (f) The technical, legal, and environmental factors involved in devising a physical solution to the water rights issues on the Santa Margarita River Watershed, including but not limited to, the wheeling of native and imported water and the live stream discharge of treated wastewater from the Murrieta and Temecula Creek sub-basins. (g) The duties and authority of the Watermaster of the Santa Margarita River Watershed, including the factors and considerations upon which such duties and authority were formulated. (h) The effect of the federal reserved rights and Indian trust doctrines on Camp Pendleton's position in the Santa Margarita River watershed litigation. (i) The legal and practical considerations involved in dealing with the various public agencies that have immediate or potential impact on Camp Pendleton's water resources. (j) The consultant shall address the following minimum qualifications: (1) Baccalaureate Degree in hydrologic, geologic or related natural resources field from a nationally and state accredited college or university. An additional degree and/or experience in the legal field is desired but not required. (2) Extensive litigation experience as an expert witness or otherwise in the fields of hydrologic, geologic, or related natural resources engineering. (3) Detailed familiarity with the historic development and current status of the water rights litigation in the Santa Margarita River Watershed. (4) Capable of providing coordinated technical and legal review and analysis of complex water rights issues under state and federal law. Interested sources should provide a letter of interest within 15 days of publication of this notice by e-mail in Microsoft Word format to: burnhamjw@mail.cpp.usmc.mil, or by mail to: Regional Contracting Office, Attn: Mr Jim Burnham, PO Box 1609, Oceanside, CA 92051-1609. All information is submitted at the offeror's own expense. This is an unrestricted procurement. Posted 08/10/00 (W-SN484731). (0223)

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