M19AS00006 Questions and Answers.pdf

Questions and Answers

M19AS00006

Question 1: The announcement lists three studies: Byrnes, et al. 1999; Turbeville and Marsh, 1982; and Michel, et al. 2013. Could send me the citations for these study reports?

Answer 1: References

Byrnes, M. R., et al. Environmental Survey of Identified Sand Resource Areas Offshore Alabama: vol.I: Main Text, Vol.II: Appendices. OCS Report MMS 99- 0052, U.S. Department of Interior Minerals Management Service, 1999.

Michel, J., A. C. Bejarano, C. H. Peterson, and C. Voss. Review of Biological and Biophysical Impacts from Dredging and Handling of Offshore Sand. OCS Report BOEM 2013-0119, Herndon, VA.: U.S. Department of Interior, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, 2013.

Turbeville, D. B., and G. A. Marsh. Benthic Fauna of an Offshore Borrow Area in Broward County, Florida. .Miscellaneous Report No. 82-1, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Coastal Engineering Research Center, 1982.

Question 2: What is the target date for receiving proposals?

Answer 2: The closing date for applications is April 29, 2019.

Question 3: My university is part of the GC-CESU network, but you may already have a specific member of the unit in mind to do this work because the announcement makes it clear that this is not an open call for proposals. Would a proposal from My university be encouraged or discouraged?

Answer 3: Applications (Proposals) are encouraged from any qualified university or state agency within the Gulf Coast CESU (Organizations outside of the Gulf Coast CESU are excluded).

Answer 1: References