Professional services to review Fisheries and Aquatics and Instream Flow Studies for Susitna-Watana Hydropower Project

This is a combined synopsis/solicitation procurement action for the successful contractor to provide professional services in the review of the Fisheries and Aquatics and Instream Flow Studies for the proposed Susitna-Watana Hydropower Project along the Susitna River in Southcentral Alaska per the attached statement of work (SOW) in the request for quotes (RFQ) NMFS AKR-15-0827 prepared in accordance with the format in FAR Part 13.

The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code for this procurement is 541620 and is a Small Business Set-Aside.

The objective for this contract is for the successful contractor to provide professional services to assist the National Marine Fisheries Service Alaska Region in the review and development of comments for submittal to FERC on the of Aquatic Resources study reports, technical workgroup meetings and presentations, and technical memoranda, errata and addendums produced or hosted by the Alaska Energy Authority in support of their license application for hydroelectric development involving primarily construction of an approximately 735' high dam on the Susitna River at Deadman Creek near Talkeetna, Alaska and a 42 mile long storage reservoir, and regulating the river's flow to generate electrical power in accordance with the SOW, terms and conditions contained in the attached RFQ NMFS AKR-15-0827.

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