B--NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD A SINGLE SOURCE PROCUREMENT - As part of the CALFED Grant Project #01-N08, It is the FWS intent to award a single source to the Point Reyes Bird Observatory for evaluating avian responses.

The Department of the Interior, through the Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), intends to award a single source contract to the Point Reyes Bird Observatory in Stinson Beach, California. This contract is part of the CALFED Grant Project #01-N08 and focuses on evaluating avian responses as identified through a proposal and technical evaluation process under the CALFED/Central Valley Project Improvement Act solicitation ERP-01-N08. The award is based on technical and cost merits and supports activities related to the Central Valley and California-Bay Delta regions. The notice was posted on August 20, 2003, under solicitation number 101813Q128, and the procurement is categorized as a presolicitation. The opportunity relates to grant-type awards administered by CALFED, which funds various environmental and water quality projects in the region. The main agency point of contact is Kathy Haluschak, and additional information can be found on the CALFED/California-Bay Delta website. The contract award aligns with the goals of the CALFED program to improve ecosystem restoration and resource management in the targeted geographic areas.