R--Travel related services and support

The US Fish and Wildlife Service plans to award a sole source contract to the Great Circle Institute of Anchorage, Alaska, to provide travel and professional services for 20 Latin American biologists who are technical experts in their respective fields and regions. These services will support their attendance at the Western Hemisphere Shorebird Meeting scheduled in Boulder, Colorado, from February 27 to March 2, 2006. This procurement is a total small business set-aside and is not open for competitive bidding, as indicated by the notice which clarifies that no proposals will be evaluated in response to this announcement. The award is expected to be made 15 days after the announcement date, which was December 22, 2005. The contract falls under the Office of the Fish and Wildlife Service Headquarters, part of the Department of the Interior, located in Falls Church, Virginia. The purpose of the contract is to ensure that the specified biologists receive the necessary travel and related support to participate in the meeting, reflecting the service’s commitment to facilitating expert collaboration and information exchange within the Western Hemisphere shorebird conservation community.