R -- AGRICULTURAL & CONSUMER INTERACTIONS, CONSULTING SERVICES

The United States Department of Agriculture(USDA),Agricultural Research Service (ARS), intends to award a sole source contract to Dr. Robert J. Wright based on his intimate and in-depth knowledge to provide advice, counsel and direction for current ARS Programs dealing with the assessment, evaluation, and reporting of economic impacts and benefits of ARS research and technology transfer activities at regional and national scales for water quality. Provide a Action Plan Development for National Program 214, Agricultural Waste and Byproduct Utilization and National Program 212, Soil and Air Resource Management. This leadership includes broad responsibilities of for existing and emerging agricultural and consumer interactions and problems. The performance period is March 22,2008 through September 30, 2008.