B -- Environmental Compliance Support, Arizona Trail

The Coronado National Forest, Tucson, Arizona, will soon be soliciting for services to provide socioeconomic analyses in meeting environmental compliance requirements applicable to the proposed construction of a new segment of the Arizona Trail, from Oak Tree Canyon to the boundary of Arizona State Trust Land for 9.5 miles. Environmental requirements include the following: National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), Section 7, Endangered Species Act (ESA); Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act (FWCA); Section 106, National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA); Clean Air Act; Federal Water Pollution Control Act (Clean Water Act); Executive Order 12898 (Environmental Justice); and others. The proposed project is located on the Nogales Ranger District. Estimated start date is mid-February 2007. Contract time is 8 months. Price range is less than $100,000. NOTE: This will be issued as a combined solicitation/synopsis for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in FAR Subpart 12.6. COMBINED SOLICITATION/SYNOPSIS WILL BE AVAILABLE THROUGH FEDBIZOPS WITHIN ONE TO TWO WEEKS FROM THE POSTING DATE OF THIS NOTICE.