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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Documenting Endangered Languages </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV>The National Science Foundation (NSF) intends to procure, on a sole-source
basis, consulting services from Dr. James C. Herbert for developing an agenda on
behalf of the National Science Foundation for the ?Distributed Global Agenda for
Documenting Endangered Languages? presented by the Rockefeller
Foundation. Dr. Herbert is uniquely qualified to
undertake this work. The statutory authority permitting
other than full and open competition is 41 U.S.C. 253 (c) (1) ? Competition
Requirements. Interested persons may identify their
interest and capability to respond to the requirement or submit
proposals. This notice is not a request for competitive
proposals. A determination by the Government not to
compete this proposed contract based upon responses to this notice is solely
within the discretion of the Government. Information
received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining
whether to conduct a competitive procurement. An
ombudsman has been appointed to help resole any offeror?s non-routine matters or
concerns that may not have been sufficiently addressed by the Contracting
Officer. Additional information concerning the Ombudsman
program, including contract information may <SPAN
class=765542602-28052006>b</SPAN>e found at
http://www.nsf.gov/bfa/dcca/ombud.jsp.<BR></DIV>
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