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The U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, Region 7, Alaska, intends to award a sole source, firm-fixed price contract to Dr. Diana Solovyeva (located in St. Petersburg, Russia). The Service requires a continued need for Dr. Solovyevas expertise with the spectacled eider research project in Chaun Delta, West Chukotka, Russia. Dr. Diana Solovyeva is a prominent Russian waterfowl biologist. She is widely regarded as an eider expert and has conducted research on spectacled eiders in Arctic Russia. Dr. Solovyeva conducted a pilot study in 2002 on Ayopechan Island in the Chaun Delta and conducted the first 7 years of the project (2003 2005, 2007 2011). Due to Dr. Solovyevas expertise and involvement in the study disne 2003, there are o other comparable researchers who could conduct this research in 2012. The consistency of this project depends on Dr. Solovyevas continued involvement for its successful completion. This notice is not a request for competitive proposals and the Government does not intend to accept proposals received.

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