An RFP is a request for proposals, issued by CERC, which addresses a topic 

 of specific interest to CERC. To receive copies of future RFP's, a copy of 

 Standard Form 254 (Architect-Engineer and Related Services Questionnaire) must 

 be submitted to: 



Commander and Director 



Coastal Engineering Research Center 



ATTN: CERRM-PC 



Kingman Building 



Fort Belvoir, VA 22060 



Please note that it is neither necessary to subtait an unsolicited proposal 

 nor to respond to an RFP in order to use the FRF. Government agencies desir- 

 ing CERC funding should contact the FRF Chief. 



c. Liability . Users of the FRF are responsible for their own liability 

 and will be asked to sign a release form (see App. A). 



2. Description of the Area. 



The FRF is located near Duck, North Carolina, along a 100-kilometer (62 

 miles) unbroken stretch of shoreline extending south from Rudee Inlet to 

 Oregon Inlet. It is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the east and Currituck 

 Sound to the west. An aerial view of the area is shown in Figure 4. Except 

 for five fishing piers and the FRF pier, there are no major coastal structures 

 or littoral barriers along the entire reach. 



This location, one of 12 sites originally considered, was selected because 

 it best satisfied (but not completely) the following list of desirable physi- 

 cal characteristics: 



(a) Sand size typical of U.S. coasts and sufficient depth of sand 

 to prevent exposure of underlayers; 



(b) a wave climate and stoma exposure representative of U.S. 

 coasts; 



(c) regular offshore bottom topography free of features which may 

 affect the wave climate; 



(d) a tidal range of 0.5 to 2.0 meters (1.5 to 6 feet); 



(e) a representative nearshore slope such that the 6-tneter depth 

 contour is not appreciably more than 600 meters (2,000 feet) from 

 shore; 



(f) a straight coastline outside the range of the effects of any 

 significant littoral barrier; 



(g) easy access by vehicle; 



(h) control of the pier and surrounding area by CERC to avoid 

 interruptions in research programs; 



(i) an adjacent sound or estuary area; 



(j) availability of corainercial power and communication facili- 

 ties ; 



(k) usually free of fog or cloud cover to permit frequent use of 

 aerial remote sensing; 



(1) a stable coastline (on a time scale of 50 years); and 



(m) natural dunes. 



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