U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, Contracting & General Services, P.O. Box 1306, Albuquerque, NM 87103-1306

F -- SEEDLING TRANSPLANTING SOL IFB 2-95-035-BE DUE 083095 POC Dolores Bello, Contract Specialist, 505-766-3085, ext. 16. The U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, Region 2, seeks bids for transplating of 182,527 native tree and shrub seedlings on tracts of the Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge located in Hidalgo, Cameron, Willacy, and Starr Counties, Texas. Transplanting activties will start in September 1995 and expected to continue on and off as late as February 1997. All equipment, transportation, and housing shall be provided by the offeror. This project is a small business, labor surplus area (LSA) set aside. The Standard Industrial Code is 0851, which states that a small business concern's three-year average annual receipts for the preceeding three years cannot be over $3.5 million. The LSA stipulation is that an offeror agrees to perform substantailly in the LSA when it is consistent with the efficient performance of the contract and at prices no higher than are obtainable elsewhere. The offeror agrees to use its best efforts to place subcontracts in the LSA. Requests for a solicitation package or bidder's lists are acceptable by FAX to 505-766-1261 or by mail to the above address. No telephone requests for the solicitation or bidder's lists will be accepted. (0191)

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