USDA, Forest Service, Lolo National Forest, Attn: Contracting, Building 24, Fort Missoula, Missoula, MT 59801

F -- HAND TREE THINNING SOL R1-16-96-136Q DUE 052896. Contact Point, Audrey Boller, 406/329-3764, Contracting Officer, Michael R. Blinn, 406/329-3756. The Forest Service requires hand tree thinning on approximately 332 acres on the Plains/Thompson Falls Ranger District, Lolo National Forest, Sanders County, Montana. This project will be advertised as a written quotation and will be solicited under the new Simplified Acquisition Procurement (SAP) rules. Quotes are due May 28, 1996. The estimated start work date is June 3, 1996. The performance period is 100 calendar days. The proposed project listed here is a 100 percent small business set-aside. (099)

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