Flathead National Forest, Attn: Contracting, 1935 Third Avenue East, Kalispell, MT 59901

F -- HAND TREE THINNING SOL IFB R1-10-97-1 POC Barb Venturini/Nola Rice, 406-758-5318/406-758-5310. The Flathead National Forest will be advertising an Invitation for Bids for six bid items totaling approximately 1,700 acres for Hand Tree Thinning on the Tally Lake Ranger District, Flathead County, Montana. This is not notice of the availability of a solicitation but rather a notification to visit the project areas prior to the winter season since these areas will be inaccessible during the advertising period. No formal site tour is planned. Preliminary maps with general locations of the project areas are available from the Flathead NF. (0260)

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