Bureau of Land Management, 222 N. 32nd Street, P.O. Box 36800 Billings, MT 59107-6800

F -- SEEDLING PRODUCTION/TRANSPLANTING SERVICES SOL 1422E930R970001 DUE 021097 POC Margaret Heaphy, 406-329-3703, Jan Jessen, 406-255-2750. Hand tree plant 2-0 Bareroot on approximately 190 acres of Bureau of Land Management's Garnet Resource Area within the Butte District, Powell County. Approximate startup date is April 15, 1997 with 14 days for completion of the project. The solicitation will be issued in January 1997 and award is expected to be made by March 1, 1997. A presolicitation site tour will be held Tuesday, November 19, 1996. Prospective offerors will meet at 9:00 a.m., local time, at the Bureau of Land Management office, 3255 Fort Missoula Road, Missoula, MT. All offerors must provide own transportation and lunch. This will be the only site inspection tour. (0310)

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