Willamette National Forest, 211 E. 7th, Eugene, Oregon, 97401

F -- PRECOMMERCIAL THINNING-BLUE RIVER RANGER DISTRICT SOL SOL R6-18-98-174 DUE 091698 POC Contact Contract Specialist. Telephone No. 541/465-6506 A project to do Precommercial Thinning of 182 acres on the Late Successional Reserve using variable spacing ranging from 100 to 220 trees per acre remaining after thinning; creating circular gaps of an equal mix of 60' and 40' diameter. Creating open grown trees and brush for a 30' radius around a large tree; leaving clumps of uncut trees along edge of the stand of 50' to 150' by 20' and interior clumps of 60' and 40' diameter circles; leaving hardwoods exclusion and leaving stream banks trees and hardwood buffers along stream. Project is located on the Blue River Ranger District, Lane County, Oregon. Estimated start work date is October 1, 1998. Contract performance time is approximately 20 work days. The proposed procurement is totally set-aside for Small Business Concerns. Posted 07/27/98 (I-SN228788). (0208)

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