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R -- PROFESSIONAL HORSE TRAINERS SOL 1422-N660-R98-3039 DUE 100198 POC Marty Coffey, (303) 236-9439, or LaVonna Hughes, (303) 236-9440 The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has the need for Professional Horse Trainers to board and train wild horses. The horse trainers must have a facility large enough to board at least 20 wild horses per month, and its facility must be located near at least one of the following areas: 100 mile radius of Phoenix, AZ; 100 mile radius of Kingman, AZ; 25 mile radius of Yuma, AZ; 100 mile radius of Cheyenne, WY; 175 mile radius of Burns, OR; and 100 mile radius of Las Vegas, NV. The BLM anticipates awarding six contracts for wild horse training purposes, for a trial period of 6 months. The contractors shall furnish all labor, the training facility, supplies, equipment, and miscellaneous materials necessary to perform the training services. Interested offerors must have experience in training ungentled horses in the age group of 4 to 10 years old, and preferably, ungentled wild horses in the age group of 4 to 10 years old. This requirement is 100% set-aside for small businesses whose average annual receipts for the preceding 3 fiscal years do not exceed $5 million, under SIC 8999. Proposal documents should be available for distribution on or about September 1, 1998. Written requests only. Posted 08/18/98 (W-SN238711). (0230)

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