Eldorado National Forest, 100 Forni Road, Placerville, CA 95667

F -- NURSERY SEEDLING LIFT AND PACK SOL RFP R5-03-99-02 DUE 102298 POC Kathryn M. Griffin, CO, 530/622-5061 or Bill Moir, COR, 530/642-5000 E-MAIL: RFP R5-03-99-02 Nursery Lift & Pack, kgriffin/r5_eldorado@fs.fed.us. Project consists of lifting (hand pulling) tree seedlings, consisting of 1-0, 2-0, 3-0 and transfer stock, from approximately 92,465 lineal feet of seedbed. Packing approximately 4,855 M (thousand) seedlings for shipment (1-0, 2-0, 3-0 and transplant). Packing consists, essentially, of grading, counting, root pruning, packaging, and cleanup. Bidders are encouraged to visit the site prior to bid opening. Project is located at the Placerville Nursery, 5 miles east of Placerville, CA. Estimated start date is 12-14-98. Solicitation issue date is approximately 10/22/98. Under this procedure, Request for Proposal (RFP), both a Technical and Price Proposal is required. For qualification as a small business under this solicitation, a small business concern is one whose average annual receipts do not exceed an average of $5.0 million for the previous three years. Posted 08/27/98 (W-SN242921). (0239)

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