USDA Forest Service, Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest, 21905 64th Avenue W, Mountlake Terrace, WA 98043

F -- USFS REGION 6 INVENTORY & MONITORING SYSTEM CVS REMEASUREMENT, GIFFORD PINCHOT, OLYMPIC & MT. BAKER-SNOQUALMIE NATIONAL FORESTS, WA SOL R6-5-99-01-M POC Contact Point: Janet Hada (425) 744-3330 WEB: click here to check whether solicitation has been issued, http://www.fs.fed.us/gpnf/purchasing/index.html. Monitoring and maintenance of Primary Sampling Units (PSU's) within the Gifford Pinchot National Forest in 1999, the Olympic National Forest in 2000 and the Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest in 2001. This will be an RFP, IDIQ (Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity) contract with a minimum of 150 PSU's. For 1999, Panel D (a 3.4 mile grid pattern) will be included for a total of 151 PSU's. The Government currently estimates year two at 66 PSU's and year three at 136 PSU's. All PSU's are located in NON-Wilderness lands. Work will also include 1) use of GOVERNMENT SUPPLIED "real time" GPS units to record GPS coordinates for each PSU and 2) supplying remeasurement data in Government specified digital format on all Forests and for the OLY and MBS NF's only (year 2 and 3) collection of Marbled Murrelet habitat data. Estimated issue date of the solicitation is approximately the third week of January. Estimated start work date is on or about May 1, 1999. Contract work time for 1999 not to exceed September30, 1999. Posted 12/14/98 (W-SN280177). (0348)

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