USDA, ARS, MSA, Procurement/Assistance Office, P. O. Box 225, Stoneville, MS 38776-0225

R -- APPLICATORS SOL 95-4431-007 DUE 041195 POC Contact, Terry A. Krutz, 601/686-5361, Contract Specialist The U.S. Department of Agriculture, ARS, Mid South Area, Stoneville, Mississippi is in need of a minimum of four (4) turbine-powered aircraft with hopper capacities of 500 gallons for application of a virus over 215,000 acres. The contractor will provide the planes and each must be equipped with micro- naires, flow meter, and GPS (global positioning system) with accuracy equal to that of the Del-Norte or Sat-Lock systems. The planes will fly at 120 - 150 miles per hour during application. Applicators license and operate under all applicable Federal and State laws. The Government shall furnish the necessary materials to be sprayed in the designated test area located in Humphreys County, Mississippi. These services are required for a seven (7) day period during late April 1995 through early May, 1995. An IFB will be issued on or about March 9, 1995. All requests for bid package must be submitted in writing or faxed to (601) 686- 5373. (See Numbered Note 22.) (0053)

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