USDA, Forest Service, Lolo National Forest, Attn: Contracting, Building 24, Fort Missoula, Missoula, MT 59801

F -- TRAIL MAINTENANCE SOL R1-16-96-600Q DUE 040296. Contact Point, Audrey Boller, 406/329-3764, Contracting Officer, Yolanda A. Harris, 406/329-3770. The Forest Service requires trail maintenance on approximately 427 miles on the Bitterroot National Forest, Ravalli County, Montana and Idaho County, Idaho. Work includes logging out the trail travelway, cleaning existing water bars, removing loose rocks from the trail tread and trail realignment. This project will be advertised as a written quotation and will be solicited under the new Simplified Acquisition Procurement (SAP) rules. Quotes are due April 2, 1996. The estimated start work date is June 1, 1996. The performance period is 60 calendar days. All responsible sources may submit a quote which will be considered. The proposed project listed here is a 100 percent small business set-aside. (043)

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