USDA Forest Service, Savannah River Forest Station, P.O. Box 710, New Ellenton, S.C. 29809-0710

X -- RED-COCKADED WOODPECKER HABITAT IMPROVEMENT SOL RFQ-36-96-06 DUE 031596. Contact Homer R. Gabard, Contract Specialist, 803/725-2441. Conduct mid-story removal in RCW colony and recruitment sites to improve nesting habitat. The work will be accomplished using chainsaws and treating stumps with Garlon 3A on approximately 321 acres at the Savannah River Site (SRS) near Aiken, SC. SRS is a restricted access Government facility and all persons entering SRS must be U.S. citizens. This is a 100 percent Small Business Set-Aside procurement. (045)

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