USDA, Forest Service, Hiawatha National Forest, 2727 N. Lincoln Rd., Escanaba, MI 49829

F -- HAND TREE PLANTING Sol IFB R9Z-96-08-H, Due 032896, POC for solicitation package contact Thomas Harris (906) 786-4062, for questions call Contracting Officer: Dennis C. Drangstveit (715) 362-1177. Hand tree planting of approximately 1.5 million Government Furnished trees, in areas located on the Hiawatha National Forest. This solicitation is issued for plantinf for calendar year 1996, with options to renew and plant seedlings for calendar years 1997 and 1998. Planting of seedlings usually to begin on or about April 15th and must be completed by June 1st of each year. Project is a 100 percent set-aside for small business concerns. (051)

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