Ochoco National Forest, PO Box 490; Prineville, OR. 97754

F -- GRAPPLE PILING, SNOW MOUNTAIN RANGER DISTRICT SOL Sol. No. 7-96-15 DUE 060896 POC Contact Point, Cecilia Rogers, 541/416-6534 This project consists of grapple piling of the proposed thinning area as well as logging slash and vegetative material using a ''lift and pile'' track-mounted mechanism rather than a ''push and pile'' mechanism on 471 acres on the Snow Mountain Ranger District in Harney County, Oregon. Estimated start work date is September 15, 1996, and contract time is 165 days. No bonding reqired. Project is 100% set-aside for small business concerns (0113)

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