Eldorado National Forest, 100 Forni Road, Placerville, CA 95667

F -- PLACERVILLE ''97'' HERBICIDE SOL IFB R5-03-97-01 DUE 092496 POC Kathy Griffin, Contracting Officer, 916-622-5061. Basal and foliar hand application of Garlon and Accord to competing brush in plantations. Approximately 110 acres of Basal to be accomplished in November and 1,323 acres of Foliar for next June and July, Placerville Ranger District, Eldorado National Forest. A current State of California Agriculture Pest Control Operator license is required for application of herbicide. Estimated start dates are 11/15/96 and 06/01/97. Solicitation issue date is approximately 08/22/96. 100% Small Business Set-Aside. For qualification as a small business under this solicitation, a Small Business concern is one whose average annual receipts do not exceed an average of $5.0 million for the previous three years. See Numbered Note(s): 1. (0206)

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