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F -- PREPARE PLANTING SITES AND RELEASE. SOL RFQ-15-96-37 DUE 081496 POC Patrick J. Gallegos, Contracting Officer, (209) 297-0706 ext 4830. Prepare planting sites and release established regeneration on 132 acres that are understocked or are uneven in distribution of seedlings. Specifications are not restrictive as to the type of equipment that can be used. All stands can be worked with mechanized systems, and the government cost estimate is based on the use of an excavator with grapple attachment. Work to be performed on the Sequoia National Forest, Hot Springs Ranger District. Estimated start date: 09-16-96 See Numbered Note(s): 1, 3. (0213)

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