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D -- COMPUTER DATA SERVICES - THREATENED, ENDANGERED AND SENSITIVE PLANT DATA BASE SOL R6-97-827 DUE 111596 POC Contact, Procurement & Property Management, 503/326-3581 Notice of Intent. The USDA Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Region, intends to award a sole source contract to the Washington State Department of Natural Resources, Natural Heritage Program, for (1) computer data services on State of Washington threatened, endangered and sensitive plants and (2) maintenance of the Forest Service lands portion of the Washington Natural Heritage data base for the National Forests within the State of Washington. Data produced from this service provides information required (by the National Forest Management Act) to assess management impacts and viable population levels. See Numbered Note 22. (0275)

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