USDA, Forest Service, Kootenai National Forest, 506 U.S. Highway 2 West, Libby, Montana, 59923

F -- HEAVY EQUIPMENT RENTAL SOL RFP R1-14-97-013 DUE 122396 POC Contracting, (406) 293-6211, Ext. 2223 Offers are being solicited for rental of heavy equipment with operator on a ''call-when-needed'' basis for the 1997 calendar year. Project sites will be located throughout the Kootenai National Forest, primarily in Lincoln and Sanders Counties, Montana. Equipment required may include, but is not limited to, excavators, graders, dozers, dumptrucks, endloaders, and backhoes. Estimated start work date is March 15, 1997. All responsible sources may submit an offer which will be considered. See numbered Note 1 and 26. (0312)

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