Flathead National Forest, Attn: Contracting, 1935 Third Avenue East, Kalispell, MT 59901

F -- HAND TREE THINNING SOL RFQ R1-10-97-1 DUE 012197 POC Barb Venturini/Nola Rice, 406-758-5318/406-758-5310. The Flathead National Forest will be advertising a Request for Quotations for four bid items totaling approximately 775 acres of Hand Tree Thinning on the Tally Lake Ranger District, Flathead County, Montana. Issue date, approximately December 20, 1996. Completion date, October 15, 1997. Notice to Proceed is estimated to be issued May 1, 1997. See Note 1. (0318)

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