USDA, Forest Service, Lolo National Forest, Attn: Contracting, Building 24, Fort Missoula, Missoula, MT 59804

F -- CALL-WHEN-NEEDED EQUIPMENT RENTAL SOL R1-16-97-661Q DUE 031097 POC Contact Point, Audrey Boller, 406/329-3764, Contracting Officer, Joan A. McNab, 406/329-3766 The Forest Service requires the furnishing of equipment for rental on a fully operated, call-when-needed (CWN) basis with no minimum guarantee on the Bitterroot National Forest, Ravalli County, Montana and Idaho County, Idaho. This project will be advertised as a written quotation and will be solicited under the new Simplified Acquisition Procurement (SAP) rules. Quotes are due March 10, 1997. The estimated start work date is March 1997. The performance period is 282 calendar days. All responsible sources may submit a quote which will be considered. The proposed project listed here is a 100 percent small business set-aside. (0017)

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