Natural Resources Conservation Service, 1835 Assembly Street, Rm. 950, Columbia, SC 29201

Z -- PLANTING OF PINE TREE SEEDLINGS SOL NRCS-05-SC-97 DUE 041497 POC Robert Taylor, (803)253-3973, Contract Specialist; Frank Killian, (803)253-3974,Contracting Officer. Work consists of hand planting of 272.27 acres of containerized, long leaf pine seedlings at Fort Jackson, Richland County, South Carolina. The contractor shall be responsible for providing all seedlings. A pre-bid conference and site showing will be held at 9:00 A.M., Wednesday, March 26, 1997 at the Forestry Building No. 2544, Essayons Road, Fort Jackson, South Carolina. Estimated price range is $25,000 to $100,000. Performance time will be from December 15, 1997 to March 1, 1998. The proposed contract is 100% set aside for small business. (0063)

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