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

F -- O'BRIEN CREEK ROAD REHABILITATION EQUIPMENT RENTAL SOL R1-16-97-042Q DUE 052197 POC Contact Point, Audrey Boller, 406/329-3764, Contracting Officer, Michael R. Blinn, 406/329-3756 The Forest Service requires the furnishing of equipment on a fully operated basis. Work includes ripping, removing culverts and drainage structures and returning road prisms to their original contour. The project site is located on the Missoula Ranger District, Lolo National Forest, Missoula County, Montana. This project will be advertised as a written quotation and will be solicited under the new Simplified Acquisition Procurement (SAP) rules. Quotes are due May 21, 1997. The estimated start work date is May 28, 1997. The performance period is 180 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. (0104)

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