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F -- TIMBER CRUISE AND INVENTORY SOL R6-97-875 DUE 071497 POC Procurement and Property Management, 503/808-2581 The USDA Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Region, intends to award a sole source contract to Washington State Department of Natural Resources (WDNR) for Timber Cruise and Inventory of a proposed WDNR, Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area, Gifford Pinchot and Olympic National Forest's land exchange. An agreement to initiate a land exchange dated October 1996 outlines the responsibilities of each party. See Numbered Note 22. (0170)

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