USDA Forest Service, Siskiyou National Forest, 200 NE. Greenfield Road, P.O. Box 440, Grants Pass, Oregon 97526

F -- STAIR CREEK ROAD DECOMMISSIONING (237) -- EASTSIDE ENGINEERING ZONE SOL 97-85 DUE 090497 POC Contracting Officer, Kermadine Barton, 541/471-6603 Work includes removing drainage structures, major and minor draw rehabilitation, subsoiling the existing roadbed with winged rippers, and installing road closure devices. Contract time is approximately 90 calendar days and estimated beginning date is 061598. This solicitation is funded under the Jobs-in-the-Woods Initiative which limits competition to those firms or individuals who are located within the following counties in Washington, Oregon, and California: Washington counties are Chelan, Clallam, Clark, Cowlitz, Douglas, Grays Harbor, Island, Jefferson, King, Kittitas, Kitsap, Klickitat, Lewis, Mason, Okanogan, Pacific, Pierce, San Juan, Skagit, Skamania, Snohomish, Thurston, Wahkaikum, Whatcom, and Yakima; Oregon counties are Benton, Clackamas, Clatsop, Columbia, Coos, Curry, Deschutes, Douglas, Hood River, Jackson, Jefferson, Josephine, Klamath, Lake, Lane, Lincoln, Linn, Marion, Multnomah, Polk, Tillamook, Wasco, Washington, and Yamhill; California counties are Del Norte, Glenn, Humboldt, Lake,Mendocino, Shasta, Siskiyou, Tehama, and Trinity. Requests for this solicitation may be sent to the address listed above or may be e-mailed to /s=as/ou1=r06f11a@mhs-fsbo.attmail.com (lower case) and must include name, address, zip code, telephone number, and the solicitation number referenced above. See Note 1. (0204)

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