Eldorado National Forest, 100 Forni Road, Placerville, CA 95667

F -- NURSERY LIFT/PACK SOL RFP-R5-03-98-01 DUE 110597 POC Kathy Griffin, Contracting Officer, 916-622-5061 Lifting (hand pulling) tree seedlings, consisting of 1-0, 2-0, 3-0, and transplant stock, from approximately 129,634 lineal feet of seedbed. Packing approximately 5,988 M (thousand) seedlings for shipment (1-0,2-0,3-0 and transplant). Packing consists, esentially, of grading, counting, root pruning, packaging, and cleanup. Bidders are encouraged to visit the site prior to bid opening. Project is located at the Placerville Nursery, 5 miles East of Placerville, CA. Estimated start date is 01/05/98. Solicitation issue date is approximately 10/06/97. Under this procedure, Request for Proposal (RFP), both Technical and Price Proposals are required. For qualification as a small business under this solicitation, a small business concern is one whose average annual receipts do not exceed an average of $5.0 million for the previous three years. (0253)

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