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

Z -- CULVERT REPLACEMENTS (084) SOL R6-11-98-11C DUE 021198 POC Contracting Officer, Clyde Hooper, 541/471-6600 Work consists of removing and replacing culverts on the Powers Ranger District. Estimated price range is between S100,000 and S250,000. Contract time is approximately 45 calendar days and estimated beginning date is 080698. Each bidder must submit a bid guarantee with the bid in the amount of 20 percent of the total bid price. The successful bidder will be required to furnish performance security in the amount of 100 percent of the total contract price and payment bond in the amount of 50 percent of the total contract price. This procurement is unrestricted (full and open competition) pursuant to P.L. 100-656, Small Business Competitive Demonstration Act. 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. (0343)

Loren Data Corp. http://www.ld.com (SYN# 0133 19971211\Z-0027.SOL)