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R -- APPLICATION OF GYPSY MOTH NUCLEOPOLYHEDROSIS VIRUS USING ROTARY WINGED AIRCRAFT AT BLACKWATER NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE, CAMBRIDGE, MD SOL 501818B005 DUE 031298 POC Marsha Browning, Contracting Officer -- 413-253-8236 The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service invites bids on a contract for aerial applications of gypsy moth nucleopolyhedrosis virus for gypsy moth control at Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge, Cambridge, MD. Successuful bidder will provide rotary-wing aircraft equipped with DGPS and pilot. Service is to include two applications. three days apart to approximately 2,111 acres. Spraying to be accomplished April-May 1998. Plans and specs for this job are available without charge and shall be requested in writing to the above address; Attention: Marsha Browning, Contracting Officer. Issue date will be o/a February 11, 1998. Telephonic requests WIll NOT be accepted. This procurement is a Small Business Set-Aside. However FAX requests will be accepted at FAX No. 413-253-8450. Any requests for the package must include the company name, address, telephone and FAX numbers, point of contact, and should reference the solicitation number and title listed above. Requestors must identify in their request if their businesssize is large, small, or small-disadvantaged. (0026)

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