U.S. Forest Service, Northern Province Acquisitions, 2400 Washington Avenue, Redding, CA 96001

F -- MECHANICAL RELEASE AND THINNING SOL RFQ 14-98-22 DUE 032798 POC Contact Lynda Gilley, 530 246-5227, Contracting Officer, Cleveland Percy Project consist of plantation brush cutting, thinning and related work. Mechanical brush cutting and/or thinning shall be accomplished with a shredding type machine, with capabilities of lateral and horozonal movement, independent from track movement. Project is located on the Shasta Trinity National Forest, Mt Shasta Ranger District, Siskiyou County, California. Contract time is 162 calendar days with an estimated start date of April 1998. Interested participants must submit their request in writing or by FAX to 530 246-5382. See numbered note 1. (0050)

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