USDA, Forest Service, Lolo National Forest, Attn: Contracting, Building 24, Fort Missoula, Missoula, MT 59804

F -- MECHANICAL (EXCAVATOR) SITE PREPARATION AND PILING SOL R1-16-98-132Q DUE 052198 POC Contact Point, Audrey Boller, 406/329-3764, Contracting Officer, Susan Beron, 406/329-3769 WEB: USDA, Forest Service, Lolo National Forest, Contracting, http://www.fs.fed.us/r1_lolo. E-MAIL: USDA, Forest Service, Lolo National Forest, Contracting, aboller/r1_lolo@fs.fed.us. The Forest Service requires machine site preparation using a crawler mounted hydraulic excavator for slash piling and soil scarification on the Plains/Thompson Falls Ranger District, Lolo National Forest, Sanders County, Montana. This project will be advertised as a written quotation and will be solicited under the Simplified Acquisition Procurement (SAP) rules. Quotes are due May 21, 1998. The estimated start work date is June 1, 1998. The performance period is 169 calendar days. All responsible sources may submit a quote which will be considered. The proposed project listed here is a 100 percent small business set-aside. (0091)

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