USDA -- Wenatchee National Forest, Procurement and Property Management, 215 Melody Lane, Wenatchee, WA 98801

F -- CONIFER RELEASE AND HAND PILE, NACHES RANGER DISTRICT, YAKIMA COUNTY, WASHINGTON SOL RFQ R6-17-98-13 DUE 061698 POC Rosie McDonald, 509/664-2715 This project will be advertised as a written quotation and is being solicited under the Simplified Acquisition Procurement (SAP) rules. This contract requires treatments that shall include: conifer tree release, piling of cut trunks along roadways, pruning of hardwoods in some units to improve browse for wildlife, and related slash treatment in compliance with the terms, specifications and provisions of this contract. This is an indefinite quantities contract with a minimum of 100 acres and a maximum of 250 acres. Estimated start work date is 7/31/98 through 10/31/98. Documents will be available approximately 5/15/98. See Note 1. (0126)

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