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

F -- HAND TREE THINNING SOL R1-16-98-133Q DUE 072198 POC Contact Point, Audrey Boller, 406/329-3764, Contracting Officer, Michael R. Blinn, 406/329-3756 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 hand tree thinning of approximately 190 acres on Item 1 and 104 acres on Item 2 on the Plains/Thompson Falls Ranger District, Lolo National Forest, Sanders County, MT. This project will be advertised as a written quotation and will be solicited under the Simplified Acquisition Procurement (SAP) rules. Quotes are due on July 21, 1998. The estimated start work date is July 23, 1998. The performance period is 46 calendar days on Item 1 and 42 calendar days on Item 2. All responsible sources may submit a quote which will be considered. The proposed project listed here is a 100 percent small business set-aside. (0169)

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