USDA Forest Service, PO Box 2750, Asheville, NC 28802

Y -- GEOTHERMAL SYSTEM SOL IFB SE-98-95 DUE 081398 POC Nancy Meadows, Procurement Assistant, FAX 828/257-4876; Jan Walthall, Contracting Officer, 828/257-4293 The National Forests in North Carolina will be soliciting bids for a Geothermal System for the Forest Discovery Center, Cradle of Forestry in America, Pisgah Forest, North Carolina. (Note: This was previously advertised under RFQ SE-98-65 but was cancelled. If you requested the package under that number, this new solicitation package will automically be sent to you.) Project will consist of drilling several wells, conducting thermal conductivity tests, installing ground loop systems and related work. Contractor MUST be I.G.S.H.P.A. certified and licensed within the state of North Carolina. Estimated price range is $100,000 to $250,000. All responsible parties may submit an offer which will be considered. Submit requests for solicitation, in writing or by fax, to Nancy Meadows at the address shown in Block 7. Posted 06/26/98 (0177)

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