Flathead National Forest, Attn: Contracting, 1935 Third Avenue, East Kalispell, MT 59901

F -- HAND TREE THINNING PROSPECTUS ON THE FLATHEAD NF SOL IFB R1-10-99-1 POC Barbara Venturini (406) 758-5318/Nola Rice (406) 758-5310 E-MAIL: USDA -- Forest Service, Flathead National Forest, 1935, bventuri/r1_flathead@fs.fed.us. The Flathead National Forest will be advertising an Invitation for Bids consisting of approximately eight bid items totaling approximately 2,500 acres of hand tree thinning on the Tally Lake Ranger District, Flathead County, Montana. This is not notice of the availability of a solicitation but rather a notification to visit the project areas prior to the winter season since these areas will be inaccessible during the advertising period. No formal site tour is planned. Preliminary maps with general locations of the project areas are available from the Flathead NF. Posted 10/02/98 (W-SN257961). (0275)

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