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F -- REMOVAL OF MIDSTORY IN RED-COCKADED WOODPECKER CLUSTERS SOL RFQ-12-99-12 DUE 020399 POC Contact Contracting Officer Delia K. Heath at (803) 561-4000 for information. For solicitations and/or plans contact Ruby Little at (803) 561-4017 The Francis Marion National Forest plans to contract for Removal of Midstory in Red-Cockaded Woodpecker Clusters on the Wambaw and Witherbee Ranger Districts, Berkeley and Charleston Counties, South Carolina. Work shall be performed using hand tools (bush-axes, chainsaws, or similar tools). The Contractor shall provide all equipment, materials, supervision, transportation, labor, and supplies in accordance with the specifications and provisions of the solicitation. No materials, labor or supplies will be furnished by the Forest Service unless specifically identified in the Government Furnished Property clause. Posted 12/18/98 (W-SN281796). (0352)

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