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W -- EARTH MOVING EQUIPMENT RENTAL WITH OPERATORS SOL FWS1-99016(VR) DUE 031199 POC Vickie Ruggles, Contracting Officer 503-231-6188. For IFB Package contact Sandy Stevens 503-872-2760 or by FAX 503-231-6259. E-MAIL: click here to contact the contracting officer via, vickie_ruggles@fws.gov. Contractor to provide to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, San Luis National Wildlife Refuge Complex, on an as-needed basis, earth moving equipment (elevating scrapers, crawler-dozer, and articulated tractor) with operators for projects related to the maintenance, restoration and/or construction of wetlands, water delivery systems, dikes and related work on the San Luis NWRC (which includes the Grasslands WMA, Kesterson NWR, Merced NWR, and Sunrise NWRC), and related easement lands near Los Banos, CA. Contract period shall be from the date of award to September 30, 1999 with two one year options to renew the contract through September 2001. The total annual work under this contract will not exceed 98,000. The issue date is estimated to be February 11, 1999. The issue date is an approximate. The bid opening will be 30 days from the actual issue date. Posted 01/28/99 (W-SN292549). (0028)

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