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X -- MULTI-YEAR LEASE OF 74 ACRES OF LAND SOL 1443-IB9000-99-002 DUE 042099 POC Judy A. Dahlberg, Contracting Officer (206) 220-4038 or Beth A. Faudree, Contracting Officer (206) 220-4041 WEB: NATIONAL PARK SERVICE, HTTP://www.nps.gov. E-MAIL: NATIONAL PARK SERVICE>, judy_dahlberg@nps.gov. National Park Service, (NPS), Columbia Cascades Support Office, proposes an eight year lease of approximately 74 acres of bottom land for production and harvest of hay. The land is within the boundaries of the James Cant Ranch Historical District at John Day Fossil Beds National Monument, Sections 6, 7, and 18, T.12S., R.26E., Grant County, Oregon. This lease is offered through sealed bids. The lease will be awarded to the highest bid over the established fair market value of $20 per ton. All responsible parties may submit a bid which will be considered. This proposed lease is a 100% Small Business Set-Aside. The Standard Industrial Code is 0722, "Crop Harvesting, Primarily by Machine". The size standard is $5.0M. Please correspond in writing to be included in the bidder's mailing list and include name, address, telephone number, point of contact, size of business (large) or (small) and whether or not your organization is disadvantaged owned. No telephone calls will be taken. Posted 02/17/99 (D-SN299180). (0048)

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