USDA -- Forest Service, Modoc National Forest, 800 West 12th Street, Alturas, CA 96101

F -- NATURAL STAND PRECOMMERCIAL THINNING SOL RFP 09-99-40 DUE 061599 POC Miley Sutherland, Contracting Officer, 530-252-6621; for a copy of the solicitation contact Margaret Forrest, Procurement Assistant, 530-233-8756. E-MAIL: Reference to RFP 09-99-40, Natural Stand Precommercial, mforrest/r5_modoc@fs.fed.us. The Big Valley Ranger District, Modoc National Forest intends to acquire services to mechanical and/or chainsaw precommercial thinning with removal or handpiling or chipping and blowing the slash on approximately 558 acres within the Donica Insect Salvage Sale, Long Bell Timber Sale and Stone Coal Insect Salvage Sale areas; and handpiling on approximately 216 acres within the Long Bell Timber Sale. Desired start work date is 07-12-99. Contract time is 175 calendar days. Solicitation to be released on, or about, 05-05-99. A Site Visit has been scheduled for June 1, 1999 at 9:00 a.m. Participants will meet at the Big Valley Ranger District in Adin, California. This procurement will be conducted as a Request For Proposals under FAR Part 15. Fax requests will be accepted at 530-233-8759. SIC 0851. Number Note 1. Posted 04/16/99 (W-SN321440). (0106)

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