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S -- TREE MAINTENANCE SERVICES AT CAMP NELSON NATIONAL CEMETERY, NICHOLASVILLE, KY SOL RFQ 596-36 DUE 090199 POC Angie S. Napier, Contracting Officer, 606-281-3955; (fax) 606-281-3971 Tree Maintenance Services at Camp Nelson National Cemetery, Nicholasville, KY. Contractor shall provide all equipment, labor, materials, quality control, supervision, tools, and transportation necessary to perform tree maintenance, which includes: crown cleaning, crown raising, installing cables, removal of various trees, etc. as identified by specifications and drawings. Maintenance provider shall have a minimum of one (1) ISA certified Arborist on staff. Site visits are strongly encouraged and may be scheduled with Patrick Lovett or Peggy Brock, 606-885-5727, Camp Nelson National Cemetery. Standard Industrial Classification Number 0783, with a size standard of $5 million, is applicable to this procurement. In accordance with Section 304 of the Small Business Administration Reauthorization and Amendments Act of 1994 (Public Law 103-403), this procurement is 100% setaside for a Very Small Business. A Very Small Business is defined as "a concern whose headquarters is located within the geographic area served by a designated SBA district and, together with its affiliates, has no more than 15 employees and has average annual receipts that do not exceed $1 million". RFQ will be issued as a comercial items acquisition on or about August 3, 1999, and may be requested in writing by all responsible sources. Fax requests acceptable. Posted 07/14/99 (W-SN353733). (0195)

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