USDA Forest Service, Savannah River Natural Resource Management and Research Institute, P.O. Box 700, New Ellenton, S.C. 29809-0710

F -- MIDSTORY REMOVAL FOR RED COCKADED WOODPECKERS SOL RFQ-36-99-13 DUE 081299 POC Chris Banks (803)725-0240 E-MAIL: Chris Banks, Contracting Officer, cbanks/r8_savannahriver@fs.fed.us. Request for Quotes to remove the midstory and slash of hardwoods within 6 inches of the ground. Removal will improve and protect the habitat of red cockaded woodpeckers (RCW) within clusters, replacement, recruitment and foraging stands. This project will consist of approximately 500 acres in 20 stands on the Department of Energy's Savannah River Site (SRS) near Aiken, SC. The SRS is a restricted access Government facility and all persons entering SRS must be U.S. citizens. Posted 07/20/99 (W-SN356516). (0201)

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