Flathead National Forest, Attn: Contracting, 1935 Third Avenue, East Kalispell, MT 59901

F -- PROSPECTUS -- HAND TREE THINNING ON SPOTTED BEAR, HUNGRY HORSE, AND GLACIER VIEW RD'S SOL IFB R1-10-00-3 POC Nola Rice/Barb Venturini, (406)758-5310/(406)758-5318 E-MAIL: USDA-Forest Service, Flathead National Forest, 1935, nrice/r1_flathead@fs.fed.us. Prospective Bidders are encouraged to visit project areas on the Prebid Tour scheduled for September 30 leaving at 8:30 a.m. from the Hungry Horse/Glacier View RD office in Hungry Horse, MT Maps are available at the Hungry Horse RD office and the Forest Supervisor's Office in Kalispell, MT. This is not a notification of the availability of a solicitation, but rather a notification to visit the project areas since they will be inaccessible during the advertising period. A solicitation will be issued in mid-winter or early spring for aprox. 800 acres of hand tree thinning on the Spotted Bear and Hunry Horse/Glacier View Ranger Districts and one for approx. 200 acres of hand tree thinning, tree slashing, and fuel break slashing on the Glacier View Ranger District. Posted 09/09/99 (W-SN378518). (0252)

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