Umpqua National Forest, PO Box 1008, Roseburg, OR 97470

F -- GRAPPLE PILING OF LOGGING SLASH SOL R6-15-00-14 DUE 031500 POC Charlette MacDonald, (541) 957-3233 Excavator piling of logging slash, uprooting and piling of live vegetation material, subsoiling/soil decompaction to 20 inch depth; treatments on 48 acres; required equipment: PC250LC excavator with thumb attachment or comparable equipment. The project is located on the North Umpqua Ranger District, Douglas County, Oregon. This is a Request for Quotes requiring completion of a questionnaire covering technical capability and past performance; detailed technical proposals are not required. Award evaluation criteria include technical capability specific to slash piling and excavator operation for soil decompaction and past performance history in addition to price; award may be made without discussions. See Numbered Notes 1 and 26. Posted 11/03/99 (W-SN397562). (0307)

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