USDA-Forest Service, Monongahela National Forest, 200 Sycamore Street, Elkins, West Virginia 26241-3962

F -- NETTING FOR BATS ON THE MONONGAHELA NATIONAL FOREST SOL R9-21-00-10 DUE 050200 POC Mary E. Saint Louis, Contracting Officer; 304/636-1800, extension 265 The Monongahela National Forest anticipates contracting for the survey of eight (8) areas with mist nets to determine presence of bat species, including the federally endangered Indiana bat (Myotis sodalis). The work will be on the Cheat/Potomac, Greenbrier, Marlinton/White Sulphur, and Gauley Ranger Districts in Grant, Greenbrier, Nicholas, Pendleton, Pocahontas, Randolph, Tucker, and Webster Counties, West Virginia. There are several bid items with a possibility of more than one award being made. Only a portion of the items require the work to begin May 15, 2000. There will be a pre-bid conference date and time established in the solicitation package. This project is advertised as a Total Small Business Set-Aside. All responsible quoters may receive a Request for Quotations by submitting a written request to the above address or by sending a FAX to 304/636-1875 referencing the solicitation number. Posted 03/21/00 (W-SN436568). (0081)

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