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F -- MECHANICAL MIDSTORY REMOVAL IN RED-COCKADED WOODPECKER (RCW) CLUSTERS SOL IFB R8-12-00-22 DUE 060100 POC Contact Contracting Officer Delia K. Heath at (803) 561-4018 for information. For solicitations and/or plans contact Ruby Little at (803) 561-4017 or fax (803) 561-4004 The Francis Marion National Forest plans to contract for Mechanical removal of midstory and logs in red-cockaded woodpecker (RCW) clusters and recruitment sites and mechanical removal of midstory, logs, and snags in RCW foraging habitat in Berkeley and Charleston Counties, South Carolina. Contractor shall furnish all equipment, labor, transportation, supervision, and perform all work required for mechanical midstory treatment on the Francis Marion National Forest in accordance with the specifications and provisions of the contract. No materials, labor or equipment will be furnished by the Government unless specifically identified in the Government Furnished Property clause. Posted 04/12/00 (W-SN444048). (0103)

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