USDA, Forest Service, SW Idaho/Nevada Acquisition Office, 1249 S. Vinnell Way, Boise, ID 83709

R -- DEFERRED MAINTENANCE ROAD CONDITION INVENTORY ON THE BOISE NATIONAL FOREST SOL RFQ 2QR4-041-00 DUE 051900 POC Melinda G. Draper, Contracting Officer, 208-373-4150; Request for Solicitationm, 208-373-4150 E-MAIL: To request solicitation, as/r4_boise@fs.fed.us. The contract will require the Contractor to travel over approx. 1,030 miles of designated forest roads on the Boise National Forest for Condition Inventory Survey. The purpose of this survey is to obtain data on the present maintenance condition of these roads as they pertain to Deferred and Annual Maintenance protocol. The Contractor will make on the ground visual inspections and measurements of roads. Examples of these measurements are, but not limited to, cubic yardage of slides, bank slough, condition of culverts, surface grading and any work items that require attention. The Contractor will use a hand held Trimble data recorder containing a pre-installed data dictionary to record the type of work required to meet the assigned Deferred and Annual Maintenance levels. The Contractor will also use the Trimble data recorder and Global Positioning System (GPS) to collect spatial location of these roads. The Contractor will refer to the Road Management Objective (RMO) document for Objective and Operational maintenance levels and other pertinent road information. Est. start date is 6/1/2000 with 120 calendar days for completion. See numbered note #1. Posted 04/13/00 (W-SN444827). (0104)

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