Eldorado National Forest, 100 Forni Road, Placerville, CA 95667

F -- PACIFIC THINNING SOL RFQ-R5-03-97-31 DUE 071097 POC Kathy Griffin, Contracting Officer, 916-622-5061 Project involves cutting of excess trees in conifer plantations with hand-held equipment. Thinning of approximately 320 acres. Estimated start date is 080697. Solicitation issue date is approximately 061097. 100% Small Business Set-Aside. For qualification as a small business under this solicitation, a small business concern is one whose average annual receipts do not exceed an average of $5.0 million for the previous three years. See Numbered Note 1. (0125)

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