Deschutes National Forest, 1645 Highway 20 East, Bend, Oregon 97701

F -- PRECOMMERCIAL THIN AND HAND PILE, SISTERS RANGER DISTRICT SOL RFQ 98-504 DUE 080598 POC Contract Clerk (541) 383-5543 or FAX (541) 383-5544. This project consists of precommercial tree thinning on 702 acres with Contractor identification of wildlife patches to remain untreated; also hand piling and bucking of 7 units, on the Sisters Ranger District. Estimated issue date is 07/15/98. Approximate start work date is 09/01/98. Contract time is estimated to be 40 calendar days. This is 100% set-aside for Small Busi~ness Concern~. Posted 07/09/98. (0190)

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