USDA, Forest Service, Lolo National Forest, Attn: Contracting, Building 24, Fort Missoula, Missoula, MT 59804

F -- HAND TREE THINNING SOL R1-16-99-180Q DUE 031599 POC Contact Point, Audrey Boller, 406/329-3764, Contracting Officer, Joan A. McNab, 406/329-3766 WEB: USDA, Forest Service, Lolo National Forest, Contracting, http://www.fs.fed.us/r1_lolo. E-MAIL: USDA, Forest Service, Lolo National Forest, Contracting, aboller/r1_lolo@fs.fed.us. The Forest Service requires hand tree thinning of approximately 208 acres on Item 1 and 173 acres on Item 2 on the Seeley Lake Ranger District, Lolo National Forest, Missoula County, MT. This project will be advertised as a written quotation and will be solicited under the Simplified Acquisition Procurement (SAP) rules. Quotes are due on March 15, 1999. The estimated start work date is June 1, 1999. The performance period is 150 calendar days. All responsible sources may submit a quote which will be considered. The proposed project listed here is a 100 percent small business set-aside. Posted 10/06/98 (W-SN259711). (0279)

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