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

F -- PACIFIC HERBICIDE SOL RFP-R5-03-97-19 DUE 032797 POC Kathy Griffin, Contracting Officer, 916-622-5061 Project involves the hand application of herbicide mixtures with a shielded directed spray on competing vegetation in conifer plantations on the Pacific Ranger District. The broadcast application will occur over 722 acres of 2 to 4 year old plantations. A current State of California Agriculture Pest Control Operator License is required for application of herbicide. Estimated start date of 05/08/97. Solicitation issue date is approximately 02/25/97. 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. (0016)

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