USDA Forest Service, Malheur National Forest, PO Box 909, John Day, OR 97845

F -- GRAPPLE PILING OF SLASH, MALHEUR NATIONAL FOREST SOL R6-4-99-6 DUE 121098 POC Contracting Assistant, 541 575-3174 Project consists of grapple piling of slash on 946 acres on the Burns Ranger District. Equipment must be crawler type excavator with maximum ground pressure of 8 pounds per square inch and have horse power rating greater than 45. It must have a grapple or bucket and thumb and be capable of reaching 20 feet either side of machine. This procurement is totally set aside for small business concerns. Posted 10/23/98 (W-SN264958). (0296)

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