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Y -- SCATTERED WELLS "2000" IN MCCONE, POWDER RIVER AND CUSTER COUNTY, MONTANA SOL ESQ000015 DUE 071200 POC Lori Mading, FAX (406) 896-5020 E-MAIL: Contracting Officer e-mail address, lmading@mt.blm.gov. Furnish labor, equipment, supplies and materials, except for specified Government-furnished property, to construct seven (7) wells with a possible alternate well in McCone, Powder River and Custer County, Montana. Contractor to furnish his own mobilization and an estimated 1810 linear feet of Drilling Well Hole, Install 7 -- 8 inch Steel Surface Casing, Install 1810 linear feet of 4 1/2 inch PVC Casing, 98 fifty pound bags of Gravel Pack Material, 56 fifty pound bags of Medium Chip Bentonite, 7 hours of Stand By Time, 14 hours of Well Development and Testing, and 7 hours of Well Abandonment. Contractor will have 45 Days to complete the project after Notice To Proceed is issued. This solicitation is a Request for Quotations and will be awarded on a Purchase Order approximately 7/18/2000. Any award made over $25,000 will require Payment Protection in the form of 1)Irrevocable Letter of Credit 2)Certificate of Deposit or 3)Payment Bond. The proposed award is 100% set aside for small business concerns. See Note 1. Solicitation documents will be available 6/14/2000 at web site: http://ideasec.nbc.gov/ Posted 05/30/00 (W-SN459839). (0151)

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