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United States

Department of

Agriculture Forest

Service Black Hills

National

Forest 8221 S. Hwy. 16 Rapid City, SD 57702 605-716-1883

SOLICITATION NO.: AG-67T0-S-14-0018

REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL ARE SOLICITED FOR:

NORTH ZONE THINNING/FUEL REDUCTION

REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS WILL BE DUE ON: May 21, 2014

IMPORTANT ---- NOTICE TO OFFEROR:

AT A MINIMUM, OFFEROR SHALL SUBMIT THE FOLLOWING DOCUMENTS BACK WITH THEIR RESPONSE TO THIS SOLICITATION:

1. STANDARD FORM 1449: Complete blocks 17a, b, & 30 a, b, & c.

Schedule of items (Pg. 3-5): Complete unit prices, amounts, and company information.

2. Representations and Certifications: If you have completed the Representations and Certifications via online Representations and Certifications Application (ORCA) website at http://orca.bpn.gov, please only submit a response to pages (Pg. 76) to (Pg. 94) .

3. Evaluation Factors Submission Pgs. 101-103

4. Reference Solicitation, AGAR 452.237-71 – Pre-Proposal Conference -Page 100.

5. Questions in regards to this solicitation shall be submitted to whighland@fs.fed.us by (4 days prior to proposal due date)

6. Contractor shall be responsible for all Federal, State, and Local taxes.

NOTE: This is a Total Small Business Set-Aside.

WRITE THE SOLICITATION NUMBER ON THE OUTSIDE OF YOUR ENVELOPE.

Return to:

USDA U.S. Forest Service

Attn: William Highland

Black Hills National Forest

8221 S. Hwy. 16

Rapid City, SD 57702