Grapple Piling Sources Sought - This is a Sources Sought Synposis. The NAICS code for this project is 115310. The USDA Forest Service, Ochoco National Forest, is seeking to identify potential HUBZOne Certified small businesses that would be interested in competing in a Firm Fixed-Price, Indefinite Quantities, three year contract (2004-2006) for Grapple Piling on the Ochoco National Forest near Prineville, Oregon. A single award is anticipated. The general scope of work is grapple piling a minimum of 400 acres to a maximum of 3,000 acres over a three year period (2004-2006). Work is most normally done from June 1 through November 30. Grapple piling consists of making piles of downed woody debris (slash) using a "lift and pile" track-mounted mechanism. Equipment will pile all reachable slash from existing skid tracks, roads, and landings. Slash piles will be compact and free of dirt. Certified HubZone contractors can show interest by including a BRIEF description of equipment and forestry related experience, including a return email address, mailing address, telephone number and facsimile number in the body of the response. Please send email response to [email protected], OR mail to Ochoco National Forest, 3160 NE Third Street, Prineville, OR 97754, OR. *Fax to 541/416-6661 for receipt NO LATER than April 23, 2004. This is not an annoucement of availability of a solicitation, since NO SOLICITATION EXISTS AT THIS TIME. However, after review of the responses submitted, a solicitation annoucement will be published in the Federal Business Opportunities approximately May-June, 2004. This market suvey is for planning purposes only and shall not be construed as a request for proposal or as an obligation on the part of the Government. The Government will not pay for information requested or provide a "debrief" on the results of this survey. All information submitted will be held in a confidentail manner and will only be used for the purpose intended.

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