The Eldorado National Forest is soliciting competitive offers for the Transylvania Fire Salvage Stewardship Project T13.E., R11N., and T13N., R12E., M.D.B.&M. Sealed ? ?Best Value? offers will be received at the Forest Supervisor's Office at 10:00 A.M. local time on Wednesday, September 26, 2007 for an estimated 1367 MBF (2218 CCF) of sawtimber marked or otherwise designated for cutting on 114 acres and 5 mandatory stewardship projects. Mandatory Stewardship projects are: small tree thinning and removal on 79 acres, brush cutting of 79 acres, mastication of 35 acres, wildlife enhancement and 48 tons of road rock for erosion control.. The Forest Service will evaluate competitive offers submitted by offerors who present a price offer and technical proposal according to the information found under the section in the offer titled ?Instructions to Offerors.? Evaluation factors for this project are organizational experience, organizational past performance, local community economic enhancement (including small business enhancement), understanding the Government?s requirements, and price. One award will be made to the offeror whose proposal is technically acceptable and whose technical/price relationship is the ?best value? to the Government. The Forest Service reserves the right to reject any and all offers. A prospectus is available to the public and interested offerors from the offices listed below. Information concerning the timber and stewardship projects specific to this project, and submission of offers is available to the public from the District Ranger, Georgetown Ranger District, 7600 Wentworth Springs Road, Georgetown, CA 95634 or the Forest Supervisor, 100 Forni Road, Placerville, California 95667.

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