F -- White Pine Cone Collection

Coeur d Alene Nursery, Kootenai County, Idaho. The purpose of this solicitation is for the collection of western white pine cones from a 14 acre seed orchard located at the Coeur d Alene Nursery. The cones are to be picked from the seed orchard trees, cleaned of all needles and debris and delivered to the cone shed for processing. The Contractor shall furnish all labor, equipment and supplies needed to perform the work. There are approximately 1500 bushels of cones to be harvested from approximately 1000 trees. Estimated start work date is August 13, 2007. Contract time is 12 days. Pre-bid tour is 0830 on July 9, 2007 at the Coeur d Alene Nursery, 3600 Nursery Road,Coeur d Alene, Idaho. Technical Contact: Jerri Park 208-765-7429 Sally Russell , Contracting Officer 208-765-7456.