F -- Tate Creek Restoration

Tate Creek Restoration involves the design and implementation of a project to restore Tate Creek, McCloud River Watershed, Shasta-Trinity National Forest, Siskiyou County, California. Elements of the project include the completion of the remaining design work, project staking, floodplain contouring and dam removal, pond and plug Reach B gully, fill Reach D gully, revegetate Reach B and D gullies and install temporary irrigation system. Contract time is 75 calendar days with an estimated start date no later than September 30, 2002. Under the authority of 10 USC 2304(c)(1), the USDA Forest Service intends to award on a sole source basis to Streamline as a follow-on to a previous effort. Due to the severity of the current fire season, funding for this project is not presently available. The Forest Service anticipates receiving additional funding before the end of the current fiscal year (9/30/02) and this announcement is issued based on this assumption. A solicitation may be issued before funding is available, however, award of this project is contingent upon the availability of appropriated funds.