Form 5-5514 Bid for Grazing Privileges

Form 5-5514	UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS		OMB No. 1076-0157 Expires: ##/##/####
	BID FOR GRAZING PRIVILEGES

To the Superintendent, ________________________________ Indian Agency

Sir/Madam:

In response to the notice of sale of grazing privileges under permit for a _______ -year period beginning ____________________ and terminating not later than ____________________, on the _____________________

(Date) (Date)

Indian Reservation, bids to be opened at the office of the Superintendent at _____ o'clock _ m on the _­__ day of _________, ______, I / we (strike out) hereby submit the following bid:

Range Unit ID (Name or Number)	Kind of Livestock	Number of Head	Grazing Season			Bid
			From (Turnout):	To (Gather):	Number of Months	AUMs (# of Head X # of Months)*	$ Per AUM	Total $

* For sheep divide number of head by five to calculate AUMs.

Respectfully,

__________________________________	_____________________________________________ (Address)	_________________ (Date)
__________________________________	_____________________________________________ (Address)	_________________ (Date)
__________________________________	_____________________________________________ (Address)	_________________ (Date)

INSTRUCTIONS

Enclose this bid in a sealed envelope addressed to the Superintendent of the above agency. Do not submit in duplicate. Clearly indicate "BID FOR GRAZING PRIVILEGES" on the face of the envelope.

A separate bid must be submitted for each range unit desired.

If the bid is made by more than one individual, acting neither as a firm nor as a corporation, each must sign.

If the bid is made by a partnership, the signature must consist of the name of the firm followed by the signature of each of the members thereof.

If the bid is made by a corporation, the signature must consist of the name of the corporation, followed by the name of the proper officer or officers as required by the laws of the corporation, accompanied by evidence of authority of such officer or officers to bind the corporation.

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