Ouachita and Ozark NF Timber Sales 2016-2021

The Ouachita and Ozark NF Timber Sales 2016-2021 Master IDIQ is a multiple-award contract vehicle established by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service for comprehensive timber sale preparation and forestry management services. The contract supports professional forestry services across the Ouachita and Ozark National Forests, encompassing a wide range of activities including timber marking, boundary designation, acreage determination, tree cruising, and forest health assessments. The vehicle enables the Forest Service to efficiently issue task orders to pre-qualified contractors for specific forest management projects, providing flexibility in managing national forest resources.

The task orders under this IDIQ consistently demonstrate a pattern of firm fixed-price delivery orders ranging from approximately $10,000 to $150,000, with most contracts completed within 6-12 months. Frequent prime contractors include Parker Land & Timber Co Inc., Chestnut Ridge Forestry, and Silv Resource Services LLC, with work predominantly located in Arkansas across districts such as Big Piney, Boston Mountain, and Pleasant Hill. Most delivery orders do not utilize small business set-asides, though a few task orders are designated as Total Small Business. The contracts typically involve specialized forestry services like cut tree marking, sample tree cruising, timber sale preparation, and forest inventory activities. Geographically, the work is concentrated in Montgomery, Pike, Pope, and Johnson Counties in Arkansas, supporting sustainable forest management practices in the Southern Region.