NIGP 94752: Harvesting Services, Forest

NIGP 94752 Harvesting Services, Forest (Item) encompasses the commercial and land-management harvest of standing timber, forest biomass, and woody debris from state and local property, compensated either through purchase price per unit of product delivered or through contracted service fees. State and local governments procure timber harvesting to generate revenue from timber sales, meet forest health and wildlife habitat objectives, reduce fuel loads in fire-prone regions, and manage invasive species or beetle-damaged trees across managed lands. Recent solicitations show work spanning clearcut harvests of planted pine stands, selective harvesting for wildlife habitat improvement, removal of merchantable timber from mixed hardwood forests, and processing of woody biomass into chips and mulch for offsite use. Issuing bodies include state departments of natural resources and fish-and-wildlife agencies, county governments, water management districts, county parks departments, and state wildlife management programs. Florida's Suwannee River Water Management District and St. Johns River Water Management District appear as repeat buyers on recent notices, alongside state departments in Illinois, Maine, Texas, and Georgia.

Recent activity concentrates in Florida, Illinois, and Georgia, with emerging opportunities in Maine, Colorado, and Texas. Representative recent solicitations include the St. Johns River Water Management District's ITB16380 (C-10 Palm Harvest, response date July 14, 2026) seeking cabbage palm harvest across 1,528 acres under a two-year term with three optional one-year renewals, compensated by highest-bidder purchase price per palm; the Illinois Department of Natural Resources' sealed-bid timber sale at Hidden Springs State Forest (response date June 29, 2026) for commercial harvest of approximately 67 acres of mature mixed upland hardwoods totaling 163,200 board feet on lump-sum pricing; the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife's RFP09A202604072 (response date June 12, 2026) for timber stand improvement and selective harvesting across 200–300 acres per site at two Wildlife Management Areas on per-acre pricing; and Boulder County Parks and Open Space Department's RFP26426 (response date April 10, 2026) for woody biomass processing services at three County locations with mobilization required within 72 hours and hourly rates for equipment and processing labor. Contracts typically require three years of relevant harvesting experience, current state timber-buyer licenses or logger certifications, comprehensive insurance (general liability $1–2 million per occurrence, workers' compensation at statutory limits), compliance with state forestry best-management practices, and performance deposits or advance payments held in escrow.