NIGP 94781: Timber Production Services

NIGP 94781 Timber Production Services, an Item code, encompasses harvest operations, reforestation, timber marking and cruise work, and biomass processing that state and local governments conduct or contract across forestland holdings and conservation areas. Water management districts in Florida dominate recent solicitation volume, competing with state forestry departments, county governments, and public land management agencies for timber-related services including per-ton timber sales, containerized seedling supply, planting operations, silvicultural thinning, and forestry consulting. Work being solicited includes per-ton timber harvesting under marked or logger-select thinning protocols (St. Johns River Water Management District, multiple sealed-bid IFBs through February 2026; estimated volumes range from 2,400 to 4,360 tons per sale), containerized longleaf and slash pine seedling procurement and installation (Suwannee River Water Management District, two recent ITBs for 255,000 and 270,000 seedlings respectively, response dates June and August 2026), three-year timber marking and cruise contracts (St. Johns River, Quote Request ITB15527, $44,000 annual budget), and specialized services such as pre-commercial thinning on federal forestland (Washington State Department of Natural Resources, RFP under Good Neighbor Authority with $300,000 estimated value and July 31, 2026 deadline) and biomass processing for community forestry programs (Boulder County Parks and Open Space, RFP26426, response date April 10, 2026).

Geographic activity concentrates in Florida, particularly north-central regions (Alachua, Clay, Duval, Flagler, Marion, Putnam, St. Johns, Volusia counties), with secondary activity in Georgia (Butts County), South Carolina (Greenville County, five-year timber management consulting RFP), Washington (Lewis County timber sale; Washington DNR thinning contract in Pend Oreille County), Colorado (Boulder County), and Texas (Texas Department of Criminal Justice, statewide deforestation and pasture management RFP 696-AG-26-P023, July 1 deadline). Issuing bodies span regional water management districts, state land-management and natural-resource departments, county governments, and municipal parks departments. Recent procurements emphasize certified logging crews, proof of E-Verify enrollment, commercial general liability insurance minimums of $1,000,000, workers' compensation coverage, and compliance with state silviculture and forestry best-management practices; few solicitations reference set-asides, though some encourage disadvantaged, veteran, and women-owned business participation without formal restrictions. Contract structures vary between fixed per-acre or per-ton pricing, lump-sum consulting fees with itemized fee schedules, and recurring annual budgets subject to appropriation.