UNSPSC 70150000: Forestry

UNSPSC 70150000 Forestry is a Family code that spans state and local procurement for mechanical and chemical vegetation management, habitat restoration, fuels reduction, tree services, and forest health treatments across municipal, county, state department, and special-district boundaries. Recent solicitations show state and local governments buying selective tree thinning and mastication on wildland and conservation lands; hazardous fuels reduction through hand-cutting, piling, and chipping; herbicide application for invasive species control; tree removal and trimming on municipal properties; and pre-commercial thinning on adjacent national forest lands. The issuing bodies span Colorado Parks and Wildlife, Oregon Department of Forestry, Missouri Department of Conservation, Massachusetts Division of Fisheries & Wildlife, Utah Division of Forestry, Fire & State Lands, county governments (Summit County Utah, Escambia County Florida, Marion County Florida), cities (Wichita, Detroit, Concord Massachusetts, Tustin California), and municipal special districts (Park City Municipal Corporation, Los Altos Hills Fire District). Repeat buyers include Colorado Parks and Wildlife (multiple habitat improvement RFPs at Cherokee and Droney Gulch State Wildlife Areas), Missouri Department of Conservation (invasive species removal and timber stand improvement across multiple conservation areas), and the Oregon Department of Forestry (pre-commercial thinning mastication services on private lands adjacent to national forests).

Geographic activity concentrates in the West and Southeast, with recent solicitations in Colorado (Cherokee SWA, Droney Gulch SWA), Oregon (Clatsop State Forest, Sisters), Utah (Salt Lake County, Parowan, Park City), Massachusetts (Plymouth, Concord, Yarmouth), Missouri (multiple conservation areas), Florida (Escambia County, Seminole County), and California (Los Altos Hills, Tustin). The Colorado Parks and Wildlife Cherokee State Wildlife Area project alone generated three distinct RFP postings (July 31–August 21, 2026) spanning 332 acres of forest habitat improvement through logging and mastication. Massachusetts Division of Fisheries & Wildlife issued IFB DFW-2027-035 for tree clearing and firebreak creation at Southeast Pine Barrens Wildlife Management Area in Plymouth (response due November 4, 2026) with $225,000 in state funding and mandatory prevailing wage. South Hadley Electric Light Department posted RFP# 2027VEG MGMT for biennial vegetation management services (January 2027–December 2028, response due November 4, 2026). Colorado Parks and Wildlife issued RFP PMAA 2027_0001 for the James M John–Toybox Forest Habitat Improvement Project near Trinidad (up to 301 acres, selective tree removal with June 30, 2027 completion and $600,000 budget, response due October 26, 2026 with mandatory pre-bid meeting October 8, 2026). Oregon Department of Forestry posted RFQ for Pre-Commercial Thinning mastication on 74 acres west of Sisters (response due September 15, 2026) and on 26 acres (response due September 10, 2026), with per-acre unit pricing and May 31, 2027 completion deadline. Missouri Department of Conservation issued multiple IFBs for invasive plant species removal, timber stand improvement, and tree/brush removal across conservation areas in Adair, Harrison, Daviess, and Livingston Counties. The City of Wichita requested bids for 1,600 bareroot trees across 16 species for spring 2027 delivery (response due September 18, 2026). Oregon Military Department solicited RFP W912JV26C3007 for forest restoration at Camp Rilea near Warrenton (164 acres across four priority areas, response due September 10, 2026, prevailing wage and formal selection with 80 points technical and 20 points price). Utah State Division of Purchasing awarded Cardiff Fork fuels reduction cut-and-pile services on 9.6 acres to Mountain View Reforestation LLC at $1,699.00 per acre; Utah Division of Forestry posted IFB BD26-83 for Parowan Canyon mastication on 34 acres (response due July 23, 2026). Park City Municipal Corporation solicited PCMC Forest Health & Fuels Program implementation on 162 acres with mandatory pre-proposal meeting May 13, 2026 and response due May 29, 2026.