UNSPSC 70151505: Forest inventory

UNSPSC 70151505 Forest inventory is a Commodity-level code that encompasses tree plot data collection, species identification, condition assessment, and related inventory services state and local governments procure to support forest management, carbon accounting, wildfire risk mitigation, and resource planning. Recent opportunities show activity centered on municipal tree inventories, forest carbon project development, timber evaluation, and stand examination work across multiple states, rather than a narrow single-focus activity. The issuing bodies include state forestry divisions and natural resources agencies, county park and recreation departments, city parks departments, Tribal governments, and special districts managing public lands. The mix reflects widespread public-sector need for baseline forest data to inform management decisions.

Forest inventory solicitations span multiple geographies with recent activity in Oregon, Washington, Utah, Arizona, Texas, California, Connecticut, and Florida. The Washington State Department of Natural Resources issued an IFB in June 2026 for tree plot inventory and stand examination data collection across approximately 648 acres of U.S. Forest Service forestland in the Colville National Forest (IFB 7026, due July 31, 2026), requiring crew leaders with field inventory experience and use of Exams Mobile software on Android tablets. The Confederated Tribes of the Coos, Lower Umpqua and Siuslaw Indians (CTCLUSI) sought consulting services in June 2026 to evaluate, design, and develop an Improved Forest Management forest carbon project on approximately 14,742 acres of Tribal forestlands across southwestern Oregon (RFP SX0600100017342, due July 22, 2026), with a critical requirement for direct experience assisting federally recognized Tribes with Washington Cap-and-Invest Program carbon offset projects. The City of Austin Parks and Recreation Department solicited proposals in June 2026 to inventory approximately 450,000 trees across more than 20,582 acres of parkland (RFP 8600 MLJ3012, due July 14, 2026), with specifications allowing LIDAR, AI-assisted, or conventional data-collection methods and a living wage requirement of $22.05 per hour. The State of Utah Division of Purchasing, in conjunction with the Wildlife Resources division and USDA Forest Service, issued an IFB in March 2026 for tree plot inventory and stand examination data for 997 forest inventory plots within the Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest (IFB BD2665, due April 9, 2026), requiring contractors to hold a Farm Labor Contractors License and complete work by June 30, 2026, with evaluation allocating 60 points to cost and 40 points to qualifications. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice posted a solicitation for deforestation, pasture management, and pasture restoration/renovation services across state properties (696AG26P023, due July 1, 2026), including timber evaluation and inventory processing. Activity also includes forest carbon consulting—the California Air Resources Board sought forest mensuration and statistics consulting expertise to support statistically sound quantification of forest metrics (RFP 25ISD007, due February 24, 2026)—and community forest management planning, with the City of Torrington, Connecticut issuing an RFQ/RFP to develop a municipal forest inventory of approximately 4,000 trees and a community forest management plan (RFQ/RFP MTI013050626, due May 6, 2026, with a $70,000 budget).