UNSPSC 70151600: Forestry industry

UNSPSC 70151600 Forestry industry, a Class code, encompasses timber harvest operations, pre-commercial thinning, prescribed burning, site preparation, and reforestation services that state and local governments procure to manage publicly owned forestland, protect conservation areas, and reduce hazardous fuels. Recent solicitations show state and local buyers purchasing timber sales on a per-unit or per-acre basis, contracting specialized labor for vegetation removal and slash management, and engaging prescribed-burn specialists to maintain fire-adapted ecosystems on wildlife management areas and water management properties. The issuing bodies span state forestry and natural resources departments (Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife, South Dakota Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, Washington State Department of Natural Resources, Texas Department of Criminal Justice), regional water management districts (Suwannee River Water Management District, Northwest Florida Water Management District), and county governments (Greenville County, South Carolina; Lewis County, Washington). Florida agencies dominate recent activity, posting multiple ITBs for site preparation, sand pine removal, prescribed burning, and timber thinning on wildlife management and conservation lands between September and October 2026.

Recent opportunities span the Pacific Northwest, the Upper Great Plains, the Deep South, and Texas. The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife posted an ITB (S6350000018003) on October 13, 2026, for pre-commercial thinning and slash treatment on 124 acres near Union Creek, Oregon, with bids due November 2, 2026. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission posted multiple ITBs in September 2026, including aerial ignition services for prescribed burning (ITB17028, bids due October 8), site preparation at Telogia Creek (ITB17065, bids due October 19), sand pine removal across 797 acres (ITB17040, bids due October 16), and prescribed burning on Big Bend Wildlife Management Area covering 11,825 acres (ITB16886, bids due October 6). The South Dakota Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources solicited sealed bids for a ponderosa pine timber sale under the Aquarius Good Neighbor Authority (26PRO20062, 134 acres, bids due November 30, 2026). The Washington State Department of Natural Resources bid pre-commercial thinning on 648 acres of U.S. Forest Service land in Pend Oreille County under the Good Neighbor Authority (7026, bids due July 31, estimated value $300,000). The Suwannee River Water Management District awarded a timber thinning contract for 224 acres in Holmes County, Florida, on a per-ton basis for loblolly pine (ITB16968, bids due October 7), and separately solicited 255,000 containerized longleaf pine seedlings for reforestation (ITB16471, bids due August 3). Greenville County, South Carolina, posted an RFP for timber management consulting services across 1,765 acres of landfill properties (RFP #26105, proposals due June 2, 2026).