UNSPSC 70151700: Forestry harvesting

UNSPSC 70151700 Forestry harvesting is a Class code that encompasses site preparation, timber harvesting, thinning operations, and specialized forestry labor across state and local jurisdictions. State and local governments procure the full range of harvesting activities under this code—from commercial timber sales on a per-ton basis (pine pulpwood, chip-n-saw, and saw timber), to prescribed thinning with specific basal area and tree density targets, to hazardous fuels reduction combining thinning with mastication and debris removal, to specialized work such as seed harvesting at nurseries. Florida water management districts (St. Johns River WMD, Suwannee River WMD, Northwest Florida WMD) and state forestry agencies dominate recent solicitation volume, joined by state wildlife agencies, Army National Guard facilities, county government property management, and state wildland fire programs. Representative recent work includes per-ton timber sales on logger-select thinning (St. Johns River WMD's Newnans Lake timber sale and Suwannee River WMD's Goose Pasture #2 and Sandlin Bay #11 sales), site preparation for wildlife area restoration (Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission's Telogia Creek ITB), hazardous fuels reduction combining thinning and chipping (South Dakota Wildland Fire's Woods Full Removal project and an unidentified Utah agency's RFP-910), and specialized labor contracts such as seed harvesting (Florida Forest Service's Munson Seed Orchard).

Recent activity concentrates heavily in Florida, with water management districts, the wildlife commission, and the forest service issuing multiple ITBs and RFPs between June and October 2026. South Dakota (Army National Guard and wildland fire programs), Illinois (Department of Natural Resources timber sales), Maine (Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife), Georgia (county government), Texas (Department of Criminal Justice), and Utah also posted opportunities during this period. Issuing bodies typically require Master Logger or equivalent certification (Florida's Master Logger program, Georgia's Master Timber Harvester, or Alabama's Professional Logging Manager), commercial general liability insurance of $1 million per occurrence, workers' compensation, and performance or security deposits. Contracts run 12 months to 24 months with annual renewal options contingent on performance and appropriations. Evaluation under per-ton timber sales prioritizes highest sale value with tiebreaker preference for certified minority business enterprises and veteran-owned businesses in water management district procurements. Fuels-reduction RFPs weight per-acre cost at 25 percent and method of performance, experience, and biomass-utilization strategy each between 10 and 20 percent.