UNSPSC 70151705: Swamp or mangrove forest harvesting

UNSPSC 70151705 Swamp or mangrove forest harvesting (Commodity) encompasses selective removal and transport of marketable timber and vegetation from state-managed conservation areas, wildlife management lands, and forestry properties, with contractors bearing harvest, extraction, and site restoration costs. Recent solicitations show state natural resources departments, water management districts, and parks authorities buying commercial timber sales, wildlife habitat improvement through selective cutting, and biomass processing services—work that ranges from single-stand harvests on designated acreage to multi-year statewide timber inventory and sales management. Issuing bodies include state departments of natural resources (Illinois, Maine), water management districts (Florida), departments of criminal justice with forestry operations (Texas), county parks and open space departments (Boulder County, Colorado), and county commissioners (Butts County, Georgia). Contractors must hold state timber buyer licenses or equivalent forestry credentials, demonstrate prior experience in similar harvests, comply with state best management practices and OSHA standards, and maintain insurance and bonding well before award.

Recent activity clusters in Illinois, Florida, Maine, Colorado, Texas, and Georgia. The St. Johns River Water Management District (Florida) issued ITB 16380 in June 2026 for cabbage palm harvest across 1,528 acres in the C-10 Project Area, with bids due July 14, 2026, structured as a revenue-generating contract where the contractor purchases harvested palms at a bid rate (minimum $10 per palm) rather than receiving a service fee. The Illinois Department of Natural Resources posted two timber sales in May and June 2026—Sand Ridge State Forest (re-bid, due June 5, 2026) for approximately 1.2 million board feet of mature pine across 214 acres, and Hidden Springs State Forest (due June 29, 2026) for approximately 163,200 board feet of mixed hardwood across 67 acres, both requiring lump-sum bids and 24-month contract terms. The State of Maine issued RFP 202604072 in June 2026 for timber stand improvement and selective harvesting across 200–300 acres per location at two wildlife management areas, with pricing on a per-acre basis and site visits mandatory for all bidders. Boulder County Parks and Open Space Department (Colorado) solicited woody biomass processing services in March 2026 (RFP 26426, due April 10, 2026) for year-round operation at three community forestry sort yards. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice posted solicitation 696AG26P023 in June 2026 for statewide deforestation, pasture management, and timber evaluation and sales management services, due July 1, 2026. Butts County Board of Commissioners (Georgia) issued RFP 26-12 in February 2026 for timber harvesting on 17 acres of mixed hardwood and pine, with operations required to commence within 30 days of award and complete within 45 days.