UNSPSC 70151707: Tropical high forests harvesting

UNSPSC 70151707 Tropical high forests harvesting is a Commodity code that covers commercial and natural-resource-management timber harvest operations on public and private forestland, including selective cutting, whole-tree removal, site restoration, and biomass processing. State and local buyers under this code span resource-management agencies (state departments of natural resources, water management districts), county governments, and special-purpose conservation districts; recent opportunities show repeat activity from the Illinois Department of Natural Resources and the St. Johns River Water Management District. The work varies from single-tract hardwood and pine sales (marked trees only, lump-sum pricing) to wildlife-habitat improvement harvesting and woody biomass processing for fire mitigation or mulch production, with contractors required to hold state timber licenses or equivalent credentials, provide full equipment and personnel, comply with forest-management best practices and environmental regulations, and restore harvested sites to specified conditions.

Recent activity concentrates in the upper Midwest and Southeast. The Illinois Department of Natural Resources posted two IFB timber sales in May and June 2026—a 214-acre red and white pine harvest at Sand Ridge State Forest (due June 5, 2026) and a 67-acre mixed hardwood sale at Hidden Springs State Forest (due June 29, 2026)—both requiring lump-sum bids from Illinois timber-licensed vendors and 24-month contract terms. The St. Johns River Water Management District (Florida) issued an ITB on June 29, 2026 for 1,528-acre cabbage palm harvest in the C-10 Project Area (due July 14, 2026), where the contractor purchases harvested palms at a per-unit bid rate rather than receiving a fee, with a two-year initial term and three optional 12-month renewals. Maine's Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife posted an RFP on June 3, 2026 for timber stand improvement across 200–300 acres each at two wildlife management areas (due June 12, 2026), and the Texas Department of Criminal Justice solicited statewide deforestation and pasture management proposals (due July 1, 2026). Boulder County Parks and Open Space (Colorado) issued an RFP in March 2026 for woody biomass processing at three county locations with a December 31, 2026 completion deadline, and Butts County (Georgia) posted an RFP in February 2026 for mixed hardwood and pine removal on 17 acres.