UNSPSC 70151707: Tropical high forests harvesting

UNSPSC 70151707 Tropical high forests harvesting is a Commodity code covering commercial timber and forest biomass removal, including merchantable timber sales, hazardous fuels reduction, selective harvesting for habitat management, and debris removal from public and state-owned forestland. State and local governments use this code to procure timber harvesting contractors for revenue-generating timber sales, forest health and fuels mitigation projects, and habitat restoration across state forests, wildlife management areas, and military installations. Issuing bodies include state departments of natural resources and forestry, state wildland fire agencies, water management districts, county boards, and military installations. Recent solicitations show a mix of lump-sum timber sales (where contractors pay the state for harvested timber at a bid rate per unit), per-acre hazardous fuels reduction contracts, and service-based timber stand improvement work. Requirements consistently demand current timber buyer's licenses or equivalent forestry credentials, minimum three years of documented experience, compliance with state forest operations and environmental regulations, and comprehensive insurance coverage including commercial general liability of $1 million or more per occurrence.

Activity appears in South Dakota, Illinois, Maine, Florida, Georgia, and Texas. The South Dakota Department of the Military posted RFP 26RFP19951 for timber clearance and debris removal at West Camp in Rapid City (response due September 16, 2026) with a five-year contract term including optional renewal periods. The Illinois Department of Natural Resources solicited sealed bids for timber harvesting at Hidden Springs State Forest in Shelby County (due June 29, 2026) and Sand Ridge State Forest in Mason County (due June 5, 2026), both involving mature hardwood and pine removal across multiple decades of acreage at lump-sum pricing. South Dakota Wildland Fire issued RFP 26RFP19884 for hazardous fuels reduction on 54 acres near Argyle (due August 7, 2026), evaluating proposals on a 25-point cost basis with credit for contractor salvage rights and biomass utilization. The St. Johns River Water Management District in Florida posted two back-to-back cabbage palm harvesting solicitations (ITBs due July 14, 2026 and August 5, 2026) where contractors purchase palms from the District at a competitively bid rate per tree and bear all extraction and transportation costs. Putnam County, Georgia solicited sealed bids for merchantable pine harvesting on 0.509 acres (due August 20, 2026), positioning the contractor to offset bid costs with timber sale proceeds. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice and Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife have posted statewide and regional forest management solicitations covering deforestation, stand improvement, and pasture restoration, indicating sustained state-level activity in timber and forest operations.