UNSPSC 70151800: Forestry conservation services

UNSPSC 70151800 Forestry conservation services is a Class code covering invasive species control, habitat restoration, prescribed burning, vegetation mulching, and fuel reduction work that state and local natural-resource and land-management agencies procure to protect and restore public and private forest and conservation lands. Recent opportunities show city watershed departments, state fish-and-wildlife agencies, county governments, soil-and-water conservation districts, and state forestry commissions all soliciting under this code for work spanning invasive plant removal with performance guarantees, routine and emergency tree services, restoration planting with native species survivability standards, prescribed burning on wildlife management areas, juniper and vegetation cutting for habitat enhancement and fire mitigation, and herbicide application for noxious-weed and invasive-grass control. The City of Atlanta Department of Watershed Management posted a multi-step sealed-bid RFP (prequalification phase due November 6, 2026; full IFB to follow) for annual natural area management covering invasive plant control across 200–400 acres, forestry services budgeted at 500 hours each for non-emergency and emergency tree work, and land management including habitat assessment, restoration planting of native Georgia Piedmont species with 90% one-year survivability guarantees, and debris removal, with mandatory prequalification requiring five years of relevant experience and two recent projects of similar scope. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission issued an ITB (bids due October 13, 2026) for prescribed burning on approximately 11,825 acres at the Big Bend Wildlife Management Area in Taylor and Dixie Counties, requiring Florida Certified Prescribed Burn Manager certification with at least five years of experience and a minimum of twenty prior burn authorizations; work is structured on a per-acre basis for an initial one-year term with three optional renewal years. The Jackson Soil & Water Conservation District and Sustainable Northwest issued an RFP (proposals due September 18, 2026) for post-fire restoration planting and herbicide application on approximately 149 acres across six privately owned forest properties in Jackson County, Oregon, with preference points available for minority-owned, women-owned, veteran-owned, and small businesses.

Activity spreads across multiple regions, with recent solicitations concentrated in Georgia, Florida, Oregon, Utah, Washington, Mississippi, and California. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission and Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife appear as repeat buyers with multiple recent competitive solicitations for habitat and fuel-management work. Washington State's Department of Natural Resources solicited bids (due July 31, 2026) for pre-commercial thinning and hand-piling services across approximately 648 acres of U.S. Forest Service land in the Colville National Forest under the Good Neighbor Authority, with an estimated contract value of $300,000 and evaluation favoring cost (60 points) over qualifications (40 points). The Mississippi Forestry Commission issued an IFB (bids due June 8, 2026) for cogongrass control across state, federal, and private lands through herbicide application on a per-hour, two-man-crew basis, with intent to award up to four vendors statewide and a one-year contract term beginning April 1, 2026, through March 31, 2027, plus up to three optional one-year renewals. The California Department of General Services issued an RFP (proposals due October 12, 2026) for multi-year Master Service Agreements providing assessment and monitoring services for disaster debris and hazard tree removal across five statewide regions and three service categories by parcel volume, with mandatory use by the Governor's Office of Emergency Services and California Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery and optional use by other state agencies and local governments under a three-year term with two optional one-year extensions.