UNSPSC 70151807: Forestry torrent control

UNSPSC 70151807 Forestry torrent control (Commodity) encompasses invasive plant control, tree removal, land restoration, and related vegetation management services that state and local governments solicit to protect natural areas, restore fire-damaged forests, manage wildlife habitat, and control noxious species across public and managed lands. State and local issuers include city watershed and parks departments, soil and water conservation districts, state departments of fish and wildlife and natural resources, county fire districts, and university facilities operations. Work ranges from spot herbicide treatment on private forest parcels to large-scale invasive species suppression across multiple counties, pre-commercial thinning on federal forest service lands, and fuel-break vegetation management for wildfire risk reduction.

Recent activity spans Georgia, Oregon, Washington, and Mississippi. The City of Atlanta Department of Watershed Management posted a multi-step sealed bid process with prequalification phase due November 6, 2026, for invasive plant control, forestry services, and land management across 200–400 acres under its Annual Natural Area Management Program, requiring five years of documented experience, Georgia pesticide applicator licenses, and 90 percent target-species reduction within 0–3 months with no-cost retreatment if standards are not met. Jackson Soil & Water Conservation District and Sustainable Northwest solicited proposals (due September 18, 2026, with mandatory field tour September 11) for post-fire restoration including herbicide application and conifer planting on 149 acres in Jackson County, Oregon, with Oregon Small Business, minority-owned, women-owned, and veteran-owned business preference points available. The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife issued an ITB (due May 29, 2026) for juniper cutting and piling across 1,142 acres on Steens Mountain to increase sage-grouse nesting habitat. The Mississippi Forestry Commission solicited herbicide application services for cogongrass control across the state via IFB (due June 8, 2026), intending to award up to four contracts with crew rates and per-hour pricing. The Washington State Department of Natural Resources requested bids (due July 31, 2026) for pre-commercial thinning and hand-piling silviculture on 648 acres of U.S. Forest Service land in Pend Oreille County, with an estimated contract value of $300,000 and a federal-funded project structure that excludes Washington state small-business and veteran set-asides.