West Boundary 2026 SS.pdf
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- West Boundary 2026 Salvage Sale
- Solicitation number
- ITB-17301
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- Santa Rosa County, Florida
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This is a sale advertisement issued by the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Florida Forest Service, for a timber salvage harvest on Blackwater River State Forest in Santa Rosa County, Florida. The solicitation seeks sealed bids for the sale of merchantable pine and hardwood timber damaged by Hurricane Isaias on October 9, 2026, across a total area of 10,194 acres. Products available for harvest include salvage pine pulpwood, salvage pine chip-n-saw, salvage pine sawtimber, and salvage hardwood pulpwood. No volume estimate is provided for this sale. Harvestable timber includes all trees that are blown down, broken off, leaning more than 15 degrees, or otherwise damaged; undamaged timber may only be harvested with approval from the Forester-in-Charge. Substantial damage areas will receive highest priority for harvesting, and approximately 4,032 acres surrounding red cockaded woodpecker clusters must be salvaged before March 15, 2027. The successful bidder must begin harvesting within 10 business days of contract execution. Sealed bids will be opened on October 29, 2026, at 10:00 AM CDT at 11650 Munson Highway, Milton, Florida 32570. This is a six-month contract.
The West Boundary 2026 Salvage Sale is being advertised simultaneously with the Coldwater 2026 Salvage Sale and Wolfe Creek 2026 Salvage Sale. In the event that the same bidder submits the highest acceptable bid on multiple sales, the bidder must forfeit all but one sale to the next highest bidder unless the bidder has adequate equipment and personnel to harvest multiple sales simultaneously. No pricing terms, set-asides, or specific funding information is detailed in the advertisement. Interested parties may obtain complete bid information by contacting Eric Howell at (850) 957-5725 or the Blackwater Forestry Center at (850) 957-5722. The Florida Forest Service reserves the right to reject any and all bids and to waive any irregularity in bids received.
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SALE ADVERTISEMENT
West Boundary 2026 Salvage Sale
The Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Florida Forest
Service is seeking sealed bids for the sale of timber. This is a salvage harvest of merchantable pine and hardwood timber that has been damaged by Hurricane Isaias on
October 9, 2026, on Blackwater River State Forest in Santa Rosa County, Florida (SFI
Certified Forest BVC-SFIFM-700005). Within the total area of 10,194 acres, Florida
Forest Service staff have identified areas of extensive damage which may be identified on the attached maps and/or identified while harvesting is ongoing. Substantial damage areas will be the highest priority for harvesting and must be cut before lower damage areas. Approximately 4,032 acres surrounding red cockaded woodpecker clusters will also be prioritized and must be salvaged before March 15, 2027. The successful bidder must begin harvesting within 10 business days of contract execution. There is no volume estimate for this sale. Products include salvage pine pulpwood, salvage pine chip-n-saw, salvage pine sawtimber, and salvage hardwood pulpwood. All timber which is blown down, broken off, leaning more than 15 degrees, or otherwise damaged is available for harvest. Timber that does not meet these criteria may only be harvested by approval of the Forester-in-Charge. Sale boundaries will consist of roads, wetlands, forest boundaries, recreational sites, and any timber type changes or undamaged areas. This salvage is being advertised at the same time as the Coldwater 2026 Salvage Sale and
Wolfe Creek 2026 Salvage Sale. In the event that the same bidder places the highest acceptable bid on multiple sales, the successful bidder must forfeit all but one sale to the next highest bidder to allow for a faster response or have adequate equipment and personnel to harvest multiple sales simultaneously. This will be a six (6) month contract.
Interested parties may obtain complete bid information by contacting Eric Howell at (850)
957-5725.
The Florida Forest Service reserves the right to reject any and all bids and to waive any irregularity in bids received.
Bids will be opened at:
11650 Munson Highway, Milton, Fl 32570
10/29/2026 10:00 AM, CDT
Wilton Simpson Commissioner of Agriculture
By: Mike Hudson Blackwater Forestry Center
(850) 957-5722
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