080501 APA CON CWKX Rock Bluff Layout and Cruising Timber Sale Prep
Closed Special Notice Posted
- Solicitation number
- 12444125Q0053
- Agency
-
Forest Service
Department of Agriculture
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- Total Small Business
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 115310 Support Activities for Forestry
- Place of performance
- Crawfordville, Florida 32327, United States
- Points of contact
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The USDA Forest Service has issued a Special Notice announcing its intent to award a competitive Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) Call Order for timber support services in Florida's National Forests. This notice, designated as procurement 080501 APA CON CWKX Rock Bluff Layout and Cruising Timber Sale Prep, is set aside for small businesses and serves as advance notification rather than a formal solicitation. The Forest Service's Procurement & Property Services division is issuing this synopsis to comply with USDA contracting policies regarding simplified acquisition methods and BPA procedures. The work will encompass timber sale preparation and common stand examination services across various Forest Service locations throughout Florida's National Forests. The notice was posted on June 24, 2025, with a due date of July 1, 2025.
The Special Notice aims to provide transparency regarding the upcoming competitive award of forestry support services under an existing multiple award BPA framework originally established under solicitation 12444123R0010. Contractors are explicitly instructed that this is not a solicitation and no proposals or responses should be submitted in response to this notification. Participation is restricted exclusively to the 10 pre-approved businesses currently eligible for call orders under the Florida Timber Support BPA, who will receive the actual solicitation via email from the contracting officer. The required services include comprehensive forestry activities such as unit layout, boundary designation, area determination, cruise design and planning, timber cruising, tree marking for cut or leave designation, and common stand examinations. The government has indicated it will not provide feedback or evaluations to companies regarding any submissions related to this notice, with Brad Carlson serving as the designated point of contact at brad.a.carlson@usda.gov.
Notice text
This is not a solicitation.
This synopsis notification of intent to award a BPA Call order does not constitute a request for proposals or submission of any information in response to this notification. The USDA Forest Service (FS), Procurement & Property Services (PPS) is issuing this synopsis as a means of complying with the USDA’s policy in the Contracting Desk Book, SUBPART 413.3—SIMPLIFIED ACQUISITION METHODS, 413.303 Blanket Purchase Agreements (BPAs). The USDA FS intends on awarding a competitive BPA Call Order against multiple award schedule BPAs for Florida Timber Support BPA, located at USDA’s Contract Portal, awarded against solicitation number: 12444123R0010 for Florida to include, but not limited to, timber sale preparation and common stand exam services to include, but not limited to unit layout, unit boundary designation, area determination, cruise design and plan, timber cruising, designation (tree marking) cut or leave trees, and common stand exams (CSE). This work will be performed on various Forest Service locations throughout the National Forests in Florida.
This is not a solicitation. This synopsis notification of intent to award a BPA Call order does not constitute a request for proposals or submission of any information in response to this notification.
This procurement is restricted to those approved companies eligible for call orders under the Florida Timber Support Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA). There are currently 10 businesses that will receive this solicitation. The Call Order shall be issued via email to those companies listed on the BPA. Any changes to the Call Order RFQ shall also be emailed to those companies listed on the BPA. Point of Contact is brad.a.carlson@usda.gov.
This requirement will be competitively awarded as a BPA Call Order against the aforementioned multiple award schedule BPA holders previously solicited on the Government Point of Entry (GPE) at: https://sam.gov/content/home. The government will not provide feedback or evaluations to companies regarding their submissions in response to this notice.
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| 12444125Q0053 SAM Notice.docx | DOCX document |
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