Fort Pickett Timber Sale

Fort Pickett is offering for sale approximately 27,790 (tons) of pine, and 5,131 (tons) of hardwood on approximately 234 acres at Fort Pickett, Blackstone, Virginia. The total number of items for this sale is. The timber to be sold may be inspected by prospective purchasers on 19 October 2016. A pre-bid meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, 26 October 2016 at 1:00 p.m. local time. This is the only opportunity interested vendors will have to view the timber.

This sale will be sold by weight. Attached is a volume summary of designated trees. All Trees will be conveyed to the purchaser via written contract. This contract contains a clause requiring the purchaser to have insurance in such amounts needed to protect the seller from all liability, which might arise from the purchaser's performance of the contract.

The above advertiser herein declares they have the legal right to advertise and dispose of the designated trees. Any vendor awarded any portion of this contract must be registered in the System for Award Management database. Registration may be accomplished at www.sam.gov.

The Contracting Officer for Fort Pickett has the right to accept or reject any and all sealed bids after they have been made public as advertised.

Companies doing business with the Federal Government are required to use the System for Award Management (SAM). In order to be eligible to receive an award for this requirement, vendors must have an active SAM registration. The website to register, update, or reactivate an account at SAM is https://www.sam.gov. In addition to the item bid page, the following shall be provided: completed FAR and DFARS provisions 52.212-3 and 252.209-7991, taxpayer identification number (TIN), Dun and Bradstreet number (DUNS), and Commercial and Government Entity (CAGE) code.

Forms for use in submitting bids are attached. Terms and conditions of sale, procedure for submitting bids, and a description of the timber are contained in the bid forms. It is the offeror's responsibility to monitor this site for the release of amendments (if any). Interested parties must submit any questions in writing using the attached Request for Information (RFI) form to the Contracting Officer listed below, by fax 434-298-6202 or email prior to 10:00 a.m. Wednesday 26 October 2016. Sealed bids and amendments (if any) must be signed, dated and submitted in writing by 1:00 p.m.Eastern Standard time on Wednesday, 26 October 2016 to USPFO-ASO, Bldg. 316, 10th Street, Fort Pickett, Blackstone, VA 23824, Attn: Susan Swanson, Contracting Officer, susan.e.swanson5.civ@mail.mil.