Invitation for bids for fort polk, louisiana: FY2026 pay-as-cut timber contract, 2 items

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Fort Worth District is soliciting sealed bids for a pay-as-cut timber contract at Fort Polk, Louisiana, involving the purchase and removal of government-owned pine timber through two distinct harvesting operations. Item 1 consists of a first thinning operation covering 2,001.37 acres of loblolly pine forest across multiple compartments in the Cold Springs training areas, with an estimated volume of 45,376 tons of pine pulpwood, while Item 2 involves a clear-cut operation of 41.8 acres in the Mill Creek training areas yielding an estimated 309.02 tons of pine pulpwood and 1,702.9 tons of pine sawtimber. Bidders must submit sealed bids with required deposits of $15,000 for Item 1 and $5,000 for Item 2, and must comply with extensive environmental and cultural resource restrictions including buffer zones around streams and sensitive sites. The bid opening is scheduled for August 27, 2025, at 10:00 AM local time at the Forester's Office at Fort Polk, with the contract expiring on September 30, 2026. Interested parties can inspect the timber sale areas between 8:00 AM and 4:00 PM, Monday through Friday, by arranging visits 24 hours in advance with the Installation Forester.

This solicitation does not utilize any set-aside designations and no incumbent contractors are identified in the documentation. While specific award values are not disclosed, the substantial bid deposits of $15,000 and $5,000 for the respective items suggest significant contract values commensurate with the large timber volumes involved. The harvesting operations encompass over 2,043 total acres across multiple training compartments at Fort Polk, with combined estimated timber volumes exceeding 47,000 tons of various pine products including pulpwood and sawtimber. All work will be performed at Fort Polk, Louisiana, with timber removal activities subject to daily military clearance procedures and operational restrictions that may temporarily halt harvesting during training exercises. The contract spans approximately 13 months from the bid opening date through the September 2026 expiration, providing contractors with sufficient time to complete the extensive harvesting operations while adhering to environmental and safety protocols.