Shortleaf Pine Cone Collection for Ouachita National Forest
Closed Special Notice Posted
- Solicitation number
- 12444025Q0098
- 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
- Mount Ida, Arkansas 71957, United States
- Points of contact
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Department of Agriculture Forest Service has published a Special Notice for shortleaf pine cone collection services at the GRMA Seed Orchard in Mt. Ida, Arkansas. This is a modification to add the Statement of Work (SOW) for an existing federal contract opportunity. The project involves collecting approximately 3,000 bushels of pine cones from eight blocks across 351 acres during a critical 30-day window in September-October 2025. The opportunity is classified under NAICS code 115310 (Support Activities for Forestry) and PSC code F009 (Natural Resources/Conservation- Seed Collection/Production). This contract is set aside exclusively for small businesses and requires responses by September 20, 2025.
The primary objective is to harvest shortleaf pine cones during the narrow timeframe when they are ripe but have not yet opened, estimated to occur between September 30 and October 10, 2025. Contractors must provide personnel capable of hand-picking cones from trees up to 80 feet tall using Forest Service-provided JGL lifts and dropping the cones onto ground nets for collection. The contractor is responsible for supplying equipment operators, labor, transportation, supplies, and personal safety gear, while ensuring collected cones are kept sorted by block and meet quality standards for ripeness and freedom from insects. Only small businesses are eligible to participate in this total small business set-aside contract. The Forest Service will handle equipment fueling, crate management, and transportation of collected cones to the Mississippi Extractory, with the contractor required to submit weekly status reports throughout the collection period.
Notice text
Modification to add the SOW
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| Cone Collection SOW and Maps.pdf |
Notice history
| Notice | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| This notice | Special Notice | |
| Shortleaf Pine Cone Collection for Ouachita National Forest | Solicitation |
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