Standing_Timber_Sale_Fort_Drum

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is offering for sale one (1) item of timber on approximately Eighty-two (82) acres total located within Fort Drum, Jefferson County, NY of which approximately the following volumes to be harvested:

The Item 1 is being sold per unit harvested timber will be sold by WEIGHT & any sawlogs paid on Fort Drum Sliding Scale

ITEM 1 (TA 14A) - Harvest Operation Tree Cutting Dates 16 November 2024 - 15 April 2025

• All processing of wood on the log landing, skid trail/log landing repair, and cleanup must be complete by 31 August 2025.
• Designated timber for removal within the 82 acres SHALL be skid to the log landing up to 15 May 2025 as long as all designated trees are cut by the 15 April 2025 tree cutting end date.
• Tree cutting is allowed from 16 November 2024 - 15 April 2025. Skidding and processing will be allowed after 15 April as long as all designated trees are cut by the 15 April 2025 tree cutting end date.
• Trees to be harvested within the 82 acres are designated for removal and marked as such with blue paint.
• The boundaries of the harvest areas are designated with blue “Timber Harvest Boundary” flagging with the exception of when along tank trail roads where common boundary is shared.
• Skid trails will be routed to avoid and limit cutting of residual unmarked trees as such designated for retention.
• Log landing size and location will be designated by installation forester.
• Care will be taken to avoid and minimize any damage to trees that are less than six inches (6”) Diameter at Breast Height as well as all designated leave trees.
• All unusable timber fiber (i.e. tops and bark) shall be used to stabilize skid trails and when not needed for trails piled on the log landing in a single pile.
• There is NO chipping requirement for this harvest.
• Purchaser SHALL avoid off-limits cultural sites, which are identified in the filed with pink/black striped flagging.
• There is no known excessive military metal contamination, however encountering military metal embedded within trees is still possible.

The above items are available for inspection invited ONLY on Wednesday September 25, 2024 @ 9:00 a.m.  Arrange with Mr. Travis Ganter-Installation Forester at (315) 772-0874.  For additional bid or contract information contact Mr. Andrew Willey at (757) 201-7804.

Sealed bids will be accepted until 2:00 p.m., Thursday October 10, 2024 by the Acquisition, Management, and Disposal Section, Real Estate Office, 803 Front Street, Norfolk, Virginia 23510-1011, then and there publicly opened and announced.

Terms and conditions of the sale, procedures and forms for submitting bids, and description of the timber are contained in the invitation for bid (IFB) package. The IFB package may also be obtained by contacting Mr. Andrew Willey at (757) 201-7804 as well as requests by mail at:  Acquisition, Management, and Disposal Section, Real Estate Office, 803 Front Street, Norfolk, VA 23510-1011.

Forms for use in submitting bids are attached within this SAM.gov posting as an invitation for bid link as a pdf file.  This pdf file contains the terms and conditions of the sale, the procedure for submitting bids, and description of the timber all of which are contained in the attached Invitation for Bid form.  **Always look for the most recent attached Invitation for Bid pdf as updates can be made to the invitation for bid should corrections be made or more information becomes available.**Interested parties may reach either Mr. Andrew Willey for questions pertaining to bidding or the contract by phone at (757) 201-7804 or Mr. Travis Ganter at (315) 772-0874 for further information on this standing timber sale prior to the scheduled pre-bid tour and prior to date and time of bid opening.**Important please ensure all instructions for bidding are followed, ensure that your bid makes it to the appropriate location ON TIME, mail or ship it early if in doubt.**