25 26 Cow Creek Road Salvage Timber Sale B
Closed State & local contract opportunity Posted
- Solicitation number
- ITB-15920
- State
- Florida
- Responses due
Opportunity facts
- Jurisdictions
- Point of contact
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- Kari Hurst kari.hurst@fdacs.gov (352) 566-5221
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About this opportunity
The Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Florida Forest Service is soliciting sealed bids for Cow Creek Road Salvage Timber Sale B, a salvage timber operation located in the Black Prong Tract of Goethe State Forest in Levy County, Florida. This procurement involves the removal of dead, dying, and green pine timber from approximately 255 acres affected by the Cow Creek Wildfire, with operations divided into a Primary harvest area of approximately 227 acres designated for clearcut harvest and a Contingency area of approximately 28 acres subject to monitoring by the Forester-in-Charge. The sale encompasses multiple timber products including salvage pine pulpwood, salvage pine chip-n-saw, salvage pine sawtimber, and fuelwood. All operations must commence within ten calendar days of contract execution, with the agreement term set at twelve months. Sealed bids will be opened on May 14, 2026, at 10:30 AM EDT at 5353 NE 39th Avenue, Gainesville, Florida 32609, with the posting date of May 11, 2026. Buyers must conduct a mandatory site review with the Forester-in-Charge prior to commencing operations, and the Forester-in-Charge will mark timber for removal and designate exclusion areas protecting waterbodies and red-cockaded woodpecker clusters. Prospective bidders should contact Kari Hurst at (352) 566-5221 for complete bid information.
The procurement includes the restriction that any bidder placing the highest acceptable bid on more than one of the three simultaneous Cow Creek Road Salvage Sales (A, B, and C) must forfeit all but one sale to the next highest bidder to facilitate faster response times or ensure adequate equipment availability for simultaneous harvesting operations. No specific set-aside designations for disadvantaged enterprises are noted in the procurement documents. The buyer is not obligated to harvest non-merchantable timber or timber deemed undersized or economically unviable by the Forester-in-Charge. No volume estimate or award value range is provided in the available documentation. The Florida Forest Service reserves the right to reject any and all bids received and to waive any irregularity in the bidding process.
Opportunity text
SALE ADVERTISEMENT
Cow Creek Road Salvage Timber Sale B
The Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Florida Forest Service is seeking sealed bids for the sale of timber. This salvage timber sale involves approximately 255 acres north of County Road 326 and west of Black Prong Road within the central part of the Cow Creek Wildfire area. The sale includes dead, dying, and green pine timber located in the Black Prong Tract of Goethe State Forest, in Levy County, Florida Due to the severity of the damage, harvest boundaries are categorized as either Primary or Contingency. The Primary area is approximately 227 acres in size and is designated for clearcut harvest. The Contingency area is approximately 28 acres in size and will continue to be monitored by the Forester-in-Charge to determine if additional harvesting in this area is required. Any harvesting in the Contingency area will be at the direction of the Forester-in-Charge. All operations must commence within ten (10) calendar days of contract execution. This salvage sale is being advertised at the same time as the Cow Creek Road Salvage Sale A and Cow Creek Road Salvage Sale C. In the event that the same bidder places the highest acceptable bid on more than one (1) of these salvage sales, the successful bidder must forfeit all but one (1) sale to the next highest bidder to allow for a faster response or have adequate equipment to harvest sales simultaneously. Special care must be taken regarding waterbodies and red-cockaded woodpecker (RCW) cluster. The Forester-in-Charge will mark these exclusion areas and conduct a mandatory site review with the buyer before any harvest operations begin. Timber will be designated for removal by the Forester-in-Charge or an authorized representative and may include scattered clusters of infected or dying trees. The buyer is not obligated to harvest non-merchantable timber or timber located in areas deemed by the Forester-in-Charge to be undersized or economically unviable. There is no volume estimate for this sale; products include salvage pine pulpwood, salvage pine chip-n-saw, salvage pine sawtimber, and fuelwood. The term of this agreement is twelve (12) months. Interested parties may obtain complete bid information by contacting Kari Hurst at (352) 566-5221.
The Florida Forest Service reserves the right to reject any and all bids and to waive any irregularity in bids received.
Bids will be opened at:
5353 Ne 39Th Avenue, Gainesville, Fl 32609
05/14/2026 10:30 AM, EDT
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| Cow Creek Road Salvage TS B.pdf | ||
| Cow Creek Salvage Area B.pdf | ||
| Cow Creek Wildfire Salvage B.pdf |
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