Dexter Mary 24/25 Cabbage Palm Sale

The Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Florida Forest Service is soliciting sealed bids for a timber sale of cabbage palms (Sabal palmetto) located in Lake George State Forest, Volusia County, Florida. The procurement opportunity covers approximately 2,100 acres, with all cabbage palms within the designated sale area available for removal. The sale boundaries are defined by forest roads, fire lines, and timber breaks, and will be conducted as a six-month contract. Interested parties can obtain complete bid information by contacting Cynthia Venuti at (384) 384-5259. The bid opening is scheduled for July 8, 2025, at 10:00 AM EDT, located at 5458 North Hwy 17, Deleon Springs, Florida. The Florida Forest Service reserves the right to reject any and all bids and to waive any irregularities in the received proposals. Bidders should carefully review the attached location, area, and hydrological maps to understand the precise geographical scope of the timber sale.

No specific set-aside designations or restrictions for disadvantaged enterprises were explicitly mentioned in the procurement documents. The opportunity appears to be open to all qualified bidders with the capability to harvest cabbage palms within the specified timeframe. While no incumbent vendors were identified, the sale documents indicate a comprehensive approach to timber removal across the designated forest area. The procurement does not specify a precise award value or budget range, suggesting that the financial terms will be determined through the competitive bidding process. Potential bidders should note the six-month contract duration and the requirement to remove cabbage palms within the defined sale area as outlined in the attached mapping documents. The sale is authorized at the highest levels of state government, with the document signed by Wilton Simpson, Commissioner of Agriculture, and Sean Gallagher, Deputy Chief of Field Operations for Region 3, indicating an official state-level timber management initiative.