DNR - TSP Cadillac - Colonel Compilation; 150. 5 acres

The Michigan Department of Natural Resources (DNR) Forest Resources Division is soliciting bids for timber marking and harvesting services for the Colonel Compilation timber sale located in the Cadillac Management Unit in Wexford County. This timber sale encompasses 150.5 acres across 11 stands in Township 24N, Range 11W, Sections 1, 2, 3, and 4, accessible via state forest roads north of W 4 Road near Buckley, Michigan. The scope of work includes timber marking with designated basal area targets ranging from 20 to 110 basal area residual, harvesting operations using various methods (low thinning, clearcutting with retention, seed tree harvesting, single tree selection, overstory removal, group selection, and shelterwood), boundary delineation, and GPS data collection. Paint line work is included in the bid, with contractors responsible for marking exterior boundaries against private land in blue, exterior boundaries against state land in red, interior payment units in yellow, and retention pockets in red with regeneration gaps in green. Deliverables include a personnel list identifying who marked each cruise unit, a summary of paint used in quarts, and all GPS data recorded and synced with the Field Maps application. Contractors must comply with restrictions limiting no more than two markers per cruise unit without prior approval and must assign each marker a designated area rather than permit strip working. Contract work may begin immediately following a mandatory pre-work meeting scheduled before October 1, 2025, and must be completed by July 1, 2026, with work availability limited to weekdays only as the DNR will supply paint and coordinate all work schedules. The local contact for the sale is Ban Lachman at the Manton Field Office, telephone (231) 340-3607.

The request for bids was posted on September 2, 2025, with a due date of September 3, 2025, providing an extremely compressed timeline for potential bidders. No specific set-aside designations for disadvantaged enterprises or restrictions on organization types are outlined in the available procurement documentation. No incumbent vendors, current contractors, or specific technology integration requirements beyond GPS data collection synced with the Field Maps application are identified in the contract materials. No award value or budget range is disclosed in the posted opportunity. Interested contractors should contact Ban Lachman at the Manton Field Office immediately given the brief submission window and the pre-work meeting requirement scheduled before October 1, 2025.