DNR - TSP Gaylord - C 44 Hardwoods 2; 99. 9 acres

The Michigan Department of Natural Resources (DNR), Forest Resources Division, is procuring timber marking and cruising services for the Gaylord C 44 Hardwoods 2 timber sale, comprising approximately 99.9 acres across two stands (Stand 104 and Stand 111) located in Township 32N, Range 05W, Sections 35 and 36. The primary service involves implementing single tree selection management in northern hardwood stands with a target residual basal area of 80 square feet per acre, including the establishment of regeneration gaps (15 gaps in Stand 104 and 3 gaps in Stand 111). The contractor must perform timber marking and cruising using MobileMap technology, conduct GPS boundary marking, and provide comprehensive forest resource documentation, with marked trees identified by orange paint on both sides and minimum merchantable diameters of 10.6 inches for sawlogs and 4.6 inches for pulpwood. Key deliverables include a list of personnel who performed the work, a summary of paint used in quarts, and all cruise and GPS data uploaded to InventoryManager. The contractor must manage for quality crop trees while favoring sugar maple and basswood and removing poorly formed and defective specimens. Work may begin immediately and must be completed by an unspecified date in 2025, with a proposal due date of April 1, 2025. The local point of contact is Zachary Crew at the Gaylord Field Office, (989) 370-9062, CrewZ@michigan.gov.

The solicitation documents do not specify set-aside designations, disadvantaged enterprise requirements, or restrictions on the types of organizations eligible to respond. No incumbent vendors, current contractors, or award values or budget ranges are identified in the available procurement documentation. The DNR will provide cruise layout files and paint supplies contingent upon alignment with the contractor's work schedule and DNR availability, indicating that the contractor must integrate with existing DNR systems and InventoryManager technology for data submission and resource management.