Dunns Farm 25/26 Salvage Timber Sale

The Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Florida Forest Service is soliciting sealed bids for a timber salvage sale located in Jennings State Forest within Clay County, Florida. The procurement involves the sale of timber from an 88-acre natural longleaf pine area, with an estimated volume of 660 tons of salvage pine pulpwood and 1,300 tons of salvage pine chip-n-saw and better. The sale includes all unmarked trees within the specified sale boundary, with explicit exclusions for trees marked with blue paint or located within flagged buffer zones along hiking trails. Bidders must be prepared to commence harvesting operations within two weeks of contract execution, with the total contract length set at six months. The bid submission deadline is October 21, 2025, at 10:00 AM EDT, with bids to be opened at 7247 Big Oaks Road, Bryceville, Florida. Interested parties can obtain complete bid information by contacting Daniel Head at (904) 406-6386. The sale is part of an SFI Certified Forest (certification number NSF-SFI-FMC0245755), and the Forester-in-Charge will have final approval on skid trails and loading decks.

The solicitation does not specify any specific set-aside designations or restrictions on responding organizations. The Florida Forest Service reserves the right to reject any and all bids and to waive any irregularities in the submitted proposals. While no specific budget range is explicitly stated, the estimated timber volume suggests a potential significant transaction value. The sale is being conducted under the authority of Wilton Simpson, Commissioner of Agriculture, with the Jacksonville District managing the solicitation process. The timber sale area is part of a managed state forest, indicating this is a recurring type of procurement for forest resource management. No incumbent vendors or existing infrastructure integration requirements are mentioned in the documentation. Potential bidders should be prepared to demonstrate capabilities in timber harvesting, forest management, and compliance with SFI certification standards.