Foley Tower 24/25 Timber Sale

The Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Florida Forest Service is soliciting sealed bids for the Foley Tower 24/25 Timber Sale, a 10-acre clear cut timber procurement located in Taylor County, Florida. The procurement involves harvesting an eighteen-year-old unthinned slash pine plantation with an estimated 607 tons of slash pine pulpwood/mulchwood available for removal. The current timber stand has a basal area of 72 square feet per acre, and the sale boundaries are defined by forest type changes, roads, and firelines. Interested bidders must submit sealed proposals by May 20, 2025, with bid opening scheduled for 10:00 AM EDT at 618 Plantation Road, Perry, FL 32348. Potential vendors can obtain complete bid information by contacting Jared Beauchamp at (386) 294-2326 or Michael Edwards at (352) 710-4011. The procurement requires bidders to be capable of executing a complete clear cut timber harvest, with all planted slash pine trees eligible for removal. The Florida Forest Service reserves the right to reject any and all bids and to waive any irregularities in the submitted proposals.

No specific set-aside designations or restrictions for disadvantaged enterprises were explicitly noted in the procurement documents. The timber sale does not indicate any incumbent vendors or requirements for integration with existing infrastructure or technology. While no specific award value or budget range was provided, the sale involves a 10-acre timber tract with an estimated 607 tons of slash pine pulpwood/mulchwood. The procurement is open to qualified timber harvesting contractors with the capability to perform a clear cut operation in a slash pine plantation. The sale is being conducted under the authority of Wilton Simpson, Commissioner of Agriculture, with Eric Black from the Perry District overseeing the process. Potential bidders should carefully review the attached tract maps (FOLEY_TOWER_24_25_TS_MAP and FOLEY_TOWER_24_25_TS_TRACT_MAP) to understand the precise location and characteristics of the timber sale area prior to submitting a bid.