Post Harvest Timber Stand Improvement (SDA 374-0582)

The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) has issued a solicitation (MDC18026) for Post Harvest Timber Stand Improvement services at the Fox Valley Conservation Area located in Clark County, Missouri. The procurement encompasses timber stand improvement work across four distinct blocks totaling 222 acres, with specific stand details including Block 1 (Stands 1, 8, and 9) covering 67 acres, Block 2 (Stands 12, 13, and 14) covering 62 acres, Block 3 (Stand 22) covering 30 acres, and Block 4 (Stands 24, 25, 27, 29, and 32) covering 63 acres. The solicitation was open from August 8, 2017, at 11:00 AM CDT to August 24, 2017, at 3:00 PM CDT, with Matt Wiseman serving as the primary contact. Vendors were required to submit bids either online or via hard copy, with specific instructions that negative bid values were not permitted and all line items must be included in the total bid. The contract specifies delivery terms as Free On Board Destination with payment terms of Net 45 Days. While no specific evaluation criteria were explicitly detailed in the documentation, vendors were expected to provide per-acre pricing for the timber stand improvement work.

The solicitation does not indicate any specific set-aside designations, disadvantaged business enterprise requirements, or restrictions on vendor participation. No incumbent vendors or current contractors were mentioned in the documentation. The solicitation was open to all vendors without apparent limitations based on business size, type, or classification. No estimated total contract value was provided in any of the attached documents, which limits insight into the potential budget range for this project. The solicitation package included multiple related documents (MDC18026 Post Harvest TSI Fox Valley.docx and two additional supporting files) that likely contained more detailed specifications for the timber stand improvement work. Vendors were solely responsible for ensuring timely submission of their responses and understanding the full scope of work required for the four distinct blocks of land at the Fox Valley Conservation Area.