Railroad 23/24 Timber Sale
Closed State & local contract opportunity Posted
- Solicitation number
- ITB-08115
- State
- Florida
- Responses due
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- Jurisdiction
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About this opportunity
The Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Florida Forest Service is seeking sealed bids for the sale of timber through a fourth-row thinning with logger select of approximately 267 acres of 23- to 33-year-old planted slash pine on the John M. Bethea State Forest (SFI Certified Forest #NSF-SFI-FM-C0245755) in Baker County, Florida. The timber to be removed includes every fourth row and select trees in remaining rows to reach a target basal area of 70 square feet per acre, with diseased, damaged, defective, forked, and suppressed trees harvested first, followed by a portion of the intermediate and co-dominant trees. The estimated volumes to be removed are 10,390 tons of pulpwood and 4,402 tons of chip-and-saw and better. The sale contract will be for twelve (12) months, with a posted date of March 1, 2024 and a due date of March 20, 2024. Interested parties may obtain complete bid information by contacting Nicholas Byatt at (904) 259-4688. The Florida Forest Service reserves the right to reject any and all bids and to waive any irregularity in bids received.
The procurement opportunity does not specify any set-aside designations or restrictions on the types of organizations that can respond. No incumbent vendors or current contractors are listed, and the procurement documents do not provide information on any existing infrastructure or technology that requires integration. The procurement documents also do not include any information on possible award values or budget ranges.
Opportunity text
The Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Florida Forest Service is seeking sealed bids for the sale of timber. This is a fourth-row thinning with logger select of approximately 267 acres of 23- to 33-year-old planted slash pine on John M. Bethea State Forest (SFI Certified Forest #NSF-SFI-FM-C0245755) in Baker County, Florida (see attached maps). Area One contains 244 acres, and Area Two contains 23 acres. Timber to be removed from the thinning area includes every fourth row and select trees in remaining rows to reach a target basal area of 70 square feet per acre. Timber to be removed in select rows will be harvested based on the following criteria: diseased, damaged, defective, forked, and suppressed trees shall be harvested first, followed by a portion of the intermediate and co-dominant trees to reach the desired basal area. Leave trees should be evenly spaced throughout the sale area.
The target basal area per acre and/or number of trees per acre can be adjusted by the Forester-In-Charge as needed due to variations in stand and site conditions. Sale boundaries are marked property boundaries, roads, firelines, or wetlands. Decks and skid trails are designated with blue paint on all blocks to be thinned. Property boundary trees are marked with white bands or property signs and are not to be harvested or damaged. Estimated volumes to be removed are 10,390 tons of pulpwood and 4,402 tons of chip-and-saw and better. This sale contract will be for twelve (12) months. Interested parties may obtain complete bid information by contacting Nicholas Byatt at (904) 259-4688.
The Florida Forest Service reserves the right to reject any and all bids and to waive any irregularity in bids received.
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