Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (FDACS)Issuing agency·Florida·via a public procurement portalRead the notice and its 3 attached documents and pull out the scope, the deadlines and what you have to submit.
SALE ADVERTISEMENT Gulf to Lake 26/27 Timber Sale The Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Florida Forest Service is seeking sealed bids for the sale of timber. This sale is a clearcut of approximately 153 acres of sand pine from the Citrus Tract of Withlacoochee State Forest located in Citrus County, Florida (see attached maps). The sale area consists of natural and planted sand pine.
Any longleaf pine that occurs within the sale boundary is not included in the sale and must not be harvested. Due to planned management activities, harvest boundaries are categorized as either Primary or Contingency. The Primary Area is approximately 138 acres in size.
Timber available for harvest includes all sand pine timber within the Primary Area. The Contingency Area is approximately 15 acres in size. Harvesting in this area will only be approved if the timing of the harvest does not interfere with management activities (e.g. prescribed burning).
Any harvesting in the Contingency Area will be at the direction of the Forester-in-Charge. The estimated volume for this sale is 7,347 tons of pine pulpwood/mulch wood. Of the total tons 6,627 tons are included in the Primary Area and 720 tons are included in the Contingency Area.
The sale boundary is designated by distinct stand type change, roads, fire lines, and/or orange painted boundary trees. The length of this contract is for twelve (12) months. Interested parties may obtain complete bid information by contacting Genevieve Montgomery at (352) 382-0967.
The Florida Forest Service reserves the right to reject any and all bids and to waive any irregularity in bids received. Bids will be opened at: 15019 Broad Street, Brooksville, Fl 34601 11/12/2026 10:00 AM, EST Commodities: Agricultural or rural cooperatives services
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Source: Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (FDACS) (solicitation 17306), retrieved via a public procurement portal. View the official posting, and always confirm requirements and deadlines with the issuing agency.
