VBS - Advertisement Detail

Advertiser Login.

Navigation
		VBS Home VBS Search

Next Generation Vendor Information Portal (VIP)

The Next Generation Vendor Information Portal (VIP) is live! State of Florida solicitations are now advertised in Next Gen VIP at https://vendor.myfloridamarketplace.com. The Vendor Bid System now only serves as a historical record of advertisement information posted prior to March 28, 2022.

For training materials and more information on the Next Gen MyFloridaMarketPlace project, visit our webpage at https://dms.myflorida.com/nextgenmfmp.

Advertisement Detail

Department of Agriculture
Invitation to Bid
Road 21 19/20 Timber Sale
Advertisement Number: Road 21 Timber Sale
Version Number: 000
Advertisement Begin Date/Time: 09/03/2019 - 10:00 A.M.
Advertisement End Date/Time: 09/26/2019 - 10:00 A.M.

Mod: 09-03-2019 01:50:56
Last Edit: Tuesday, September 3, 2019 at 01:50:56 P.M.

Commodity:
93141904	Agricultural or rural cooperatives services

The Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Florida Forest Service is seeking sealed bids for the sale of timber. This sale is a fourth row operator select thinning of approximately 317 acres of planted pine on John M Bethea State Forest (SFI Certified Forest #NSF-SFI-FM-C0245755) in Baker County, Florida. Timber to be removed from the thinning area includes every fourth row and select trees in remaining rows in order to reach target basal areas. Stands will be thinned to 70-80 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. Loading decks and skid trails have been marked in blue paint. Sale boundaries include roads, forest boundaries, flagged lines or obvious timber type changes. The estimated volume to be removed includes 9,536 tons of pine pulpwood and 1,038 tons of chip-n-saw and better. This will be a twelve (12) month contract. Interested parties may obtain complete bid information by contacting Ethan Darnell at (904) 259-2122.

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:

137 SE Forestry Circle

Lake City, Florida 32025

09/26/2019 10:00 AM, EST

Invitation to Bid will be opened at the below address at 10:00 A.M., September 26, 2019.

Please direct all questions to:
Jason Love
Phone: (850) 681-5891

137 SE Forestry Circle
Lake City FL, 32025

Email: Jason.Love@FreshFromFlorida.com

Any person with a disability requiring special accommodations at the pre-solicitation conference and/or bid/proposal opening shall contact purchasing at the phone number above at least five (5) working days prior to the event. If you are hearing or speech impaired, please contact this office by using the Florida Relay Services which can be reached at 1 (800) 955-8771 (TDD).

The Department reserves the right to reject any and all bids or accept minor irregularities in the best interest of the State of Florida.

Certified Business Enterprises are encouraged to participate in the solicitation process.

For questions on a specific bid advertisement, contact the agency advertisement owner. Advertisements include the contact information for the agency advertisement. The agency advertisement owner is the point of contact for vendors with specific questions.