Description
The Department of the Navy is soliciting a vendor to purchase and remove all merchantable timber on roughly 118 acres of the Naval Air Station Meridian Main Base in Mississippi. The contractor must perform all felling, loading, and removal operations, comply with stringent environmental and safety requirements, and manage payment milestones tied to harvested timber values. The contract is a per‑ton sale with no preset unit price; the successful bidder sets the price and is paid as the timber is harvested over an 18‑month period.
• Scope: Complete removal of pine, hardwood, oak, gum/poplar, and pole timber (≈11,800 tons total) from 118 acres.
• Requirements: Provide performance bond (10 %), insurance, adhere to OSHA/USACE safety standards, protect streams, wetlands, cultural resources, and follow dry‑weather logging constraints.
• Schedule: Bids due 2:30 p.m. CST 12 Nov 2026; contract term 18 months from award; payments made in three installments as harvest value thresholds (20 % & 60 %) are reached.