Fort Pickett Timber Sale Invitation for Bid # DACA65-B-27-01

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is offering for sale two items of standing timber on approximately 199.5 acres within nine separate blocks at Fort Pickett Military Installation, Nottoway and Brunswick County, Virginia. The sale is based on the International Log Rule 1/4 Inch Kerf and will be sold by weight. The successful bidder will be required to harvest the timber and remove it from the site, with all tree felling operations restricted by federal law and must be completed by 14 May 2027. The bidder will also be required to comply with the State of Virginia Forestry Best Management Practices for Water Quality. • The sale includes two items of standing timber: Item 1, which consists of 105 acres in blocks A, B, and C, and Item 2, which consists of 94.5 acres in blocks D, E, F, G, H, and I. • The estimated volumes of timber to be harvested are: - Item 1: 5492 tons of pine sawtimber, 679 tons of pine chip-n-saw, 4445 tons of pine pulpwood, 76 tons of oak sawtimber, 991 tons of poplar sawtimber, 49 tons of miscellaneous hardwood sawtimber, and 1920 tons of hardwood pulpwood. - Item 2: 4018 tons of pine sawtimber, 794 tons of pine chip-n-saw, 3612 tons of pine pulpwood, 82 tons of oak sawtimber, 278 tons of poplar sawtimber, 259 tons of miscellaneous hardwood sawtimber, and 1424 tons of hardwood pulpwood. • The bidder will be required to make biweekly payments based on mill settlements paid to the Government at the per unit rate on the bid sheet. • The contract will be awarded to the responsible bidder whose bid, conforming to the invitation for bids, is most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered.