Department of Defense · Department of the Army · W2SD ENDIST NORFOLK
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Solicitation details
Solicitation number
DACA65-B-27-06
Notice type
Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
NAICS
113310
Product service code
5510
Set-aside
Unrestricted
Posted
2026-09-29
Response deadline
Oct 21, 2026, 5:00 PM UTC
Place of performance
Bowling Green, VA
Contracting contact
nicholas.g.mrjoian@usace.army.mil
Market intelligence
Account requiredWho wins this work, and what it pays
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The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is offering for sale two (2) items of standing timber on approximately 127 acres within two (2) separate harvest blocks at Fort A.P. Hill, Bowling Green, VA 22427 of which approximately the following volumes to be harvested: The sales are sold per Item by unit, harvested timber will be sold by WEIGHT by the ton. ITEM 1 1 Block (60 Acres) TONS PINE SAWTIMBER 1126 PINE CHIP N SAW 41 PINE PULPWOOD 941 OAK SAWTIMBER 1278 POPLAR SAWTIMBER 415 MISC. HARDWOOD SAWTIMBER 46 PULPWOOD 1038 CHIPS 2729 TOTAL TONS (W/O CHIPS) ITEM 1 4885 ITEM 2 1 Block (67 Acres) Tons PINE SAWTIMBER 897 PINE CHIP N SAW 192 PINE PULPWOOD 1720 OAK SAWTIMBER 1441 POPLAR SAWTIMBER 527 MISC. HARDWOOD SAWTIMBER 30 PULPWOOD 1039 CHIPS 3265 TOTAL TONS (W/O CHIPS) ITEM 2 5845 Contract Period of Performance: Item # one (1) Block # one (1), TA-06AB1-26, 60 Acres – All harvest operations including tree felling, skidding, processing at the log deck and hauling shall be complete prior to 1 April 2028, final site rehabilitation activities of this item shall be complete by 1 April 2028. No tree cutting 1 April to 30 September. Temporary closeout of skid trails shall occur if equipment will be moved either offsite or to a different log deck or if a severe storm event generally exceeding two inches (2”) of liquid precipitation occurs or is anticipated to saturate soils. Item # two (2) Block # two (2), TA-06BA-26, 66 Acres – All harvest operations including tree felling, skidding, processing at the log deck and hauling shall be complete prior to 1 April 2028, final site rehabilitation activities of this item shall be complete by 1 April 2028. No tree cutting 1 April to 30 September. Temporary closeout of skid trails shall occur if equipment will be moved either offsite or to a different log deck or if a severe storm event generally exceeding two inches (2”) of liquid precipitation occurs or is anticipated to saturate soils. INSPECTION INVITED ON Thursday 15 October 2026 BEGINNING AT 9:00 a.m. ALL AVAILABLE ITEMS WILL BE SHOWN ON THE ABOVE DAY ONLY IF REQUESTED BY 5:00 P.M. ON Tuesday 13 October 2026. ARRANGE IN ADVANCE. Sealed bids will be accepted until 1:00 p.m. Wednesday 21 October 2026 by the Acquisition, Management, and Disposal section, Real Estate District Forester at Environmental Resources Office (DPW) Building 1406 18125 Rendezvous Drive Fort Walker, Bowling Green, VA, and then opened publicly. Forms for use in submitting bids are attached within this posting as an Invitation for Bid link as a pdf file. This pdf file contains the terms and conditions of the sale, the procedure for submitting bids, and description of the timber all of which are contained in the attached Invitation for Bid form. **Always look for the most recent attached Invitation for Bid pdf as updates can be made to the invitation for bid should corrections be made or more information becomes available. **Interested parties may reach Mr. Nick Mrjoian for questions pertaining to bidding, the contract, or for further information on this standing timber sale prior to the week of bid opening by phone at (757) 639-0708. ** Important, please ensure all instructions for bidding are followed, ensure that your bid makes it to the appropriate location ON TIME **
Contact
Point of contact
Nicholas Mrjoian
Role
not stated on this notice — SAM publishes a role for only about 5% of them, so this may be a contract specialist rather than the contracting officer
Email
nicholas.g.mrjoian@usace.army.mil
Secondary
andrew.g.willey@usace.army.mil
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