15-2026BC03 - North of Nowhere

The contract pertains to the sale of timber on 114 acres located along Portage Road to West Darian Haul Road in Wharton Township, Potter County, Pennsylvania, with an estimated volume of 906.92 million board feet of mostly Black Cherry and Red Oak sawtimber and 185.33 hundred cubic feet of Northern Hardwood pulpwood. The solicitation, numbered 46947 and titled “15-2026BC03 - North of Nowhere,” was posted on April 30, 2026, with a response deadline of June 17, 2026, at 4:00 PM local time. Bids must be submitted electronically through the Bid Express® platform, and no physical or mailed submissions are accepted. The procuring agency is the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, Bureau of Forestry, Silviculture Section, operating under NAICS code 113310 for forestry logging. Award is expected to be made to the highest qualified bidder, indicating a price-based selection process. The place of performance is in Pennsylvania, and all correspondence and bid deposits should be directed to the Rachel Carson State Office Building in Harrisburg. While the contract does not specify FOB terms, delivery locations, packaging requirements, or explicit inspection criteria, the inventory data includes coded classifications such as BASS, BLCH, RM, RO, and WO that likely denote timber species, product types, or operational categories. No contract clauses, representations, certifications, payment details, contracting officer information, or accounting codes were provided in the available documentation, and no formal statement of work, delivery schedule, or quality standards were outlined beyond the volume and species data. The bidding process requires registration on the Bid Express® system, and questions may be directed to Shelby Hildebrandt via email or phone.