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Fort Pickett Timber Sale Invitation for Bid # DACA65-B-27-01
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The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is soliciting sealed bids for the harvest and removal of standing timber on approximately 199.5 acres at the Fort Pickett Military Installation in Nottoway and Brunswick County, Virginia. The sale is divided into two items: Item 1 consists of clearcut harvests across Blocks A, B, and C, while Item 2 includes a clearcut of Block D and thinning operations for Blocks E through I. The contract is a unit price sale based on weight in tons, covering various products including pine sawtimber, chip-n-saw, pulpwood, and various hardwood sawtimber and pulpwood. All harvesting must be performed by a Virginia SHARP Logger or equivalent contractor and must comply with the July 2025 Virginia Forestry Best Management Practices for Water Quality. A mandatory pre-bid tour is scheduled for August 25, 2026, and sealed bids must be submitted by 1:00 p.m. on September 10, 2026. Due to the endangered status of the Northern Long-Eared Bat, all tree felling operations must be completed by May 14, 2027, with a strict prohibition on harvest operations between May 15 and October 31. No extensions will be granted for military use. Award will be made to the responsible bidder most advantageous to the government. Requirements for award include a 20% bid deposit and a 10% performance guarantee. Additionally, all personnel must meet REAL ID compliant identification standards to access the installation.
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Blackstone, VA, USASet-Aside
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Submission Closed
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The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is offering for sale two (2) items of standing timber on approximately 199.5 acres within nine (9) separate blocks A through I at Fort Pickett Military Installation, Nottoway and Brunswick County, Virginia of which approximately the following volumes to be harvested:
These sales are sold per Item by unit, harvested timber will be sold by being scaled at the receiving mill by WEIGHT by the ton.
Item 1:
Even-Aged Clearcut 3 BLOCKS “A, B, & C” (103.2 ACRES)
PINE SAWTIMBER -- 5492 TONS
PINE CHIP N SAW – 679 TONS
PINE PULPWOOD – 4445 TONS
OAK SAWTIMBER – 76 TONS
POPLAR SAWTIMBER – 991 TONS
MISC. HARDWOOD SAWTIMBER – 49 TONS
HARDWOOD PULPWOOD – 1920 TONS
CHIPS (CHIPWOOD) – 3003 TONS (MUST SUBMIT A PER UNIT BID TO BE ABLE TO CHIP)
Item 2:
Even-Aged Clearcut 1 BLOCK “D” (14 ACRES) & Thinning “E, F, G, H, & I” (80.5 ACRES)
PINE SAWTIMBER -- 4018 TONS
PINE CHIP N SAW – 794 TONS
PINE PULPWOOD – 3612 TONS
OAK SAWTIMBER – 82 TONS
POPLAR SAWTIMBER – 278 TONS
MISC. HARDWOOD SAWTIMBER – 259 TONS
HARDWOOD PULPWOOD – 1424 TONS
CHIPS (CHIPWOOD) – 2303 TONS (MUST SUBMIT A PER UNIT BID TO BE ABLE TO CHIP)
Contract Period of Performance:
*Purchaser (s) will be issued a time restricted contract from date of sale with special terms as follow. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has listed the Northern Long- Eared Bat Myotis septentrionalis as endangered under the Endangered Species Act. All tree felling operations are restricted by federal law and must be completed by 14 May 2027. There will be no exception or extensions to this contract to allow for additional time due to military uses.
Item # one (1) Blocks (A, B, & C) all clearcut harvests and Item # two (2) Blocks (D) a clearcut harvest, (E, F, G, H, & I) all thinning harvests – All tree felling, skidding, processing, hauling, demobilization, chipping and site repair work if any as directed shall be complete by close of business 14 May 2027. No harvest operations between 15 May and 31 October.
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ATTENANCE AT THE PRE-BID TOUR IS REQUIRED Tuesday 25 August 2026 BEGINNING AT 9:00 a.m.
Sealed bids will be accepted until 1:00 p.m. THURSDAY 10 September 2026 by the Acquisition, Management, and Disposal Section, Real Estate Office, on site at Fort Pickett, and then publicly opened and announced.
All sale areas are outside of streamside management zones. All timber for harvest is designated standing timber contained within the defined sale area boundaries. Harvest operations and associated work shall comply with the State of Virginia Forestry Best Management Practices for Water Quality technical manual July 2025 (Version) available at: https://dof.virginia.gov/wp-content/uploads/VAs-Forestry-BMPs-for-WQ-Technical-Manual.pdf?x15979.. No trees will be harvested within the SMZs. The sale area is located west of U.S. Rt. 46 near the boat launch at the Pickett Reservoir Recreational Area. All indications are that military metal contamination will be negligible, if any.
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 either Mr. Nick Mrjoian for questions pertaining to bidding or the contract by phone at (757) 639-0708 or Ms. Elizabeth Nelson at (434) 292-8428 for further information on this standing timber sale prior to the week of bid opening.**Important please ensure all instructions for bidding are followed, ensure that your bid makes it to the appropriate location ON TIME**v
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