This is a service / maintenance or supply contract in Appomattox, Virginia. Contact the soliciting agency for additional information.

The timber sale area contains approximately 69.7 acres of SFI and ATFS certified wood, consisting mostly of pine timber (see Attachment A). All sawtimber and standing pulpwood is estimated and scheduled for harvest cutting under this contract. The timber sale boundary is marked with blue paint stripes. Ingress and egress shall be only through access roads shown on the map or mutually agreed upon. All logging activity will be confined to the sale area and any logging debris accumulated outside the sale area, including the reserve strips, must be pulled back inside the sale area. Stump height shall not exceed 10 inches above mineral soil. Seasonal Harvesting Restrictions will be in place for this timber sale due to the possible presence of the Northern Long-Eared Bat (NLEB), ***No Harvesting Activities are to be conducted from June 1 through July 31 of each year of this contract. *** Special Note: The sale boundary is adjacent to a natural area in several locations. Both are marked with blue paint. Vertical stripes of blue paint along with pink flagging were placed on trees marking the sale area which typically ends on the perimeter of a planted loblolly stand. Blue horizontal banding indicates the natural area. In some locations there will be reserved timber between the two lines. All sawtimber and pulpwood sized trees within the sale area have been cruised. All merchantable timber is to be harvested by clearcutting within the 69.7 acres. To improve post-harvest wildlife habitat, scattered standing dead trees should be left when safe to do so. The Department reserves all rights to cone and/or seed collection from the tops of designated or cut trees. All bids will be on a lump sum basis for the timber offered. No bids on a log scale or mill tally basis will be considered. Deposits are no longer required with a timber sale bid. Only the winning bidder will be required to submit a deposit. A two thousand five-hundred-dollar ($2,500) deposit will be required when the signed contracts are returned along with the lump sum payment for the timber sale. The deposit must be in the form of a check made payable to the Treasurer of Virginia, Department of Forestry. The deposit will serve as a performance bond and be retained until satisfactory conclusion of the contract by the successful bidder, at which time it will be released. The Department reserves the right to reject any and all bids.