# My Florida Marketplace #ITB-17110

Sand Pine Timber Sale and Harvest at Tate’s Hell State Forest

**Posted:** October 02, 2026
**Respond By:** October 22, 2026
**Identifier:** ITB-17110
**NAICS:** 113310, 115310

The Florida Forest Service is offering a timber sale involving approximately 146 acres of planted sand pine at Tate’s Hell State Forest.
- **Government buyer:** Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (FDACS), through the Florida Forest Service; Tate’s Hell State Forest, Franklin County, Florida.
- **Opportunity:** Sealed bids for the sale of timber and associated clearcutting and harvesting work.
- **Products and quantities:** Approximately **16,094 tons** of merchantable sand pine pulpwood (*Pinus clausa*); no other product-class volumes are specified.
- **Services and requirements:** Clearcut approximately **146 acres** of 46-year-old planted sand pine and harvest all merchantable sand pine in the sale area. Boundaries are marked by roads, wetlands, painted stand boundaries, or visible timber-type changes.
- **Forest certification:** The forest is SFI certified (Forest Certificate Number BVC-SFIFM-700005).
- **OEMs and vendors:** No manufacturers, OEMs, or vendors are named; this opportunity concerns a timber sale rather than a specified branded product.
- **Estimated value:** Not stated. A rough indicative timber-sale estimate is **$80,000–$240,000**, subject to bid prices and actual recoverable volume.

### Description

The Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Florida Forest Service, is seeking sealed bids for the sale of timber on Tate's Hell State Forest in Franklin County, Florida. The work consists of clearcutting approximately 146 acres of 46-year-old planted sand pine and harvesting all merchantable sand pine within the parcel; the estimated volume is 16,094 tons of pine pulpwood, with no other product class volumes. The contract term is 12 months. Bids will be opened October 22, 2026, at 10:00 AM EDT in Tallahassee, Florida.

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