SLED Opportunity · FLORIDA · FLORIDA
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Florida Forest Service seeks sealed bids for a 440-acre timber sale of longleaf and slash pine in Blackwater River State Forest, Santa Rosa County, FL. The 9-month contract includes various pine timber types with marked harvest boundaries. Bids open February 26, 2026.
SALE ADVERTISEMENT
Hatchery 25/26 Timber Sale
The Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Florida Forest Service is seeking sealed bids for the sale of timber. This is a take tree marked thinning of approximately 440 acres of longleaf pine and slash pine on Blackwater River State Forest in Santa Rosa County, Florida (SFI Certified Forest BVC-SFIFM-700005). All pine marked with blue paint within the sale area is available for harvest. Any and all timber that is not marked with blue paint shall not be harvested or damaged. Estimated volumes for the sale are as follows: 3,339 tons of pine pulpwood, 1,128 tons of pine super pulpwood, 1,377 tons of pine chip-n-saw, 3,273 tons of pine sawtimber, and 818 tons of pine poles. Sale area boundaries are marked with double dots of orange paint. This will be a 9-month contract. Interested parties may obtain complete bid information by contacting Thomas Jernigan at (850) 957-5737.
The Florida Forest Service reserves the right to reject any and all bids and to waive any irregularity in bids received.
Bids will be opened at:
11650 Munson Highway, Milton, Fl 32570
02/26/2026 10:00 AM, CST
SLED stands for State, Local, and Education. These are solicitations issued by state governments, counties, cities, school districts, utilities, and higher education institutions — as opposed to federal agencies.
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