Project Information

Bid Title

University of Florida Timber Sale - Beef Unit

Issuing Agency

State Government of Florida

Location

Florida

Published Date

Jan 8, 2026

Closing Date

Feb 13, 2026

Government Level

State & Local

Status

Closed

Ref. #

ITB-14749

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Project Description

Invitation to Bid University of Florida Timber Sale - Beef Unit University of Florida

Advertisement Status: OPEN

Last Edit Date/Time: 01/09/2026, 01:56 AM

Advertisement Number: ITB-14749

Agency Advertisement Number: ITB2026-100

Version Number: 1

Published Date/Time: 01/09/2026 01:56 AM

Start Date/Time: 01/09/2026 01:56 AM

End Date/Time:  02/13/2026 06:00 AM

Responses Open Date/Time: 01/09/2026 02:00 AM

Commodity Codes

Code	Description
70151700	Forestry harvesting

Description

Sealed, per-unit (pay-as-cut) offers are being accepted for the sale and harvesting of merchantable pine and timber at the Beef Research Unit at 9800 North County Road 225, Gainesville, FL 32609 in Alachua County
described under SALE AREAS and identified on Figure 1.

The total sale area is approximately 155 acres composed of three harvest types:
Selective Harvest of Marked Natural Pine (62.1 acres), with trees to be removed marked with blue paint at approximately 6’. This area is composed of two stand-types:

- Natural Longleaf ~1940 (40.7 acres), composed of mature, upland pine last selectively harvested in 2000. Among trees to be removed, an estimated average density of 47 trees per acre, with an average DBH of 13.1” and merchantable height (4” top) of 62’.

- Natural Mixed Pine ~1960 (21.4 acres), composed of two stands associated with Hatchet Creek. Among trees to be removed, an estimated average density of 116 trees per acre, with an average DBH of 13.0” and merchantable height (4” top) of 57’.

3rd-Row Thin with Select in Plantation (60.7 acres), with a reference area to guide thinning marked with blue paint at 6’. This area is composed of two stands:

- 2005 Slash (52.0 acres), composed of planted slash pine. Among trees to be removed, an estimated average density of 133 trees per acre, with an average DBH of 11.9” and merchantable height (4” top) of 40’.

- 2005 Longleaf (8.7 acres), composed of planted longleaf pine. Among trees to be removed, an estimated average density of 170 trees per acre, with an average DBH of 5.6” and merchantable height (4” top) of 30’.

Clearcut (32.5 acres), composed of naturally-seeded mixed pine on an abandoned pasture, established since 2002. All merchantable trees to be harvested. Average density is estimated at 130 TPA, with an average DBH of 8.5” and merchantable height (4” top) of 41’.

Sale boundaries, including interior wetlands and similar, are delineated by roads and or yellow paint at approximately 6’ above ground. Trees to be removed in the Marked Natural Pine stands are marked with blue paint at approximately 6’ above ground.

See Prospectus for further details regarding Conditions and Offer Terms.

Please direct all questions to:

Name: Aaron T. Smith

Phone: (850) 688-4425

Address: PO Box 110410 Gainesville, FL 32611-0410

Email: atsmith@ufl.edu

Description	Date/Time
ITB2026-100 UF Beef Research Unit Timber Sale	Jan 9, 2026, 1:43:47 AM

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Commodity Codes

• NAICS 113310Logging
• NAICS 115310Support Activities for Forestry

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