This is an invitation for bids for the purchase and removal of government-owned forest products, specifically pine timber. Bids will be received until August 26, 2026, at 10:00 AM local time and opened at the Foresters Office, **** K Ave, Building ****, Ft. Polk, Louisiana. A bid deposit is required: $5,000 for Item 1 and $16,000 for Item 2. The expiration date for the sale is September 30, 2027. Inspection of the property is invited between 8:00 AM and 4:00 PM, Monday through Friday, excluding holidays, and bidders are required to call 24 hours in advance to arrange an inspection. The sale is issued by the Fort Worth District, U. S. Army Corps of Engineers.
The purchaser agrees to cut and remove from the sale area all timber designated for harvest under this sale agreement by 30 September 2027.
On unit price sales, for contracts of $1,000 or less, the balance of the estimated purchase price is required. For all other contracts, $1,000 or 20 percent of the estimated purchase price, whichever is greater, is required. The remainder will be paid as requested by the real estate contracting officer, with the objective that the amount paid shall at all times be the equivalent of at least 20 percent more than the value of forest products cut.
The government may accept or reject any item of any bid unless such bid is qualified by specific limitations. The right is reserved as the interest of the government may require to reject any and all bids, and to waive any defect or informality in bids received.
The bidder certifies that he is or is not a small business concern within the terms of the definition provided in the bid document.
Failure to observe any of the stipulations contained within this notice to bidders will result in immediate suspension of harvesting operations and possibly termination of the sale contract.
Inspection invited between 8:00 a. m. , and 4:00 p. m. , monday through friday, excluding holidays. Arrange inspection with mr. chad tilley or mr. joseph maricle, fort polk timber sale manager, at telephone number **** **** are required to call 24 hours in advance of desired time of inspection.
Except as otherwise provided in this contract, any dispute concerning a question of fact arising under this contract which is not disposed of by agreements shall be decided by the real estate contracting officer, who shall reduce the decision to writing and mail or otherwise furnish a copy thereof to the contractor. The decision of the real estate contracting officer shall be final and conclusive unless, within ninety 90 days from the date of receipt of such copy, the contractor mails or otherwise furnishes a written appeal to the armed services board of contract appeals.
If, after award of the contract, the purchaser breaches the contract by failing to make any payments as required, or by failing to remove the timber as required, then the real estate contracting officer may issue a fifteen 15 day written cure notice calculated from the date of mailing allowing purchaser 15 days to correct its breach and, upon purchaser's failure to cure such default within that period or such further period as the real estate contracting officer may allow, this sales contract may be terminated for default by the real estate contracting officer, in which case the purchaser shall lose all right, title, and interest acquired in and to the property as to which a default has occurred.