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The FY23 Lucky Timber Sale is located at Naval Support Activity Crane in Crane, Indiana (Contract #N40085-23-RP-00043). The timber consists of four (4) tracts totaling approximately 330 acres. Maps of the harvest areas are available at the Natural Resources office, NAVFAC Mid-Atlantic, 300 Highway 361, Building 3245, at Naval Support Activity, Crane, Indiana, 47522. The work includes cutting and harvesting designated trees within the individual unit areas. The Purchaser (also referred to herein as the “Contractor”) will be required to furnish all labor, materials and/or equipment necessary for the completion of the contract including loading, removal and subsequent ownership. Timber to be cut will be marked with a painted spot at ground level and at approximately 4-1/2 feet above the ground.

The term of this Contract is two years (2) years from the date of award. The entire work shall be completed during the term of the Contract. No harvesting operation will be allowed from April 1 to October 1 due to Fish and Wildlife restrictions on the habitat of the federally endangered Indiana Bat.

Bids are due no later than 2:00 P.M. on Thursday, November 10, 2022, and shall be submitted in a sealed envelope addressed to Commanding Officer, Attention: Turtle Timber Sale, NAVFAC Mid-Atlantic, Building 2516, Naval Support Activity, Crane, Indiana, 47522.

Sealed bids will be received for the purchase and removal of approximately 2876 trees estimated to contain 675,320 board feet computed according to Doyle Log Scale to be harvested from approximately 330 acres within the boundaries of Naval Support Activity, Crane, Indiana. Bids will be opened publicly at 2:00 P.M. on Thursday, November 10, 2022, and read at the office of NAVFAC Mid-Atlantic, 300 Highway 361, Building 2516, Conference Room “B” at Naval Support Activity, Crane, Indiana, 47522. This is a firm-fixed price lump sum/per unit sale. Inspection of the timber offered for sale and removal is invited and strongly encouraged. Interested parties may arrange inspection by contacting Rhett Steele at telephone: (812) 854-5932.

Bids shall be prepared in accordance with the IFB and Standard Form 114 (Sale of Government Property -- Bid and Award).

Each bid must be accompanied by a bid bond, certified check, cashier's check, or United States Post Office money order made payable to the order of the United States Treasury in an amount not less than twenty percent (20%) of the full amount submitted, except when the total amount of such bid is less than Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00), in which case the total amount of the bid shall be included with the bid submission.

The contract will be awarded to that responsible Purchaser whose bid conforms to the IFB and is the highest bid. Bid items must be on an “all-or-none” basis and incomplete bids may be rejected.

Please refer to the Ivitation For Bid (IFB) for additional information regarding this timber sale as well as all attached documents.

For additional questions please contact Rhett Steele, Installation Forester, at (812) 854-5932 or on his cell number of (812) 797-4481. You may also reach out to Diana Cheatham, Realty Specialist at (757) 341-1993.