Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
D-11341 K9 Timber Sale-NSA Crane
Department of Defense · Department of the Navy
AI summaryNAVFAC Mid-Atlantic (Navy) is selling standing timber at Naval Weapons Station Crane, Indiana: the K9 FY27 Timber Sale, solicitation N40085-27-RP-00049, four tracts of about 197 acres with about 1,768 trees. The buyer pays the Government, then cuts and removes the marked trees within two years of award. The highest conforming sealed bid from a responsible bidder wins, with a 20% bid deposit and a 25% performance bond for the winner. More in the summary
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NAVFAC Mid-Atlantic (Navy) is selling standing timber at Naval Weapons Station Crane, Indiana: the K9 FY27 Timber Sale, solicitation N40085-27-RP-00049, four tracts of about 197 acres with about 1,768 trees. The buyer pays the Government, then cuts and removes the marked trees within two years of award. The highest conforming sealed bid from a responsible bidder wins, with a 20% bid deposit and a 25% performance bond for the winner.
Who can bid
- Be a responsible bidder under 36 C.F.R. 223.101(b); the RECO decides this at any time before award.
- Submit a bid deposit of at least 20% of the bid amount with the bid (a bid bond, certified check, cashier's check or Post Office money order).
How to submit: Sealed envelope addressed to Commanding Officer, Attention: K9 Timber Sale, NAVFAC Mid-Atlantic, Building 2516, Naval Weapons Station, Crane, Indiana, 47522. Faxed bids are not considered. Bids are opened publicly at the same time.. What to include is under Full summary below. Check the solicitation's instructions on SAM.gov.
Things to watch (11)
From the version posted Oct 21, 2026.
- Serious: 20% bid deposit due with the bid. A bid bond or a check for at least 20% of your bid must be in the sealed envelope, and a bid without a proper deposit may be rejected.
- Serious: 25% performance bond within 30 days of award. The winner needs a surety bond or bank letter of credit worth 25% of the contract price, in addition to the payments for the timber.
- Worth checking: Full payment for each tract before cutting. You must pay for all the timber in a tract before the notice to proceed, so a large amount of cash is tied up before any logging.
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- Worth checking: No harvesting April 1 to October 1. Indiana Bat habitat rules shrink the cutting season, and all work must still finish within two years of award.
- Worth checking: Volumes are estimates, sold as is. The Government does not guarantee the tree counts or board feet, so you carry the risk of a lower yield than you bid on.
- Worth checking: Clear-zone trees must all be cut. Marked trees outside clear-zones may be left standing if unprofitable, but every tree inside a clear-zone must be cut and removed.
- Worth checking: Safety plan must be accepted before work starts. You need a written Accident Prevention Plan, hazard analyses, a safety officer and certifications approved before any cutting, which takes planning time.
- Minor: Hand delivery needs a U.S. citizen and gate time. Bids can only be delivered sealed to the base; whoever brings one must pass gate security and meet the citizenship and ID rule.
- Minor: Bid acceptance period given two ways. The IFB says bids stay open at least 30 days after opening, while SF 114 says 60 calendar days if no period is specified. Ask the contracting office which applies.
- Minor: Damage penalties. Excessive damage to unmarked trees is charged per inch of stump diameter, and unauthorized skid trails are charged per linear foot.
- Minor: Site inspection strongly encouraged. No inspection date is set; bidders arrange a visit with the forester, and the Government gives no warranty on the timber.
Read from the notice and 4 attachments. 1 of 5 not read. Show which files.
- IFB K9 FY27 Timber Sale Final.docx (read)
- BID OPENING PROCEDURE-K9 FY27.pdf (read)
- SF114_ K9 Timber Sale.pdf (read)
- SF1409 Abstract of Offers - K9 FY27 Timber Sale.pdf (read)
- K9 Tally.pdf: not summarized: open it on SAM.gov
Full summary
What they want
- Buy and remove about 1,768 marked trees, estimated at 511,280 board feet by the Doyle Log Scale (a standard way to estimate sawlog volume), from four tracts of about 197 acres
- Furnish all labor, materials and equipment to cut, load and haul the timber, and pay for each tract in full before entering it
- Finish all work within two years of award; no harvesting from April 1 to October 1 because of Indiana Bat habitat
- Repair skid trails, haul roads and log yards, dispose of slash, and seed and mulch log yards; keep a bulldozer with a 6-way blade available at all times
- Protect streams, wet soils, Government property, cultural sites and endangered species habitat
- Follow the Government safety rules: a Site Safety and Health Officer (SSHO: the person who runs safety on the site) on site at all times and an accepted Accident Prevention Plan (APP) before work starts
- Attend a pre-harvest conference, then meet the Government Technical Representative (GTR: the Navy's technical contact) weekly in the first month and at least monthly after
- Contract type
- Firm-fixed price lump sum/per unit sale of timber; sealed bids on an Invitation for Bid (IFB) and Standard Form 114 (SF 114: Sale of Government Property, Bid and Award)
- Period of performance
- Two years from the date of award; no harvesting April 1 to October 1
- Place of performance
- Naval Weapons Station Crane, Crane, Indiana (four tracts, about 197 acres)
- Estimated value
- Not stated
- How they'll choose
- Highest conforming bid from a responsible bidder; all-or-none, no split or partial awards
- Offers due
- November 19, 2026, 2:00 PM Eastern
- How to submit
- Sealed envelope addressed to Commanding Officer, Attention: K9 Timber Sale, NAVFAC Mid-Atlantic, Building 2516, Naval Weapons Station, Crane, Indiana, 47522. Faxed bids are not considered. Bids are opened publicly at the same time.
What they'll judge offers on
- Bid price: the highest bid that conforms to the IFB wins
- Responsiveness: the bid must unequivocally offer a firm, fixed price and meet the IFB's essential requirements
- Responsibility: the bidder must meet the standards in 36 C.F.R. 223.101(b), decided by the Real Estate Contracting Officer (RECO)
What to include when you submit
- Prepare the bid on SF 114 with the middle section completed.
- Put a bid deposit of 20% of the bid price in the envelope: a bid bond, certified check, cashier's check or Post Office money order payable to the U.S. Treasury.
- Bid on all items; bids are all-or-none and incomplete bids may be rejected.
- Mark the envelope with the time specified for receipt, the solicitation number, and your name and address.
- Corporations: complete the Certificate of Corporate Bidder, or include certified copies of corporate records showing the signer's authority. An agent must attach a Power of Attorney.
- Acknowledge any amendment by signing and returning it, or by listing its number and date on the bid form.
- Hand-delivered bids: allow time for gate security and to reach Conference Room B in Building 2516. Whoever delivers must be a U.S. citizen with a valid driver's license or other Government-issued picture ID.
- Visitor passes are arranged by phone with Rhett Steele at (812) 854-5932 and picked up at Crane Gate (Gate 4).
After award, you must have
- Within 30 days after award, furnish a performance bond on Standard Form 1418 or an irrevocable letter of credit (ILC: a bank's guarantee of payment) for 25% of the contract price. From IFB K9 FY27 Timber Sale Final.docx:
The performance bond or ILC shall be in a sum equal to 25% of the contract price…
- Within 30 days after award, furnish a certificate of insurance: general liability of at least $500,000 per occurrence, automobile liability, workers' compensation, and employer's liability of $100,000. From IFB K9 FY27 Timber Sale Final.docx:
Comprehensive General Liability: $500,000 per occurrence…
- Provide proof of State of Indiana logging certification and First Aid and CPR training before work starts. From IFB K9 FY27 Timber Sale Final.docx:
State of Indiana Logging Certification - same as required to harvest on Indiana State property…
- Provide a Site Safety and Health Officer who is a state certified logger (or equivalent) with First Aid and CPR certification. From IFB K9 FY27 Timber Sale Final.docx:
State Certified Logger or Equivalent in Applicable State and First Aid and CPR Certification.
- Every worker entering the sale area must show proof of U.S. citizenship or legal U.S. residency and get a base badge (DBIDS or RapidGate) at the bidder's cost. From IFB K9 FY27 Timber Sale Final.docx:
…unless he furnishes satisfactory proof that he is a citizen of the United States…
Not in the notice text
- The tree-by-tree tally (K9 Tally.pdf, a scanned file) is attached but not read, and the IFB's Table 1 of species and volumes by tract is not in the text. Check the tally and maps for each tract.
- No minimum bid, reserve price or dollar value is stated, and the unit prices on the bid form are not shown in the text.
- No inspection date is set; inspections are arranged with Rhett Steele at (812) 854-5932.
- The notice-to-proceed date, the pre-harvest conference date and the completion date or liquidated damages are not given; the IFB says they are set on the award document.
- SAM.gov does not state a set-aside, and the SF 114 only asks bidders to say whether they are a small business.
Eligibility and how to respond
- No set-aside: any business, large or small, can bid unless the notice says otherwise.
- How to submit, from the AI summary: Sealed envelope addressed to Commanding Officer, Attention: K9 Timber Sale, NAVFAC Mid-Atlantic, Building 2516, Naval Weapons Station, Crane, Indiana, 47522. Faxed bids are not considered. Bids are opened publicly at the same time. Check it in the notice before you send anything.
- Service contracts usually set minimum pay rates (the Service Contract Act). Price the labor with the SCA price calculator.
Notice details
- Posted
- Oct 21, 2026
- Notice type
- Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
- Office
- Navfacsyscom Mid-Atlantic, Norfolk, VA
- Product/service code
- F009 · Natural Resources/Conservation – Seed Collection/Production
- Business type
- Environmental & natural resources (FedReady's grouping, from NAICS 113310)
- Attachments
Past awards and competition
Who has won work like this before, the likely incumbent, and what similar contracts paid, from USAspending.gov.
Before you respond
- How to respond to a solicitation (8 steps)
- How to read a government solicitation
- How to price a government contract
Terms on this notice: Solicitation
Full notice text from SAM.gov
The K9 FY27 Timber Sale (Contract No. N40085-27-RP-00049) is located on Naval Weapons Station, Crane, Indiana, and consists of four (4) tracts totaling approximately 197 acres. Maps of the harvest areas are available at the Natural Resources office, NAVFAC Mid-Atlantic, 300 Highway 361, Building 3245, at Naval Weapons Station, Crane, Indiana, 47522. Bids shall be prepared in accordance with the IFB and Standard Form 114 (Sale of Government Property -- Bid and Award). Bids are due no later than 2:00 P.M. local time on Thursday, November 19, 2026, and shall be submitted in a sealed envelope addressed to Commanding Officer, Attention: K9 Timber Sale, NAVFAC Mid-Atlantic, Building 2516, Naval Weapons Station, Crane, Indiana, 47522. Sealed bids will be received for the purchase and removal of approximately 1,768 trees estimated to contain 511,280 board feet computed according to Doyle Log Scale to be harvested from approximately 197 acres within the boundaries of Naval Weapons Station Crane, Crane, Indiana. Bids will be opened publicly at 2:00 P.M. local time on Thursday, November 19, 2026, and read at the office of NAVFAC Mid-Atlantic, 300 Highway 361, Building 2516, Conference Room “B” at Naval Weapons Station, 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. Please refer to the Invitation For Bid (IFB) for additional information regarding this timber sale as well as all attached documents.?? All work in this contract shall be completed two (2) years from the date of award. For additional questions please contact?Rhett Steele, Forester, at (812) 854-5932 or Tyler Briggs, Realty Specialist, at (757) 341-0283.
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