Request for Proposals Odyssey Timber Sale (SSE 1391 K)

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Request for Proposals Odyssey Timber Sale (SSE-1391-K)

State of Alaska
Department of Natural Resources
Division of Forestry & Fire Protection
Southeast Area Office
Request for Proposals
Odyssey Timber Sale (SSE-1391-K)

The Alaska Department of Natural Resources, Division of Forestry & Fire Protection (DOF), gives formal notice per AS 38.05.945 that it intends to negotiate with a purchaser under the authority of AS 38.05.118 using a request for proposal process for the sale of commercial timber in the Odyssey Timber Sale (SSE-1391 K) areas. The timber will be marketed to a list of local mills and interested parties maintained by the DOF Southeast Area Office. The sale is a negotiated contract requiring "purchaser layout" and in-state manufacture. This volume will be negotiated and sold under the provisions of AS 38.05.118, in the form of one sale. The saw log volume to be offered is approximately 6,000 thousand board feet (MBF).

The area of the sale is proximate to the community of Whale Pass and the El Capitan Passage on Prince of Wales Island. More Specifically it is legally referenced as: El Capitan North and South Subunits: Section 36, T65S, R78E; Section 31, T65S, R79E; Sections 1, 12, T66S, R78E; Sections 6, 7, T66S, R79E; Sections 13, 24, 25, T66S, R78E all in Copper River Meridian (CRM). Whale Pass Addition Subunit 5a: Sections 1,12, T67S, R79E, CRM. Exchange Cove Subunit 1b: Sections 29, 32, T65S, R80E, CRM. The sale area is found within the Petersburg A-4 USGS quadrangle. The main access for this sale area is from the existing Prince of Wales Island Road System, specifically off the 2000, 2500, and 3000 Roads. None of the sale polygons (units) are currently marked on the ground.

Proposers are required to fill out the Timber Sale Proposal Sheet provided in the Request for Proposal package and must submit a copy of their current Alaska Business License. The business license copy may accompany the proposal. For a proposal to qualify, proposers are required to submit a bid deposit amount of $5,000.00. The successful purchaser is required to deposit a performance bond with the State of $50,000.00 and a stumpage deposit of $10,000.00 at the signing of the contract.

Copies of the Request for Proposal information package are available for review at the DOF's Southeast Area Office, the DOF web site along with the State Online Public Notice System at http://notice.alaska.gov/219075.

If your firm is interested in purchasing this sale, please provide this office with a completed proposal. Send to the attention of Area Forester at the Alaska Department of Natural Resources, Division of Forestry, 2417 Tongass Avenue, Suite 213, Ketchikan, Alaska 99901 no later than 2:00 p.m. May 5, 2025. Proposers are responsible for assuring that their complete proposal is delivered on time.

FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT:

Alaska Division of Forestry & Fire Protection
2417 Tongass Avenue, Suite 213
Ketchikan, AK 99901
Contact: Greg Staunton
Phone: (907) 225-3070
Email: dnr.dof.sse@alaska.gov

The State of Alaska, Department of Natural Resources, Division of Forestry & Fire Protection complies with Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. Individuals with disabilities who may need help with bidding should contact the Division of Forestry & Fire Protection at (907) 225-3070 to make any necessary arrangements.

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