State of Alaska
Department of Natural Resources
Division of Forestry & Fire Protection
Southern Southeast Area Office
Request for Proposals
Northwest Coffman Timber Sale (SSE-1395-K)

The Alaska Department of Natural Resources, Division of Forestry & Fire Protection (DFFP), 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 Northwest Coffman Timber Sale (SSE-1395-K) areas. The timber will be marketed to a list of local mills and interested parties maintained by the DFFP Southeast Area Office. The sale is a negotiated contract requiring 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 7,292 thousand board feet (MBF).

The timber sale area is found within Sections 33, 34, and 35, Township 67 South, Range 81 East and Sections 2, 3, and 4 Township 68 South, Range 81 East, Copper River Meridian. The sale area is found within the Craig B-3 USGS quadrangle. See Appendix A1, Area Map, Best Interest Finding, SSE-1395-K NW Coffman Timber Sale. The main access to this sale area is from the existing Prince of Wales Road System, specifically the Sandy Beach (3030500) Road off the Coffman Cove Highway.

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% of the proposed price. The successful purchaser is required to deposit a performance bond with the State of $100,000.00 and a stumpage deposit of 12% of the negotiated price at the signing of the contract.

Copies of the Request for Proposal information package are available for review at the DFFP’s Southern Southeast Area Office, the DFFP web site at https://forestry.alaska.gov/timber/ketchikan along with the State Online Public Notice System at http://notice.alaska.gov/224660.

If your firm is interested in purchasing this sale, please provide this office with a complete proposal.  Send to the attention of the Area Forester at the Alaska Department of Natural Resources, Division of Forestry & Fire Protection, 2417 Tongass Avenue, Suite 213, Ketchikan, Alaska 99901 no later than 2:00 p.m. August 31, 2026.  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 Palmieri, Coastal Regional Forester
Phone:  (907) 766-2120
E-mail:  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.