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FOREST SERVICE HANDBOOK
DENVER, CO
FSH 2409.22 - TIMBER APPRAISAL HANDBOOK
Region 2 Amendment No. 2409.22-96-10
Effective August 28, 1996
POSTING NOTICE: Amendments are numbered consecutively by Handbook number and calendar year. Post by
document name. Remove entire document and replace with this amendment. Retain this transmittal as the first
page of this document. The last amendment to this Handbook was Amendment 2409.22-96-9 to 2409.22,90
Contents.
This amendment supersedes Amendment 2409.22-92-11 to 2409.22,90-92.2.
Document Name
2409.22,90-92.2
Ex.1 90-92.2
2409.22,92,Ex.01
Superseded New
(Number of Pages)
13
1
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13
1
Digest:
90-92.2 - Clarifies instructions for completing form 2400-17. Supplements instructions for using the Paradox PC
application to appraise timber sales.
92.2 - Adds requirement to enter STARS sale number; adds sale size class codes requirement and code table to
conform to STARS data entry; changes coding for Salvage Class from alpha to numeric coding to conform to STARS
data entry.
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ELIZABETH ESTILL
Regional Forester
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FSH 2409.22 - TIMBER APPRAISAL HANDBOOK
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CHAPTER 90 - RECORDS AND REPORTS
91 - APPRAISAL REPORT. (FSH 2409.18, 48.1) Prepare the timber sale appraisal report for all advertised sales in
narrative form. An essential part of the report is one or more maps showing required features of the contract Sale
Area Map and any additional features to illustrate the essential points covered in the narrative. Include a
discussion of all costs expected to be incurred in harvesting the timber in this report. The appraisal report must
have a logging plan or refer to a logging plan which has been made a part of the timber sale report.
To provide uniformity in presenting the sale appraisal narrative, follow the general outline below. The amount of
detail contained in the report depends on the complexity of the sale proposal.
1. Summary of Recommendations. This should be the first page after the title page of the appraisal report.
This part consists of a concise summary statement of volume, recommended rates, contract period, recommended
method of bidding, and other recommendations considered by the approving officer.
2. Description. Include the sale location, area, volume detail, transportation routes and appraisal point,
silvicultural description, and other items such as factors affecting logging and unique situations supporting the need
for unusual adjustments. Volume estimates for any species or species group may be rounded according to the
following table:
Volume by Species
or Species Group
Round to Nearest
Scaled and Payment Unit Sales
Up to 2,000
1
2,001 and up
10
Large Tree Measurement sales and sales with several Payment Units are often difficult to balance and still bear a
resemblance to subtotals shown on cruise reports. Rounding procedures may be suspended in this case to avoid
making several adjustments which could cause Payment Unit volume subtotals to conflict with cruise results.
3. Conditions of Sale. This includes planned cutting methods; regeneration and sale area betterment; slash
treatment; needed protective measures for controlling erosion; special contract provisions and other conditions
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relating to bidding, advertisement, and prospectus. Data included here must conform to NEPA documents,
Silvicultural prescriptions, marking guides, various plans and sample contract.
4. Appraisal. Refer to chapters 40, 50, or 60 of this handbook depending on appraisal zone and FSH 2409.18,
chapter 40, for guidance in preparing appraisal section of the report. Explain each cost item in sufficient detail to be
understood by a reviewing officer including such
items as data sources and appraisal premises to provide a logical method to show that fair market value has been
obtained. A benefit of documentation of the original sale premises rests in need for documenting actions for future
rate redeterminations.
Refer to elements already discussed in the appraisal report, FSH 2409.18, chapter 40, or other sections of the report
by cross-reference to avoid duplication. The soundness of an appraisal is in proportion to the completeness,
accuracy, and applicability of the data used, and by the judgment and accuracy with which these data are applied.
The presentation should be as brief as practical, yet not to the point of omitting essential information.
Develop advertised values separately for merchantable live sawtimber by species, for products other than logs
(POL), and for merchantable dead. All species dead shall be grouped into a single species group identified only as
"Dead." Develop advertised values separately for sawlogs and for products other than logs.
Refer to FSM 2431.31b for selection of base rates for species groups.
Refer to chapter 70 for information on appraising POL and merchantable dead volume.
5. Appendix. Include detailed compilations such as volume estimate data including the cruise plan and check
cruise reports, Sale Area Improvement plan (SAI), Salvage Sale and Slash Treatment plans, quality determinations,
cost estimates for transportation system facilities, and log haul calculations in this section. Identify by crossreference in the narrative section of the report. It is not necessary to duplicate items already included in the main
body of the report.
92 - REPORT OF TIMBER SALE, FORM 2400-17. Forms FS-2400-17, 2400-17 (Paradox), and R2-2400-17 are all
forms referred to in past as well as current texts as a means of reporting location, volume, value, and bidder
information (FSM 2493.1a and FSH 2409.18, sec. 48.1). All forms used in this chapter are referred to as form 240017 unless specifically stated otherwise, and exhibits of the form are in the format of the 2400-17 developed within
the Paradox Appraisal application. This form is recommended for use either in the paper or the electronic version
produced by Paradox.
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92.1 - General Direction for Submission and Use. Submit a form 2400-17 for all sales with an advertised rate of
more than $2,000.00 and any transaction governed by the FS-2400-6/6T contract.
The original final Report of Timber Sale, signed by the contracting officer is due in the RO no later than 10 days
after bid opening. It is essential that this time frame be met to incorporate data into the Transaction Evidence
system at the Regional level and to update the STARS database at the zone or Forest level in a timely manner. The
summary must be checked and signed by someone other than the appraiser prior to submission.
Do not submit a 2400-17 for material removed without charge under administrative use or timber settlement.
Report such material as free use (FSM 2495.2).
The 2400-17 serves four purposes: (1) to record on the Appraisal Summary, in systematic and uniform order, the
data developed in the appraisal report on which appraised values are based; (2) to record and develop, on the Report
of Timber Sale, bid information and other related data which are required for statistical purposes; (3) to provide
purchaser, volume, and value data for bid monitoring purposes; and (4) to assemble and code data in a manner
which can be analyzed and summarized by automatic data processing.
Adhere to computer space limitations. If a line or space has small digits under or beside it, the data entered must
not exceed the space allowed. For example, "Sale Name (16-40)": twenty-five spaces are available and includes
letters, digits, punctuation, and blank spaces. Anything over 25 spaces is truncated. When Paradox Appraisal is
used, the user is prompted if too many (or unknown) characters are being attempted.
An individual timber sale is limited to fourteen species and product group combinations, and no more than two units
of measure. Do not permit convertible and nonconvertible products to occur on the same sale. Use one unit of
measure, CCF (hundred cubic feet), for all sawlog and POL appraisals in Region 2.
If more than one form 2400-17 is required, it is only necessary to complete the "Report of Timber Sale" on one form,
but the "ID" block must be completed on continuation sheets for identification. Paradox has no limit.
The sale name should correspond with that given on the periodic timber sale program announcement furnished to
the Small Business Administration (SBA). If it does not correspond, give an explanation in the "Remarks" block of
the "Report of Timber Sale," or "Bid Information" screen if using Paradox.
92.2 - Completing Form 2400-17 Blocks. The directions for completing this information for form 2400-17 are the
same for all appraisal summary types, although the order in which blocks appear varies among R2-2400-17, FS2400-17, and Paradox 2400-17. See exhibit 01 Using Paradox 2400-17 for an example.
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92.2 - Exhibit 01
USDA - FOREST SERVICE
REGION
STATE
0
9
2
3
0
8
14
15
FOREST
COUNTY
1
2
9
4
5
0
2
16 17
18
ACRES IN SALE
REPORT OF TIMBER SALE
CONVERTIBLE AND NONCONVERTIBLE PRODUCTS
(Refer to FSM 2490, Report FS-2400-A)
DISTRICT (OR AREA)
0
5
SALE NUMBER
6
SALE NAME (19-44)
R2-2400-17 (5/92)
7
0
0
9
8
9
10
QTR-FY (11-13)
LEGAL DESCRIPTION (56-80)
/
BID DATE
/
SEC 4 T1N, R82W, 6TH PM
SBA SET-ASIDE
/ STATUS
COMPARTMENT
N APP.BASE PERIOD
1
04 / 15 / 83 /
PLAN'D SAB COL
26-34
N PRICING METHOD
26
CONT. NO
00739
6
58
CONTRACTING OFFCR
59
ES&O
093
1-7
2400
6.00
6.00
10.05
10.00
6.00
PP
122
1-7
1600
8.00
8.00
11.50
11.50
8.00
A
740
1-7
400
5.00
3.00
5.00
5.00
5.00
Dd
001
1-7
500
5.00
3.00
5.00
5.00
5.00
1
4900
6.47
6.10
9.59
14-15
HIGH 1
2
3
4
03 /
S METHOD OF SALE
60
PROD.
UNIT
17-18
RANK
9
8
48
3 ZONE
/
31 /
25
/ CONTRACT
/
87 / DATE
/
/
04 / 15 / 83 /
35-36 37-38 39-40
SPEC.
CODE
14-16
TOTAL/AVER.
4
27
CONTRACT FORM 2400
(47-57)
SPECIES
/
TERM. DATE
1
1
45 46 47
22 23 24
$20,000
14-15 16-17 18-19
SALVAGE
6 8
21
20
83
12-13
SAMPLE
49-55
MO / DAY / YR. /
3
11
A REG. 36 CFR 221
6
61
62 63
VOLUME ADVERTISED STAT.
HIGH 2ND HIGH 3RD HIGH 4TH HIGH 5TH HIGH 6TH HIGH 7TH HIGH 8TH HIGH 9TH HIGH 10TH
11TH
12TH
RATES
HIGH BID BIDDER BIDDER BIDDER BIDDER BIDDER BIDDER BIDDER BIDDER BIDDER HIGH
HIGH
HIGH
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
BIDDER BIDDER BIDDER
19-24
25-30
31-36
37-42
43-48
49-54
55-60
61-66
67-72
73-78
$
$
$
SUMMARY OF BIDDERS
NAME
SBA IDENTIFICATION NUMBER
CLASS
41
16-40
42-57
Timber Company
L
065943
47,020.00
Lumber Company
Logging Company
46,900.00
31,700.00
S
S
583018
739584
TOTAL VALUE OF BID
I certify that I have personally examined the Bids submitted for this sale
and that this is an accurate record thereof.
58-69
Signature (Authorized Signature)
TITLE
Contracting Officer
REMARKS: Specified Road: Total Cost $ 156,045
DATE
4/15/83
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5
6
Pur. Credit
7
Contribution
8
@High Bid Rate
$
$ 156,045
156,045
Mat'l
$
$
Cash
$
$
9
Type of Road - Miles
10
Const.
11
A.
12
C.
DISTRIBUTION: Orig. and 1 cc to RO (orig. to WO) 1 cc to RO of SBA
@Adv. Rate
Reconst.
Const.
LI
3.31
0.90
LC
3.11
Reconst.
2.17
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1. ID or Sale Information Block. This block of information describes the sale by name, location, size, and other
pertinent data.
Region. Enter 02.
National Forest. Enter third-level organization structure code assigned to each National Forest administrative unit
as provided in FSM 1224.25a. Paradox also includes the forest name for reference when the appraisal summary is
created.
District/Area. Enter fourth-level structure code assigned. A sale involving more than one organizational unit may
be credited to the unit with the majority of the volume. A special code may be assigned to identify the sale as a
combination of units.
Unit Sale Number. Consecutively number all sales of more than $2,000.00 in advertised stumpage value, as of the
date bids are opened, or as of the award date of direct sales, beginning with number 001 each October 1. The sale
number remains one of the basic timber sale identification features of that sale if no bids are received, or if all bids
are rejected. To avoid discrepancies in the chronological sequence of sale numbers, do not assign a number until the
day the sale is bid.
Base numbering system on a Forest-wide basis only, not on a District level, to avoid duplication.
Follow the guidelines below for a sale not sold at the time bids were to be received:
a. Add 500 to the original sale number if a sale is not sold on the assigned Bid Date but later sold in the
same fiscal year without further advertisement. For example, sale number 102 is a no-bid. When sold
without further advertisement, the sale number will be 602.
b. Assign a new sale number in the current year's series without addition of 500 to the sale number if the
sale was advertised in the previous fiscal year and sold without further advertisement during the current
fiscal year. Note in the "Remarks" block that the sale was previously advertised as sale number . Do
not change the sale name.
c. Continue the original sale number if a sale is re-appraised and/or re-advertised in the same fiscal year
with identical appraisal method and terms. Note on the new form 2400-17 that it is reporting a re-offer of
a previously offered sale in the same fiscal year.
d. Assign a new Forest series number if a sale is re-advertised in the same fiscal year on different terms
or appraisal method. Note that this is a re-advertisement of sale number
on different terms.
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e. Assign a new fiscal year Forest series number if a previous no-bid sale is re-advertised in a succeeding
fiscal year with original or different terms. Note in "Remarks" block of form 2400-17 that this is a readvertisement of sale number
of fiscal year .
Region, Zone, Forest, and sale number are the basic sale identification factors in automated data processing. The
system of sale numbering given above is necessary to avoid duplication of sale records and to permit adjustment of
volumes offered for sale of previously offered volume.
Quarter/Fiscal Year. Enter one digit for the fiscal quarter and the last two digits of the fiscal year within which the
bid date falls.
Sale Name. Sale identification, such as Bog Lake, should correspond with that given on the periodic sale program
announcement. If different, explain in "Remarks" block. Do not change the name of a sale under any circumstances
once it has been initially advertised.
STARS #. Enter the assigned five-digit STARS number for reporting the sale to the STARS database. Form R22400-17 has no blank line for this entry. To provide this information, enter the Block Title ("STARS #") and the fivedigit STARS number just below the Sale Number (End of Sale Name line).
State. Use two-digit code as follows:
Colorado
08
Nebraska
31
South Dakota
46
Wyoming
56
County. Use the three-digit geographical location codes (Federal Information Processing Standard, FISP
Publication 55-2). Hint: insert a list of county names and codes within the National Forest near the state names
and codes above in this handbook for handy reference.
Sale Acres. Enter to nearest acre the total number of acres included within the Sale Area. If using R2-2400-17,
Acres in Sale block refer to Harvest Acres. Enter Sale Acres to the right, under County code. Be sure to label as "SA
Acres."
Harvest Acres. Enter to nearest acre the number of acres to be cut over including right-of-way area.
Legal Description. Enter sufficient description to locate sale area. Center section, township, range, and principal
meridian are sufficient. Limit is 25 characters, including spaces. (Fine location detail as in a contract is not
essential).
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Compartment. Enter last four digits of Compartment number.
Spec. RD Const. (Miles). Enter miles of road construction to nearest tenth mile needed for the sale. Enter a mileage
of 5 miles as 5.0.
Reconst. (Miles). Enter miles of reconstructed road to nearest tenth mile. Supply decimal point as Spec. Rd Const.,
above.
Purch. Cr. Limit $. Enter total Purchaser Credit amount to the nearest whole dollar. This figure does not include
material or cash contributions to supplement for higher standard road and is without Davis-Bacon rates.
Contributed funds. Enter value of cash contribution to the sale, if any, to provide higher standard roads or
supplemental funds to offset a deficit sale.
Quadratic Mean Diameter for the Sale. Enter the quadratic mean diameter, sale-as-a-whole, taken from the cruise
summary. Include only diameters from species and products requiring removal; do not include diameters of optional
material or material subject to agreement in the weighting.
Summary Checked By. Enter initials of person checking the appraisal. If not checked, enter name of appraiser.
Date of Check. Enter date in mm/dd/yy format. Include leading "0" if any portion is less than 10 such as 03/06/02
(March 6, 2002).
Appraisal Remarks. May be used for any purpose such as identifying shared units, reminders to reviewer, and so
forth. Paradox does not display this section in the output.
2. Contractual Information Block. Contractual information pertains to general reporting requirements for all
sales. The block identifies the sale categories for size, salvage, SBA status, reforestation, and other items not
specifically identifying the sale.
Sale Size Class. Enter the size class from the table below. Coding will also be entered into STARS Appraisal data
and TSSA for reporting.
Code
Meaning
1
3
4
Non-convertible Products
Up to $300 in Value
$300 - $2000 in Value
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6
7
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9
10
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$2001 Value - 4,000 CCF
4,001 CCF - 10,000 CCF
10,001 CCF - 20,000 CCF
20,001 CCF - 30,000 CCF
30,001 CCF - 50,000 CCF
50,001 CCF - 100,000 CCF
Over 100,000 CCF
Long Term (over 10 yrs) contract, requires Washington Office Approval
SBA Set-Aside. Codes:
N
Y
W
No.
Yes, for all SBA regular set-aside sales (FSH 2409.18, sec. 92). Do not use "Y" for designated Special
Salvage Timber Sales (SSTS).
SBA set-aside SSTS sales without the 30/70 manufacturing distribution requirement. (FSH 2409.18,
sec. 93.33).
If the sale is SBA set-aside and is being sold under 36 CFR 223.86, do not use code "N" regardless of the
classification of the purchaser.
Appraisal Base Period (Qtr, CY). Enter the calender-year quarter and the calender year upon which the appraisal
data is based. Because the base period is usually based on more than 1 quarter, enter "6" followed by the last two
digits of the current calender year for all sales. Therefore, the entry for all sales is "6xx" with x's representing last
two digits of the CY.
Zone. Codes:
1
2
Intermountain Zone (Colorado, Nebraska, and Wyoming)
Black Hills Zone
Salvage. Enter one of the following Codes:
1
2
3
No - Regular sale with or without salvage component. Not for the purpose of salvage.
Yes - Salvage sale such as insect-infested, dead, damaged, or down timber. Financed by regular program
funds.
Yes - Salvage Sale financed by Salvage Sale Funds, may also contain live timber not meeting the salvage
definition above.
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SSTS qualified sale. Use only if an SSTS (Set Aside salvage program for businesses with less than 25
employees) has been approved.
Pricing Methods. Codes:
1
2
3
4
Flat rate
Flat rate with scheduled rate redetermination
Quarterly escalation
Quarterly escalation with scheduled rate redetermination
Bid Date. Enter date of opening bids or receipt of oral bids. Keep the date of bid opening on original sale offerings
when a no-bid sale is subsequently negotiated. Enter date of receiving a bid for sales negotiated without solicitation.
Enter eight digits including the forward slash, such as 01/09/87, representing month, day, and year.
Status. Enter a code to describe the status of the sale. Codes:
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Normal procedure for sales with one or more bidders. No indication of unqualified bidder, etc. Award
and execution of contract expected to proceed normally.
No bids received.
Bids rejected. Indicate reason under "Remarks."
Award withheld pending verification of high bidder qualifications (FSH 2409.18, 74).
Award withheld by appeal or legal action. Identify case or appeal under "Remarks."
Tie bids (disposition being studied).
Cancel previous form 2400-17 with this identification. (Applicable only to sales not to be entered into the
sales files or to be deleted from it, and does not apply to no bid sales sold without advertisement.)
Award pending road construction contract request by small business bidder.
Award pending EEO or other determination (indicate in "Remarks" block).
Award withheld pending availability of purchaser credit funding.
When the status of any sale changes making an update of the sale file desirable, submit a new form 2400-17 with
same ID number and other data revised as necessary. Mark the revised form "Update."
Planned SAI Col. Enter total cost in whole dollars of SAI work planned for K-V financing as the lesser of line 15 or
line 16, form FS-2400-50, Sale Area Improvement and K-V Collection Plan. Enter zeros if no work is planned.
Essential K-V. Enter cost of essential reforestation shown on K-V plan in whole dollars. Paradox will determine
whether an increase to Base Rates is necessary to protect essential reforestation costs.
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Termination Date. Enter month, day, and year of contract termination date as eight digits.
Contract Date. Enter award date (FSH 2409.18, sec. 72). Delay award of set-aside sales 5 days to allow for protest
of size class.
Contract Number. Self-explanatory.
Contract Form. In first space of field, enter the last digit of the contract form number, such as "6" for FS-2400-6, "3"
for FS-2400-3. In the second space of the field, enter "T" if the sale is tree measurement; otherwise, leave blank.
Contracting Officer. Enter one-digit code for officer authorized to make the sale. Codes:
D
S
R
C
Ranger
Supervisor
Regional Forester
Chief
Method of Sale. Enter one-digit code for bidding procedure. A sale advertised for sealed bids followed by oral
bidding is an auction sale, even though only one sealed bid was received and oral auction was not necessary. Codes:
A
Auction
S
Sealed bids
D
Direct, unadvertised, or noncompetitive
Reg. Enter one- or two-digit code for regulation under which the sale is made. Codes:
4
6
9
12
19
20
21
23
24
29
36 CFR 223.117 FSM 2468 Applicable to Cooperative and Federal Sustained Yield Units only.
36 CFR 223.1 FSM 2430 Commercial Sales.
36 CFR 223.111 FSM 2461 Disaster Relief.
36 CFR 223.86 FSM 2431.63 Sale of Previously Advertised Timber Without Further Advertisement.
36 CFR 223.1 FSM 2467.11 Sales of Naval Stores Cuppage.
36 CFR 223.1 FSM 2467.16 Sales of Misc. Products Other Than Naval Stores.
36 CFR 223.3 FSM 2466 Sale of Seized Materials.
36 CFR 223.4 FSM 2465 Timber Selected in Land for Timber Exchange.
36 CFR 223.2 FSM 2463 Administrative Use of National Forest Timber.
36 CFR 223.12 FSM 2464 Timber Settlement.
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3. Sale specific species, volume, unit of measure and value information report. Each line entry in block 3 must
have a corresponding column on the "Appraisal Summary" of this form.
Species: Name. Use name or initials in current use in the Region. List in same sequence as on reverse side.
Paradox will insert the correct code and name from information entered for the appraisal.
The number of species/product entries is limited to 14.
Species. Use the three-digit numerical code found in section 92.35. Do not use the same species code for more than
one line entry, unless product codes are different. Paradox will automatically insert codes from the species, product,
unit of measure database table (SPUAPP.DB) once entry is made and arrange in numerical order.
Prod/Unit. In first space in the field enter one-digit code for the product. Enter one-digit code for unit of measure in
second space of field. Some of the commonly used product and unit codes are listed in section 92.35, item 2.
Paradox will automatically insert codes when sale is appraised from information already entered.
Volume. Enter volume of each species or species group to be appraised and shown on the Appraisal Summary.
Paradox will insert volume from information already entered.
Advertised Rates. Enter advertised rates from the Appraisal Summary. Paradox inserts these rates automatically
from data already entered.
Statistical High Bid. Determine high bid minus unit specified road cost and unit timber property values. The unit
specified road cost to subtract is the average specified road cost after sale award. It is calculated by subtracting any
Forest Service contribution, after award, from total road cost and dividing by sale volume, or:
Statistical = High - Purchaser Credit After Bidding - Timber
High Bid
Bid Volume Road Appraised Against Property
If one or more of the rates derived in this manner are below base rates, they should be adjusted to not less than base
rates by the adjustment procedure described under instructions for line 33 (R2-2400-17 only, Paradox will
automatically adjust). No entry in this column may be below the base rate for the species.
Spec.
LP
High
Bidder
8.10
Spec.
Rd. Cost
8.93
Base
Total Deficit
X Volume
Positive
Spec. Vol.
6.00 = (-$6.83 X 1200) /3800
Adj.
= -$2.15
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ES
LP
DF
19.25
8.10
18.30
Species
ES
LP
DF
Total/Aver.
8.93
8.93
8.93
Spec.
Code
14-16
093
108
204
Prod.
Unit
17-18
1-1
1-1
1-1
1
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Statistical
Adjustment
High Bid
=
-2.15
=
8.17
=
+6.83
=
6.00
=
-2.15
=
7.22
Advertised Stat. High
High
Rates
Bid $
Bidder $
Volume
$
19-24
25-30
3300
17.05
8.17
19.25
1200
6.00
6.00
8.10
500
16.25
7.22
18.30
5000
14.32
7.55
16.48
High Bidder. Use total value of bid including any bid submitted for optional material to rank the qualified bidders.
For each species and product, enter the rate bid by the qualified bidder with the highest total bid. If no bids are
received (on optional material, for example), enter "0."
2nd High Bidder - 12th High Bidder. Enter corresponding bids for each qualified bidder in descending order of total
value.
Total/Aver. Enter unit of measure code and corresponding total volume in the sale, and the weighted average
advertised, statistical high bid, and bid rates.
4. Bidder Information Block. Enter information requested for the qualified bidder with highest total value of
bid first. Rank all other bidders, qualified or not, in descending order of total value bid.
Name. Enter bidder names as it appears on the form FS-2400-14, Bid for Advertised Timber. Be sure official
corporate names are recorded accurately as Tax Identification numbers are associated with each name.
SBA Class. Enter Small Business Administration Code:
S
W
L
N
Small
SSTS (Small business with 25 persons or under)
Large
Nonmanufacturing
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It is important that this column is coded correctly. Do not guess about the classification of the high bidder. If there
is any doubt, get correct classification from the Small Business Administration. For set-aside sales, do not use nonmanufacturing code "N." Classify bidders as large "L," small "S," or SSTS-small business "W."
Identification Number. Enter the purchaser's identification number, normally the business Tax ID number
assigned by a state or federal tax unit. Accept, but do not require, an individual social security number when a
person is bidding as an individual. Failure to provide a tax identification number prior to award constitutes
disqualification as a bidder.
Tax ID numbers arel not be displayed on the monitor nor does a printed version of form 2400-17 reveal the ID
number in Paradox; however, the bidder information screen and the database do display this number. The Tax ID
number is subject to the Privacy Act and must be masked if copies of form R2-2400-17 are provided to outside
interested parties.
Total Value of Bid. This calculation is based on volume and bid rates received and is the cumulative total value of
all species. Paradox does not ask for this information but uses the bid rates times the corresponding volumes to
calculate total value in the same descending order listed in the 1st - 12th bid blocks.
Merchantable dead volume is appraised, sold, and reported by its gross volume and rate and is treated no differently
than live species.
Signature and Title. Signature and title are that of the Contracting Officer authorized to award the contract (FSM
2432.04d). Signature constitutes certification that (1) presale data on both sides of the form are correct; (2) bids
received are listed; and (3) post-bidding data are entered and computed correctly.
Date. Enter the date the form is completed and distributed.
Remarks. Use this space for significant comments, quality information, and so forth. Also enter the following
information in this block for all sales with specified road development, using rubber stamp furnished for R2-2400-17
forms. For Paradox, type condensed information in the remarks block.
Specified Road:
Purchaser Credit
Contri-| Mat'l
bution | Credit
Total Cost $ $
@ Adv. Rate @ High Bid Rate
$
2/ $
$
3/ $
$
3/ $
Type of Road - Miles 6/
A
1/
4/
5/
5/
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C
LI
LC
1/ Total road cost.
2/ Total amount of Purchaser Credit when sale is advertised. (Do not enter rate per CCF.) Should agree with
Purchaser Credit limit on appraisal summary.
3/ Total amount of contribution when sale is advertised; material to be contributed on one line, contributed credit on
the next. Supplemental funds should not be included.
4/ Total amount of Purchaser Credit after bids are opened, increased to reflect bid premium, if any. (Equals
Purchaser Credit at advertised rates if no contribution is available on the sale.)
5/ Total amount of contribution after bids are opened, decreased to reflect bid premium, materials to be contributed
on one line, contributed credit on the next.
Note: Contributions plus Purchaser Credit should equal the total cost of specified roads.
6/ The total miles entered for construction and reconstruction in the various codes should agree with the entries for
specified road construction and reconstruction in the appraisal summary.
A
C
LI
LC
Forest Arterials
Forest Collectors
Forest Local Roads - Intermittent Use
Forest Local Roads - Constant Use