Managing the forest and open lands at Land Between The Lakes (LBL) requires the efforts of not only dedicated employees, but a great many partners, contractors, and volunteers who contribute greatly to the successful management of forest resources. Meet the team that works hard to make LBL what it is today!
Land Between The Lakes Advisory Board
The Land Between The Lakes Advisory Board was formed, after LBL was transferred to USDA Forest Service, to advise the Secretary of Agriculture on the means of promoting public participation for the land and resource management plan for the Recreation Area, and environmental education. Click this link: http://www.lbl.org/LRMPAdvisoryBoard.html for more information.
Our Partners
"Friends of LBL": http://www.friendsoflbl.org
Swift & Staley: http://www.swiftstaley.com
National Wild Turkey Federation: http://www.nwtf.org
Working with the Forest Service: http://www.fs.fed.us/r8/aqm/index.php
At this link you will find information describing our procurement procedures and policies generally applicable to all buying done by the Forest Service, Southern Region.
Contracting at LBL
New contract projects between $10,000 and $25,000 are posted at the LBL Administration Office bulletin board in the front lobby. Any project over $25,000 is posted on www.fbo.gov . All vendors must be registered at www.ccr.gov prior to any contract being awarded.
The Forest Service employs a variety of procedures when purchasing and contracting. These procedures, governed by the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) and the USDA Agriculture Acquisition Regulation (AGAR) are available online at: FAR: https://www.acquisition.gov/far and the AGAR: http://www.dm.usda.gov/procurement/policy/agar.html.
NEW:
Prospectus - LBL Elk & Bison Prairie Hay Management: Click HERE for the prospectus.Click HERE for Form SF–299. Deadline is January 31, 2012.
Prospectus - LBL Open Lands Hay Management for Trigg and Lyon Counties: Click HERE for this prospectus and click HERE for Form SF-299. Deadline is January 31, 2012