A new state contract has been developed to help businesses sell local wood products from sustainably managed forests within Massachusetts directly to the Commonwealth, municipalities, and other eligible organizations.
The main role of the DCR 728 Contract is to set up the framework for businesses to connect with local public entities to meet resource needs with products sourced from local forests.
Products eligible to be sold under the contract include but are not limited to: lumber, structural lumber under either the Massachusetts Native Lumber Program or NELMA, as well as manufactured goods like bowls, flooring, millwork, sheds.
In addition the contract allows for businesses to play a role in processing wood for the commonwealth for services such as portable milling, kiln drying, and other forms of value adding.
If your business would like to participate in the DCR 728 Contract, get an application package by emailing Sean.Mahoney@state.ma.us
Once accepted as a vendor on the contract it’s important for the vendor to make a direct connection with the local buyer. Whether that is a park supervisor looking for timbers for a trail improvement, to a DPW ordering a new shed for the ball field, to a school looking to purchase benches for a new building, this contract is about enabling our communities to be able to use local forest resources.