223.227—Sale advertisement.
(a)
The Forest Service shall advertise any special forest products sales with an appraised value equal to or greater than $10,000 for at least 30 days, except as provided in paragraph (c) of this section.
(b)
When the sale's appraised value is less than $10,000, the Forest Service may sell the products without advertisement; however, if there is competitive interest in a sale valued at less than $10,000, the Forest Service shall advertise the sale for no less than 7 days.
(c)
Notwithstanding paragraphs (a) and (b) of this section, the Forest Service may, at its discretion, sell any special forest products without advertisement, or advertise a special forest products sale for a period less than 30 days if:
(2)
The products were previously advertised for competitive bidding and no satisfactory bids were received; or
(3)
The products are remaining from expired, cancelled, or abandoned contracts, permits, or other authorizing instruments.