(2) The contract requirements must be compatible with the office of financial management's guide to public service contracts.
(3) The department may not use contract harvesting for more than twenty percent of the total annual volume of timber offered for sale. However, volume removed primarily to address an identified forest health issue under RCW
79.15.540 may not be included in calculating the annual limit of contract harvesting sales. Forest biomass resulting from harvesting to address an identified forest health issue under RCW
79.15.540 may be utilized in accordance with chapter
79.150 RCW.