Forest Service under the Department of Agriculture, manages and maintains public forest lands in Idaho and Montana to ensure sustainable ecological health, public access, and infrastructure resilience. Its core mission centers on supporting forestry operations through active land stewardship, trail and road maintenance, and resource protection programs.
Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forest is a government agency with procurement activity across contracts, awards, and contractors. Over the last 12 months, Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forest has obligated $135,000, issued 1 award, and worked with 1 contractor. Procurement is concentrated in Lessors of Nonresidential Buildings (except Miniwarehouses).
Spending trends, top contractors, industry breakdown, and recent contract activity.
AI Mission Profile
The Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forest, part of the U.S. Forest Service under the Department of Agriculture, manages and maintains public forest lands in Idaho and Montana to ensure sustainable ecological health, public access, and infrastructure resilience. Its core mission centers on supporting ...
The Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forest, part of the U.S. Forest Service under the Department of Agriculture, manages and maintains public forest lands in Idaho and Montana to ensure sustainable ecological health, public access, and infrastructure resilience. Its core mission centers on supporting forestry operations through active land stewardship, trail and road maintenance, and resource protection programs. Strategic priorities include preserving recreational access via trail systems, enhancing forest health through tree planting and vegetation management, and maintaining critical transportation and sanitation infrastructure across remote terrain. The agency prioritizes long-term ecological balance while enabling responsible public use through targeted infrastructure investments.
Procurement activity is heavily concentrated in support activities for forestry, including trail maintenance, tree planting, and vegetation management, often awarded through combined solicitation vehicles that integrate multiple service elements. Additional procurement includes heavy civil engineering for road improvements, sanitation services for remote facilities, and specialized transportation equipment for operational needs. Contracts are typically structured as task-order or indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) agreements to accommodate seasonal and variable workload demands across the forest landscape.
The agency consistently targets support activities for forestry (NAICS 115310) as its primary procurement category, reflecting its operational reliance on skilled labor for ecological restoration and public access maintenance. It demonstrates a strong preference for Small Business Administration (SBA) set-asides, particularly for trail maintenance, toilet pumping, and equipment procurement, indicating a deliberate strategy to foster local economic participation and build capacity among regional contractors. Vendor relationships are shaped by geographic proximity, demonstrated expertise in forest service operations, and compliance with environmental and safety standards.
Organized under the Forest Service, the Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forest operates across a vast, rugged terrain spanning multiple counties with no centralized administrative location. It utilizes federal procurement vehicles such as GSA schedules and interagency agreements to acquire goods and services, relying on performance-based contracting to ensure accountability in remote and environmentally sensitive areas.
Procurement Analytics
Where Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forest directs its contract spending, by industry and small-business set-aside program.
