The USDA Forest Service manages and protects national forests and grasslands to ensure sustainable ecological health, public access, and resource resilience. Its core mission centers on maintaining forest ecosystems through infrastructure support, land stewardship, and operational continuity.
USDA Forest Serive is a government agency with procurement activity across contracts, awards, and contractors. Over the last 12 months, USDA Forest Serive has obligated $3,754,608, issued 2 awards, and worked with 2 contractors.
Spending trends, top contractors, industry breakdown, and recent contract activity.
AI Mission Profile
The USDA Forest Service manages and protects national forests and grasslands to ensure sustainable ecological health, public access, and resource resilience. Its core mission centers on maintaining forest ecosystems through infrastructure support, land stewardship, and operational continuity. Strate...
The USDA Forest Service manages and protects national forests and grasslands to ensure sustainable ecological health, public access, and resource resilience. Its core mission centers on maintaining forest ecosystems through infrastructure support, land stewardship, and operational continuity. Strategic priorities include facility maintenance, land management support, and long-term lease accommodations for ranger stations, research outposts, and administrative facilities. The agency prioritizes operational stability over rapid modernization, emphasizing durable, mission-critical real estate solutions that enable field personnel to carry out conservation, fire management, and public recreation programs.
Procurement activity is dominated by nonresidential building leasing arrangements, reflecting a reliance on fixed-site infrastructure to support remote field operations. Contract structures are primarily lease extensions and long-term occupancy agreements, indicating a preference for stable, low-turnover real property arrangements rather than transient or temporary solutions. The agency avoids complex procurement vehicles, favoring direct lease modifications and straightforward real estate transactions that minimize administrative overhead while ensuring continuity of operations in remote locations.
The primary NAICS category targeted is 531120 — Lessors of Nonresidential Buildings — which aligns with the agency’s need for permanent or semi-permanent facilities in forested and often isolated regions. No set-aside preferences are evident in available data, suggesting procurement decisions are driven by facility suitability and location rather than socioeconomic criteria. Vendor relationships are likely based on geographic availability, property condition, and compliance with federal real property standards, with limited emphasis on diversity contracting or innovation-driven vendors.
Organized under the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the Forest Service operates across 155 national forests and 20 national grasslands spanning 193 million acres. Its decentralized structure relies on regional offices to manage localized infrastructure needs through direct leasing and property management agreements. Procurement is conducted primarily through real property lease instruments, with minimal use of service or construction contracts, underscoring its focus on sustaining existing facilities rather than new construction.
Recent USDA Forest Serive Contracts
The latest contract opportunities posted by USDA Forest Serive, including active solicitations and recent awards.
