The USDA Forest Service’s Dakota Prairie Grasslands manages and conserves ecologically sensitive grassland ecosystems across the Northern Plains, prioritizing sustainable land stewardship, wildlife habitat restoration, and public access infrastructure. Core initiatives include invasive species control through mastication projects, cultural resource preservation, and maintenance of critical transportation corridors such as ranger district roads and trail systems.
USDA Fs Dakota Prairie Grasslands is a government agency with procurement activity across contracts, awards, and contractors. Over the last 12 months, USDA Fs Dakota Prairie Grasslands has obligated $11,600, issued 1 award, and worked with 1 contractor. Procurement is concentrated in Water and Sewer Line and Related Structures Construction.
Spending trends, top contractors, industry breakdown, and recent contract activity.
AI Mission Profile
The USDA Forest Service’s Dakota Prairie Grasslands manages and conserves ecologically sensitive grassland ecosystems across the Northern Plains, prioritizing sustainable land stewardship, wildlife habitat restoration, and public access infrastructure. Core initiatives include invasive species contr...
The USDA Forest Service’s Dakota Prairie Grasslands manages and conserves ecologically sensitive grassland ecosystems across the Northern Plains, prioritizing sustainable land stewardship, wildlife habitat restoration, and public access infrastructure. Core initiatives include invasive species control through mastication projects, cultural resource preservation, and maintenance of critical transportation corridors such as ranger district roads and trail systems. The agency actively integrates ecological science with infrastructure resilience, ensuring that land management activities align with conservation mandates while supporting recreational and tribal access needs.
Procurement activity centers on heavy civil infrastructure, particularly highway and bridge construction to maintain access across remote terrain, alongside specialized forestry support services like juniper mastication and trail maintenance. Contracts frequently utilize indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) vehicles and combined solicitations to streamline multi-year, multi-project execution. The agency favors integrated contracting approaches that bundle site preparation, environmental compliance, and labor-intensive ecological treatments under single award mechanisms.
The agency predominantly targets NAICS codes related to civil construction (237310) and forestry support services (115310), reflecting its emphasis on physical infrastructure and ecological intervention. A strong preference for Small Business Administration (SBA) set-asides underscores a commitment to fostering local economic resilience and leveraging regional expertise in land management. Vendor relationships are built around firms with demonstrated capacity in environmental compliance, rural construction, and cultural resource documentation, often requiring specialized knowledge of Northern Plains ecosystems and federal land use protocols.
Organized under the USDA Forest Service, the Dakota Prairie Grasslands operates as a dispersed administrative unit with no fixed headquarters, managing vast, non-contiguous tracts of public land across the Northern Plains. It relies primarily on competitive solicitations, IDIQs, and combined contracts to execute its mission, partnering with contractors who can navigate complex environmental regulations and deliver field-based services in remote, low-access areas.
Procurement Analytics
Where USDA Fs Dakota Prairie Grasslands directs its contract spending, by industry and small-business set-aside program.
