8 million acres of public land in southwestern Colorado, prioritizing ecological resilience, public safety, and sustainable resource use. Core missions include wildfire risk reduction, infrastructure maintenance, and supporting forest health through prescribed burns and fuel management.
USDA Fs San Juan National Forest is a government agency with procurement activity across contracts, awards, and contractors.
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Spending trends, top contractors, industry breakdown, and recent contract activity.
AI Mission Profile
The USDA Forest Service’s San Juan National Forest manages and protects over 1.8 million acres of public land in southwestern Colorado, prioritizing ecological resilience, public safety, and sustainable resource use. Core missions include wildfire risk reduction, infrastructure maintenance, and supp...
The USDA Forest Service’s San Juan National Forest manages and protects over 1.8 million acres of public land in southwestern Colorado, prioritizing ecological resilience, public safety, and sustainable resource use. Core missions include wildfire risk reduction, infrastructure maintenance, and supporting forest health through prescribed burns and fuel management. Strategic priorities center on enhancing community protection via secure facilities, reliable transportation and water systems, and specialized equipment for fire-fuels operations. The agency actively invests in conservation partnerships and workforce support through contracted services that enable field operations in remote, high-elevation terrain.
Procurement activity is dominated by construction, security, and operational support services critical to maintaining forest infrastructure. The agency frequently acquires highway and water line construction to sustain access and utility systems, while janitorial and security services ensure the functionality of ranger stations and administrative facilities. Equipment procurement focuses on specialized off-road vehicles tailored for fire-fuels management and terrain-specific operations. Contracts often combine solicitation and presolicitation phases to accommodate complex project scoping, with an emphasis on performance-based outcomes rather than rigid specifications.
The agency consistently targets NAICS codes related to support activities for forestry, highway and water infrastructure construction, janitorial services, and security systems. It exhibits a strong preference for Small Business Administration set-asides, signaling a commitment to fostering local economic development and engaging qualified small and disadvantaged vendors. Vendor relationships are built on reliability in rugged environments, compliance with federal environmental and safety standards, and the ability to deliver services under challenging logistical conditions.
Organized under the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Forest Service, the San Juan National Forest operates through ranger districts across a vast, mountainous region with no centralized headquarters. It utilizes standard federal procurement vehicles including indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contracts and competitive solicitations to meet dynamic operational needs. The agency’s structure emphasizes decentralized field operations supported by centralized procurement coordination.
Procurement Analytics
Where USDA Fs San Juan National Forest directs its contract spending, by industry and small-business set-aside program.
