Bart Littlefield

Bart Littlefield serves as Airtanker Base Manager for the USDA Forest Service, overseeing the acquisition and operational support of aerial firefighting assets critical to wildfire suppression and emergency response across federal lands. In this role, he manages the end-to-end procurement lifecycle for specialized aviation logistics, including aircraft maintenance, crew support services, and ground handling operations essential to sustaining aerial firefighting readiness in remote and high-risk terrains. His acquisitions directly enable the agency’s mission of ecological resilience and public safety, ensuring rapid deployment of airtankers during wildfire events through timely and compliant contracting practices. Littlefield maintains consistent working relationships with a select group of contractors, including ACI Federal Inc., ONE STOP RECRUITING LLC, GONDO ROY E MD, THE LOCUMS CO, LLC, and AMD INTERNATIONAL TECHNOLOGIES LLC. These partnerships reflect a focus on niche service providers offering specialized aviation support, personnel staffing, medical readiness, and technical logistics for airtanker operations. His contracting approach emphasizes reliability, regulatory compliance, and rapid scalability, often requiring vendors with proven experience in federal wildfire response protocols and remote base operations. All of Littlefield’s procurements are structured under a 100% total small business set-aside, reflecting a strong institutional commitment to socioeconomic contracting goals under FAR 19.5. He consistently awards contracts to small businesses, including those certified as HUBZone, service-disabled veteran-owned, or otherwise eligible under small business programs, reinforcing the Forest Service’s mandate to foster economic opportunity while maintaining mission-critical operational capabilities. His procurement activity is exclusively concentrated under NAICS 484220—Specialized Freight (except Used Goods) Trucking, Local—indicating a precise focus on ground-based transportation and logistical support for airtanker bases. This includes the movement of fuel, water, equipment, and personnel, as well as coordination of local hauling services essential to sustaining aerial firefighting operations in rugged, off-grid environments. His expertise lies at the intersection of aviation logistics and terrestrial supply chain management within federal emergency response frameworks.