Bart Matthews

Bart Matthews serves as a Photogrammetry Program Specialist at the U.S. Forest Service’s Region 3 Southwestern Regional Office, where he leads the acquisition and management of geospatial data collection and analysis services critical to forest infrastructure stewardship. His role centers on procuring high-precision aerial surveying, LiDAR, and photogrammetric mapping services to support trail and road resilience, water system integrity, and visitor facility planning. Matthews ensures that acquisitions align with the agency’s mission of sustainable land management by securing technically rigorous, survey-grade spatial datasets that inform long-term environmental planning and civil works projects. His primary contractor relationship is with GERMRIP LLC, a specialized geospatial services firm with demonstrated expertise in airborne photogrammetry and digital terrain modeling. Matthews consistently engages this vendor for complex, mission-critical mapping tasks requiring calibrated imagery, orthorectified mosaics, and 3D point cloud generation. His working relationship reflects a pattern of repeat, performance-based engagements grounded in technical compliance and data accuracy standards, rather than competitive bidding for routine tasks. Matthews does not utilize socioeconomic set-asides; all of his acquisitions are conducted under full and open competition, reflecting a procurement strategy prioritizing technical capability and operational readiness over socioeconomic criteria. This approach underscores his focus on mission-critical outcomes where specialized photogrammetric expertise is the decisive factor, not vendor classification. His procurement activity is exclusively focused on NAICS 541370—Surveying and Mapping (except Geophysical) Services—encompassing aerial photogrammetry, drone-based topographic surveys, orthophoto production, and digital elevation model generation. He specializes in acquiring high-resolution geospatial deliverables that support forest service engineering, erosion control planning, and public land inventory systems, requiring strict adherence to National Digital Elevation Program (NDEP) and USGS standards.