Casey Krogstad

Casey Krogstad serves as a key procurement professional within the Stewardship Contracting Branch of the U.S. Forest Service, supporting the agency’s mission to advance sustainable forest management through landscape-scale ecological restoration. Responsible for managing complex stewardship contracts that integrate timber harvesting with watershed protection, wildfire risk reduction, and infrastructure maintenance, Krogstad specializes in acquisitions that align with the National Forest System’s long-term resilience goals. Their work ensures that contracting activities directly support ecosystem health while delivering measurable environmental outcomes through performance-based agreements. Krogstad maintains consistent working relationships with a core group of experienced contractors, including Brink Brothers Inc., Peak Engineering LLC, Miller Timber Services, Inc., AZ Hammer Down, LLC, and Dennis Kirby. These partnerships reflect a preference for firms with proven expertise in forest restoration, silvicultural operations, and forest road maintenance. The working relationships are characterized by collaborative, long-term engagement, often involving multi-year task orders and integrated service delivery models that combine timber removal with habitat enhancement and erosion control. Krogstad demonstrates a steadfast commitment to small business participation, directing 100% of procurement opportunities toward total small business set-asides under FAR 19.5. This approach ensures that locally rooted, capacity-building enterprises in rural forestry communities have equitable access to federal contracting opportunities. No other socioeconomic set-asides are utilized, reflecting a deliberate focus on broad small business inclusion rather than niche categories. The procurement portfolio is exclusively focused on NAICS 115310—Support Activities for Forestry—encompassing services such as fuel reduction, prescribed burning, trail and road rehabilitation, and non-timber forest product harvesting. Krogstad’s technical expertise lies in structuring contracts that require specialized ecological knowledge, field-level operational experience, and compliance with NEPA and environmental compliance frameworks.