Colin Dillingham

Colin Dillingham serves as a Wildlife Biologist with the Tahoe National Forest under the U.S. Forest Service, where he provides critical scientific expertise to inform ecological management decisions and support mission-critical acquisitions. His role centers on evaluating habitat conditions, assessing wildlife impacts from forest operations, and recommending science-based mitigation strategies that align with National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) requirements. Dillingham plays a pivotal role in shaping procurement needs for ecological restoration, wildlife monitoring, and habitat enhancement projects, ensuring that contracted services meet rigorous biological standards and support the agency’s goals of forest resilience and biodiversity conservation. While specific contractor names are not publicly disclosed, Dillingham routinely collaborates with environmental consulting firms, ecological survey teams, and field biologists specializing in herpetofauna, avian ecology, and large mammal tracking. His procurement activities emphasize partnerships with firms possessing demonstrated technical proficiency in wildlife inventory methods, telemetry systems, and habitat modeling, fostering long-term vendor relationships grounded in scientific rigor and regulatory compliance. Dillingham maintains a 100% Small Business Set-Aside preference under FAR 19.5, consistently directing acquisitions toward small businesses, including those certified under HUBZone, 8(a), and Women-Owned Small Business programs. This reflects a deliberate commitment to expanding economic opportunity within the environmental services sector while ensuring access to nimble, specialized firms capable of delivering field-based ecological services across the Forest’s rugged terrain. His procurement focus is entirely concentrated under NAICS 541990, encompassing all other professional, scientific, and technical services related to wildlife biology and ecological assessment. He procures services including wildlife population surveys, invasive species monitoring, riparian zone evaluations, and pre-construction biological impact studies—domain-specific work requiring advanced field methodology, permit compliance, and interagency coordination with state and tribal natural resource agencies.