Dan Fissell

Dan Fissell serves as a Range Conservationist with the Pacific Northwest Regional Office of the U.S. Forest Service, where he plays a pivotal role in enabling ecological stewardship through strategic procurement of specialized field services. His responsibilities include identifying, evaluating, and facilitating contracts for infrastructure and conservation work essential to maintaining forested landscapes, including erosion control, trail maintenance, and riparian restoration. Fissell ensures that acquisitions align with the agency’s mission to preserve ecological integrity while supporting operational readiness across remote and sensitive ecosystems. He primarily manages service-based contracts under the All Other Specialty Trade Contractors NAICS code, focusing on technical, labor-intensive projects requiring environmental compliance and site-specific expertise. Fissell maintains consistent working relationships with a core group of regional specialty contractors, including K.F. Davis Engineering, Inc., Sargent Engineers Inc., Great West Engineering Inc., GDM-AE, Inc., and Thomas Dean & Hoskins Inc. These firms are selected for their proven experience in ecological restoration, slope stabilization, and forest infrastructure projects. His procurement approach emphasizes long-term vendor partnerships grounded in technical competence, regulatory adherence, and field-level responsiveness, ensuring high-quality outcomes in challenging terrain and protected environments. Fissell exhibits a strong and consistent commitment to small business participation, with 100% of his procurements structured as total small business set-asides under FAR 19.5. He prioritizes contracting with small businesses that demonstrate capacity in environmental restoration and specialty trade services, fostering economic opportunity for local and regional firms while enhancing supply chain resilience. His approach reflects a deliberate alignment with federal socioeconomic goals, ensuring equitable access to federal contracts for qualified small entities. His primary procurement focus is on NAICS 238990, encompassing a broad spectrum of specialty trade contracting services critical to range and watershed management. This includes vegetation control, fencing, boardwalk construction, erosion control systems, and other site-specific improvements requiring environmental engineering and ecological planning expertise. Fissell’s technical domain expertise lies at the intersection of land management and contractor execution, ensuring that all acquisitions support sustainable forest stewardship and regulatory compliance.