David H. Johnson

David H. Johnson serves as a key procurement professional within the Rocky Mountain Regional Office of the U.S. Forest Service, supporting the agency’s mission to sustain healthy forest ecosystems through strategic acquisitions. He manages a diverse portfolio of contracts focused on ecological restoration, infrastructure resilience, and operational support, with an emphasis on wildfire mitigation, reforestation, and watershed protection. His role involves executing full lifecycle contracting actions—from solicitation to award and administration—ensuring compliance with federal acquisition regulations while advancing the agency’s environmental stewardship goals. He routinely handles complex engineering, construction, and technical services contracts aligned with federal land management priorities. Johnson’s contracting activities are characterized by strong collaboration with small businesses, reflecting a deep institutional commitment to socioeconomic inclusion. With 83.3% of his acquisitions designated as total small business set-asides under FAR 19.5, he consistently prioritizes opportunities for small, disadvantaged, and community-based firms. His procurement patterns favor partnerships with firms certified under HUBZone, SDVOSB, and other small business programs, fostering local economic development and enhancing on-the-ground capacity for forest service operations across the Rocky Mountain region. His technical focus centers on heavy civil engineering and forestry support services, with primary NAICS categories including Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction (237310), Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction (237990), and Support Activities for Forestry (115310). He frequently procures services related to erosion control, trail and road rehabilitation, water and sewer infrastructure, and geospatial surveying and mapping (541370). His expertise lies in integrating ecological objectives with infrastructure delivery, ensuring that construction and engineering projects align with sustainable land management practices and environmental compliance standards.