David Johnson

David Johnson serves as Regional Archaeologist for the U.S. Forest Service’s Southwestern Regional Office, where he leads cultural resource management initiatives critical to the agency’s stewardship of public lands. In this role, he ensures compliance with the National Historic Preservation Act and other federal environmental review statutes, guiding the acquisition of archaeological surveys, cultural impact assessments, and heritage preservation services. His procurement activities directly support infrastructure resilience projects, including trail and road maintenance, water system upgrades, and visitor facility development, ensuring that all actions avoid or mitigate adverse effects on historic and tribal cultural resources. Johnson maintains a consistent working relationship with GERMRIP LLC, a specialized contractor with deep expertise in cultural resource investigations and archaeological fieldwork across arid southwestern ecosystems. His procurement patterns reflect a preference for long-term, project-based vendor partnerships that combine technical proficiency in cultural resource identification with adaptive management practices. These collaborations are typically structured as task orders under indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) contracts, enabling responsive and scalable execution across multiple forest units. He maintains a 100% small business set-aside preference under FAR 19.5, prioritizing participation by small businesses certified under the 8(a), HUBZone, and SDVOSB programs. This reflects a deliberate strategy to foster regional economic development and ensure that Indigenous and locally rooted firms contribute to the preservation of culturally significant landscapes. His procurement activity is exclusively focused on NAICS 541720—Research and Development in the Social Sciences and Humanities—encompassing archaeological surveys, ethnographic studies, historic structure evaluations, and tribal consultation services. His technical domain centers on pre-contact and historic-period cultural resources, with expertise in rock art documentation, burial site mitigation, and compliance with Section 106 review processes under the National Historic Preservation Act.