Jason Dierberg

Jason Dierberg serves as a key procurement professional within the Stewardship Contracting Branch of the U.S. Forest Service, supporting landscape-scale ecological restoration initiatives through strategic contracting. He manages a portfolio of acquisitions centered on sustainable forest management, including timber harvesting integrated with watershed restoration, fuel reduction, and infrastructure maintenance. His work directly advances the agency’s mission to enhance forest resilience and mitigate wildfire risk by aligning procurement with ecological outcomes. Dierberg routinely handles complex, performance-based contracts under the Stewardship Contracting authority, ensuring that outcomes-driven deliverables—such as biomass removal, trail rehabilitation, and invasive species control—are procured in alignment with environmental standards and interagency collaboration goals. He maintains consistent working relationships with a core group of specialized contractors, including Brink Brothers Inc., Peak Engineering LLC, Miller Timber Services, Inc., Az Hammer Down, LLC, and Dennis Kirby, all of whom possess proven expertise in forestry support activities. These partnerships are characterized by long-term, repeat engagement based on technical proficiency, compliance with environmental regulations, and ability to execute multi-objective projects across diverse terrains. Dierberg prioritizes contractors with demonstrated experience in ecological restoration techniques and operational scalability in remote, federally managed lands. Dierberg’s procurement strategy reflects a firm commitment to open competition, with 100% of awards issued under no set-aside provisions. While he does not routinely utilize socioeconomic set-asides such as 8(a), HUBZone, or SDVOSB programs, his approach emphasizes capability, compliance, and mission alignment over socioeconomic categorization, ensuring that the most qualified performers are selected based on technical merit and past performance. His primary procurement focus is exclusively on NAICS 115310—Support Activities for Forestry—encompassing services such as timber harvesting, roadside maintenance, erosion control, and forest health treatments. Dierberg’s expertise lies in structuring contracts that integrate ecological restoration with resource extraction, ensuring that all acquisitions deliver measurable environmental benefits while maintaining operational efficiency on national forest lands.