John Swizdor

John Swizdor serves as the primary contracting lead for the Stewardship Contracting Branch of the U.S. Forest Service, where he manages complex, landscape-scale stewardship contracts designed to advance ecological restoration and wildfire risk reduction. His role centers on integrating timber harvesting with infrastructure maintenance, watershed protection, and habitat improvement under authority granted by the Stewardship Contracting Authority. He handles multi-objective acquisitions that combine forestry, civil works, and specialty trade services, ensuring compliance with environmental mandates and collaborative land management goals. His procurements are strategically aligned with the Forest Service’s mission to enhance forest resilience through performance-based, results-driven contracting. Swizdor maintains consistent working relationships with a core group of contractors including BRINK BROTHERS INC., PEAK ENGINEERING LLC, MILLER TIMBER SERVICES, INC., AZ HAMMER DOWN, LLC, and DENNIS KIRBY. These vendors are frequently selected for their proven expertise in forest operations, heavy equipment deployment, and ecological restoration work. His contracting patterns reflect a preference for established partners with demonstrated capability in executing multi-year, multi-disciplinary projects across remote and ecologically sensitive terrain, fostering long-term collaboration over transactional engagements. He maintains a 100% Small Business Set-Aside preference under FAR 19.5, reflecting a strong institutional commitment to socioeconomic equity and local economic development. All acquisitions under his purview are reserved exclusively for small businesses, ensuring broad participation from firms certified under various small business programs, including HUBZone and SDVOSB entities, while prioritizing regional contractors with on-the-ground experience in forested environments. His procurement focus is concentrated in NAICS 237310 (Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction) and 238160 (Roofing Contractors), with significant activity also in 238990 (Other Specialty Trade Contractors) and 237990 (Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction). He routinely procures services related to trail and road maintenance, erosion control, culvert installation, and forest infrastructure rehabilitation, demonstrating deep technical expertise in civil and environmental contracting within federal forest lands.