LMIR BPA Team

The LMIR BPA Team serves as the primary contracting unit within the U.S. Forest Service’s Stewardship Contracting Branch, responsible for executing landscape-scale stewardship agreements that integrate ecological restoration, wildfire risk reduction, and sustainable forest management. They administer blanket purchase agreements and task orders under the Stewardship Contracting Authority, enabling integrated outcomes such as timber harvesting coupled with watershed rehabilitation, trail maintenance, and invasive species control. Their acquisitions are strategically aligned with the Forest Service’s mission to enhance ecosystem resilience through collaborative, results-oriented contracting that balances resource utilization with environmental stewardship. The team maintains long-standing partnerships 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 have demonstrated proven expertise in forest operations, ecological restoration, and field-level implementation. These relationships are built on consistent performance in complex, multi-objective projects requiring technical proficiency in silviculture, erosion control, and heavy equipment operations in remote terrain. The team favors vendors with established track records in federal stewardship contracting and prioritizes contractors capable of delivering integrated, landscape-level outcomes under flexible performance metrics. The LMIR BPA Team maintains a 100% total small business set-aside preference across all procurements, fully aligned with FAR 19.5, ensuring that all contract opportunities are reserved exclusively for small businesses. This reflects a robust, institutionalized commitment to fostering economic opportunity within rural and forest-dependent communities, with a procurement culture that actively promotes small business capacity building and sustainable vendor development in the forestry sector. Their procurement activity is concentrated in NAICS 115310 (Support Activities for Forestry), encompassing services such as fuel reduction, forest thinning, road decommissioning, and post-harvest site rehabilitation. A smaller but critical component involves NAICS 541620 (Environmental Consulting Services), supporting ecological assessments, monitoring, and compliance planning. The team’s technical domain expertise lies in delivering science-based, on-the-ground forest management solutions that meet both regulatory standards and ecological objectives.