Mark Smith

Mark Smith serves as a key procurement lead within the Bitterroot National Forest, overseeing acquisitions critical to sustaining forest infrastructure and operational resilience. He manages a portfolio of contracts focused on civil works, recreational facility upgrades, and utility system modernization, ensuring alignment with the U.S. Forest Service’s mission of ecosystem health and public access. His acquisitions primarily support trail and bridge integrity, water supply reliability, and forest management operations, all under the Federal Acquisition Regulation framework. Smith’s work directly enables field teams to maintain safe, functional, and sustainable public lands through timely and compliant contracting practices. His primary contractor relationship is with 3 Brothers Contracting Inc., a trusted vendor with deep expertise in forestry support activities. Smith consistently engages this firm for specialized services requiring on-the-ground knowledge of forested terrain, equipment mobilization, and environmental compliance. His contracting patterns reflect a preference for long-term, performance-based partnerships with vendors who demonstrate proven capacity in ecological stewardship and infrastructure maintenance under dynamic field conditions. Smith maintains a 100% small business set-aside preference under FAR 19.5, reflecting a strong institutional commitment to socioeconomic inclusion. All his procurements are reserved exclusively for small businesses, fostering growth among local and regional contractors with demonstrated capability in forestry support. This approach ensures that economic benefits remain within the communities surrounding the Bitterroot National Forest while enhancing contract performance through agile, locally rooted vendors. His procurement focus is entirely centered on NAICS 115310—Support Activities for Forestry—encompassing vegetation management, erosion control, trail construction, firebreak maintenance, and forest road upkeep. He specializes in contracting for services that require technical knowledge of silvicultural practices, environmental mitigation, and compliance with National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) requirements, ensuring all acquisitions support both operational needs and ecological sustainability.