Matt Daigle, Stewardship Acquisition Program Support Officer

Matt Daigle serves as the Stewardship Acquisition Program Support Officer for the U.S. Forest Service’s Stewardship Contracting Branch, where he plays a pivotal role in advancing landscape-scale ecological restoration through strategic procurement. He facilitates complex, integrated contracts that combine timber harvesting with watershed protection, fire risk reduction, and infrastructure maintenance, aligning acquisitions with the agency’s mission of sustainable forest stewardship. His work centers on multi-objective stewardship contracting vehicles that enable long-term, performance-based partnerships between the Forest Service and qualified service providers, ensuring ecological outcomes are achieved alongside operational efficiency. Daigle maintains consistent working relationships with a core group of experienced contractors including Brink Brothers Inc., Peak Engineering LLC, Miller Timber Services, Inc., Az Hammer Down, LLC, and Dennis Kirby. These partners are recognized for their technical proficiency in forest management, logging operations, and ecological restoration services. His procurement approach emphasizes reliability, demonstrated capacity in field-based ecological work, and adherence to environmental compliance standards, fostering long-term, trust-based vendor relationships built on performance and shared conservation goals. Daigle’s contracting portfolio reflects a strong preference for open competition, with 100% of awards issued under no set-aside classifications. This indicates a focus on selecting the most qualified performers regardless of socioeconomic status, prioritizing technical capability and ecological expertise over targeted socioeconomic preferences. While small business participation is not formally incentivized through set-asides, the nature of the work often naturally engages small, regionally-based firms with specialized forestry skills. The vast majority of his acquisitions fall under NAICS 115310 (Support Activities for Forestry), reflecting deep specialization in ecological restoration services, fuel reduction, and forest health treatments. A smaller portion of activity involves NAICS 113310 (Logging) and 488210 (Support Activities for Rail Transportation), underscoring his technical domain expertise in integrated land management systems that require coordination between timber removal, trail maintenance, and transportation logistics for restoration materials.