Matthew Bienkowski

Matthew Bienkowski serves as Timber Program Manager at the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Rocky Mountain Regional Office, where he leads the planning, solicitation, and award of contracts essential to sustainable forest management. His role centers on procuring specialized support services for ecological restoration, reforestation, and wildfire mitigation efforts across federal forest lands. Bienkowski manages acquisitions aligned with the Forest Service’s land stewardship mission, focusing on operational contracts that enable timber harvesting, fuel reduction, and post-fire rehabilitation activities. He ensures all procurements adhere to federal environmental and resource management standards while advancing the agency’s strategic goals for ecosystem resilience. Bienkowski collaborates closely with a network of qualified contractors specializing in forestry support activities, including tree planting, slash removal, road maintenance, and ecological monitoring. His contracting approach emphasizes long-term vendor partnerships built on technical proficiency, regulatory compliance, and demonstrated experience in Rocky Mountain terrain. He prioritizes contractors with proven capabilities in sustainable forestry practices and works extensively with firms that integrate science-based land management into their service delivery. A defining feature of Bienkowski’s procurement strategy is his exclusive preference for Women-Owned Small Businesses (WOSB), reflecting a strong institutional commitment to socioeconomic equity in federal contracting. All eligible timber support acquisitions are set aside for WOSB firms, creating targeted opportunities for female-led enterprises to contribute to critical conservation and restoration initiatives. This pattern underscores a deliberate effort to diversify the contractor base while ensuring high-quality, mission-aligned service delivery. His primary procurement focus is NAICS 115310—Support Activities for Forestry—encompassing services such as silvicultural treatments, timber inventory, prescribed burning support, and forest health assessments. Bienkowski’s expertise lies in acquiring technical forestry services that bridge ecological science with on-the-ground implementation, ensuring contracts deliver measurable outcomes in watershed protection, biodiversity enhancement, and fire-adapted landscape resilience.