Mike Moore

Mike Moore serves as Fire Management Officer for the Mount Hood National Forest, where he leads the planning, coordination, and execution of fire suppression, prescribed burning, and fuels reduction initiatives critical to ecological resilience and public safety. His role is central to the U.S. Forest Service’s mission of sustainable forest management, requiring him to procure specialized equipment, technical services, and labor for wildfire mitigation and post-fire restoration. He routinely manages acquisitions for fire behavior analysis tools, wildland firefighting apparatus, prescribed burn planning services, and hazardous fuel treatment contracts, ensuring operational readiness across a complex, fire-prone landscape. Mike collaborates with a network of qualified vendors specializing in wildland fire operations, including firms providing aerial ignition systems, fire-resistant infrastructure materials, and ecological restoration contractors with expertise in native vegetation reestablishment. He works closely with both large-scale contractors with federal fire support experience and regional service providers possessing local ecological knowledge, fostering long-term partnerships grounded in safety, compliance, and adaptive management practices. His procurement approach emphasizes reliability, technical proficiency, and rapid response capability under dynamic environmental conditions. While specific set-aside data is not available, Mike consistently prioritizes socioeconomic contracting opportunities, actively seeking participation from 8(a), HUBZone, and Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses (SDVOSBs) with demonstrated capabilities in fire ecology, forestry, and emergency response. He supports small business growth by structuring contracts that enable capacity building and encourages teaming arrangements that integrate local and tribal enterprises into the forest’s operational framework. His primary procurement focus aligns with NAICS categories including 562920 (Remediation Services), 115310 (Support Activities for Forestry), and 237990 (Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction), reflecting his technical domain expertise in wildfire suppression systems, prescribed burn logistics, and fuels management infrastructure. Mike’s work bridges ecological science and operational procurement to safeguard forest resources and communities.