Peter Huppi, Engineering POC

Peter Huppi serves as the Engineering Point of Contact for the Stewardship Contracting Branch within the U.S. Forest Service’s Department of Agriculture, where he plays a pivotal role in advancing landscape-scale ecological restoration through strategic procurement. He supports the design, evaluation, and implementation of stewardship contracts that integrate timber harvesting with watershed protection, fire risk reduction, and infrastructure maintenance. His acquisitions focus on performance-based, results-oriented contracts that align with the agency’s mission to enhance forest resilience through collaborative, science-driven management. Huppi typically handles complex, multi-objective solicitations requiring technical engineering oversight and long-term ecological outcome metrics. He maintains consistent working relationships with a core group of specialized contractors, including Brink Brothers Inc., Peak Engineering LLC, AZ Hammer Down, LLC, Gabino D. Grano, and Gladhart LLC, all of which possess demonstrated expertise in forest operations, ecological restoration, and silvicultural services. These partnerships are characterized by repeat engagement, technical collaboration, and a shared commitment to sustainable outcomes. Huppi prioritizes vendors with proven on-the-ground experience in federal forest environments and a capacity to deliver integrated services across multiple ecological domains. Huppi’s procurement portfolio is entirely set aside for small businesses under FAR 19.5, reflecting a firm commitment to fostering economic opportunity within the rural and specialized contracting community. All awards are reserved for small business concerns, ensuring that local, regionally based firms with niche capabilities in forestry support services can compete and thrive. This approach strengthens community resilience while aligning with federal socioeconomic goals. His primary procurement focus is on NAICS 115310—Support Activities for Forestry—encompassing activities such as fuel reduction, trail maintenance, erosion control, and non-commercial thinning. He specializes in contracting for technical services that require field-level ecological knowledge, equipment operations in remote terrain, and adherence to National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) compliance protocols. His domain expertise lies in translating forest science into actionable, contractually enforceable restoration outcomes.