Peter Passe

Peter Passe serves as a key procurement lead within the Oregon State Office of the Bureau of Land Management, overseeing contracts critical to the stewardship of federal public lands. His responsibilities include managing the acquisition lifecycle for infrastructure, ecological restoration, and public safety services aligned with the agency’s mission of sustainable land management. He specializes in complex, mission-critical procurements involving forestry support, trail and road maintenance, and environmental compliance services, ensuring all acquisitions adhere to federal procurement regulations and strategic land-use priorities. His work directly enables the Bureau’s objectives in wildfire mitigation, invasive species control, and recreation infrastructure upkeep. Passe maintains a consistent working relationship with L1 Enterprises Incorporated, a primary contractor providing specialized services in forestry operations and land management support. His procurement patterns reflect a preference for long-term, performance-based vendor partnerships that deliver scalable, on-the-ground execution across Oregon’s diverse terrain. He collaborates closely with contractors who demonstrate technical proficiency in ecological restoration, heavy equipment operations, and remote-site logistics, fostering relationships built on reliability, regulatory compliance, and mission alignment. A defining feature of Passe’s contracting approach is his exclusive use of Total Small Business Set-Aside authority under FAR 19.5, reflecting a steadfast commitment to socioeconomic equity and local economic development. All procurements under his purview are reserved for small businesses, prioritizing firms certified under HUBZone, SDB, and other small business programs. This pattern ensures that contracting opportunities directly benefit economically disadvantaged communities and regional service providers with intimate knowledge of Oregon’s public lands. His primary procurement focus centers on NAICS 115310 (Support Activities for Forestry), encompassing prescribed burning, fuel reduction, and invasive plant management. He also regularly procures services under NAICS 324121 (Asphalt Paving Mixture and Block Manufacturing) for road and trail surfacing and NAICS 562991 (Septic Tank and Related Services) for remote sanitation infrastructure. This technical specialization underscores his expertise in integrating environmental compliance with physical infrastructure development on federal lands.