Ryan Kearney

Ryan Kearney serves as a Land Surveyor for the Lolo National Forest under the U.S. Forest Service, where he plays a pivotal role in supporting land management and infrastructure resilience through precise geospatial data collection and boundary determination. His work directly informs the planning and execution of forest road maintenance, trail development, bridge placement, and watershed protection initiatives. Kearney is responsible for initiating and overseeing surveying and mapping acquisitions that ensure compliance with federal land boundaries, environmental regulations, and public safety standards. He primarily handles service-based procurements under NAICS 541370, focusing on high-accuracy topographic, cadastral, and boundary surveys essential to federal land stewardship. Kearney maintains consistent working relationships with a select group of specialized surveying and land management contractors, including Quality Construction Co., YOY Inc., Century Warehousing, Inc., Oregon Woods, Inc., and the County of Kootenai. These partnerships reflect a preference for firms with proven expertise in remote terrain surveying, forested land boundary delineation, and GIS-integrated mapping. His procurement approach emphasizes technical proficiency, field reliability, and adherence to National Geodetic Survey standards, fostering long-term vendor collaboration grounded in precision and regulatory compliance. Kearney’s contracting portfolio is fully aligned with Small Business Set-Aside preferences under FAR 19.5, with 100% of surveying acquisitions reserved exclusively for small businesses. This reflects a deliberate and sustained commitment to fostering economic opportunity within the land surveying sector, particularly for firms certified as small business concerns under the Small Business Act. His procurement patterns consistently prioritize qualified small entities capable of delivering high-stakes field services in challenging, federally managed landscapes. His technical domain is exclusively focused on NAICS 541370—Surveying and Mapping (except Geophysical) Services—encompassing boundary retracement, control network establishment, LiDAR data collection, and digital terrain modeling. Kearney’s expertise ensures that all surveying work meets U.S. Geological Survey and Forest Service geospatial standards, supporting accurate land records, resource planning, and public access management across western Montana’s forested terrain.