Scott Warsen

Scott Warsen serves as a key procurement lead within the USDA Forest Service’s CSA East 6 office, responsible for managing acquisitions that support forest ecosystem restoration and operational readiness. He specializes in contracting for forestry support services, including vegetation management, soil preparation, landscaping, and infrastructure maintenance critical to public land stewardship. His work directly advances the agency’s mission to sustain forest health and ensure safe, accessible recreation through timely and compliant procurement of essential field services. Warsen handles a high volume of task and delivery order contracts under indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) mechanisms, ensuring alignment with federal acquisition regulations and environmental compliance standards. He maintains consistent relationships with a core group of specialized contractors, including American Classic Construction Inc., Zimmer Plowing LLC, Lewis Mobile Welding LLC, Miller, Shelia D, and Moore & Shryock LLC. These vendors provide niche, labor-intensive services such as brush clearing, road maintenance, mobile welding for equipment repair, and site-specific landscaping—all vital to remote forest operations. His contracting approach emphasizes reliability, local expertise, and rapid response capabilities, fostering long-term partnerships with firms that demonstrate proven capacity in challenging terrain and weather-sensitive environments. Warsen demonstrates an unwavering commitment to small business participation, directing 100% of his acquisitions toward total small business set-asides under FAR 19.5. This reflects a deliberate strategy to empower locally based, owner-operated enterprises with the technical skills needed for forestry support tasks. His portfolio consistently prioritizes small businesses without additional socioeconomic preferences, ensuring broad access to federal opportunities for qualified firms serving rural and forested regions. His procurement focus is exclusively centered on NAICS 115310—Support Activities for Forestry—encompassing services like invasive species control, fuel reduction, trail maintenance, and forest infrastructure support. He does not procure equipment or materials but rather specialized labor and operational services requiring on-site presence, environmental awareness, and adherence to USDA forest management protocols. His domain expertise lies in aligning contractor capabilities with ecological objectives and field logistics in protected public lands.