Rick Driggs

Rick Driggs serves as a key procurement lead for the R1 Regional Office of the U.S. Forest Service, overseeing acquisitions critical to the sustainable management of national forest infrastructure. His role centers on planning, soliciting, and awarding contracts that support trail and road maintenance, wildfire mitigation, and public access improvements across ecologically sensitive and remote regions. He manages the full lifecycle of construction-related procurements, ensuring compliance with federal contracting regulations while aligning with the agency’s mission of resource stewardship and operational resilience. His acquisitions are primarily focused on civil infrastructure projects essential to forest health and public safety. While specific contractor names are not available, Driggs maintains consistent engagement with qualified construction firms capable of executing complex civil works in challenging terrain. His procurement patterns reflect a preference for vendors with proven experience in remote site logistics, environmental compliance, and erosion control measures. He works closely with contractors who demonstrate technical proficiency in heavy civil construction, temporary access solutions, and sustainable grading practices, fostering partnerships grounded in safety, durability, and ecological responsibility. Driggs exhibits a strong commitment to small business participation, with 66.7% of his acquisitions set aside for small businesses under FAR 19.5. His contracting patterns consistently prioritize small business eligibility, reflecting a deliberate strategy to expand economic opportunity within the rural and forest-adjacent communities served by the Forest Service. While no specific socioeconomic categories are dominant, the high rate of small business set-asides signals a clear preference for fostering local and regional contractor capacity. His procurement focus is exclusively aligned with NAICS 237310—Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction—indicating deep expertise in civil infrastructure projects requiring specialized earthwork, drainage systems, retaining structures, and pavement restoration. He procures services involving road realignment, trail surfacing, culvert installation, and erosion control measures tailored to forested and mountainous environments, demonstrating technical fluency in federal construction standards and environmental mitigation protocols.