Forestry & Land Management Government Contracts

Federal forestry and land-management contracts set aside for small business — fuels reduction, tree work, and forest support services on public lands.

The Forest Service, BLM, and other land agencies buy hazardous-fuels reduction, thinning and mastication, tree planting, timber-stand improvement, and fire-support services — much of it as small-business set-asides sized for local operators with the right equipment.

78 active opportunities right now. Updated daily from SAM.gov.

U.S. Department of the Interior
Small Business

Hazardous Fuels Reduction

U.S. Department of the Interior
$100K – $500KUpdated Jul 06
U.S. Department of the Interior
Small Business

Vegetation Management Services for Shivwits Plateau

U.S. Department of the Interior
$100K – $500KUpdated Jul 06
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Small Business

Hazardous Fuels Reductions in the Pacific Northwest

U.S. Department of Agriculture
$100K – $500K📍 Crescent, ORUpdated Jul 06
U.S. Department of the Interior
✏️ UpdatedSmall Business

Herbicide Treatments for Washoe

U.S. Department of the Interior
$100K – $500KUpdated Jul 14
U.S. Department of the Interior
Small Business

Mountain Springs Mastication Project

U.S. Department of the Interior
$100K – $500KUpdated Jul 06
U.S. Department of the Interior
Small Business

Fuel Reduction Mastication Services

U.S. Department of the Interior
$34MUpdated Jul 08
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Small Business

Herbicide Treatment for Non-Native Invasive Plants

U.S. Department of Agriculture
$100K – $500K📍 Norton, VAUpdated Jul 05
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Small Business

Herbicide Application for Allegheny National Forest

U.S. Department of Agriculture
$20K – $100K📍 Warren, PAUpdated Jul 04
U.S. Department of the Interior
Small Business

Fuel Break Mowing for a Nevada Park

U.S. Department of the Interior
$100K – $500KUpdated Jul 07
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Small Business

Timber Sale Preparation for Chippewa National Forest

U.S. Department of Agriculture
$20K📍 Blackduck, MNUpdated Jul 02
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Small Business

Invasive Weed Survey and Treatment

U.S. Department of Agriculture
$34M📍 Corona, CAUpdated Jul 01
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Small Business

Vegetation Management Services

U.S. Department of Agriculture
$20K📍 Pedro, OHUpdated Jun 30
U.S. Department of the Interior
Small Business

Fire Treatment Services for the BLM

U.S. Department of the Interior
$100K – $500KUpdated Jun 30
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Small Business

USDA Forest Service Land Management Resources BPA

U.S. Department of Agriculture
$100K – $500K📍 Seeley Lake, MTUpdated Jul 09
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Small Business

Dam Vegetation Removal

U.S. Department of Agriculture
$20K📍 Bedford, INUpdated Jun 29

Forestry & Land Management contracts — common questions

How do I get Forest Service or BLM contracts?expand_more

Register on SAM.gov under NAICS 115310 (Support Activities for Forestry), and watch the ranger districts and field offices where your equipment already operates. This work is geographic by nature — agencies routinely set requirements aside for small business, and mobilization distance matters in evaluation.

What equipment and qualifications do I need?expand_more

Whatever the treatment calls for — masticators, feller-bunchers, chippers, planting crews — plus the fire-season qualifications (incident qualifications cards, agreements) if you want fire-support work. The solicitation lists required capabilities explicitly.

Is this work set aside for small business?expand_more

Heavily. Fuels-reduction and forestry-support requirements almost always satisfy the Rule of Two among regional operators, so small-business set-asides are the norm, with 8(a) and tribal set-asides common in some regions.

Set-Aside Pro is an independent publication, not affiliated with the SBA or SAM.gov. Size standards shown are from the SBA's published table — confirm the current figures and each solicitation's requirements before bidding.