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
ClosedSmall Business

Firebreak Installation at Piedmont NWR

U.S. Department of the Interior
$34MUpdated Jun 23
U.S. Department of Agriculture
ClosedSmall Business

Tree and Shrub Removal Services

U.S. Department of Agriculture
$20K📍 Wilmington, ILUpdated Jun 22
U.S. Department of Defense
ClosedSmall Business

Jennings Randolph Lake Maintenance

U.S. Department of Defense
$100K – $500KUpdated Jul 01
U.S. Department of Agriculture
ClosedSmall Business

Timber Marking Services for the Calcasieu Ranger District

U.S. Department of Agriculture
$20K – $100K📍 LouisianaUpdated Jun 29
U.S. Department of Agriculture
ClosedSmall Business

Forest Service Maintenance

U.S. Department of Agriculture
$20K📍 Boyce, LAUpdated Jun 24
U.S. Department of the Interior
ClosedSmall Business

BLM Water and Air Quality Monitoring

U.S. Department of the Interior
$100K – $500KUpdated Jun 19
U.S. Department of the Interior
ClosedSmall Business

Shaded Fuel Break Construction and Vegetation Management

U.S. Department of the Interior
$100K – $500KUpdated Jun 12
U.S. Department of Agriculture
ClosedSmall Business

Reforestation Services

U.S. Department of Agriculture
$20K – $100K📍 Nelsonville, OHUpdated Jun 17
U.S. Department of Agriculture
ClosedSmall Business

Aggregate Hauling for Prescott National Forest

U.S. Department of Agriculture
$100K – $500K📍 Prescott, AZUpdated Jun 26
U.S. Department of Agriculture
ClosedSmall Business

Curly-leaf Pondweed Early Detection and Rapid Response

U.S. Department of Agriculture
$20K📍 Wilmington, ILUpdated Jun 16
U.S. Department of Defense
ClosedSmall Business

Aerial Burn Services

U.S. Department of Defense
$5M – $12MUpdated Jun 15
U.S. Department of Agriculture
ClosedSmall Business

Allegheny National Forest Site Preparation

U.S. Department of Agriculture
$25K📍 Bradford, PAUpdated Jun 24
U.S. Department of Agriculture
ClosedSmall Business

Reforestation Services for Osceola National Forest

U.S. Department of Agriculture
$20K📍 FloridaUpdated Jun 12
U.S. Department of Agriculture
ClosedSmall Business

Archaeological Support for National Forests

U.S. Department of Agriculture
$25K – $100K📍 Whitmire, SCUpdated Jun 15
U.S. Department of the Interior
ClosedSmall Business

Hand Piling for Forestry

U.S. Department of the Interior
$100K – $500KUpdated Jun 16

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.