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 Agriculture
Small Business

Northern Goshawk Inventory and Monitoring Survey

U.S. Department of Agriculture
$5K – $50K📍 Springerville, AZUpdated Jun 01
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Small Business

Mulching Project in a National Forest

U.S. Department of Agriculture
$100K – $500K📍 Andalusia, ALUpdated May 29
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Small Business

Gopher Baiting Services for Idaho Forests

U.S. Department of Agriculture
$5K – $50K📍 IdahoUpdated May 26
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Small Business

Forest Inventory & Analysis in the Rocky Mountains

U.S. Department of Agriculture
$761K📍 Riverdale, UTUpdated May 26
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Small Business

Deer Thin Sectioning in the Wallowa Whitman National Forest

U.S. Department of Agriculture
$5K – $50K📍 OregonUpdated Jul 03
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Small Business

Roadside Brushing for the McKenzie River Road

U.S. Department of Agriculture
$5K – $50K📍 McKenzie Bridge, ORUpdated May 22
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Small Business

Bobcat Marking and Cruising in Ottawa NF

U.S. Department of Agriculture
$5K – $50K📍 Watersmeet, MIUpdated May 21
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Small Business

Watershed Maintenance in Oregon

U.S. Department of Agriculture
$100K – $500K📍 OregonUpdated Jun 24
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Small Business

Timber Mark and Cruise Services for Ottawa National Forest

U.S. Department of Agriculture
$100K – $500K📍 Ontonagon, MIUpdated May 14
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Small Business

Fuels Management Services

U.S. Department of Agriculture
$50MUpdated Apr 30
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Small Business

Fuels Management Services

U.S. Department of Agriculture
$50MUpdated Apr 30
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Small Business

Fuels Management Services for National Forests

U.S. Department of Agriculture
$50MUpdated Apr 30
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Small Business

Fuels Management Services

U.S. Department of Agriculture
$50MUpdated Apr 30
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Small Business

Fuels Management Services for National Forests

U.S. Department of Agriculture
$50MUpdated Apr 30
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Small Business

Fuels Management for National Forests

U.S. Department of Agriculture
$50MUpdated Apr 30

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.