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
ClosedSmall Business

Mark Twain National Forest Cultural Resources Survey

U.S. Department of Agriculture
$5K – $50K📍 MissouriUpdated Jun 26
U.S. Department of the Interior
ClosedSmall Business

Medford Stocking Survey

U.S. Department of the Interior
$100K – $500KUpdated Jul 03
U.S. Department of Agriculture
ClosedSmall Business

Forestry Support Services

U.S. Department of Agriculture
$20K+📍 TennesseeUpdated Jun 25
U.S. Department of Agriculture
ClosedSmall Business

Noxious Weed Treatment

U.S. Department of Agriculture
$25K – $50K📍 Medford, ORUpdated Jun 24
U.S. Department of Agriculture
ClosedSmall Business

Fire Survival Manual Release

U.S. Department of Agriculture
$25K – $100K📍 Hayfork, CAUpdated Jun 25
U.S. Department of Agriculture
ClosedSmall Business

Cultural Resources Survey

U.S. Department of Agriculture
$20K+📍 Eatonton, GAUpdated Jun 24
U.S. Department of Agriculture
ClosedSmall Business

Non-Native Invasive Plant Treatment in Minnesota Forests

U.S. Department of Agriculture
$100K – $500K📍 Duluth, MNUpdated Jul 02
U.S. Department of Agriculture
ClosedSmall Business

Tonasket Presale Services

U.S. Department of Agriculture
$5K – $50K📍 Tonasket, WAUpdated Jun 25
U.S. Department of Agriculture
ClosedSmall Business

Raspberry Crags Stewardship IRSC

U.S. Department of Agriculture
$34M📍 Colorado Springs, COUpdated Jun 08
U.S. Department of Agriculture
ClosedSmall Business

Long Branch Wildlife Stand Improvement

U.S. Department of Agriculture
$20K📍 Hodgen, OKUpdated Jun 23
U.S. Department of the Interior
ClosedSmall Business

Fuel Breaks for a National Wildlife Refuge

U.S. Department of the Interior
$100K – $500KUpdated Jun 26
U.S. Department of Defense
ClosedSmall Business

Timber Stand Improvement and Reforestation Services

U.S. Department of Defense
$100K – $500KUpdated Jun 26
U.S. Department of Agriculture
ClosedSmall Business

Hemlock Woolly Adelgid Treatment

U.S. Department of Agriculture
$100K – $500K📍 Marienville, PAUpdated Jun 27
U.S. Department of Agriculture
ClosedSmall Business

Greys River Road Dust Abatement

U.S. Department of Agriculture
$50K – $250K📍 Alpine, WYUpdated Jun 30
U.S. Department of Agriculture
ClosedSmall Business

Lakeview Juniper and Conifer Felling and Slashing

U.S. Department of Agriculture
$100K – $500K📍 Lakeview, ORUpdated Jun 23

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.