Region 2 - Rocky Mountain Region

The Department of Agriculture Forest Service R2-Rocky Mountain Region is the civilian agency responsible for procuring goods and services to support forest and grassland management, recreation, and operations across the Rocky Mountain Region. R2 administers contract and grant funding for wildland firefighting, forestry operations, infrastructure maintenance, and research partnerships across Colorado, Kansas, Nebraska, South Dakota, and Wyoming.

R2 has awarded 18,417 federal contracts cumulatively since 2002, with $1.14 billion in combined potential value and $1.1 billion obligated. Contract activity has been volatile in recent years: 784 awards in 2023, 860 in 2024, 680 in 2025, 1,492 in 2026, and 1 recorded award so far in 2027, with the latest recorded award date in August 2027. The agency transacts with 4,064 distinct prime contractors. The competitive landscape is highly fragmented: the top five primes by award count hold 6 percent of recent awards, led by Outback Firefighting, Inc. with 73 awards and $2.2 million in potential value. By contract value, the top five hold 3 percent of combined potential value; Medved Global Inc. leads with 27 awards and $11 million potential value, followed by Imperial Forestry, Incorporated with 33 awards and $10.4 million. The majority of awards carry no set-aside designation (55 percent of 18,417 awards), while 40 percent are small-business set-asides, 3 percent are 8(a) Sole Source, and less than 1 percent each are SDVOSB, HUBZone, WOSB, or competitive 8(a).

R2 has awarded 604 federal grants cumulatively since 2009, obligating $493.9 million in federal dollars and $704.9 million in total federal and non-federal share. Grant activity over the last five years: 80 awards in 2022, 99 in 2023, 107 in 2024, 74 in 2025, and 26 awards in 2026. The most recent grant award was recorded in August 2026. Grant recipients are concentrated: the top five recipients hold 57 percent of recent awards by count and 50 percent of federal dollars obligated. Colorado State University dominates with 68 awards and $125.8 million federal dollars, followed by Board Of Regents Of The University Of Nebraska with 42 awards and $59.6 million. Grants are predominantly Project Grants (79 percent of 604 awards) with a smaller share of Cooperative Agreements (21 percent).

Recent contract opportunities reflect R2's operational focus: small-business set-asides dominate recent solicitations, including janitorial services for multiple ranger districts (South Park Ranger District, Mystic Ranger District), vehicle upfits for fire management (7 RLS fire package installations), specialty equipment rentals (two skidsteer rentals for Nebraska NF/Bessey Road), campground updates (Grizzly Bear Campground infrastructure), and livestock management hardware (cattleguard bases and grilles for Black Hills National Forest). A pre-solicitation notice also posted on October 14, 2026, for lease renewal of approximately 4,978 square feet of office and warehouse space in Fort Pierre, South Dakota, expiring December 31, 2028, under an 8(a) Sole Source set-aside with an expression-of-interest deadline of October 28, 2026.