Region 4 - Intermountain Region

The Department of Agriculture Forest Service R4-Intermountain Region is the civilian agency responsible for forest management, maintenance, and improvement activities across the Intermountain Region, procuring contracts and funding grants for land stewardship, recreation infrastructure, and wildlife coordination across multiple states and national forests.

The Intermountain Region has awarded 19,915 federal contracts cumulatively since 2002, with combined potential value of $1.41 billion and $1.38 billion obligated (97% of potential). Recent contract volume has been volatile: 922 awards in 2023, 3,430 in 2024, 1,395 in 2025, 1,570 in 2026, and 6 year-to-date in 2027. The most recently recorded award date is September 1, 2027. Among 4,217 distinct prime contractors, competitive concentration is highly fragmented; the top five primes by award count account for only 8 percent of recent awards over the last five years. Outback Firefighting, Inc. leads by count with 182 awards and $8.9 million combined potential value, followed by CM Backcountry Rentals, LLC (141 awards, $2.2 million) and Torch Fire And Security, LLC (140 awards, $6 million). By potential value, concentration is extremely fragmented at 2 percent coverage among the top five, with Outback Firefighting again leading at $8.9 million, Patrick Environmental Inc. second at $7.7 million, and Torch Fire And Security third at $6 million. The set-aside mix skews heavily toward unrestricted procurement: 62 percent of awards carry no set-aside designation, while 35 percent are small-business set-asides (predominantly Total Small Business). Specialized set-asides account for less than 3 percent combined, with 8(a) sole source at 2 percent and HUBZone, SDVOSB, WOSB, and other designations collectively under 1 percent.

The Intermountain Region has awarded 132 federal grants cumulatively since 2009, obligating $83.4 million in federal dollars ($94.8 million total including non-federal match). Recent grant activity has been sparse and inconsistent: 11 awards in 2022, 24 in 2023, 19 in 2024, 4 in 2025, and 13 in 2026 (closed August 13, 2026). Grant recipient concentration is highly concentrated; the top five recipients by award count account for 77 percent of recent awards, and the top five by federal dollars account for 65 percent. State of Utah, Division of Wildlife Resources dominates with 38 awards and $32.6 million in federal dollars obligated, followed by Idaho Department of Lands (6 awards, $11.7 million) and Nevada Department of Wildlife (4 awards, $3.9 million). Among 27 distinct recipients, the assistance-type mix is predominantly Cooperative Agreements (92 awards) with a small share of Project Grants (10 awards).

Recent contract solicitations are concentrated on small-business set-asides for infrastructure, materials, and facility work. Open opportunities include aluminum delineator posts for the Intermountain Region South Zone (Solicitation 1284LM27Q0005, due October 23, 2026), fiberglass boundary markers and decals for BSNF (1284LM27Q0003, due October 19, 2026), gravel delivery for Bloomington Lake Trail Head (1284LL26Q0045, due October 15, 2026), a vault toilet installation at Treasure Lake (127EAX26Q0085, closed October 2, 2026), and a furnace replacement at Mesa Falls Visitors Center (127EAX26Q0047, closed September 2, 2026). All posted opportunities are Total Small Business set-asides issued as RFQs under FAR Part 12.