Region 6 - Pacific Northwest Region

The Department of Agriculture Forest Service R6-Pacific Northwest Region is a sub-agency of the U.S. Department of Agriculture that procures operations, maintenance, restoration, and infrastructure services across National Forests and Grasslands in the Pacific Northwest and operates regional offices managing multiple forests including those in Washington, Oregon, Montana, and Alaska.

The Forest Service R6 awarded 62,793 federal contracts cumulatively since 2003, with combined potential value of $4.27 billion and $4.18 billion obligated (98% of potential value). Recent contract volume declined from 6,886 awards in 2024 to 3,766 in 2025, then rebounded to 5,426 in 2026, with 7 awards recorded so far in 2027. The agency transacts through 7,371 distinct prime contractors, indicating a highly fragmented competitive base. Over the last five years, Grayback Forestry, Inc. leads by award count with 496 awards ($49.8 million combined potential value), followed by GPC Consolidated Reporting with 385 awards ($11.3 million) and Top Gun Lighting And Industrial Supplies, LLC with 305 awards ($38.8 million). The top five primes hold only 7 percent of recent awards by count and 4 percent of combined potential value, underscoring the dispersed nature of the contracting footprint. The agency heavily favors open competition: 73 percent of awards carry no set-aside designation, while small-business set-asides (including HUBZone, 8(a), and other variants) account for 25 percent of awards combined. Most recent awards reflect Schedule task orders, BPA calls, or modifications with unreported dollar values.

The Forest Service R6 also manages a modest grant program, having awarded 734 federal grants since 2011 with combined federal dollars obligated of $846.7 million (and $1.13 billion including non-federal share) across 230 distinct recipients. Grant volume peaked at 144 awards in 2024, then dropped to 77 in 2025 and 15 year-to-date in 2026. Grant recipients are concentrated: the top five recipients hold 41 percent of recent awards by count but 54 percent of federal dollars by value. Washington State Department of Natural Resources and Oregon Department of Forestry together dominate, with the former obligating $269.5 million across 64 awards and the latter $165.7 million across 80 awards. Grant assistance splits 75 percent Project Grants and 25 percent Cooperative Agreements.

Representative recent contract opportunities span facilities maintenance, forest health operations, and vehicle/equipment services. Solicitation 1240BD27Q0009 (posted October 20, due November 3) seeks backup generator repairs at Johnston Ridge Observatory, Gifford Pinchot National Forest, total small-business set-aside, firm-fixed-price RFQ. Solicitation 1240BE27Q0006 (posted October 15, due October 26) requests janitorial services at Bent Creek Experimental Forest near Asheville, North Carolina, total small-business set-aside, with a site visit scheduled October 23. Multiple vehicle and equipment conversion RFQs (1240BD27Q0004 and 1240BD27Q0003, both due October 26 and October 19 respectively) target utility body installation on Forest Service vehicles. Rock crushing, HVAC maintenance, water/wastewater operations, and handpile burning work also appear in the pipeline. Several notices of intent to award BPA call orders against the Land Management Integrated Resources BPA (LMIR)—a national multi-award BPA available to all federal agencies—cover prescribed burning, forest thinning, and reforestation stocking surveys, restricted to pre-qualified LMIR vendors.