Forest Service Research Service Pacific Northwest Research Station

The Department of Agriculture Forest Service Research Service Pacific Northwest Research Station is a civilian sub-agency within USDA that funds research and operational contracts supporting forest management and restoration activities across Pacific Northwest forests and grasslands. The Station conducts research-to-operations work in ecological restoration, hazardous fuels reduction, forest health, and natural resource management.

The Station has awarded 556 federal contracts since 2009, with combined potential value of $40.5 million and $39.1 million obligated. Contract activity has declined in recent years, declining from 48 awards in 2022 to 12 year-to-date in 2026 (with activity in 2023, 2024, and 2025 at 31, 42, and 22 awards respectively). The most recent contract award closed on October 1, 2026. The Station transacts through 287 distinct prime contractors, reflecting a highly fragmented competitive structure. Over the last five years, Wildlife Acoustics, Inc. leads by award count with 8 awards totaling $1.6 million combined potential value, followed by Myrica Gale LLC with 8 awards at $395 thousand combined potential value. By potential value, Wildlife Acoustics also ranks first, with Far North Forestry LLC second at $1.1 million combined potential value across 2 awards. The top five primes account for 18 percent of recent award count and 9 percent of combined potential value, indicating no dominant prime contractor concentration. The contracting footprint consists predominantly of non-set-aside work (63 percent of awards), with small-business set-asides making up 36 percent of awards and a minimal share of 8(a), HUBZone, and women-owned small-business awards.

The Station has issued 11 federal grant awards since 2014, totaling $647 thousand in federal obligation. Grant activity was concentrated between 2014 and 2019, with the most recent grant award closing in July 2019. Grant recipients are highly fragmented across 9 distinct organizations, with no recipient dominating by either count or federal dollars. Grant awards split evenly between Project Grants (6 awards, 55 percent) and Cooperative Agreements (5 awards, 45 percent).

Recent contract opportunities center on forestland management work through calls against the Land Management Integrated Resources (LMIR) Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA 12363N23Q4023), restricted to existing LMIR BPA holders and set aside for small business. Active opportunities include Lower Bridge Thinning (solicitation 1240BG26Q0099, due September 9, 2026), Foster Pine Fuels Reduction & Restoration (solicitation 1240BG26Q0083, due August 25, 2026), and Wildcat Mechanical Fuels Reduction (solicitation 1240BG26Q0080, due August 20, 2026). Two recent opportunities—Hebo Priority Weeds II (1240BG26Q0100) and Chetco Hazardous Fuels Reduction (1240BG26Q0084)—have been canceled. No recent grant opportunities are recorded.