San Dimas Technology and Development Center

The Department of Agriculture Forest Service Technology and Development San Dimas Technology and Development Center is a civilian sub-agency within the Forest Service that procures research, development, technology transfer, and operational support services for forest and rangeland management programs. The San Dimas center (located in southern California) drives the bulk of the agency's contracting activity through performance of applied research and technology-adoption work across the Forest Service footprint.

The agency has issued 239 federal contract awards cumulatively since 2007, with a combined potential value of $12.4 million and combined dollars obligated of $12.1 million (98% of potential value). Recent award volume has declined sharply: the agency issued 8 awards in 2021, 11 in 2023, 6 in 2024, 4 in 2025, and 3 year-to-date in 2026. The most recent recorded award date is 2026-09-29. Across the portfolio, 106 distinct prime contractors have received awards, indicating a highly fragmented competitive base with no dominant vendor incumbent.

Over the last five years, the top five contractors by award count (Cmip LLC, Premier & Companies Inc., Medtherm Labs LLC, Mid Atlantic Machinery Inc., and Cobian Fence Co. Inc.) account for 21% of recent awards, each holding single awards. By potential value, the top five (TLI Construction Inc., Miwok Construction LLC, Mid Atlantic Machinery Inc., Morgan Ingland LLC, and Magadia Consulting Inc.) cover 13% of combined potential value, ranging from $704 thousand (TLI Construction) to $148 thousand (Magadia Consulting). The fragmented competitive structure reflects the center's focus on small, specialized research and technology-development projects rather than large prime contracts or incumbents.

Set-aside usage is minimal: 189 awards (79%) carry no set-aside designation, 36 awards (15%) are Small Business set-asides, and 14 awards (6%) are 8(a) Sole Source. The predominance of open competition (no set-aside) suggests the center values technical capability and innovation fit over socioeconomic preferences, though the small absolute award counts and low dollar ceilings per contract indicate limited scale for meaningful set-aside activity.

No recent contract opportunities are recorded against the agency in the source data. Prospective contractors should monitor the agency's direct solicitation channels and GSA Advantage for small-dollar technology-development and research-support solicitations aligned with Forest Service applied-research priorities.