Washington Office

The Department of Agriculture Forest Service Washington Office, a civilian sub-agency within USDA, administers federal contracts and grants for forest management, conservation, and related environmental initiatives. The Office funds work through both procurement and grant-making mechanisms, supporting state, tribal, nonprofit, and private-sector participants across the national forest system.

Over its contract portfolio history since 2003, the Forest Service has awarded 17,841 contracts worth a combined potential value of $6.37 billion, with $5.33 billion obligated to date. Recent contract volume has declined: 1,042 awards in 2022, 826 in 2023, 654 in 2024, 324 in 2025, and 345 year-to-date in 2026. Among 3,288 distinct prime contractors, competitive concentration is concentrated: the top five primes by award count hold 50 percent of recent awards. Management & Engineering Technologies International Inc. leads with 671 awards worth $96 million in combined potential value over the last five years, followed by Government Acquisitions LLC with 626 awards ($16.2 million potential value) and The Winvale Group, LLC with 136 awards ($20.5 million potential value). By potential value, concentration drops to just 4 percent of recent combined value—Management & Engineering Technologies International Inc. remains the leader at $96 million, but Relm Communications, Inc. ($63.8 million across 47 awards) and New TECH Solutions, Inc. ($53.6 million across 103 awards) reflect a more dispersed value distribution. The set-aside mix skews heavily toward open competition: 74 percent of awards carry no set-aside designation, while small-business set-asides account for 15 percent (split between competitive 8(a) at 4 percent, 8(a) sole-source at 4 percent, and other small-business categories at 7 percent combined).

On the grant side, the Forest Service has awarded 1,159 grants totaling $1.02 billion in federal dollars obligated since 2011. Grant volume has trended downward: 145 awards in 2022, 158 in 2023, 175 in 2024, 111 in 2025, and 32 year-to-date in 2026. Among 566 distinct recipients, concentration is highly fragmented by both award count and federal dollars—the top five recipients by award count hold 10 percent of recent awards, and the top five by federal dollars hold 16 percent. The National Association of State Foresters leads by award count with 22 grants ($11.2 million federal dollars), while American Forests leads by federal dollars with 4 awards ($67.7 million obligated). Grant assistance is split between Project Grants (64 percent) and Cooperative Agreements (36 percent), supporting state forestry programs, nonprofit conservation organizations, and community-focused forest stewardship work.

No recent contract opportunities or grant opportunities are recorded against the agency in the source data provided.