Operations Center Southwest

The Department of Agriculture Forest Service Washington Office Economic Recovery Operations Center Southwest is a civilian sub-agency within USDA that executed federal contracts during the economic recovery period following the 2008 financial crisis. The office awarded 452 federal contracts totaling $116 million in combined potential value, with $104.6 million obligated, across 284 distinct prime contractors between 2009 and 2019.

Activity was concentrated in the early recovery years. The portfolio shows 62 awards in 2009, 383 in 2010, 3 in 2011, 2 in 2012, and 2 in 2019; the most recent award closed on September 13, 2019. No recent contract activity is recorded against the office or its descendant operations as of the present date. The seven-year gap between the last award and today indicates the Economic Recovery Operations Center Southwest has ceased active contracting.

Among the 452 awards, the competitive structure was highly fragmented. The office spread contracts across 284 prime contractors with no single vendor dominating the portfolio; the specific names and award counts of top primes are not reported in the available source data. Small-business set-asides comprised the majority of the contracting strategy: 188 awards (42 percent) were designated Total Small Business, while 164 awards (36 percent) carried no set-aside restriction. Sole-source 8(a) awards accounted for 59 contracts (13 percent), HUBZone awards for 30 (7 percent), and competitive 8(a), SDVOSB, Emerging Small Business, Partial Small Business, and SDVOSB Sole Source together represented the remaining 2 percent of the portfolio.

No current contract opportunities, prior-award activity summaries, or forward-looking procurement guidance are present in the available data. The office appears to have completed its economic-recovery contracting mandate and does not currently issue solicitations or accept new contract awards.