Region 6 Professional and Forestry Services 2014-2019

The Region 6 Professional and Forestry Services 2014-2019 Master Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract is a comprehensive vehicle established by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service for professional and scientific services supporting vegetation management, land resource management, and environmental assessment across the Northwest Contracting Area. The contract enables federal agencies to efficiently procure specialized professional services through a pre-qualified pool of contractors, with a shared ceiling value of $4,900,000 and an operational period from August 1, 2014 to August 5, 2019. Task orders under this vehicle span a wide range of environmental and forestry-related professional services, including wildlife surveys, habitat monitoring, stand examinations, environmental impact assessments, and natural resource management support.

Task orders under this IDIQ predominantly involve the USDA Forest Service and the Department of the Interior's Bureau of Land Management, with most contracts being firm fixed-price and ranging from approximately $7,000 to $535,000 in value. Frequently winning contractors include small businesses such as Turnstone Environmental Consultants, Lei Engineering & Surveying, and Jefferson Resource Company, with many task orders designated as total small business set-asides. The geographic performance area appears concentrated in Oregon and Washington, with task orders focusing on specific regional ecological assessments including spotted owl surveys, mollusk and red tree vole habitat studies, timber marking and cruising, stand examinations, and environmental compliance documentation. Notably, the contract supports critical environmental monitoring and management activities, often involving specialized scientific field surveys and technical analyses to support federal land management objectives.