Region 6 Professional and Forestry Services 2014-2019

The USDA Forest Service Northwest Contracting Area established a Master IDIQ for scientific and professional services in vegetation management and land and resource management on August 1, 2014, with the last date to order closing on August 5, 2019. The vehicle is no longer active—ordering closed nearly seven years ago and all task orders have been completed or closed out.

The portfolio awarded 66 task orders totaling $5.5 million in combined potential value, with all funds obligated. Orders peaked in 2017 with 20 awards and 2018 with 19 awards, then declined sharply to 6 awards in 2019 as the vehicle approached its ordering deadline. Task-order values ranged widely, from under $10,000 for minor services (posting and painting, public meeting facilitation, lichen monitoring) to $1.16 million for invasive plant environmental assessments. Typical orders fell between $25,000 and $100,000, with durations spanning 6 to 24 months.

The Department of Agriculture Forest Service R6-Pacific Northwest Region placed 48 orders worth $2.9 million (73 percent of the vehicle's total value), while the Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management Oregon-Washington placed 17 orders worth $2.6 million (47 percent). Competition was moderately concentrated among primes: Turnstone Environmental Consultants, Forest Restoration Inc., and Hamer Environmental LIMITED Partnership held the most orders (12, 10, and 8 respectively), collectively capturing roughly 30 percent of task-order count. By potential value, Denton And Denton Environmental LLC led with $1.4 million across 2 orders, followed by Hamer Environmental at $827 thousand. The remaining activity spread across 10 additional small firms. About 68 percent of orders (45 awards) were unrestricted competitive, with 32 percent designated for small business.

Work performed centered on forest and rangeland inventory—stand exams, timber cruising, and vegetation surveys—along with environmental documentation including NEPA analyses and biological assessments. Orders funded wildlife habitat surveys (spotted owl and mollusks), invasive plant management, and timber marking contracts across national forests and BLM field offices in Oregon and Washington.

The USDA Forest Service Northwest Contracting Area has awarded a Master IDIQ for scientific and professional services contributing to the vegetation management program, and other professional services used for land and resource management by the USDA Forest Service and other government entities.