Kazio Michael

Kazio Michael is a sole proprietorship providing professional forestry services to the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service. Through prime federal contracts and blanket purchase agreements, Kazio Michael supports forest management activities by establishing stand examination plots used to gather data for long-term planning.

Past awards to Kazio Michael include calls against blanket purchase agreements to examine forest stands in various national forests and planning areas. Services have been provided to the Forest Service's Pacific Northwest Region and Pacific Northwest Research Station, with task orders funding the establishment of over 3,500 examination plots since 2019. All contracts have been set aside for total small businesses. Work locations have spanned national forests and planning areas across Washington, Oregon, and Idaho.

Kazio Michael also holds a multiple award blanket purchase agreement with the Forest Service's Pacific Northwest Region for professional forestry services supporting timber, natural resource management, and land use activities. Task orders under this vehicle fund establishment of forest stand examination plots to incorporate into the agency's long-term forest planning and timber program implementation. As the largest forestry research organization globally, the Forest Service relies on timely data collection and analysis to maintain the health and sustainability of forest ecosystems across the 193 million acres it manages.