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USDA FOREST SERVICE

USDA FOREST SERVICE obligated $31.1M on federal contracts in FY2026 across 359 contract actions (+44% vs FY2025). Its largest recipient was US FOODS INC ($7.4M).

Obligations · FY2026
$31.1M
Actions
359
New awards: 127
Sole-source
0.8%
Small business
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Open in the contracts explorerFederal contracts

Spending by fiscal year

Obligations per federal fiscal year (October–September).

  1. 22.2MFY2017
  2. 25MFY2018
  3. 24.5MFY2019
  4. 28.7MFY2020
  5. 28.8MFY2021
  6. 29MFY2022
  7. 37.7MFY2023
  8. 37.3MFY2024
  9. 21.6MFY2025
  10. 31.1MFY2026

Top recipients

Obligations in FY2026.

  1. US FOODS INC$7.4M24%
  2. LIFESKILLS CONNECTION INC$6.1M19%
  3. ACI FEDERAL INC$4.3M14%
  4. JACKSON PIERCE PUBLIC AFFAIRS INC$4.1M13%
  5. GLOBAL FORCE USA INC$2.5M8.0%
  6. GBX CONSULTANTS, INC.$2.2M7.1%
  7. CAREER DEVELOPMENT INC$843K2.7%
  8. LANGUAGES UNLIMITED LLC$422.4K1.4%
  9. BUSINESS STAFFING OF AMERICA, INC.$397.8K1.3%
  10. VETERAN FIRST TECHNOLOGIES, LLC$311.9K1.0%

What was bought · Where the work was performed

Obligations in FY2026.

What was bought

  1. Education & social services$13.5M43%
  2. Other equipment & supplies$7.9M25%
  3. Professional services$7.5M24%
  4. Health & medical$1.7M5.6%
  5. Equipment maintenance$210.8K0.7%
  6. Facilities & utilities$204.2K0.7%
  7. Weapons, aircraft, ships & vehicles$110.2K0.4%
  8. Fuel$79.6K0.3%
  9. IT & telecom$4,8890.0%

Where the work was performed

  1. Iowa$6.1M19%
  2. Virginia$6M19%
  3. Georgia$4.1M13%
  4. Oregon$1.9M6.3%
  5. Texas$1.9M6.3%
  6. Kentucky$1.5M4.8%
  7. Washington$1.4M4.5%
  8. North Carolina$1.3M4.2%
  9. Montana$1.3M4.0%
  10. Colorado$745.1K2.4%

Integrity signals

Shares of the year's obligations, next to the country's.

  • Low competition2.3%
    US 39% · $715.6K
  • Sole-source awards0.8%
    US 30% · $242.3K
  • Single-offer competitions1.5%
    US 8.8% · $473.3K
  • Urgency justifications0.3%
    US 5.1% · $86K
  • Year-end rush1.8%
    US 5.6% · $570.5K
  • Undefinitized contracts0.0%
    US 5.0% · $8,700
  • Time-and-materials pricing0.0%
    US 4.2% · $0

A signal is a reason to look closer, not evidence of wrongdoing: most sole-source awards are lawful and justified.

Largest awards

  1. U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE (USDA) FOREST SERVICE JOB CORPS OUTREACH AND ADMISSIONS AND CAREER TRANSITION SERVICES (OA/CTS) FOR THE SAN FRANCISCO REGION SUPPORTING JOB CORPS CIVILIAN CONSERVATION CENTERS LOCATED IN THE STATES OF WASHINGTON AND ORE$9M
    JACKSON PIERCE PUBLIC AFFAIRS INC· DeKalb County, GA· Education & social services· Mar 28, 2023 – Mar 20, 2026· 1282A723C0025
  2. U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE (USDA) FOREST SERVICE JOB CORPS OUTREACH AND ADMISSIONS AND CAREER TRANSITION SERVICES (OA/CTS) FOR THE CHICAGO REGION SUPPORTING JOB CORPS CIVILIAN CONSERVATION CENTERS LOCATED IN THE STATES OF MISSOURI, NEBRASKA, AND$7.4M
    LIFESKILLS CONNECTION INC· Carroll County, IA· Education & social services· Feb 3, 2023 – Aug 25, 2026· 1282A723C0019
  3. U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE (USDA) FOREST SERVICE JOB CORPS OUTREACH AND ADMISSIONS AND CAREER TRANSITION SERVICES (OA/CTS) FOR THE PHILADELPHIA REGION SUPPORTING JOB CORPS CIVILIAN CONSERVATION CENTERS LOCATED IN THE STATES OF VIRGINIA, WEST VIRG$7.3M
    LIFESKILLS CONNECTION INC· Carroll County, IA· Education & social services· Aug 30, 2023 – Aug 26, 2026· 1282A723C0048
  4. U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE (USDA) FOREST SERVICE JOB CORPS OUTREACH AND ADMISSIONS AND CAREER TRANSITION SERVICES (OA/CTS) FOR THE DALLAS REGION SUPPORTING JOB CORPS CIVILIAN CONSERVATION CENTERS LOCATED IN THE STATES OF ARKANSAS, COLORADO, MONT$6.3M
    GBX CONSULTANTS, INC.· Stafford County, VA· Education & social services· May 3, 2023 – Jan 29, 2026· 1282A723C0029
  5. U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE (USDA) FOREST SERVICE JOB CORPS OUTREACH AND ADMISSIONS AND CAREER TRANSITION SERVICES (OA/CTS) FOR THE ATLANTA REGION SUPPORTING JOB CORPS CIVILIAN CONSERVATION CENTERS LOCATED IN THE STATES OF LYNDON B JOHNSON, OCONA$5.1M
    JACKSON PIERCE PUBLIC AFFAIRS INC· DeKalb County, GA· Education & social services· Mar 1, 2023 – Feb 12, 2026· 1282A723C0022
  6. SECURITY GUARDS FOR COLUMBIA BASIN & WEBER BASIN JOB CORPS 04/02/2022 TO 04/01/2023 (BASE)$3.8M
    GLOBAL FORCE USA INC· Weber County, UT· Facilities & utilities· Apr 5, 2022 – Jun 25, 2026· 1282A722C0025
  7. JAC WWTP OPERATOR CONTRACT BASE + OPTIONS - BUYER J.MCCORD$990K
    PROJECT SOLUTIONS, INC.· Sullivan County, TN· Facilities & utilities· Jan 31, 2022 – Jan 29, 2026· 1282A722C0022
  8. VOCATIONAL TRAINING INSTRUCTORS - WELDING MINGO JOB CORPS CENTER$912.1K
    CAREER DEVELOPMENT INC· Stoddard County, MO· Education & social services· Dec 8, 2021 – Nov 21, 2025· 1282A722C0012

Committees that oversee and fund it

Congressional committees whose jurisdiction includes this agency, and the appropriations subcommittees that write its spending bill (Analisa's reading of the House and Senate rules; committees share jurisdiction). Leaders as currently published.

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Source: Federal contract transactions (Federal Procurement Data System) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov), data current to Oct 3, 2026, loaded Oct 3, 2026.