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USDA-FS, CSA EAST 1

USDA-FS, CSA EAST 1 obligated $20.7M on federal contracts in FY2026 across 315 contract actions (+115% vs FY2025). Its largest recipient was TIPTON-FSI JV II, LLC ($5.5M).

Obligations · FY2026
$20.7M
Actions
315
New awards: 213
Sole-source
0.3%
Small business
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Open in the contracts explorerFederal contracts

Spending by fiscal year

Obligations per federal fiscal year (October–September).

  1. 27.4KFY2017
  2. 562.2KFY2018
  3. 1MFY2019
  4. 2.7MFY2020
  5. 9.3MFY2021
  6. 11.7MFY2022
  7. 14.7MFY2023
  8. 15.8MFY2024
  9. 9.7MFY2025
  10. 20.7MFY2026
  11. 109.8KFY2027

Top recipients

Obligations in FY2026.

  1. TIPTON-FSI JV II, LLC$5.5M26%
  2. R. CHRISTOPHER GOODWIN & ASSOCIATES, INC.$994.2K4.8%
  3. SOUTHERN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT, L.L.C$989.8K4.8%
  4. EXPRESS FORESTRY SERVICE, LLC$981K4.7%
  5. SILHOUETTE FARM & FORESTRY, LLC$793.3K3.8%
  6. WLADIMIR SIERRA$790K3.8%
  7. JOEL FYOCK$786.2K3.8%
  8. NORTH WIND RESOURCE CONSULTING LLC$689.1K3.3%
  9. AMERICAN RESOURCES GROUP LTD$626.6K3.0%
  10. GRANO REFORESTATION INC$622.2K3.0%

What was bought · Where the work was performed

Obligations in FY2026.

What was bought

  1. Facilities & utilities$16.1M78%
  2. Professional services$3M14%
  3. Construction & real property$1.3M6.2%
  4. IT & telecom$155K0.7%
  5. Weapons, aircraft, ships & vehicles$71.2K0.3%
  6. Other equipment & supplies$64.4K0.3%
  7. Equipment maintenance$63.1K0.3%
  8. Research & development$46.6K0.2%

Where the work was performed

  1. Arkansas$3.9M19%
  2. Kentucky$3.3M16%
  3. Tennessee$3.2M15%
  4. Missouri$2.3M11%
  5. Louisiana$1.7M8.4%
  6. Texas$1.3M6.3%
  7. Virginia$1.3M6.3%
  8. Mississippi$874.3K4.2%
  9. Michigan$727.5K3.5%
  10. Illinois$572.2K2.8%

Integrity signals

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

  • Low competition4.7%
    US 39% · $973.5K
  • Sole-source awards0.3%
    US 30% · $64.2K
  • Single-offer competitions4.4%
    US 8.7% · $909.3K
  • Urgency justifications0.0%
    US 5.1% · $0
  • Year-end rush6.4%
    US 6.1% · $1.3M
  • Undefinitized contracts0.4%
    US 5.0% · $77.8K
  • 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. TASK ORDER LBL NFS - GROUNDS AND FACILITY MAINTENANCE$3.2M
    TIPTON-FSI JV II, LLC· Stewart County, TN· Facilities & utilities· Mar 2, 2026 – Mar 2, 2026· 12443926F0007
  2. GROUNDS MAINTENANCE SERVICES INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO: FACILITY AND GROUNDS CLEANING, MOWING, LANDSCAPING, EDGING, TRIMMING, WEEDING, HERBICIDE APPLICATION, LEAF REMOVAL, CLEANING AND SANITIZING FLOORS, DRINKING FOUNTAINS AND RESTROOMS, CLEANI$3.1M
    TIPTON-FSI JV II, LLC· Trigg County, KY· Facilities & utilities· Dec 20, 2024 – Mar 19, 2026· 12443925F0013
  3. FUNDING FOR IDIQ CALL FOR WATER/WASTE WATER REMOVAL & TREATMENT AT LAND BETWEEN THE LAKES N.R.A$968.6K
    TIPTON-FSI JV II, LLC· Trigg County, KY· Facilities & utilities· Dec 3, 2025 – Dec 3, 2025· 12443926F0002
  4. GW&J FOREST-WIDE STORM DAMAGE REPAIR$822.8K
    EMERALD RESOURCE, LLC· Rockingham County, VA· Facilities & utilities· Sep 23, 2025 – Jun 26, 2026· 12443925F0051
  5. HAZARDOUS FUELS REDUCTION, INCLUDING EASTERN REDCEDAR REMOVAL AND SLASH DISPERSAL, ON THE AVA AND CASSVILLE UNITS OF THE ACW RD. THIS PROJECT PROMOTES WOODLAND AND GLADE ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION AS WELL AS REMOVING AN INVASIVE TREE THAT POSES A THREAT T$677.7K
    EXPRESS FORESTRY SERVICE, LLC· Barry County, MO· Facilities & utilities· Jul 23, 2026 – Jul 23, 2026· 12443926F0088
  6. SCOPE OF WORK INCLUDES GRADING, RECONDITIONING, RESURFACING, REPAIR, RESHAPING DITCHES, BRIDGE REPAIR, CULVERT CLEANING AND REPLACEMENT, EMERGENCY RESPONSE, REPAIR AND CLEANUP, EROSION CONTROL, BRUSHING, MOWING AND OVERHEAD TRIMMING.$664.3K
    TIPTON-FSI JV II, LLC· Trigg County, KY· Construction & real property· Feb 12, 2026 – Feb 12, 2026· 12443926F0008
  7. SCOPE OF WORK INCLUDES GRADING, RECONDITIONING, RESURFACING, REPAIR, RESHAPING DITCHES, BRIDGE REPAIR, CULVERT CLEANING AND REPLACEMENT, EMERGENCY RESPONSE, REPAIR AND CLEANUP, EROSION CONTROL, BRUSHING, MOWING AND OVERHEAD TRIMMING.$639.2K
    TIPTON-FSI JV II, LLC· Trigg County, KY· Construction & real property· Dec 18, 2025 – Dec 18, 2025· 12443926F0005
  8. MTNF/SALEM RD - ZONE 1 REDMONDVILLE HERITAGE TASK ORDER; AAP# 728344$626.6K
    AMERICAN RESOURCES GROUP LTD· Washington County, MO· Professional services· May 29, 2026 – May 29, 2026· 12443926F0070

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 10, 2026, loaded Oct 10, 2026.