Contracting office · Forest Service

USDA-FS, CSA EAST 2

USDA-FS, CSA EAST 2 obligated $25.9M on federal contracts in FY2026 across 458 contract actions (+165% vs FY2025). Its largest recipient was ROBERT THOMAS ($4.5M).

Obligations · FY2026
$25.9M
Actions
458
New awards: 250
Sole-source
5.6%
Small business
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Open in the contracts explorerFederal contracts

Spending by fiscal year

Obligations per federal fiscal year (October–September).

  1. 309.5KFY2017
  2. 524.7KFY2018
  3. 1.1MFY2019
  4. 4.6MFY2020
  5. 5.2MFY2021
  6. 5.3MFY2022
  7. 9.9MFY2023
  8. 11.9MFY2024
  9. 9.7MFY2025
  10. 25.9MFY2026

Top recipients

Obligations in FY2026.

  1. ROBERT THOMAS$4.5M17%
  2. STEWART LITTLE CONSTRUCTION LLC$3.8M15%
  3. CHLOETA HOLDINGS LLC$1.7M6.7%
  4. MABBETT & ASSOCIATES, INC.$1.4M5.3%
  5. CATERPILLAR INC$853.2K3.3%
  6. VANREENEN CONSTRUCTION CO$818.4K3.2%
  7. ROCKY MOUNTAIN ALUMINUM SIGN & SUPPLY LLC$702.5K2.7%
  8. THE LIGHTHOUSE FOR THE BLIND$548.8K2.1%
  9. NEW SOUTH ASSOCIATES, INC.$500K1.9%
  10. PROJECT SOLUTIONS, INC.$461.1K1.8%

What was bought · Where the work was performed

Obligations in FY2026.

What was bought

  1. Facilities & utilities$8.1M31%
  2. Construction & real property$7.2M28%
  3. Other equipment & supplies$4.1M16%
  4. Professional services$3.2M13%
  5. Weapons, aircraft, ships & vehicles$2M7.7%
  6. Equipment maintenance$915.4K3.5%
  7. Health & medical$191.5K0.7%
  8. Education & social services$134.5K0.5%
  9. IT & telecom$16.5K0.1%

Where the work was performed

  1. Georgia$10.4M40%
  2. Virginia$3.6M14%
  3. Arkansas$2.1M8.1%
  4. Kentucky$1.8M7.1%
  5. Mississippi$1.7M6.6%
  6. Texas$1.2M4.6%
  7. Louisiana$1M3.9%
  8. Tennessee$879.1K3.4%
  9. North Carolina$539.9K2.1%
  10. Oklahoma$465.6K1.8%

Integrity signals

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

  • Low competition17%
    US 39% · $4.5M
  • Sole-source awards5.6%
    US 30% · $1.5M
  • Single-offer competitions12%
    US 8.8% · $3.1M
  • Urgency justifications0.0%
    US 5.1% · $0
  • Year-end rush31%
    US 5.6% · $7.9M
  • Undefinitized contracts0.2%
    US 5.0% · $47.9K
  • 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.

Contracts terminated for default: 1

Largest awards

  1. CRRD LOWER CHATTOOGA AND LEATHERWOOD ROADS BLADING, DITCHING, DRAINAGE, AGGREGATE SURFACE PLACEMENT AND ROADSIDE BRUSHING$3.7M
    STEWART LITTLE CONSTRUCTION LLC· Rabun County, GA· Facilities & utilities· Sep 9, 2026 – Sep 9, 2026· 12444026F0100
  2. PERFORM ROAD REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE ON FOREST SERVICE ROADS ON THE BLUE RIDGE RANGER DISTRICT, CHATTAHOOCHEE-OCONEE NATIONAL FOREST$2.3M
    ROBERT THOMAS· Fannin County, GA· Construction & real property· Jul 6, 2026 – Jul 6, 2026· 12444026F0062
  3. 080301 MATOC HURRICANE HELENE, CONASAUGA RANGER DISTRICT ROAD MAINTENANCE$2.1M
    ROBERT THOMAS· Murray County, GA· Construction & real property· Jul 2, 2026 – Jul 2, 2026· 12444026F0060
  4. THIS PROCUREMENT ACTION HAS BEEN ISSUED UNDER GSA CONTRACT GS10F049BA. ALL TERMS AND CONDITIONS UNDER GSA CONTRACT GS10F049BA APPLIES TO 12444022F0051.$1.4M
    CHLOETA HOLDINGS LLC· Fulton County, GA· Professional services· Aug 11, 2022 – Jul 30, 2026· 12444022F0051
  5. DANIEL BOONE NATIONAL FOREST OIL AND GAS WELL PLUGGING$1.3M
    MABBETT & ASSOCIATES, INC.· Clark County, KY· Facilities & utilities· May 18, 2026 – Jul 28, 2026· 12444026F0043
  6. PROGRAM MANAGEMENT SERVICES FOR THE GEORGE WASHINGTON & JEFFERSON NATIONAL FOREST$1.1M
    CHLOETA HOLDINGS LLC· Roanoke city, VA· Professional services· Sep 2, 2026 – Sep 2, 2026· 12444026F0090
  7. WORK INCLUDES THE COMPLETION OF PRE-FIELDWORK LITERATURE REVIEWS, ARCHAEOLOGICAL FIELDWORK, THE DELINEATION OF ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITE BOUNDARIES, SITE CONDITION ASSESSMENTS, NRHP ELIGIBILITY RECOMMENDATIONS FOR ALL NEWLY IDENTIFIED AND PREVIOUSLY RECORD$938.7K
    NEW SOUTH ASSOCIATES, INC.· Bradley County, TN· Facilities & utilities· Aug 19, 2025 – Jun 10, 2026· 12444025F0051
  8. GWJ ROAD MAINTENANCE TASK ORDER FOR FY27$818.4K
    VANREENEN CONSTRUCTION CO· Roanoke city, VA· Construction & real property· Jul 28, 2026 – Jul 28, 2026· 12444026F0067

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 7, 2026, loaded Oct 7, 2026.