Contracting office · Forest Service

USDA-FS, CSA EAST 3

USDA-FS, CSA EAST 3 obligated $13.8M on federal contracts in FY2026 across 185 contract actions (+36% vs FY2025). Its largest recipient was TERRESTRIS, LLC ($4.3M).

Obligations · FY2026
$13.8M
Actions
185
New awards: 91
Sole-source
3.7%
Small business
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Open in the contracts explorerFederal contracts

Spending by fiscal year

Obligations per federal fiscal year (October–September).

  1. 372.4KFY2017
  2. 1.8MFY2018
  3. 2.4MFY2019
  4. 7.6MFY2020
  5. 10MFY2021
  6. 10.6MFY2022
  7. 10.7MFY2023
  8. 12.2MFY2024
  9. 10.2MFY2025
  10. 13.8MFY2026

Top recipients

Obligations in FY2026.

  1. TERRESTRIS, LLC$4.3M31%
  2. ESPINOZA CULTURAL SERVICES, LLC$3.8M27%
  3. AB SCIEX LLC$451.5K3.3%
  4. FORTAZO CORP.$290.2K2.1%
  5. F D RILEY & SONS INC$265.1K1.9%
  6. FORESTRY CONTRACTORS TWO LLC$210.6K1.5%
  7. OXFORD NANOPORE TECHNOLOGIES, INC.$203.1K1.5%
  8. PROVEN MANAGEMENT LLC$193.6K1.4%
  9. GAITHERSBURG FARMERS SUPPLY, INC.$181.3K1.3%
  10. YMCA BLUE RIDGE ASSEMBLY, INC.$174K1.3%

What was bought · Where the work was performed

Obligations in FY2026.

What was bought

  1. Facilities & utilities$5.7M41%
  2. Professional services$4.7M34%
  3. Other equipment & supplies$1.3M9.7%
  4. Weapons, aircraft, ships & vehicles$1.3M9.4%
  5. Construction & real property$519.7K3.8%
  6. Transportation & logistics$174K1.3%
  7. IT & telecom$73.7K0.5%
  8. Equipment maintenance$42.3K0.3%

Where the work was performed

  1. North Carolina$9.8M71%
  2. South Carolina$1.8M13%
  3. Florida$564.6K4.1%
  4. New York$451.5K3.3%
  5. Nebraska$203.1K1.5%
  6. District of Columbia$196.2K1.4%
  7. Arizona$177.8K1.3%
  8. Maryland$95.7K0.7%
  9. Oregon$94.7K0.7%
  10. North Dakota$80.7K0.6%

Integrity signals

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

  • Low competition18%
    US 39% · $2.5M
  • Sole-source awards3.7%
    US 30% · $512.2K
  • Single-offer competitions15%
    US 8.8% · $2M
  • Urgency justifications0.0%
    US 5.1% · $0
  • Year-end rush43%
    US 5.6% · $5.9M
  • Undefinitized contracts0.0%
    US 5.0% · -$7,962
  • 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. CROATAN LANDSCAPE ARCHEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROJECT (CLASP)$4.7M
    ESPINOZA CULTURAL SERVICES, LLC· Buncombe County, NC· Facilities & utilities· Mar 18, 2025 – Jun 25, 2026· 12444125F0015
  2. RENEW CONTRACT STAFFING FOR OPTION YEAR #1 POP$4.3M
    TERRESTRIS, LLC· Buncombe County, NC· Professional services· Sep 4, 2026 – Sep 4, 2026· 12444126F0058
  3. 0836 EES SITE SECONDARY ROAD MAINTENANCE (PBS42) AND 0836 EES ACP ROAD MAINTENANCE (PBS30) 698886 AND 698812$848.4K
    CENTRAL MINORITY MAINTENANCE, LLC· Charleston County, SC· Facilities & utilities· May 1, 2025 – Jan 8, 2026· 12444125F0045
  4. CROATAN MASTICATION PROJECTS$514.7K
    LAND SERVICES COMPANY, LLC· Craven County, NC· Facilities & utilities· Jul 23, 2024 – Jul 14, 2026· 12444124F0121
  5. SCIEX ZENOTOF 8600 SYSTEM$451.5K
    AB SCIEX LLC· Tompkins County, NY· Other equipment & supplies· Sep 28, 2026 – Sep 28, 2026· 12444126F0071
  6. ASHEVILLE INTERAGENCY HOTSHOT CREW BASE FACILITY FOR A BASE PERIOD AND 4 OPTION PERIODS OF 1 YEAR EACH$400.3K
    YMCA BLUE RIDGE ASSEMBLY, INC.· Buncombe County, NC· Transportation & logistics· Dec 23, 2022 – Jun 29, 2026· 12444123C0002
  7. WOOD DISPOSAL ZONE# 2 (NANTAHALA-PISGAH ZONE) NORTH CAROLINA - BASE YEAR$399K
    SUNCREST LLC· Transylvania County, NC· Facilities & utilities· Sep 29, 2025 – Sep 28, 2026· 12444125F0097
  8. ENGINEERING PROJECT SUPPORT SERVICES FOR GAOA, LRT AND DISASTER FUNDED PROJECTS$342.3K
    LEADING SOLUTIONS, LLC· Buncombe County, NC· Professional services· Sep 28, 2024 – Nov 4, 2025· 12444124F0151

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.