Contracting office · Forest Service

USDA-FS, CSA SOUTHWEST 3

USDA-FS, CSA SOUTHWEST 3 obligated $12.7M on federal contracts in FY2026 across 113 contract actions (+169% vs FY2025). Its largest recipient was G E FORESTRY, INC ($2.7M).

Obligations · FY2026
$12.7M
Actions
113
New awards: 58
Sole-source
3.1%
Small business
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Open in the contracts explorerFederal contracts

Spending by fiscal year

Obligations per federal fiscal year (October–September).

  1. 246.2KFY2017
  2. 147.1KFY2018
  3. 853.4KFY2019
  4. 2.2MFY2020
  5. 13.9MFY2021
  6. 14.2MFY2022
  7. 15.5MFY2023
  8. 14.5MFY2024
  9. 4.7MFY2025
  10. 12.7MFY2026

Top recipients

Obligations in FY2026.

  1. G E FORESTRY, INC$2.7M22%
  2. RGZ FORESTRY LLC$1.8M14%
  3. CASCADE FIRE EQUIPMENT CO$1.8M14%
  4. DIAMOND TRUCK BODY MANUFACTURING, INC.$1.4M11%
  5. SILHOUETTE FARM & FORESTRY, LLC$461.4K3.6%
  6. PONDEROSA TIMBERLAND, INC.$458.9K3.6%
  7. JACK BROWN & SON, INC$390.4K3.1%
  8. ENVIRONMENTAL COST MANAGEMENT, INC.$346.2K2.7%
  9. OC FORESTRY, INCORPORATED$330K2.6%
  10. ENGINEERING/REMEDIATION RESOURCES GROUP, INC.$322.8K2.6%

What was bought · Where the work was performed

Obligations in FY2026.

What was bought

  1. Facilities & utilities$8.8M70%
  2. Other equipment & supplies$2M16%
  3. Equipment maintenance$1.5M12%
  4. Professional services$288.8K2.3%
  5. Construction & real property$28.1K0.2%

Where the work was performed

  1. California$10.9M86%
  2. Oregon$1.8M14%
  3. Florida$20.3K0.2%
  4. Washington$15.2K0.1%

Integrity signals

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

  • Low competition16%
    US 39% · $2.1M
  • Sole-source awards3.1%
    US 30% · $391.3K
  • Single-offer competitions13%
    US 8.7% · $1.7M
  • Urgency justifications0.0%
    US 5.1% · $0
  • Year-end rush3.3%
    US 6.1% · $419.4K
  • Undefinitized contracts0.0%
    US 5.0% · $0
  • 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. REDUCE FUEL LOADING IN THE OJAI COMMUNITY$2.7M
    G E FORESTRY, INC· Santa Barbara County, CA· Facilities & utilities· Mar 26, 2026 – May 8, 2026· 127EAT26F0006
  2. REGION 5 FAM SELF CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS (SCBA) GEAR - MASK, PACKS, CYLINDER, BREATHER W/QC CONNECTION, AND TESTERS$1.8M
    CASCADE FIRE EQUIPMENT CO· Jackson County, OR· Other equipment & supplies· Jul 20, 2026 – Jul 20, 2026· 127EAT26P0026
  3. MONTEREY STRATEGIC COMMUNITY FUELBREAK IMPROVEMENT PROJECT: FUELS REDUCTION AND MODIFICATION, FUELS REMOVAL, TIMBER STAND IMPROVEMENT.$1.6M
    RGZ FORESTRY LLC· Monterey County, CA· Facilities & utilities· Aug 10, 2026 – Aug 10, 2026· 127EAT26F0031
  4. R5 PSW PREVENTION AND DOZER TENDER UPFITTING$1.4M
    DIAMOND TRUCK BODY MANUFACTURING, INC.· San Joaquin County, CA· Equipment maintenance· Jun 26, 2026 – Jun 26, 2026· 127EAT26F0012
  5. COMPLETION OF PHASE 1 (MODIFIED) AND PHASE 2 WORK AT FOREST SERVICE OWNED STRUCTURES DAMAGED OR DESTROYED IN THE DOLAN FIRE. PHASE 1 EFFORTS WILL BE BROKEN INTO TWO PARTS. PHASE 1 PART A WILL CONSIST OF THE REMOVAL OF HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS WASTE (HHW),$986K
    ENGINEERING/REMEDIATION RESOURCES GROUP, INC.· Santa Barbara County, CA· Facilities & utilities· Sep 18, 2024 – Jun 29, 2026· 127EAT24F0019
  6. MANUAL HAND CUT AND PILE TO PREP UNITS FOR REFORESTATION$458.9K
    PONDEROSA TIMBERLAND, INC.· Siskiyou County, CA· Facilities & utilities· May 26, 2026 – May 26, 2026· 127EAT26F0017
  7. 14 - CON - 0514 - MCBRIDE MECHANICAL PCT (FY26) PRECOMMERCIAL THIN & HAZARDOUS FUELS MASTICATION PROJECT IS TO REDUCE HAZARDOUS FUEL THROUGH MASTICATION AND PRECOMMERCIAL THINNING OF PLANTATION TREES AND BRUSH. THE INDIVIDUAL UNITS TREATED UND$336.5K
    JACK BROWN & SON, INC· Siskiyou County, CA· Facilities & utilities· Sep 8, 2026 – Sep 8, 2026· 127EAT26F0046
  8. REGION 5, RO JANITORIAL SERVICES$311.5K
    PRIDE INDUSTRIES· Placer County, CA· Facilities & utilities· Nov 5, 2025 – Jul 8, 2026· 127EAT26C0001

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.