Contracting office · Forest Service

USDA-FS, CSA SOUTHWEST 5

USDA-FS, CSA SOUTHWEST 5 obligated $21.9M on federal contracts in FY2026 across 177 contract actions (+264% vs FY2025). Its largest recipient was HYDRA ENGINEERING & CONSTRUCTION, LLC ($3.7M).

Obligations · FY2026
$21.9M
Actions
177
New awards: 93
Sole-source
0.2%
Small business
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Open in the contracts explorerFederal contracts

Spending by fiscal year

Obligations per federal fiscal year (October–September).

  1. 0FY2017
  2. 201.2KFY2018
  3. 274.9KFY2019
  4. 1MFY2020
  5. 8MFY2021
  6. 10.9MFY2022
  7. 10.5MFY2023
  8. 9.4MFY2024
  9. 6MFY2025
  10. 21.9MFY2026

Top recipients

Obligations in FY2026.

  1. HYDRA ENGINEERING & CONSTRUCTION, LLC$3.7M17%
  2. SZPM-ALPHA MPJV$3.3M15%
  3. SUMMITT FORESTS, INC.$2.2M10%
  4. CORNERSTONE ENVIRONMENTAL CONSULTING LLC$1.6M7.1%
  5. SMOKEYS HELPING HAND, LLC.$1.1M5.2%
  6. TURNER, RAMIREZ AND ASSOCIATES, INC.$853.4K3.9%
  7. ENVIRONMENTAL COST MANAGEMENT, INC.$790.8K3.6%
  8. ESPINOZA CULTURAL SERVICES, LLC$603.3K2.8%
  9. DMG FOUR CORNERS RESEARCH, INC$554.6K2.5%
  10. OC FORESTRY, INCORPORATED$528.7K2.4%

What was bought · Where the work was performed

Obligations in FY2026.

What was bought

  1. Facilities & utilities$10.9M50%
  2. Construction & real property$5.4M25%
  3. Professional services$5M23%
  4. Equipment maintenance$395.9K1.8%
  5. Other equipment & supplies$155K0.7%

Where the work was performed

  1. Arizona$6.8M31%
  2. New Mexico$6.2M28%
  3. Texas$4.7M21%
  4. Virginia$3.3M15%
  5. North Carolina$441.9K2.0%
  6. California$141.7K0.6%
  7. Idaho$121K0.6%
  8. 72$107.5K0.5%
  9. Georgia$34.8K0.2%
  10. Mississippi$32.1K0.1%

Integrity signals

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

  • Low competition2.3%
    US 39% · $508.2K
  • Sole-source awards0.2%
    US 30% · $47.6K
  • Single-offer competitions2.1%
    US 8.7% · $460.7K
  • Urgency justifications0.0%
    US 5.1% · $0
  • Year-end rush23%
    US 6.0% · $5.1M
  • Undefinitized contracts0.0%
    US 5.0% · $4,945
  • 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. THIS IS A DESIGN BUILD CONTRACT FOR TRAIL BRIDGES ACROSS THE SAM HOUSTON NATIONAL FOREST. 1.1 THIS PROJECT INCLUDES ALL LABOR, MATERIALS, EQUIPMENT, SUPPLIES, TRAVEL, SUPERVISION, AND INCIDENTALS NECESSARY FOR THE FULL DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF (18$3.7M
    HYDRA ENGINEERING & CONSTRUCTION, LLC· Angelina County, TX· Construction & real property· Aug 8, 2026 – Aug 8, 2026· 127EAV26C0008
  2. VIRGINIA CREEPER TRAIL CONSTRUCTION INSPECTION SUPPORT THE CONTRACTOR WILL PERFORM QUALITY ASSURANCE EVALUATIONS ON THE CONSTRUCTION PROGRESS TO RAPIDLY INFORM THE GOVERNMENT PROGRAM MANAGERS, DECIDING OFFICIALS, AND CONTRACTING SPECIALISTS OF WHETHE$3.3M
    SZPM-ALPHA MPJV· Washington County, VA· Professional services· Mar 20, 2026 – Sep 23, 2026· 127EAV26F0016
  3. JACKS CREEK ROAD STABILIZATION PROJECT$1.4M
    GEOSTABILIZATION INTERNATIONAL, LLC· Santa Fe County, NM· Facilities & utilities· Sep 29, 2025 – Sep 23, 2026· 127EAV25F0033
  4. THIS IS A COMPETITIVE TASK ORDER PROPOSAL REQUEST (TOPR) UNDER THE REGION 3 FUELS & VEGETATION IDIQ. THIS IS FOR THE MECHANICAL THINNING AND MECHANICAL PILING OF DEAD TREES WITHIN THE NORTH KAIBAB RANGER DISTRICT, KAIBAB NATIONAL FOREST. THE WORK$1.2M
    SUMMITT FORESTS, INC.· Coconino County, AZ· Facilities & utilities· Sep 2, 2026 – Sep 2, 2026· 127EAV26F0054
  5. PERFORM DRAINAGE STRUCTURE AND SURFACING REPAIRS FOR THE ENTIRE LENGTH OF THE LAKE LOOP OF THE MULTIPLE USE TRAIL$853.4K
    TURNER, RAMIREZ AND ASSOCIATES, INC.· Angelina County, TX· Construction & real property· Aug 11, 2026 – Aug 11, 2026· 127EAV26C0007
  6. THIS PROJECT IS A COMPETITIVE TASK ORDER UNDER REGION 3 FUELS & VEGETATION MANAGEMENT IDIQ. THE WEST VERDE PROJECT CONSISTS OF MECHANICALLY TREATING 3,949 ACRES. THIS WILL BE DONE BY UTILIZING THE POD BOUNDARIES THAT WERE DEVELOPED IN COLLABORATI$816.2K
    SMOKEYS HELPING HAND, LLC.· Maricopa County, AZ· Facilities & utilities· Aug 24, 2026 – Aug 24, 2026· 127EAV26F0051
  7. GALLINAS MOUNTAINS MINES REMEDIATION$654K
    ENVIRONMENTAL COST MANAGEMENT, INC.· Lincoln County, NM· Facilities & utilities· Jan 13, 2026 – Jul 8, 2026· 127EAV26F0008
  8. 127EAV26D0036/127EAV26F0031 KIOWA-SAN CRISTOBAL (KSC) THINNING QUESTA RD CARSON NATIONAL FOREST THE KIOWA-SAN CRISTOBAL (KSC) QUESTA RD CARSON NATIONAL FOREST REQUIRES SERVICES FOR TREE THINNING, HAND PILING, LOPPING AND SCATTERING, AND MASTICATIO$625.4K
    SUMMITT FORESTS, INC.· Taos County, NM· Facilities & utilities· Jul 20, 2026 – Jul 20, 2026· 127EAV26F0031

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 9, 2026, loaded Oct 9, 2026.