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USDA-FS, STEWARDSHIP CONTRACTING BRANCH

USDA-FS, STEWARDSHIP CONTRACTING BRANCH obligated $200M on federal contracts in FY2026 across 562 contract actions (+93% vs FY2025). Its largest recipient was WILLIAMS CONSTRUCTION & CABINETRY, INC. ($19.1M).

Obligations · FY2026
$200M
Actions
562
New awards: 244
Sole-source
0.1%
Small business
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Open in the contracts explorerFederal contracts

Spending by fiscal year

Obligations per federal fiscal year (October–September).

  1. 1.9MFY2017
  2. 1.5MFY2018
  3. 8.8MFY2019
  4. 17.1MFY2020
  5. 17MFY2021
  6. 45.1MFY2022
  7. 377MFY2023
  8. 321MFY2024
  9. 103.7MFY2025
  10. 200MFY2026
  11. 100.6MFY2027

Top recipients

Obligations in FY2026.

  1. WILLIAMS CONSTRUCTION & CABINETRY, INC.$19.1M9.6%
  2. JUDD BUICK CONSTRUCTION, INC.$13.9M6.9%
  3. DAMBACHER CONSTRUCTION INC.$9.1M4.5%
  4. PETERSON TIMBER, INC.$8.9M4.5%
  5. NEW SOUTH ASSOCIATES, INC.$8.5M4.3%
  6. NOBLE EXCAVATING INC$6.5M3.2%
  7. J J EXCAVATION INC$6.3M3.2%
  8. HIGH LONESOME TIMBER LLC$5M2.5%
  9. CHLOETA HOLDINGS LLC$4.8M2.4%
  10. RAYMOND ROMINE$4.5M2.3%

What was bought · Where the work was performed

Obligations in FY2026.

What was bought

  1. Facilities & utilities$109.2M55%
  2. Construction & real property$81.7M41%
  3. Professional services$8.2M4.1%
  4. Other equipment & supplies$888.6K0.4%
  5. Equipment maintenance$21K0.0%

Where the work was performed

  1. California$68.8M34%
  2. North Carolina$34.1M17%
  3. Tennessee$20.1M10%
  4. New Mexico$13.3M6.6%
  5. Oregon$12.9M6.4%
  6. Montana$7.5M3.7%
  7. Colorado$6.8M3.4%
  8. Washington$6.3M3.2%
  9. Arizona$5.8M2.9%
  10. Idaho$4.6M2.3%

Integrity signals

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

  • Low competition11%
    US 39% · $22.1M
  • Sole-source awards0.1%
    US 30% · $164.7K
  • Single-offer competitions11%
    US 8.7% · $21.9M
  • Urgency justifications0.0%
    US 5.1% · $0
  • Year-end rush15%
    US 6.0% · $30.4M
  • Undefinitized contracts2.5%
    US 5.0% · $4.9M
  • 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. SPIRIT G-Z STEWARDSHIP IRSC - 12363N24C4002 $85,643,865.96 TOTAL CONTRACT VALUE PLUMAS NF - BECKWOURTH, FEATHER RIVER, MT. HOUGH RDS CO [name removed] - COR GEOFF NEWSTED$85.8M
    SIERRA TAHOE ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT, LLC· Plumas County, CA· Facilities & utilities· Dec 18, 2023 – Jul 30, 2026· 12363N24C4002
  2. SERAL G-Z STEWARDSHIP IRSC - 12363N234024 STANISLAUS NF, SUMMIT RD AWARDED ITEMS: MANDATORY 1-10, OPT 11, 12B(II), 15, 16B(II), 19, AND 20B(II) COR: [name removed]$32.2M
    BURNBOT INC· Tuolumne County, CA· Facilities & utilities· Sep 28, 2023 – Jun 9, 2026· 12363N23C4024
  3. CEDAR DXP IRSC -12363N24C4011 $1,109.00 TOTAL TIMBER APPLIED $22,487,801.62 TOTAL APPROPRIATED FUNDS $22,488,910.62 TOTAL CONTRACT AWARD COR: [name removed] ([email removed]) PERFORMANCE PERIOD FOR AWARDED ITEMS: 10/01/2$26.9M
    BRINK BROTHERS INC.· Lane County, OR· Facilities & utilities· Sep 23, 2024 – Jun 18, 2026· 12363N24C4011
  4. GO BIG G-Z STEWARDSHIP IRSC FREMONT-WINEMA NF, CHILOQUIN RD LEAD APSO: CURTIS YOCUM PRIMARY COR: [name removed]$14.3M
    TWC CORP· Klamath County, OR· Facilities & utilities· Aug 21, 2023 – Aug 7, 2026· 12363N23C4020
  5. SLATER STEWARDSHIP IRSC - PSW STWD BPA CALL R5 KLAMATH NF, HAPPY CAMP/OAK KNOLL RD COR: [name removed] $ 13,300.00 TOTAL TIMBER VALUE APPLIED $ 14,121,491.00 TOTAL APPROPRIATED FUNDS $ 14,134,791.00 TOTAL CONTRACT VALUE$14.1M
    CRAWFORD BROS., INC.· Siskiyou County, CA· Facilities & utilities· Jan 31, 2023 – Jan 21, 2026· 12363N23F4025
  6. LAND LINE SURVEYS$14M
    JOHNSON-FRANK & ASSOCIATES, INC.· Plumas County, CA· Professional services· Jul 12, 2023 – Sep 3, 2026· 12363N23F4189
  7. TRINITY STEWARDSHIP IRSC -12363N23F4192 $4,500.00 TOTAL TIMBER VALUE APPLIED $12,902,985.85TOTAL APPROPRIATED DOLLARS $12,907,485.85 TOTAL CONTRACT VALUE COR: [name removed] ([email removed]) AND [name removed] ([email removed]) PER$13M
    BLACK KNIGHT ENTERPRISES INC· Trinity County, CA· Facilities & utilities· Jul 8, 2023 – Jul 1, 2026· 12363N23F4192
  8. BCLH STEWARDSHIP IRSC PHASE 1 NRE-1042 APPROVED 05/12/2025 - LATER DESIGNATED MORATORIUM CLASS EXCEPTION DISASTER RECOVERY BLIS: CMSO AND NFSO DETROIT RD; WILLAMETTE NF CUT AND REMOVE HAZARD TREES ALONG ROADSIDES BURNED DURING THE 2020 BEACHIE C$12.9M
    CPM DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION· Marion County, OR· Facilities & utilities· Aug 15, 2025 – Aug 25, 2026· 12363N25C4006

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.