Contracting
The Northern Region Forest Service offices annually purchase a wide variety of goods and services. We have Customer Service Areas that represent the Intermountain Zone of Procurement & Property Services. Select an area below to find current solicitations and more information from these areas.
Procurements by the Forest Service are guided by the Federal Acquisition Regulation as modified by various Department of Agriculture and Forest Service policies. These rules and regulations may differ from Uniform Commercial Code.
Contracting Service Areas
Contracting Service Area #1 (PPS Intermountain Zone)
Providing Contracting/Procurement services to:
- Idaho Panhandle National Forests
- Coeur d'Alene Nursery
- Kootenai National Forest
- Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forests
Contracting Service Area #2 (PPS Intermountain Zone)
Providing Contracting/Procurement services to:
- Lolo National Forest
- Bitterroot National Forest
- Flathead National Forest
- Aerial Fire Depot
- Regional Office
Contracting Service Area #3 and #9 (PPS Intermountain Zone)
Providing Contracting/Procurement services to:
- Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest
- Custer Gallatin National Forest
- Helena-Lewis and Clark National Forest
- Dakota Prairie Grasslands
How to Do Business with the Forest Service
Doing business with the Federal government, including the Forest Service, can be complicated. The following information is intended to provide a brief overview of the steps necessary to position a business concern to do business with the Forest Service and the Federal government. Also, contacts are provided regarding additional resources that will assist a business concern in understanding the processes of doing business with the Forest Service and other Federal government agencies.
Step One: Be formed in a business-like way
Step Two: Register in the System for Award Management (SAM)
Step Three: Learn about available Federal projects to submit a bid, proposal, or quote on
Step Four: Learn about doing business with the Federal government and Forest Service
- Washington Office Procurement and Property Services
- Find other regional Acquisition websites.
- If interested in contracting with the Forest Service during Incidents (wild land fire and other all-hazard incidents) lease visit the Incident Procurement Website.