Contracting
Forest Service contractors perform a wide range of services including housekeeping, fire and aviation support, construction, transportation, equipment leasing, special studies and analyses, information technology and professional, management and administrative support. However, the Forest Service, as with other federal agencies, are under strict guidance of how we can or cannot work with you.
How to Contract with the Forest Service
The Forest Service works with many businesses in the pursuit of attaining our mission. As a business owner, it is your responsibility to market and sell your company's products or services to the agency. The following information may assist you in your marketing efforts.
There are three kinds of contracts:
- Construction: Involves the construction, alteration or repair (including excavating and painting) of buildings, structures or other real property.
- Service: Directly engages the time and effort of a contractor whose primary purpose is to perform an identifiable task.
- Supply: Furnishing of a commodity, product or equipment. This also includes the manufacture, fabrication or processing of raw material into a finished product, and may also include procurement of raw materials.
Help yourself understand federal government contracting by visiting the Federal Service Desk and U.S. Small Business Administration