Doing Business with the U.S. Forest Service (USFS) – Webinar

About the Webinar:

In FY 2020, the US Forest Service awarded over $1.8 billion in contracts. Join us for this unique opportunity to learn directly from the US Forest Service Procurement and Property Services (PPS) about what it takes to do business with the U.S. Forest Service! You will also have the opportunity to meet area representatives from the Procurement Technical Assistance Centers (PTACs) and US Small Business Administration that can assist you in your Federal contracting efforts.

The U.S. Forest Service (USFS) is responsible for managing public lands in the nation’s 155 national forests and 20 national grasslands that cover more than 193 million acres of public land. The agency also oversees 80 experimental forests and ranges, five research and development stations, and 18 job corps centers. Within the Northern Michigan and Northern Wisconsin area there are four national forests:

• Hiawatha National Forest – Gladstone, MI
• Huron-Manistee National Forest – Cadillac, MI
• Ottawa National Forest – Ironwood, MI
• Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest – Park Falls and Rhinelander, WI

AGENDA

Wisconsin Procurement Institute

• • Mark Dennis – Government Contract Specialist

Northwest Michigan Procurement Technical Assistant Center

• • LeAnne Kachmarsky – Procurement Counselor
  • Leo Isleib – Procurement Counselor

Ponca Economic Development Corporation (PEDCO)

• • Darren Osborne – Program Manager

U.S. Small Business Administration

• • James Strube – Business Opportunity Specialist

U.S. Forest Service

• • Carol Northrop – Contract Specialist
  • Shawn Lacina – Supervisory Contract Specialist
  • Colleen Reittinger -Supervisory Contract Specialist