The NFFE Forest Service Council is the largest bargaining unit in the agency. This new agreement was developed by the union and management negotiating teams. Negotiations can be complex and almost always involve compromise.
What is the Forest Service? We are a federal agency under the U.S. Department of Agriculture that manages 193 million acres of land, roughly the size of Texas.
LEOs are the forest rangers. They enforce federal (and some state) laws and regulations governing national forest lands and resources. As federal law enforcement officers, they carry firearms and other defensive equipment. They also make arrests, execute search warrants, and testify in court.
If you are a business that enters into multiple Master Service Agreements per year, it is to your advantage to work with a business lawyer to prepare your own Master Service Agreement template and related Statements of Work for consistency, risk mitigation and control purposes.
Because oilfield MSAs are unlike run-of-the-mill commercial contracts and have their own set of norms, businesses are best served utilizing an attorney who negotiates MSAs as a core part of his or her practice and who is up to speed on the current industry contracting standards.
Using an MSA streamlines the process and prevents you from having to re-negotiate standard terms for every new project. MSAs typically last for several years. During that time, you can execute multiple SOWs with the vendor without having to create new contracts. This saves tons of time and legal fees in the long run.