Alice Brown

Alice Brown serves as a key procurement professional within the National Forests in North Carolina, supporting the U.S. Forest Service’s mission to sustain ecological integrity and public access to federal forest lands. She manages acquisitions aligned with forest resource management, habitat conservation, and recreational infrastructure maintenance, with a primary focus on Support Activities for Forestry (NAICS 115310). Her responsibilities include soliciting, evaluating, and awarding contracts for hazardous tree removal, wildlife habitat enhancement, invasive species control, and debris clearance operations critical to forest health and public safety. She ensures all procurements adhere to federal acquisition regulations while advancing the agency’s strategic priorities in biodiversity protection, particularly for endangered species such as the red-cockaded woodpecker. Her contractor relationships are centered on specialized forestry service providers with expertise in ecological restoration, arboriculture, and land management support. She works closely with firms possessing technical capabilities in forest inventory, prescribed burn support, and erosion control, often engaging contractors with field-level experience in Appalachian forest ecosystems. While no single vendor dominates her portfolio, she maintains a broad network of qualified small and mid-sized service providers capable of rapid mobilization in remote, high-risk terrain. Alice Brown does not utilize socioeconomic set-asides, with 100% of her acquisitions competed without restriction under full and open competition. This reflects a strategic emphasis on technical capability and operational readiness over socioeconomic preferences, though she remains compliant with all federal small business outreach requirements. Her industry focus is exclusively on NAICS 115310, procuring specialized services such as forest thinning, snag removal, trail maintenance, and wildlife corridor rehabilitation. She requires contractors to demonstrate proven experience in federal land management protocols, environmental compliance, and adherence to National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) standards, ensuring all work supports long-term forest resilience and public safety.