Alicia Hawkins

Alicia M. Hawkins serves as a Contracting Officer for the Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest under the U.S. Forest Service, where she manages the acquisition of mission-critical services supporting ecological stewardship and forest resilience. Her portfolio encompasses contracts for silvicultural operations, habitat restoration, wildfire risk mitigation, and infrastructure maintenance, ensuring alignment with the agency’s mandate to sustain healthy forest ecosystems across Georgia’s public lands. She exercises full contracting authority under the Federal Acquisition Regulation, overseeing solicitations, evaluations, and award decisions for both commercial and specialized environmental services, often coordinating with field biologists, foresters, and land management teams to translate operational needs into compliant, performance-based requirements. While specific contractor names are not available, Hawkins maintains a balanced procurement approach, engaging both large federal contractors and small businesses with expertise in forestry support, environmental remediation, and land management services. Her working relationships reflect a preference for vendors capable of delivering technical, field-based solutions under time-sensitive conditions, particularly those with demonstrated experience in federal land management contexts and environmental compliance frameworks such as NEPA and ESA. Hawkins demonstrates a strong commitment to socioeconomic contracting, with nearly half of her awards structured as small business set-asides under FAR 19.5, and a notable 5.3% allocated to 8(a) competed contracts. Her pattern reflects intentional efforts to foster opportunity for disadvantaged and small businesses, particularly those certified under the 8(a) program, while maintaining competitive integrity across the acquisition lifecycle. Her primary NAICS focus is on Support Activities for Forestry (115310), reflecting deep expertise in procuring services such as timber stand improvement, prescribed burning, and invasive species control. Additional categories include septage and wastewater services for remote facilities and specialized contracting for environmental monitoring and compliance reporting, underscoring her technical proficiency in ecological and land-use procurement domains.