Amy Lesher

Amy Lesher serves as a key procurement lead within the USDA Forest Service’s Incident Procurement unit, responsible for rapidly mobilizing critical logistical and infrastructure resources to support wildland fire response and all-hazard incident management. She manages time-sensitive acquisitions for mobile command units, temporary housing, water systems, and heavy equipment essential to field operations across national forests and grasslands. Her work ensures incident management teams have immediate access to mission-critical assets under dynamic, high-pressure conditions, aligning directly with the Forest Service’s mandate to sustain operational readiness during emergencies. Lesher specializes in urgent, task-order-based contracting under indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) mechanisms to meet rapidly evolving incident needs. Lesher collaborates primarily with small business contractors capable of rapid deployment and modular service delivery, particularly those with experience in emergency response infrastructure and temporary facility setup. Her procurement approach emphasizes agility and scalability, fostering partnerships with vendors who can mobilize personnel and equipment on short notice across remote geographies. While specific contractor names are not publicly listed, her pattern reflects a reliance on qualified small businesses with proven capabilities in incident support logistics, equipment rental, and field services. Lesher maintains a 100% Small Business Set-Aside preference across all acquisitions, consistently directing opportunities to small businesses under FAR 19.5, including 8(a), HUBZone, and SDVOSB-certified firms. This reflects a deliberate, agency-aligned strategy to maximize socioeconomic impact while ensuring access to nimble, locally responsive vendors capable of meeting the unique demands of wildfire and disaster response operations. Her procurement focus is exclusively centered on NAICS 236220 — Commercial and Institutional Building Construction — encompassing the rapid construction, modification, and deployment of temporary structures such as incident command posts, crew quarters, and support facilities. She possesses deep technical expertise in modular, prefabricated, and mobile infrastructure solutions tailored for austere environments, ensuring compliance with federal safety, accessibility, and environmental standards during emergency operations.