Anieta L. McLendon

Anieta L. McLendon serves as a Contract Specialist within the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Forest Service, where she plays a pivotal role in executing procurements that support the agency’s mission of ecological stewardship and infrastructure resilience. She manages a diverse portfolio of acquisitions spanning forestry support services, civil engineering construction, and technical surveying, ensuring compliance with federal acquisition regulations while advancing mission-critical objectives such as wildfire mitigation, trail maintenance, and forest road rehabilitation. Her work directly enables the operational readiness of national forests and grasslands through timely and compliant contract award and administration. McLendon maintains consistent contracting relationships with key vendors including ACI FEDERAL INC, ONE STOP RECRUITING LLC, GONDO ROY E MD, THE LOCUMS CO, LLC, and AMD INTERNATIONAL TECHNOLOGIES LLC. These partnerships reflect a balanced mix of specialized construction firms, staffing and labor providers, and technology integrators, indicating a strategic approach to sourcing both technical expertise and workforce support. Her contracting patterns suggest a preference for established contractors with proven capabilities in federal land management environments, fostering reliable, long-term vendor engagement. Her procurement strategy reflects a strong commitment to small business participation, with over 41% of awards structured as Total Small Business Set-Asides under FAR 19.5 and an additional 5.9% designated for Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses. While nearly half of her acquisitions remain open to all competitors, her deliberate use of socioeconomic set-asides demonstrates a proactive effort to expand opportunities for disadvantaged and veteran-owned enterprises within the federal contracting ecosystem. McLendon’s primary procurement focus centers on NAICS 115310 (Support Activities for Forestry) and 237990 (Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction), underscoring her expertise in managing services related to forest infrastructure, erosion control, and land management support. She also regularly procures surveying and mapping services (541370) and engineering solutions (541330), indicating deep technical proficiency in geospatial and civil design domains critical to sustainable forest operations.