Anita DeZort

Anita DeZort serves as a Recreation Planner with the USDA Forest Service, where she plays a critical role in planning, coordinating, and procuring services that support public recreation infrastructure and operational readiness on national forest lands. Her work directly advances the agency’s mission to sustain forest ecosystems while ensuring safe, accessible, and resilient recreational opportunities for the public. DeZort specializes in acquiring services related to facility maintenance, visitor services, and emergency response support in remote and rugged environments, often managing task orders under blanket purchase agreements and indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) contracts. She collaborates closely with field teams to align procurement with ecological stewardship goals and seasonal operational demands. DeZort maintains consistent working relationships with a select group of contractors including ACI FEDERAL INC, ONE STOP RECRUITING LLC, GONDO ROY E MD, THE LOCUMS CO, LLC, and AMD INTERNATIONAL TECHNOLOGIES LLC. These partnerships are primarily centered on specialized staffing, temporary medical and technical support, and logistics services tailored to the unique challenges of federal land management. Her contracting approach emphasizes reliability, rapid mobilization, and compliance with federal workforce standards, particularly for roles requiring on-site presence in isolated or high-risk areas. A hallmark of DeZort’s procurement strategy is her exclusive use of Total Small Business Set-Aside authority under FAR 19.5, demonstrating a steadfast commitment to fostering economic opportunity within the small business community. All of her acquisitions are reserved exclusively for small businesses, ensuring that contracting opportunities directly benefit qualified small entities regardless of size or socioeconomic designation, reinforcing the Forest Service’s broader equity and resilience goals. Her primary procurement focus is on NAICS 562991 — Septic Tank and Related Services — reflecting her specialized need for wastewater and sanitation infrastructure support in remote recreation sites lacking municipal utilities. This technical domain requires expertise in environmental compliance, on-site treatment systems, and sustainable waste management solutions critical to maintaining public health and ecological integrity in undeveloped federal lands.