Annette C. Caliguri

Annette C. Caliguri serves as a Contract Specialist within the USDA Forest Service’s Incident Procurement unit, where she plays a pivotal role in securing rapid-response logistical and operational resources for wildland fire and all-hazard incident management. Her responsibilities include planning, soliciting, awarding, and administering contracts for critical services such as mobile command units, temporary housing, water systems, and heavy equipment deployment. She operates within a high-tempo, mission-critical environment where timely acquisition decisions directly impact incident containment and recovery efforts across national forests and grasslands. Caliguri specializes in urgent, time-sensitive procurements under FAR Part 18, ensuring compliance while maintaining operational agility. Her contractor relationships are primarily with small businesses capable of mobilizing specialized resources on short notice, including firms with expertise in forestry support, infrastructure repair, and emergency services. She cultivates partnerships with vendors possessing proven capabilities in incident response logistics, often engaging with pre-qualified contractors through blanket purchase agreements and basic ordering agreements to accelerate deployment. Her approach emphasizes reliability, scalability, and rapid contract execution under dynamic field conditions. Caliguri demonstrates a strong commitment to socioeconomic contracting, with 92.3% of her awards designated as total small business set-asides under FAR 19.5. She consistently prioritizes small business participation, aligning with federal goals to expand opportunities for HUBZone, 8(a), and service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses. Her procurement patterns reflect a deliberate strategy to build a resilient, diverse vendor base capable of meeting the unique demands of incident response. Her primary procurement focus lies in NAICS 115310 (Support Activities for Forestry), followed by construction-related categories including 238390 (Other Building Finishing), 237110 (Water and Sewer Line Construction), and 237310 (Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction). She specializes in acquiring services related to fireline infrastructure, temporary facilities, and emergency site remediation, demonstrating deep technical familiarity with field operations and the logistical challenges of remote, unincorporated environments.