Anthony Buch

Anthony Buch serves as a key procurement lead within the USDA Forest Service–SPOC NW, overseeing the acquisition of critical infrastructure and ecological restoration services essential to sustaining national forest ecosystems. His role centers on managing contracts for trail and bridge rehabilitation, wildfire resilience infrastructure, reforestation support, and maintenance of remote administrative and recreational facilities. He ensures alignment with federal procurement regulations while advancing the agency’s mission to balance public access with environmental stewardship. His acquisitions primarily involve construction, forestry support, and communications equipment, often requiring specialized technical expertise in remote-site logistics and ecological compliance. Buch cultivates partnerships with a diverse array of contractors specializing in forestry support activities, civil engineering, and wireless communications. While no single vendor dominates his portfolio, he consistently engages small businesses and firms with proven experience in ecological restoration, trail construction, and forest service operations. His procurement approach emphasizes vendor reliability, site-specific adaptability, and adherence to environmental standards, fostering long-term relationships with contractors capable of operating in sensitive, off-grid environments. His contracting patterns reflect a strong commitment to socioeconomic goals, with 91.7% of awards designated as total small business set-asides under FAR 19.5. He prioritizes opportunities for small disadvantaged businesses, HUBZone firms, and service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses, aligning with federal mandates to promote equitable access to federal contracts. This pattern underscores a deliberate strategy to build capacity within local and regional economies while ensuring responsive, community-based service delivery. Buch’s procurement focus is concentrated in NAICS 115310 (Support Activities for Forestry), which accounts for 75% of his acquisitions, including vegetation management, fire prevention support, and ecological monitoring services. He also regularly procures highway and bridge construction under NAICS 237310 and wireless communications equipment under NAICS 334220 to support remote field operations. His technical expertise lies in managing complex, multi-disciplinary projects requiring integration of environmental compliance, infrastructure durability, and public safety standards.