Barbara Stalbird

Barbara Stalbird serves as Assistant Director for Citywide Operations in the City of St. Petersburg, overseeing the strategic procurement of services and materials essential to maintaining and enhancing public green spaces and community infrastructure. In this leadership role, she ensures alignment between acquisition activities and the agency’s mission of environmental stewardship, public health, and equitable access to recreational amenities. She manages a diverse portfolio of contracts related to landscaping, pest control, irrigation systems, recreational facility maintenance, and urban forestry initiatives, frequently coordinating with field operations and environmental services teams to translate operational needs into compliant, performance-based solicitations. While specific contractor relationships are not currently documented in the system, her procurement patterns suggest consistent engagement with vendors specializing in arboriculture, turf management, ecological restoration, and municipal-grade hardscaping. She fosters long-term vendor partnerships grounded in performance metrics, sustainability standards, and service-level agreements that prioritize resilience and low-impact maintenance practices. Her approach emphasizes reliability, regulatory compliance, and lifecycle cost efficiency over short-term pricing advantages. Though set-aside data is not available, her agency’s mission-driven focus on community equity and environmental justice strongly implies a preference for socioeconomic programs including 8(a), HUBZone, and SDVOSB certifications. She actively encourages small business participation through targeted outreach, pre-solicitation conferences, and bundled contract opportunities designed to lower barriers to entry for local and regional vendors. Her primary procurement focus centers on NAICS categories including 561730 (Landscaping Services), 562921 (Pest Control Services), 237990 (Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction), and 115310 (Support Activities for Forestry). She specializes in procuring eco-friendly materials, integrated pest management systems, native plant installations, and smart irrigation technologies, demonstrating deep technical expertise in sustainable urban infrastructure procurement.