Becky A. Briggs

Becky Briggs serves as a key procurement lead within the U.S. Forest Service’s Region 4 Intermountain Regional Office, supporting the agency’s mission to sustainably manage federal forest lands through operational logistics and infrastructure stewardship. She manages a diverse portfolio of acquisitions focused on aviation support, land-based infrastructure, and field operations, ensuring that critical resource services are delivered efficiently across remote and high-risk environments. Her work directly enables wildfire resilience, forest health initiatives, and public access programs by securing essential support functions that underpin field-level operations. Briggs cultivates partnerships with specialized vendors providing aviation logistics, local freight transport, and surveying services, often engaging small and mid-tier contractors with niche technical capabilities. She maintains consistent, long-term relationships with firms experienced in remote-area operations, ensuring reliable performance under challenging environmental conditions. Her contracting approach emphasizes performance-based outcomes and vendor accountability, particularly for mission-critical services that require rapid deployment and regulatory compliance. A strong advocate for small business participation, Briggs prioritizes set-aside opportunities, with 75% of her acquisitions designated for total small business set-asides under FAR 19.5. She actively promotes socioeconomic contracting pathways, frequently awarding contracts to small disadvantaged businesses, HUBZone firms, and other eligible small entities that bring innovative, localized solutions to federal land management challenges. Her commitment to broadening vendor diversity ensures equitable access to federal opportunities while strengthening regional economic resilience. Her procurement focus centers on NAICS 488190 for air transportation support services, including aerial firefighting logistics and helicopter operations, alongside NAICS 484220 for local specialized trucking and NAICS 541370 for land surveying and mapping. She also procures specialized services in individual and family support and physician offices to serve remote ranger stations and field personnel. Her technical expertise lies in integrating logistics, geospatial data, and operational support systems to sustain mission-critical forest service activities across the Intermountain West.