Bill Champion

Bill Champion serves as a Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR) for the Southern Research Station under the U.S. Forest Service’s Department of Agriculture, where he provides critical oversight for facility and operational support contracts essential to sustaining scientific research in forest ecosystems. In this role, he ensures contractual compliance, monitors performance metrics, and validates deliverables tied to environmental stewardship and field infrastructure readiness. His procurement focus centers on janitorial and facility maintenance services that enable uninterrupted operations at remote research sites, aligning with the Station’s mission to uphold ecological monitoring standards and regulatory compliance across its network of field laboratories. Mr. Champion maintains a consistent working relationship with LSG Management, LLC, the primary contractor supporting the Station’s facility services. His engagement with this vendor reflects a long-term, performance-based partnership grounded in service reliability, adherence to environmental protocols, and responsiveness to dynamic field conditions. He actively collaborates with contractors to ensure alignment with federal sustainability mandates and site-specific operational requirements, fostering a collaborative oversight model that emphasizes accountability and mission continuity. Mr. Champion exhibits a 100% commitment to small business set-asides under FAR 19.5, exclusively awarding contracts to small businesses without regard to other socioeconomic categories. This reflects a deliberate agency-wide strategy to maximize economic opportunity for small entities while maintaining service quality. His contracting patterns consistently prioritize small business participation as a core component of procurement integrity and community investment. His procurement portfolio is entirely focused on NAICS 561720, Janitorial Services, encompassing routine cleaning, waste management, sanitation compliance, and specialized environmental decontamination at sensitive research locations. His technical expertise lies in ensuring these services meet stringent ecological and biosafety standards, supporting the Station’s mission to protect both human health and natural resources during field operations.