BLM Procurement Management

Carrie Stricklin serves as Supervisory Contract Specialist at the Bureau of Land Management’s Oregon State Office, where she leads the planning, solicitation, and award of complex acquisitions critical to public land stewardship. She oversees a diverse portfolio of contracts supporting ecological restoration, wildfire mitigation, trail maintenance, and resource management operations. Her role ensures compliance with the Federal Acquisition Regulation while aligning procurements with the agency’s mission of sustainable land use and public safety. Stricklin manages both service-based and specialized supply contracts, frequently coordinating with technical experts to define performance requirements and evaluate vendor proposals under full and open competition. Stricklin maintains consistent working relationships with L1 Enterprises Incorporated, a key contractor providing forestry support and land management services. Her procurement patterns reflect long-term, performance-based partnerships with vendors capable of delivering field-ready solutions for ecosystem restoration and infrastructure upkeep. While she engages with a range of contractors, her approach emphasizes reliability, technical proficiency, and adherence to federal environmental standards, fostering collaborative vendor relationships grounded in clear performance metrics and accountability. Stricklin’s contracting portfolio is predominantly structured under full and open competition, with 83.3% of awards issued without set-asides. However, she consistently allocates 16.7% of opportunities to Total Small Business Set-Asides under FAR 19.5, demonstrating a measured commitment to small business participation. Her approach prioritizes market readiness and capability over socioeconomic classifications, ensuring competition remains robust while still creating pathways for qualified small firms to contribute to public land missions. Her primary procurement focus centers on NAICS 115310 (Support Activities for Forestry), reflecting her expertise in contracting for vegetation management, invasive species control, and forest health initiatives. She also regularly procures environmental consulting services (NAICS 541620), management consulting (NAICS 541618), and specialized infrastructure support, including police protection and plastics pipe systems for water management. Stricklin’s technical domain expertise lies at the intersection of ecological science and federal contracting, ensuring acquisitions deliver measurable outcomes for public land sustainability.