Bobbi Archdale

Bobbi Archdale serves as a key procurement lead within the U.S. Forest Service’s CSA East 6 office, responsible for managing contract actions that support forest health, infrastructure resilience, and public land maintenance. She oversees the acquisition of mission-critical services essential to operational readiness, including roofing, landscaping, and site preparation activities that directly enable sustainable forest management and public safety initiatives. Her work aligns with the agency’s strategic imperative to maintain healthy ecosystems through targeted, performance-based contracting, ensuring that contracted services meet rigorous environmental and safety standards. Archdale maintains consistent working relationships with a core group of specialized contractors, including American Classic Construction Inc., Zimmer Plowing LLC, Lewis Mobile Welding LLC, Miller, Sheila D, and Moore & Shryock LLC. These partnerships reflect a preference for locally rooted, niche service providers with proven expertise in rural land management and infrastructure support. Her contracting approach emphasizes reliability, responsiveness, and technical proficiency in delivering services under challenging environmental conditions, fostering long-term vendor collaboration grounded in performance accountability. She demonstrates a strong and consistent commitment to small business participation, directing 100% of her acquisitions toward total small business set-asides under FAR 19.5. This reflects a deliberate strategy to empower small, locally owned enterprises and stimulate economic development in rural communities where Forest Service operations are concentrated. Her procurement patterns prioritize socioeconomic inclusion, ensuring that contracting opportunities align with federal goals to expand access for small businesses without reliance on other set-aside programs like 8(a) or HUBZone. Her primary procurement focus lies in NAICS 238160 (Roofing Contractors), which accounts for 80% of her portfolio, reflecting the agency’s need for durable, weather-resistant infrastructure maintenance on remote facilities. The remaining 20% centers on NAICS 561730 (Landscaping Services), supporting vegetation management, erosion control, and recreational site upkeep. Archdale’s expertise lies in procuring specialized, field-based services that require technical knowledge of forested environments and adherence to federal environmental compliance standards.