Brenda L Pretty Paint

Brenda L. Pretty Paint serves as a Procurement Technician for the Custer Gallatin National Forest, supporting the U.S. Forest Service’s mission to maintain critical infrastructure across federally protected lands. In this role, she manages the acquisition lifecycle for a diverse portfolio of construction, maintenance, and support services essential to public safety and ecological stewardship. Her responsibilities include preparing solicitation documents, evaluating vendor proposals, ensuring compliance with federal acquisition regulations, and coordinating with project managers to align procurement actions with operational priorities. She routinely handles contracts for civil engineering, forestry support, and facility maintenance, ensuring timely and lawful delivery of goods and services to sustain forest infrastructure. Brenda maintains strong working relationships with key contractors including YOUNG GUN CONSTRUCTION LLC, TK3, LLC, and KOMMODITIES CORP, which consistently deliver high-priority services such as trail and road construction, wildfire mitigation support, and facility upkeep. Her procurement approach emphasizes reliability, regulatory compliance, and performance accountability, fostering long-term vendor partnerships grounded in clear scope definition and rigorous contract administration. These relationships reflect a preference for experienced contractors with proven capacity in remote, environmentally sensitive project settings. Her contracting patterns reflect a strong orientation toward open competition, with 79.6% of awards issued without set-aside designations, while maintaining a consistent 20.4% commitment to Total Small Business Set-Asides under FAR 19.5. Though she does not routinely utilize 8(a), HUBZone, or SDVOSB programs, her support for small businesses is evident through the high volume of small business awards under general set-asides, aligning with agency goals to broaden economic opportunity in rural contracting communities. Brenda’s primary procurement focus lies in NAICS 115310 (Support Activities for Forestry), 237990 (Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction), and 237310 (Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction), reflecting her expertise in managing infrastructure projects for remote forest environments. She routinely procures services related to trail maintenance, erosion control, bridge repair, ranger station upgrades, and wildfire fuel reduction, demonstrating deep familiarity with the technical demands of federal land management operations.