Brenda Outman

Brenda Outman serves as a key procurement professional within the CSA East 13 USDA-FS, supporting the Forest Service’s mission to maintain and modernize critical infrastructure across national forest lands. She manages a portfolio of construction and utility-related acquisitions focused on transportation networks, public facilities, and electrical systems essential for public safety and operational resilience. Her work ensures compliance with federal acquisition regulations while aligning procurement activities with the agency’s strategic goals for infrastructure sustainability and public access. She routinely handles competitive solicitations under the Federal Acquisition Regulation, prioritizing performance-based contracting and risk mitigation in high-visibility, mission-critical environments. Brenda maintains consistent working relationships with a core group of contractors including Razor Consulting Solutions, Inc., Laboda Grading Inc., CPM Constructors, Joe Daniels Construction Co., Inc., and Atoah Contracting LLC. These partnerships reflect a preference for experienced, regionally rooted firms with demonstrated expertise in forest-service-specific construction challenges. Her procurement approach emphasizes long-term vendor collaboration, performance accountability, and compliance with environmental and safety standards unique to federally managed lands. She exhibits a full commitment to small business participation, with 100% of her acquisitions set aside exclusively for small businesses under FAR 19.5. This reflects a deliberate strategy to foster economic opportunity among local and regional contractors, ensuring broad socioeconomic inclusion without reliance on other set-aside programs such as 8(a) or HUBZone. Her contracting patterns consistently prioritize small business capacity building and competitive fairness. Her technical focus lies primarily in NAICS 238210 (Electrical Contractors) and 236220 (Commercial and Institutional Building Construction), reflecting deep expertise in electrical infrastructure, facility upgrades, and structural rehabilitation within forested environments. She procures services ranging from wiring and lighting installations to the construction of visitor centers and maintenance facilities, requiring specialized knowledge of federal land-use constraints and wilderness-compatible construction practices.