Brent Briggs

Brent Briggs serves as a Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR) for the USDA Forest Service, providing critical oversight of construction and civil engineering contracts essential to maintaining the nation’s forest infrastructure. In this role, he ensures contractual compliance, monitors performance, and validates deliverables for projects supporting wildfire mitigation, road and bridge resilience, and ecological restoration in remote and rugged terrain. His responsibilities include evaluating contractor progress, managing modifications, and coordinating with field personnel to align deliverables with operational needs, directly supporting the agency’s mission of sustaining forest and grassland ecosystems under challenging environmental conditions. Briggs maintains consistent working relationships with a select group of specialized contractors, including ACI FEDERAL INC, ONE STOP RECRUITING LLC, GONDO ROY E MD, THE LOCUMS CO, LLC, and AMD INTERNATIONAL TECHNOLOGIES LLC. These partnerships reflect a focus on niche construction services, engineering support, and specialized staffing solutions tailored to the unique demands of federal land management operations. His procurement patterns emphasize long-term vendor reliability, technical proficiency in remote-site execution, and adherence to stringent safety and environmental standards. A strong advocate for socioeconomic equity in federal contracting, Briggs consistently prioritizes HUBZone-certified firms, with 77.8% of his acquisitions designated for HUBZone set-asides, and an additional 22.2% allocated under total small business set-asides. This pattern underscores his commitment to fostering economic opportunity in underserved rural communities, many of which are located near the forested lands the agency manages. His procurement focus is overwhelmingly centered on NAICS 237310 (Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction), reflecting his expertise in terrestrial infrastructure projects critical to access, fire response, and ecological connectivity. The remaining work falls under NAICS 237990 (Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction), encompassing erosion control, retaining structures, and utility alignment in sensitive natural environments. Briggs’ technical domain expertise lies in rugged terrain engineering, infrastructure resilience, and compliance with federal environmental regulations governing federal lands.