Brooke Barker

Brooke Barker serves as a Contract Specialist within the Stewardship Contracting Branch of the U.S. Forest Service, where she plays a pivotal role in executing landscape-scale stewardship contracts designed to advance ecological restoration and wildfire risk reduction. Her procurement responsibilities encompass the full lifecycle of complex, multi-objective acquisitions that integrate timber harvesting with watershed protection, infrastructure maintenance, and habitat enhancement. She specializes in negotiating and administering performance-based contracts that align with the Forest Service’s mission of sustainable forest management, ensuring compliance with federal acquisition regulations while fostering long-term environmental outcomes. Brooke regularly collaborates with a core group of experienced contractors including Brink Brothers Inc., Peak Engineering LLC, Miller Timber Services, Inc., Az Hammer Down, LLC, and Dennis Kirby. These partnerships are characterized by consistent, repeat engagement across multiple contract actions, reflecting a preference for vendors with proven expertise in forest operations, silvicultural practices, and heavy equipment logistics. Her working relationships emphasize reliability, technical proficiency, and adherence to environmental standards, fostering a collaborative procurement environment grounded in mutual accountability. Her procurement strategy prioritizes total small business set-asides under FAR 19.5, which account for 37.5% of her awards, demonstrating a strong commitment to small business participation. While the majority of her contracts are open to all competitors, she actively structures opportunities to enable small, forest-sector firms to compete effectively, aligning with federal socioeconomic goals without reliance on 8(a), HUBZone, or SDVOSB-specific set-asides. Brooke’s primary procurement focus lies in NAICS 113310 (Logging) and 115310 (Support Activities for Forestry), reflecting her specialization in forest management services such as thinning, fuel reduction, and site preparation. She also manages select highway and bridge construction projects under NAICS 237310 to support forest access and infrastructure resilience. Her domain expertise centers on integrating ecological objectives with operational execution, ensuring that procurement outcomes directly contribute to landscape-scale forest health and public safety.