Brooke Bowman

Brooke Bowman serves as a Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR) for the USDA Forest Service, supporting the agency’s mission to sustain forest and grassland ecosystems through effective contract oversight. In this role, she provides critical on-the-ground monitoring and technical evaluation of contractor performance for infrastructure and resource management projects, ensuring compliance with federal acquisition regulations and performance standards. Her responsibilities include validating deliverables, assessing compliance with safety and environmental protocols, and facilitating communication between contractors and the contracting officer. She primarily handles construction and service contracts related to water and sewer infrastructure, emergency response systems, and operational support in remote, high-risk terrains. Brooke collaborates closely with a focused group of 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 reliance on specialized firms capable of delivering skilled labor, medical support, and technical services tailored to the Forest Service’s unique operational needs in isolated areas. Her working relationships are characterized by consistent, long-term engagement with vendors who demonstrate reliability in meeting mission-critical deadlines and regulatory requirements under challenging field conditions. Brooke maintains a strict commitment to small business participation, with 100% of her acquisitions structured as Total Small Business Set-Asides under FAR 19.5. This reflects a deliberate strategy to maximize economic opportunity for small businesses, ensuring that contracting opportunities directly support the agency’s broader socioeconomic goals and community resilience initiatives. She consistently prioritizes small business eligibility and compliance, fostering a contracting environment that empowers underserved entrepreneurs while maintaining high standards of performance. Her procurement focus is exclusively aligned with NAICS 237110—Water and Sewer Line and Related Structures Construction—indicating deep expertise in civil infrastructure projects critical to forest service operations. She procures services related to water distribution, sewage systems, erosion control, and utility upgrades in wildland-urban interfaces, requiring specialized knowledge of environmental compliance, remote construction logistics, and federal construction standards.