Caitlin Woods

Caitlin Woods serves as a key procurement professional within the USDA Forest Service’s Csa Intermountain 8 office, managing acquisitions critical to the operational integrity of national forest infrastructure across the Intermountain West. Responsible for planning, soliciting, and awarding contracts under FAR Part 19, she ensures that facility upgrades, maintenance, and construction projects align with federal environmental and safety standards. Her portfolio primarily encompasses commercial and institutional building construction as well as highway, street, and bridge construction, supporting the agency’s mission to sustain resilient infrastructure for forest management personnel and public access. She operates with a strong emphasis on compliance, risk mitigation, and mission-critical delivery timelines. Woods maintains consistent working relationships with a core group of qualified contractors including JACKSON EXCAVATION, INC, MEDVED GLOBAL INC, CT ELECTRIC LLC, SPRING FOUNTAIN STUDIOS LLC, and VEREN INDUSTRIES LLC. These partnerships reflect a preference for experienced, locally rooted firms capable of executing complex field-based construction and renovation tasks in remote, environmentally sensitive areas. Her procurement approach emphasizes reliability, safety compliance, and proven technical capacity, fostering long-term vendor collaboration grounded in performance accountability and regulatory adherence. A steadfast advocate for small business participation, Woods applies a 100% total small business set-aside strategy across all eligible procurements, fully leveraging FAR 19.5 to maximize economic opportunity for small, independently owned firms. Her contracting patterns reflect a deliberate commitment to socioeconomic goals, consistently directing awards to small businesses without preference for specific subsets like 8(a), HUBZone, or SDVOSB—instead prioritizing overall small business eligibility and capacity to deliver on mission-critical infrastructure needs. Her technical domain centers on NAICS 236220 for commercial and institutional building construction and NAICS 237310 for transportation infrastructure projects. She procures services related to structural repairs, utility upgrades, accessibility improvements, and site development, requiring deep familiarity with federal construction codes, environmental impact protocols, and geotechnical constraints inherent to forested and mountainous terrain.