Carl Webster

Carl Webster serves as Location Coordinator, Center Director, and Research Leader within the USDA Agricultural Research Service’s Office of Acquisition and Procurement, where he plays a pivotal role in enabling mission-critical research operations at field stations and experimental sites. Responsible for coordinating facility logistics and infrastructure needs, he ensures that procurement activities align with the agency’s strategic goals of sustaining scientific resilience and modernizing agricultural research environments. His portfolio centers on janitorial and facility support services essential to maintaining sterile, climate-controlled, and operationally secure research spaces, directly supporting data integrity and environmental compliance in agricultural science. Webster maintains consistent working relationships with key contractors including McKenzie Construction & Site Development LLC, Aerospace & Commercial Technologies, LLC, and L1 Enterprises Incorporated. These partnerships reflect a preference for vendors capable of delivering integrated facility maintenance, environmental system support, and site-specific operational services tailored to the unique demands of USDA research facilities. His contracting approach emphasizes reliability, technical precision, and responsiveness, fostering long-term vendor collaboration grounded in performance-based service delivery. All of Webster’s procurement actions are structured under a 100% Small Business Set-Aside (FAR 19.5), demonstrating a steadfast commitment to socioeconomic inclusion and community-based economic development. He actively prioritizes small business participation across all contract actions, ensuring that local and disadvantaged enterprises have equitable access to opportunities supporting federal agricultural research infrastructure. His primary procurement focus is on NAICS 561720 (Janitorial Services), encompassing specialized cleaning, waste management, decontamination protocols, and facility upkeep for high-sensitivity research environments. This specialization underscores his technical understanding of biosafety standards, environmental control requirements, and the operational needs of laboratories and field stations conducting precision agriculture research. His expertise lies in aligning facility services with scientific integrity and regulatory compliance.