Carol M McMahon

Carol M. McMahon serves as a Procurement Technician at the Allegheny National Forest, supporting the U.S. Forest Service’s mission to sustain ecological integrity and public access through strategic acquisition of forest management services. In this role, she facilitates the procurement of critical support activities including vegetation control, habitat restoration, and infrastructure maintenance, ensuring compliance with federal acquisition regulations and agency priorities. Her responsibilities include preparing solicitation documents, evaluating vendor proposals, and managing contract administration for technical and field-based services essential to wildfire resilience and invasive species mitigation. McMahon maintains consistent working relationships with key contractors such as Boh Environmental, L.L.C. and AMD INTERNATIONAL TECHNOLOGIES LLC, who provide specialized environmental remediation, site preparation, and technical support services. These partnerships reflect a preference for vendors with demonstrated expertise in forestry operations, herbicide application, and land management compliance. Her procurement approach emphasizes performance-based contracting and clear technical specifications to ensure contractor accountability in sensitive ecological environments. Her contracting patterns reflect a strong emphasis on open competition, with approximately 70.6% of acquisitions conducted without set-aside restrictions. However, she actively supports small business participation, allocating nearly 29.4% of opportunities as total small business set-asides under FAR 19.5, aligning with USDA’s broader socioeconomic goals. While she does not prioritize 8(a), HUBZone, or SDVOSB set-asides, her consistent use of small business set-asides demonstrates a clear commitment to fostering competitive small business engagement. McMahon’s procurement focus centers on NAICS codes including 115310 (Support Activities for Forestry), 238910 (Site Preparation), 237310 (Highway/Street Construction), 339950 (Sign Manufacturing), and 541370 (Surveying and Mapping). These reflect her technical expertise in acquiring services critical to forest infrastructure, trail maintenance, signage, and geospatial data collection—ensuring operational readiness and regulatory compliance across the National Forest system.