Carolyn J Lippire

Carolyn J. Lippire serves as Supervisory Contract Specialist for the USDA Forest Service, where she oversees the planning, solicitation, and award of complex acquisitions critical to the agency’s mission of sustaining national forests and grasslands. She manages a diverse portfolio of contracts spanning engineering, technical services, and operational support, ensuring compliance with federal procurement regulations and alignment with strategic priorities such as wildfire mitigation, ecological restoration, and infrastructure resilience in remote terrains. Her role involves guiding junior specialists, coordinating with program offices, and ensuring procurements meet legal, fiscal, and mission-driven objectives. Lippire maintains established relationships with key contractors including ACI FEDERAL INC, ONE STOP RECRUITING LLC, GONDO ROY E MD, THE LOCUMS CO, LLC, and AMD INTERNATIONAL TECHNOLOGIES LLC, reflecting a balanced mix of large and specialized small business vendors. Her contracting patterns indicate consistent engagement with firms providing engineering, staffing, medical support, and IT infrastructure services—particularly those capable of operating in challenging, off-grid environments. She fosters collaborative, performance-based partnerships that emphasize accountability, responsiveness, and mission adaptability. Her procurement strategy reflects a strong commitment to socioeconomic goals, with over half of her awards structured as Total Small Business Set-Asides under FAR 19.5, demonstrating a deliberate preference for small business participation. While no set-aside remains significant, her consistent use of small business set-asides underscores a dedication to expanding opportunities for small, disadvantaged, and service-disabled veteran-owned firms in federal land management contracting. Lippire’s primary NAICS focus includes Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction (237310), Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction (237990), and Geophysical Surveying and Mapping Services (541360), alongside Electrical Contracting (238210) and Computing Infrastructure Services (518210). She specializes in procuring technical services for terrain analysis, forest infrastructure maintenance, and digital data systems that support field operations, reflecting deep expertise in mission-critical civil engineering and geospatial technologies essential to the Forest Service’s operational readiness.