Carolyn Koury

Carolyn Koury serves as a Hydrologist with the Gila National Forest under the U.S. Forest Service, where she provides critical scientific expertise to inform water resource management and infrastructure stewardship. Her role centers on evaluating hydrologic conditions, assessing watershed health, and recommending technical solutions to support the agency’s mission of ecological sustainability and public safety. Koury plays a pivotal role in the procurement process by defining technical requirements, evaluating contractor proposals, and ensuring compliance with federal hydrologic standards for water and sewer system upgrades, stream restoration, and erosion control projects. She typically handles acquisitions for scientific consulting services that require specialized environmental modeling, field data collection, and hydrogeological analysis. Koury collaborates closely with environmental consulting firms and scientific service providers with demonstrated expertise in hydrologic modeling, groundwater monitoring, and watershed assessment. Her contractor relationships are built on technical credibility and adherence to U.S. Forest Service protocols, favoring vendors with proven experience in federal land management contexts. She works with a broad range of service providers, from regional specialty firms to national environmental science contractors, prioritizing those capable of delivering precise, field-validated data and long-term hydrologic reporting. Koury’s procurement activity shows no preference for socioeconomic set-asides, with 100% of her acquisitions conducted under full and open competition. This reflects a mission-driven focus on technical merit and scientific rigor over socioeconomic criteria, though she remains compliant with all federal contracting regulations. Her approach emphasizes selecting the most qualified provider based on technical capability rather than vendor classification. Her primary procurement focus is under NAICS 541690 (Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services), encompassing hydrologic modeling, streamflow analysis, aquifer characterization, and water quality assessments. She consistently procures services requiring advanced field instrumentation, GIS-based hydrologic mapping, and climate-resilient water infrastructure design, demonstrating deep expertise in applied hydrology within federal forest ecosystems.