Carrie Fairbanks

Carrie Fairbanks serves as a Contract Specialist at the U.S. Forest Service’s R10 Alaska Regional Office, where she manages the full lifecycle of federal acquisitions to support critical infrastructure and operational resilience across Alaska’s remote and ecologically sensitive regions. Her work centers on procuring engineering, construction, and support services essential to maintaining transportation networks, forest management facilities, and access routes vital to federal land operations. She executes contracts under the Federal Acquisition Regulation, ensuring compliance with environmental, safety, and procurement integrity standards while aligning acquisitions with the agency’s strategic mission of sustainable land stewardship. Fairbanks collaborates with a diverse array of contractors specializing in heavy civil engineering, forestry support, and remote logistics. Her procurement patterns reflect consistent engagement with firms possessing specialized capabilities in Alaska’s challenging terrain, including those experienced in cold-weather construction, marine infrastructure, and field-based operational support. She cultivates long-term vendor partnerships grounded in performance reliability, regulatory adherence, and local knowledge, often working with small businesses that bring region-specific expertise to complex, mission-critical projects. Her contracting approach demonstrates a strong commitment to socioeconomic goals, with nearly half of her awards structured as small business set-asides. HUBZone and Total Small Business Set-Asides account for the majority of her socioeconomic preferences, reflecting a deliberate focus on empowering businesses located in economically distressed Alaskan communities. While Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business participation is minimal, her portfolio consistently prioritizes small business inclusion as a core component of equitable contracting. Fairbanks’ primary procurement focus lies in NAICS 237310 (Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction) and 115310 (Support Activities for Forestry), with significant activity in other heavy civil engineering and janitorial services. She specializes in acquiring construction, maintenance, and operational support services tailored to Alaska’s unique environmental and logistical constraints, demonstrating deep technical expertise in remote infrastructure procurement and federal land management support.