Celena McElroy

Celena McElroy serves as a key procurement lead within the Csa East 13 USDA-FS, managing acquisitions critical to the maintenance and modernization of infrastructure across national forest lands. Her responsibilities encompass the full lifecycle of contract actions for transportation, utility, and public facility projects, ensuring compliance with federal construction standards and environmental mandates. She specializes in soliciting and awarding contracts for rehabilitation and new construction efforts that support public access, resource management, and operational resilience in federally managed forest environments. Her work directly advances the agency’s mission to enhance safety and sustainability in remote, high-value natural areas through strategic procurement planning and rigorous contract administration. McElroy maintains consistent working relationships with a core group of specialized contractors, including RAZOR CONSULTING SOLUTIONS, LABODA GRADING INC, CPM CONSTRUCTORS, JOE DANIELS CONSTRUCTION CO., and ATOAH CONTRACTING LLC. These partnerships reflect a preference for firms with proven expertise in site preparation, structural finishing, and utility integration within sensitive ecological zones. Her contracting approach emphasizes performance-based outcomes, with a focus on quality control, timely delivery, and adherence to federal construction codes. She cultivates long-term vendor relationships built on reliability, regulatory compliance, and site-specific technical proficiency. Her procurement strategy is uniformly dedicated to small business participation, with 100% of her acquisitions structured as total small business set-asides under FAR 19.5. This reflects a deliberate and sustained commitment to fostering economic opportunity for small, locally based contractors, particularly those with niche capabilities in rural and forested environments. She actively prioritizes firms that are certified under various socioeconomic programs, reinforcing the agency’s broader goals of equitable contracting and community engagement. McElroy’s technical focus centers on NAICS 238160 (Roofing Contractors), which accounts for over half of her portfolio, followed by 238390 (Other Building Finishing Contractors) and 238220 (Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors). She procures specialized services including weatherproofing, interior finishes, and mechanical systems installation tailored to the demanding conditions of forest service facilities. Her domain expertise lies in delivering durable, low-maintenance infrastructure solutions for remote, high-traffic, and environmentally sensitive locations.