Charlene Byrd

Charlene J. Byrd serves as a key procurement professional within the Boise National Forest, supporting the U.S. Forest Service’s mission to sustain forest ecosystems through strategic acquisitions. She manages a diverse portfolio of contracts focused on ecological restoration, infrastructure maintenance, and land management operations, ensuring compliance with federal procurement regulations and agency priorities. Her work directly enables critical activities such as reforestation, invasive species control, and wildfire risk reduction, aligning contracting decisions with the Forest Service’s ecological and public safety objectives. Byrd typically handles service-based acquisitions requiring technical expertise in forestry support, civil engineering, and environmental monitoring. Her contractor relationships center on specialized firms providing forestry support services, heavy civil construction, and surveying solutions. She routinely engages with small and mid-sized vendors capable of delivering field-based technical services, including vegetation management, trail and road construction, and ecological assessment. While no single contractor dominates her portfolio, her procurement patterns reflect a preference for vendors with proven experience in federal land management contexts and regional operational knowledge of Idaho’s forest environments. Byrd demonstrates a strong commitment to small business participation, with over 53% of her acquisitions set aside for small businesses under FAR 19.5. Her contracting patterns consistently prioritize general small business set-asides, reflecting a deliberate strategy to foster economic opportunity among local and regional firms. She rarely utilizes other socioeconomic categories such as 8(a), HUBZone, or SDVOSB, indicating a focus on broad-based small business inclusion rather than targeted programs. Her primary procurement focus lies in NAICS 115310 (Support Activities for Forestry), encompassing services like prescribed burning, fuel reduction, and forest health monitoring. She also frequently procures work under NAICS 237990 (Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction) for trail, road, and erosion control infrastructure, and NAICS 113310 (Logging) for sustainable timber removal tied to ecological restoration. Her technical expertise spans environmental compliance, land use planning, and field-based resource management, ensuring acquisitions meet both operational needs and conservation goals.