Cheryl Summers

Cheryl Summers serves as a key procurement lead within the USDA Forest Service, overseeing acquisitions critical to maintaining ecological integrity and operational resilience across national forests and grasslands. She manages a focused portfolio of contracts supporting environmental infrastructure, including septic system installation, wastewater management, and related on-site sanitation services essential for remote ranger stations, visitor facilities, and trailhead infrastructure. Her work directly enables the agency’s mission to sustain forest health by ensuring safe, compliant, and environmentally sound sanitation systems in sensitive natural areas. She handles sole-source and competitive solicitations under FAR Part 13 and Part 15, prioritizing technical compliance with EPA and state environmental regulations. Her primary contractor relationship is with 358 INVESTMENTS, LLC, a vendor consistently engaged for specialized environmental sanitation services. Summers fosters long-term, performance-based partnerships with this contractor to deliver reliable, mission-critical infrastructure support across dispersed federal lands. These engagements reflect a pattern of repeat awarding based on demonstrated technical proficiency, adherence to ecological standards, and timely execution in challenging field conditions. Summers maintains a strict 100% Small Business Set-Aside preference under FAR 19.5, ensuring all solicitations are reserved exclusively for small businesses. This reflects a deliberate and consistent commitment to expanding economic opportunity for small, locally rooted contractors capable of delivering niche environmental services in remote locations. Her contracting approach aligns with the agency’s broader goals of fostering rural economic development and leveraging small business agility for responsive, site-specific solutions. Her procurement activity is entirely concentrated under NAICS 562991 (Septic Tank and Related Services), demonstrating deep specialization in on-site wastewater systems, grease traps, pump stations, and leach field installations. She possesses technical expertise in evaluating compliance with state environmental codes, soil percolation requirements, and sustainable design practices for low-impact sanitation in protected ecosystems. Her domain knowledge ensures that all awarded contracts meet both operational needs and rigorous environmental stewardship standards.