Clement Bucher

Clement Bucher serves as a key procurement lead within the USDA Forest Service’s CSA East 12 office, overseeing the acquisition of critical civil infrastructure and specialty construction services essential to national forest stewardship. His role centers on managing competitive contracting processes for public access, safety, and ecological resilience projects, including the rehabilitation of forest roads, bridges, campgrounds, and utility systems. Bucher ensures compliance with federal acquisition regulations while aligning procurements with the agency’s strategic priorities in infrastructure modernization and sustainable land management. He maintains active relationships with a core group of contractors specializing in heavy civil engineering and specialty trade services, including FinCantieri Marine Repair LLC, McKenzie Construction & Site Development LLC, and Marrero, Couvillon & Associates, L.L.C. These partnerships reflect a preference for firms with proven expertise in remote-site construction, structural repair, and environmental compliance. Bucher’s contracting approach emphasizes performance-based outcomes and long-term vendor reliability, often engaging contractors with prior experience in federal forest land operations. Bucher demonstrates a strong commitment to socioeconomic contracting, with nearly 79% of his acquisitions set aside for small businesses under FAR 19.5. He consistently prioritizes small business participation, with significant allocations to HUBZone and Women-Owned Small Business concerns, reflecting a deliberate strategy to foster economic opportunity in rural and underserved communities. His procurement patterns align with federal goals to increase contractor diversity and enhance local economic impact. His technical focus lies primarily in highway, street, and bridge construction (NAICS 237310) and other heavy civil engineering (NAICS 237990), with substantial activity in specialty trade contracting (NAICS 238990) for site development and utility infrastructure. He routinely procures services involving erosion control, timber bridge rehabilitation, and water conveyance systems, demonstrating deep expertise in the unique challenges of constructing and maintaining infrastructure within sensitive forest ecosystems.