Coby Cubic

Coby Cubic serves as a secondary procurement liaison within the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest, supporting the U.S. Forest Service’s mission to maintain ecological integrity and public safety across Nevada and California’s vast forested landscapes. While not the primary contracting officer, Cubic plays a critical role in facilitating acquisition planning, coordinating requirements validation, and ensuring alignment with federal procurement regulations for infrastructure and resource management projects. Their work primarily supports the procurement of specialty trade services essential to trail maintenance, habitat restoration, and recreational facility upkeep, ensuring that all acquisitions comply with agency sustainability and public access goals. Cubic collaborates closely with a network of small business contractors specializing in specialty trade services, often acting as a technical liaison between field personnel and vendors to clarify scope, performance standards, and deliverables. Though no primary contractor relationships are formally designated, their procurement patterns reflect consistent engagement with local and regional specialty trade firms capable of executing site-specific, labor-intensive tasks under challenging environmental conditions. These partnerships are typically relationship-driven, emphasizing reliability, adaptability, and familiarity with federal land management protocols. Cubic demonstrates a firm commitment to socioeconomic contracting, with 100% of their procurement actions structured as total small business set-asides under FAR 19.5. This reflects a deliberate strategy to maximize opportunities for small businesses, including those certified under 8(a), HUBZone, and Women-Owned Small Business programs, ensuring equitable access to federal contracts within the forest service’s operational footprint. Their approach prioritizes community-based vendors with proven capacity to deliver high-quality, low-impact work in sensitive ecosystems. The agency’s procurement focus is exclusively centered on NAICS 238990, All Other Specialty Trade Contractors, indicating a narrow but critical specialization in non-standardized, site-adaptive services such as trail construction, erosion control, fencing, signage installation, and sanitation system maintenance. Cubic’s expertise lies in translating complex land management needs into precise, compliant solicitations that attract qualified small business contractors capable of operating in remote, ecologically sensitive environments.