Colleen Reittinger

Colleen M. Reittnger serves as a key procurement professional within the USDA Forest Service, supporting the agency’s mission to sustain forest and grassland ecosystems through strategic acquisition of technical and operational services. She manages a diverse portfolio of contracts focused on scientific research, analytical instrumentation, and management consulting, ensuring that field operations have the tools and expertise needed for ecological restoration, wildfire mitigation, and infrastructure resilience in remote environments. Her acquisitions are mission-critical, often supporting field-level data collection, environmental monitoring, and emergency response capabilities. Reittnger maintains consistent working relationships with specialized contractors including ACI FEDERAL INC, ONE STOP RECRUITING LLC, GONDO ROY E MD, THE LOCUMS CO, LLC, and AMD INTERNATIONAL TECHNOLOGIES LLC. These partnerships reflect a blend of technical services, staffing support, and instrumentation supply, indicating a procurement strategy that prioritizes niche expertise in environmental science, laboratory analysis, and operational logistics. Her contractor engagements suggest a preference for firms with proven capability in rugged-environment deployment and federal compliance. Her contracting patterns show a strong emphasis on open competition, with 76.9% of awards issued without set-aside designations. However, she actively supports small business participation, allocating 17.3% of awards to total small business set-asides under FAR 19.5, with an additional 1.9% each directed toward service-disabled veteran-owned and women-owned small businesses, demonstrating a balanced commitment to socioeconomic goals. Reittnger’s procurement focus centers on NAICS 541715 (R&D in physical and life sciences), 334516 (analytical laboratory instrument manufacturing), and 334519 (other measuring and controlling device manufacturing), underscoring her expertise in acquiring scientific equipment and technical consulting services. She routinely procures environmental sensors, field analytics platforms, and management advisory services critical to forest health monitoring and data-driven decision-making across federal lands.