Cory A. Grey

Cory A. Grey serves as a Procurement Clerk for the USDA Forest Service, supporting the agency’s mission to sustain national forest and grassland ecosystems through efficient and compliant acquisition processes. In this role, Grey facilitates the administrative and procedural execution of contracts related to infrastructure, environmental services, and emergency response operations in remote and rugged terrains. They assist in managing the full lifecycle of procurements—from solicitation preparation to contract documentation—ensuring alignment with FAR regulations and agency priorities such as wildfire mitigation, ecological restoration, and infrastructure resilience. Grey’s work is critical to enabling timely delivery of mission-critical services across the Forest Service’s vast operational footprint. Grey maintains consistent working relationships with key contractors including ACI FEDERAL INC, ONE STOP RECRUITING LLC, GONDO ROY E MD, THE LOCUMS CO, LLC, and AMD INTERNATIONAL TECHNOLOGIES LLC. These partnerships span construction, staffing, and specialized technical services, reflecting a blend of large-capacity vendors and niche providers with domain-specific expertise. The procurement clerk supports the coordination of vendor performance, contract modifications, and compliance documentation, fostering reliable, long-term vendor engagement critical to sustaining operations in high-risk and geographically isolated areas. Grey’s procurement patterns reflect a balanced commitment to socioeconomic goals, with equal portions of acquisitions set aside for small businesses and no set-aside, alongside a significant 20% allocation for HUBZone firms. This pattern underscores a deliberate effort to promote geographic equity and economic opportunity in rural and underserved communities where the Forest Service operates. While total small business set-asides account for 40% of activity, the absence of set-asides in another 40% indicates flexibility to meet urgent operational needs while still prioritizing small business inclusion where feasible. The primary NAICS focus areas include 237310 (Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction), 236210 (Industrial Building Construction), 238990 (All Other Specialty Trade Contractors), and 541620 (Environmental Consulting Services). These reflect a strong emphasis on physical infrastructure maintenance, ecological remediation, and field-based technical support essential to forest management and public safety operations. Grey’s work directly enables the procurement of construction, environmental assessment, and specialty trade services critical to maintaining the agency’s operational readiness and environmental stewardship goals.