Crystal Amos

Crystal Amos serves as the primary procurement lead for the Csa Intermountain 3 USDA-FS, overseeing the acquisition of critical infrastructure and operational support services essential to the Forest Service’s mission of ecological stewardship and public land management. She manages a diverse portfolio of contracts focused on trail and bridge construction, wildfire resilience initiatives, and forest restoration activities, ensuring compliance with federal procurement regulations and alignment with regional environmental priorities. Her role is central to executing strategic acquisitions that enhance public access, maintain ecological integrity, and support field operations across remote forested regions of the Intermountain West. While specific contractor names are not currently available, Amos consistently engages with a network of qualified vendors specializing in civil construction, forestry support services, and environmental engineering. Her procurement patterns reflect a preference for collaborative, performance-based contracting with firms capable of delivering complex, field-responsive solutions under challenging terrain and weather conditions. She works closely with contractors to ensure adherence to environmental mitigation requirements and federal labor standards, fostering long-term partnerships grounded in reliability and technical expertise. Amos demonstrates a strong commitment to small business participation, with 68.4% of her acquisitions designated as total small business set-asides under FAR 19.5. This reflects a deliberate strategy to prioritize economically disadvantaged, HUBZone, and service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses, aligning with federal socioeconomic goals while building capacity among local and regional vendors. Her contracting patterns consistently channel opportunities to small firms with demonstrated capability in forestry and infrastructure support. Her primary NAICS focus includes Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction (237310), Support Activities for Forestry (115310), and Soil Preparation, Planting, and Cultivating (115112), underscoring her expertise in land-based infrastructure and ecological restoration. She also regularly procures engineering services (541330) and machinery maintenance (811310), reflecting a technical domain grounded in civil works, silvicultural operations, and field equipment sustainability.