Cindy A Carter

Cynthia A. Carter serves as a key procurement professional within the USDA Forest Service, supporting the agency’s mission to sustain national forest and grassland ecosystems through strategic acquisition of critical services and equipment. She manages a diverse portfolio of contracts focused on operational readiness, ecological restoration, and emergency response capabilities in remote and rugged environments. Her acquisitions typically encompass support activities for forestry, specialized machinery leasing, and technical services essential to wildfire mitigation and forest health initiatives, ensuring the agency maintains operational resilience across its vast landholdings. Carter maintains consistent working relationships with a select group of 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 staffing, medical, and technology support services tailored to the unique demands of federal land management operations. Her contracting patterns emphasize agile, mission-critical vendor engagement, particularly for roles requiring field expertise, emergency medical support, and specialized technical integration in austere conditions. Her procurement strategy is heavily oriented toward small business participation, with 94.1% of her awards designated under the Total Small Business Set-Aside program (FAR 19.5). This reflects a strong institutional commitment to socioeconomic inclusion, prioritizing small businesses across multiple categories, including service-disabled veteran-owned, HUBZone, and 8(a) concerns, to build a resilient and diverse contractor base aligned with federal land management goals. Carter’s primary NAICS focus areas include Support Activities for Forestry (115310), Construction and Forestry Machinery Leasing (532412), and NAICS 336112 (Motor Vehicle Manufacturing), indicating deep expertise in procuring field support services, heavy equipment logistics, and specialized machinery essential for forest infrastructure and wildfire response. Her technical domain spans ecological operations, equipment maintenance, and workforce mobilization, ensuring the Forest Service maintains operational continuity across its national network of public lands.