Dana Meder

Dana Meder serves as a key procurement professional within the USDA Forest Service’s CSA East 6 office, responsible for managing acquisitions that support critical forest health and infrastructure operations. Focused on sustaining federal lands through targeted service contracts, Meder oversees the procurement of forestry support services essential to ecosystem restoration, public safety, and recreational access. Their work centers on contracting for soil preparation, landscaping, janitorial maintenance, and specialized forestry operations, ensuring alignment with the Forest Service’s mission of ecological resilience and sustainable land management. Meder’s acquisitions are strategically designed to enable field-level operational readiness while adhering to federal procurement regulations and environmental stewardship goals. Meder maintains consistent working relationships with a select group of specialized contractors, including American Classic Construction Inc., Zimmer Plowing LLC, Lewis Mobile Welding LLC, Miller, Shelia D, and Moore & Shryock LLC. These partnerships reflect a preference for local and niche service providers capable of delivering site-specific forestry support, equipment maintenance, and land stewardship tasks under challenging environmental conditions. The working relationships are characterized by reliability, technical precision, and responsiveness to seasonal and emergency operational needs, with a focus on contractors possessing proven experience in rural and remote forested environments. All procurement actions managed by Meder are structured as total small business set-asides under FAR 19.5, reflecting a steadfast commitment to maximizing economic opportunity for small businesses within the forestry support sector. This approach ensures that contracts are reserved exclusively for small business concerns, fostering long-term vendor development and community-based economic growth in rural regions served by the Forest Service. No other set-aside categories are utilized, underscoring a singular focus on broad small business inclusion. The sole NAICS code utilized in Meder’s portfolio is 115310, Support Activities for Forestry, which encompasses a wide range of specialized services including tree planting, invasive species control, erosion control, and forest road maintenance. This deep specialization highlights expertise in procuring non-timber, ecologically focused operational support, distinguishing this office’s procurement profile from broader construction or general services contracting.