Darla Freyholtz

Darla Freyholtz serves as a key procurement lead within the Sat Team 2 FWS, supporting the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s mission to sustain and restore critical wildlife habitats and operational infrastructure across federal refuges and fishery sites. She manages a diverse portfolio of acquisitions focused on field operations, conservation engineering, and scientific support systems, ensuring timely delivery of mission-critical resources. Her contracting activities span maintenance equipment, habitat management tools, and specialized technical services essential to ecological stewardship and agency readiness. Freyholtz maintains consistent partnerships with contractors specializing in heavy equipment, infrastructure fabrication, and biological support services. Her primary vendor relationships include Coast Machinery LLC for field machinery, Ontic Engineering & Manufacturing, Inc. for custom fabrication, John Deere Shared Services, LLC for agricultural and conservation-grade equipment, and American Material Handling, Inc. for logistics and material transport systems. These relationships reflect a preference for vendors with proven expertise in ruggedized, field-deployable solutions tailored to remote and environmentally sensitive locations. Her procurement strategy prioritizes small business participation, with over 43% of awards structured as total small business set-asides under FAR 19.5, demonstrating a strong commitment to socioeconomic contracting. While no specific 8(a), HUBZone, or SDVOSB preferences are dominant, her consistent use of small business set-asides supports broad access for qualified small firms in the conservation and equipment sectors. Freyholtz’s primary NAICS focus areas include Support Activities for Forestry (115310), reflecting her central role in habitat restoration and invasive species control operations. She also procures specialized equipment under Construction Machinery Manufacturing (333120) and Motor Vehicle Body Manufacturing (336211), indicating a technical domain expertise in ruggedized, off-road vehicle systems and field-deployable infrastructure. Her contracting profile reveals deep alignment with operational needs in wildlife management, ecological monitoring, and refuge maintenance.