Darrin Jackson

Darrin Jackson serves as a Purchasing Agent for the USDA Forest Service, where he plays a critical role in acquiring goods and services essential to sustaining the nation’s forest and grassland ecosystems. His responsibilities encompass the full lifecycle of procurement activities, from requirement validation and market research to contract award and administration, ensuring compliance with federal acquisition regulations and agency mission priorities. He routinely handles acquisitions supporting wildfire mitigation, ecological restoration, infrastructure resilience, and operational readiness in remote and rugged environments, with a focus on mission-critical services that enable field operations and emergency response. Jackson maintains strong 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 consistent reliance on specialized vendors providing forestry support services, temporary staffing solutions, medical and clinical support, and technical consulting. His procurement approach emphasizes reliability, regulatory compliance, and performance accountability, fostering long-term vendor engagement with firms proven capable of operating under challenging field conditions. A defining feature of Jackson’s contracting profile is his strong preference for small business set-asides, with nearly 89% of his awards designated under the FAR 19.5 Small Business Set-Aside program. This reflects a deliberate and sustained commitment to socioeconomic contracting goals, prioritizing opportunities for small, disadvantaged, and locally rooted businesses to contribute to federal land management missions. His portfolio consistently channels procurement dollars toward small business participants, reinforcing the agency’s broader equity and resilience objectives. His primary procurement focus lies in NAICS 115310 (Support Activities for Forestry), which encompasses wildfire suppression support, invasive species control, and forest health management services. He also regularly procures janitorial services (561720), heavy civil engineering (237990), and professional technical services (541990), demonstrating deep expertise in the operational needs of federal land management agencies operating in high-risk, low-access environments.