David McPadden

David McPadden serves as a key procurement lead within the Farm Production and Conservation Business Center’s Management Services Division, overseeing real estate infrastructure acquisitions to support USDA’s field-level agricultural and conservation operations. His role centers on securing and managing nonresidential leasehold properties across rural and underserved regions, ensuring that federal personnel have reliable, scalable physical infrastructure to deliver farm assistance, disaster response, and conservation programs. He manages full lifecycle contracting actions under the 531120 NAICS code, focusing on long-term leasing arrangements for office, storage, and operational facilities critical to USDA’s mission reach. McPadden maintains a consistent working relationship with McKenzie Construction & Site Development LLC, a primary vendor for property acquisition, site preparation, and facility adaptation services, as well as the Foreign Policy Research Institute Inc., which provides strategic planning and policy analysis support for infrastructure deployment. His contractor partnerships reflect a preference for established, experienced firms with demonstrated capacity in federal real estate transactions, often involving complex lease negotiations, environmental compliance, and facility modernization efforts. His procurement activity shows no use of socioeconomic set-asides, with 100% of awards issued under full and open competition. This reflects a strategic emphasis on market-wide competition and operational efficiency rather than targeted socioeconomic contracting, aligning with the division’s need for rapid, scalable real estate solutions without restrictive eligibility requirements. The division’s entire acquisition portfolio is concentrated under NAICS 531120—Lessors of Nonresidential Buildings—indicating a specialized focus on leasing commercial and industrial properties rather than construction or renovation. McPadden’s expertise lies in negotiating long-term leases, managing property condition assessments, and ensuring compliance with federal real property standards, making him a subject matter expert in federal real estate procurement within the agricultural support ecosystem.