Dave Yakaboski

Dave Yakaboski serves as a key procurement lead within the USDA Forest Service – Spoc East, overseeing acquisitions that support the modernization and operational resilience of federal forest infrastructure. His responsibilities include managing contract solicitations for critical maintenance, environmental management, and facility upgrades across forest service lands, with a focus on job corps centers, food service operations, and water systems. Yakaboski plays a central role in aligning procurement activities with the agency’s mission to sustain forest ecosystems while ensuring public access and operational continuity. He routinely handles construction support, environmental remediation, and logistics-related contracts under the Federal Acquisition Regulation, emphasizing compliance with sustainability and resilience standards. While specific contractor names are not available, Yakaboski’s procurement patterns reflect a strong preference for small business engagement, with 83.3% of awards designated as total small business set-asides under FAR 19.5. His contracting approach prioritizes partnerships with certified small businesses, including those in HUBZone, 8(a), and service-disabled veteran-owned categories, fostering economic opportunity while enhancing local workforce capacity. This commitment ensures broad vendor participation and supports the agency’s socioeconomic goals without reliance on large prime contractors. His primary procurement focus lies in NAICS 115310 (Support Activities for Forestry), which accounts for half of all acquisitions, reflecting expertise in silvicultural support, fire management logistics, and forest health services. Additional procurement activity includes warehousing (493110), self-storage leasing (531130), and specialized aeronautical instrumentation (334511), indicating a diverse operational footprint that supports remote field operations and data-driven resource management. Yakaboski’s technical domain expertise spans environmental compliance, infrastructure rehabilitation, and logistics coordination across federally managed forest lands.