Deanne M Acree

Deanne M. Acree serves as a Purchasing Agent for the USDA Forest Service, where she plays a critical role in executing procurements that support the agency’s mission of sustaining national forest and grassland ecosystems. She manages a diverse portfolio of acquisitions focused on operational readiness, ecological restoration, and infrastructure resilience in remote and rugged environments. Her responsibilities include soliciting, evaluating, and awarding contracts for services essential to wildfire mitigation, invasive species control, and facility maintenance, ensuring compliance with federal acquisition regulations and agency-specific priorities. Acree’s work directly enables field operations by securing timely and mission-critical resources across federal lands. Acree maintains consistent 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 blend of specialized support services—ranging from personnel staffing and medical logistics to technology integration and environmental compliance. Her contracting approach emphasizes reliability, regulatory adherence, and performance accountability, fostering long-term vendor collaboration to meet the Forest Service’s dynamic and often urgent operational needs. Acree demonstrates a robust commitment to small business participation, with 100% of her acquisitions structured as total small business set-asides under FAR 19.5. This consistent preference underscores her dedication to socioeconomic contracting goals, ensuring that small, locally based, and mission-aligned firms have equitable access to federal opportunities. Her procurement patterns prioritize economic development within rural and underserved communities, aligning with the Forest Service’s broader objectives of community engagement and inclusive growth. Her primary procurement focus lies in NAICS 561720 (Janitorial Services) and 115310 (Support Activities for Forestry), with significant activity in highway and site construction (237310, 238910) and specialized transportation equipment (336999). These categories reflect her expertise in procuring services critical to forest infrastructure, maintenance, and operational logistics, ensuring that field teams have the tools, facilities, and support needed to execute complex, mission-critical tasks in challenging environments.