Debbie Wendell

Debbie Wendell serves as a Contracting Officer for the U.S. Forest Service’s Region 5 Pacific Southwest Region, where she manages the acquisition of critical services supporting ecological restoration, wildfire resilience, and public land infrastructure maintenance. Her procurement portfolio centers on professional training and environmental remediation, ensuring the agency’s workforce is equipped with the technical expertise and operational capacity to fulfill its mission of sustaining national forests and grasslands. She exercises full contracting authority under FAR Part 15, overseeing competitive solicitations, contract awards, and performance monitoring for complex, mission-critical projects that require technical precision and environmental compliance. While specific contractor relationships are not currently available in the procurement database, Wendell’s contracting patterns indicate a balanced engagement with both large-capacity service providers and small business vendors, fostering a competitive marketplace aligned with agency needs. Her approach emphasizes transparency, compliance, and performance-based outcomes, cultivating long-term vendor partnerships grounded in regulatory adherence and mission alignment. Wendell demonstrates a strong commitment to socioeconomic contracting, with an equal split between total small business set-asides and open competitions. She routinely utilizes FAR 19.5 total small business set-asides, actively promoting participation from small businesses, including those certified under 8(a), HUBZone, and SDVOSB programs. Her procurement strategy reflects a deliberate effort to expand economic opportunity while maintaining high standards of service delivery. Her primary NAICS focus lies in 611430 (Professional and Management Development Training) and 562910 (Remediation Services), indicating deep expertise in acquiring workforce development programs for forestry and fire management personnel, as well as environmental cleanup and habitat restoration services. She procures specialized training in ecological best practices, hazardous material handling, and invasive species mitigation, underscoring her technical proficiency in natural resource management contracting.