Deborah Carlisi

Deborah Carlisi serves as a key procurement professional within the USDA Forest Service, supporting the agency’s mission to sustain forest and grassland ecosystems through strategic acquisition of specialized equipment and operational resources. She manages a portfolio of contracts focused on industrial machinery critical to wildfire response, forest health restoration, and infrastructure resilience in remote terrains. Her work ensures the procurement of heavy-duty equipment essential for terrain-specific operations, aligning acquisitions with federal mandates for safety, sustainability, and operational readiness. She routinely handles complex solicitations under FAR Part 13 and Part 14, emphasizing technical compliance and lifecycle support for mission-critical assets. Carlisi maintains consistent partnerships with a select group of vendors including ACI FEDERAL INC, ONE STOP RECRUITING LLC, GONDO ROY E MD, THE LOCUMS CO, LLC, and AMD INTERNATIONAL TECHNOLOGIES LLC. These relationships reflect a focus on niche suppliers capable of delivering specialized industrial trucks, material handlers, and forestry-specific machinery, often with custom engineering or field-adapted configurations. Her contracting approach prioritizes vendors with proven experience in rugged-environment equipment, fostering long-term supplier collaboration to meet evolving operational demands across national forests. She demonstrates an unwavering commitment to small business participation, with 100% of her acquisitions set aside exclusively for small businesses under FAR 19.5. This reflects a deliberate strategy to empower economically disadvantaged entrepreneurs and enhance supply chain diversity, ensuring that small firms with specialized technical capabilities can compete for high-impact federal contracts. Her contracting patterns consistently prioritize small business eligibility and socioeconomic inclusion as core pillars of procurement execution. Her primary procurement focus is on NAICS 333924—Industrial Truck, Tractor, Trailer, and Stacker Machinery Manufacturing—encompassing off-road forklifts, telehandlers, and forestry-specific material handling systems. She specializes in acquiring equipment engineered for steep, unstable, and fire-affected terrain, requiring deep technical understanding of load capacity, terrain adaptability, and safety certifications. Her expertise lies in aligning technical specifications with field operational needs, ensuring that procured machinery meets the rigorous demands of federal land management missions.