Diane M. Sallee

Diane M. Sallee serves as a Contract Specialist for the Boise National Forest under the U.S. Forest Service, where she manages the full lifecycle of procurement actions to support critical land stewardship and operational needs. Her responsibilities include soliciting, evaluating, and awarding contracts aligned with the agency’s mission of ecological restoration, wildfire risk reduction, and infrastructure maintenance. She specializes in service-based acquisitions, ensuring compliance with federal contracting regulations while advancing sustainable forest management objectives. Her work directly enables field operations through timely and legally sound procurement decisions that support public safety and environmental resilience. While specific contractor names are not disclosed, Sallee maintains consistent working relationships with a diverse pool of vendors, particularly those certified under small business programs. Her contracting patterns reflect a preference for collaborative, performance-based engagements that prioritize responsiveness, environmental compliance, and local economic impact. She fosters transparent vendor interactions through clear solicitation language and structured evaluation criteria, ensuring equitable access for qualified firms serving forest service needs. Sallee demonstrates an unwavering commitment to small business participation, with 100% of her acquisitions structured as total small business set-asides under FAR 19.5. This reflects a deliberate strategy to empower local and regional entrepreneurs, especially those certified as 8(a), HUBZone, or women-owned small businesses. Her socioeconomic contracting patterns are intentionally designed to build capacity within underserved communities and align with USDA’s broader goals of inclusive economic development in rural areas. Her primary procurement focus centers on Janitorial Services (NAICS 561720), which supports facility maintenance across ranger stations and visitor centers. She also regularly procures Industrial Machinery and Equipment (NAICS 423830), Cut Stock and Lumber Processing (NAICS 321912), Support Activities for Animal Production (NAICS 115210), and Solid Waste Collection (NAICS 562111). This technical expertise enables her to effectively manage specialized services essential to forest health, waste management, and operational logistics in remote, ecologically sensitive environments.