Diane Morris

Diane Morris serves as a Contract Specialist for the USDA Forest Service, where she plays a pivotal role in executing mission-critical acquisitions that support ecological restoration, wildfire mitigation, and operational readiness across national forests and grasslands. Her responsibilities encompass the full lifecycle of contract management—from requirements determination and solicitation development to award and closeout—ensuring compliance with FAR regulations and agency priorities. She specializes in procuring support services for forestry operations, including labor-intensive fieldwork, emergency response coordination, and resource management activities in remote and rugged terrain, aligning acquisitions with the Forest Service’s strategic goals of ecosystem sustainability and public safety. Morris maintains consistent working relationships with a select group of specialized contractors, including ACI FEDERAL INC, ONE STOP RECRUITING LLC, GONDO ROY E MD, THE LOCUMS CO, LLC, and AMD INTERNATIONAL TECHNOLOGIES LLC. These partnerships primarily involve the provision of technical, administrative, and personnel support services essential to field operations, such as forestry technicians, ecological consultants, and logistics coordinators. Her procurement approach emphasizes reliability, domain-specific expertise, and long-term vendor collaboration to ensure continuity in mission-critical services. Her contracting patterns reflect a profound commitment to small business participation, with 98.1% of her awards structured as Total Small Business Set-Asides under FAR 19.5. This reflects a deliberate strategy to empower small, locally rooted firms capable of delivering responsive, on-the-ground support in forested regions. HUBZone and other socioeconomic set-asides are also utilized, reinforcing equitable access to federal contracting opportunities for underserved communities. Morris’s procurement focus is overwhelmingly concentrated in NAICS 115310 (Support Activities for Forestry), encompassing services like prescribed burning assistance, invasive species control, trail maintenance, and forest health monitoring. She rarely procures under NAICS 113210, indicating a narrow, highly specialized domain expertise centered on operational support rather than primary resource extraction. Her work ensures that the Forest Service’s field teams are equipped with the skilled personnel and logistical infrastructure needed to sustain America’s public lands.