Donald Tinsley

Don L. Tinsley serves as a Contracting Officer for the USDA Forest Service, responsible for managing the acquisition of critical services that support the agency’s mission of forest and grassland stewardship. He oversees a diverse portfolio of contracts focused on ecological restoration, wildfire mitigation, infrastructure resilience, and operational support in remote environments. His acquisitions align with the Forest Service’s strategic priorities, ensuring timely procurement of professional, technical, and construction-related services essential to maintaining public safety and ecosystem health across federal lands. Tinsley maintains consistent working relationships with key 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 forestry support, workforce staffing, medical services for field personnel, and technical consulting. His contracting patterns emphasize performance-based outcomes, often utilizing task orders under indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) vehicles to ensure agile response to dynamic operational needs in rugged terrain. Tinsley demonstrates a strong commitment to small business participation, with nearly half of his awards structured as Total Small Business Set-Asides under FAR 19.5. He also regularly utilizes HUBZone and Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) set-asides, reflecting a deliberate effort to foster economic opportunity among underserved communities and veteran-owned enterprises. His socioeconomic contracting approach aligns with federal mandates while enhancing the diversity and resilience of the contractor base supporting federal land management. His primary procurement focus centers on NAICS 115310 (Support Activities for Forestry), encompassing wildfire suppression support, invasive species management, and forest health monitoring. He also frequently procures services under NAICS 237310 and 237990 for road, trail, and erosion control infrastructure, as well as professional technical services under 541990. His expertise lies in acquiring mission-critical field services that enable the Forest Service to maintain operational readiness and ecological sustainability in challenging environments.