Donna Kinzer

Donna Kinzer serves as a key procurement lead within the USDA Forest Service, overseeing acquisitions critical to sustaining the nation’s forest and grassland ecosystems. She manages a diverse portfolio of contracts focused on ecological restoration, wildfire mitigation, and infrastructure resilience in remote and rugged terrains. Her work directly supports the agency’s mission to enhance forest health, control invasive species, and ensure operational readiness through timely and compliant contracting. Kinzer routinely handles service-based and construction-related procurements under FAR Part 19, with an emphasis on mission-critical support activities that require specialized technical expertise and field deployment capabilities. She maintains strong working relationships with a core group of 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 services, workforce staffing solutions, medical and emergency response personnel, and technology integration for field operations. Kinzer’s contracting patterns demonstrate a preference for vendors with proven experience in federal land management environments, often requiring on-site presence and adaptability to dynamic operational conditions. Her procurement strategy is heavily oriented toward socioeconomic inclusion, with over half of her awards designated as HUBZone set-asides and nearly 38 percent allocated under total small business set-asides. This reflects a deliberate commitment to empowering geographically disadvantaged and small business concerns, aligning with federal mandates to promote equitable access to federal contracting opportunities. She consistently prioritizes vendors certified under HUBZone and small business programs to strengthen local economies and enhance workforce diversity in rural and forested regions. Her primary procurement focus lies in NAICS 115310 (Support Activities for Forestry), encompassing vegetation management, fire prevention, and ecological monitoring services, followed by heavy civil engineering under NAICS 237990 and highway construction under NAICS 237310. She regularly procures services related to trail and road maintenance, erosion control, and utility infrastructure in federally managed wilderness areas, demonstrating deep technical expertise in land-based operational support and environmental compliance.