Donna M. Vandor

Donna M. Vandor serves as a Purchasing Agent for the USDA Forest Service, where she plays a critical role in executing acquisitions that support the agency’s mission of sustaining forest and grassland ecosystems. She manages a diverse portfolio of procurement actions focused on operational readiness, ecological restoration, and infrastructure resilience in remote and rugged environments. Her responsibilities include soliciting, evaluating, and awarding contracts for goods and services essential to wildfire mitigation, invasive species control, and field operations, ensuring compliance with federal acquisition regulations and agency-specific priorities. Vandor maintains established relationships with a select 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 staffing solutions, medical support services, and technical consulting critical to field operations and workforce continuity. Her contracting patterns emphasize reliability and niche expertise, often engaging vendors with proven experience in federal land management support and emergency response contexts. A strong advocate for small business participation, Vandor consistently prioritizes Total Small Business Set-Asides under FAR 19.5, directing approximately 80% of her acquisitions to small businesses. This reflects a deliberate strategy to foster economic opportunity and enhance vendor diversity within the agency’s supply chain, aligning with broader federal socioeconomic goals. Her contracting patterns demonstrate a consistent preference for small business capabilities over open competitions, reinforcing the Forest Service’s commitment to inclusive procurement. Her procurement focus is heavily concentrated in NAICS 111940 (Hay Farming), reflecting the agency’s need for vegetation management and forage supplies to support wildlife and firebreak initiatives. She also regularly procures construction machinery and office furniture under NAICS 333120 and 337214, respectively, supporting both field equipment needs and administrative infrastructure. This technical specialization underscores her expertise in balancing ecological, operational, and logistical requirements across federal lands.