Donna Mullen

Donna Mullen serves as a Contract Specialist for the Mount Hood National Forest under the U.S. Forest Service, where she manages the full lifecycle of procurement actions to support sustainable forest management and public infrastructure resilience. Her role encompasses developing solicitation documents, evaluating proposals, negotiating contract terms, and ensuring compliance with federal acquisition regulations. She specializes in acquisitions related to ecological restoration, facility maintenance, and operational support services critical to maintaining forest roads, bridges, and visitor facilities. Donna’s work directly advances the agency’s mission by aligning procurement strategy with environmental stewardship and public safety objectives. While specific contractor names are not publicly available, Donna cultivates collaborative relationships with a diverse array of vendors, particularly those with specialized expertise in environmental remediation, engineering design, and forestry support services. She engages with both large firms and small businesses, fostering long-term partnerships grounded in regulatory compliance, performance accountability, and mission alignment. Her contracting approach emphasizes transparency, competitive bidding, and contractor capacity-building to ensure high-quality delivery of services across remote and ecologically sensitive terrain. Donna demonstrates a strong commitment to socioeconomic contracting, with 87.5% of her acquisitions set aside for small businesses under FAR 19.5. This reflects a deliberate strategy to prioritize small business participation, including HUBZone, service-disabled veteran-owned, and women-owned concerns, to stimulate local economic development and enhance community engagement in public land stewardship. Her consistent use of set-asides underscores a dedication to equitable access and workforce development within rural and forest-adjacent economies. Her procurement focus centers on NAICS codes including 541330 (Engineering Services) for structural assessments and road design, 562910 (Remediation Services) for invasive species and hazardous material cleanup, 115310 (Support Activities for Forestry) for trail maintenance and wildfire mitigation, and 712120 (Historical Sites) for cultural resource preservation. She also routinely procures specialized services in painting and wall covering for visitor centers and administrative facilities, demonstrating a nuanced understanding of both technical and aesthetic requirements in public infrastructure projects.