Donna Price

Donna Price serves as a Procurement Technician for the Cherokee National Forest under the U.S. Forest Service, where she plays a critical role in executing acquisition activities that support forest management, infrastructure resilience, and public safety initiatives. She is responsible for preparing and processing solicitations, evaluating vendor responses, and ensuring compliance with federal procurement regulations under the FAR. Her work directly enables the agency’s mission to maintain trails, roads, bridges, and ecological restoration sites through timely and compliant contracting. Donna routinely handles construction, site preparation, and specialized transportation procurements, often coordinating with field personnel to align acquisition timelines with seasonal operational needs. While specific contractor names are not publicly disclosed, Donna maintains consistent working relationships with a broad network of small businesses, particularly those certified under socioeconomic programs. Her procurement patterns reflect a strong emphasis on collaboration with local and regional vendors who possess the technical capacity to deliver services in remote, environmentally sensitive terrains. She fosters transparent, relationship-based vendor engagement, prioritizing responsiveness, compliance, and performance reliability over large-scale national contractors. Donna demonstrates a pronounced commitment to small business participation, with over 72% of her acquisitions set aside for small businesses under FAR 19.5, and nearly 8.2% designated for HUBZone firms. She actively promotes opportunities for service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses and ensures socioeconomic set-asides are properly documented and justified in accordance with federal guidelines. Her contracting approach reflects a deliberate strategy to stimulate economic development within rural communities adjacent to the forest. Her primary procurement focus centers on NAICS 237310 (Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction) and 238910 (Site Preparation Contractors), with significant activity in specialized freight trucking and technical consulting services. She procures services related to erosion control, vegetation management, trail maintenance, and emergency access infrastructure, demonstrating deep familiarity with environmental compliance standards and federal land use regulations.