Elizabeth Ratcliff

Elizabeth Ratcliff serves as a key procurement lead within the USDA Forest Service’s Csa Intermountain 8 office, managing complex infrastructure acquisitions critical to the operational resilience of national forests across the Intermountain West. She oversees the full lifecycle of construction and engineering contracts, ensuring compliance with federal regulations and environmental standards while supporting the agency’s mission to maintain safe, functional facilities for forest personnel and public access. Her portfolio includes high-priority civil works, utility upgrades, and facility rehabilitation projects, with a strong emphasis on structural integrity, environmental compliance, and long-term operational continuity. Ratcliff maintains consistent partnerships with a core group of specialized contractors, including JACKSON EXCAVATION, INC, MEDVED GLOBAL INC, CT ELECTRIC LLC, SPRING FOUNTAIN STUDIOS LLC, and VEREN INDUSTRIES LLC. These relationships reflect a preference for firms with proven expertise in heavy civil construction, electrical systems, environmental site work, and specialized building trades. Her contracting approach emphasizes reliability, technical proficiency, and on-time delivery in remote and ecologically sensitive locations, fostering long-term vendor collaboration grounded in performance history and regulatory adherence. A staunch advocate for small business participation, Ratcliff consistently prioritizes Total Small Business Set-Asides under FAR 19.5, with 96% of her acquisitions reserved for small businesses. This reflects a deep commitment to socioeconomic contracting goals, ensuring that local and regional firms—particularly those with expertise in rural infrastructure—have equitable access to federal opportunities. Her patterns demonstrate a strategic alignment with agency-wide objectives to strengthen community resilience through inclusive procurement. Her technical focus centers on NAICS 237990 (Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction) and 237310 (Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction), with significant activity in commercial building (236220), specialty trades (238990), and HVAC systems (238220). She procures services ranging from road and drainage infrastructure to facility renovations and utility modernization, demonstrating specialized expertise in managing complex, multi-disciplinary construction projects in challenging terrain.