Erin Garcia

Erin Garcia serves as a key procurement professional within the CSA East 13 USDA-FS, supporting the U.S. Forest Service’s mission to maintain and modernize critical infrastructure across national forest lands. Responsible for managing complex acquisitions related to transportation, public facilities, and utility systems, Garcia ensures compliance with federal contracting regulations while advancing operational resilience and public safety. Her portfolio centers on construction and support services essential to forest management, including roadways, bridges, water systems, and facility rehabilitation. She plays a pivotal role in aligning procurement strategy with the agency’s infrastructure priorities, ensuring timely delivery of mission-critical projects under stringent environmental and regulatory standards. Garcia maintains consistent working relationships with a core group of specialized contractors, including RAZOR CONSULTING SOLUTIONS, LABODA GRADING INC, CPM CONSTRUCTORS, JOE DANIELS CONSTRUCTION CO., and ATOAH CONTRACTING LLC. These partnerships reflect a preference for experienced firms with proven expertise in forestry-adjacent construction and site-specific engineering. Her contracting approach emphasizes reliability, local capacity, and technical proficiency, often awarding task orders to contractors with demonstrated success in remote, ecologically sensitive environments. These relationships are built on performance history, safety compliance, and adaptability to challenging terrain and weather conditions. A strong advocate for small business participation, Garcia consistently prioritizes total small business set-asides under FAR 19.5, with over 97% of her awards designated for small businesses. This reflects a deliberate strategy to foster economic opportunity and enhance regional workforce development within forest-adjacent communities. Her contracting patterns show minimal use of open competitions, underscoring a robust commitment to socioeconomic programs that empower small, locally based firms to deliver essential public infrastructure services. Her procurement focus is concentrated in NAICS 236220 (Commercial and Institutional Building Construction) and 237310 (Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction), with significant activity in 115310 (Support Activities for Forestry). She routinely acquires services related to trail maintenance, erosion control, utility line installation, and facility upgrades, demonstrating deep technical familiarity with forestry operations and federal land management requirements.