Frieda Glandorff

Frieda Glandorff serves as a key procurement lead within the Farm Production and Conservation Business Center’s Acquisition Division (12FPAC) under the U.S. Department of Agriculture, where she manages technical and logistical contracts critical to advancing land conservation, soil health initiatives, and rural resource planning. Her role centers on executing full-cycle acquisitions for specialized engineering, data analytics, and field-level support services that enable federal conservation programs. She routinely handles complex service contracts requiring technical expertise in agricultural systems, geographic information systems, and environmental monitoring, ensuring alignment with USDA’s mission to sustain productive landscapes through science-based decision-making. Glandorff maintains consistent partnerships with a select group of specialized contractors, including PROJECTELLA LLC, HOMESTEAD SERVICES, LLC, and JANIE B LLC, all of which provide niche technical services in conservation planning, land easement management, and agronomic data collection. Her procurement approach emphasizes long-term, performance-based engagements with vendors possessing deep domain knowledge in rural infrastructure and ecological restoration, fostering collaborative relationships built on compliance, reliability, and mission alignment. She maintains a strict 100% small business set-aside preference across all acquisitions, consistently directing contracts to small businesses certified under FAR 19.5, with no reliance on large business or unrestricted solicitations. This reflects a deliberate and unwavering commitment to expanding economic opportunity for small, locally rooted firms capable of delivering field-responsive conservation services. Her procurement portfolio is exclusively focused on NAICS 481212 — Nonscheduled Chartered Freight Air Transportation — which supports the rapid deployment of field teams, sensor equipment, and sampling materials to remote agricultural sites. This specialized category enables timely access to hard-to-reach conservation areas, underscoring her expertise in leveraging aviation logistics as a mission-critical enabler for USDA’s on-the-ground conservation operations.