Grace Budde

Grace Budde serves as a key procurement lead within the USDA Forest Service, managing contracts critical to sustaining the agency’s operational readiness across remote and ecologically sensitive landscapes. Though her official title is not publicly listed, her procurement activities center on securing specialized services and personnel to support wildfire mitigation, invasive species control, and ecological restoration initiatives. She routinely handles task orders and indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) contracts requiring rapid mobilization in rugged terrain, often involving temporary staffing, veterinary services, and field-based technical support. Her work directly enables the Forest Service’s mission to maintain forest health and public safety through agile, mission-critical acquisitions. Budde maintains consistent partnerships with a select group of contractors, including ACI FEDERAL INC, ONE STOP RECRUITING LLC, GONDO ROY E MD, THE LOCUMS CO, LLC, and AMD INTERNATIONAL TECHNOLOGIES LLC. These vendors provide niche labor solutions—particularly in veterinary medicine, temporary field personnel, and specialized technical support—often under time-sensitive conditions. Her contracting patterns reflect a preference for firms with proven experience in federal land management environments, emphasizing responsiveness, regulatory compliance, and on-the-ground adaptability. All of Budde’s acquisitions are fully set aside for small businesses under FAR 19.5, demonstrating an unwavering commitment to socioeconomic inclusion. She consistently channels opportunities to small business concerns without preference for specific set-aside categories, ensuring broad access for qualified vendors. This approach aligns with USDA’s mandate to foster economic resilience in rural and underserved communities through federal contracting. Her procurement focus is exclusively centered on NAICS 112420 (Goat Farming), reflecting a specialized operational need for biocontrol services to manage invasive vegetation and reduce wildfire fuel loads. She procures live goat herds and associated grazing management services to achieve targeted ecological restoration outcomes, showcasing a highly specific, science-driven application of agricultural contracting within federal land management.