Ilene Mora

Ilene Ann Mora serves as a Contracting Officer for the Sierra National Forest under the U.S. Forest Service, where she manages the acquisition of critical operational and maintenance services essential to sustaining the ecological integrity and public accessibility of the Sierra Nevada region. Her portfolio focuses on contracts that support forest restoration, infrastructure resilience, and facility operations, ensuring alignment with the agency’s mission of ecological stewardship and public safety. She routinely handles service-based acquisitions under the Federal Acquisition Regulation, with an emphasis on performance-based contracting and long-term operational support agreements. Mora maintains a consistent working relationship with LAKESHORE RESORT, LLC, a key vendor providing specialized services aligned with forest operations and public land management. Her contracting patterns reflect a preference for established, reliable partners with demonstrated capacity in environmental support services, janitorial operations, and infrastructure maintenance. She fosters collaborative vendor relationships grounded in compliance, accountability, and mission alignment, ensuring contractors meet stringent federal environmental and safety standards. A strong advocate for small business participation, Mora consistently prioritizes Total Small Business Set-Asides under FAR 19.5, with nearly 77% of her awards designated for small businesses. Her procurement strategy actively promotes equitable access for small, disadvantaged firms, reflecting a deep commitment to socioeconomic inclusion and the federal government’s small business goals. She rarely utilizes no-set-aside solicitations, underscoring her dedication to expanding opportunities for small and locally based vendors. Her primary procurement focus centers on NAICS 561720 (Janitorial Services), supporting facility upkeep at ranger stations and visitor centers, and NAICS 115310 (Support Activities for Forestry), which includes trail maintenance, fuel reduction, and ecological restoration services. She also procures specialized services such as septic system maintenance (NAICS 562991) and waste management (NAICS 562213), demonstrating technical expertise in environmental compliance and public land operational support. Mora’s work ensures that procurement directly advances the Sierra National Forest’s mission through targeted, mission-critical acquisitions.