Ivory R Carr

Ivory Carr serves as a Contracting Officer for the USDA Forest Service, where she manages the acquisition of critical services and infrastructure support essential to sustaining the nation’s forest and grassland ecosystems. Her portfolio centers on mission-critical contracts that enable wildfire mitigation, ecological restoration, and operational readiness in remote and rugged environments. Carr is responsible for full lifecycle procurement activities, including solicitation, evaluation, award, and contract administration, ensuring compliance with federal regulations and agency priorities. She routinely handles complex acquisitions involving technical services, engineering construction, and workforce support, aligning procurements with the Forest Service’s strategic goals of environmental resilience and public safety. Carr maintains consistent working relationships 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 partnerships reflect a blend of specialized forestry support, healthcare staffing for field personnel, and IT systems design services. Her procurement approach emphasizes reliability and domain expertise, often favoring vendors with proven experience in federal land management operations and emergency response logistics. Carr cultivates long-term vendor relationships grounded in performance accountability and regulatory compliance. A strong advocate for small business participation, Carr consistently prioritizes socioeconomic set-asides, with over half of her awards designated as Total Small Business Set-Asides under FAR 19.5 and nearly a quarter reserved for HUBZone firms. Her contracting patterns demonstrate a deliberate commitment to expanding economic opportunity for disadvantaged businesses, particularly those located in rural and underserved communities aligned with Forest Service operational zones. She actively leverages HUBZone and small business programs to enhance workforce diversity and local economic impact. Carr’s primary procurement focus lies in NAICS 115310 (Support Activities for Forestry), reflecting her deep engagement with forest health, invasive species control, and ecological restoration services. She also regularly procures heavy civil engineering services under NAICS 237310 and 237990 for trail, road, and infrastructure projects, as well as computer systems design under NAICS 541512 to support data-driven land management systems. Her expertise spans technical domains requiring field-ready, mission-critical solutions tailored to the unique challenges of federal land stewardship.