Jacob Raines

Jacob Raines serves as a Forestry Technician with the National Forests in Mississippi, operating under the U.S. Forest Service within the Department of Agriculture. In this role, he supports the sustainable management and public safety of forested lands by identifying and coordinating operational needs related to infrastructure maintenance, trail and road preservation, and wildfire mitigation. His procurement responsibilities center on acquiring services that ensure the ecological integrity and accessibility of national forest resources. Raines typically handles solicitations for janitorial and landscaping services critical to visitor facilities, administrative sites, and recreation areas, ensuring compliance with federal environmental and operational standards. While specific contractor names are not publicly disclosed, Raines maintains consistent partnerships with local and regional service providers, particularly those certified as small businesses under federal socioeconomic programs. His working relationships emphasize reliability, environmental stewardship, and responsiveness to seasonal operational demands, fostering long-term vendor collaboration grounded in performance-based outcomes and compliance with USDA and Forest Service protocols. Raines demonstrates a strong, consistent commitment to small business participation, with 100% of his procurements structured as total small business set-asides under FAR 19.5. This reflects a deliberate strategy to maximize economic opportunity for locally owned enterprises, including HUBZone, Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned, and Women-Owned Small Businesses, aligning with federal mandates to promote equitable contracting and community resilience. His procurement focus is heavily concentrated in NAICS 561720 (Janitorial Services) at 75% and NAICS 561730 (Landscaping Services) at 25%. These categories encompass routine facility maintenance, debris removal, vegetation control, and habitat restoration services essential to public land operations. Raines brings technical expertise in ecological maintenance practices, ensuring that contracted services support sustainable forest management goals while meeting federal environmental compliance requirements.