Jan D. Black

Jan D. Black serves as a Contracting Officer for the USDA Forest Service, where she manages the acquisition of critical infrastructure and ecological support services essential to maintaining public access to national forest lands. Her portfolio centers on construction and maintenance contracts for transportation networks, recreational facilities, and resource management systems, ensuring compliance with federal procurement regulations and mission-driven outcomes. She routinely handles complex, multi-year contracts under FAR Part 36, with a focus on engineering, environmental remediation, and public works projects that align with the Forest Service’s strategic priorities of resilience, sustainability, and public safety. Black maintains consistent working relationships with key contractors including GCS LLC, ACME ASPHALT INDUSTRIES INC, and TwentyoneTwentyseven LLC, all of which provide specialized expertise in road and trail construction, asphalt paving, and forest support services. Her procurement approach emphasizes performance-based contracting, with a preference for vendors demonstrating proven experience in federal forest infrastructure environments. She fosters collaborative, long-term partnerships that prioritize quality, safety, and adherence to environmental standards. Her contracting patterns reflect a strong commitment to socioeconomic goals, with HUBZone and Total Small Business Set-Asides each accounting for approximately 37.5% and 25% of her awards, respectively. She actively leverages FAR Part 19 programs to promote opportunities for small businesses located in underserved rural communities, consistently prioritizing HUBZone-certified firms alongside other small business concerns to enhance economic development in forest-adjacent regions. Black’s primary procurement focus lies in NAICS 237310 (Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction), which constitutes 60% of her portfolio, followed by NAICS 115310 (Support Activities for Forestry) and NAICS 236220 (Commercial and Institutional Building Construction). She specializes in procuring services related to trail rehabilitation, bridge replacement, campground upgrades, and forest access road maintenance, demonstrating deep technical knowledge of federal construction standards and ecological compliance requirements in sensitive natural environments.