Jane M. Adler

Jane M. Adler serves as a Procurement Technician with the Cherokee National Forest under the U.S. Forest Service, supporting the agency’s mission to sustain forest health, ensure public safety, and maintain critical infrastructure. In this role, she facilitates the acquisition of goods and services essential to ecological stewardship, wildfire mitigation, and recreational facility upkeep. Her responsibilities include preparing solicitation documents, coordinating with technical stakeholders, ensuring regulatory compliance under the FAR, and managing the procurement lifecycle from requirement validation to contract award. She primarily handles construction, environmental services, and logistics-related acquisitions aligned with the Forest Service’s operational priorities. Adler works closely with a diverse pool of vendors, including small businesses specializing in specialized trucking, waste management, and structural fabrication. While no single contractor dominates her portfolio, she fosters collaborative relationships with local and regional firms capable of delivering timely, compliant solutions in remote and environmentally sensitive areas. Her procurement approach emphasizes responsiveness, adaptability, and adherence to federal contracting standards, ensuring that vendor performance meets the high operational demands of field-based forest management. A strong advocate for socioeconomic inclusion, Adler consistently prioritizes small business set-asides, with 65.4% of her acquisitions designated for small businesses under FAR 19.5 and an additional 7.7% reserved for HUBZone firms. Her contracting patterns reflect a deliberate effort to expand economic opportunity within rural and underserved communities, aligning with federal mandates to promote equitable access to government contracting. She actively seeks out certified small businesses capable of delivering essential services in challenging terrain. Her procurement focus centers on NAICS codes 236220 (commercial and institutional building construction), 332313 (plate work manufacturing), 562111 (solid waste collection), 484220 (local specialized trucking), and 237310 (highway and bridge construction). These reflect the agency’s need for durable infrastructure, waste handling, and transport solutions tailored to forested and often inaccessible environments, demonstrating her technical fluency in civil works and environmental logistics.