Jane Stuessy

Jane Stuessy serves as a Contract Specialist with the USDA Forest Service–SPOC NW, where she manages the full lifecycle of procurement actions supporting ecological restoration, infrastructure resilience, and public safety initiatives. Her responsibilities include developing solicitation documents, conducting market research, evaluating proposals, and administering contracts aligned with the agency’s mission to sustain forest ecosystems. She routinely handles complex acquisitions for trail and bridge rehabilitation, wildfire mitigation infrastructure, reforestation services, and maintenance of remote administrative and recreational facilities, ensuring compliance with federal acquisition regulations and environmental stewardship objectives. Jane works closely with a diverse pool of contractors specializing in forestry support, civil construction, and facility maintenance. While no single vendor dominates her portfolio, she consistently engages small businesses and local service providers with expertise in ecological restoration and remote-site operations. Her contracting approach emphasizes collaborative vendor relationships, early industry engagement through pre-solicitation outreach, and performance-based contract structures that incentivize quality outcomes in challenging terrain and weather conditions. Jane demonstrates a strong commitment to socioeconomic contracting, with nearly 60% of her acquisitions set aside for small businesses under FAR 19.5, and an additional 17% reserved for HUBZone firms. She actively prioritizes small business participation, frequently utilizing HUBZone and small business set-asides to expand opportunities for firms with demonstrated capacity in rural and forested regions. Her procurement patterns reflect a deliberate strategy to build a resilient, geographically diverse supplier base capable of meeting the unique demands of federal land management. Her primary procurement focus lies in NAICS 115310 (Support Activities for Forestry), encompassing vegetation management, invasive species control, and ecological monitoring services. She also frequently procures highway and bridge construction (237310) and facility maintenance (238190), demonstrating technical expertise in civil infrastructure projects within sensitive natural environments. Her domain knowledge spans environmental compliance, remote logistics, and sustainable construction practices essential to the Forest Service’s mission.