Jason McInteer

Jason McInteer serves as a Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR) for the Cibola National Forest under the U.S. Forest Service, where he provides critical oversight of service contracts essential to forest management and public safety operations. In this role, he ensures contractor performance aligns with mission-critical objectives including wildfire mitigation, infrastructure resilience, and environmental stewardship. McInteer primarily supports acquisitions for professional, scientific, and technical services that enable field operations, such as ecological monitoring, hazardous fuel reduction, and recreation site maintenance. His work bridges operational needs with federal procurement compliance, ensuring that contracted services deliver measurable outcomes in line with USDA and Forest Service directives. McInteer maintains consistent working relationships with key contractors including RELIANCE CONTRACTORS INC and ALERTWEST, INC, both of which provide specialized field services tailored to forest management challenges. His procurement approach emphasizes long-term vendor partnerships grounded in performance accountability and regulatory adherence. These contractors are routinely engaged for complex, mission-dependent tasks requiring technical expertise in natural resource management, safety protocols, and remote-area logistics. McInteer’s oversight ensures that contractor deliverables meet rigorous federal standards while supporting on-the-ground operational continuity. A staunch advocate for small business participation, McInteer consistently employs 100% small business set-asides in accordance with FAR 19.5, ensuring all procurements are reserved exclusively for small businesses. This reflects a deliberate strategy to foster economic opportunity within rural and forest-adjacent communities while building a resilient, locally knowledgeable contractor base. His contracting patterns demonstrate a strong commitment to socioeconomic equity and capacity-building among small firms capable of delivering high-quality environmental and operational services. His procurement focus is entirely centered on NAICS 541990—All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services—encompassing ecological consulting, wildfire prevention planning, sanitation services for high-use recreation areas, and environmental compliance support. McInteer’s expertise lies in securing technical services that require domain-specific knowledge of forest ecosystems, federal land use regulations, and field-based operational safety standards, ensuring that contracted work directly advances the Cibola National Forest’s stewardship mission.