Jennifer McCord

Jennifer McCord serves as a key procurement professional within the USDA Forest Service, managing acquisitions critical to sustaining national forest ecosystems and operational readiness. She oversees contracts supporting infrastructure resilience, security, and ecological restoration across remote and rugged terrains, ensuring compliance with federal procurement regulations and agency mission priorities. Her portfolio centers on construction, security services, and specialized equipment procurement, enabling the Forest Service to maintain public safety, mitigate wildfire risks, and respond to environmental emergencies. McCord’s work directly supports the agency’s strategic goals in forest health, emergency response, and infrastructure modernization. She maintains consistent partnerships with a select group of contractors including ACI FEDERAL INC, ONE STOP RECRUITING LLC, GONDO ROY E MD, THE LOCUMS CO, LLC, and AMD INTERNATIONAL TECHNOLOGIES LLC. These relationships reflect a blend of construction, staffing, medical support, and technology integration services tailored to the unique demands of federal land management. McCord’s contracting approach emphasizes reliability, niche expertise, and operational adaptability, often engaging vendors with proven experience in remote-site logistics and mission-critical service delivery. McCord demonstrates a strong commitment to socioeconomic contracting, with 91.7% of her acquisitions set aside for small businesses under FAR 19.5. Her procurement patterns prioritize small business participation across multiple categories, fostering equitable access to federal opportunities while ensuring competitive, high-quality service delivery. This consistent focus aligns with USDA’s broader goals to empower small, disadvantaged, and locally rooted enterprises in supporting public land stewardship. Her primary NAICS focus includes Commercial and Institutional Building Construction (236220) and Security Systems Services (561621), reflecting her emphasis on facility upgrades and perimeter protection for forest service installations. She also procures specialized hardware, pest control, and engine equipment to support field operations, demonstrating technical fluency in infrastructure, safety, and ecological maintenance domains. McCord’s expertise lies in aligning procurement strategy with on-the-ground operational needs in complex, environmentally sensitive landscapes.