Jesselyn Hamilton

Jesselyn Hamilton serves as a Procurement Technician within the USDA Forest Service, supporting the agency’s mission to sustain national forest and grassland ecosystems through strategic acquisition of critical operational services. In this role, she facilitates the procurement of specialized support activities essential to remote and rugged terrain operations, ensuring timely delivery of resources that enable wildfire response, ecological restoration, and infrastructure resilience. Her responsibilities include managing the full acquisition lifecycle—from requirements validation and market research to contract award and administration—primarily for non-standard, mission-critical services requiring rapid mobilization and technical specificity. Hamilton maintains consistent working relationships 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 partnerships reflect a focus on niche service providers capable of delivering specialized personnel, logistical support, and technical expertise in aviation and emergency response operations. Her procurement approach emphasizes reliability, compliance, and responsiveness, often requiring contractors to operate in austere environments under tight timelines. A staunch advocate for small business participation, Hamilton exclusively utilizes Total Small Business Set-Aside authority under FAR 19.5, ensuring all procurements are reserved for small business concerns. This consistent application underscores a deliberate strategy to foster economic opportunity and build a resilient, diverse supplier base aligned with federal socioeconomic goals. Her procurement focus is narrowly concentrated under NAICS 488190—Other Support Activities for Air Transportation—reflecting deep expertise in procuring aviation-related services such as aerial firefighting support, pilot staffing, aircraft maintenance coordination, and air operations logistics. This specialization supports the Forest Service’s critical need for agile, aviation-enabled response capabilities across vast and inaccessible federal lands.