Jessica Carter

Jessica Carter serves as a key procurement lead within the Csa Northwest 5 USDA-FS, supporting the U.S. Forest Service’s mission of ecological stewardship through strategic acquisition of technical services and specialized equipment. She manages a diverse portfolio of contracts focused on field operations support, including autonomous monitoring systems, habitat conservation tools, and infrastructure maintenance services. Her acquisitions directly enable science-based forest management, wildfire resilience initiatives, and real-time environmental data collection across federal lands. Carter specializes in procuring mission-critical solutions that bridge field operations with advanced technical capabilities, ensuring compliance with federal environmental and operational standards. Her primary contractor relationships center on Wildlife Acoustics, Inc., a recognized leader in bioacoustic monitoring technology, reflecting her focus on innovative ecological data collection systems. She routinely engages with niche vendors offering specialized instrumentation, analytical equipment, and field-service support, fostering long-term partnerships with firms capable of delivering ruggedized, deployable solutions for remote and high-risk environments. Carter prioritizes vendors with proven expertise in environmental sensing, sensor calibration, and low-impact field deployment, ensuring technical reliability under demanding conditions. Carter demonstrates a strong commitment to small business participation, with 77.8% of her awards structured as total small business set-asides under FAR 19.5. She consistently leverages socioeconomic programs to empower small, innovative firms capable of delivering tailored solutions in environmental monitoring and technical services. Her contracting patterns reflect a deliberate strategy to cultivate a diverse supplier base, enabling agility and innovation while meeting federal socioeconomic goals. Her procurement focus is concentrated in NAICS categories including 541990 for professional scientific services, 334516 for analytical laboratory instruments, and 336999 for specialized transportation equipment. She procures ruggedized sensors, field-deployable data loggers, acoustic monitoring arrays, and maintenance services for ecological infrastructure. Her domain expertise lies in acquiring mission-enabling technologies that support real-time ecosystem monitoring, habitat assessment, and climate-resilient land management across the Pacific Northwest.