Jessica Stuntebeck

Jessica Stuntebeck serves as a Geologist with the USDA Forest Service’s Incident Procurement unit, where she provides critical technical expertise to support rapid-response acquisitions for wildland fire and all-hazard incident management. Her role bridges scientific analysis with procurement decision-making, ensuring that contracted services align with geological and environmental requirements for fire suppression, infrastructure deployment, and post-incident recovery. She specializes in procuring support activities for forestry operations, including site assessment, terrain stabilization, erosion control, and mobile field logistics tailored to rugged, fire-affected landscapes. Her technical background enables her to evaluate contractor proposals for scientific rigor, environmental compliance, and operational feasibility under dynamic incident conditions. While specific contractor names are not publicly enumerated, Jessica collaborates extensively with specialized small businesses capable of delivering geotechnical, hydrologic, and ecological support services in remote and high-risk environments. Her working relationships emphasize agility, scalability, and on-call readiness, favoring vendors with proven experience in incident response, land disturbance mitigation, and rapid deployment of field equipment. She works closely with contractors who maintain pre-qualified status under Forest Service emergency procurement protocols and demonstrate adaptability to evolving incident command structures. Jessica maintains a 100% Small Business Set-Aside preference under FAR 19.5, consistently directing acquisitions to small businesses, including HUBZone, 8(a), and Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses (SDVOSBs) with relevant forestry and environmental expertise. Her contracting patterns reflect a strong institutional commitment to socioeconomic equity and workforce development, prioritizing firms with local knowledge and capacity to operate in federally designated wilderness areas. Her primary NAICS focus is 115310—Support Activities for Forestry—encompassing services such as wildfire perimeter mapping, soil stabilization, debris removal, and ecological restoration. She procures technical expertise in geomorphology, hydrologic modeling, and land use planning, ensuring that contracted efforts support both immediate incident needs and long-term forest resilience goals.