Jill Craft

Jill Craft serves as the primary procurement lead for the FPAC Business Center-Acquisition Division within the U.S. Department of Agriculture, overseeing the acquisition of technical and operational services critical to land conservation and agricultural resource management. She manages a diverse portfolio of contracts supporting field-level initiatives including soil health programs, land easement restoration, and data-driven conservation planning. Her acquisitions focus on engineering, training, and infrastructure services that enable USDA’s Farm Production and Conservation mission, ensuring compliance with federal procurement regulations while aligning with national agricultural sustainability goals. Craft maintains consistent working relationships with a core group of contractors including PROJECTELLA LLC, HOMESTEAD SERVICES, LLC, and JANIE B LLC, who provide specialized services in land management, conservation planning, and technical support. These partnerships reflect a preference for firms with demonstrated expertise in rural infrastructure and environmental compliance, often engaging them for recurring, mission-critical task orders under indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) vehicles. Her approach emphasizes long-term vendor collaboration grounded in performance accountability and technical alignment with conservation outcomes. Her contracting patterns show a strong emphasis on small business participation, with 38.5% of awards structured as total small business set-asides under FAR 19.5, reflecting a deliberate commitment to expanding economic opportunity in rural and agricultural communities. While the majority of procurements remain open to all competitors, her consistent use of small business set-asides signals a strategic intent to diversify the contractor base and enhance local capacity in conservation service delivery. Her primary NAICS focus areas include 531120 (nonresidential building lessors), 513120 (periodical publishers), and 115112 (soil preparation and cultivating), indicating a procurement portfolio centered on land-use infrastructure, conservation education materials, and field-level agricultural services. She routinely acquires technical training, environmental data systems, and land management support services, demonstrating deep expertise in the intersection of agricultural policy, environmental compliance, and operational contracting.