Joanne Gade

Joanne Gade serves as a Procurement Assistant within the USDA Forest Service (Agency Code 1282A7), supporting the acquisition of critical services and infrastructure resources essential to managing the nation’s forest and grassland ecosystems. In this role, she facilitates the execution of solicitations, coordinates contract administration, and ensures compliance with federal procurement regulations under the FAR. Her work directly enables operational readiness by securing support for wildfire mitigation, ecological restoration, and remote-area infrastructure projects. She primarily handles service-based acquisitions, including forestry support, civil engineering, and specialized labor contracts, often in high-risk or geographically isolated environments. Joanne collaborates closely with a focused 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 mix of specialized forestry support providers, staffing and labor solutions for field operations, and technical service vendors. Her procurement patterns emphasize reliable, mission-aligned vendors capable of delivering responsive, on-site support under challenging conditions, often requiring rapid mobilization and regulatory compliance in federal wilderness areas. She demonstrates a strong commitment to small business participation, with over 60% of her acquisitions structured as Total Small Business Set-Asides under FAR 19.5, reflecting a deliberate strategy to foster economic opportunity among small firms. An additional 6.3% of her awards are designated as HUBZone set-asides, aligning with the agency’s goal of revitalizing economically distressed rural communities. Her contracting patterns consistently prioritize socioeconomic programs that enhance diversity and resilience in the federal supply base. Her procurement focus centers on NAICS 115310 (Support Activities for Forestry), which accounts for the majority of her portfolio, encompassing services like vegetation management, invasive species control, and forest health monitoring. She also regularly procures construction-related services under NAICS 237310 and 237990, supporting trail, road, and erosion control infrastructure. Her technical domain expertise lies in field-based operational support, with deep familiarity in the unique logistical and environmental constraints of federal land management.