Joleen Dedmon

Joleen Dedmon serves as a key procurement lead within the U.S. Forest Service’s Region 3 Southwestern Regional Office, overseeing acquisitions critical to sustaining forest infrastructure and public land stewardship. She manages a diverse portfolio of contracts focused on civil works, environmental services, and facility maintenance, ensuring alignment with the agency’s mission of resilient trail and road systems, water and sewer integrity, and visitor facility enhancements. Her work directly supports operational readiness across federal lands by securing specialized technical services and infrastructure solutions under federal acquisition regulations. Dedmon maintains a consistent working relationship with GERMRIP LLC, a primary contractor delivering specialized forestry and civil engineering services. Her procurement patterns reflect a preference for long-term, performance-based partnerships with vendors capable of executing complex, mission-critical tasks in remote and ecologically sensitive environments. She engages contractors through competitive sealed bidding and task order mechanisms, prioritizing technical proficiency, environmental compliance, and rapid response capabilities. Her contracting approach is heavily skewed toward small business participation, with 90% of her acquisitions set aside for total small businesses under FAR 19.5. This reflects a deliberate strategy to foster local economic resilience and expand opportunities for disadvantaged entrepreneurs. She rarely utilizes no-set-aside procurements, demonstrating a strong institutional commitment to socioeconomic equity and small business development across the Southwest. Dedmon’s primary procurement focus lies in NAICS 336112 (Motor Vehicle Body Manufacturing) and 114210 (Hunting and Trapping), each accounting for 40% of her portfolio, indicating significant demand for specialized vehicle modifications and wildlife management services. An additional 20% of activity centers on NAICS 115310 (Support Activities for Forestry), encompassing contract logging, fuel reduction, and ecological restoration. Her domain expertise spans environmental compliance, infrastructure resilience, and wildlife habitat management, making her a strategic link between operational needs and contractor capabilities in federal land management.