Joan Strzelecki

Joni L. Strzelecki serves as a Contracting Officer for the USDA Forest Service – SPoC East, where she manages the acquisition of critical infrastructure and operational support services essential to sustaining federal forest lands. Her portfolio encompasses construction, environmental management, and facility maintenance contracts aligned with the agency’s mission to modernize aging infrastructure, including job corps centers and food service operations. Strzelecki executes procurements under the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR), ensuring compliance with environmental, safety, and socioeconomic requirements while advancing the Forest Service’s strategic goals for ecological resilience and public access. Her contractor relationships primarily involve small businesses and specialized service providers delivering forestry support, civil construction, and facility operations. She routinely collaborates with vendors offering site-specific environmental remediation, trail and road maintenance, and land management services, fostering long-term partnerships grounded in performance accountability and regulatory adherence. While no single contractor dominates her portfolio, her procurement patterns reflect a preference for agile, locally rooted vendors capable of operating in remote and ecologically sensitive environments. Strzelecki demonstrates a strong commitment to small business participation, with 69.4% of her acquisitions designated as total small business set-asides under FAR 19.5. She consistently prioritizes socioeconomic programs, including HUBZone and Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) set-asides, to promote equitable access to federal contracting opportunities. Her approach aligns with USDA’s broader mandate to empower underserved communities through targeted procurement strategies. Her primary procurement focus centers on NAICS 115310 (Support Activities for Forestry), reflecting deep expertise in silvicultural support, forest health initiatives, and wildfire mitigation services. She also frequently procures highway and bridge construction (237310), janitorial services (561720), and geophysical surveying (541360), demonstrating technical proficiency in environmental compliance, land use planning, and infrastructure resilience. Strzelecki’s work ensures that federal forest assets remain operational, safe, and sustainable for public use and ecological stewardship.