Josh Choi

Josh Choi serves as a procurement specialist within the USDA Forest Service – Spoc East, supporting the agency’s mission to modernize and maintain critical infrastructure across federal forest lands. He manages a diverse portfolio of acquisitions focused on facility maintenance, environmental services, and operational support, ensuring compliance with federal contracting regulations while advancing sustainability and resilience goals. His work directly enables the upkeep of job corps centers, food service operations, water systems, and other mission-critical facilities, aligning procurement strategy with the Forest Service’s environmental stewardship objectives. Choi collaborates with a broad spectrum of vendors, including small businesses specializing in janitorial services, environmental consulting, and plumbing, heating, and air-conditioning contracting. He cultivates long-term partnerships with firms capable of delivering integrated maintenance solutions and environmental compliance services, often coordinating with field personnel to align contract deliverables with on-the-ground operational needs. His procurement approach emphasizes reliability, regulatory adherence, and performance-based outcomes. A strong advocate for socioeconomic inclusion, Choi consistently prioritizes small business participation, with nearly half of his acquisitions structured as total small business set-asides under FAR 19.5 and a significant portion designated for HUBZone-certified firms. His contracting patterns reflect a deliberate strategy to expand economic opportunity in rural and underserved communities, aligning with federal goals for equitable contract distribution. His primary procurement focus centers on NAICS 561720 (janitorial services), 115310 (support activities for forestry), and 238220 (plumbing and HVAC contracting), with additional emphasis on environmental consulting and specialized packaging materials for operational use. This technical focus underscores his expertise in acquiring services that sustain forest ecosystem integrity while supporting daily agency operations through mission-aligned, performance-driven contracts.