Judi D Foss

Judi D. Foss serves as a key procurement professional within the USDA Forest Service, managing acquisitions critical to sustaining national forest and grassland ecosystems. Her work directly supports the agency’s mission of ecological restoration, wildfire mitigation, and infrastructure resilience in remote and rugged environments. She oversees a diverse portfolio of contracts spanning forestry support services, civil engineering, and resource extraction, ensuring operational readiness and environmental compliance across federal lands. Her acquisitions are strategically aligned with the Forest Service’s emphasis on emergency response, invasive species control, and long-term land management. Foss maintains consistent working relationships with a select group of contractors specializing in forestry operations and heavy civil construction, 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 preference for firms capable of delivering specialized labor, technical expertise, and field-ready infrastructure solutions. Her contracting patterns indicate a reliance on vendors with proven experience in remote-site logistics, seasonal workforce mobilization, and ecosystem-based engineering services. A strong advocate for socioeconomic diversity in contracting, Foss prioritizes small business participation, with over 56% of her awards designated for total small business set-asides under FAR 19.5 and nearly 28% reserved for HUBZone firms. This reflects a deliberate strategy to empower economically disadvantaged communities and enhance local workforce development in rural and forest-adjacent regions. Her contracting patterns consistently align with federal goals to increase equitable access to government opportunities. Her primary procurement focus lies in NAICS 115310 (Support Activities for Forestry) and 237310 (Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction), reflecting expertise in forest road maintenance, trail rehabilitation, fuel reduction projects, and erosion control infrastructure. She regularly procures services related to timber harvesting support, vegetation management, and heavy equipment operations, demonstrating deep technical familiarity with land management workflows and environmental compliance standards.