Judi SanbdrettoReed

Judi Sandretto-Reed serves as a Forestry Technician with the Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest, where she plays a critical role in supporting operational forestry initiatives through strategic procurement. Responsible for facilitating acquisitions that enable forest health restoration, hazardous tree removal, and trail infrastructure maintenance, she ensures that contracting activities align with the U.S. Forest Service’s mission of ecological resilience and public safety. Her work directly enables field crews with essential equipment, services, and logistical support, making her a key liaison between technical field needs and federal acquisition processes. She routinely handles solicitations under the Support Activities for Forestry NAICS code, focusing on contracts that deliver immediate, on-the-ground operational capacity. Judi maintains consistent partnerships with specialized vendors such as CLIVUS MULTRUM, INC and VALLEY TRACTOR & EQUIPMENT, INC, who provide tailored forestry support services and heavy equipment maintenance critical to forest operations. These relationships are built on reliability, technical specificity, and responsiveness to seasonal and emergency needs, including wildfire mitigation and post-storm recovery. Her contracting approach prioritizes vendors with demonstrated expertise in forest-specific machinery, debris removal systems, and sustainable forestry equipment, ensuring alignment with agency environmental standards and safety protocols. Judi is a steadfast advocate for small business participation, with 100% of her procurement actions designated as total small business set-asides under FAR 19.5. She actively structures solicitations to maximize opportunities for small, locally based contractors with niche capabilities in forestry support, reinforcing the agency’s commitment to community-based economic development and workforce resilience in rural regions. Her technical focus is exclusively on NAICS 115310—Support Activities for Forestry—encompassing services such as brush clearing, snag removal, trail rehabilitation, and forestry equipment servicing. She specializes in acquiring field-ready solutions that enhance operational efficiency while minimizing environmental impact, demonstrating deep domain expertise in the practical execution of federal forest management objectives.