Justin Pickar

Justin Pickar serves as a key procurement lead within the USDA Forest Service’s Csa Intermountain 8 office, responsible for managing federal acquisitions that support critical infrastructure maintenance across national forests in the Intermountain West. His role centers on ensuring the timely and compliant execution of construction contracts essential to the operational continuity of remote forest service facilities, including roads, bridges, and utility systems. He specializes in soliciting, evaluating, and awarding contracts under the Federal Acquisition Regulation, with a strong emphasis on environmental compliance, structural resilience, and public safety. Pickar’s portfolio is exclusively focused on civil construction projects, aligning directly with the agency’s mission to sustain safe and functional infrastructure in remote and ecologically sensitive areas. He maintains consistent working relationships with a core group of specialized contractors, including JACKSON EXCAVATION, INC, MEDVED GLOBAL INC, CT ELECTRIC LLC, SPRING FOUNTAIN STUDIOS LLC, and VEREN INDUSTRIES LLC. These vendors are selected for their proven expertise in heavy civil construction, site grading, electrical infrastructure, and environmental remediation within forested terrains. Pickar fosters collaborative, performance-based partnerships that prioritize safety standards, schedule adherence, and regulatory compliance, often leveraging past performance evaluations to inform source selection decisions. Pickar’s procurement strategy reflects a 100% commitment to small business set-asides under FAR 19.5, ensuring that all construction opportunities are reserved exclusively for small business concerns. This approach supports the agency’s socioeconomic goals by prioritizing local and regional firms with demonstrated capacity in remote-site construction, reinforcing economic development in rural communities. His consistent use of small business set-asides underscores a strategic dedication to broadening vendor diversity and strengthening the local contracting ecosystem. His technical focus is entirely on NAICS 237310—Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction—encompassing earthwork, pavement systems, drainage structures, and erosion control measures. He procures services related to road rehabilitation, bridge repair, culvert installation, and access route modernization, requiring deep familiarity with FHWA standards, NEPA compliance, and forest service engineering specifications.