Kaitlin Wagner

Kaitlin Wagner supports the U.S. Forest Service’s Csa Intermountain 7 office in executing mission-critical procurement activities aligned with forest stewardship and infrastructure resilience. She manages a diverse portfolio of acquisitions focused on transportation equipment, forestry support services, and facility maintenance, ensuring operational readiness across remote and rural landscapes. Her work directly enables the agency’s mandate to sustain public access, maintain transportation assets, and uphold ecological integrity through timely and compliant contracting. Wagner specializes in complex, multi-disciplinary procurements requiring coordination between engineering, environmental, and logistical stakeholders. She maintains enduring relationships with key contractors including Nehemiah Construction LLC, McKenzie Construction & Site Development LLC, Peterson Plumbing Supply, and Reliance Contractors Inc., all of whom deliver specialized services in infrastructure maintenance, site development, and utility systems. These partnerships reflect a preference for experienced, locally rooted vendors capable of operating in challenging terrain and under tight operational timelines. Wagner’s contracting approach emphasizes performance-based outcomes, with a strong emphasis on contractor reliability, safety compliance, and adaptability to dynamic field conditions. Her procurement strategy is overwhelmingly oriented toward small business participation, with 97.3% of awards designated as total small business set-asides under FAR 19.5. This reflects a deliberate and consistent commitment to fostering economic opportunity among small, locally owned firms, particularly those serving rural and forest-adjacent communities. While no other socioeconomic set-asides are prominent, the near-total reliance on small business set-asides underscores a strategic alignment with federal goals for inclusive contracting and regional economic development. Wagner’s primary NAICS focus areas include 336999 (All Other Transportation Equipment Manufacturing) and 336212 (Truck Trailer Manufacturing), indicating a strong emphasis on specialized vehicles and mobile equipment critical to forest operations. She also routinely procures services under 115310 (Support Activities for Forestry) and 561730 (Landscaping Services), demonstrating expertise in ecological maintenance, wildfire mitigation support, and infrastructure upkeep. Her technical domain centers on field-deployable assets and services that sustain forest health, public safety, and long-term land management resilience.