Katherine Pasini

Katie Pasini serves as a Contracting Officer for the USDA Forest Service, where she plays a pivotal role in executing mission-critical acquisitions that support forest health, wildfire mitigation, and infrastructure resilience across federal lands. She manages a diverse portfolio of contracts under the Federal Acquisition Regulation, with a focus on procurement strategies that ensure operational readiness in remote and rugged environments. Her acquisitions typically encompass support activities for forestry, specialized construction, and logistics services essential to sustaining ecosystem management and emergency response capabilities. Pasini’s work directly advances the agency’s strategic priorities by securing timely, compliant, and technically sound solutions tailored to the unique demands of federal land management. Pasini maintains consistent working relationships with a core group of contractors, 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 blend of specialized forestry support services, workforce staffing, medical and clinical contracting, and technology-enabled operational solutions. Her procurement approach emphasizes reliability, domain-specific expertise, and performance-based outcomes, fostering long-term vendor collaborations that align with the Forest Service’s field operations and mission-critical needs. A strong advocate for socioeconomic equity in federal contracting, Pasini prioritizes small business participation, with over 57% of her awards designated as Total Small Business Set-Asides under FAR 19.5. She also frequently utilizes HUBZone set-asides, reflecting a deliberate commitment to economic development in underserved rural communities. Her contracting patterns demonstrate a deliberate alignment with the agency’s mission to empower local and disadvantaged businesses while ensuring high-quality service delivery across national forests and grasslands. Her primary procurement focus lies in NAICS 115310 (Support Activities for Forestry), which accounts for more than half of her portfolio, encompassing services such as fuel reduction, invasive species control, and ecological restoration support. She also regularly procures specialized construction under NAICS 237310 and 238990, including trail, road, and erosion control infrastructure, alongside local freight transport services critical to remote site logistics. Pasini’s expertise spans technical domains requiring precise regulatory compliance, environmental stewardship, and field operational knowledge.