Kathi Rose

Kathi Rose serves as a key procurement lead within the U.S. Forest Service’s CSA Southwest 4 unit, responsible for managing acquisitions that support ecological restoration, wildfire resilience, and critical infrastructure maintenance across forested lands. Her work directly enables the agency’s mission to sustain forest ecosystems through the procurement of essential operational services, with a primary focus on janitorial and facility support contracts that ensure safe, functional, and environmentally compliant conditions at remote field stations, visitor centers, and fire response hubs. She exercises full contracting authority under FAR Part 19 and routinely oversees the full lifecycle of solicitations, evaluations, and award actions, ensuring alignment with federal environmental and land management priorities. While specific contractor relationships are not publicly enumerated, Kathi Rose consistently engages a broad network of small business vendors, particularly those certified under socioeconomic programs aligned with the Forest Service’s equity goals. Her procurement patterns reflect a strong preference for local and regional service providers with proven experience in federal facility maintenance, demonstrating a collaborative, relationship-driven approach that emphasizes responsiveness, reliability, and compliance with environmental stewardship standards. Kathi Rose maintains a 100% small business set-aside preference across all procurements, fully leveraging FAR 19.5 to maximize opportunities for small disadvantaged businesses, HUBZone firms, and service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses. Her contracting strategy is intentionally designed to foster economic inclusion in rural and underserved communities adjacent to national forests, reinforcing the agency’s commitment to equitable access and community-based resilience. Her primary procurement focus is on NAICS 561720 (Janitorial Services), where she specializes in acquiring custodial, waste management, and sanitation services tailored to high-traffic public lands and sensitive ecological zones. She ensures all contracted services meet stringent USDA environmental compliance standards, emphasizing non-toxic cleaning agents, sustainable disposal practices, and workforce training aligned with forest service safety protocols.