Katie Roche

Katie Roche serves as a Contract Specialist for the USDA Forest Service, where she plays a critical role in executing procurements that support the agency’s mission of sustaining national forest and grassland ecosystems. She manages a diverse portfolio of acquisitions focused on infrastructure resilience, emergency response, and operational readiness in remote environments, including construction, specialized equipment, and personnel services. Her work ensures compliance with federal acquisition regulations while aligning procurement outcomes with the Forest Service’s strategic priorities in wildfire mitigation, ecological restoration, and public safety. Roche maintains active contracting relationships with a range of vendors, including ACI FEDERAL INC, ONE STOP RECRUITING LLC, GONDO ROY E MD, THE LOCUMS CO, LLC, and AMD INTERNATIONAL TECHNOLOGIES LLC. These partnerships span skilled labor, temporary staffing, medical support, and technology integration services essential for field operations. Her contracting approach emphasizes reliability, regulatory adherence, and mission-critical performance, fostering long-term vendor collaboration to meet dynamic operational demands across federal lands. She demonstrates a strong commitment to socioeconomic contracting, with over half of her awards designated as Total Small Business Set-Asides under FAR 19.5, complemented by a significant share allocated to Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses. This pattern reflects a deliberate strategy to expand opportunities for small and veteran-owned firms while ensuring competitive, high-quality service delivery in support of Forest Service missions. Her procurement focus centers on NAICS codes related to construction and specialized manufacturing, including Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction; Commercial and Institutional Building Construction; Finish Carpentry; and Fabricated Wire Product Manufacturing. These categories reflect her technical expertise in acquiring infrastructure and field equipment necessary for maintaining forest roads, visitor facilities, and operational assets in rugged terrain, ensuring that acquisitions align with both environmental stewardship and operational efficiency.