Kay Hopkins

Kay Hopkins serves as a Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR) for the White River National Forest under the U.S. Forest Service, Department of Agriculture. In this role, she provides critical oversight of contract performance to ensure alignment with the agency’s mission of ecological stewardship, wildfire recovery, and infrastructure resilience. She monitors contractor compliance with technical specifications, safety standards, and environmental regulations across a range of service-based acquisitions, particularly those involving ecological restoration, invasive species management, and facility maintenance. Her responsibilities include evaluating deliverables, conducting site inspections, and coordinating with project managers to ensure contractual obligations are met with accountability and efficiency. Hopkins maintains consistent working relationships with FRONTIER TINY HOMES, LLC and GERMRIP LLC, both of which provide specialized services aligned with the Forest Service’s operational needs. Her contractor engagements emphasize niche vendors capable of delivering adaptive, site-specific solutions—ranging from modular housing for field personnel to ecological monitoring systems. She fosters collaborative, performance-driven partnerships, ensuring vendors adhere to federal standards while supporting the unique logistical demands of remote forest operations. A staunch advocate for small business participation, Hopkins exclusively utilizes Total Small Business Set-Asides under FAR 19.5, ensuring all procurements are reserved for small businesses meeting socioeconomic criteria. Her contracting patterns reflect a deliberate and consistent commitment to expanding economic opportunity for small, locally rooted firms, reinforcing the agency’s broader goals of community engagement and equitable resource distribution. Her procurement focus is narrowly concentrated on NAICS 541910—Marketing Research and Public Opinion Polling—indicating a specialized need for data-driven ecological assessments, public use surveys, and stakeholder engagement studies. These services support evidence-based decision-making in forest management, visitor impact analysis, and post-fire recovery planning, demonstrating her technical expertise in applying social science methodologies to natural resource governance.