Keisha Monderson

Keisha Monderson serves as a Contract Specialist for the USDA Forest Service – SPoC East, where she manages the full lifecycle of acquisition programs critical to sustaining federal forest infrastructure. Her responsibilities include planning, soliciting, evaluating, and awarding contracts for construction, environmental support, and facility modernization projects aligned with the agency’s mission to enhance conservation, public access, and operational resilience. She specializes in complex, mission-critical procurements involving site preparation, forestry support services, and civil engineering construction, ensuring compliance with federal acquisition regulations and environmental stewardship standards. Monderson collaborates with a diverse pool of contractors, including small businesses and specialized firms in forestry support, site preparation, and facility finishing. While no single contractor dominates her portfolio, she consistently engages vendors with proven expertise in federal forest land operations, emphasizing performance-based outcomes and sustainable practices. Her working relationships are built on transparency, rigorous source selection, and a focus on contractor capacity to deliver on technical and environmental requirements across remote and sensitive ecosystems. Her procurement strategy reflects a strong commitment to socioeconomic diversity, with the majority of her acquisitions conducted under unrestricted competition (58.3%), but with meaningful participation from small business set-asides. She actively leverages HUBZone, 8(a), and Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) authorities, consistently incorporating these programs to foster equitable access and community economic development in rural and underserved regions. Monderson’s primary technical focus lies in NAICS 115310 (Support Activities for Forestry), which accounts for over 40% of her portfolio, encompassing services like fuel reduction, erosion control, and forest management support. She also regularly procures site preparation (238910), sign manufacturing (339950), and other heavy civil construction services (237990), demonstrating deep familiarity with the technical demands of maintaining infrastructure on federal forest lands. Her expertise ensures that acquisitions align with ecological goals while meeting operational needs across the Eastern Region.