Ken Elmore

Kenneth Elmore serves as a Civil Engineer with the USDA Forest Service, where he plays a critical role in planning, evaluating, and procuring infrastructure and site preparation services essential to maintaining forest resilience and public safety. His work directly supports the agency’s mission to sustain forest and grassland ecosystems by ensuring the structural integrity of remote access roads, erosion control systems, trail networks, and wildfire mitigation infrastructure. Elmore manages acquisitions under the NAICS 238910 category, focusing on site preparation contractors who deliver earthmoving, grading, drainage installation, and land clearing services in rugged, ecologically sensitive terrains. His procurement decisions prioritize technical compliance with federal environmental standards and operational readiness in hard-to-reach federal lands. Elmore maintains consistent contracting relationships with a select group of specialized vendors, including ACI FEDERAL INC, AMD INTERNATIONAL TECHNOLOGIES LLC, and ONE STOP RECRUITING LLC, who provide engineering support, labor mobilization, and site-specific construction services. His working pattern reflects a preference for firms with proven experience in federal land management environments, particularly those capable of rapid mobilization, adherence to NEPA requirements, and execution under challenging weather and topographic conditions. These partnerships are often sustained over multiple fiscal cycles due to demonstrated reliability and technical proficiency. A defining feature of Elmore’s contracting approach is his exclusive focus on Women-Owned Small Businesses (WOSB), with 100% of his procurements set aside for this socioeconomic category. This reflects a deliberate strategy to expand economic opportunity for underrepresented entrepreneurs while ensuring access to high-quality, niche site preparation capabilities. His portfolio consistently channels funding to WOSB firms that meet stringent performance and compliance benchmarks, reinforcing the Forest Service’s commitment to equitable contracting. His technical domain centers on NAICS 238910, encompassing earthwork, land clearing, slope stabilization, and temporary access road construction. Elmore’s expertise lies in specifying engineering controls for erosion prevention, sediment control, and habitat protection during site prep activities—ensuring that infrastructure development aligns with ecological restoration goals and federal land management directives.