Kim A Decker

Kim L. Decker serves as a Purchasing Agent for the Rocky Mountain Regional Office of the U.S. Forest Service, where she plays a critical role in executing mission-critical acquisitions that support ecological restoration, wildfire mitigation, and infrastructure resilience across federal public lands. She manages a diverse portfolio of procurement actions under the Federal Acquisition Regulation, focusing on goods and services essential to operational readiness, including forestry support activities, equipment leasing, and facility maintenance. Her work directly enables field teams to carry out land stewardship objectives, ensuring timely delivery of resources that sustain forest health and public safety. Decker maintains collaborative relationships with a broad network of vendors, particularly small businesses and specialized service providers aligned with forestry and land management needs. She frequently engages contractors offering machinery and equipment rental, janitorial and facility services, and roofing and wood product manufacturing solutions. Her procurement approach emphasizes responsiveness, compliance, and long-term vendor reliability, fostering partnerships with firms possessing technical expertise in ecological operations and rural infrastructure support. A staunch advocate for small business inclusion, Decker consistently prioritizes socioeconomic set-asides, with over 82% of her acquisitions designated for total small business participation under FAR 19.5. She actively leverages HUBZone and other small business programs to ensure equitable access to federal contracting opportunities, reflecting the agency’s commitment to economic development in rural and underserved communities. Her contracting patterns demonstrate a deliberate strategy to build a resilient, diverse supplier base capable of meeting the unique demands of remote forest operations. Her primary procurement focus centers on NAICS 115310 (Support Activities for Forestry), followed by construction and forestry equipment leasing (532412), janitorial services (561720), and roofing and wood product manufacturing (238160, 321999). This specialization underscores her technical understanding of field-level needs—from forest thinning support to facility upkeep—ensuring acquisitions align with the agency’s ecological and operational priorities.