Kisha M. Franks

Kisha M. Franks serves as a Procurement Technician for the USDA Forest Service – Spoc East, supporting the agency’s mission to maintain and modernize critical infrastructure across federal forest lands. In this role, she facilitates the acquisition of goods and services essential to conservation, public access, and operational resilience, with a focus on construction, environmental management, and facility maintenance. She plays a vital part in executing solicitations, managing contract documentation, and ensuring compliance with federal procurement regulations under the FAR. Her acquisitions typically involve engineering, surveying, waste management, and forestry support services, aligning with the agency’s strategic priorities to rehabilitate aging facilities and sustain forest ecosystems. Kisha collaborates with a diverse range of contractors, including small businesses and specialized firms in civil engineering, land surveying, and environmental services. While no single vendor dominates her portfolio, she consistently engages with firms possessing technical expertise in forest infrastructure, road and bridge construction, and ecological restoration. Her working relationships are characterized by a focus on vendor responsiveness, regulatory compliance, and performance reliability, ensuring that contracted services meet the unique demands of remote and sensitive federal lands. Kisha demonstrates a strong commitment to socioeconomic contracting, with nearly half of her acquisitions structured as Total Small Business Set-Asides under FAR 19.5, and an additional 5% designated for HUBZone firms. Her procurement patterns reflect a deliberate effort to expand opportunities for small, disadvantaged businesses while maintaining competitive integrity. She actively promotes small business participation in federal contracting, aligning with USDA’s broader goals to enhance economic inclusion in rural and forest-adjacent communities. Her primary procurement focus lies in NAICS 115310 (Support Activities for Forestry), 237310 (Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction), and 541370 (Surveying and Mapping Services), indicating deep expertise in land-based infrastructure and ecological support systems. She routinely procures services related to forest road rehabilitation, topographic surveying, erosion control, and waste management operations, demonstrating specialized knowledge in the technical and environmental requirements of federal land management.