La'Star Broadway

La’star Broadway serves as a key procurement lead within the USDA Forest Service’s CSA East 9 unit, responsible for managing acquisitions that sustain the operational integrity of national forests and grasslands. Their role centers on securing technical and maintenance services critical to forest health, environmental monitoring, and facility reliability. Broadway oversees contracts for precision equipment repair, environmental instrumentation, and specialized logistical support, ensuring alignment with the agency’s mission to advance ecological research and infrastructure resilience. They exercise full contracting authority under FAR Part 19, consistently prioritizing small business participation in all acquisition strategies. Broadway maintains strong, recurring relationships with a select group of specialized vendors, including LightBox Parent, L.P., Larkos Packing and Distribution Inc., Elf’s Landscaping Inc., Nelts of CT, LLC, and Richard Kyllander. These partnerships reflect a preference for niche providers capable of delivering field-deployable maintenance, ecological supply chain support, and site-specific environmental services. The working relationships are characterized by consistent recompetition and performance-based contract renewals, indicating a focus on reliability, local responsiveness, and technical proficiency in remote operational environments. A steadfast advocate for socioeconomic equity in federal contracting, Broadway applies a 100% total small business set-aside policy across all eligible procurements, fully leveraging FAR 19.5 to maximize opportunities for small, disadvantaged, and locally rooted enterprises. This approach ensures broad community engagement and supports workforce development in rural service areas, reinforcing the Forest Service’s commitment to inclusive economic growth alongside environmental stewardship. The procurement portfolio is dominated by NAICS 811210 for electronic and precision equipment repair and maintenance, reflecting a high demand for calibration, servicing, and field support of environmental sensors and monitoring systems. A secondary focus on NAICS 334511 underscores expertise in acquiring advanced detection and navigation instruments used in ecological research and wildfire response. Broadway’s technical acumen lies at the intersection of environmental science and logistics, ensuring mission-critical tools remain operational in challenging terrains.