Lance L. Valentine

Lance L. Valentine serves as a Forest Engineer with the USDA Forest Service, where he plays a critical role in managing infrastructure and operational support acquisitions across federal forest lands. His expertise lies in procuring specialized construction and maintenance services essential to sustaining forest ecosystems, mitigating wildfire risks, and ensuring public safety in remote and rugged terrain. Valentine oversees acquisitions aligned with ecological restoration, infrastructure resilience, and emergency response capabilities, frequently engaging contractors for structural, roofing, plumbing, and specialty trade services that support forest service facilities and field operations. His primary contractor relationships include ACI FEDERAL INC, ONE STOP RECRUITING LLC, GONDO ROY E MD, THE LOCUMS CO, LLC, and AMD INTERNATIONAL TECHNOLOGIES LLC, reflecting a mix of technical service providers, staffing solutions, and niche specialty contractors. These partnerships are strategically cultivated to deliver on-demand expertise in field engineering, temporary personnel deployment, and mission-critical infrastructure support. Valentine’s procurement approach emphasizes responsiveness, technical precision, and adaptability to dynamic field conditions, often requiring rapid mobilization of qualified vendors. Valentine maintains a 100% Total Small Business Set-Aside preference across his acquisition portfolio, demonstrating a robust and consistent commitment to socioeconomic contracting. He prioritizes small business participation under FAR 19.5, ensuring that contracting opportunities are accessible to small businesses regardless of specific set-aside categories, thereby fostering local economic development and enhancing workforce diversity within the forestry sector. His procurement focus centers on NAICS codes 238990 (All Other Specialty Trade Contractors), 238190 (Other Foundation, Structure, and Building Exterior Contractors), 238320 (Painting and Wall Covering Contractors), 238160 (Roofing Contractors), and 238220 (Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors). These reflect his technical domain expertise in field infrastructure maintenance, including structural integrity, climate-responsive building systems, and site-specific trade services critical to sustaining forest service operations in challenging environments.