Laura Martin COR

Laura Martin COR serves as a Contracting Officer Representative for the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Forest Service, specifically supporting the Csa Intermountain 9 unit. In this role, she provides critical oversight of civil engineering and infrastructure maintenance contracts essential to sustaining public access and operational resilience across national forest lands. Her responsibilities include monitoring contract performance, ensuring compliance with federal acquisition regulations, and coordinating with field engineers to validate deliverables related to water systems, roads, bridges, and visitor facilities. She plays a pivotal role in executing the agency’s mission to preserve and rehabilitate remote infrastructure through timely, compliant, and performance-driven procurement actions. Laura consistently collaborates with a core group of specialized contractors, including McKenzie Construction & Site Development LLC, G.S. Bostic Painting LLC, and Camas Creek Contracting L.L.C., all of whom deliver site preparation and facility maintenance services under long-standing working relationships. These partnerships are characterized by consistent recompetition and performance-based task orders, reflecting a preference for vendors with proven expertise in rugged, environmentally sensitive terrains. Her oversight emphasizes safety, environmental compliance, and adherence to Forest Service engineering standards. Laura’s procurement portfolio is entirely structured under Small Business Set-Aside authority (FAR 19.5), with 100% of her acquisitions reserved for small businesses. This reflects a steadfast commitment to fostering economic opportunity within rural and regional contracting communities, ensuring that local firms with niche capabilities in remote infrastructure support are prioritized in federal award decisions. Her technical focus is exclusively centered on NAICS 238910 — Site Preparation Contractors — encompassing earthmoving, grading, drainage installation, and ancillary site work required for forest service infrastructure projects. She specializes in procuring services that enable access, erosion control, and facility readiness in high-elevation and ecologically sensitive areas, demonstrating deep domain expertise in land-based civil works within federal public lands.