Laurie Yeager

Laurie Yeager serves as a Contracting Officer Representative (COR) for the Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest, supporting the U.S. Forest Service’s mission of ecological stewardship and infrastructure resilience. In this role, she provides critical oversight of federal contracts related to water supply, irrigation, and post-fire restoration initiatives, ensuring contractor performance aligns with environmental standards and operational objectives. Her responsibilities include monitoring contract compliance, evaluating deliverables, and facilitating communication between field personnel and contractors to uphold the agency’s commitment to sustainable land management and public safety. Yeager maintains a consistent working relationship with ANSON EXCAVATING & PIPE, INC., a primary contractor engaged in the design, installation, and maintenance of water infrastructure systems critical to forest operations. Her procurement patterns reflect a preference for long-term, performance-based partnerships with vendors who demonstrate technical proficiency in hydraulic systems, erosion control, and watershed restoration. She actively collaborates with contractors to ensure adherence to environmental regulations and project-specific engineering specifications, fostering a collaborative oversight model grounded in accountability and ecological outcomes. A staunch advocate for small business participation, Yeager exclusively utilizes Total Small Business Set-Aside authorities under FAR 19.5, ensuring all procurements are reserved for small businesses meeting socioeconomic criteria. This consistent approach reinforces the agency’s dedication to economic inclusion and local workforce development, particularly within rural communities in western Colorado and southeastern Wyoming. Her procurement focus is narrowly concentrated on NAICS 221310—Water Supply and Irrigation Systems—reflecting deep expertise in water infrastructure projects essential to forest resilience. She routinely oversees the acquisition of pipelines, pump stations, diversion structures, and irrigation networks designed to support habitat restoration, wildfire recovery, and sustainable resource management, demonstrating specialized knowledge in civil works and environmental water systems.