Lily West

Lily R. West serves as a key procurement professional within the R1 Regional Office of the U.S. Forest Service, supporting the agency’s mission to sustainably manage national forest lands through strategic acquisitions of operational and infrastructure services. She manages a diverse portfolio of contracts focused on logistical support, environmental stewardship, and facility maintenance across remote and ecologically sensitive regions. Her acquisitions typically encompass transportation, forestry support services, and technical testing, ensuring that field operations remain safe, efficient, and compliant with federal environmental and safety standards. She plays a central role in translating mission-critical needs into compliant, performance-based solicitations that align with USDA and FAR requirements. West cultivates partnerships with a broad range of vendors, particularly small businesses capable of delivering specialized services in rugged, low-access terrains. Her contracting patterns reflect strong collaboration with firms experienced in aerial logistics, trail and road maintenance, and ecological monitoring. While specific contractor names are not publicly enumerated, her procurement history indicates consistent engagement with regional and niche providers capable of rapid mobilization and adaptive service delivery in dynamic forest environments. Her contracting approach is overwhelmingly oriented toward small business participation, with 93.3% of her awards designated as total small business set-asides under FAR 19.5. This reflects a deliberate and sustained commitment to fostering economic opportunity for small, locally based enterprises, including those certified under HUBZone, 8(a), and WOSB programs. Her pattern of set-asides underscores a strategic alignment with federal socioeconomic goals and a dedication to building resilient, community-based supply chains. West’s primary procurement focus lies in NAICS 481212 (nonscheduled chartered air transportation), 115310 (forestry support activities), and 541380 (testing laboratories), indicating deep expertise in airborne logistics for fire suppression and survey missions, ecological monitoring services, and environmental compliance testing. She regularly procures specialized equipment and technical services essential to forest health assessment, wildfire mitigation, and public access infrastructure, demonstrating nuanced understanding of both operational field demands and regulatory frameworks governing federal land management.