Linda Loughlin

Linda Loughlin serves as a key procurement professional within the USDA Forest Service, supporting mission-critical acquisitions aligned with the agency’s mandate to safeguard forest and grassland ecosystems. She specializes in managing contracts for pest control and invasive species management services, ensuring operational readiness across remote and ecologically sensitive federal lands. Her work directly enables wildfire mitigation, ecological restoration, and public safety initiatives by securing specialized technical services that maintain forest health and infrastructure resilience. Loughlin handles a high volume of task and delivery order contracts under simplified acquisition procedures, emphasizing rapid response and field-deployable solutions. She maintains consistent partnerships with a focused group of contractors including ACI FEDERAL INC, ONE STOP RECRUITING LLC, GONDO ROY E MD, THE LOCUMS CO, LLC, and AMD INTERNATIONAL TECHNOLOGIES LLC, all of which provide specialized pest eradication, biological control, and field support services. Her contracting patterns reflect a preference for firms with proven expertise in ecological intervention and remote-site operations, fostering long-term vendor relationships built on compliance, performance reliability, and adaptability to dynamic field conditions. Loughlin demonstrates an unwavering commitment to small business participation, directing 100% of her procurements toward total small business set-asides under FAR 19.5. This reflects a deliberate strategy to empower small, community-based providers with niche capabilities in environmental pest management, reinforcing socioeconomic equity while enhancing local economic resilience in rural and forested regions. Her primary procurement focus is squarely on NAICS 561710—Exterminating and Pest Control Services—encompassing integrated pest management, chemical and non-chemical eradication, invasive species monitoring, and ecological remediation. She specializes in acquiring services that require technical certification, field-specific training, and adherence to environmental protection standards, ensuring all contracted efforts align with USDA’s ecological stewardship goals.