Lisa Browning

Lisa Browning serves as a Procurement Technician with the USDA Forest Service – Spoc East, supporting the agency’s mission to maintain and modernize critical infrastructure across federal forest lands. In this role, she facilitates the acquisition of architectural and design services essential to rehabilitating aging facilities, including job corps centers and food service operations, while ensuring compliance with federal procurement regulations. Her responsibilities include preparing solicitation documents, coordinating with technical stakeholders, managing contract documentation, and supporting the full lifecycle of procurement actions from requirement validation through contract award and administration. She plays a vital role in enabling the agency’s environmental stewardship and operational resilience through timely and compliant acquisition of professional services. Lisa collaborates with a network of architectural and engineering firms specializing in federal facility design, rehabilitation, and environmental compliance. While no single contractor dominates her portfolio, she consistently engages with firms experienced in USDA-specific design standards, historic preservation, and sustainable building practices. Her working relationships are characterized by proactive communication, adherence to technical specifications, and close coordination with project engineers and environmental specialists to align design deliverables with forest service operational needs. Lisa’s procurement activity is entirely focused on open, unrestricted competitions, with no set-asides utilized in her recent acquisitions. This reflects a strategic alignment with the agency’s need for specialized architectural expertise, where the pool of qualified firms is limited and competition is driven by technical capability rather than socioeconomic preferences. Her approach prioritizes merit-based selection to ensure the highest quality outcomes for complex infrastructure projects. Her primary procurement focus is NAICS 541310 (Architectural Services), encompassing design, planning, and construction documentation for federal facilities. She specializes in procuring services for structural rehabilitation, accessibility upgrades, energy-efficient retrofits, and compliance with federal building codes. Her domain expertise lies in the intersection of environmental sustainability, historic preservation, and functional facility design within remote, forested environments.