Lois Cadwallader

Lois Cadwallader serves as a Support Services Specialist and Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR) for the Lincoln National Forest under the U.S. Forest Service, Department of Agriculture. In this role, she provides critical oversight of service contracts supporting operational readiness and ecological stewardship across the forest’s vast landscape. Her responsibilities include monitoring contractor performance, ensuring compliance with federal regulations, and coordinating with field personnel to align procurement outcomes with land management objectives. She primarily handles acquisitions for janitorial and custodial services essential to maintaining visitor facilities, administrative buildings, and field stations, ensuring these services meet stringent environmental and safety standards. While specific contractor names are not publicly detailed, Cadwallader maintains consistent, performance-based relationships with vendors delivering professional cleaning, waste management, and facility support services. Her working model emphasizes accountability, adherence to federal labor standards, and timely resolution of service delivery issues, fostering reliable partnerships with service providers who demonstrate operational flexibility and environmental compliance in remote, high-use forest locations. Cadwallader’s contracting portfolio reflects a 100% preference for non-set-aside acquisitions, indicating a focus on open competition and broad vendor eligibility rather than socioeconomic set-asides such as 8(a), HUBZone, or SDVOSB programs. This approach prioritizes service quality, availability, and cost-effectiveness in a region where specialized facility support vendors may be limited, ensuring continuity of essential operations without restricting competition. Her primary industry focus is NAICS 561720 (Janitorial Services), where she specializes in procuring comprehensive custodial support tailored to federal facility needs in rugged, low-density environments. This includes routine cleaning, disinfection protocols, hazardous waste handling, and seasonal sanitation services critical to public health and resource protection. Her technical expertise lies in aligning service specifications with USDA and Forest Service environmental guidelines, ensuring all contracted work supports sustainable land management while maintaining safe, clean public infrastructure.