Loren Mein

Loren Mein serves as a key procurement lead within the Csa Northwest 6 USDA-FS, supporting the U.S. Forest Service’s mission to maintain and rehabilitate critical infrastructure across national forest lands. Responsible for managing acquisitions related to transportation, utilities, and facility systems, Mein oversees contracts that enable wildfire response, public recreation access, and ecosystem resilience. Their work centers on engineering and construction services essential to sustaining roads, bridges, fences, electrical systems, and commercial-grade facilities on federal forest lands, ensuring compliance with federal procurement regulations and operational readiness standards. Mein maintains consistent partnerships with specialized contractors including L & S Fencing, LLC and McKenzie Construction & Site Development LLC, both of which deliver high-volume, mission-critical infrastructure services. These relationships reflect a preference for vendors with proven expertise in remote-site construction, environmental compliance, and rapid-response maintenance. The procurement approach emphasizes reliability, local capacity, and familiarity with rugged terrain logistics, fostering long-term vendor collaboration grounded in performance history and regulatory adherence. A steadfast advocate for small business inclusion, Mein consistently applies a 100% small business set-aside strategy across all eligible procurements under FAR 19.5, ensuring equitable access for qualified firms. This pattern underscores a deliberate commitment to socioeconomic contracting goals, prioritizing small businesses with demonstrated capability in specialty trade contracting rather than large prime contractors. The agency’s procurement culture under Mein’s guidance reinforces community-based economic development through targeted small business engagement. The primary technical focus lies in NAICS 237310 (highway, street, and bridge construction), 238990 (other specialty trade contractors), and 236220 (commercial and institutional building construction), with significant activity in roofing, electrical installation, and site development. Mein’s expertise spans the full lifecycle of infrastructure projects—from design-phase planning to post-construction maintenance—ensuring that all procurements align with federal land management objectives and environmental stewardship requirements.