Lorine R. Duran

Lorine R. Duran serves as a Contracting Specialist Trainee at the U.S. Forest Service’s Region 3 Southwestern Regional Office, supporting the agency’s mission to sustain forest infrastructure and public land stewardship through strategic procurement. In this role, she assists in the full lifecycle management of acquisitions for civil works and environmental services, with a focus on facility maintenance, water and sewer systems, and visitor infrastructure. Her responsibilities include preparing solicitation documents, evaluating proposals, ensuring regulatory compliance under the Federal Acquisition Regulation, and coordinating with technical specialists to align contracting actions with operational needs. She is developing expertise in complex, mission-critical procurements that support long-term resilience and environmental sustainability across federal lands. Duran’s contracting activities are closely aligned with GERMRIP LLC, the primary contractor supporting the office’s infrastructure modernization efforts. Her work involves collaborative vendor partnerships characterized by consistent engagement on plumbing, heating, and air-conditioning systems essential to facility operations. These relationships reflect a pattern of sustained, performance-based contracting with a vendor that demonstrates technical proficiency in delivering specialized mechanical systems under demanding environmental conditions. Duran exhibits a strong commitment to socioeconomic contracting, consistently applying Total Small Business Set-Aside authority under FAR 19.5 across all her acquisitions. Her portfolio reflects a deliberate focus on empowering small business contractors, ensuring equitable access to federal opportunities without reliance on other set-aside programs such as 8(a) or HUBZone. This approach underscores the agency’s priority to foster local economic development through broad-based small business participation. Her procurement specialization centers exclusively on NAICS 238220—Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors—reflecting deep technical expertise in mechanical systems for public facilities. She procures turnkey HVAC installations, sanitary sewer upgrades, and climate-controlled infrastructure critical to visitor centers, ranger stations, and maintenance facilities, ensuring compliance with environmental and energy efficiency standards.