Lucia A. Corral

Lucia A. Corral serves as a Contracting Officer for the Cibola National Forest under the U.S. Forest Service, where she manages the full lifecycle of acquisitions critical to sustaining forest health and public safety. Her portfolio centers on operational support contracts that enable field-level activities, including infrastructure maintenance, environmental stewardship, and recreation area services. Corral specializes in procuring services that directly support wildfire mitigation, sanitation, and facility resilience across federal forest lands, ensuring compliance with federal acquisition regulations and agency mission priorities. She routinely handles task orders and indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contracts under the Federal Acquisition Regulation, with a strong emphasis on performance-based outcomes and contractor accountability. Corral maintains established working relationships with key contractors including RELIANCE CONTRACTORS INC and ALERTWEST, INC, both of which provide consistent, high-quality delivery of essential services. Her procurement approach reflects a preference for long-term, reliable vendor partnerships that demonstrate proven capacity in forestry support and janitorial operations. She engages contractors through competitive procedures that prioritize responsiveness, safety compliance, and environmental stewardship, fostering collaborative relationships grounded in transparency and performance metrics. A staunch advocate for small business participation, Corral directs 100% of her set-aside acquisitions to small businesses under FAR 19.5, ensuring equitable access to federal contracting opportunities. She consistently prioritizes small business concerns without utilizing other socioeconomic categories, reflecting a focused commitment to expanding economic opportunity within the rural and underserved communities surrounding the Cibola National Forest. Her primary procurement focus lies in NAICS 561720 (Janitorial Services) and 115310 (Support Activities for Forestry), with significant activity in water and sewer infrastructure (237110) and building exterior construction (238190). Corral’s technical expertise spans environmental sanitation, forest service support operations, and light civil construction, enabling her to effectively evaluate contractor capabilities in complex, mission-critical domains.