M. Kathy Bosch

M. Kathy Bosch serves as a Contract Specialist for the Allegheny National Forest under the U.S. Forest Service, where she manages the full lifecycle of procurement actions to support ecological stewardship and public land management. Her responsibilities include developing solicitation documents, conducting market research, evaluating proposals, and administering contracts aligned with the Forest Service’s mission of habitat restoration, invasive species control, and infrastructure maintenance. She specializes in acquiring services related to forestry support, land management, and civil works, ensuring compliance with federal acquisition regulations and environmental performance standards. Her work directly enables the agency’s operational resilience and conservation goals across Pennsylvania’s largest national forest. Bosch maintains consistent working relationships with key contractors including Boh Environmental, L.L.C. and AMD INTERNATIONAL TECHNOLOGIES LLC, both of which provide specialized environmental remediation and ecological services. She fosters collaborative, performance-based partnerships with vendors who demonstrate technical expertise in herbicide application, vegetation management, and forest infrastructure support. Her contracting approach emphasizes accountability, regulatory compliance, and long-term operational continuity, often engaging contractors with proven experience in federal land management contexts. A strong advocate for socioeconomic opportunity, Bosch consistently prioritizes small business participation, with over 80% of her acquisitions structured as Total Small Business Set-Asides under FAR 19.5. She also regularly utilizes Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) set-asides, reflecting a deliberate commitment to equitable contracting and community-based economic development. Her patterns demonstrate a strategic alignment with federal goals to expand opportunities for underserved business categories while maintaining high standards of performance. Her primary procurement focus lies in NAICS 115310 (Support Activities for Forestry), where she acquires vegetation control, prescribed burning support, and invasive species mitigation services. She also procures related specialty trade services under NAICS 238990 and 237310, including landscaping and light civil construction essential to trail maintenance and firebreak development. Bosch’s expertise centers on ecological contracting domains requiring technical knowledge of forest ecology, herbicide application protocols, and sustainable land use practices.