Margaret A Cisco

Margaret A. Cisco serves as a Purchasing Agent for the Apache-Sitgreaves National Forests, where she plays a pivotal role in executing mission-critical acquisitions that support sustainable land management and public safety across Arizona and New Mexico. Her responsibilities encompass the full lifecycle of procurement for infrastructure, ecological restoration, and operational services aligned with U.S. Forest Service priorities. She routinely manages contracts for forestry support activities, civil engineering, and facility maintenance, ensuring compliance with federal acquisition regulations and agency-specific environmental and resilience standards. Her work directly enables wildfire mitigation, trail and road preservation, and habitat conservation initiatives essential to the agency’s stewardship mission. Margaret collaborates extensively with small and mid-sized contractors specializing in forestry operations, heavy civil construction, and specialized trade services. Her procurement patterns reflect a strong preference for local and regional vendors with demonstrated expertise in remote-area operations and ecological compliance. She fosters long-term vendor partnerships grounded in performance reliability, safety protocols, and adaptive resource management, particularly with firms experienced in working within sensitive forested and mountainous terrains. A staunch advocate for small business participation, Margaret consistently prioritizes Small Business Set-Asides under FAR 19.5, with nearly 68% of her acquisitions designated for small businesses. Her contracting patterns reflect a deliberate emphasis on socioeconomic inclusion, with minimal use of service-disabled veteran-owned small business set-asides, aligning with broader agency goals to expand economic opportunity for local entrepreneurs and underserved communities in rural regions. Her primary procurement focus lies in NAICS 115310 (Support Activities for Forestry), encompassing vegetation management, fuel reduction, and ecological monitoring services. She also regularly procures highway and bridge construction (237310), specialty trade contracting (238990), and janitorial services (561720), demonstrating deep technical familiarity with infrastructure resilience and forest service operations. Her expertise ensures acquisitions are technically sound, environmentally compliant, and aligned with climate-adaptive land management strategies.