Margaret Patterson

Margaret Patterson serves as a key procurement lead within the Csa East 1 USDA-FS, supporting the U.S. Forest Service’s mission to sustain national forest infrastructure and ecological resilience through operational contracting. She manages a diverse portfolio of service-based acquisitions focused on janitorial, waste management, and facility support services essential to remote and high-use forest sites. Her work ensures compliance with federal land management standards while enabling safe, sanitary, and environmentally responsible operations across the agency’s jurisdiction. Patterson specializes in task orders and indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) contracts that deliver mission-critical support to field units and visitor facilities. She maintains consistent working relationships with a core group of contractors including M & D Forestry Service LLC, Franklin’s Services Unlimited Inc., and RX Fire Effects LLC, all of which provide specialized environmental and operational services tailored to forested landscapes. These partnerships reflect a preference for vendors with proven experience in wildfire mitigation support, sanitation systems in remote areas, and ecological restoration logistics. Patterson’s contracting approach emphasizes reliability, local responsiveness, and technical proficiency in handling sensitive natural resource environments. Her procurement strategy is heavily oriented toward small business participation, with 91.7% of awards structured as total small business set-asides under FAR 19.5. This reflects a deliberate commitment to fostering economic opportunity for small, community-based firms capable of delivering scalable, on-site services in challenging terrain. She consistently prioritizes vendors certified under socioeconomic programs, reinforcing the agency’s broader goals of inclusive contracting and regional economic development. Patterson’s primary procurement focus lies in NAICS 561720 (Janitorial Services), which accounts for over 40% of her activity, alongside niche categories such as 562991 (Septic Tank and Related Services) and 238290 (Other Building Equipment Contractors). These reflect a technical domain expertise in sanitation infrastructure, waste handling, and auxiliary facility systems critical to maintaining public access and ecological integrity in dispersed forest areas. Her work ensures that contracting aligns with both operational needs and environmental stewardship objectives.