Marianne Klinger

Marianne Klinger serves as a Contracting Officer for the Umpqua National Forest under the U.S. Forest Service, where she manages the full lifecycle of procurement actions critical to ecological restoration and forest management. Her portfolio centers on vegetation management, reforestation, post-fire rehabilitation, and forest infrastructure maintenance, ensuring compliance with federal environmental and contracting regulations. She executes acquisitions under the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to support the agency’s mission of sustaining healthy forest ecosystems through science-based land management practices, with a strong emphasis on sustainable forestry and habitat enhancement. Klinger maintains consistent, long-term relationships with a select group of specialized forestry contractors, including G.E. Forestry, Inc., Green Hills Forestry LLC, Three Stripes Contracting LLC, and Umpqua Valley Forestry, Inc. These vendors are trusted partners in executing complex, labor-intensive operations such as timber stand improvement, slash treatment, and fuel reduction. Her contracting approach prioritizes reliability, technical proficiency in silvicultural practices, and adherence to environmental stewardship standards, fostering collaborative, performance-based partnerships grounded in operational expertise rather than transactional engagement. A staunch advocate for small business participation, Klinger applies a 100% Total Small Business Set-Aside strategy across all her procurements, in full alignment with FAR 19.5. She actively ensures that contracting opportunities are accessible to small, locally-based forestry firms, reinforcing economic resilience in rural communities and promoting equitable access to federal resources. Her socioeconomic contracting patterns reflect a deliberate, policy-driven commitment to empowering small businesses within the forest products sector. Her primary procurement focus is on NAICS 113310 (Logging), encompassing services related to tree harvesting, site preparation, biomass removal, and forest road maintenance. Klinger’s technical expertise lies in managing contracts for mechanized and manual forestry operations that comply with National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) requirements and Forest Service planning directives, ensuring ecological integrity is preserved while achieving operational objectives.