Marianne - Klingler

Marianne Klingler serves as Supervisory Contract Specialist at the Wallowa-Whitman National Forest, overseeing the acquisition of critical services that support ecological restoration and forest health management under the U.S. Forest Service. She manages a diverse portfolio of contracts aligned with the agency’s mission to reduce wildfire risk, control invasive species, and maintain public infrastructure, ensuring compliance with federal procurement regulations and sustainable land management goals. Her work spans planning, solicitation, evaluation, and award of contracts for field-based operations, including prescribed burning, mechanical thinning, and watershed restoration, requiring close coordination with field biologists, engineers, and land managers to align procurement with ecological outcomes. Klingler collaborates with a broad network of specialized contractors, including forestry support firms, logging operators, and civil construction vendors, fostering long-term partnerships grounded in performance reliability and environmental stewardship. She frequently engages small and mid-sized businesses with demonstrated expertise in forest operations and infrastructure maintenance, cultivating a vendor ecosystem capable of delivering complex, site-specific services across rugged terrain. Her procurement approach emphasizes accountability, safety, and adherence to National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) requirements, ensuring contracts deliver both operational efficiency and ecological integrity. Her contracting patterns reflect a strong commitment to socioeconomic inclusion, with HUBZone set-asides accounting for 25% of awards and total small business set-asides at 28.6%, demonstrating a deliberate strategy to empower rural and underserved businesses. She also consistently utilizes Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business set-asides, reinforcing the agency’s dedication to veteran economic opportunity. Her approach balances competitive fairness with targeted outreach to ensure broad participation from qualified small businesses in forest-dependent communities. Klingler’s primary procurement focus lies in NAICS 115310 (Support Activities for Forestry), followed by highway and bridge construction (237310) and logging (113310). She specializes in acquiring services related to fuel reduction, forest thinning, trail and road maintenance, and erosion control, requiring deep technical understanding of silvicultural practices and environmental compliance. Her expertise ensures that acquisitions directly advance the Forest Service’s mission of resilient, sustainable forest ecosystems.