Marilyn Ladd

Marilyn M. Ladd serves as a Procurement Assistant with the USDA Forest Service, supporting the agency’s mission to sustain national forest and grassland ecosystems through efficient and compliant acquisition processes. In this role, she facilitates the planning, solicitation, and administration of contracts critical to operational readiness, ecological restoration, and infrastructure resilience in remote and rugged environments. Her responsibilities include coordinating solicitation documents, managing vendor communications, and ensuring adherence to FAR and agency-specific procurement policies. She primarily supports service-based and construction-related acquisitions that enable field operations, wildfire response, and forest health initiatives. Ladd maintains consistent working relationships with a core group of contractors including ACI FEDERAL INC, ONE STOP RECRUITING LLC, GONDO ROY E MD, THE LOCUMS CO, LLC, and AMD INTERNATIONAL TECHNOLOGIES LLC. These partnerships reflect a blend of specialized forestry support services, staffing solutions for seasonal and emergency personnel, and technical consulting for operational logistics. Her procurement patterns indicate a preference for vendors with proven experience in federal land management contexts, fostering long-term collaboration with firms that understand the unique challenges of serving federal wilderness areas. A strong advocate for small business participation, Ladd consistently prioritizes set-aside opportunities, with over half of her acquisitions designated for Total Small Business Set-Asides under FAR 19.5. She also actively supports HUBZone firms and, to a lesser extent, Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses, aligning with federal socioeconomic goals. Her contracting patterns reflect a deliberate effort to expand economic opportunity within underserved communities while ensuring access to qualified, mission-capable vendors. Her procurement focus centers on NAICS 115310 (Support Activities for Forestry), which accounts for the majority of her workload, including brush management, invasive species control, and ecological monitoring services. She also frequently procures construction services under NAICS 237310 (Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction), supporting trail maintenance, access roads, and infrastructure resilience. Her domain expertise lies in acquiring field-support services and light construction critical to sustaining public land operations in challenging terrains.