Marion P. Daniel

Marion P. Daniel serves as a Procurement Technician within the USDA Forest Service, supporting the agency’s mission to sustain forest and grassland ecosystems through strategic acquisition of critical services and infrastructure support. In this role, Daniel facilitates the execution of procurement actions under FAR guidelines, ensuring compliance with federal contracting standards while enabling operational readiness across remote and rugged terrains. Their work primarily involves managing solicitations and award processes for support activities essential to wildfire mitigation, ecological restoration, and forest infrastructure resilience, with a strong emphasis on timely and efficient contract administration. Daniel maintains consistent working relationships with a curated 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 focus on specialized labor services, technical support, and niche consulting required for field operations and emergency response. The working pattern demonstrates a preference for vendors with proven experience in federal environmental and land management contexts, often engaging firms capable of rapid mobilization and compliance with complex regulatory frameworks. A defining feature of Daniel’s procurement approach is a strong commitment to small business participation, with 81.5% of acquisitions designated as total small business set-asides under FAR 19.5. This reflects a deliberate strategy to foster economic opportunity for small, locally rooted enterprises while ensuring access to agile, mission-aligned vendors. HUBZone set-asides are also utilized, reinforcing support for businesses located in economically distressed areas aligned with forest service operational zones. Daniel’s procurement focus centers on NAICS categories including 115310 (Support Activities for Forestry), 237310 (Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction), and 113210 (Forest Nurseries and Gathering of Forest Products). These reflect expertise in procuring ecological restoration services, trail and road maintenance, nursery stock for reforestation, and related field support functions. Their technical domain knowledge ensures acquisitions align with the Forest Service’s priorities in ecosystem health, wildfire resilience, and sustainable land management.