Marshall Richard

Marshall Richard serves as the primary procurement lead for Sat Team 1 FWS within the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, overseeing the acquisition of mission-critical equipment and operational support services essential to wildlife conservation and habitat management. He manages a diverse portfolio of contracts spanning transportation, environmental, and analytical instrumentation systems, ensuring alignment with federal ecological stewardship objectives. His role involves end-to-end acquisition planning, solicitation development, and contract administration to support field operations, research initiatives, and regulatory compliance activities across national wildlife refuges and conservation programs. Marshall maintains consistent working relationships with a select group of specialized contractors, including AirSep Corporation, MERKEL & ASSOCIATES, INC., WEST COAST DIRT WORKS LLC, Boh Environmental, L.L.C., and BACON-UNIVERSAL COMPANY, INC. These partnerships reflect a focus on niche suppliers capable of delivering customized environmental engineering solutions, heavy equipment, and technical instrumentation tailored to remote field operations. His procurement approach emphasizes reliability, technical specificity, and performance-based outcomes, fostering long-term vendor collaboration grounded in regulatory adherence and mission alignment. His contracting patterns reflect a strong commitment to small business participation, with nearly half of all awards structured as Total Small Business Set-Asides under FAR 19.5. While the majority of acquisitions remain open to all competitors, his consistent use of small business set-asides demonstrates a deliberate strategy to expand economic opportunity for qualified small firms capable of meeting the technical demands of wildlife conservation infrastructure. Marshall’s procurement focus centers on NAICS categories including 336999 (All Other Transportation Equipment Manufacturing), 336991 (Motorcycle, Bicycle, and Parts Manufacturing), and 334516 (Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing), reflecting a technical domain centered on field-deployable equipment, wildlife monitoring tools, and environmental sampling systems. He routinely procures specialized vehicles, habitat restoration machinery, and precision analytical instruments critical to wildlife health assessment and ecosystem monitoring, demonstrating deep familiarity with the technical requirements of federal conservation operations.