Martina R. Devries

Martina R. Devries serves as a Contract Specialist with the USDA Forest Service–SPOC NW, where she manages the full lifecycle of procurement actions supporting ecological restoration, infrastructure resilience, and public access initiatives across national forest lands. Her responsibilities include developing solicitation documents, conducting market research, evaluating proposals, and administering contracts aligned with federal acquisition regulations. She plays a critical role in advancing the agency’s mission to sustain forest ecosystems through targeted acquisitions in trail and bridge rehabilitation, reforestation, and remote facility maintenance, ensuring compliance with environmental and public safety standards. Devries cultivates collaborative relationships with a diverse pool of contractors specializing in forestry support, civil engineering, and environmental consulting. She regularly engages with small businesses and specialty trade contractors capable of executing complex, site-specific work in remote and ecologically sensitive areas. Her procurement approach emphasizes technical competency, past performance in similar environments, and the ability to meet stringent environmental compliance requirements, fostering long-term vendor partnerships built on reliability and regulatory adherence. A staunch advocate for small business inclusion, Devries consistently prioritizes socioeconomic set-asides, with nearly 42% of her acquisitions designated for total small business set-asides and over 25% reserved for HUBZone firms. Her contracting patterns reflect a deliberate strategy to empower economically disadvantaged communities and promote geographic diversity in federal contracting, with a notable emphasis on 8(a) competed awards and HUBZone participation to enhance local economic resilience. Her procurement focus centers on NAICS 115310 (Support Activities for Forestry), which accounts for half of her portfolio, followed by highway and bridge construction (237310) and environmental consulting services (541620). She specializes in acquiring services related to forest thinning, erosion control, trail construction, wildfire mitigation infrastructure, and ecological monitoring—domains requiring specialized knowledge of federal land management policies and natural resource conservation practices.