Mary Westmoreland

Mary Westmoreland serves as Special Use Permit Administrator for the Tahoe National Forest, overseeing the authorization and compliance management of non-traditional land uses on National Forest System lands. Her role is integral to the agency’s mission of balancing ecological stewardship with public access, ensuring that permits for activities such as filming, special events, scientific research, and temporary infrastructure installations align with environmental regulations and forest management plans. She manages a portfolio of administrative contracts and service-based acquisitions tied to permit enforcement, site restoration, and temporary resource support, functioning as a critical liaison between field operations and procurement teams to ensure regulatory and operational integrity. While specific contractor names are not currently tracked in available records, Westmoreland consistently engages with vendors capable of delivering specialized, low-impact services that support temporary permit conditions—such as environmental monitoring, temporary fencing, trail stabilization, and event logistics—often requiring niche expertise in sensitive ecological zones. Her procurement approach emphasizes responsiveness, compliance, and adaptability, fostering long-term partnerships with firms experienced in federal land use protocols and sustainable practices. Westmoreland maintains a 100% Total Small Business Set-Aside preference across all her acquisitions, reflecting a strong institutional commitment to socioeconomic equity under FAR 19.5. She prioritizes small business participation without distinction among 8(a), HUBZone, or SDVOSB categories, ensuring that contracting opportunities are broadly accessible to qualified small entities capable of meeting the technical and environmental demands of forested land use permits. Her procurement focus is exclusively aligned with NAICS 332439 (Other Metal Container Manufacturing), indicating a specialized need for custom-engineered, durable metal containers used in wildfire mitigation, fuel reduction storage, or ecological sampling logistics. This uncommon focus suggests deep technical expertise in procuring specialized, non-standardized metal fabrication solutions tailored to remote, high-elevation operational environments.