Melinda Schmidt

Melinda Schmidt serves as a Support Services Specialist within the USDA Forest Service, where she plays a critical role in procuring essential non-clinical support services that sustain operational readiness across remote and rugged federal lands. Her responsibilities include managing the full lifecycle of acquisitions under FAR Part 12 and Part 13, with a focus on janitorial, facility maintenance, and administrative support contracts. She ensures alignment with the agency’s mission to maintain infrastructure resilience and ecological stewardship by securing reliable, high-quality services that enable frontline personnel to focus on wildfire mitigation, invasive species control, and public safety. Her acquisitions directly support the agency’s day-to-day operations in national forests and grasslands. Schmidt maintains consistent partnerships with a select 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 vendors provide specialized janitorial, staffing, and facility support services tailored to the unique demands of federal land management environments. Her contracting approach emphasizes performance-based outcomes, clear scope definitions, and vendor accountability, fostering long-term, results-driven relationships with firms capable of delivering consistent service in challenging, often isolated, field locations. A staunch advocate for small business participation, Schmidt exclusively utilizes Total Small Business Set-Asides under FAR 19.5, ensuring that all of her procurements are reserved for small business concerns. This unwavering commitment reflects the Forest Service’s broader socioeconomic goals and promotes economic opportunity for underserved entrepreneurs. Her contracting patterns consistently prioritize small business eligibility, with no awards issued to large businesses, reinforcing equitable access to federal contracting opportunities. Her procurement focus is entirely centered on NAICS 561720 (Janitorial Services), reflecting a specialized expertise in facility support operations for federal infrastructure. She procures comprehensive cleaning, waste management, sanitation, and related services essential for maintaining safe, hygienic, and functional administrative and field support facilities across the national forest system.