Michael Cirillo

Michael Cirillo serves as a key procurement lead within the U.S. Forest Service’s Region 5 Pacific Southwest Region, overseeing acquisitions critical to sustaining the ecological integrity and public safety of national forests and grasslands. His responsibilities center on securing specialized services that support invasive species eradication, habitat restoration, and infrastructure maintenance across high-use recreational and utility corridors. He manages a focused acquisition portfolio aligned with the agency’s strategic priorities in ecological resilience, ensuring compliance with federal contracting regulations while advancing operational readiness through timely and compliant procurements. His work directly supports field teams tasked with wildfire mitigation, reforestation, and public land stewardship. Cirillo maintains strong, consistent relationships with a select group of certified small businesses specializing in ecological pest management and forest health services. He routinely collaborates with service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses (SDVOSBs) that deliver targeted, mission-critical interventions such as chemical and biological pest control, forest treatment planning, and habitat remediation. His contracting patterns reflect a preference for long-term, performance-based partnerships that prioritize technical expertise, environmental compliance, and rapid response capabilities in remote or ecologically sensitive areas. His procurement strategy is overwhelmingly centered on Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) set-asides, with 100% of his acquisitions structured to prioritize this socioeconomic category. This reflects a deliberate and unwavering commitment to advancing veteran-owned enterprise participation in federal environmental stewardship efforts. His contracting approach ensures that small businesses with proven capabilities in ecological services are given equitable access to opportunities that align with their specialized expertise. Cirillo’s primary focus is on NAICS 561710—Exterminating and Pest Control Services—where he procures advanced, environmentally compliant solutions for managing invasive insects, fungal pathogens, and noxious vegetation. His domain expertise lies in biological control agents, integrated pest management (IPM) systems, and forest health monitoring technologies. He ensures all contracts adhere to USDA environmental standards and prioritize non-chemical alternatives where feasible, demonstrating deep technical understanding of forest ecology and regulatory compliance in ecological contracting.