Michelle Bush

Michelle Bush serves as a Procurement Technician with the USDA Forest Service – SPoC East, supporting the agency’s mission to maintain and modernize critical infrastructure across federal forest lands. In this role, she facilitates the acquisition of goods and services essential to forest conservation, public access, and operational resilience, managing a diverse portfolio of construction, facility maintenance, and environmental support contracts. Her responsibilities include preparing solicitation documents, ensuring compliance with FAR regulations, coordinating with technical stakeholders, and administering contract modifications to align with evolving project needs. She plays a vital link between field operations and procurement execution, ensuring timely and compliant delivery of mission-critical resources. Michelle works closely with a broad network of contractors specializing in sign manufacturing, building exterior construction, highway and bridge infrastructure, and forestry support services. While no single contractor dominates her portfolio, she consistently engages with firms capable of delivering specialized, site-specific solutions across remote and environmentally sensitive areas. Her procurement approach emphasizes vendor reliability, technical competence, and adherence to federal environmental and safety standards, fostering long-term partnerships with contractors experienced in federal land management contexts. Michelle demonstrates a strong commitment to small business participation, with 20% of her acquisitions structured as Total Small Business Set-Asides under FAR 19.5. While the majority of her procurements are open to all competitors, she actively prioritizes opportunities for small businesses, particularly those with expertise in construction and forestry support services. Her contracting patterns reflect a balanced approach that supports socioeconomic goals without compromising mission readiness. Her primary procurement focus lies in NAICS 339950 (Sign Manufacturing), 238190 (Building Exterior Contractors), 237310 (Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction), and 115310 (Support Activities for Forestry). She regularly acquires signage for public recreation areas, structural repairs to visitor facilities, road and trail maintenance, and ecological support services such as vegetation management and wildfire mitigation logistics, demonstrating deep technical familiarity with federal land infrastructure needs.