Mina Carter

Mina Carter serves as a key procurement professional within the USDA Forest Service, supporting the agency’s mission to sustain national forest and grassland ecosystems through strategic acquisition of technical and operational services. She manages a diverse portfolio of contracts focused on scientific research, analytical instrumentation, and field-based environmental services, ensuring that mission-critical needs in wildfire mitigation, ecological restoration, and remote infrastructure resilience are met with timely, compliant solutions. Her work directly enables field operations by securing specialized equipment and expert support for data-driven land management decisions. Carter 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 relationships reflect a balanced approach to sourcing both specialized scientific expertise and workforce support services, particularly in analytical laboratory operations and field research coordination. Her contracting patterns indicate a preference for established vendors with proven capabilities in environmental science and technical logistics, often leveraging long-term vendor engagement to ensure continuity in complex, mission-sensitive projects. Her procurement strategy equally prioritizes small business participation, with approximately half of her acquisitions set aside for total small business concerns under FAR 19.5. While no other socioeconomic set-asides are dominant, her consistent allocation to small businesses underscores a strong commitment to fostering competition and expanding opportunities for qualified firms in the environmental and scientific services sectors. Carter’s primary procurement focus lies in NAICS 334516 (Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing) and 541715 (Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences), reflecting her specialization in acquiring high-precision scientific instruments and applied ecological research services. She routinely procures equipment for soil and water analysis, remote sensing tools, and field-deployable diagnostic systems, supporting the Forest Service’s technical workforce in monitoring forest health, invasive species spread, and climate resilience metrics across remote federal lands.