Molly Arnold

Molly Arnold serves as an Administrative Specialist within the Farm Service Agency (FSA), supporting the procurement and operational infrastructure essential to delivering federal agricultural programs at the county level. In this role, she facilitates the acquisition of nonresidential leasing services and administrative support resources critical to maintaining FSA’s nationwide network of field offices. Her responsibilities include coordinating contract documentation, ensuring compliance with federal procurement regulations, and liaising with facility management teams to secure physical spaces that enable direct service to farmers, ranchers, and rural communities. While not a contracting officer, she plays a vital administrative role in the execution of lease-related acquisitions that underpin FSA’s mission of program accessibility and operational continuity. Molly collaborates with property management firms, commercial real estate brokers, and facility service providers to secure and maintain leased office spaces for FSA county offices. Her working relationships are primarily with vendors offering long-term real estate solutions, including building maintenance, utilities coordination, and accessibility compliance services. These partnerships are typically transactional and process-driven, focused on ensuring consistent, compliant, and cost-effective facility operations across rural jurisdictions. Molly’s procurement activities reflect a 100% non-set-aside orientation, indicating a preference for open competition without socioeconomic set-asides such as 8(a), HUBZone, or SDVOSB. This pattern aligns with the nature of real estate leasing, where eligibility for such programs is limited and the primary requirement is availability of suitable physical infrastructure rather than vendor certification status. Her primary procurement focus is on NAICS 531120—Lessors of Nonresidential Buildings—which encompasses the leasing of office spaces, agricultural service centers, and administrative facilities. She specializes in securing properties that meet federal standards for public access, security, and ADA compliance, ensuring FSA’s physical footprint supports equitable service delivery to agricultural producers nationwide.