N. Jean Plummer

N. Jean Plummer serves as a Contracting Officer for the Lolo National Forest, part of the U.S. Forest Service under the Department of Agriculture, where she manages the acquisition of critical services supporting ecological stewardship, infrastructure resilience, and public safety across western Montana. Her portfolio encompasses contracts for forest road maintenance, watershed restoration, remediation of contaminated sites, and technical consulting services essential to sustainable land management. Plummer ensures compliance with federal procurement regulations while aligning acquisitions with the agency’s strategic priorities in environmental conservation and public infrastructure integrity. She maintains longstanding relationships with key contractors including Quality Construction Co., YOY Inc., Century Warehousing, Inc., Oregon Woods, Inc., and the County of Kootenai, reflecting a preference for vendors with demonstrated expertise in forestry support, environmental remediation, and civil construction. Plummer fosters collaborative, performance-driven partnerships with firms capable of delivering complex, field-based services under challenging terrain and ecological constraints, emphasizing reliability, regulatory adherence, and operational adaptability. Plummer exhibits a strong commitment to socioeconomic contracting, with 77.8% of her awards designated as total small business set-asides under FAR 19.5, and an additional 11.1% allocated as HUBZone set-asides. Her procurement patterns consistently prioritize small, community-based businesses with local knowledge and capacity to execute on-the-ground forest management tasks, reinforcing the agency’s mission to empower rural economies through targeted contracting. Her primary NAICS focus areas include 562910 (Remediation Services), 115310 (Support Activities for Forestry), and 541620 (Environmental Consulting Services), reflecting deep expertise in ecological restoration, forest health assessments, and compliance-driven technical services. She regularly procures specialized services such as invasive species control, trail and bridge maintenance, water infrastructure upgrades, and environmental impact assessments, demonstrating a nuanced understanding of federal land management requirements and the technical demands of forest ecosystem stewardship.