Nelda R Montgomery

Nelda R. Montgomery serves as a Purchasing Agent for the USDA Forest Service, where she plays a critical role in acquiring goods and services essential to maintaining operational readiness across the nation’s forest and grassland ecosystems. Her procurement activities support wildfire mitigation, ecological restoration, infrastructure resilience, and emergency response initiatives in remote and rugged terrains. She manages a diverse portfolio of acquisitions ranging from specialized equipment and technical services to logistical support, ensuring compliance with federal acquisition regulations and mission-driven priorities. Her work directly enables the agency’s ability to sustain forest health, protect public safety, and respond to natural disasters with agility and precision. Montgomery maintains consistent working relationships 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 partnerships reflect a blend of specialized technical support, staffing solutions, and niche manufacturing capabilities tailored to the Forest Service’s unique operational needs. She fosters collaborative vendor relationships grounded in reliability, regulatory compliance, and performance accountability, particularly for mission-critical and time-sensitive procurements. A strong advocate for small business participation, Montgomery consistently prioritizes Small Business Set-Asides under FAR 19.5, with 72.7% of her awards designated for small businesses. This reflects a deliberate strategy to expand economic opportunity while leveraging the agility and innovation of smaller vendors. Her contracting patterns demonstrate a clear commitment to socioeconomic goals, with a focus on enabling small businesses to contribute meaningfully to federal land management missions. Her procurement focus centers on NAICS 336411 (Aircraft Manufacturing), reflecting demand for aerial firefighting and surveillance platforms, alongside NAICS 115310 (Support Activities for Forestry), 332312 (Fabricated Structural Metal Manufacturing), 332322 (Sheet Metal Work Manufacturing), and 334220 (Radio and Television Broadcasting and Wireless Communications Equipment Manufacturing). These categories underscore her expertise in acquiring specialized equipment for wildland operations, communications infrastructure, and structural components critical to field operations and resource management.