Pamela J. Ockerman

Pamela J. Ockerman serves as a Contracting Officer for the USDA Forest Service, where she manages the acquisition of critical infrastructure and operational support services essential to sustaining the nation’s forest and grassland ecosystems. Her portfolio focuses on high-priority missions including wildfire mitigation, ecological restoration, and remote-area infrastructure resilience. She oversees complex procurements under the Federal Acquisition Regulation, ensuring compliance with environmental, safety, and operational standards for projects conducted in rugged, often inaccessible terrain. Her work directly supports the agency’s mission to maintain public safety and resource sustainability through strategic contracting. Ockerman maintains consistent working relationships with key contractors including ACI FEDERAL INC, ONE STOP RECRUITING LLC, GONDO ROY E MD, THE LOCUMS CO, LLC, and AMD INTERNATIONAL TECHNOLOGIES LLC. These partnerships span construction, specialized forestry support, and temporary staffing services, reflecting a balanced approach to leveraging both large-capacity contractors and niche service providers. Her contracting patterns emphasize reliability, technical expertise, and rapid response capabilities, particularly for emergency and mission-critical operations. Her procurement strategy prioritizes broad market access, with 69.5% of awards issued without set-asides, while maintaining a strong commitment to small business participation through Total Small Business Set-Asides (23.2%) and HUBZone Set-Asides (7.4%). This reflects a deliberate effort to foster competition and expand economic opportunity in rural and underserved communities aligned with Forest Service operational zones. Her primary procurement focus lies in NAICS 237310 (Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction) and 115310 (Support Activities for Forestry), underscoring her expertise in civil engineering and ecological operations. She routinely procures services related to trail and road maintenance, invasive species control, firebreak construction, and forestry technical support, demonstrating deep domain knowledge in land management infrastructure and field-based operational contracting.