Paul Flood

Paul Flood serves as a key procurement lead within the USDA Forest Service, overseeing the acquisition of professional, scientific, and technical services critical to the agency’s mission of forest and grassland stewardship. He manages a diverse portfolio of contracts focused on ecological restoration, wildfire mitigation, invasive species control, and operational support in remote terrains. His work ensures the agency maintains readiness through timely procurement of expert services that enhance forest health, infrastructure resilience, and emergency response capabilities. Flood’s acquisitions are strategically aligned with the Forest Service’s priorities in environmental science, field operations, and workforce support, often requiring specialized technical expertise and rapid mobilization. He 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 vendors provide critical services ranging from environmental consulting and field personnel deployment to medical and technical support for field operations. Flood’s contracting patterns reflect a preference for agile, mission-aligned vendors capable of delivering high-touch, on-the-ground support under challenging conditions, often requiring flexible task order structures and rapid contract award cycles. Flood demonstrates a full commitment to small business participation, with 100% of his acquisitions set aside for small businesses under FAR 19.5. This reflects a deliberate strategy to foster economic opportunity and build capacity among small, mission-capable firms that bring specialized knowledge and regional expertise to federal land management challenges. His contracting patterns consistently prioritize small business participation without reliance on other socioeconomic set-asides, reinforcing a streamlined focus on size-based eligibility. His procurement activity is exclusively concentrated under NAICS 541990, encompassing all other professional, scientific, and technical services. This includes environmental assessment, ecological monitoring, wildlife management support, field logistics coordination, and specialized staffing for remote operational needs. Flood’s expertise lies in procuring niche, non-standardized services that require deep domain knowledge in forest ecology, emergency response protocols, and land management science, ensuring the Forest Service maintains operational excellence across its vast and varied landscape.