Rachel Uetrecht

Rachel Uetrecht serves as a key procurement professional within the USDA Forest Service’s Csa East 12 Usda-fs office, overseeing acquisitions critical to the stewardship and infrastructure resilience of national forest systems. She manages a diverse portfolio of contracts focused on civil construction, utility systems, and telecommunications infrastructure essential to public access and ecological maintenance. Her work directly supports the agency’s mission to rehabilitate forest roads, bridges, campgrounds, and water/sewer systems, ensuring safe and sustainable recreational and operational access across federally managed lands. She handles full lifecycle procurements under FAR Part 19 and other statutory frameworks, balancing technical complexity with compliance and mission alignment. Uetrecht maintains consistent working relationships with a select group of contractors specializing in civil works and remote-site development, including FinCantieri Marine Repair LLC, McKenzie Construction & Site Development LLC, and Marrero, Couvillon & Associates, L.L.C. These partnerships reflect a preference for firms with proven experience in challenging, environmentally sensitive terrains and federal construction standards. Her contracting approach emphasizes reliability, regulatory adherence, and on-site execution capability, often engaging vendors with demonstrated expertise in rural infrastructure and federal environmental compliance. Her procurement strategy reflects an even split between open competition and Total Small Business Set-Asides under FAR 19.5, underscoring a deliberate commitment to fostering small business participation without reliance on other socioeconomic categories. This balanced approach ensures broad vendor engagement while prioritizing capacity-building among small firms capable of delivering specialized construction and utility services in remote forest environments. Her primary technical focus lies in NAICS 237110 for water and sewer line construction and NAICS 517919 for other telecommunications services, indicating deep expertise in utility infrastructure and off-grid communication systems vital to forest operations. She consistently procures services involving pipeline installation, stormwater management, and wireless network deployment tailored to the unique logistical constraints of national forest territories.