Rebecca Bowles

Rebecca Bowles serves as a Purchasing Agent for the USDA Forest Service, where she plays a critical role in acquiring goods and services essential to the agency’s mission of sustaining national forest and grassland ecosystems. She manages a diverse portfolio of procurement actions supporting wildfire mitigation, ecological restoration, infrastructure resilience, and operational readiness in remote and rugged environments. Her acquisitions span technical equipment, specialized labor services, and mission-critical supplies, ensuring the agency maintains operational continuity across its vast land management footprint. Bowles works closely with field teams to translate mission needs into compliant, timely contracts under the Federal Acquisition Regulation. Bowles maintains established 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, workforce staffing, and equipment supply capabilities tailored to the Forest Service’s unique operational demands. Her contracting patterns emphasize reliability, regulatory compliance, and responsiveness, particularly for time-sensitive field operations and emergency support needs. A strong advocate for small business participation, Bowles consistently prioritizes Total Small Business Set-Aside contracts under FAR 19.5, with nearly two-thirds of her awards directed to small businesses. Her procurement strategy reflects a deliberate commitment to socioeconomic goals, actively leveraging set-asides to foster vendor diversity and regional economic development while ensuring quality and capacity in the contractor base. Her primary procurement focus lies in NAICS 335312 (Motor and Generator Manufacturing) and 115310 (Support Activities for Forestry), indicating deep engagement with power systems for remote operations and on-the-ground forestry support services. She also routinely procures janitorial services, office equipment leasing, and roofing contractors—services vital to maintaining agency facilities and infrastructure. This blend of technical and operational procurement demonstrates her expertise in supporting both field missions and administrative functions across the Forest Service’s nationwide network.