Renee Jewell

Renee Jewell serves as Commercial Services Program Manager for the U.S. Forest Service’s Region 5 Pacific Southwest Region, where she leads the acquisition and management of professional services critical to sustaining national forest infrastructure. In this role, she oversees the procurement of engineering and technical support services that enable ecological restoration, wildfire resilience initiatives, and the maintenance of recreational and utility systems across high-use public lands. Her procurement activities are aligned with the agency’s mission to ensure long-term environmental health and public access, with a strong emphasis on mission-critical infrastructure projects requiring specialized technical expertise. Jewell collaborates with a diverse pool of engineering and environmental services contractors, including firms with proven experience in forest management, hydrological analysis, and civil infrastructure design. While no single contractor dominates her portfolio, she consistently engages vendors with demonstrated capability in field-based engineering, environmental compliance, and land management support. Her working relationships are characterized by long-term performance-based contracts and a preference for firms with prior experience on federal forest lands. Her contracting activity shows no use of socioeconomic set-asides, with 100% of acquisitions conducted under full and open competition. This reflects a strategic focus on technical merit and operational readiness over socioeconomic criteria, though she remains compliant with all federal small business participation goals. Jewell’s procurement portfolio is exclusively focused on NAICS 541330 (Engineering Services), encompassing civil, environmental, and geotechnical engineering support. She procures services related to trail and road construction, erosion control, culvert installation, forest access planning, and habitat restoration engineering. Her domain expertise lies in applying engineering solutions to complex ecological challenges, ensuring that infrastructure projects meet both functional needs and environmental regulatory standards.