Richard Maxted

Richard Maxted serves as a key procurement lead within the USDA Forest Service, overseeing acquisitions critical to maintaining operational readiness across national forests and grasslands. He manages a diverse portfolio of contracts focused on infrastructure resilience, ecological restoration, and emergency response capabilities, with a strong emphasis on procurement in remote and rugged terrains. His work directly supports the agency’s mission to sustain forest health, mitigate wildfire risks, and ensure safe public access through strategic sourcing of specialized equipment and services. Maxted routinely handles complex procurements under FAR Part 13 and Part 15, prioritizing performance-based contracting and mission-critical deliverables. Maxted 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 relationships reflect a focus on specialized labor services, technical staffing, and engineered solutions tailored to forest service operations. His contracting patterns indicate a preference for vendors with proven experience in remote-site logistics, temporary personnel deployment for fire season support, and niche technical services for infrastructure maintenance in wilderness environments. Maxted demonstrates an unwavering commitment to small business participation, with 100% of his acquisitions structured as total small business set-asides under FAR 19.5. This reflects a deliberate strategy to cultivate capacity among small, community-based contractors capable of delivering responsive, localized support for forest management activities. His procurement patterns consistently prioritize socioeconomic programs that empower small businesses to contribute meaningfully to federal land stewardship. His primary procurement focus lies in NAICS 333120 (Construction Machinery Manufacturing) and 333120 (Prefabricated Wood Building Manufacturing), indicating deep expertise in sourcing heavy equipment for trail construction, fireline clearing, and structural support systems for remote ranger stations. He routinely procures specialized machinery, modular timber structures, and engineered components designed for durability in high-wildfire-risk zones, demonstrating technical fluency in forest infrastructure lifecycle management.