Robert Makowski

Robert Makowski serves as a Project Manager within the USDA Forest Service, where he oversees the planning, solicitation, and execution of mission-critical acquisitions to support ecological stewardship and infrastructure resilience across national forests and grasslands. His role centers on managing procurement activities aligned with forest health restoration, wildfire mitigation, and public access improvements, ensuring compliance with federal acquisition regulations and strategic sustainability goals. Makowski routinely handles service-based contracts for forest nursery operations, native plant propagation, and ecological restoration services, coordinating closely with field teams to translate technical requirements into actionable procurement strategies that advance the agency’s long-term land management objectives. Makowski maintains a consistent working relationship with 358 INVESTMENTS, LLC, a key contractor delivering specialized forest product gathering and nursery services. His procurement approach emphasizes long-term vendor partnerships grounded in performance reliability, ecological expertise, and adherence to federal environmental standards. He engages contractors through competitive solicitations that prioritize technical capability, site-specific knowledge, and compliance with conservation protocols, fostering collaborative relationships that ensure continuity in complex, geographically dispersed operations. Makowski’s acquisition portfolio is fully aligned with Small Business Set-Aside authority under FAR 19.5, with 100% of his procurements reserved for small businesses. This reflects a deliberate and sustained commitment to expanding economic opportunity for small, locally rooted enterprises capable of delivering specialized forest products and ecological services. His contracting patterns consistently channel opportunities to small business vendors with proven experience in native plant cultivation, forest regeneration, and sustainable harvest practices. His primary focus lies within NAICS 113210—Forest Nurseries and Gathering of Forest Products—where he procures services related to seedling production, wild plant collection, and ecological restoration materials. Makowski’s technical expertise centers on the sourcing and deployment of native vegetation for reforestation, erosion control, and habitat rehabilitation, ensuring that all acquisitions support science-based land management and biodiversity conservation goals.