Rodney Snedeker

Rodney Snedeker serves as a Forest Archaeologist with the Southern Research Station under the U.S. Forest Service, where he leads cultural resource assessments and ensures compliance with federal environmental regulations during field operations. His role is integral to the agency’s mission of sustainable forest management, as he evaluates archaeological sites impacted by research infrastructure, trail development, and ecological monitoring projects. Snedeker oversees acquisitions for specialized cultural resource surveys, historic preservation planning, and archaeological mitigation services, ensuring all procurements align with the National Historic Preservation Act and NEPA requirements. He functions as both a technical subject matter expert and a procurement liaison, bridging scientific research needs with compliant contracting practices. Snedeker maintains a consistent working relationship with LSG Management, LLC, a trusted contractor providing expert cultural resource management services across Southern Research Station sites. His procurement patterns reflect long-term, performance-based partnerships built on technical reliability, regulatory expertise, and timely deliverables. These collaborations are typically structured as task orders under indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) contracts, emphasizing quality control, site-specific reporting, and adherence to federal preservation standards. He exclusively utilizes Total Small Business Set-Aside authority under FAR 19.5, directing all eligible cultural resource contracts to small businesses. This reflects a steadfast commitment to socioeconomic inclusion, ensuring that qualified minority-owned, women-owned, and veteran-owned firms have equitable access to high-skill, mission-critical archaeological services. His contracting approach prioritizes capacity-building within the small business community while maintaining rigorous compliance standards. Snedeker’s procurements are concentrated under NAICS 541990, encompassing all other professional, scientific, and technical services, with a specialized focus on archaeological surveying, heritage documentation, and cultural resource inventory. His domain expertise lies in pre-disturbance assessments, artifact analysis, and mitigation strategies for federally managed forest lands, requiring contractors to possess certified archaeologists, GIS-capable field teams, and experience with USDA environmental review protocols.