Roger Bell

Roger Bell serves as a key procurement lead within the Willamette National Forest, supporting the U.S. Forest Service’s mission to sustain forest health and operational resilience through strategic acquisitions. He manages contracting activities centered on ecological restoration, infrastructure maintenance, and environmental compliance, ensuring that procurements align with federal land management priorities. His portfolio primarily includes commercial and institutional construction projects for trailheads, visitor facilities, and forest service buildings, alongside hazardous waste collection and remediation services critical to wildfire recovery and habitat protection. Bell’s work directly enables the agency’s goals of ecological integrity, public safety, and sustainable resource management through compliant, mission-driven contracting. He maintains consistent partnerships with a select group of contractors including BRINK BROTHERS INC., GRANITE COMMERCIAL SERVICE LLC, PROJECT RAM INNOVATIONS LLC, and PEAK ENVIRONMENTAL LLC, all of whom specialize in forest-sector construction and environmental remediation. These relationships reflect a preference for vendors with proven expertise in working within sensitive ecological zones, adhering to NEPA and ESA requirements, and delivering high-quality, durable infrastructure under challenging field conditions. Bell fosters collaborative, long-term vendor engagements grounded in performance accountability and regulatory adherence. Bell 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 empower local and regional small businesses with the technical capacity to deliver forest service projects, promoting economic development in rural communities while ensuring access to agile, specialized contractors. His contracting patterns consistently prioritize socioeconomic equity and workforce development through small business engagement. His primary procurement focus lies in NAICS 236220 (Commercial and Institutional Building Construction) and NAICS 562112 (Hazardous Waste Collection), reflecting deep expertise in managing construction of forest service facilities and environmentally regulated waste handling operations. He specializes in procurements requiring compliance with federal environmental standards, hazardous material protocols, and sustainable building practices, ensuring all acquisitions support the agency’s ecological stewardship objectives.