Roxanne Anderson

Roxanne Anderson serves as a key procurement professional within the Tongass National Forest, supporting the U.S. Forest Service’s mission to maintain and restore critical infrastructure across one of the nation’s largest national forests. She manages acquisitions for transportation networks, trail systems, visitor facilities, and water and sewer infrastructure, ensuring projects align with ecological preservation goals and public safety standards. Her work directly enables the agency’s strategic priorities in resilient infrastructure rehabilitation, requiring careful coordination with field engineers and environmental specialists to meet federal construction and environmental compliance requirements. Anderson cultivates partnerships with a broad spectrum of specialty trade contractors, particularly those with expertise in remote and environmentally sensitive construction environments. While specific contractor names are not disclosed, her procurement patterns consistently engage small, locally based firms with experience in Alaska’s challenging terrain, including those certified under 8(a), HUBZone, and SDVOSB programs. Her working relationships emphasize long-term reliability, technical adaptability, and adherence to federal environmental protocols, fostering vendor collaboration that prioritizes community engagement and sustainable practices. A strong advocate for small business participation, Anderson directs 92.1% of her contracting activity toward total small business set-asides under FAR 19.5, reflecting a deep institutional commitment to economic development in rural Alaska. Her procurement strategy prioritizes socioeconomic programs that empower disadvantaged entrepreneurs and local enterprises, ensuring federal dollars circulate within underserved communities while building capacity for future infrastructure needs. Her primary procurement focus centers on NAICS codes 237310 (highway, street, and bridge construction), 238990 (other specialty trade contractors), and 237110 (water and sewer line construction), with significant activity in 238220 (plumbing, heating, and HVAC) and 115310 (forestry support activities). She specializes in procuring services requiring technical knowledge of cold-weather construction, trail engineering, and forest service-specific environmental mitigation standards, demonstrating deep domain expertise in federally funded, ecologically sensitive infrastructure projects.