Sandra Tarvin

Sandra Tarvin serves as a key procurement lead within the Stewardship Contracting Branch of the U.S. Forest Service, where she facilitates landscape-scale ecological restoration projects through strategic contracting. Her work directly supports the agency’s mission to enhance forest resilience, reduce wildfire risk, and rehabilitate watersheds by integrating timber harvesting with infrastructure and environmental remediation efforts. Tarvin specializes in managing complex, performance-based stewardship contracts that bundle multiple resource management objectives under a single solicitation, often combining forest thinning, road maintenance, and trail rehabilitation into integrated work packages. She ensures compliance with federal acquisition regulations while advancing multi-benefit outcomes aligned with the National Forest Management Act. Tarvin maintains consistent working relationships with a core group of contractors including Brink Brothers Inc., Peak Engineering LLC, Az Hammer Down, LLC, Gabino D. Grano, and Gladhart LLC. These firms are frequently selected for their proven capacity to execute large-scale, multi-disciplinary field operations in remote forested environments. Her contracting approach emphasizes long-term partnerships with vendors who demonstrate technical expertise in ecological restoration, heavy civil construction, and forest operations, fostering reliability and performance accountability across multi-year project cycles. Tarvin’s procurement portfolio is exclusively set aside for small businesses under FAR 19.5, reflecting a firm commitment to maximizing small business participation in federal forest stewardship efforts. All solicitations are structured to ensure eligibility for small business set-asides, with no open competition to large businesses, reinforcing the agency’s dedication to economic development in rural communities and capacity building among specialized contractors. Her primary focus is on NAICS 237310—Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction—reflecting her specialization in infrastructure projects that support forest access and ecosystem management. She procures services including road reconstruction, erosion control, culvert installation, and trail development, all integrated with ecological restoration goals. Tarvin’s expertise lies in aligning civil construction standards with environmental compliance frameworks to deliver sustainable, landscape-level outcomes.