Sarah Petroff

Sarah Petroff serves as a key procurement lead within the Helena National Forest, part of the U.S. Forest Service under the Department of Agriculture, where she manages acquisitions critical to maintaining public land infrastructure and operational resilience. Her responsibilities include planning, soliciting, and awarding contracts for facility upgrades, water system modernization, and structural improvements to ranger stations, visitor centers, and utility systems. Petroff ensures compliance with federal acquisition regulations while aligning procurements with the agency’s strategic priorities in environmental stewardship and public access. She specializes in construction, maintenance, and engineering services contracts that support long-term infrastructure sustainability across the forest’s rugged terrain. Petroff maintains consistent working relationships with a core group of contractors, including LANDMARK DEVELOPMENT VII, DIAMOND CONSTRUCTION, INC., and XENTURIS LLC, all of which have demonstrated proven expertise in federal forest infrastructure projects. These partnerships are characterized by repeat engagements on complex, mission-critical tasks such as roof rehabilitation, septic system upgrades, and seismic retrofitting of public buildings. Her procurement approach emphasizes reliability, technical proficiency, and adherence to federal construction standards, fostering long-term vendor collaboration grounded in performance history and compliance. Petroff’s contracting patterns reflect a strong preference for full and open competition, with 100% of her awards issued without set-asides for 8(a), HUBZone, or SDVOSB programs. While small business participation is not formally prioritized through socioeconomic set-asides, she evaluates all offers based on technical merit, past performance, and capacity to deliver on time in challenging field conditions. Her primary procurement focus centers on construction and maintenance services, particularly under NAICS categories related to building construction, heavy and civil engineering, and utility system installation. She routinely oversees projects involving water distribution networks, wastewater systems, and structural reinforcement, demonstrating deep expertise in federal infrastructure procurement within remote, ecologically sensitive environments.