Shanita C Rankin

Shanita C. Rankin serves as a key procurement lead within the USDA Forest Service – Spoc East, responsible for managing acquisitions that support the modernization and maintenance of critical infrastructure on federal forest lands. Her work directly advances the agency’s mission to sustain forest ecosystems through targeted construction, facility rehabilitation, and environmental resilience projects. She oversees a diverse portfolio of contracts spanning building construction, specialty trade services, and specialized manufacturing, ensuring alignment with federal procurement regulations and operational priorities. Rankin’s acquisitions typically involve the renovation of job corps centers, food service facilities, water systems, and other public-use infrastructure essential to forest management and visitor access. While specific contractor names are not publicly available, Rankin consistently engages with a broad network of small businesses and specialty contractors capable of delivering high-quality, mission-critical services under tight environmental and safety standards. Her procurement patterns reflect a collaborative approach, favoring vendors with demonstrated expertise in sustainable construction practices, prefabricated building systems, and precision instrumentation for environmental monitoring. She maintains strong working relationships with firms that can rapidly scale to meet seasonal or emergency response needs across remote forest locations. Rankin’s contracting strategy is defined by a 100% small business set-aside preference, reflecting a deep institutional commitment to socioeconomic inclusion under FAR 19.5. She prioritizes participation from small disadvantaged businesses, HUBZone firms, and other eligible small business categories, ensuring equitable access to federal opportunities. Her approach aligns with the Forest Service’s broader goals of fostering economic development in rural and underserved communities through targeted contracting. Her primary procurement focus centers on NAICS codes 236220 (commercial and institutional building construction), 238190 (building exterior contractors), 238990 (other specialty trade contractors), 321992 (prefabricated wood building manufacturing), and 334516 (analytical laboratory instrument manufacturing). This reflects expertise in both physical infrastructure development and environmental monitoring technologies, underscoring her technical proficiency in integrating sustainable building practices with ecological stewardship.