Shawn B. Atkinson

Shawn B. Atkinson serves as a Contracting Officer for the USDA Forest Service, where he manages a diverse portfolio of acquisitions critical to the agency’s mission of sustaining national forest and grassland ecosystems. His responsibilities include soliciting, awarding, and administering contracts for services supporting wildfire mitigation, ecological restoration, invasive species control, and infrastructure resilience in remote and rugged terrains. Atkinson specializes in procurement under the Federal Acquisition Regulation, ensuring compliance with statutory requirements while advancing operational readiness across federal lands. He routinely handles service-based contracts for technical, logistical, and field support functions essential to the Forest Service’s field operations. Atkinson maintains established relationships with key contractors including ACI FEDERAL INC, ONE STOP RECRUITING LLC, GONDO ROY E MD, THE LOCUMS CO, LLC, and AMD INTERNATIONAL TECHNOLOGIES LLC. These partnerships reflect a blend of specialized environmental services, workforce staffing solutions, and technical support providers, many of which deliver mission-critical capabilities in forestry operations and emergency response. His contracting patterns indicate a preference for vendors with proven experience in federal land management environments, often requiring subject matter expertise in ecological systems and field logistics. A strong advocate for small business participation, Atkinson consistently prioritizes Total Small Business Set-Asides, with 63% of his awards designated for small businesses under FAR 19.5. This reflects a deliberate strategy to expand economic opportunity for small, community-based firms while ensuring access to agile, locally knowledgeable contractors capable of operating in dispersed and challenging environments. His socioeconomic contracting approach aligns with federal goals to enhance diversity and resilience in the federal supply chain. His primary procurement focus centers on NAICS 115310 (Support Activities for Forestry), which encompasses vegetation management, fire suppression support, and forest health monitoring. Additional activity includes services under NAICS 562111 (Solid Waste Collection), 113310 (Logging), and 237310/237990 (Heavy Civil Engineering), demonstrating expertise in integrating environmental stewardship with infrastructure maintenance and resource extraction support on federal lands.