Shawn Lacina

Shawn Lacina serves as a key procurement professional within the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Forest Service, specifically supporting CSA East 13, where he manages acquisitions critical to maintaining and modernizing infrastructure across national forest lands. His responsibilities encompass the full lifecycle of contracting for transportation networks, public facilities, and utility systems, ensuring compliance with federal procurement regulations while advancing operational resilience and public safety. Lacina routinely handles complex construction and support service contracts under FAR Part 36 and Part 19, with a focus on projects requiring technical expertise in civil engineering, forestry operations, and heavy equipment deployment. Lacina maintains consistent working relationships with a core group of contractors including RAZOR CONSULTING SOLUTIONS, LABODA GRADING INC, CPM CONSTRUCTORS, JOE DANIELS CONSTRUCTION CO., and ATOAH CONTRACTING LLC. These partnerships reflect a preference for firms with proven experience in forested terrain construction, earthwork, and infrastructure rehabilitation. His procurement approach emphasizes reliability, local capacity, and demonstrated performance, fostering long-term vendor collaboration grounded in compliance and mission alignment. A defining feature of Lacina’s contracting portfolio is his strong commitment to small business participation, with 88.9% of awards structured as total small business set-asides under FAR 19.5. This reflects a deliberate strategy to prioritize economic opportunity for small, locally based firms, particularly those qualified under HUBZone, SDB, or SDVOSB programs. His consistent use of set-asides underscores a mission-driven dedication to fostering equitable access to federal contracting within rural and forest-adjacent communities. His technical focus centers on NAICS 115310 (Support Activities for Forestry), 237310 (Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction), and 237990 (Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction), with additional activity in construction machinery-related services and floriculture support. Lacina’s expertise lies in procuring specialized services for forest road maintenance, erosion control, trail development, and utility upgrades within sensitive ecological environments, requiring precise adherence to environmental and safety standards.