Sherece R. Hanger

Sherece R. Hanger serves as a Procurement Assistant within the USDA Forest Service, supporting the agency’s mission to sustain national forest and grassland ecosystems through efficient and compliant acquisition processes. In this role, she facilitates the planning, solicitation, and administration of contracts critical to operational readiness, ecological restoration, and infrastructure resilience across remote and rugged terrains. Her responsibilities include coordinating with program managers, drafting procurement documents, and ensuring adherence to FAR and agency-specific policies. She primarily handles acquisitions for support activities in forestry, including wildfire mitigation, invasive species control, and forest health initiatives, often involving technical services and field-based contractor support. Sherece works closely with a core group of vendors including ACI FEDERAL INC, ONE STOP RECRUITING LLC, GONDO ROY E MD, THE LOCUMS CO, LLC, and AMD INTERNATIONAL TECHNOLOGIES LLC, reflecting a consistent reliance on specialized service providers for workforce support, medical services, and technical consulting. Her procurement patterns indicate strong collaboration with niche contractors capable of delivering flexible, on-demand expertise in remote field operations and ecological program execution. These relationships are characterized by repeat engagements and a focus on responsiveness, reliability, and mission alignment. She demonstrates a pronounced commitment to small business participation, with 84.1% of her acquisitions structured as Total Small Business Set-Asides under FAR 19.5, reflecting a deliberate strategy to maximize opportunities for small businesses. HUBZone set-asides account for an additional 2.9%, underscoring her alignment with socioeconomic goals and the agency’s emphasis on equitable contracting. Her work consistently prioritizes small, community-based firms with proven capacity in forestry and emergency response support. Her primary procurement focus centers on NAICS 115310 (Support Activities for Forestry), encompassing services such as prescribed burning, vegetation management, and forest inventory support. She also procures specialty trade contracting services for infrastructure maintenance, including road and trail construction under NAICS 237310 and finish carpentry under 238350. Her domain expertise lies in acquiring mission-critical services that enable the Forest Service to maintain operational continuity and ecological integrity in challenging environments.