Shirlee A Harrison

Shirlee A. Harrison supports the USDA Forest Service’s mission to sustain and modernize national forest infrastructure through strategic procurement of construction, maintenance, and ecological support services. While her formal title is not listed, her procurement activities center on managing contracts for critical public land assets—including trail and road rehabilitation, bridge replacement, and campground improvements—ensuring safe, resilient access to federally managed forested areas. She operates within the agency’s infrastructure enhancement framework, overseeing acquisitions aligned with federal construction standards and environmental compliance requirements, often coordinating with field engineers and resource specialists to align contracting outcomes with operational needs. Her contracting portfolio reflects strong, recurring partnerships with key vendors such as GCS LLC, ACME ASPHALT INDUSTRIES INC, and TwentyoneTwentyseven LLC, all of whom provide specialized civil construction, paving, and site development services. These relationships are characterized by consistent recompetition and performance-based contract awards, indicating a preference for contractors with proven track records in remote, ecologically sensitive environments. Harrison’s procurement approach emphasizes reliability, compliance, and technical proficiency, favoring vendors experienced in federal infrastructure projects under challenging terrain and weather conditions. She demonstrates a robust commitment to socioeconomic contracting, with nearly half of her awards designated as total small business set-asides under FAR 19.5, and an additional 12% reserved for HUBZone firms. This pattern reflects a deliberate strategy to foster economic opportunity in rural and underserved communities where Forest Service operations are concentrated. Her contracting practices align with federal mandates to maximize small business participation while maintaining mission-critical performance standards. Her primary procurement focus lies in NAICS 237310 (Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction) and 115310 (Support Activities for Forestry), indicating deep expertise in civil infrastructure and forest resource management services. She routinely procures erosion control systems, signage, trail surfacing, and vegetation management support, demonstrating technical fluency in environmental compliance, sustainable construction methods, and public land stewardship requirements.