Shundrica Daniels

Shundrica Daniels serves as a Contracting Officer for the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service, where she manages the acquisition of critical infrastructure and operational support services essential to sustaining national forests and grasslands. Her portfolio encompasses contracts for transportation, logistics, and technical services that directly support wildfire mitigation, trail maintenance, and facility operations across vast federal lands. Daniels ensures compliance with federal procurement regulations while aligning acquisitions with the agency’s mission of ecological stewardship and public access, often overseeing complex, multi-year procurements requiring technical specificity and interagency coordination. She maintains a consistent working relationship with 358 INVESTMENTS, LLC, a key contractor providing specialized logistical and operational support. Her contracting patterns reflect a preference for established vendors with proven capabilities in air transportation support, equipment manufacturing, and management consulting services. Daniels fosters long-term vendor partnerships grounded in performance accountability and regulatory adherence, ensuring contractors meet the unique demands of remote, high-risk environments typical of Forest Service operations. While the majority of her acquisitions are unrestricted, Daniels demonstrates a strong commitment to small business participation, with nearly half of her contracts awarded under Total Small Business Set-Asides per FAR 19.5. She actively promotes equitable access for small businesses, consistently structuring solicitations to maximize eligibility and competition among small business concerns without favoring specific socioeconomic categories like 8(a), HUBZone, or SDVOSB. Her primary procurement focus lies in NAICS 481212 (nonscheduled chartered freight air transportation), reflecting the agency’s reliance on aerial support for wildfire response and remote logistics. She also regularly procures truck trailer manufacturing (336212), air transportation support services (488190), and administrative management consulting (541611), demonstrating expertise in integrating mobility, equipment, and operational planning to sustain forest infrastructure resilience.