Sim Larkin

Sim Larkin serves as a Climate Scientist with the USDA Forest Service’s Olympic National Forest, where they provide critical scientific guidance to inform environmental compliance, infrastructure resilience, and ecological stewardship in procurement decisions. Their role bridges climate science and acquisition strategy, ensuring that contracts for habitat restoration, trailhead upgrades, and hazard tree management align with climate adaptation goals and ecosystem-based management principles. Larkin typically handles technical acquisitions related to environmental monitoring systems, remote sensing tools, and climate modeling software, ensuring that procurement outcomes support long-term forest health and public safety in one of the nation’s most ecologically sensitive temperate rainforest ecosystems. While specific contractor relationships are not publicly enumerated, Larkin collaborates with a network of environmental technology vendors, ecological consultants, and geospatial service providers who specialize in climate-resilient infrastructure and biodiversity monitoring. These partnerships are typically structured around performance-based contracts requiring rigorous scientific validation, with an emphasis on data transparency and adaptive management outcomes. Vendor engagement is guided by technical merit and alignment with Forest Service climate priorities, fostering long-term relationships with firms capable of delivering field-deployable environmental analytics. Larkin’s procurement portfolio is fully aligned with Small Business Set-Aside preferences under FAR 19.5, with 100% of relevant acquisitions reserved for small businesses. This reflects a deliberate strategy to cultivate local capacity in environmental science and climate adaptation services, prioritizing firms certified under HUBZone, SDVOSB, and general small business programs. The agency’s commitment to socioeconomic equity is embedded in every solicitation, ensuring that contracting supports both ecological resilience and community economic development. The primary NAICS classification for Larkin’s acquisitions is 334111 (Electronic Computer Manufacturing), reflecting a focus on climate-responsive hardware and software systems—including sensor networks, automated weather stations, and data loggers used in forest health monitoring. Their technical expertise lies in integrating environmental data systems into operational planning, ensuring procurement decisions directly support real-time decision-making for wildfire risk mitigation, habitat connectivity, and infrastructure durability in rugged terrain.