Sonya Jones

Sonya Jones supports the Stewardship Contracting Branch of the U.S. Forest Service in executing landscape-scale stewardship contracts designed to advance ecological restoration and wildfire risk reduction. While her formal title is not listed, her role centers on managing complex, integrated acquisitions that combine timber harvesting with watershed protection, trail maintenance, and habitat improvement. She facilitates contracts aligned with the Forest Service’s mission to promote sustainable forest management through collaborative, results-oriented agreements that deliver both ecological and economic outcomes. Her acquisitions typically involve multi-objective, performance-based contracting vehicles under the Stewardship Contracting authority, ensuring long-term resource health while enabling local economic activity. Jones maintains consistent working relationships with a core group of contractors including Brink Brothers Inc., Peak Engineering LLC, Miller Timber Services, Inc., AZ Hammer Down, LLC, and Dennis Kirby. These partnerships reflect a preference for firms with proven expertise in forest operations, heavy equipment mobilization, and ecological restoration services. Her procurement patterns suggest a reliance on experienced, regionally based vendors capable of executing technically demanding, site-specific work across remote forested landscapes, often under challenging environmental and logistical conditions. Her contracting approach prioritizes small business participation, with 55.6% of awards designated as total small business set-asides under FAR 19.5, demonstrating a strong commitment to expanding economic opportunity for small, locally owned firms. The remaining 44.4% of awards are issued without set-asides, typically for specialized or time-sensitive tasks requiring unique capabilities not readily available among small businesses. This balanced approach ensures both competitive fairness and mission effectiveness. Jones’s procurement focus is heavily concentrated in NAICS 336211 (Motor Vehicle Body Manufacturing), reflecting the need for custom vehicle modifications to support forest operations, such as specialized fire suppression units or timber hauling chassis. The remaining 33.3% of activity falls under NAICS 115310 (Support Activities for Forestry), underscoring her expertise in contracting for silvicultural services, fuel reduction, and forest infrastructure maintenance. Her technical domain expertise lies at the intersection of forestry operations, vehicle adaptation, and ecological restoration contracting.