Steve Janke

Steve Janke serves as a procurement professional within the USDA Forest Service’s CSA East 7 unit, supporting the operational integrity of national forest infrastructure through mission-critical service acquisitions. His role centers on managing contracts for janitorial and facility maintenance services essential to ranger district operations, visitor centers, and public use facilities. He ensures compliance with federal procurement regulations while aligning acquisitions with the agency’s stewardship goals—maintaining clean, safe, and accessible public lands. His portfolio is exclusively focused on non-construction, service-based contracts that sustain day-to-day operations across forested regions in the Eastern U.S. Janke collaborates with a broad base of service providers specializing in commercial cleaning, waste management, and facility support services. While no single contractor dominates his award history, he maintains a consistent pattern of engaging qualified vendors with proven capacity in federal facility maintenance. His contracting approach emphasizes performance-based outcomes, requiring vendors to meet strict environmental and safety standards set by the Forest Service. Relationships are typically transactional and competitive, with a preference for vendors demonstrating reliability, compliance, and local operational presence. Janke’s procurement activity shows no use of socioeconomic set-asides, with 100% of awards issued under full and open competition. This reflects a strategic decision to prioritize service quality and operational continuity over socioeconomic preferences, though small businesses remain eligible and frequently compete. His approach prioritizes capability and cost-effectiveness, ensuring the agency receives consistent, high-standard janitorial services without restrictive contracting mechanisms. His primary procurement focus is NAICS 561720—Janitorial Services—covering routine cleaning, trash removal, restroom maintenance, and disinfection protocols tailored to remote and high-traffic forest service sites. He specializes in acquiring services that support environmental compliance, public health standards, and resource conservation, requiring vendors to adhere to USDA and EPA guidelines. His expertise lies in managing low-dollar, high-frequency service contracts that sustain the daily functionality of federal land management facilities.