Steve Petesch

Steve Petesch serves as a key procurement lead within the USDA Forest Service, overseeing acquisitions critical to maintaining forest health, wildfire resilience, and operational readiness across remote federal lands. His work centers on securing specialized goods and services that support ecological restoration, invasive species management, and infrastructure maintenance in rugged terrain. He manages a portfolio of contracts aligned with the agency’s mission to sustain natural resources while ensuring workforce and equipment readiness, with a strong emphasis on timely, compliant procurement under FAR guidelines. His acquisitions primarily involve industrial processing equipment, timber-related materials, and field-support systems essential to forest management operations. Petesch maintains consistent relationships with a select group of contractors, including ACI FEDERAL INC, ONE STOP RECRUITING LLC, GONDO ROY E MD, THE LOCUMS CO, LLC, and AMD INTERNATIONAL TECHNOLOGIES LLC. These partnerships reflect a focus on niche service providers offering specialized labor, medical support for field personnel, and technology-enabled logistics solutions. His contracting patterns indicate a preference for vendors with proven experience in remote-site operations, emergency response support, and regulated resource processing, fostering long-term, performance-based engagements rather than transactional purchases. He exhibits a 100% commitment to small business set-asides under FAR 19.5, ensuring all procurements are reserved exclusively for small businesses, including those certified under HUBZone, SDB, and other socioeconomic programs. This reflects a deliberate strategy to stimulate economic development in rural and forest-adjacent communities while enhancing supply chain diversity and local capacity building. His procurement focus is singularly aligned with NAICS 321113 (Sawmills), indicating deep expertise in acquiring timber processing equipment, lumber production systems, and related forest products infrastructure. This specialization underscores his technical command over wood products supply chains and the industrial capabilities required to support sustainable forest management and post-harvest operations.