Sue Beron

Sue Beron serves as a Contracting Officer for the Lolo National Forest, part of the U.S. Forest Service under the Department of Agriculture, where she manages the acquisition lifecycle for critical infrastructure and ecological stewardship projects. Her portfolio focuses on heavy civil engineering, forestry support services, and public safety-related construction, ensuring compliance with federal procurement regulations while advancing the agency’s mission of sustainable land management. She oversees contracts for forest road maintenance, bridge rehabilitation, trail development, and environmental remediation, coordinating closely with field personnel to align procurement with operational priorities and ecological goals. Beron maintains consistent working relationships with a core group of contractors including Quality Construction Co., YOY Inc., Century Warehousing, Inc., Oregon Woods, Inc., and the County of Kootenai. These partnerships reflect a preference for experienced firms with proven expertise in remote-site construction, timber handling, and forest service logistics. Her procurement approach emphasizes reliability, safety compliance, and performance-based outcomes, fostering long-term vendor collaboration grounded in transparency and accountability. Her contracting patterns demonstrate a strong commitment to small business participation, with nearly 50% of awards designated as total small business set-asides under FAR 19.5 and an additional 5.6% allocated to HUBZone firms. While half of her acquisitions remain open to all competitors, she actively prioritizes socioeconomic programs to expand opportunities for small, disadvantaged, and regionally-based businesses aligned with rural economic development in western Montana. Beron’s primary NAICS focus includes Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction (237990), Support Activities for Forestry (115310), and Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction (237310), reflecting her specialization in resilient infrastructure and forest ecosystem management. She frequently procures services related to erosion control, debris removal, water system maintenance, and nonresidential facility leasing to support ranger stations and field operations, demonstrating deep technical understanding of federal land management requirements and environmental compliance standards.