Susanna R Fischer

Susanna R. Fischer serves as a procurement professional responsible for managing acquisitions in landscaping and grounds maintenance services, ensuring compliance with federal contracting standards and operational efficiency across agency facilities. Her work supports the broader mission of maintaining secure, sustainable, and aesthetically appropriate public environments through timely and transparent contract execution. She specializes in soliciting, evaluating, and awarding service-based contracts under the Federal Acquisition Regulation, with a focus on performance-based outcomes, quality assurance surveillance plans, and contract closeout procedures. Her acquisitions are primarily non-complex, service-oriented procurements requiring minimal technical oversight but high attention to operational continuity and environmental stewardship. Fischer maintains a broad network of vendors specializing in commercial landscaping, turf management, irrigation systems, and seasonal hardscape maintenance. She engages with a diverse pool of contractors, ranging from regional service providers to national firms with local field operations, fostering competitive bidding environments to ensure value and reliability. Her contracting approach emphasizes clear performance metrics, contractor accountability, and consistent evaluation of service delivery against established standards, promoting long-term vendor reliability without reliance on exclusive partnerships. Fischer’s procurement portfolio reflects a strong preference for open competition, with 100% of her awards issued under the “No Set-Aside” category. This indicates a deliberate focus on full and open competition, prioritizing cost-effectiveness, capacity, and performance over socioeconomic set-asides. While she does not currently target 8(a), HUBZone, or SDVOSB programs, her process remains compliant with all applicable socioeconomic regulations and ensures equal opportunity for all qualified offerors. Her primary procurement focus is centered on NAICS 561730 (Landscaping Services), encompassing routine groundskeeping, shrub and tree maintenance, erosion control, snow removal, and landscape design implementation. She possesses deep domain expertise in evaluating contractor capabilities for large-scale, multi-site landscaping operations, ensuring alignment with federal property standards and sustainability initiatives. Her technical proficiency lies in defining performance work statements, managing contract modifications, and overseeing contractor compliance with environmental and safety regulations.