Tamara M. Armstrong

Tamara M. Armstrong serves as a Contract Specialist within the FPAC Bus Cntr-Acq Division of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, where she plays a pivotal role in executing procurement strategies that advance national conservation and agricultural infrastructure initiatives. She manages the full lifecycle of complex acquisitions for technical and engineering services essential to land easement restoration, soil health programs, and rural resource planning. Her portfolio primarily encompasses construction and civil engineering contracts aligned with field-level conservation efforts, ensuring compliance with federal acquisition regulations and mission-driven outcomes. Armstrong’s work directly supports the Farm Production and Conservation Business Center’s mandate to enable data-informed, sustainable land management across the nation’s agricultural landscape. She maintains consistent working relationships with key contractors including PROJECTELLA LLC, HOMESTEAD SERVICES, LLC, and JANIE B LLC, all of which provide specialized expertise in commercial and institutional construction and heavy civil engineering. These partnerships reflect a pattern of sustained collaboration with firms capable of delivering high-precision, environmentally sensitive infrastructure services. Armstrong fosters long-term vendor engagement grounded in performance accountability and technical compliance, ensuring deliverables meet the rigorous standards required for federal conservation projects. Her procurement approach reflects a balanced commitment to socioeconomic goals, with approximately half of her acquisitions set aside for small businesses under FAR 19.5 and the other half awarded as full and open competitions. This deliberate allocation supports broad market participation while maintaining competitive integrity. She actively leverages small business set-asides to promote economic opportunity in rural communities, aligning procurement outcomes with USDA’s broader equity and resilience objectives. Armstrong’s primary procurement focus centers on NAICS 236220 (Commercial and Institutional Building Construction) and NAICS 237990 (Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction), reflecting her specialization in infrastructure projects that support conservation easements, water management systems, and agricultural resource facilities. She procures services requiring expertise in site preparation, erosion control, structural retrofitting, and environmental compliance, ensuring that all acquisitions advance the technical and ecological goals of federal land conservation programs.