Tamera Draper

Tamera Draper serves as a Purchasing Agent for the USDA Forest Service, where she plays a critical role in procuring goods and services essential to sustaining national forest operations. Her responsibilities include managing the full lifecycle of acquisitions—from market research and solicitation to contract award and administration—to support wildfire mitigation, ecological restoration, and infrastructure resilience in remote and rugged terrains. She specializes in procurement for operational support, aviation logistics, and specialty trade services, ensuring compliance with federal acquisition regulations while aligning purchases with the agency’s mission of ecosystem stewardship and public safety. Draper maintains consistent working relationships with key 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 blend of specialized labor support, aviation logistics, and technical services tailored to the Forest Service’s field operations. Her contracting patterns emphasize reliability, niche expertise, and rapid response capabilities, particularly for roles requiring mobility, remote-site deployment, and aviation-related support. A strong advocate for small business participation, Draper consistently prioritizes Small Business Set-Aside contracts under FAR 19.5, with over 73% of her acquisitions reserved for small businesses. Her procurement strategy actively promotes socioeconomic goals by directing opportunities to small, disadvantaged, and service-disabled veteran-owned firms, reinforcing the agency’s commitment to equitable contracting and community economic development. Her primary procurement focus lies in NAICS 488190 (Other Support Activities for Air Transportation) and 115310 (Support Activities for Forestry), reflecting expertise in aviation logistics, wildfire suppression support, and field-based forestry operations. She also regularly procures specialized trade contractor services, aircraft components, and construction materials critical to maintaining infrastructure in federal wildland areas, demonstrating deep technical familiarity with the operational demands of federal land management.