Tamie Thompson

Tamie W. Thompson serves as a Contracting Officer for the USDA Forest Service – SPoC East, where she manages the acquisition of critical infrastructure and operational support services across federal forest lands. Her portfolio encompasses construction, environmental maintenance, and facility modernization contracts essential to sustaining forest ecosystems and public access. Thompson is responsible for ensuring compliance with federal procurement regulations while advancing the agency’s mission to upgrade aging facilities, including job corps centers and food service operations, and to enhance operational resilience through strategic contracting. She routinely handles complex, multi-year acquisitions under the Federal Acquisition Regulation, with a focus on engineering, environmental support, and facility services. Thompson cultivates collaborative relationships with a diverse array of contractors, particularly those specializing in forestry support, civil engineering, and janitorial services for federal facilities. While no single contractor dominates her portfolio, she consistently engages with small businesses and specialized firms capable of delivering technical expertise in forest land management and infrastructure rehabilitation. Her procurement approach emphasizes performance-based contracting and clear statement of work development to ensure accountability and mission alignment across vendor deliverables. A strong advocate for socioeconomic inclusion, Thompson prioritizes small business participation, with over 61% of her awards set aside for small businesses under FAR 19.5 and nearly 16% designated for HUBZone firms. Her contracting patterns reflect a deliberate strategy to expand opportunities for disadvantaged businesses, aligning with federal mandates while fostering a resilient, geographically diverse vendor base capable of serving remote and rural forest service locations. Her primary procurement focus lies in NAICS 115310 (Support Activities for Forestry) and 237990 (Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction), reflecting her specialization in ecological restoration, road and trail maintenance, and non-highway civil works. She also regularly procures janitorial services and soil preparation activities to support facility operations and land stewardship, demonstrating deep technical familiarity with the unique environmental and logistical demands of federal forest management.