Taneshia Burns

Taneshia Burns serves as a Contract Specialist with the USDA Forest Service – Spoc East, where she plays a pivotal role in executing procurement strategies that support the agency’s mission to modernize critical infrastructure across federal forest lands. Her responsibilities include managing the full lifecycle of acquisitions for construction, maintenance, and environmental services, ensuring compliance with federal regulations and aligning contracts with strategic priorities such as facility rehabilitation and operational resilience. She routinely handles complex, multi-year contracts under the Federal Acquisition Regulation, focusing on capital improvement projects that enhance public access and ecological sustainability. Burns works closely with a diverse pool of contractors specializing in civil construction, building systems, and land management services. While no single vendor dominates her portfolio, she maintains consistent partnerships with firms experienced in federal infrastructure projects, particularly those with demonstrated capacity in delivering high-quality work under stringent environmental and safety standards. Her procurement approach emphasizes performance-based contracting, clear deliverables, and accountability mechanisms to ensure outcomes align with Forest Service operational needs. Her contracting patterns reflect a strong preference for open competition, with 92.9% of awards issued without set-aside designations, indicating a focus on broad market participation. However, she actively supports socioeconomic goals by allocating 7.1% of awards to 8(a) certified small businesses, demonstrating a measured commitment to small business inclusion without compromising competitive integrity or mission requirements. Burns specializes in procuring services under NAICS codes 237310 (Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction) and 236220 (Commercial and Institutional Building Construction), reflecting her focus on civil infrastructure and facility upgrades. She also regularly manages contracts for landscaping services, finish carpentry, and HVAC systems, showcasing her technical expertise in integrated facility modernization. Her domain knowledge spans construction management, environmental compliance, and sustainable infrastructure development, making her a key contributor to the Forest Service’s long-term resilience strategy.