Tanya Spanfellner

Tanya Spanfellner serves as a key procurement professional within the Boise National Forest, supporting the U.S. Forest Service’s mission to sustain forest ecosystems through strategic acquisitions. She manages a diverse portfolio of contracts focused on ecological stewardship, infrastructure maintenance, and operational support services essential to public land management. Her work ensures the agency fulfills its obligations in reforestation, wildfire risk mitigation, and invasive species control by securing timely and compliant services from qualified vendors. Spanfellner’s acquisitions span technical, logistical, and environmental domains, requiring deep familiarity with federal procurement regulations and land management priorities. Her contractor relationships are primarily with small businesses and specialty trade firms that deliver field-based services critical to forest health. She routinely collaborates with contractors specializing in forestry support activities, equipment leasing, and site-specific construction, fostering long-term partnerships with firms possessing the technical capacity to operate in remote, ecologically sensitive environments. These relationships are built on performance reliability, regulatory compliance, and the ability to scale operations across the Forest Service’s vast jurisdiction in Idaho. Spanfellner demonstrates a strong commitment to socioeconomic contracting, with over 81% of her acquisitions set aside for small businesses under FAR 19.5. Her procurement patterns reflect a deliberate emphasis on small business participation, with minimal use of HUBZone or other specialized set-asides, indicating a focus on broad-based small business engagement rather than niche programs. This approach aligns with agency goals to stimulate local economic development and ensure workforce diversity in rural contracting communities. Her primary procurement focus lies in NAICS 115310 (Support Activities for Forestry), followed by janitorial services, highway and bridge construction, and machinery leasing. She specializes in acquiring services that directly support field operations—such as vegetation management, trail maintenance, and equipment support—requiring technical expertise in environmental compliance, safety protocols, and federal land use regulations.