Terri Ferguson

Terri Ferguson supports the procurement operations of the Sat Team 2 FWS under the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, facilitating mission-critical acquisitions to sustain wildlife habitats, conservation infrastructure, and field operational readiness across federal refuges and fishery sites. She manages a diverse portfolio of contracts spanning equipment procurement, environmental services, and technical support, ensuring alignment with agency priorities in habitat restoration, invasive species control, and wildlife monitoring. Her role involves end-to-end contract administration, from solicitation through award and performance oversight, with a focus on acquiring durable, field-deployable assets and specialized scientific support services that enable on-the-ground conservation missions. Ferguson maintains consistent working relationships with key contractors including Coast Machinery LLC, Ontic Engineering & Manufacturing, Inc., and John Deere Shared Services, LLC, primarily for heavy equipment, specialized machinery, and maintenance support. She also collaborates with American Material Handling, Inc. and Life Technologies Corporation for material handling systems and scientific instrumentation. These partnerships reflect a preference for established vendors with proven capability in ruggedized, mission-specific equipment and technical service delivery, often under firm-fixed-price or time-and-materials structures. Her contracting activity is overwhelmingly non-set-aside, with 90.9% of awards issued under open competition, indicating a focus on technical merit and operational suitability over socioeconomic preferences. However, she consistently allocates 9.1% of awards to total small business set-asides under FAR 19.5, demonstrating targeted support for qualified small businesses capable of delivering specialized conservation technologies and services. Ferguson’s procurement focus centers on NAICS codes related to industrial machinery manufacturing (333924), environmental consulting (541620), and truck trailer manufacturing (336212). She regularly acquires heavy-duty material handling systems, field-deployable monitoring equipment, and custom-engineered support vehicles tailored to remote refuge operations. Her expertise lies in procuring durable, environmentally resilient assets and technical services that directly support wildlife management and ecological restoration in challenging field conditions.