Theresa A. Beard

Theresa A. Beard serves as a key procurement lead within the U.S. Forest Service’s Region 3 Southwestern Regional Office, overseeing the acquisition of critical civil infrastructure services essential to sustaining public lands and forest ecosystems. Her responsibilities include managing the full lifecycle of contracts for water and sewer line construction, trail and road resilience projects, and visitor facility upgrades—all aligned with the agency’s mission of environmental stewardship and infrastructure modernization. She specializes in complex, mission-critical acquisitions that require technical precision and regulatory compliance under federal construction standards, ensuring that public investments deliver long-term operational resilience. Beard maintains a consistent and strategic partnership with GERMRIP LLC, a primary contractor engaged across multiple infrastructure initiatives. Her procurement approach emphasizes performance-based contracting and collaborative vendor engagement, fostering reliable delivery of engineering and construction services under challenging environmental conditions. She works closely with contractors who demonstrate proven expertise in subsurface utility installation, erosion control, and sustainable drainage systems, prioritizing accountability and adherence to federal environmental and safety protocols. Her contracting portfolio is exclusively structured under Total Small Business Set-Aside provisions per FAR 19.5, reflecting a firm commitment to expanding economic opportunity for small businesses. All awards are reserved for small business concerns, with no open competition, ensuring maximum participation from qualified small entities capable of delivering specialized civil works. This pattern underscores a deliberate strategy to build local capacity and promote equitable access to federal infrastructure contracts. Beard’s procurement focus is narrowly concentrated on NAICS 237110—Water and Sewer Line and Related Structures Construction—reflecting deep technical expertise in underground utility systems, stormwater management, and sanitary infrastructure for remote forest service sites. She procures services involving trenching, pipe laying, pump station installation, and compliance with EPA and USDA environmental standards, making her a critical steward of water resource integrity across the Southwestern region.