Tim Huffman

Timothy Huffman serves as a secondary procurement contact within the U.S. Forest Service’s CSA East 2 unit, supporting the agency’s mission to sustain forest health and maintain critical infrastructure in remote, ecologically sensitive areas. While not the primary contracting officer, he plays a vital role in facilitating acquisition planning, vendor coordination, and contract administration for specialized logistical and operational services. His work ensures alignment with strategic priorities including wildfire resilience, native species propagation, and water quality protection, primarily through the procurement of mining and aggregate-related services essential for trail maintenance, erosion control, and road rehabilitation. Huffman maintains consistent working relationships with a select group of contractors including ACI Federal Inc., One Stop Recruiting LLC, Gondo Roy E MD, The Locums Co, LLC, and AMD International Technologies LLC. These partnerships reflect a focus on niche service providers delivering specialized labor, technical support, and resource extraction services tailored to federal land management needs. His procurement approach emphasizes reliability, compliance, and mission-specific expertise, often engaging vendors with proven experience in federal environmental and infrastructure projects. A defining feature of Huffman’s contracting profile is the exclusive use of Total Small Business Set-Aside authority under FAR 19.5, demonstrating a steadfast commitment to socioeconomic inclusion. All procurements under his purview are reserved for small businesses, fostering opportunities for disadvantaged, HUBZone, and service-disabled veteran-owned firms that bring localized knowledge and adaptive capacity to forest service operations. His procurement activity is narrowly focused on NAICS 212319 — Other Crushed and Broken Stone Mining and Quarrying — indicating deep technical expertise in sourcing aggregate materials for trail construction, slope stabilization, and firebreak development. This specialization underscores his role in enabling physical infrastructure resilience across national forest lands, ensuring that procurement decisions directly support ecological integrity and public safety.