Tina D Cook, Contracting Officer

Tina D. Cook serves as a Contracting Officer for the R1 Regional Office of the U.S. Forest Service, part of the Department of Agriculture, where she manages the acquisition of critical infrastructure and operational support services essential to maintaining national forest lands. Her portfolio encompasses a broad range of procurement actions supporting forest health, public access, and facility sustainability across remote and ecologically sensitive regions. Cook specializes in executing complex contracts under the Federal Acquisition Regulation for construction, engineering, and environmental support services, ensuring compliance with federal mandates while advancing the agency’s mission of resource stewardship and wildfire resilience. Her contracting patterns reflect strong collaboration with small and mid-sized vendors, particularly those certified under socioeconomic programs. Cook consistently prioritizes small business participation, with approximately 77.8% of her awards designated as total small business set-asides under FAR 19.5. She actively cultivates partnerships with HUBZone, Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses (SDVOSBs), and other certified entities, reinforcing the agency’s commitment to equitable economic opportunity in rural and underserved communities. Cook’s procurement focus centers on NAICS codes 115210 (Support Activities for Animal Production), 237990 (Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction), 238220 (Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors), 238210 (Electrical Contractors), and 334516 (Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing). These reflect her expertise in acquiring field support services, civil infrastructure upgrades, utility systems, and environmental monitoring equipment critical to forest management operations. Her technical acumen spans environmental compliance, remote facility maintenance, and ecological impact mitigation, making her a key steward of sustainable public land operations through strategic, mission-aligned contracting.