Tonya Boles

Tonya Boles serves as a Telecom Specialist with the USDA Forest Service, where she plays a critical role in procuring and managing wireless communications systems essential to operational readiness across remote and rugged federal lands. Her responsibilities include sourcing mission-critical telecommunications infrastructure to support wildfire response, emergency communications, and field workforce connectivity. She manages acquisitions under the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) with a focus on radio systems, satellite terminals, and wireless data transmission equipment, ensuring seamless communication for field personnel and interagency coordination. Her work directly enables the agency’s mission to sustain forest health and respond to natural disasters in areas with limited commercial infrastructure. Tonya maintains consistent partnerships with a select group of specialized vendors, including ACI FEDERAL INC, AMD INTERNATIONAL TECHNOLOGIES LLC, and THE LOCUMS CO, LLC, who provide tailored telecom hardware, integration services, and technical staffing solutions. Her contracting patterns reflect a preference for vendors with proven expertise in ruggedized communications equipment and field-deployable network solutions. These relationships are built on reliability, compliance with federal standards, and the ability to deliver mission-critical systems under demanding environmental conditions. A defining feature of Tonya’s procurement strategy is her exclusive use of Total Small Business Set-Aside authorities under FAR 19.5, ensuring 100% of her acquisitions are reserved for small businesses. This reflects a strong institutional commitment to fostering economic opportunity and leveraging the agility and innovation of small vendors in supporting federal land management operations. Her contracting approach consistently prioritizes small business participation without exception, reinforcing the agency’s broader socioeconomic goals. Her procurement focus is narrowly aligned with NAICS 334220—Radio and Television Broadcasting and Wireless Communications Equipment Manufacturing—reflecting deep expertise in procuring terrestrial and satellite-based radio systems, microwave links, and encrypted mobile communication devices. She specializes in acquiring hardware and integrated solutions that meet USDA and DHS cybersecurity and interoperability standards, ensuring resilient, secure, and interoperable communications for field operations.