Tori Blunt

Tori Blunt serves as a Contract Specialist within the USDA Forest Service, where she plays a critical role in executing procurements that support the agency’s mission of sustaining national forest and grassland ecosystems. She manages a diverse portfolio of acquisitions focused on infrastructure resilience, ecological restoration, and operational support in remote and rugged environments. Her responsibilities include developing solicitation documents, conducting market research, evaluating proposals, and ensuring compliance with federal acquisition regulations, particularly in high-priority areas such as wildfire mitigation and invasive species control. Blunt’s work directly enables the Forest Service’s operational readiness and long-term environmental stewardship through timely and compliant contracting. Blunt maintains consistent relationships with key contractors including ACI FEDERAL INC, ONE STOP RECRUITING LLC, GONDO ROY E MD, THE LOCUMS CO, LLC, and AMD INTERNATIONAL TECHNOLOGIES LLC. These partnerships span construction, specialized forestry support, medical staffing, and technology services, reflecting the agency’s multidisciplinary needs. She fosters collaborative vendor relationships grounded in performance-based contracting and clear deliverable metrics, ensuring that contractors deliver mission-critical services under challenging field conditions. Her approach emphasizes accountability, compliance, and long-term operational sustainability. Blunt demonstrates a strong commitment to socioeconomic contracting, with approximately 70.6% of her awards structured as total small business set-asides under FAR 19.5. She actively prioritizes HUBZone and 8(a) programs, allocating 11.8% and 2.0% of awards respectively, to promote economic opportunity in underserved communities. Her procurement patterns reflect a deliberate strategy to maximize small business participation while maintaining competitive integrity and mission effectiveness. Her primary NAICS focus areas include 237310 (Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction) and 115310 (Support Activities for Forestry), underscoring her expertise in terrestrial infrastructure and ecological services. She routinely procures services related to forest health management, sand and gravel mining for erosion control, janitorial support for field stations, and commercial building maintenance—reflecting deep technical knowledge of land management operations and the unique logistical demands of federal public lands.