Tricia Boles

Tricia Boles serves as the primary contracting representative for the USDA Forest Service, overseeing the acquisition of mission-critical support services essential to the operational readiness of national forests and grasslands. Her role centers on ensuring timely and compliant procurement of janitorial and facility maintenance services that sustain infrastructure across remote, high-risk, and environmentally sensitive federal lands. She executes acquisitions in full alignment with federal procurement regulations, prioritizing contract performance, environmental stewardship, and workforce safety in challenging terrains. Her portfolio is narrowly focused on service-based contracts that enable day-to-day operational continuity for field units and administrative facilities. Boles 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 preference for specialized service providers with demonstrated capacity in federal facility support, temporary staffing, and health-related logistics for remote operations. Her contracting approach emphasizes reliability, regulatory compliance, and performance-based outcomes, fostering long-term vendor relationships grounded in accountability and mission alignment. She exclusively utilizes Total Small Business Set-Aside authorities under FAR 19.5, demonstrating a steadfast commitment to socioeconomic contracting goals. All of her acquisitions are reserved for small businesses, ensuring equitable access to federal opportunities and reinforcing the Forest Service’s broader objectives of community engagement and economic resilience in rural and underserved regions. This consistent application of set-aside mechanisms underscores her dedication to advancing small business participation as a core component of federal procurement strategy. Her procurement focus is entirely concentrated under NAICS 561720 (Janitorial Services), reflecting deep expertise in facility maintenance, sanitation, waste management, and custodial operations tailored to federal land management environments. She procures services that support public access areas, ranger stations, visitor centers, and emergency response facilities, requiring strict adherence to environmental and safety standards. Her technical domain expertise lies in ensuring clean, safe, and compliant operational spaces in ecologically sensitive and logistically complex settings.