Valerie Wallace

Valerie Wallace serves as a Contract Specialist within the USDA Forest Service-spoc Software, where she manages the acquisition of critical infrastructure and environmental services essential to national forest stewardship. Her responsibilities include planning, soliciting, evaluating, and awarding contracts aligned with the agency’s mission to enhance ecological resilience, ensure public safety, and maintain civil infrastructure across forested landscapes. She specializes in complex procurements for civil engineering, land management support, and environmental remediation, frequently handling task orders under indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) vehicles and performance-based service contracts. Wallace ensures compliance with federal acquisition regulations while integrating sustainability and risk mitigation into contract design. She maintains a consistent working relationship with MCKENZIE CONSTRUCTION & SITE DEVELOPMENT LLC, a primary contractor delivering site development, hazardous tree removal, and land preparation services. Her procurement patterns reflect a preference for established, experienced vendors with proven capabilities in forestry support and infrastructure construction, often leveraging competitive sealed bidding and negotiated acquisitions under FAR Part 15. Wallace prioritizes technical competency and past performance in vendor selection, fostering long-term partnerships that align with the Forest Service’s operational tempo and mission-critical timelines. Valerie’s contracting portfolio is overwhelmingly dominated by open, non-set-aside acquisitions at 91.3%, reflecting the technical complexity and scale of requirements that often exceed small business capacity. Nevertheless, she actively supports small business participation through Total Small Business Set-Asides under FAR 19.5, ensuring eligible firms have access to opportunities in forestry support and site development services. Her approach balances operational necessity with socioeconomic goals, consistently evaluating small business eligibility and capability during source selection. Her primary procurement focus lies in NAICS 115310 (Support Activities for Forestry), followed by 237110 (Water and Sewer Line Construction) and 237310 (Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction). She regularly acquires services related to reforestation, road and bridge maintenance, erosion control, and concrete infrastructure fabrication, demonstrating deep expertise in environmental engineering and land management support domains.