Velma Garcia

Velma Garcia serves as a Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR) for the Carson National Forest under the U.S. Forest Service, Department of Agriculture. In this role, she provides critical oversight of service contracts aligned with the Forest Service’s mission of ecological stewardship and operational sustainability. She ensures contractor performance meets federal standards for janitorial and facility support services across remote forest infrastructure, including visitor centers, ranger stations, and maintenance facilities. Her procurement activities are tightly integrated with the agency’s focus on maintaining public access while preserving natural resources, requiring close coordination with field personnel and environmental compliance teams to ensure services are delivered safely and in accordance with federal environmental regulations. Velma Garcia works primarily with small business contractors specializing in custodial, sanitation, and facility maintenance services. She fosters collaborative, performance-based relationships with vendors who demonstrate reliability, adaptability to rugged terrain, and adherence to federal environmental protocols. Her working pattern emphasizes consistent communication, site-specific performance evaluations, and timely resolution of service discrepancies to uphold operational continuity in remote, high-use areas of the Carson National Forest. Ms. Garcia maintains a 100% Small Business Set-Aside preference under FAR 19.5, consistently directing all janitorial service acquisitions to small businesses, including those certified under 8(a), HUBZone, and Women-Owned Small Business programs. Her procurement strategy reflects a deep institutional commitment to socioeconomic equity and community-based economic development, ensuring that contracting opportunities directly benefit local and regional small enterprises within the Forest Service’s operational footprint. Her primary procurement focus is on NAICS 561720 (Janitorial Services), with all acquisitions centered on custodial support, waste management, restroom sanitation, and facility cleaning in federal buildings and public-use areas. She possesses specialized expertise in procuring environmentally compliant cleaning products and services that meet USDA and EPA standards, ensuring alignment with the Forest Service’s broader sustainability and wildfire mitigation goals.