Wade Jerome

Wade Jerome serves as a key procurement lead within the USDA Forest Service, managing critical infrastructure contracts aligned with the agency’s mission to maintain resilient forest and grassland ecosystems. Responsible for executing acquisitions under NAICS 237310, he oversees the planning, solicitation, and award of highway, street, and bridge construction projects essential to accessing remote federal lands, supporting wildfire response, and ensuring public safety. His work directly enables operational readiness in rugged terrain by securing engineering and construction services that enhance infrastructure durability and ecological connectivity across national forests. Jerome 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 focus on specialized construction firms and technical service providers capable of delivering complex civil works in environmentally sensitive and logistically challenging areas. His contracting patterns indicate a preference for established vendors with proven experience in federal land management infrastructure, emphasizing performance reliability and compliance with environmental and safety standards. There is no use of socioeconomic set-asides in Jerome’s procurement portfolio; all awards are issued under full and open competition. This reflects a strategic emphasis on technical capability and urgency over socioeconomic preferences, prioritizing mission-critical delivery over programmatic small business targets. His approach aligns with the Forest Service’s operational imperatives, where specialized expertise and rapid mobilization often outweigh traditional small business participation goals. His primary technical domain centers on civil infrastructure construction under NAICS 237310, with acquisitions focused on road maintenance, trail stabilization, bridge repair, and erosion control systems. He procures services requiring advanced earthmoving, geotechnical engineering, and environmental mitigation expertise, ensuring that transportation networks on federal lands remain safe, functional, and ecologically compliant.