Wanda Landenberger

Wanda Landenberger serves as a Procurement Technician for the Tahoe National Forest under the U.S. Forest Service, supporting the agency’s mission to sustain forest health, mitigate wildfire risks, and maintain critical infrastructure. In her role, she manages the full lifecycle of procurement actions for operational and restoration-related acquisitions, ensuring compliance with federal contracting regulations and agency-specific environmental stewardship goals. She routinely handles low-to-mid-tier contracts for support services, construction materials, and civil engineering tasks essential to forest management operations, working closely with project managers and environmental specialists to align procurement with ecological and public safety priorities. Landenberger collaborates with a diverse network of small business contractors, particularly those certified under socioeconomic programs, to fulfill the agency’s operational needs. While no single contractor dominates her portfolio, she consistently engages with firms specializing in forestry support, road and trail construction, and janitorial services for remote field stations. Her procurement approach emphasizes responsiveness, local vendor engagement, and reliability in delivering goods and services across rugged, often isolated terrain. Her contracting patterns reflect a strong institutional commitment to small business participation, with over 72% of her acquisitions set aside for small businesses under FAR 19.5. She actively prioritizes HUBZone and Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) set-asides, reflecting a deliberate strategy to foster economic opportunity in rural and underserved communities adjacent to the forest. Women-Owned Small Business awards are also included, albeit at a smaller scale, demonstrating broad-based socioeconomic inclusion. Landenberger’s primary procurement focus centers on NAICS 115310 (Support Activities for Forestry), including fuel reduction, invasive species control, and forest health monitoring services. She also regularly procures highway and civil engineering construction (237310, 237990) for trail and road maintenance, as well as construction materials (423320) and janitorial services (561720) for ranger stations and visitor facilities. Her technical expertise lies in sourcing specialized, mission-critical goods and services that directly support ecological resilience and public access in a complex, federally managed landscape.