Wayen Kroeger

Wayen Kroeger serves as a Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR) for the USDA Forest Service, providing critical oversight of mission-critical infrastructure and engineering contracts across federal forest and grassland lands. In this role, Kroeger ensures contractual compliance, performance evaluation, and technical alignment with agency priorities in wildfire mitigation, ecological restoration, and remote terrain resilience. They routinely manage acquisitions under the Federal Acquisition Regulation for heavy civil engineering projects, serving as the primary liaison between field operations and contractor teams to uphold safety, environmental standards, and operational readiness in challenging geographic settings. Kroeger maintains consistent working relationships with a select group of contractors specializing in civil infrastructure and specialized labor services, 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 firms with proven expertise in remote-site construction, emergency response support, and technical staffing solutions tailored to federal land management needs. The working relationship pattern emphasizes long-term reliability, regulatory compliance, and on-the-ground adaptability in austere environments. Kroeger demonstrates a strong commitment to socioeconomic contracting, with a pronounced emphasis on HUBZone set-asides, which account for two-thirds of their acquisition portfolio. An additional one-third of contracts are awarded under total small business set-asides per FAR 19.5, reflecting a deliberate strategy to foster local economic development and enhance contractor diversity in rural and underserved regions where Forest Service operations are concentrated. The primary technical focus of Kroeger’s acquisitions centers on NAICS 237310 (Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction) and NAICS 237990 (Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction). These categories encompass road and trail maintenance, erosion control structures, culvert installations, and other civil works essential to public access, wildfire suppression logistics, and ecosystem connectivity across federally managed lands. Their expertise lies in procuring complex, safety-sensitive infrastructure projects requiring specialized engineering oversight and adherence to environmental compliance standards.