Yolanda B. Mitchell

Yolanda B. Mitchell serves as a Contracting Officer for the USDA Forest Service-spoc Software, where she manages the acquisition of critical infrastructure and land management services essential to national forest stewardship. Her portfolio encompasses civil engineering, environmental remediation, and site preparation contracts that support ecological restoration, public safety, and resilient infrastructure across forested landscapes. She specializes in soliciting and awarding contracts under FAR Part 15, ensuring compliance with federal procurement standards while aligning acquisitions with the agency’s strategic priorities in sustainable road and bridge maintenance, hazardous tree removal, and reforestation initiatives. Ms. Mitchell maintains strong, recurring relationships with MCKENZIE CONSTRUCTION & SITE DEVELOPMENT LLC, a primary vendor for site development and forestry support services. Her contracting patterns reflect a preference for established contractors with proven expertise in forested terrain operations, though she actively cultivates a diverse vendor base to ensure technical reliability and operational continuity. She engages with firms capable of delivering complex, multi-disciplinary services requiring specialized equipment and environmental compliance protocols. Her set-aside preferences are predominantly non-set-aside (82%), reflecting the scale and technical nature of many procurements, yet she consistently allocates approximately 12.8% of awards to Total Small Business Set-Asides under FAR 19.5 and 5.1% to HUBZone contractors, demonstrating a measured but intentional commitment to socioeconomic programs. She prioritizes small business participation where technical capability and geographic relevance align with mission needs. Ms. Mitchell’s primary procurement focus centers on NAICS 115310 (Support Activities for Forestry), 238910 (Site Preparation), and 237110/237310 (Water/Sewer and Highway/Street/Bridge Construction), with additional activity in 327390 (Other Concrete Product Manufacturing). She specializes in acquiring services and products that enable forest infrastructure resilience, including erosion control, access road construction, and engineered concrete structures for trail and drainage systems, reflecting deep domain expertise in environmental and civil works contracting.