Chad Arbogast

Chad Arbogast serves as a key procurement professional within the USDA Forest Service, supporting the agency’s mission to sustain forest and grassland ecosystems through strategic acquisitions of critical support services. He specializes in contracting for forestry operations, including wildfire mitigation, invasive species management, and ecological restoration activities. His work directly enables operational readiness across remote and rugged terrains by securing specialized technical and logistical support essential to field-level missions. Arbogast routinely manages task orders and indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) contracts under the Support Activities for Forestry NAICS code, ensuring alignment with federal land management priorities and emergency response requirements. His primary contractor relationships include ACI FEDERAL INC, ONE STOP RECRUITING LLC, GONDO ROY E MD, THE LOCUMS CO, LLC, and AMD INTERNATIONAL TECHNOLOGIES LLC. These vendors provide a range of services from forestry labor and specialized medical support to technical consulting and workforce mobilization. Arbogast maintains consistent, repeat engagements with these firms, indicating a preference for proven performers with demonstrated expertise in federal land management environments and rapid-response capabilities. His contracting approach emphasizes reliability, domain-specific experience, and scalability to meet fluctuating operational demands. Arbogast’s procurement portfolio reflects a 100% no set-aside orientation, indicating a focus on full and open competition rather than socioeconomic set-asides such as 8(a), HUBZone, or SDVOSB programs. This pattern suggests a prioritization of technical capability and mission-critical performance over socioeconomic targeting, aligning with the Forest Service’s need for immediate, high-quality support in time-sensitive ecological and emergency operations. His primary industry focus is NAICS 115310—Support Activities for Forestry—encompassing contract services such as prescribed burning, timber stand improvement, wildlife habitat enhancement, and forest inventory support. He procures specialized labor, equipment, and technical services tailored to federal land management, demonstrating deep expertise in ecological operations and field-based forestry logistics. His contracting decisions reflect a technical understanding of silvicultural practices and the unique challenges of managing resources on federally administered lands.