Chad Santone

Chad B. Santone serves as a key procurement professional within the USDA Forest Service’s Csa Intermountain 2 office, supporting the stewardship of national forest lands through strategic acquisition of specialized operational services. He manages a diverse portfolio of contracts aligned with ecological resilience, infrastructure maintenance, and field operations, ensuring compliance with federal procurement regulations and agency sustainability goals. His acquisitions typically involve support activities for forestry, specialty trade contracting, and essential public services such as janitorial and waste management, all critical to maintaining safe, accessible, and ecologically sound forest environments. Santone maintains a consistent working relationship with Gonzales Forestry Inc., a trusted vendor with deep expertise in forest health and silvicultural support services. His procurement approach emphasizes long-term vendor partnerships grounded in performance reliability and technical proficiency, particularly among contractors capable of delivering complex, field-based solutions across remote and ecologically sensitive terrain. These relationships reflect a preference for proven, mission-aligned vendors with demonstrated capacity in sustainable land management practices. He exhibits a strong commitment to socioeconomic equity in contracting, with 100% of his acquisitions structured as total small business set-asides under FAR 19.5. This reflects a deliberate strategy to maximize opportunities for small, locally based enterprises, ensuring that federal investment in forest stewardship directly supports regional economic development and workforce capacity building. His primary procurement focus lies in NAICS 115310 (Support Activities for Forestry), 238990 (All Other Specialty Trade Contractors), 561720 (Janitorial Services), 562991 (Septic Tank and Related Services), and 237990 (Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction). These categories underscore his expertise in procuring integrated services that sustain forest infrastructure, public safety systems, and environmental compliance—ranging from trail and facility maintenance to wastewater management and ecological restoration support.