Chad Horman

Chad Horman serves as Range Program Manager for the USDA Forest Service, where he oversees the acquisition of specialized services critical to maintaining operational readiness on federal forest and grassland ranges. His role centers on procuring technical and logistical support for wildfire mitigation, invasive species control, and infrastructure resilience in remote, high-risk terrains. Horman manages a portfolio of contracts focused on specialty trade services that enable field operations, including site preparation, trail maintenance, erosion control, and emergency response infrastructure. He plays a pivotal role in aligning procurement strategy with the agency’s mission to sustain ecosystem health while ensuring safe and accessible public lands. Horman maintains consistent working relationships with a select group of contractors, 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 reliance on niche vendors capable of delivering highly specialized labor, medical support for field personnel, and technical contracting services tailored to rugged, non-urban environments. His procurement approach prioritizes vendors with proven experience in federal land management operations, often engaging firms with prior performance on similar ecological or emergency response contracts. Horman demonstrates a strong, unwavering commitment to small business participation, directing 100% of his acquisitions toward total small business set-asides under FAR 19.5. This reflects a deliberate strategy to foster economic opportunity among small, locally rooted contractors with expertise in specialty trade work on federal lands. His contracting patterns consistently prioritize small businesses over large prime contractors, reinforcing the USDA’s broader socioeconomic goals and enhancing community resilience through targeted federal spending. His primary procurement focus is on NAICS 238990—All Other Specialty Trade Contractors—encompassing services such as land clearing, fencing, trail construction, and habitat restoration. These acquisitions require deep technical knowledge of forest service standards, environmental compliance, and field logistics, positioning Horman as a specialist in mission-critical, non-traditional construction and support services essential to sustaining the nation’s forest ecosystems.