Charles C Stuart

Charles C. Stuart serves as a Contract Specialist Trainee within the USDA Forest Service, supporting the acquisition of critical goods and services essential to managing the nation’s forest and grassland ecosystems. In this role, he assists in the full lifecycle of contracting actions—from market research and solicitation development to award administration and contract closeout—ensuring compliance with FAR regulations and agency mission priorities. His work primarily supports operational readiness, ecological restoration, and emergency response initiatives in remote and rugged terrains, with a focus on procurement of specialized services and technical supplies aligned with forest health and public safety objectives. Stuart collaborates closely with a network of small business contractors, including ACI Federal Inc., One Stop Recruiting LLC, The Locums Co, LLC, Gondo Roy E MD, and AMD International Technologies LLC. These partnerships reflect a strong emphasis on niche service providers delivering workforce support, technical consulting, and specialized equipment solutions tailored to the Forest Service’s unique operational environment. His contracting activities often involve coordinating with vendors who provide personnel services, environmental remediation support, and infrastructure maintenance, demonstrating a pattern of engagement with agile, mission-aligned small businesses. A pronounced commitment to socioeconomic contracting is evident in Stuart’s work, with 87% of his acquisitions structured as Total Small Business Set-Asides under FAR 19.5. Additional set-asides include HUBZone and Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) preferences, reflecting a deliberate effort to expand economic opportunity for underserved communities and veteran-owned enterprises while ensuring access to qualified, mission-capable vendors. His procurement focus centers on NAICS 115310 (Support Activities for Forestry), which dominates his portfolio, encompassing services such as wildfire mitigation, invasive species control, and forest inventory support. Secondary categories include agricultural chemical manufacturing, automotive maintenance for fleet operations, and specialized metal fabrication for trail and infrastructure construction—highlighting his technical familiarity with field-based operational needs across diverse ecological domains.