Chris Chavez

Chris Chavez serves as a Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR) for the USDA Forest Service-spoc Software, supporting mission-critical acquisitions in civil engineering and environmental stewardship. In this role, he provides technical oversight and contract administration for services essential to forest infrastructure resilience, including land management support, site preparation, and ecological restoration initiatives. Chavez ensures compliance with federal acquisition regulations and maintains alignment with the agency’s strategic priorities in sustainable forest management. His portfolio primarily consists of professional services contracts requiring specialized technical expertise in surveying, mapping, and geospatial data collection, ensuring that field operations meet rigorous environmental and safety standards. Chavez maintains a consistent working relationship with McKenzie Construction & Site Development LLC, a trusted contractor delivering field-based services critical to forest infrastructure and hazardous tree mitigation. His procurement approach emphasizes collaborative vendor partnerships grounded in performance accountability, technical precision, and adherence to ecological compliance protocols. He engages with contractors who demonstrate proven capability in executing complex, terrain-sensitive operations across national forest lands, fostering long-term vendor reliability and operational continuity. A strong advocate for socioeconomic equity in federal contracting, Chavez consistently prioritizes HUBZone set-asides, which account for half of his acquisition portfolio, alongside a balanced allocation to total small business set-asides under FAR 19.5. His contracting patterns reflect a deliberate commitment to empowering geographically disadvantaged small businesses, aligning with USDA’s broader goals of rural economic development and community engagement in public land stewardship. His primary technical focus is on NAICS 541370—Surveying and Mapping (except Geophysical) Services—where he procures high-precision geospatial data collection, topographic mapping, and boundary delineation services essential to land management planning and infrastructure design. Chavez’s expertise lies in ensuring that surveying deliverables support accurate environmental assessments, reforestation efforts, and road/bridge maintenance projects across federally managed forest lands.