Chuck Fowlds

Chuck Fowlds serves as a Contracting Officer’s Representative for the USDA Forest Service (Agency Code: 1282A7), providing critical oversight and technical evaluation of federal contracts supporting the agency’s mission to sustain forest and grassland ecosystems. In this role, he ensures contractor performance aligns with operational requirements for infrastructure resilience, wildfire mitigation, and ecological restoration in remote and rugged terrains. Fowlds specializes in construction and civil works acquisitions, primarily overseeing contracts under NAICS 237310 for highway, street, and bridge construction projects essential to maintaining access, safety, and operational readiness across national forests. His responsibilities include monitoring contract compliance, evaluating deliverables, and coordinating with project engineers and field personnel to ensure mission-critical infrastructure meets federal standards. Fowlds maintains consistent working relationships with a focused set 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 blend of construction, logistics, and specialized technical support providers, many of which deliver on-site engineering, labor, and emergency response services in challenging environments. His procurement approach emphasizes reliability, safety compliance, and performance accountability, fostering long-term vendor relationships built on consistent delivery in high-stakes, time-sensitive operations. Fowlds demonstrates a balanced commitment to socioeconomic contracting, with HUBZone set-asides accounting for half of his acquisition portfolio and the remaining half awarded without set-aside status. This pattern signals a deliberate effort to support small businesses located in economically distressed areas while maintaining flexibility to source qualified contractors based on technical capability and geographic necessity. His approach reflects the Forest Service’s broader goal of fostering rural economic development through targeted contracting. His primary technical domain is civil infrastructure construction, with 100% of his acquisitions falling under NAICS 237310. He procures services related to road maintenance, trail construction, erosion control structures, and access route rehabilitation—critical to wildfire response, resource management, and public recreation. His expertise lies in managing complex, terrain-sensitive construction projects requiring adherence to environmental regulations and federal construction standards.