Darren Zychek

Darren Zychek serves as a Contract Specialist within the USDA Forest Service, where he plays a critical role in executing mission-critical acquisitions that support forest health, wildfire mitigation, and operational readiness across remote federal lands. He manages the full lifecycle of contracts—from solicitation and evaluation to award and administration—ensuring compliance with federal acquisition regulations and agency-specific priorities. His portfolio primarily includes professional services, logistics support, and technical staffing solutions essential for field operations, ecological restoration, and emergency response initiatives. Zychek’s work directly enables the Forest Service’s ability to maintain infrastructure resilience and sustain workforce capacity in high-risk, low-access environments. Zychek 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 focus on specialized staffing, medical and clinical support for field personnel, and technology-enabled resource management services. His contracting patterns indicate a preference for firms with proven experience in federal land management environments, particularly those capable of rapid mobilization and compliance with stringent safety and security protocols. While no formal set-aside data is available, Zychek’s procurement behavior suggests an active engagement with small business vendors, including service-disabled veteran-owned and veteran-owned concerns, as well as firms with expertise in niche federal contracting niches. His approach aligns with the Forest Service’s broader commitment to socioeconomic diversity, consistently prioritizing vendors with demonstrated capability in delivering high-touch, mission-critical services under challenging operational conditions. His industry focus centers on NAICS categories related to professional, scientific, and technical services—particularly human capital solutions, emergency response support, and environmental consulting. Zychek routinely procures clinical staffing, field operations support, and technical systems integration services tailored to the unique demands of forest and grassland management, demonstrating deep familiarity with the operational realities of federal land stewardship.