Gilbert P Massiatt

Gilbert P. Massiatt serves as a Contracting Officer for the USDA Forest Service, where he manages a diverse portfolio of acquisitions critical to sustaining the nation’s forest and grassland ecosystems. His responsibilities include soliciting, awarding, and administering contracts that support wildfire mitigation, ecological restoration, infrastructure resilience, and operational readiness across remote federal lands. Massiatt handles a broad range of procurement actions under FAR Part 13 and Part 15, with a focus on professional services, construction, and technical support contracts that align with the agency’s mission to enhance forest health and ensure public safety. Massiatt maintains consistent working relationships with a core 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 blend of specialized forestry support services, workforce staffing solutions, medical and clinical contracting, and technology-enabled operational systems. His procurement approach emphasizes reliability, technical competency, and performance-based outcomes, often leveraging long-term vendor relationships to ensure continuity in mission-critical operations. His contracting patterns demonstrate a strong preference for open competition, with 60.9% of awards issued without set-aside designations. However, he actively supports small business participation, allocating 35.9% of awards to total small business set-asides under FAR 19.5 and an additional 3.1% to 8(a) competed contracts, reflecting a balanced commitment to socioeconomic goals while maintaining operational flexibility. Massiatt’s primary procurement focus lies in NAICS 115310 (Support Activities for Forestry), which accounts for over half of his portfolio, encompassing services such as vegetation management, fire suppression support, and invasive species control. He also regularly procures industrial and highway construction (NAICS 236210 and 237310), along with computer-related services (541519) and residential remodeling (236118), demonstrating expertise across both field operations and infrastructure maintenance domains.