Orlando Gomez

Orlando Gomez serves as a Contracting Specialist with the USDA Forest Service, where he plays a pivotal role in executing procurements that support the agency’s mission of ecological stewardship, wildfire mitigation, and infrastructure resilience across national forests and grasslands. He manages a diverse portfolio of acquisitions focused on operational readiness, including support services for forestry activities, emergency response capabilities, and facility maintenance in remote terrains. His work ensures compliance with federal acquisition regulations while aligning procurement strategies with the Forest Service’s strategic priorities in forest health and public safety. Gomez 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 blend of specialized technical services, workforce staffing solutions, and niche engineering support critical to field operations. His contracting approach emphasizes reliability and domain-specific expertise, often engaging vendors with proven experience in rural, high-risk environments and emergency response logistics. A strong advocate for small business participation, Gomez consistently prioritizes Total Small Business Set-Asides under FAR 19.5, with over 81% of his awards designated for small businesses. This reflects a deliberate and sustained commitment to socioeconomic contracting goals, fostering opportunities for small firms to contribute to federal land management efforts. His pattern of set-aside usage underscores alignment with agency-wide objectives to enhance diversity and local economic impact in procurement. His primary NAICS focus areas include 115310 (Support Activities for Forestry), which dominates his portfolio, alongside 444110 (Home Centers) and 236118 (Residential Remodelers), indicating a need for infrastructure and facility maintenance services on Forest Service properties. He also procures specialized fabricated metal products under 332996 and 332999, reflecting technical requirements for trail construction, fencing, and structural components in rugged environments. His expertise lies at the intersection of environmental operations and practical logistics, ensuring acquisitions directly enable mission-critical field activities.