Raymond Garleb

Raymond Garleb serves as a Contracting Officer for the Tahoe National Forest under the U.S. Forest Service, where he manages the acquisition of critical infrastructure and resource management services essential to sustaining forest health and public safety. His portfolio encompasses construction, site preparation, and forestry support contracts aligned with the agency’s mission of ecological resilience, wildfire mitigation, and trail and road maintenance. Garleb ensures compliance with federal procurement regulations while advancing strategic objectives through transparent, competitively awarded contracts that prioritize long-term operational sustainability and environmental stewardship. Garleb cultivates collaborative relationships with a diverse range of contractors specializing in civil construction, forestry support, and aggregate extraction. He frequently engages firms with expertise in highway and bridge construction, site preparation, and asphalt production, ensuring technical alignment with forest infrastructure needs. His contracting approach emphasizes performance-based outcomes, clear scope definition, and contractor accountability, fostering reliable partnerships with both regional and national vendors capable of operating in remote, ecologically sensitive environments. A strong advocate for small business participation, Garleb consistently prioritizes Small Business Set-Asides under FAR 19.5, with over two-thirds of his acquisitions reserved for small businesses. His socioeconomic contracting strategy reflects a deliberate commitment to expanding opportunities for small, locally based firms, particularly those with capabilities in forestry support and civil works. While no specific socioeconomically designated categories are dominant in his awards, his high set-aside rate signals a proactive effort to enhance economic inclusion and build capacity among qualified small contractors in rural and forested regions. Garleb’s procurement focus centers on NAICS codes 237310 (Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction), 115310 (Support Activities for Forestry), and 238910 (Site Preparation Contractors), reflecting his specialization in terrestrial infrastructure and forest management services. He routinely procures services related to erosion control, fuel reduction projects, trail rehabilitation, and aggregate sourcing for road maintenance, demonstrating deep technical understanding of forest engineering challenges and the regulatory frameworks governing public land use.