Santiago Garcia

Santiago Garcia serves as a Contracting Officer Representative (COR) for the White River National Forest under the U.S. Forest Service, where he provides critical oversight of federal acquisitions aligned with the agency’s ecological stewardship mission. In this role, he ensures contractual compliance, monitors performance, and facilitates communication between contractors and field personnel on projects involving forest restoration, invasive species management, and infrastructure maintenance. His acquisitions primarily support operational readiness through specialized forestry services, with a focus on post-fire rehabilitation, ranger station upkeep, and ecosystem resilience initiatives. Garcia works closely with contracting officers to validate deliverables, enforce performance standards, and ensure alignment with National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) requirements. Garcia maintains consistent working relationships with FRONTIER TINY HOMES, LLC and GERMRIP LLC, both of which provide niche, mission-critical services tailored to remote forest operations. His partnerships emphasize vendors with proven expertise in mobile workforce housing, ecological monitoring tools, and rapid-response field equipment. These collaborations reflect a preference for agile, locally responsive contractors capable of operating in rugged, high-altitude environments under tight operational timelines. His oversight ensures that contractor deliverables meet technical specifications and safety protocols essential to federal land management. Garcia’s procurement portfolio is fully committed to small business participation, with 100% of his acquisitions structured as total small business set-asides under FAR 19.5. He actively prioritizes contracting opportunities for small, independently owned firms with demonstrated capacity in forestry support services, reinforcing the agency’s mandate to foster economic opportunity in rural communities. His consistent use of small business set-asides reflects a deliberate strategy to build a resilient, locally rooted vendor base capable of sustaining long-term forest health objectives. His primary technical domain is NAICS 115310—Support Activities for Forestry—encompassing vegetation management, fuel reduction, trail maintenance, and ecological restoration services. Garcia specializes in procuring field-based support systems including specialized equipment, labor-intensive habitat treatments, and mobile operational units essential to on-the-ground forest management. His expertise lies in aligning procurement outcomes with ecological goals, ensuring that every acquisition contributes directly to the sustainable stewardship of public forest lands.