Sherry Gaston

Sherry Gaston serves as a key procurement lead within the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Forest Service, overseeing contracts critical to sustaining national forest infrastructure and ecological operations. Responsible for managing acquisition strategies aligned with the agency’s mission of ecological stewardship and public land resilience, Gaston specializes in solid waste collection and environmental support services that enable wildfire mitigation, trail maintenance, and facility operations across federally managed lands. Her acquisitions directly support operational continuity on remote and high-priority forest sites, ensuring compliance with federal environmental and logistical standards. Gaston 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 environmental services, workforce support, and technical logistics tailored to the unique challenges of federal land management. Her contracting patterns indicate a preference for firms with proven experience in remote-site operations, regulatory compliance, and rapid-response environmental services, fostering long-term vendor collaboration grounded in reliability and mission alignment. Gaston exhibits a full commitment to small business participation, with 100% of her acquisitions structured as total small business set-asides under FAR 19.5. This consistent application underscores a strategic emphasis on empowering small, community-based vendors capable of delivering essential services in underserved rural and forested regions. Her contracting patterns reflect a deliberate effort to advance socioeconomic equity by prioritizing small business eligibility and fostering sustainable economic development within the agency’s operational footprint. Her primary procurement focus is centered on NAICS 562111 (Solid Waste Collection), reflecting expertise in environmental waste management systems, debris removal, and sanitation services for remote federal facilities. She procures specialized equipment, labor-intensive collection services, and hazardous material handling solutions tailored to forested and wilderness environments, demonstrating deep technical familiarity with the operational demands of maintaining ecological integrity while ensuring public safety and regulatory compliance.