Zach Wood

Zach Wood serves as a key procurement professional within the Stewardship Contracting Branch of the U.S. Forest Service, supporting the agency’s mission to advance ecosystem restoration through strategic contracting. He manages complex, landscape-scale stewardship contracts that integrate timber harvesting with ecological restoration, watershed protection, and infrastructure maintenance. His acquisitions focus on performance-based outcomes designed to reduce wildfire risk and enhance forest resilience, often combining multiple work elements under a single contract vehicle to achieve holistic land management goals. His work directly supports the Forest Service’s strategic priorities by aligning procurement with science-based conservation objectives and collaborative land-use planning. Zach routinely engages with a core group of experienced contractors including Brink Brothers Inc., Peak Engineering LLC, AZ Hammer Down, LLC, Gabino D. Grano, and Gladhart LLC. These partners are selected for their demonstrated expertise in forest management operations, heavy equipment deployment, and ecological restoration techniques. His contracting patterns reflect long-term, trust-based relationships with vendors who possess specialized field capabilities and a proven track record in implementing multi-objective stewardship projects. He prioritizes contractors with on-the-ground experience in federal forest environments and a commitment to sustainable practices. Zach’s procurement portfolio is entirely open to full and open competition, with no set-asides designated for 8(a), HUBZone, SDVOSB, or other socioeconomic categories. This reflects the technical complexity and scale of stewardship contracting, which often requires specialized equipment, labor-intensive field operations, and proven operational capacity that may exceed the capacity of smaller firms. While small business participation is not formally structured through set-asides, contractors of all sizes compete equitably under performance-based solicitation criteria. His primary focus is on NAICS 115310 — Support Activities for Forestry — encompassing services such as fuel reduction, trail maintenance, erosion control, and forest thinning. He procures technical services that require field expertise in silviculture, wildlife habitat enhancement, and compliance with NEPA and ESA regulations, demonstrating deep domain knowledge in federal forest management operations.