Gilchrist Forest Products LLC

Gilchrist Forest Products LLC is a small disadvantaged business and limited liability company registered in SAM.gov, specializing in forestry management, timber production, and ecosystem restoration services. Located in Gilchrist, Oregon, the company provides sustainable forest management solutions primarily to the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service across multiple regions. The firm focuses on critical forest health activities including commercial timber harvesting, vegetation management, wildfire prevention, and ecosystem restoration, demonstrating expertise in transforming small-diameter timber and forest byproducts into commercially viable wood products.

Through federal contract awards, Gilchrist Forest Products LLC has performed stewardship activities across national forests in Oregon and Washington, including hazard tree abatement, commercial timber harvesting, pre-commercial thinning, road maintenance, and wildfire risk reduction. The company has received contracts from the U.S. Forest Service Pacific Northwest Region (Region 6) and Pacific Southwest Region (Region 5), executing work on the Fremont-Winema, Ochoco, Eldorado, Klamath, Lassen, Modoc, Plumas, and Shasta-Trinity National Forests. These contracts have ranged from specific project-based work like Copperfield Fire hazard tree removal to broader stewardship activities aimed at improving forest health, protecting watersheds, and reducing wildfire risks. None of their contract awards have utilized small business set-asides.

Regarding federal grant awards, Gilchrist Forest Products LLC has received a significant $1,200,000 project grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service under the Infrastructure and Investment Jobs Act Financial Assistance to Facilities program. This grant specifically supports the company's efforts to expand wood processing capacity, with a focus on transforming small-diameter timber and forest restoration byproducts into commercially viable wood products. The grant aims to help reduce vegetation removal costs on federal and Tribal lands while promoting sustainable forest management practices in the Pacific Northwest region, with a performance period from September 18, 2024, to December 31, 2025.

Gilchrist Forest Products LLC holds multiple long-term Blanket Purchase Agreements (BPAs) with the U.S. Forest Service, including a $50 million BPA for the Pacific Northwest Region (Oregon and Washington) awarded in April 2023 and another $50 million BPA for the Pacific Southwest Region (California) awarded in October 2022. These single-award IDVs extend through October 2032 and provide flexible acquisition vehicles for procuring stewardship services. An additional BPA for the Ochoco National Forest, valued at $1,000,000, was awarded in April 2022 and runs through March 31, 2027. These IDVs enable the Forest Service to issue task orders for various services including forestry management, reforestation, vegetation thinning, controlled burns, and other natural resource management tasks across multiple national forests.